Perhaps there was one last way.
With that thought, I looked at my left hand gripping the Fish Bone Sword.
I still had a seal on me—the Black Lotus Seal on my left hand. Perhaps it was my final hope.
My cultivation had now broken through to the mid-stage Strength Soul Realm, and I had gained the basic ability to control the Black Lotus Seal.
That meant I could use the Black Lotus Seal to draw upon the Four Misfortune Qi within my body and wield it for my own purposes.
Even in my weakened state, I would still have the strength to fight.
Perhaps this small increase in power could do something to change the course of the battle.
The hope was slim, but I had to try.
The problem was that the Black Lotus Seal was still sealed by the "Emperor" character seal.
But seals could be broken.
Thinking of this, I shouted to Master without hesitation.
"Master, how do I break the Emperor of Fengdu Seal? I need to use the Black Lotus Seal!"
Everyone frowned upon hearing that I intended to use the Black Lotus Seal.
Back on Compassion Mountain, the activation of the Black Lotus Seal had thrown the Four Misfortune Qi within me into chaos.
I had nearly died and only survived by taking a Life-Preserving Pill.
"Brother Jiang, have you forgotten what happened at Compassion Temple?"
"Jiang Ning, don't do anything reckless."
"..."
But I could not afford to worry about that now.
"Things are different now. My cultivation has improved. Even if there's a backlash, it shouldn't be as severe.
If we don't do something, every one of us will die here.
If I borrow the power of the Black Lotus Seal, we may still have a sliver of hope."
I spoke