A Hair's Breadth from Disaster
"Star Dou Great Forest", a dense forest area in the inner perimeter.
Holding the "Sound-Eating Bat Statue," Yang Shelly activated a Soul Guidance Array on the "Azure Wood Battle Armor" that had a concealment effect, and sped toward the deeper core area.
Whenever her physical strength is depleted to a certain extent, Yang Shelly will activate the "Soul Guidance Array Diagram - Endless Life" to nourish her body with the power of life and relieve physical fatigue; and when her Soul Power is depleted to a certain extent, she will take out a "Soul Storage Crystal - Type IV" to absorb the Soul Power inside to replenish herself.
More than three months ago, when Ling Yi first arrived in ' Spirit City ', he foresaw that the two of them would be Soul Hunting together, and handed over three hundred blank ' Soul Storage Crystal Type IV' to Yang Shelly.
Of course, Yang Shelly, who was also cultivating, did not fill all three hundred "Soul Storage Crystal Type IV" with her Soul Power, but she still had nearly a hundred of them. In addition to the ones she had carried with her for a long time, she had more than one hundred and fifty in total.
This is equivalent to Yang Shelly carrying around more than 150 of herself, each at level 38 Soul Elder, as a power bank.
As time slowly passed, and they circled around the edge of a swamp, Yang Shelly's resolute face, hidden beneath her visor, inevitably showed a hint of fatigue.
Although physical strength and Soul Power remain at 80-90% of their normal levels, the depletion of mental energy is unavoidable.
Traveling through the perilous ' Star Dou Great Forest ', which is also the inner area full of high-level Soul Beast, requires constant vigilance. It's no different from an ordinary person dancing on a tightrope a hundred meters in the air without any protection; one wrong step and you're gone!
The metal combat boots stepped onto the hard rocks, and all the sounds were absorbed by the "Sound-Eating Bat Statue," making Yang Shelly, whose movements were obviously a bit rough, land silently, just like a nimble feline.
After climbing a small hill about a hundred meters high in one go, Yang Shelly didn't even have time to catch her breath before a sudden alarm bell rang in her heart.
"Run! Run! Run—!!!"
Her intuition was screaming for help, and every cell in Yang Shelly's body was shouting for help.
However, even though Yang Shelly unleashed all her Soul Power and Qi and Blood energy, she only managed to turn her body slightly to the side.
"Bang--!!!"
A violent bombardment rang out, and Yang Shelly was sent flying like a cannonball.
Unlike Ling Yi, who was thrown away by the Titan Giant Ape using its own talent to reduce the gravity multiplier and minimize the pressure on Ling Yi.
At this moment, Yang Shelly was attacked by a tremendous force capable of cutting through gold and jade, which was aimed at killing her in one fell swoop.
So, while still in mid-air, Yang Shelly couldn't help but open her mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood, staining her face mask red.
"Bang--!!!"
Another loud bang was heard, this time from Yang Shelly's body being slammed onto a protruding rock on the top of the small hill.
Suddenly impacted, the rock, which was originally as hard as iron, cracked open, and pieces of shattered rock scattered downwards, centered on Yang Shelly's body.
"Puff--!"
The secondary shock from the impact caused Yang Shelly to bleed again, the bright red blood oozing out from the gaps in her faceplate as if it were free.
In just a moment, Yang Shelly's brain received her current situation.
Oh no, terribly terribly terribly!
The damage she sustained was worse than when she fought the "One-Horned Flame Dragon Beast" and fought desperately to kill it!
For a time, even the automatically activated "Soul Guidance Array Diagram - Endless Life" was unable to stop the serious injury from worsening.
Tragically, even at this critical moment, Yang Shelly hadn't seen the attacker's face.
Of course, at this critical moment of life and death, Yang Shelly had no time to think about these things; all she felt was regret and resentment.
It's a pity I haven't confessed my feelings to Brother Yi yet. I'm also unwilling to admit that I'm so weak that I fell on the way to rescue Brother Yi. It's both pathetic and laughable.
Slumped in a rocky hollow, Yang Shelly looked up at the sky through her blood-stained visor, holding the half-activated "Starry Sky Fireworks" in her hand, waiting for the attacker to finish her off, or... eat her.
Regardless, Yang Shelly decided that she would fully activate "Starry Sky Fireworks" at the moment of her death!
Even if it can't inflict any damage on the attacker, it can still cause the space to obliterate its own body, preventing it from being devoured by Soul Beast.
"Shh—shh—shh—"
A very faint sound came from afar, as if a gentle breeze was blowing the sand on the ground.
Despite not sensing any presence, Yang Shelly's mind, made even more ethereal and acute by her near-death experience, beat once more, telling her that an extremely terrifying being was approaching her.
Now!
Beneath the blood-stained mask, a ruthless glint flashed in Yang Shelly's eyes as she mustered her last bit of strength and poured her Soul Power into the "Starry Sky Fireworks" in her hand.
At the same time, a huge shadow enveloped Yang Shelly's body.
Inside the "Azure Wood Battle Armor," which was on the verge of shattering from the blow, the eighteen "Vitality Blue Silver Grass," which had broken in half due to the shock, were still stubbornly operating, trying their best to inject vitality into Yang Shelly's body and maintain her broken body and constantly losing Life.
Therefore, thanks to her amazing willpower, Yang Shelly remained conscious and saw the attacker who had almost killed her with just one blow.
A huge black tiger; due to the angle of view, Yang Shelly could only see the tiger's head.
Its fur was pure black, and the "king" character on its forehead was also black, but unlike the black of its fur, it was a somber, misty black. Its red eyes were filled with a sinister aura, inspiring fear in those who looked upon them. A single glance was enough to subdue even the most resolute people and Soul Beast.
Its fangs were gleaming white, and its gaping maw was wide open, yet surprisingly, it didn't have any foul odor. However, Yang Shelly didn't care about that anymore.
When she saw the giant black tiger open its mouth, she knew that she was doomed.
Fortunately, the "Starry Sky Fireworks" has been activated. In just three breaths, this evil black tiger will be buried with him.
The Weiyi thing I'm still unwilling to accept is that I couldn't save Brother Yi...
Just then, as if sensing something, the black giant tiger suddenly pushed off with all four limbs, its massive body retreating sharply. In the blink of an eye, it had retreated at least ten meters and was still moving backward.
"Tch~ Did you notice?"
Yang Shelly looked at the retreating black tiger with some regret.
Just two breaths away from death, at this critical moment, Yang Shelly had never felt time passing so slowly!
Fortunately, at least I won't be eaten by this beast, so that's something...
As her thoughts were still racing, Yang Shelly suddenly sensed a familiar presence.
Is that Brother Yi?!
Before Yang Shelly could feel any joy, she was shocked to find that Brother Yi's presence had appeared beside her with lightning speed.
"Don't want...!"
There was only a breath left before the spatial power within the "Starry Sky Fireworks" went berserk and obliterated this small area of space!
At this moment, Yang Shelly was in despair.
Ling Yi, who was standing close by, could feel Yang Shelly's despair very clearly. He understood that Yang Shelly was not despairing because she was afraid of death, but because she was implicated in the fact that she was about to face the power of spatial annihilation.
With his last breath, Ling Yi, his face cold and stern, reached out and grabbed the "Starry Sky Fireworks" from Yang Shelly's hand, and threw it outwards with all his might.
To be continued tomorrow, goodnight everyone~