As they ventured deeper, the land around them grew increasingly desolate.
In the end, Ye Lin could even see lava surging across the ground.
The two ahead gradually came to a stop as well.
The young man who had previously looked anxious and shaken now wore a faint smile.
His face was once again written all over with smug satisfaction.
"Senior Sister, I never expected you to still be this brainless."
"Take a good look at where you are."
The young man spread his arms, his face brimming with confidence.
Yun Qiyue frowned and swept her gaze around the surroundings.
"Broken Soul Mountain?"
"That's right, Broken Soul Mountain."
"Here, I have prepared the most lavish gift for you."
"Senior Sister, enjoy it."
"Earth Vein, rise."
The young man formed hand seals with both hands.
In an instant, streams of black matter abruptly surged from the ground.
The black matter formed tornadoes that swept toward the young man, eventually enveloping him within them.
"Senior Sister, this is Earth Vein Sha Qi. Do you know what Earth Vein Sha Qi is?"
"This is a gift I prepared for you with my own hands. Do you like it?"
The young man's laughter echoed between heaven and earth.
At the same time, the aura around his body was climbing steadily, level by level.
"Hmph. Forcibly absorbing Earth Vein Sha Qi—aren't you afraid of dying?"
Yun Qiyue showed no fear whatsoever; there was not even a trace of terror on her face.
She let out a cold laugh and simply watched the young man in the distance.
"That's right, I'll die. But before I do, you'll be buried with me."
"Die."
The next instant, a gigantic black palm abruptly appeared above Yun Qiyue's head.
The black palm came crashing down toward Yun Qiyue.
"The gap