True Self Sovereign, Heaven and Man in Resonance (IV)

At the ferry, the water of the underground dark river surged with a low, deep roar. The endless sound of passing water gave a cold and ominous feeling.

A green lotus hovered above Yu Ci's head, leaving behind only two "half-petals" so mutilated their original shape was hard to recognize. Suddenly, another lotus petal drifted down, turning into light dust in mid-air and scattering away.

The atmosphere sank to an extreme.

Zhu Wenying finally could not help herself, half-kneeling by Yu Ci's side to observe the situation closely. She wanted to reach out and touch him, but her courage fell short.

Yu Ci's entire body was bloated, blood seeping out from every pore, and his aura had grown so weak it was practically nonexistent. Fortunately, it still hovered along that thread, maintaining a relatively stable line.

Faced with this situation, Bai Lian made up her mind to remain silent and was prepared to take no further action.

Yet Zhu Wenying demanded her to speak, "Is there still any saving him?"

They were not the only two at the ferry, but they were the only ones capable of playing a role.

Bai Lian thought for a moment and responded softly, "The combat he unleashed was truly bizarre. For now, no one can help him."

"Is that so?"

At this, Zhu Wenying instead grew calm, because she still remembered one thing Yu Qing Xuan had privately instructed her when leaving the city: "The Outer Domain of the Nine Heavens is fraught with unforeseeable dangers, and the person you serve is the number one troublesome figure. You must take good care of him... Here is a talisman. Two situations will call for its use:

"First, this person enjoys superior luck and successfully enters the Buzhu realm in time, but due to various complications,