After Emperor Dao Yan utterly annihilated the mysterious Supreme, he fixed his gaze on the depths of the Guixu Forbidden Zone.
"Hmph!" Emperor Dao Yan snorted coldly. Had he not been merely a Dharma incarnation now, he would have charged inside and slaughtered a few more Supremes.
Watching this, Lin Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. This battle between emperors was finally over.
His tense shoulders slumped. His clothes were soaked through with cold sweat, clinging chillily to his back.
"Xinglan, let's go! Will you stay with me through these last moments?" Shu He's aura was fading little by little.
Her white hair drifted in the void, each strand looking as though it might shatter into motes of light at any moment.
"Yes, Shu He. Anything you ask. I'm no longer Emperor Dao Yan. I'm only your Xinglan." Xinglan gazed tenderly at Shu He, his voice filled with boundless heartache and remorse.
"Shu He, in the end, I failed you!"
"Being able to see you one more time is already the greatest blessing I could ask for." Shu He gently stroked Xinglan's face.
Her fingertips traced his brows and eyes, as though outlining a precious treasure she had lost and regained. Her fingers trembled slightly, pausing with every inch they passed.
"Let's go!" Xinglan said softly.
"Wait. Send them out too. Thanks to them bringing me here, I was able to see you again." By "them," Shu He naturally meant Lin Yi and his companions.
"All right. Whatever you say." Xinglan's voice was tender.
Xinglan took a single step and appeared aboard Lin Yi's Flying Boat.
The Ninth Elder hurriedly bowed in greeting, and Lin Yi and the others quickly followed suit.
"Greetings, Great Emperor!"
"I'm merely a Dharma incarnation. There's no need for such ceremony," Xinglan said.
"You're