"Fool!"
While everyone locked in fierce combat was stunned by the long-bearded True Immortal's self-detonation, Xiao Ying spat in disdain. With a thought, he sent ripples through the void.
The long-bearded True Immortal, swelling and exploding at a speed that seemed both incredibly fast and incredibly slow, abruptly vanished without a trace...
"Boom..."
Above the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Demon-Sealing God-Slaying Formation, a thunderous explosion shook the sky. A ball of light hundreds of meters across expanded, scattering the dense bolts of heavenly lightning crashing down.
At the same time, the celestial phenomena-the shifting winds and clouds, the seething thunderclouds-slowly dissipated...
Sensing what had happened outside the formation, Xiao Ying looked strangely at Tianxin Yunlan, whose vitality had faded and whose body was gradually growing cold. He sighed. "It seems your origins really are extraordinary! The Upper Realm actually crossed the boundary to save you, and even a True Immortal immediately detonated himself when he failed to protect you... was he afraid punishment from the Upper Realm would make life worse than death?"
He paused, withdrew the Godslaying Spear, and inwardly sighed, Too softhearted. Then he murmured mockingly at himself, "Leaving your corpse intact is already doing right by you!"
With that, he raised his left hand to collect Tianxin Yunlan's remains...
Recalling her breathtaking beauty and looking at her bloodstained snowy veil, Xiao Ying forcibly suppressed the shifting emotions within him, not daring to lift it for a closer look.
The dead were gone. Why invite needless sorrow?!
Just then, Tianxin Yunlan's graceful remains shone with blue light. Amid its flickering, a faint, concealed fluctuation emerged:
"Wait! In a sense, this lady... I have already been killed by you. Spare me. Let me leave and be reborn!"
After a pause, she continued rapidly, her tone anxious and terrified.