This was Yan Qingsui's life-bound strike, and it drained his spiritual power in an instant. He spat a mouthful of blood onto the Profound Abyss Sword. Its radiance blazed, and its sword qi forced the rift open.
"Go!" Gritting his teeth, Yan Qingsui gripped Tao Doudou's arm and hurled her into the rift with the last of his strength.
Tao Doudou: "..."
Honestly, if not for how hard Yan Qingsui had worked to open a path for her, Tao Doudou would have thought he had gone to all this trouble just to send her to her death. After all, she was only a little novice at the foundation establishment stage. Against mighty pressure that even Yan Qingsui could barely withstand, she had no resistance whatsoever.
The instant she was thrown into the rift, the mighty pressure slammed into Tao Doudou head-on. Her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.
Even Yan Qingsui outside could only prop himself up with the Profound Abyss Sword, barely remaining on his feet.
Fortunately, his strike had caused the mighty pressure suppressing the entire seabed to stall strangely. That alone gave him the chance to remain standing there instead of being flung a hundred and eight thousand miles away.
The moment the rift swallowed Tao Doudou, the seabed fell silent again.
And then he waited—along with everyone on the sea's surface—for three months.
Before Tao Doudou returned, Yan Qingsui received a message from Qiao Ranran instead. Learning that she was back, he breathed a sigh of relief. After spending three months hunkered down on the seabed, he would have thought his good intentions had done harm if he hadn't confirmed that Tao Doudou was still alive.
After learning what Yan Qingsui had done, Qiao Ranran looked at him with an expression that defied description. "So