"Preserve my divine soul?"
Divine Lord Yunlan did not think that far ahead. Her eyes were full of hope instead. If she could live, she certainly did not want to die.
After all, there was hope of reviving her beloved as well.
"You can rest assured, Divine Lord Yunlan."
Qin Hao nodded. "Rest assured, I will never threaten your life for any reason or by any means."
Divine Lord Yunlan barely hesitated. "Sorry for the trouble, Divine Lord Jian Wu!"
She trusted Qin Hao unconditionally. Quite apart from anything else, if he really wanted to harm her, there would have been no need to save her.
Not to mention...
In her view, Qin Hao must have paid a price to save her.
"Good. I will release the water now. The instant your divine body shatters completely, I will take your divine soul into a certain place. Be ready, and remember: do not resist."
Qin Hao spoke with utmost solemnity. Once Divine Lord Yunlan indicated that she understood, he slowly began releasing the water surrounding her.
Whoosh...
The water churned, slowly dispersing around Divine Lord Yunlan. Almost at the same instant, without the protection of the Four-Aspect Canglan water...
Boom!
Her divine body, which had already reached its limit and could shatter completely at any moment, no longer had anything holding it together.
It exploded on the spot.
The shattering of a divine body inflicted tremendous damage on the divine soul as well. Often, the divine soul would shatter and perish along with the body.
This was also a method Qin Hao had frequently used to slay demon kings in the past. When he destroyed their demonic bodies, their divine souls often perished as well.
There was no chance of survival.
Of course, there were exceptions. If his opponent was no