"Sister-in-law, we miss you."
"Sister-in-law, wake up!"
"Sister-in-law, Chun Prefecture needs you!"
The Lei Zis' calls rose in wave after wave.
The next instant.
Boom!
A terrifying wave of heat erupted again.
In an instant, it burned the entire Eight-Nine Prefecture to ashes.
The Fire Tornado turned from red to gold, expanding constantly and devouring everything around it in a frenzy.
The extreme heat forced everyone below the Fifth Awakening to retreat.
Turtle Ancestor and Overlord wore grave expressions.
Despite all their calls, Xiao Yuan still had not opened her eyes.
A phoenix cried out.
The translucent Fire Phoenix swept into the sky, carrying flames that filled the air.
It soared aimlessly across the heavens, as though searching for a target.
Turtle Ancestor looked up at the sky and said anxiously, "Time is running out. If he can't merge with the fire phoenix spirit, once the Fire Phoenix dissipates... there really will be no hope."
The Fire Phoenix in the sky also let out anxious, mournful cries.
The flames on its body began to dissipate.
Could Xiao Yuan truly never wake again?
Thud!
Thud!
Two figures charged into the flames.
Old Sick and Old Pestilence knelt before Xiao Yuan.
The guards who had been with her the longest, those infamous, most-wanted criminals, actually shed tears.
"Yuan Guard, Old Sick."
"Yuan Guard, Old Pestilence."
"Please open your eyes, Miss."
"If you do not wake, Miss, we will follow you to Yellow Springs and serve as your guards again in our next lives."
The two knelt before Xiao Yuan, letting the all-consuming flames of Nirvana burn them.
Despite their considerable cultivation, their skin split and their flesh tore under the flames.
Turtle Ancestor was aghast and hurriedly shouted, "Have you lost your minds? Those are the flames of Nirvana! They can burn