"A Thought, Flowers Bloom."
Just as Lin Shisan found himself unable to save Little Stone, a clear, cool voice rang through the entire Stone Chamber.
Snow-white petals drifted out of thin air, swirling as they fell and giving off a faint white glow.
They moved at an unhurried pace, seemingly unaffected by the Inner Core's oppressive power, dancing alone in this chaotic world beneath the sea.
A petal fell, like ice and snow dropping into boiling water.
The deep-blue Inner Core actually shuddered violently, and the light on its surface instantly dimmed further.
Bai Youyou stood less than ten feet ahead of Lin Shisan, slightly to one side.
Her red clothes were soaked through and clung to her body, water dripping from her skirts onto the ground.
She looked like a vermilion lotus freshly lifted from the water, breathtakingly beautiful.
A small white petal rested between the fingers of her right hand. It was the aura emanating from that petal that suppressed the Inner Core's power.
Her face was even paler than before.
She had severely overdrawn her strength.
Forcing the secret technique into action came at a price: a faint, tearing pain ran through her meridians, and a thread of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
"Go save him. I'll hold him off."
Lin Shisan glanced at Bai Youyou.
There was no time to say more. He nodded firmly, then resolutely turned and charged toward the stone platform.
The python demon flew into a rage at the sight. He wanted to crush this ant who kept ruining his plans with a single swipe, but Bai Youyou's clear white light entangled him once again. Petals wound around his Inner Core like silken threads, leaving him no attention to spare for killing Little Stone.
Meanwhile, Lin Shisan had already