Hearing this, the disciples of Cloud Dragon Heavenly Palace immediately withdrew in an orderly fashion as Yun Che instructed, setting up warning formations around the Main Hall to prevent anyone from disturbing Feng Chu's breakthrough.
Feng Chu took a deep breath and sat cross-legged. The spiritual energy around her gathered wildly as though drawn by a force, and her formerly dull eyes now blazed with light.
The power suppressed by the curse for years erupted completely at this moment. Her bones crackled, and soft white light shone from her severed left hand and blinded left eye. New flesh grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, soon restoring them to their original state, even firmer and stronger than before.
As the bottleneck of her cultivation broke, a Godhead Embryo slowly condensed within her. The pressure of a Lower Position God spread outward, making the entire Cloud Dragon Heavenly Palace tremble slightly.
Ye Qingshuang stood beside Yun Che, feeling the powerful aura emanating from Feng Chu, at once familiar and unfamiliar. Her eyes reddened slightly as she murmured, "Wonderful. Feng Chu can finally escape the curse's shackles..."
While Feng Chu was breaking through, Yun Che looked around. Many familiar figures were missing.
Although he already had a guess, he could not help asking Ye Qingshuang beside him.
"Qingshuang, what about Xiangling and the others?"
Ye Qingshuang nodded with some bitterness and said mournfully, "In the third year after your death, the Azure Sparrow Empire was destroyed by the Land of Shells. Xiangxiang fought to her death protecting the students of Azure Sparrow Academy as they escaped."
"Over the following years, Sister Tangtang, Brother Ning, Brother Situ, Lord Cao, and my master... all died at the hands of the Land of Shells, too. If Li Xuanfeng from the Corpse Coffin hadn't