High in the sky, Xiao Yan sat suspended in mid-air, holding in his arms Xiao Yi Xian, whose face was deathly pale and whose breath was growing weaker. At this moment, her entire delicate body was limp in Xiao Yan's arms, her body covered in blood like red flower petals, and large amounts of blood were still gushing from her mouth. The last trace of life in her beautiful eyes was also rapidly dissipating. If it weren't for the familiar warmth emanating from Xiao Yan that made her struggle, she would probably have already died.
Xiao Yan's face flushed red, his eyes turned blood red with rage, and the veins on his forehead bulged and twisted like worms. The killing intent churning within him caused the void around him to distort and spread out in circles of invisible waves.
Sensing the increasingly dim life force emanating from Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan hurriedly took out a pill from his Storage Ring. This was the most potent healing pill he currently possessed. However, just as he was about to give it to Xiao Yi Xian, she struggled to stop him, uttering indistinct words. With each word she spoke, a spurt of blood would gush out, rolling down her cheeks and onto her already blood-stained jade neck, causing hot tears to quickly well up in Xiao Yan's eyes.
Since arriving on the Origin Martial Continent and meeting Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Yan knew that she was one of his few closest relatives on this continent. He had kept her by his side all along to protect her. However, Xiao Yan never imagined that one day Xiao Yi Xian would die for him.
Having withstood the full force of the black-robed man's attack, not only did Xiao Yi Xian know that, but even Xiao Yan understood that the former had absolutely no chance of surviving. Even he, Xiao Yan, might not have survived such a blow, let alone Xiao Yi Xian, whose cultivation was far inferior to his.
"No... no need. I can... I can... I can die for you... die in your arms... I have no regrets... it's just... it's just that I'm not reconciled..."
"Stop talking, you have to hold on, I promise I won't let anything happen to you!"
Xiao Yan opened his mouth in a hoarse voice, grabbed Xiao Yi Xian's wrist with one hand, and rapidly poured his immense Spiritual Strength into her body. However, he was immediately interrupted by Xiao Yi Xian.
"It's no use... There's no chance anymore. I'm just unwilling to give up... This is as far as I can go with you. I... I so wanted to..."
As Xiao Yi Xian struggled, the blood gushing from her mouth grew even more violent. With her last remaining strength, she reached her hand to her collar and desperately pulled out the jade pendant, intending to return it to Xiao Yan. But the pendant, at the very moment she took it out, turned into a cloud of dark green ash, which scattered and landed on Xiao Yi Xian's delicate body...
"No, please don't talk, please don't talk. I won't let anything happen to you... Just hang in there, once you've recovered, I'll give you anything you want, please don't..."
Xiao Yan tried to stop Xiao Yan from speaking further, but the latter was no longer listening to him.
"I really want to... be like them, to accompany... to accompany you for a lifetime..."
At this moment, Xiao Yi Xian, who had struggled to the very end, finally couldn't help but cry. Even the physical pain was far less intense and cruel than the inner torment. From beginning to end, the man who held her like a lover could only keep her at a distance. Now, on the verge of death, she finally lay in Xiao Yan's arms. Unfortunately, before she could even feel happy and joyful, it was all too late.
This embrace came both passionately and slowly...
Finally, Xiao Yi Xian smiled radiantly, a smile filled with sorrow and loneliness. Her beautiful eyes slowly closed, and hot yet icy tears slid down her cheeks. Her entire delicate body lay in Xiao Yan's arms like a blooming red lotus.
At this moment, Xiao Yan's eyes were vacant, his gaze fixed blankly on the seemingly asleep Xiao Yi Xian in his arms, lost in thought for a moment...
"Ah!"
Suddenly, Xiao Yan in the void roared like thunder, shaking everyone present. All eyes turned involuntarily to this side, and many also noticed the black-robed man surrounded by Bai Hua and the other two. Upon seeing him, both sides were somewhat surprised, but then quickly returned their attention to Xiao Yan.
Only then did Lian'er, her cheeks flushed, soar into the sky. Xiao Yan, his eyes vacant, slowly handed the Xiao Yi Xian in his arms to her, his body gradually relaxing and his arms hanging down. This made the black-robed man behind him secretly shudder, not daring to be careless in the slightest.
"Laugh!"
Suddenly, Xiao Yan clenched his fist in mid-air, and the jet-black Heavy Xuan Ruler instantly appeared in his hand. Just as the black-robed man noticed the giant ruler that had suddenly appeared in Xiao Yan's hand, Xiao Yan abruptly turned around, his eyes, filled with crazed killing intent, instantly locking onto the black-robed man's figure. His movements were as swift as lightning as he slashed down, and raging purple flames instantly filled the Heavy Xuan Ruler. The vast Origin Qi within his body surged outwards without restraint. Immediately afterward, a ruler beam of light, as sharp as a startled swan, suddenly shot out and crashed down towards the black-robed man!
With such a swift attack and the distance between them, the man in black robes had no chance to dodge. However, relying on his own cultivation, he was not afraid of the Yu Du under the black robes. Using Xu Zhen's body, black Origin Qi rapidly condensed between his hands. His ten fingers moved in unison, forming hand seals and then his palms were thrust forward fiercely!
"Bang!"
Even though the remaining Yu Du struck hastily, his superior cultivation allowed him to hold his own in this attack.
However, just as his palm landed, Xiao Yan unleashed a series of furious strikes with his Heavy Xuan Ruler. After the first strike, Xiao Yan swung out seven more feet in succession. As Yu Du's expression changed, his powerful Origin Qi surged up, actually managing to block all seven feet of power.
"Hmph, it's nothing special!"
Yu Du sneered, and the surging Origin Qi in his palm burst forth again, intending to shatter the magnificent foot formed by the seven ruler beams. However, at this moment, Xiao Yan actually swung the Heavy Xuan Ruler in his hand once more!
Eighth foot!
The Sevenfold Heaven-Breaking Ruler, following the initial seven feet, generates another foot!
This one foot of power is comparable to, or even surpasses, the previous seven feet!
The moment the eighth foot was swung out, even a significant portion of Xiao Yan's Origin Qi was consumed, and even his Spiritual Strength was affected.
"Bang!"
The power on the foot-long blade of light in front of him surged, and a Yu Du pain immediately shot through his palms. The power gathered in his hands was almost insufficient to sustain him. Yu Du's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected Xiao Yan's combat strength to suddenly become so terrifying. He dared not hesitate any longer and hurriedly mobilized the Origin Qi in his body. He shook his palms fiercely, and the surging Origin Qi immediately rushed up, temporarily stabilizing his violently shaking body.
"Buzz!"
At the same time, Xiao Yan suddenly swung his giant ruler again, the thick blade of which fell down, and another beam of light shot out like a startled swan!
The ninth foot!
The nine-foot blade swung out, merging together like lightning. The power that Yu Du was receiving suddenly surged several times over. Just as the Origin Qi between his two palms gathered, the terrifying blade light forcefully broke through all his attacks and then fiercely slashed into his chest, splitting the entire world in two in an instant!
Nine feet tall, shattering the heavens!