Yue Guan Arrives

After Gui Mei was struck by the curse, he remained where he was. Even as the wave of energy swept toward him, he did not move a muscle.

Seeing this, Jun Yan's Wood Clone immediately pressed both hands against the ground. Almost instantly, a shield formed from multiple wooden vines grew out of the earth, blocking the blast in front of Gui Mei.

Only after a few breaths did the commotion caused by the Soul Douluo's self-destruction die down.

Jun Yan's main body also returned from the distance. The scene that the three Soul Douluo had battered into a shambles was gone, because the self-destruction had plowed through the area all over again. Near the center of the blast, even the top layer of earth had been torn away to a depth of over a foot.

The first thing he saw was naturally Jun Yan's Wood Clone. Because he had used Wood Barrier with all his strength to protect Gui Mei, the shock wave had sent him flying. His limbs and body had scattered in every direction; the word miserable could hardly describe the sight.

As for the two Soul Saints Jun Yan had treated, they too had breathed their last in the terrifying explosion.

"Roar." (Someone's coming. I'm leaving first.)

"Wait."

Jun Yan called out to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. As he tore his own clothes, he said, "Don't go back to the Star Dou Great Forest. Go straight to the Sunset Forest. There's a valley in the center of the forest filled with all kinds of rare medicinal herbs. Go claim it."

"Roar." (You sure know how to order people around.)

With that, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger beat his wings and vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next moment, a white figure appeared before Jun Yan. It was Gui Mei's good buddy, Yue Guan.

"Where's Old Ghost?" Yue Guan asked.

After hearing the news from the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Afaluo City, he had felt a pang of dread and immediately rushed here.

Unexpectedly, he had still been a step too late. Otherwise, with Yue Guan and Gui Mei working together, two Soul Douluo would hardly have been worth mentioning.

"Over there!" Jun Yan said, pointing to a broken body ahead.

Yue Guan arrived at Gui Mei's side almost as if he had teleported. He reached out to check his breathing and found it faint; his life hung by a thread.

Jun Yan also walked over and said, "His vitality is declining extremely fast. If he isn't treated in time, he'll die."

"What happened? It was only one Soul Douluo," Yue Guan asked gravely.

"Now isn't the time to look into that. Lord Yue Guan, please take Lord Gui Mei over there. I have a way to keep Lord Gui Mei alive."

As he spoke, Jun Yan pointed toward a patch of woods nearby.

With Gui Mei's life at stake, Yue Guan decided to listen to Jun Yan for the moment and carried Gui Mei into the dense woods he had pointed out.

Jun Yan immediately summoned his Martial Soul and used his sixth Soul Skill. A green light spread out with him at its center.

Nature Absorption could actively absorb life energy from the surrounding plants. Jun Yan could also choose to inject that life energy into someone else.

As Jun Yan injected the life energy into Gui Mei, Gui Mei's condition improved considerably, but he did not wake up.

Only then did Yue Guan feel much more at ease. He asked, "What did you encounter?"

Jun Yan said, "The earlier intelligence was wrong. There was more than one Evil Soul Master. Two Evil Soul Masters took advantage of our people being spread out and killed six Soul Saints before fighting Lord Gui Mei. Because they were no match for Lord Gui Mei, one of the Evil Soul Masters cursed him at the cost of his own life, while the other self-destructed and injured him like this."

"How did you come out unscathed?" Yue Guan asked.

Jun Yan explained, "I'm only a Soul Emperor. I couldn't intervene in the battle, so I could only provide support from a distance. When the Evil Soul Master self-destructed, I was farther away, so I managed to escape with my life."

"So that's what happened." Yue Guan nodded.

"Lord Yue Guan, this method of mine can only barely keep Lord Gui Mei alive. You should hurry and take him back to Spirit Hall! Maybe someone in Spirit Hall can save him."

Yue Guan picked up Gui Mei and took Jun Yan back to Afaluo City first. He needed Luse to use the communication channels to send word back to Spirit City that Gui Mei was gravely injured and urgently needed treatment.

When Hall Master Luse heard what Yue Guan said, he hurriedly replied, "My lord, there's something you don't know. The Soul Master most skilled in healing in the world is right here in Afaluo City!"

"What?"

Luse said, "Elder Ye Tianxing, a Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master, lives in seclusion right here in Afaluo City."

"Nine Heart Begonia!" Yue Guan's surprise was written all over his face.

As someone fond of flowers and plants, he naturally knew about Nine Heart Begonia. It was the Martial Soul most skilled in healing on the Douluo Continent. Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, revered as the Douluo Continent's number one support Martial Soul, could not compare to it in healing.

"Hurry and invite him here!" Yue Guan urged.

"Yes, I'll go at once." Luse hurried out of Spirit Hall at a scamper.

A long while later, just as Yue Guan was growing impatient from waiting, Luse finally returned with an old man who had white hair, a youthful complexion, and a vigorous bearing.

"You must be Elder Ye!" Yue Guan hurried forward to greet him.

"Lord Yue Guan!" Ye Tianxing said, cupping his hands.

"There's no need for ceremony, Elder Ye!" Yue Guan caught his hands. "My brother has been gravely injured. Please, Elder Ye, do not hesitate to save him."

Ye Tianxing was quite agreeable. "Of course, of course. As long as I can save him, I'll do everything I can."

"Please."

Yue Guan led Ye Tianxing into Gui Mei's room. Jun Yan was still there, continuously channeling life energy into Gui Mei to sustain his life.

As soon as he entered the room, Ye Tianxing said in surprise, "Young friend, what abundant vitality you have!"

Then he asked, "Even channeling life energy into the injured man like this can't save him?"

Jun Yan shook his head. "No. He should also have been struck by a curse of some kind, which is why he still hasn't woken up."

"A curse!" Ye Tianxing turned to Yue Guan. "That makes things difficult. It involves the realm of the soul. I'm afraid even I can't save him."

Yue Guan could only say, "In any case, please take a look first, Elder Ye. You're the expert, after all."

"All right!"

Ye Tianxing walked to Gui Mei's bedside and first reached out to feel his pulse, then used his Soul Power to sense the state of Gui Mei's Soul Power.

Then he said to Jun Yan, "Although you're channeling life energy into him, his vitality and Soul Power are constantly disappearing. It should be the effect of the curse you mentioned. I'll try using my Soul Skill first!"

With that, a pink begonia flower appeared above his palm. It was composed of white and pink petals, with vivid colors and a graceful form. Seven Soul Rings in total-two yellow, two purple, and three black-floated around Ye Tianxing.

This possessor of Nine Heart Begonia was actually a Soul Saint. It had to be understood that support-type Soul Saints cultivated considerably more slowly than Battle Soul Masters.

And the current number one support-type Soul Master acknowledged by the continent, the present sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was himself only a Soul Saint.

From this, one could also see just how formidable Elder Ye was.