Chapter 114: The Will of Heaven is About to Arrive

“Zidian, what on earth did you discover?”

Xu Lingqing anxiously questioned Zidian, but the latter’s body was trembling, its mouth quivering.

“Master… there are ghosts!”

Xu Lingqing’s beautiful eyes slowly closed. The dragon and phoenix swirled by her ears, and she seemed to hear the sound of ghostly wails and wolf howls.

So what Zidian said is true!

However, the battle between Hui Liyi and the Centipede Daoist was locked in a fierce struggle. With her strength alone, she probably couldn’t influence the outcome.

“Master… please go save my dad, he’s not going to make it…”

Looking at the pitiful Zidian in her arms, a faint sadness welled up in Xu Lingqing’s heart.

As fellow fallen souls in this world, how could she not empathize with it?

She lightly stepped on the air and flew towards the rift in the Giant Min Canyon. After the Fire Qilin had borne the heavenly punishment that should have been submitted to by Hui Liyi, its body had long been torn with bloody marks, its aura weakened to an extreme.

The residual heavenly punishment sizzled on the Fire Qilin’s body, tormenting its will.

“Cough, cough… Son, your father is useless!”

The scene of the Violet Ink Qilin’s soul dissipating was still vivid in its mind, but Zidian did not blame him. It also knew that everyone has a destiny they are born with.

The will of heaven is about to arrive, a common person can hardly defy it. Unless one is like the Empress, defying the heavens to change fate.

Gradually, the soul within the Fire Qilin’s body also began to dissipate, showing signs of imminent annihilation.

Zidian cried out anxiously, “Dad…”

“Son… don’t worry about me. The souls of the Qilin clan are immortal. Dad is going to find Mom first…”

The Fire Qilin smiled calmly and composedly, a smile full of relief and release, which stabilized Zidian’s anxious heart.

Seeing this, Xu Lingqing’s expression turned grim. She could clearly feel that the Fire Qilin was fading away.

She wanted to save it but didn’t know what to do.

But just then, the Anping Ring on Xu Lingqing’s hand revealed a trace of violet-gold light, which enveloped the Fire Qilin’s body.

Xu Lingqing was somewhat stunned, staring blankly at the change in the ring on her hand, her beautiful eyes half-squinted.

With a swoosh, the Fire Qilin’s figure disappeared along with the violet-gold light.

Zidian said worriedly, “Master! Where’s my dad?”

Xu Lingqing stroked its head and moved the ring in her hand before its eyes.

“He’s in here!”

Inside the Anping Ring, the two small trees, one large and one small, that she had dug up from the Violet Ink Qilin’s great hall stood in that spatial world.

The Fire Qilin’s weakened body lay in the center, bathed in the violet-gold light of the two small trees. Gradually, the annihilating wounds on its body from the heavenly punishment stabilized.

But its aura was still very chaotic, and its condition was not particularly optimistic.

The Fire Qilin revealed a heavenly secret in one sentence, “How do you have a divine object that carries the power of the origin?”

“A divine object? Are you saying these two trees are very precious?”

The Fire Qilin took a deep breath. The violet-gold light intertwined and merged with its body, creating a hint of ambiguity in the air.

“I can feel her scent!”

…

At the same time, the Centipede Daoist wielded the Ghost Snake Axe, its blade biting at Lei Mingde’s arms like a venomous snake.

Even though Lei Mingde’s arms were incredibly hard after merging with the beast, faint wounds still appeared after being bitten a few times by the venomous snake.

Drop by drop of crimson essence blood was devoured by the Ghost Snake Axe. Nourished by the blood, the Ghost Snake Axe became even more terrifying.

The Centipede Daoist let out a wanton, ferocious laugh, but his gaze was not on Lei Mingde at all, but on Xu Lingqing’s departing back.

“Let’s see how long you can last!”

Bang, bang, bang…

The Ghost Snake Axe fell again, three times in a row, each strike carrying the force of toppling mountains and overturning seas.

Even the current Lei Mingde could no longer withstand the Centipede Daoist’s repeated attacks.

His beast-transformed arms were hacked with bloody gashes, the shocking wounds vivid and clear.

Lei Mingde turned in pain to look at Hui Liyi behind him, only to feel a large chunk of flesh being sliced off his back by the Ghost Snake Axe.

“Ah…”

“Liyi… I… love you…”

Hui Liyi was already in tears. Her hoarse, choked voice embraced Lei Mingde’s blood-covered body, not caring in the slightest that the crimson stained her cyan dress.

“Mingde, don’t die! I love you too!”

But… things went against her wishes.

Lei Mingde’s back was once again slashed by the Ghost Snake Axe from top to bottom, leaving a track that went down to the bone.

The stark white bone and internal organs were exposed to the air.

He could no longer bear the pain in his heart. After the beast transformation faded, he fainted in Hui Liyi’s arms.

“Mingde… Mingde…”

Hui Liyi shook Lei Mingde’s body forcefully, but received no response.

“Hui Liyi, watching the person you love die in your arms, how does that feel?” The Centipede Daoist wiped the blood and minced flesh from his axe.

Hui Liyi gritted her teeth, her eyes bulging so wide they almost popped out of their sockets.

Suddenly, the Destiny Stone Tablet lit up.

Hui Liyi lowered her head to look. The line of golden characters on it calmed her furious heart.

Could it be that there’s another turn of events?

Hui Liyi held Lei Mingde tightly. If this stone tablet could truly control destiny, then she would not die!

This was the last sliver of hope left in her heart. If it didn’t work, she would accompany her beloved man to that unknown world to be a pair of mandarin ducks once more.

“Goodbye, Sect Master Hui!”

The Centipede Daoist said softly, and the Ghost Snake Axe chopped down directly at their heads from the sky.

Bang?

There was no sound of flesh flying, bones shattering, or the chaotic noise of scattering remains, but a clang of collision.

The Ghost Snake Axe was actually forced back half a meter by a violet-gold sword edge.

After the violet-gold light passed, Hui Liyi and Lei Mingde’s bodies disappeared from their original spot.

Xu Lingqing gripped her trembling palm. The web between her thumb and forefinger was already sending waves of tearing pain, but she still endured the pain and said.

“Sect Master Hui, Sect Master Lei, you go first. I’ll hold them off here!”

“Lingqing… he’s a Divine Realm expert. Can you really hold him off?”

“I have to hold on even if I can’t… You take Sect Master Lei to find a place to heal first. He can still be saved!”

Hui Liyi looked indifferently at Lei Mingde in her arms and let out a low, pained cry, “Lingqing… I will definitely come back to save you!”

Xu Lingqing stood on the spot with a forced smile, silently blinking her cold eyes.

Do you really think you can escape?

The Centipede Daoist stared at Xu Lingqing and said mockingly, “I know there’s no one protecting you anymore. If you surrender, I’ll make you the ruler of the Firo Continent!”

“How could there be no one! I’m still here!” A righteous and awe-inspiring shout resounded through the clouds.

The Centipede Daoist’s words instantly turned to surprise, but then changed to mockery.

“To think there’s still another piece of trash fish sending itself to its death!”

“Lingqing, don’t be afraid, your little aunt is here!”

[End of Chapter]