Chapter 191 - The Expired Female Lead (2/2)

“Little Tong!” Qi Chengyu cried out in alarm. She was about to rush out to rescue Xuan Tong but was held back by Feng Ying.

“Wait, Little Yu. If you enter now, the Heavenly Tribulation will strike even harder. You’re only a Golden Immortal, you are too weak to withstand it.”

“But Xuan Tong…” If this carries on, she will surely die!” exclaimed Qi Chengyu worriedly. Seeing that the next bolt of Wildfire was about to descend, she turned to look at the person behind her. “Elder Lonemoon, what…”

Lonemoon looked baffled as well. “I don’t know… Huh? Where’s Shen Ying?”

Only then did everyone realize that Shen Ying had disappeared.

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At this moment, in the heart of the Wildfire…

Shen Ying lifted up a body charred almost beyond recognition. Patting its face, she said, “Hey, Little Shortie, are you still alive?”

After a moment, the lump of charcoal looked at her. Using all her strength, she clutched at Shen Ying’s clothes hem with her fingers and said weakly, “Divine…” Then she fell back down, motionless.

“Little Shortie, Little Shortie,!”

“…” Xuan Tong did not respond.

Shen Ying frowned. There was a loud boom and a great ball of fire shot down from the sky, heading straight at the two of them. The force and heat from the fireball was so great that it started it ignited everything on the ground even before it even landed.

Just as it was about to hit the two girls…

Shen Ying’s expression hardened and her anger surged. Lifting Xuan Tong up, she raised her leg and kicked the fire ball away. “Get lost!” Are you blind, shooting fire balls everywhere!

There was a whoosh and that bolt of heavenly fire flew back up the sky even faster that when it had come down.

Next, there was a loud explosion. The whole sky, which was still covered with thunder clouds, was ablaze in a sea of flames. Heaven and earth turned red.

Shen Ying turned and looked at the sea of fire around her. Her eyes narrowed.

The surrounding flames seemed to shrink back. Then the Wildfire around them parted to reveal a path.

Carrying the lump of human charcoal in her arms, Shen Ying turned to move off. After a moment, she changed direction and walked back to the defensive array.

Lonemoon: “…”

Yi Qing: “…”

The two emperors: “…”

The couple: “…”

What happened just now? Why did the sky started burning and why did the fire on the ground suddenly extinguish by itself? And why did the Heavenly Tribulation halt midway?

Shen Ying put Xuan Tong down on the ground. Waving to Chu Xuan, she called out, “Chicken, come take a look at her!”

Chu Xuan shuddered. “I’m coming!”

He walked over quickly. First, he conjured a seal to protect her heart, then he activated his immortal qi to check on her condition. As time went on, the frown on his face deepened.

Then with a hesitant look, Chu Xuan said, “Exalted… Exalted Immortal! When her immortal bones formed, she was already at the limit of her endurance.” He sighed, secretly impressed with the little girl’s will power. “Actually she could have recovered, but… then she was struck by the Wildfire. Because she was totally unprepared, the deviant fire was able to enter her body. Now, the Wildfire’s fiery qi has invaded her heart meridians. And because she is of the Water Spirit Root, and fire and water clash, she can’t self regulate…”

“So?”

Chu Xuan shook his head and continued, “Her meridians are all severed, her foundation is destroyed and her immortal bones are broken. Even her primordial spirit had been eroded by the Wildfire. She’s now in a coma. There’s little hope that she’ll regain consciousness. Even if she comes to, her cultivation… can’t be restored.”

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