Chapter 1219: Life Aura and Death Aura (1/2)

“That’s what we will do. We do not need to fear that he will not come out.”

“We absolutely cannot let this fellow advance to Martial Emperor. Otherwise, he will trample all of us. Remember his expression. He looked like he wished he could eat us all up.”

The few half-step Martial Emperors quickly communicated. After expressing their thoughts, they quickly came to a joint decision.

Hence, the group stood guard outside the stone stele and waited for the Human-Demon Paradise to close and eject Xiao Chen.

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At an unremarkable valley in the depths of the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen laid a simple illusion formation, concealing himself and his companions in this complex environment.

He walked over and looked at Dugu Ao, who was covered in wounds. His face turned so sullen, he looked incredibly frightening.

“How is he doing?” Xiao Chen asked Mu Xiyan, who was currently treating Dugu Ao.

Mu Xiyan shook her head, grief stark on her face. Her voice trembled as she replied, “His wounds are way too severe. His injuries are very complicated, and there is no way to completely treat them. His entire body seems completely wrecked.

When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart sank. Just from appearances, no part of Dugu Ao’s body remained intact. Unexpectedly, the internal injuries were even graver than these horrifying external injuries.

“Let me see.”

After walking over, Xiao Chen used the methods in the Compendium of Cultivation to take Dugu Ao’s pulse and inspect Dugu Ao’s injuries.

Moving his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen saw that nearly all the internal organs in Dugu Ao’s body had shattered. They wriggled about, looking like clumps of meat paste. When he saw this, he felt very hurt.

Xiao Chen finally understood why Mu Xiyan said that there was no way to treat him.

Aside from these internal injuries, Dugu Ao’s meridians were also shattered, intertwined together, and clogged up. Thus, he could not circulate any Law Energy.

If not for a mysterious energy in Dugu Ao’s blood vessels, slowly healing his injuries, he would have died long ago.

However, it vaguely seemed like the unconscious Dugu Ao was resisting the healing of that mysterious energy.

With a quick thought, Xiao Chen somewhat understood that if this mysterious energy occupied Dugu Ao’s body entirely, the Demon mixed-blood would only be able to cultivate Demonic Qi, surviving in this world through the means of the Blood Demons and living a life that he abhorred.

This subconscious impulse drove Dugu Ao to resist this mysterious energy, preventing it from healing his body even though he was unconscious.

However, if Dugu Ao persisted in his resistance and exhausted his lifeforce, there would be no hope for saving him.

If Xiao Chen were given a choice, he would rather let Dugu Ao turn into a Demon. Perhaps, there might be a way for him to revert to his original state in the future.

Xiao Chen released Dugu Ao’s hand and remained silent for a long time. The scene of Dugu Ao facing twelve half-step Martial Emperors alone and shouting kept replaying in his mind.

Twelve half-step Martial Emperors surrounded and attacked Dugu Ao, but Xiao Chen could only watch. Xiao Chen would never forget this scene of humiliation.

“Go! Go! Go!”

That desperate voice still resounded in Xiao Chen’s ears. Each “go” gave those twelve half-step Martial Emperors an opportunity to severely injure Dugu Ao once.

However, Dugu Ao never forgot. Even when the Blood Demon Transformation unraveled, he still did not forget to call out to Xiao Chen to go.

Xiao Chen thought, If Dugu Ao did not care so much about me, perhaps he might not have gotten this severely injured.

Guilt, self-reproach, murderous intent, and all sorts of other emotions pervaded Xiao Chen’s heart. At this moment, he craved strength.

There had never been a moment when he desired strength as much as he did now. There had never been a moment when he wanted to kill some people as much as he did today.

Xiao Chen unsealed the Immortal Spirit Ring and let Ao Jiao out. Then, he requested, “Little Ao Jiao, please do not let him die. No matter what, please do not let him die. I beg of you.”

Ao Jiao was originally about to blow her top. However, when she saw Xiao Chen’s eyes full of complicated emotions, she felt a pang in her heart.

Even back then, the Thunder Emperor had not suffered as many difficulties as Xiao Chen did as he tried to progress to Martial Emperor.

It could even be said that since ancient times, there never had been an outstanding talent who met with as many difficulties as Xiao Chen did on their path to Martial Emperor.

“I will do my best,” Ao Jiao said softly.

With Ao Jiao’s abilities, even if Dugu Ao did not wake up, she should be able to stop his lifeforce from continuing to drain away.

With a flip of Xiao Chen’s hand, both the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit appeared in his palm.

Their respective Life Aura and Death Aura immediately clashed, resulting in two clumps of energy—one white and one black—pus.h.i.+ng against each other.

This sight startled Ao Jiao somewhat. She exclaimed, “You are choosing to make your breakthrough here? The time is too short, right?”

The Human-Demon Paradise opened for only ten days. Ten days later, it would expel everyone within it.

If Xiao Chen was forcefully interrupted while condensing a Heart of an Emperor, he would definitely fail, cutting off his only method to advance to Martial Emperor within five years.

The time was too short; making the attempt now was too risky.

Ao Jiao shook her head and advised, “Xiao Chen, don’t be rash.”

Xiao Chen’s eyes gleamed with determination. He said calmly, “I am not acting rashly. Actually, this is also my last chance. Even if all my injuries heal, ten days later, with eight half-step Martial Emperors standing guard outside, I still will have no hope of survival.