Chapter 380 (2/2)

Anxious beyond words, Xue Ying shouted back, “You have to stop! If you won’t do it yourself, I can restrict you from controlling the Star Pagoda. Jing Qiu…you can’t mess around with damage to the soul.”

But Jing Qiu simply looked at Xue Ying’s visage before her eyes, the most important person in her life, and said, “If you do that, you would be doing nothing more than telling me to die; Xue Ying, take the control of the pagoda away from me, and I’ll immediately commit suicide!”

“How can you just…just…” From a single look at his wife’s current expression, Xue Ying understood that she had firmly made up her mind.

“It will be alright.” Jing Qiu returned to her usual smile. “For the sake of the Xia Clan, making a sacrifice of this level is really no big deal. On top of that, if the damage to my soul reaches a truly bad degree, I’ll simply fall unconscious. At that point, I would no longer be able to control the Star Pagoda even if I wanted to. Once I fall unconscious, I only need to focus on recuperating, and I’ll gradually recover. At worst, I won’t be able to cultivate afterwards, right? I’ve already become a Demigod anyway, so I can still live for three thousand years!”

Finding himself unable to persuade his wife, Xue Ying could only inwardly sigh.

Indeed, when damage to one’s soul reached a certain point, they would immediately fall unconscious. With his wife already at the Demigod realm, at least there wouldn’t be any danger to her life.

“Alright, alright. You can go now. I’m still in the middle of controlling the Star Pagoda,” Jing Qiu concluded.

Xue Ying could do nothing but comply.

Looking at Xue Ying’s dissipating figure, Jing Qiu silently muttered to herself, Senior disciple brother Xue Ying, unless I find a way to save you, we will never be able to meet again. To me, how would that differ from death?

She them immediately settled her heart and went on with controlling the Star Pagoda’s arrays.

Having devoted her heart and soul to the Star Pagoda’s complex arrays, she had already accumulated some damage to her soul and was already suffering a huge burden. The damage was gradually become more serious, and her soul energy was dissipating thread after thread. But Jing Qiu didn’t completely disregard that matter and had actually discovered something strange about it. I’ve actually comprehended the inner workings of countless arrays; my efficiency is actually rising?

That truly was a very strange phenomenon! It was as if some sort of shackle was destroyed, and a burden was released. Her perception was actually increasing step by step, and soul light would occasionally flash, helping her comprehend the more profound mysteries of the arrays.

Jing Qiu was completely immersed in the feeling, working tirelessly to control and deduce the arrays.

Xue Ying, you’ll definitely make it out.

Year after year passed.

Jing Qiu’s complexion had paled even further, but the efficiency at which she controlled the Star Pagoda was rising higher and higher. Such a level was already inexplicable despite all her might. Clearly, her understanding of the Star Pagoda’s arrays truly was increasing seemingly without end. However, after seeing her complexion become so faint, with even her breath having become somewhat weak, Xue Ying couldn’t help but be anxious beyond belief.

“Don’t worry, this is nothing. Once I can no longer bear it, I’ll simply fall unconscious. No need to be anxious.”

“If your heart aches for my sake, go on and split open that black flower sooner.”

“It’s fine; it’s fine. It’s no big deal. My comprehension of the arrays has increased again, so I’ll be able to support you a little longer.”

Jing Qiu never ceased to comfort Xue Ying.

Back in the desert, the white-clothed youth trapped inside the black flower was in the middle of his tireless practice of his spear skills. Despite the sound of the Sorcerer God playing instruments, he was practicing the spear while sparing no effort.

Five years have already passed…five whole years!

Yet I still have yet to break through with any of my three True Meanings. Why…just why is it? A flame smoldered inside Xue Ying’s heart. He would blame himself every time he saw his wife’s complexion get a bit more pale. Why was it that he couldn’t break the black flower open, and why was it that none of his three True Meanings could break through?

Xue Ying’s vision malevolently swept over the faraway Sorcerer God and Great Demonic God within the red-leafed space.

I will definitely break out, definitely!

Hong, hong, hong…

Xue Ying frantically practiced his spear skills.

He disregarded all external disturbances, including the one caused by the Sorcerer God’s playing—which had already become a much lower threat than it previously was. He unceasingly polished and refined move after move of his spear technique. He had even went on to research his World Deity grade secret techniques in hopes of comprehending more from their mysteries.

Late at night.

Like a layer of silk, the moonlight stepped through the Star Pagoda’s membrane and draped over the vast desert. It even passed through the black flower to shine onto Xue Ying’s figure, who was still silently practicing spear techniques.

Hong long long~

Without warning, an illusory gigantic star appeared behind Xue Ying’s back. Its body was pitch-black and seemed to contain countless Profound Mysteries hidden within.

In the distant red-leafed space, the expressions of the Sorcerer God and Great Demonic God underwent a massive change for the worse, and the Sorcerer God couldn’t help but cry out, “The Star Deity Heart?!”