Chapter 194 - Put Him Down... (2/2)

It was the god messenger in the Swords Gate.

He had kept his presence scarce and did not reveal himself at all up until now.

"How could we be relieved if we do not see the body of Shui Zian for ourselves? It is only safe after we saw him dead with our own eyes. If Shui Zian walked out from here alive, all our efforts will in vain."

The body of the god messenger was faint and blurry, making it difficult to see his face as he continued, "Besides, there are many tokens on him and these are a precious wealth as behind each token stands a strong individual from different races. These tokens could redeem a promise from each of them. If these tokens are in our hands…."

The three Qi Practitioners looked at each other and Xiao Yin inhaled a long breath before saying, "Alright! We will enter the Divine Battlefield together and with that, we would be able to deal with any threat if we teamed up together!"

The three of them then started chasing after Shui Zian and they entered the Divine Battlefield.

At the same time, Shui Zian ran on the swamps as fast as he could along with his weathered Yuan Shen in the Divine Battlefield.

Pu tong——-

The old man fell into the swamp and he tried to get up but to no avail as he had no more energy and stamina. When he look behind, he saw Xiao Yin, Xiao Qing and Xiao Yuan running towards him but he just couldn't bring himself to get up anymore.

That should be the direction of Swords Gate….

He struggled to sit up and he faced towards the direction of Swords Gate with a calm expression while blood gushed out from his mouth and his eyes started to darken.

As he struggled, he saw some hallucination and he said to himself, The footsteps of our ancestors that traced back into the Great Wilderness… I think I have seen the back of the ancestors….

Suddenly, colorful divine lights appeared, within the radiance was a blazing sun and moon. Both appeared to be pierced by something and a muscular young man could be seen jumping out from the light. The young man walked towards Shui Zian while he traveled on the swamp.

Zhong Yue….

Shui Zian had a shock and he fell back down again after trying to get up and he said angrily, "Why did you come out! Get back in the secret realm! Go! Arghh!"

He then coughed out blood and he tried to make an angry expression but his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

Zhong Yue then walked towards him and the next thing Shui Zian knew was that he was on the back of Zhong Yue as Zhong Yue carried him away from the scene.

"Xin Huo, could you be reliable for just one time?" asked Zhong Yue to the little flame guy in his psyche ocean.

"Stop wasting your energy, my life force has depleted completely…."

Shui Zian coughed and murmured, "They have completely destroyed my life force and shattered any hopes of me surviving. Just put me down….'

In Zhong Yue's psyche ocean, Xin Huo nervously and carefully sensed and guided Zhong Yue to get past the dangers lurking around the Divine Battlefield through the eyes of Zhong Yue. At this time, this little flame dude was also very nervous and he said, "There are too many spells left behind by that great battle, it is very difficult to walk out of here… Don't worry, I will not make any mistake this time, there will be no mistake, let me think for another moment…."

"Don't drag yourself into this for a person whose death is all but certain. It is not worth it, just put me down…."

"Little brat, this is your token, I want you to take it back and put me down now to run for your life…."

"Brat Yue, the pursuers are near," reminded Xin Huo.

At their backs, the three pursuers were drawing close and they were suddenly blocked by a remaining spell. Then, they continued their pursuit after they worked together to destroy that spell.

"Put me down right now! If you don't put me down, you are the traitor of all humanity…." said Shui Zian as he coughed out even more blood which dripped down the nape of Zhong Yue's neck.

Zhong Yue remained silent as he tried his best to continue his advancement, carrying the old man behind him into the deepest part of the Divine Battlefield.

"Put me down…." the old man on his back continued saying but before long, those pleading whimpers turned to silence as the old man eventually drew his final breath.

Zhong Yue however, continued walking and he shook his head to shake away the tears on his face while at their back, the three pursuers gotten even closer as they worked together to overcome the obstacles.

"Brat Yue…."

Xin Huo hesitated and he finally said, "Put him down…."

Zhong Yue continued to walk forward and without any option, Xin Huo could only try his best to guide Zhong Yue to search for another safe passage from the seemingly infinite lethal traps. After another moment, Xin Huo said again, "Put him down… He is not breathing anymore and it is difficult for us to escape from here if you carried him on your back…."

At the back of Zhong Yue, the old man's body grew colder as he had stopped breathing and his heart had stopped beating long ago.

Zhong Yue shook his head, looked forward and he saw a lonely island in the middle of the swampy area in the Divine Battlefield that had yet to be destroyed by the chaotic spells left behind.

"Xin Huo, bring me there."

Zhong Yue said with a sore voice, "I want to bury him there and let him sit in his grave, facing towards the direction of Swords Gate and the direction of the path out of the Divine Battlefield that was trodden by our ancestors…."