37 Venerable Moon (2/2)

”Scram!” Su Xinyue roared as the power of the blue moon supplemented her. Her roar echoed throughout the void as the boundless sea struck, again and again, forcing the red river to fall back.

The river constantly lost its essence as it flew off to the edge of the aquatic plains, behind it all that remained was the empty void until the blood plains. Before the boundless sea could strike again, the red river suddenly swished and exited the aquatic plain flowing through the void.

Su Xinyue's body descended from the skies as the power of the blue moon left her body. Her face was pale and bloodless, the moment she reached the ground she fell to her knees.

”Xia Yunyi and Chen Li, you both need to pursue it. I can't move anymore now that I activated Venerable Moon's will.” She said between panted breathes as Xia Yunyi and Chen Li listened floating above her.

”Understood!” They both responded simultaneously.

”Good, I have enough power left to transmit you directly into the void. Good luck...” She struggled to say and then she activated the remaining qi in her body and sent it wrapping around their bodies. They suddenly felt their bodies lighten and recover.

Su Xinyue flicked her fingers, forcing the two to transform into two cyan beams that shot off into the void. With her last task complete Su Xinyue's body collapsed without a trace of Qi left inside her.

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Xia Yunyi and Chen Li's forms shot through the surrounding void, with a barrier made of cyan Qi tightly fitting their forms, protecting them from the dangers of the extreme void. In front of them was the red river which was flowing rapidly towards the blood plains.

The lightning in the river seethed as it shot through the void fast approaching the blood plains. Before they realized it, the river had reached the blood plains piercing through the blood membrane around it.

Xia Yunyi and Chen Li caught up at that moment, just in time to see the river enter the blood plains halfway.

”That's our cue to act.” Xia Yunyi chuckled sinisterly as a massive three-headed dog appeared behind him. Its sharp canines shined like the moon, and its eyes were like gems.

Wordlessly the bronze knight's aura grew as the silhouette of an iron knight appeared behind him. The knight's iron armor glistened with an immortal light as it grew to the size of a small mountain.

”Marks of Loyalty, Cerberus!” Xia Yunyi roared as his bloodline boiled across his entire body appeared the marks of loyalty unique to the Xia clan!

Following him was the bronze knight who said through his helmet: ”Marks of Fortitude, Honos!” His body shined with bronze marks as the iron knight came to life.

The two massive silhouettes bore down on the red river at that moment, the three-headed dog's teeth shined brilliantly as they tore at the red river, and the iron knight brought down a massive iron fist that crushed the edges of the red river.

Thousands of gallons of the red river's water lost its connection to the river as it dissipated into the void from their strikes.

”Again!” Xia Yunyi laughed excitedly as his Cerberus attacked once again but strangely Chen Li abstained. His iron knight took two steps back suddenly much to Xia Yunyi's surprise.

”Chen Li! What are you doing?!?” Xia Yunyi asked with raised eyebrows, yet before Chen Li could respond. A massive Cyan sword appeared out of nowhere in the void, the huge sword bore down like heavenly judgment on Xia Yunyi.

”What?!?” Xia Yunyi said with wide eyes, he tried to retract his totem but he was too late. The cyan sword cut down towards him and slashed at his chest.

The sudden swift motion slashed open his hide armor, cutting through the flesh and hitting his chest. He tumbled back in the void as the cyan barrier around him showed cracks.

Xia Yunyi gripped as his chest as if he was dying and noticed the deep and bloody gash across it. He took a few forced deep breaths as he forced himself to speak: ”Wh.. who's there?!?”

Chen Li focused his gaze on the origin of the cyan qi, suddenly the void rippled as if pulling back the curtains and a young man walked out.

He wore a luxurious white robe tied at his waist and in his right hand he held a moonlight sword. His white hair flowed down his back parting at his hips. A thick layer of cyan Qi surrounded his entire body, except this wasn't a barrier this was his own Qi!

”How charming of you, to forget me so easily.” The young man said with a childlike closed-lip smile.