As soon as they returned to the ground, a monster that looked like a wild boar at first glance, but whose body was covered with black tumors, rushed towards them.

Jiang Nian'an suddenly raised her hand, and the vine whip drew a beautiful arc in mid-air, lashing the monster hard with such force that it sent it flying.

She looked around. The zombie king was still guarding the pit, and Yunhua and the others were already bloodthirsty in the monster horde.

The battle between Shen Nanxing, Long Yuan, and Bi Yinhe is not yet over, but it is nearing its end.

Bi Yinhe's aura was noticeably weaker.

Although Shen Nanxing and Long Yuan's auras were also somewhat unstable due to the intense battle, their condition was much better than Bi Yinhe's.

'Click click click—'

The prolonged battle caused the ground of the underwater city to become increasingly unstable, with more and more cracks appearing, and seawater even seeping out of the cracks.

Jiang Nian'an looked up at the damp sand at her feet, her eyes flashing.

If this continues, the sea will eventually flood this place.

Either end the battle before the sea floods this place, or leave as soon as possible.

But getting away now is obviously impossible; the only option is to speed things up and end the battle.

"Let's go and take care of the rest of these monsters as quickly as possible!"

Jiang Nian'an charged into the monster horde with her whip in hand, and Xiao Longzhan and the others quickly gave chase.

Luo Yue happened to be nearby, with Locke and Chen Yang following her, and Qiao Huaxi not far away.

Upon seeing Jiang Nian'an, Luo Yue's eyes flashed with surprise and relief. "Sister An'an, where did you go just now?"

"I went to the Bi family's laboratory and took some things from there. Perhaps it contains the antidote that Brother Nanchuan needs."

Jiang Nian'an quickly offered an explanation.

"Really?"

Engulfed in flames, Qiao Huaxi turned around abruptly, and through the flames, one could see that her beautiful eyes were full of hope.

"Okay!" Jiang Nian'an nodded at her.

"Thank you!"

Even though this wasn't the time for sentimentality, Qiao Huaxi still wanted to cry.

"He's not only your boyfriend, but also Shen Ge's brother."

Jiang Nian'an lashed out with her whip at the monster that had taken the opportunity to ambush Qiao Huaxi, saying, "We'll talk about this after we've dealt with things here."

"good!"

Qiao Huaxi's fighting spirit was instantly ignited, and her offensive became even more fierce, with one monster after another dying in her flames.

Bi Yinhe, who was in the distance, was once again knocked away by Shen Nanxing and the other man, and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Cough cough—"

He coughed up two mouthfuls of blood, his breath weakening further, but he looked at Shen Nanxing and Long Yuan and burst into laughter.

"Has this guy gone mad from all the beatings we gave him?"

Long Yuan gasped and glanced at his shoulder.

He had a deep, bone-revealing wound on his left shoulder, covered by a bluish-green light. The bleeding had temporarily stopped, but the pain remained.

"Are you alright?" Shen Nanxing glanced at him and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I can still manage."

Long Yuan withdrew his gaze and looked at Bi Yinhe again, who once again stood up unsteadily.

He reached into his pocket and found several pills in his palm.

"Stop him!"

Shen Nanxing's expression changed, and he suddenly unleashed several streaks of silver light.

Despite the lightning's speed, it was still a step too slow. Bi Yinhe swallowed all the pills, and his listless aura instantly became powerful.

Instead of taking advantage of his brief recovery of strength to continue fighting Shen Nanxing and the others, he suddenly turned around and rushed towards Jiang Nian'an.

Wherever it went, black mist filled the air, devouring all the monsters around it.

His power surged again and again, and in just a few breaths he arrived near Jiang Nian'an. The black mist rapidly contracted and condensed once more into a black bead.

"Bi Yinhe, how dare you!"

With a roar, Shen Nanxing moved so fast that he became a blur, concentrating all his power in his right fist and slamming it heavily toward Bi Yinhe's back.

If Bi Yinhe wants to live, he must abandon his attack on Jiang Nian'an and turn to fight back.

But he didn't want to live anymore. The moment Shen Nanxing's fist landed on him, he threw the black ball in his hand away.

The black sphere moved so fast that no one could react in time, and it arrived in front of Jiang Nian'an in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Nian'an quickly activated her supernatural power to condense a shield in front of her, but it was swallowed up by the black sphere the next second.

"An'an!"

"elder sister!"

Everyone and the mutated beasts around them attacked, their various supernatural abilities rushing toward the black sphere, only to be completely devoured the moment they touched it.

Shen Nanxing shoved away Bi Yinhe, who was barely clinging to life, and rushed desperately toward Jiang Nian'an.

However, as soon as he moved, the black sphere exploded.

The blast radius was extremely small; apart from the location where Jiang Nian'an was, it did not affect any other areas.

"No--"

Shen Nanxing watched helplessly as Jiang Nian'an was swallowed up by the black mist.

In an instant, it felt as if a sharp dagger had plunged deep into his heart, causing a mouthful of thick blood to spurt out.

Since superpowers are useless, all I can do is try to block with my bare body, but how can that possibly stop me...?

An'an, his An'an...

Shen Nanxing felt all his strength drain away at that moment, and he fell straight down. He struggled to get up again and tried to crawl toward Jiang Nian'an.

"Sister...Sister!"

Xiao Longzhan cried out in despair and grief as he ran toward Jiang Nian'an, while Yun Hua also rushed toward the still-lingering black mist as if he were in a frenzy.

Long Yuan stood there blankly, looking down at his hands, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

It's all his fault. He was afraid of being discovered by the Heavenly Dao, so he didn't go all out, giving Bi Yinhe an opportunity.

He killed his beloved older sister!

"ah!!!"

Long Yuan roared to the sky, turned around abruptly, and swung his fist at Bi Yinhe.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Bi Yinhe was almost too weak to breathe, but because Long Yuan's previous body possessed some of the tenacious life characteristics of vines, he was kept alive.

He let Long Yuan attack his mangled body relentlessly, letting out a series of low, triumphant hisses.

"Even if... you defeat me, so what? It's just one life. Dying will end it all."

But what about you? You will forever... forever bear the pain of losing your loved ones and family...

"I take back... what I said before. Who said... feelings are useless—"

He strained to turn his head to look at Shen Nanxing, who had just climbed into the black mist. His voice grew softer and softer, but his smile grew wider and wider. "Isn't this... quite useful?"

"Life is worse than death. This gift is for you lucky people; you're welcome."