Snowflakes danced in the wind, painting this dark and gloomy world with a pure, natural white.

The Celestials had never seen snow before, and the Demons had never even heard of it. They were all instantly awestruck by the beautiful sight of snow falling all around them.

Seeing the devout expressions on the faces of the Celestial Clan members, Mo Chen couldn't help but sneer, as if mocking their ignorance.

Mo Chen remained calm, looking at the equally composed Hua Baixian, a smile playing on his lips. He walked to Cang Mu's side and whispered a few words.

Cang Mu's eyes flickered, and he nodded with a smile.

Immediately, Mo Chen stepped forward and respectfully said, "Goddess of Flowers, although our Demon Clan desires to conquer the Celestial Clan, we will never harm those who wish to coexist with our Demon Clan. I wonder if the Goddess of Flowers would be interested in cooperating with our Demon Clan..."

Hua Baixian gave Mo Chen a cold glance and said, "You know that my death energy suppresses my life energy, so you recruit me? Your purpose in trying to persuade me is obvious!"

Mo Chen smiled with narrowed eyes but didn't say anything. Then he heard Hua Baixian speak.

"Although I have ulterior motives, joining you is not out of the question..." Hua Baixian said coldly, looking at the opposing Tian Xuan. "As long as you can help me take over the Hua Mansion, I will join your Demon Clan!"

Mo Chen's lips curled up, and he nodded in satisfaction. "Good! Demon General, heed my command!"

"exist--"

"Assist the Flower Goddess in conquering the Flower Palace; those who obstruct will be killed without mercy!"

Above the heavens, war is about to break out!

Beneath the vast sky, sighs of lamentation echoed!

Luo Zichen sighed, "I never expected that the first battlefield would officially begin here."

Gu Liyan coughed a few times and slowly woke up. When he opened his eyes, he saw the scene of slaughter in the sky. He immediately spotted the girl in red and wanted to get up to help, but he had no strength at all and collapsed to the ground.

Looking at Gu Liyan, who had collapsed to the ground again, Luo Zichen sighed, "You, why are you so persistent for someone tainted by death energy..."

As she spoke, she helped Gu Liyan up and advised, "Let's go. Let's not concern ourselves with this war anymore. The Celestial Clan is beyond saving, and so is your Hua Baixian..."

Gu Liyan exuded a cold aura, his purple eyes fixed on the familiar figure in the sky. He gritted his teeth and said, "No! She won't die... She said she would wait for me, but I broke my promise. As long as I tell her I'm back, she will come back too!"

She will come back.

Because Gu Liyan is not available.

Even in the beautiful city of Li

It's nothing more than an empty city.

Luo Zichen looked at Gu Liyan and sighed, "Gu Liyan, if it is truly the aura of death that has taken over her body, and Hua Baixian's soul has truly been possessed by millions of dead souls, then you have no need to sacrifice anything more for her."

Gu Liyan's clenched fingers turned white, his face was pale and bloodless, but his gaze remained firm as he looked at Hua Baixian. "Even so... even if it's not her soul, even if it doesn't have her thoughts, I will still protect my promise to her!"

We can't let her die!

Even if she were to die, Gu Liyan would not let Hua Baixian die in front of him!

Amidst the clouds, a chaotic battle had already broken out—

Hua Baixian possesses an aura of death and extraordinary combat power. Some members of the Celestial Clan are simply unable to get close to her. Only Xuan Qing'er, who is born with a sword spirit, and Tian Luo, who wields the Holy Spear, can fight her.

Xuan Qing'er appeared to be good at both offense and defense, but she did not pose any threat to Hua Baixian at all. She believed that it was immoral to fight two against one, and that it was fine to just play around!

This annoyed Tianluo.

As for Hua Baixian, although she possessed some powerful death energy, she lacked the combat experience of the two of them. She could only barely parry the combined attacks of Xuan Qing'er, who was just playing around, and Tian Luo, who was taking it seriously.

Just as she was frantically parrying the attack, Tianxuan, who was far away, crossed the battlefield, his sword aimed straight at Hua Baixian—

With the sword blade inches away, Hua Baixian was caught completely off guard, attacked from both sides. Just as Tian Xuan was about to succeed, a figure in white suddenly pushed Hua Baixian aside, sending her flying more than ten meters away—

laugh--

The sword pierced through, and blood instantly soaked through the spotless white clothes, like a rose blooming on the chest, dazzlingly bright!

Hua Baixian stared blankly at the person blocking her way, her eyes instantly reddening. "Gu Liyan!"

"Pfft—"

Bright red blood spurted out, mingling with the snow and falling into a corner of the Flower Mansion...

Gu Liyan's face was pale and his expression was ferocious. He raised his hand and used all his strength to block Tianxuan's sword. "If you advance even one more step, I will abandon the life energy in my body! I will make your Heavenly Clan destroy the life energy accumulated over millions of years!"

Tianxuan was stunned, and hurriedly retreated, glaring angrily at Gu Liyan, "Gu Liyan! Do you know that protecting Hua Baixian will lead to the destruction of the Heavenly Clan?"

Gu Liyan drew Tianxuan's sword and threw it back, then calmly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I know! But so what? I swore to protect Hua Baixian long before I promised you I would protect the Heavenly Clan! Besides, I have an agreement with you. If you can't keep your promise to me, why should I keep yours?"

Tian Xuan trembled with rage. "Damn it! Xuan Qing'er, Tian Luo, kill this fox demon for me!"

At the command, Tianluo turned his spear directly towards Gu Liyan. Hua Baixian immediately realized that Gu Liyan's life was in danger and shouted, "No—!"

Gu Liyan smiled upon hearing Hua Baixian's voice:

Indeed, even when all the flowers have withered, you are still you!

Seeing the cold spear piercing towards him, Gu Liyan simply closed his eyes. He had already used all his strength to save Hua Baixian, and now he was at his limit, with no strength left to dodge. Hua Baixian was also too far away to save him.

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