Chapter 114 Let's Join Forces to Survive
The intense consumption of spiritual energy caused Huali to cough up a mouthful of blood.
She suddenly realized that this was the first time she had coughed up blood since she started traveling with Luo Chuan. This man had always protected her very well.
He has always been a very, very good person.
The causal lines on the Tree of Life kept flashing, and at that moment, a tear of blood suddenly flowed from Wu Jin's aged white eyes.
He was wrong, the entire witch clan was wrong.
He thought this little girl, who had no causal connection, was the variable in the whole plan, but now it seems that she is both a variable and a hope.
Too many thoughts flashed through the old priest's eyes, yet they cleared up in an instant.
He raised his arms and shouted, "The witch clan forms a hand seal, binding the remaining causal threads into a spiritual net to block the lightning tribulation!"
Everything they received was nothing but a complete deception; everyone was kept in the dark—the witch clan, the astrological observatory, and even the demon king.
But this little girl is the only hope for breaking the deadlock, and he has to help her.
The causal lines of the past and present constantly alternate through the Tree of Life, giving rise to new origins. At this moment, the silent Demon King suddenly overlaps with the boy on the banks of the Luo River.
His centuries-old wish was about to be fulfilled, but Luo Chuan had no time to spare. His heterochromatic eyes were fixed on the little girl in front of him.
My heart is going crazy.
He jumped once, and the pain made him clutch his throat. He jumped again, and the pain made his eyes burn.
The indescribable love was like a volcanic eruption.
The great demon, who had lived for nearly a thousand years, suddenly lowered his head and buried his face in the little girl's neck, which was fragrant with pear blossoms.
Huali, meanwhile, stared intently at the tiny fleshy bud in front of her.
At this moment, her feelings were exactly the same as those of an old father waiting anxiously outside the delivery room for his fair-skinned, tender daughter to be born, only to be met with the same reluctance when he saw the nurse carrying a wrinkled, monkey-like little boy.
Help! Why is its tail so bald?!
Hearing her thoughts, Ao Bai looked at the Demon King and then at his wooden host. He knew—they've come again.
Fortunately, the next second the granulation tissue began to branch and grow at a visible speed, and the surface scales were like thawing ice, peeling off and reforming one after another.
As Huali breathed a sigh of relief, the sky suddenly condensed into the shape of an upside-down bronze cauldron, and the surging thunderous liquid at the mouth of the cauldron evaporated the rain into a blood-red mist.
Before Lei Wei could strike, the rocks within a radius of a hundred miles had already turned to dust.
Fen Yu's eyes widened. "This lightning tribulation..."
Wu Jinli shouted, "Everyone, concentrate!"
Ao Bai gasped, even as a system, the roar made the hairs on his body stand on end.
Success or failure hinges on this moment; this time, the Eight-Tails must not be shattered by lightning like last time.
But just as Huali took out the card, the long-absent headquarters system voice suddenly sounded.
Since the incident in Baiwang Village, the system has not assigned any new tasks, so Huali is still a little unaccustomed to hearing this now.
But the next second, when she heard the system task clearly, she and Ao Bai were both stunned.
"Mission Two is now open. Sever the Demon King's causal link. Reward: half a star. Mission countdown begins in sixty minutes."
Karin's mind went blank for a moment.
"Ao Bai, did I hear that right? What did it say?"
Ao Bai was equally shocked, repeatedly confirming three times, "Sever the causal chain? Severing the causal chain would mean Luo Chuan..."
Feeling Huali's body suddenly stiffen, Luo Chuan swallowed the blood in his throat. He looked up at the eerie tribulation clouds overhead and was about to raise his hand when Huali pulled him back in mid-air.
The little girl looked at him strangely; she was smiling, but it seemed like she was about to cry at any moment.
The Demon King sighed, finally gathering the last of his spiritual power in his palm to barely conceal the jagged white bones before cupping her face in his hands. "Little Pear Blossom, you did very well."
Without any fancy confessions or complicated expressions, the Eight-Tailed King of the Holy City Demon Realm told her—you did a great job, no one did a better job than you.
From beginning to end, you were the most amazing girl.
Hua Li stared blankly at Luo Chuan. She hadn't felt anything when she fought against Fen Yu and Wu Yu one-on-two, and she had been strong when she was separated from the young man by the Luo River. Even during the lightning tribulation just now, she only felt a lump in her throat.
But at this moment, her almond-shaped eyes welled up with tears, which fell like large pearls from a broken string.
Luo Chuan's heart softened instantly.
At that moment, the lightning twisted like a vengeful ghost, and the sulfurous thunder made people's eardrums ache.
The Demon King of the Holy Capital Demon Realm simply pressed his thumb against the corner of the little girl's moist eye, gently wiping away the winding tear tracks with his fingertip.
But his injuries were too severe; the blood and tears still mingled, leaving faint red streaks on the little girl's pale skin.
Luo Chuan smiled and sighed, then bowed his head in submission and leaned close to Hua Li's moist eyelashes, gently kissing those tearful eyes.
"Don't be afraid..."
With a flick of spiritual energy in his palm, he imprinted the last three protective scales onto Huali's body.
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"No..."
At this moment, Huali, like a howling trapped beast, endured the pain of her skin being torn and bleeding, announcing that she was about to escape her cage.
A captivating light flashed in the girl's almond-shaped eyes. "I won't accept it! I won't accept it!!!"
"Host!" Ao Bai roared, "You will die if you don't accept this!"
"Then let's give it a try!!! I've wanted to quit this ridiculous mission for ages, who cares about its half-star rating!"
Luo Chuan's eighth tail is about to grow up, and no one can touch this causal thread!
Before she could finish speaking, her heart was suddenly gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and Karin couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Luo Chuan is the chosen one of destiny, and this system wants her to kill the chosen one of destiny? There was no time to think, and the long-awaited eighth lightning bolt finally struck.
As the lightning plasma fell, the causal network was instantly formed. However, even with the combined power of the Wu Clan, it only delayed them for a second, but that was enough.
Luo Chuan gripped the spine-worm sword tightly. The moment the blade collided with the lightning, a cloud of blood mist exploded from his chest!
The Chaos Beast finally broke through the formation, but all the bone spikes on its body were broken. Of its six wings, only two remained. Blood tears flowed from its six crimson vertical pupils. With a roar, it charged in front of Luo Chuan.
The relentless lightning strikes pierced its body, and amidst Ao Bai's heart-wrenching screams, it crashed to the ground.
Huali gritted her teeth and endured the waves of dizziness before her eyes, "Regenerate the Breath of Earth, rise!"
"The cycle of flourishing and decay, the essence!"
The massive barrier opened the instant the lightning tribulation shattered the spine-worm sword and struck Luo Chuan. At the same time, healing light rapidly enveloped the Chaos Beast, violently pulling it into the Qinglin Fall.
Huali's health points were completely depleted, and blood kept dripping from the corner of her lips.
However, the eighth lightning bolt was not willing to give up and began to descend continuously, trying to break through Luo Chuan and Hua Li's defenses.
Upon seeing this, the members of the Wu Clan nearby immediately joined forces to channel their spiritual energy into the array eye where the two were located.
But that's not enough, not enough at all.
The instant the barrier cracked open, the phantom of the colossal tower suddenly rose within it. At the same time, a warm, green light followed closely behind.
Xiaota cried and cursed, "Huali, you big bad guy, why did you put a restriction on Qinglinzhui? I don't love you anymore! Let's break up!"
Zhao Heng's hands covered Hua Li and Luo Chuan's backs at the same time. Their bodies, which had just recovered, were covered in blood because they had forcibly broken through Qing Linzhui's restriction.
Anger flashed in his green eyes. "Huali, I've changed my mind. I've decided to revoke your right to use Qinglinzhui."
The moment the gentle spiritual energy rushed into Huali's body, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Why? Your spiritual energy... it actually works on me?"
"This is not spiritual power, but a blessing from a divine beast. Huali, Luochuan, let's work together to survive."
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