"It's nothing, he just wanted to merge his souls," Yan Qing smiled slightly. "But he still failed shamefully."
"Failure? How did I fail?" Yue Qi clearly felt that he was completely controlled. There was nothing he could do; as a split soul, he was born to be controlled by others.
"It's Xiao Tao." Yan Qing glanced at Chu Jiang secretly and, seeing that he was still meditating with his eyes closed, whispered.
"Have you forgotten that Xiao Tao has a special constitution? She is born with the ability to communicate with all kinds of strange spirits, and she can even bring up the divided souls of the underworld messengers. You are no problem at all. Just now, I only had her instantly replace your soul, so Chu Jiang's soul merging would naturally fail."
Yan Qing spoke very softly, as if afraid that Chu Jiang would hear her.
"I see. That explains why I couldn't contact Xiao Tao all of a sudden. Is she alright?" Yue Qi was a little worried. Xiao Tao must have made a great sacrifice to be able to keep it from Chu Jiang.
"It's alright, she's just exhausted and has fallen into a deep sleep." Yan Qing patted her shoulder and couldn't help but sigh.
"We originally wanted her to help us get through the tower, but it seems we'll have to rely on ourselves. Are you confident you can get through this Heavenly Thunder Trial?"
Yan Qing's sudden question was mainly inspired by Chu Jiang. As a being of a strange nature, Chu Jiang naturally feared heavenly lightning the most. That's why he suddenly wanted to merge his soul with Yue Qi at all costs; it seems this person had a backup plan.
Yue Qi himself wasn't sure, "I have to try and see how powerful the heavenly lightning is."
At the moment, there really isn't any other good solution. Moreover, Yue Qi has a fatal constraint: time.
Unlike Yan Qing, the amount of time he could spend in the tower depended entirely on how long his heart's blood burned. Once the heart's blood burned out, the consequences would be horrific.
Yue Qi told Yan Qing about it. This really gave her a huge shock. Yan Qing made a decision immediately without hesitation.
"No, you can't stay any longer. We have to go and try to break through the Heavenly Thunder Pass."
The idea of lighting a lamp with one's heart's blood sounded incredibly sinister. She didn't believe that once the heart's blood burned out, the Seven Star Tower would respectfully remove him. More likely, it would completely annihilate him.
The two began walking towards the switch. As they passed Chu Jiang, his eyelids twitched a few times, but he ultimately made no move.
"Okay, I'll press it now." Yue Qi stood by the switch, smiled at Yan Qing, and stepped on it without hesitation.
"boom--"
A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as an adult's arm, rose out of thin air and struck Yue Qi directly. Yan Qing, standing shoulder to shoulder with him, was completely unaffected.
"Hmm—"
Yue Qi's body was struck by lightning, making it almost impossible for him to stand, but he still did not fall. At the same time, purple lightning completely attacked his entire body, and tiny currents could be seen surging around his body with the naked eye.
Time passed second by second, and just when Yan Qing was extremely nervous, Yue Qi suddenly opened his eyes and smiled at her, revealing a set of white teeth.
"You—"
Yan Qing's eyes glistened with tears, but she still managed a big smile on her face.
After a while, Yue Qi decisively stepped on the ground a second time.
"Boom—" "Boom—"
This time, two bolts struck simultaneously, one from the left and one from the right. The enormous purple lightning bolts, like slippery snakes, swiftly burrowed into Yue Qi's body.
Under the immense impact, Yue Qi collapsed to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
This time, it took him twice as long to finally lift his head and smile at Yan Qing. His mouth was full of blood, which made Yan Qing's heart ache.
"I continued—" Yue Qi's voice sounded much weaker, but his foot pressed down firmly.
"boom"--
The fourth bolt of lightning was noticeably thicker than the first three, and faintly, a glimmer of golden light seemed to flash within the purple lightning. But when looked at again, it had completely vanished.
Yan Qing rubbed her eyes. Could she be seeing things?
Yue Qi was directly shoved to the ground by the lightning. His entire skeleton seemed to be glowing with lightning, but even so, he stubbornly persevered.
Even more surprisingly, when he got up again, he seemed to be in slightly better spirits.
Good heavens, is she seeing things again? Does she just get more and more worked up the more she gets criticized?
Next, the fifth, the sixth, the seventh...
Bolt after bolt of lightning relentlessly struck his body, leaving Yue Qi completely covered in blood. There was hardly a single intact piece of flesh on his body; he looked utterly wretched.
In contrast, his spirit, like an unkillable cockroach, became increasingly excited.
Behind the two, Chu Jiang had opened his eyes at some point and was silently watching Yue Qi's direction, lost in thought.
The final, eighth, and ninth bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, as expected.
The Seven Star Tower's intentions are crystal clear. It's as if they have no intention of letting him live at all.
Yue Qi was knocked to the ground again, and this time he didn't react for a long time.
His body was crackling with lightning.
Yan Qing wanted to go over to help him, but before she could get there, she was struck by the released lightning, and her whole body began to tremble.
My God, is this kind of lightning even safe for the human body to withstand?
Yan Qing finally couldn't stop her tears. So much time had passed, and Yue Qi still hadn't been able to move an inch.
She couldn't even sense the other person's presence anymore.
Could it be—?
No, she won't allow it!
Oh right, Golden Water! She still had Golden Water! Every time Yue Qi was injured before, Golden Water could save him. She believed it would do the same this time!
Yan Qing pulled out more than a dozen bottles of Golden Water in one go and splashed them directly on Yue Qi. If anyone else had seen this arrogant display, they would have been dumbfounded.
The moment the golden water touched Yue Qi's skin, it began to repair it instantly. Before long, the ulcerated skin had become smooth again, looking as if it had never been injured.
However, Yue Qi himself remained completely still.
The only saving grace was that the lightning around his body began to gradually subside. Seeing this, Yan Qing disregarded the pain from being struck by lightning and rushed over to hug him.
The heavenly lightning was indeed incredibly powerful; even the remaining lightning was beyond Yan Qing's ability to withstand.
As soon as she touched the other person's body, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The remaining lightning seemed to have found an outlet, and began to converge on her body in unison.
The areas where Yan Qing and Yue Qi's bodies touched were the worst affected. She could already smell the scorching aroma of her own flesh, and the pain intensified, yet she still didn't let go.
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