Chapter 65: Seal reinforcement and jealousy's final madness
Seal reinforcement and the final madness of jealousy
The last gift of the Heart Source Crystal - the warm light wrapped around the fingertips and the message of "being of one heart" - made Jiang Xuelan and Li Jiuyou, who had just experienced "soul naked running", feel as if they were scalded and they suddenly retracted their hands!
The thread of light seemed to have completed its mission and quietly dissipated, leaving only a faint warmth on the fingertips and an even more awkward and strange atmosphere between the two people, which was almost condensed into a physical entity.
A common purpose? With this ice-faced/turkey? It would be better to let the source of evil devour the world! This thought flashed through their minds simultaneously, and they clearly conveyed it to each other through the Heart-Slaying Contract.
Jiang Xuelan's face turned even colder. He quickly stood up and straightened his clothes, as if the person who was gasping for breath and confused just now was not him.
Li Jiuyou was like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He jumped up suddenly, shaking off the non-existent dust on his body with huge movements. His red-gold eyes darted around, but he didn't look at Jiang Xuelan.
"King, Lord Jiang, seal it..." Man Gu reminded in a simple and honest manner, pointing to the formation outside that was still buzzing.
Oh right, let’s get down to business!
The two of them forced themselves to suppress the strange emotions surging in their hearts, and cast their gazes on the heart source crystal in the center of the stone platform, which contained inherent energy and still exuded tremendous vitality.
This time, no words were needed, not even eye contact.
The heart-strengthening process they had just experienced, though socially destructive and painful, had inadvertently given them a deeper understanding and control over their own and each other's power. Add to that the damned link from the Heart-Slaying Contract, which seemed to have been strengthened again...
Jiang Xuelan's fingertips condensed a more refined and icy immortal power, which was no longer the rejection as before, but carried a sense of guidance.
A gentle yet powerful demonic fire rose from Li Jiuyou's palm, subconsciously following the rhythm of the icy immortal power.
The two of them simultaneously and gently injected their strength into the Heart Source Crystal.
The bluish-white light of the Heart Source Crystal grew brighter, and a torrent of energy far more powerful and pure than before, which neutralized the characteristics of ice and fire, rushed out. With the two of them as a bridge, it surged out of the stone chamber and poured into the ancient sealing formation!
On the ground, the lines of the formation, which had previously flickered and cracked due to the energy conflict, now greedily absorbed the power of the heart source like a rain after a long drought! The red gold and icy blue light no longer clashed, but blended perfectly under the harmony of the heart source energy, rapidly flowing along the complex formation patterns, repairing and strengthening!
The vibrations in the cave outside the stone chamber gradually subsided, and the disturbing evil aura was forcibly suppressed back under the formation, becoming weaker and weaker.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Bai Zhi, who had been trapped outside the light gate and witnessed the whole process (especially the brilliant light of the Heart Source Crystal and the "tacit understanding" of the two people transmitting energy), finally reached a peak of jealousy and madness in her eyes!
What she couldn't have, no one else could have, especially that lowly demon king!
Just as the seal was about to be completely solidified, a flash of resolute madness flashed in Bai Zhi's eyes. She bit her tongue hard and spurted a mouthful of blood onto the Flowing Light Shuttle in her hand! The Flowing Light Shuttle instantly erupted with a dazzling, unstable blood light!
"Sacrifice my immortal soul! Binding Immortal Silk, Death Lock!"
She actually burned her own immortal essence and part of her soul to activate the forbidden technique bestowed upon her by the Immortal Lord to save her life! Her target was directly aimed at the back of Li Jiuyou, who was fully channeling energy and was completely defenseless!
This attack contained all her jealousy, unwillingness, resentment and twisted love, and the speed was so fast that it was beyond her imagination!
"King! Be careful!" Man Gu roared, but there was no time to stop him!
Li Jiuyou and Jiang Xuelan both sensed the fatal threat, but they were at a critical moment in energy transmission. If they interrupted it rashly, not only would all their previous efforts be wasted, they might also suffer a backlash from the power of the heart!
Li Jiuyou's red-gold pupils shrank, and he could only madly mobilize his demonic power to protect his back, ready to take it!
At this critical moment——
A cold light flashed in Jiang Xuelan's ice-blue eyes!
He did not interrupt the energy transmission, but instead used his left hand's fingers to form a sword and slashed his right arm (the arm connected to the Heart Source Crystal to transmit energy) as fast as lightning!
Blood gushed out! At the same time, he forcibly separated a stream of energy mixed with blood essence and icy immortal power, and through the connection of the Heart-Slaying Contract, it was not transmitted to Li Jiuyou, but directly triggered the God-Slaying Gu in Li Jiuyou's body that was of the same origin as him!
"Ugh!" Li Jiuyou was shocked and felt that the God-killing Gu sealed in his dantian was violently agitated. A cold and resentful force was drawn out uncontrollably, mixed with his own demonic power, and instinctively blasted towards the source of the threat - the back!
All this happened in a flash!
The black demonic power with the aura of an evil god collided violently with the blood-colored light shuttle that burned Baizhi's immortal soul!
The explosion was deafening!
The huge shock wave blew Bai Zhi and the other disciples away, crashing into the stone wall of the cave, causing them to vomit blood and faint!
Li Jiuyou was also shaken by the recoil force, and his blood surged, and he vomited blood, but at least he withstood the main damage.
Jiang Xuelan's face turned pale as paper in an instant because he had forcibly activated the God-killing Gu and cast the distraction spell. His ice-blue eyes dimmed a little, blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, his body swayed, and he almost fell down.
Energy delivery was forced to be interrupted.
The light of the Heart Source Crystal converged. Although the sealing formation was greatly strengthened and the evil source was suppressed again, it did not reach the most perfect state.
The stone chamber was in a mess.
Li Jiuyou clutched his stuffy chest and turned around abruptly, only to see Jiang Xuelan's pale, shaky figure and a glaring red mouth. Through the Heart-Slaying Contract, he could clearly sense the other person's current state of mental shock and weakness, which was far more severe than his own!
This Ice Face… just now, he actually saved him by hurting the enemy by a thousand and hurting himself by eight hundred? He even went so far as to activate that damned God-killing Gu?
An extremely complex mix of emotions gripped Li Jiuyou's heart, more painful than the previous attack. Anger, fear, and a hint of... heartache and throbbing that he would never admit.
"You..." He opened his mouth, his voice a little hoarse. He wanted to go forward and help, but felt awkward.
Jiang Xuelan quickly regained his composure, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and glanced expressionlessly at the unconscious Bai Zhi and the others. His voice was cold and icy: "...you're in the way."
It was as if the person who had just hurt himself to save others was not him.
Only his slightly trembling fingertips and slightly rapid breathing revealed his true condition.
Xuan Jia shook his head. "Hero saves beauty (?), beauty saves hero? I like this plot! But the price is a bit high... Jiang boy, you can't move that God-killing Gu anymore!"
A Che hurried over and tried to heal Jiang Xuelan nervously.
Man Gu stood vigilantly in front of Li Jiuyou, staring at the unconscious Bai Zhi.
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