Chapter 172-Call Me
The collapse of the abyss gradually subsided, and a rare ray of real, warm morning light leaked through the gaps in the surging evil clouds.
This ray of light was like the fingertips of a god, gently brushing across the devastated Immortal-killing Square, falling on the figures supporting each other, and also on the Guixu Heart Lamp floating above the ruins of the collapsed abyss gate.
The soft light of the heart lamp is like a warm tide, silently soothing the fear and pain left on the battlefield.
Xie Zhao was held tightly in Chu Linyuan's arms, his cheek pressed against the cold black cloth. He could clearly feel the equally violent heartbeat under the other's chest, as well as the unquestionable strength from the arm around his waist and back.
Chu Linyuan wiped the tear marks on his cheek with his fingertips. His movements were stiff and awkward, but with a kind of clumsy concentration. His hoarse and low voice, "Don't cry... I'm here," was like a huge rock thrown into the lake of Xie Zhao's heart, instantly shattering all the barriers that he had been holding on to.
“Senior Brother…” Xie Zhao’s voice was filled with the weakness and indescribable soreness of someone who had just survived a disaster. He struggled to raise his uninjured hand and gently placed it on the back of Chu Linyuan’s hand, which was still tightly gripping the Immortal-Slaying Spear and had white knuckles, as if trying to convey a bit of warmth, “…I’m fine…just…a little tired…” He tried hard to close his peach blossom eyes, but it affected the injuries in his internal organs, causing him to gasp in pain.
Chu Linyuan's brows were instantly locked, and his cold eyes swept across Xie Zhao's pale face and the blood at the corners of his mouth.
He said no more, but tightened the strength of his arms a little more and carefully adjusted his posture to allow Xie Zhao to lean more comfortably. At the same time, a pure and peaceful black ice evil spirit slowly flowed into Xie Zhao's body, carefully combing his disordered meridians and suppressing his injuries.
On the other side, the huge body of the Iron Ox fell down like a collapsing mountain, splashing up a cloud of dust.
His bronze skin was covered with fine cracks, the star patterns were dim, blood foam hung from the corners of his mouth, and he was gasping for breath, each breath accompanied by a heavy hum.
“Senior Sister Luo…” He shouted in a muffled voice, and turned his huge head with difficulty towards the medicine garden.
Luo Hongyi emerged from behind a chaotic barrier of poisonous fog. Her gorgeous red dress was torn in several places, stained with traces of foul black energy. Her beautiful face was pale from exhaustion, and there was a trace of blood on her lips.
But her eyes were still as sharp as a knife, and a wisp of dark green poisonous mist was entwined around her fingertips like a tired little snake.
She walked quickly to Tie Niu's side, her beautiful face tense. Without saying a word, the poisonous mist at her fingertips instantly transformed into several fine, cool and vibrant green rays, which pierced into Tie Niu's most seriously injured acupuncture points.
"Shut up, stupid cow!" Luo Hongyi's voice was filled with her usual disdain, but her movements were swift and precise. "Three bones are broken, your internal organs are dislocated, and your star power is overdrawn... If you dare to move again, I'll poison your other horn!"
She cursed, but the poisonous mist at her fingertips turned into the gentlest healing force, carefully sealing Tie Niu's wound and relieving the pain.
Tie Niu's huge body trembled slightly due to the severe pain, but he grinned with a simple yet weak smile and said in a muffled voice: "Hey... Senior Sister Luo... I... I have a thick skin... I won't die... You... I'm glad you're okay..."
He looked at Luo Hongyi's blood-stained skirt and pale face, his huge eyes filled with pure concern.
Luo Hongyi's fingertips paused imperceptibly, a flicker of unnaturalness flashing across her beautiful face before being masked by an even stronger "ferocity": "Try to talk any more? I'll poison you and make you mute!"
Su Tang and Bai Xiaolu supported each other as they walked over. A corner of Su Tang's photo stone was broken, her face was pale, and her psychic eyes were a little dim from overexertion, but she was still in good spirits.
The white deer held the listless Moon-Eating Rabbit with half-closed ruby eyes. His little face was still pale, but the fear in his clear eyes had been replaced by a strange calmness.
She looked at the suspended Guixu Heart Lamp, then at the direction of the collapsed Abyss Gate, and whispered, "It... has been locked back... The door is sealed... The key is complete..."
"Key?" Xie Zhao leaned in Chu Linyuan's arms and asked weakly.
Little White Deer nodded, her small hand gently stroking the dim star rune on the rabbit's back. "The rabbit is the 'lock,' and the heart lamp... is the 'key.'" She raised her head, her clear eyes gazing at the heart lamp emitting a warm glow. "Grandma said... only when the key is complete... can the door... be closed forever..."
Everyone's gaze was focused on the ancient heart lamp. It hovered quietly, emitting an eternal tranquility and hope, dispelling the last trace of coldness remaining in the abyss.
At this moment, the soft light of the heart lamp spread out again, sweeping across the entire ruined square like ripples.
Wherever the light passed, among the huge rubble scattered around the collapsed abyss gate, an inconspicuous piece of black metal with jagged edges suddenly hummed and automatically flew towards the heart lamp!
What was even more surprising was that beneath the heart lamp, there was a round metal plate about the size of a palm, which also exuded an ancient aura, was dark gold in color, and was engraved with coiled dragon and cloud patterns. It was exactly one of the fragments of the dragon plate left behind by the Guixu Sect. It seemed to be summoned and rose from the ruins!
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the fragments of the dragon coil, as if pulled by an invisible force, slowly approached the Guixu Heart Lamp!
The moment of contact, a gentle yet powerful energy wave erupted!
The icy blue light on the Frost Sword fragment, the dark gold dragon pattern on the Dragon Coil fragment, and the warm starlight on the Heart Lamp, the three blended together like water and milk, combining together in an instant!
The light flows and the shape is reshaped!
After a moment, the light faded.
What was floating next to the Guixu Heart Lamp was no longer a piece of debris and a disc, but a brand new weapon!
It is about ten feet long and has a deep and heavy dark golden color all over, as if it was cast from the core of an ancient star.
The shape of the weapon is between a giant hammer and a heavy mace. The hammer head is not round, but slightly angular, resembling the head of a crouching dragon. The hammer handle is thick and covered with fine dragon scale patterns.
The entire weapon exudes a restrained yet majestic sense of power. It has the heaviness of the stars, the tyranny of the dragon, and even carries a trace of the righteous spirit bestowed by the heart lamp to suppress evil spirits!
The connection between the hammer head and the handle is like the eye of a sleeping dragon.
"Guixu...Longji." An ancient name naturally came to Tieniu's mind.
His huge eyes were fixed on the dark golden hammer. Under his bronze skin, the dormant star power was humming and boiling uncontrollably, as if it had met its destined destination!
"It...it's calling me!" Tie Niu said in a muffled voice, struggling to stand up, his huge body trembling slightly with excitement.
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