Chapter 550 The Lightning Pillar Falls
The entire ice field trembled the moment the lightning bolt struck.
Yueqing looked up at the earth-shattering attack, her mind blank.
Is this the way of Heaven?
[WARNING: Deadly threat detected]
[System activates highest level of defense mechanism]
A golden light shield expanded from her body, enveloping everyone. But the lightning pillars were too powerful, and the light shield instantly cracked.
"We can't stop it." Silver Tiger gritted his teeth. "This power is simply beyond our ability to contend with."
The saber-toothed tiger was still stuck in the deep pit and had no time to escape. It looked up at the lightning pillar, a resolute glint in its eyes.
"Go away!" it roared, and its body began to glow.
"What do you want to do?" the old man sensed its intention.
"I am an ancient behemoth, and the Heavenly Dao detests beings like us who have lived through an era." The saber-toothed tiger laughed. "Let me draw the fire."
As soon as it finished speaking, it leaped up.
Its massive body charged towards the lightning pillar, exploding with golden light. Ancient power erupted in full force, actually smashing a portion of the lightning pillar apart.
But the aftershocks still linger.
"Damn it!" Silver Tiger picked up the two children and tried to escape.
Yueqing, however, stood still.
[Special energy fluctuations detected]
[System vulnerability detected]
"What vulnerability?" she wondered to herself.
[The Heavenly Dao Sensing technique is a rule-based attack, but it has a delay.]
[Delay time: 0.3 seconds]
Enough to do one thing
Yueqing's pupils contracted.
What can you do in 0.3 seconds? For the average person, it's not even enough time to blink.
But for cultivators, that's enough.
"Silver Tiger!" she cried, "Give me the child!"
Yin Hu was taken aback, but he did as instructed. He believed that Yue Qing would not harm the child.
The daughter and son were stuffed into Yueqing's arms, and the two little ones hadn't even realized what was happening yet.
Yueqing closed her eyes.
[Initiate Emergency Teleportation]
[Target: The nearest safe zone]
[Consumes: All of the host's life force]
"Wait!" Silver Tiger's expression changed drastically. "You'll die!"
"No." Yue Qing opened her eyes and smiled. "The system said it's just a deep sleep."
She was telling the truth, but she concealed the duration of her slumber—at least a century.
The two children were enveloped in golden light, and the next second they disappeared from the spot.
Transmission successful.
Yueqing's body went limp, and she lost all her strength.
Silver Tiger rushed over to catch her, but Thunder Pillar arrived too.
"I'll block it!" The old man's remnant soul stepped in front of him.
The Holy Clan Guardian burned his last bit of power to erect a thin barrier. The lightning bolt struck, shattering the barrier instantly, and the old man's remnant soul vanished completely.
But they gained a precious second.
Silver Tiger carried Yueqing aside as the lightning bolt grazed them and struck the edge of the deep pit.
The entire ice field was blown open into a huge crater, ten times larger than the previous one.
The shockwave swept out.
Yin Hu shielded Yue Qing with his body, his back riddled with countless wounds from the explosion. His flesh was mangled, and his bones were exposed.
"Cough..." He spat out a mouthful of blood, "Still alive..."
The phantom in the sky stared at them and slowly raised its second hand.
Is it happening again?
Silver Tiger gritted his teeth, trying to stand up, but his legs wouldn't obey him. The abyssal power within him surged violently under the lightning strike, clashing even more fiercely with his bloodline.
He felt like his body was about to explode.
"I'm really not reconciled..." Silver Tiger said in a low voice, "I just confessed my feelings to you, and now I'm going to die here?"
Yueqing was already unconscious and could not hear him speak.
Silver Tiger gave a wry smile.
Well, at least the children survived.
He closed his eyes, awaiting the final blow.
But nothing happened.
Upon opening his eyes, he saw a golden beam of light suddenly emerge from the deep pit.
The seal was cracked open by lightning, but what poured out was not black mist, but pure golden light.
“This is…” Silver Tiger’s eyes widened.
A beam of light shot into the sky, confronting the phantom.
An aged voice rang out: "You little brat, what kind of skill is it to bully a junior?"
The phantom paused for a moment, as if it were quite surprised.
"The Holy Clan Ancestor? Aren't you dead?"
"He's dead, but he left some tricks up his sleeve," the voice said. "I set this seal, and since you broke it, I naturally had to come out and check."
The phantom in the sky remained silent for a moment.
"The Holy Race has already been wiped out, and you still want to protect these aliens?"
"An anomaly?" The ancestor sneered. "You said the same thing about our Holy Clan back then. It seems you're still as petty as ever."
"..." The phantom seemed to have been touched on a sore spot.
The two forces confronted each other in the air.
Golden light collided with lightning, distorting the entire sky.
“You can’t protect them for long,” the phantom said. “These remnant souls can only last for ten breaths at most.”
“That’s enough,” the patriarch said. “Ten breaths is enough for them to run away.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of golden light exploded.
It transformed into countless points of light, falling on the silver tiger and enveloping him and Yueqing.
“Boy, remember this.” The ancestor’s voice rang in your ears, “The power of the abyss is not a curse, but an opportunity. If you use it well, you can break through the limits of the Tiger Clan.”
"What do you mean?" Silver Tiger asked.
But the ancestor did not answer again.
The two were enveloped in golden light and soared into the sky at an astonishing speed.
The phantom tried to give chase, but the saber-toothed tiger suddenly pounced.
"You thought I was dead?" It was charred black, but its eyes were still shining. "I'm tough as nails!"
The enormous claw slammed down on the phantom.
The phantom struck down with its palm, sending the saber-toothed tiger flying backward, coughing up blood. But it had successfully bought some time.
The golden light had already flown far away and disappeared into the horizon.
"..." The phantom stared at the saber-toothed tiger, remaining silent for a long time.
"You guys are lucky."
It slowly dissipated.
The interaction with Heaven has ended.
The ice sheet has returned to calm.
The saber-toothed tiger lay on the edge of the deep pit, panting heavily.
"I'm exhausted..." it muttered, "I never thought this old body could go crazy one more time."
After saying that, it closed its eyes.
He fell into a deep sleep.
——
I don't know how long we flew.
The golden light finally stopped and landed at the foot of a snow-capped mountain.
As the light faded, Yin Hu, carrying Yue Qing, fell onto the snow.
"Cough..." He spat out a mouthful of blood and checked on Yueqing's condition.
She was still breathing, but very weakly.
[The host has entered a deep sleep]
[Estimated time of awakening: Unknown]
Please keep the host's body safe.
The system's voice echoed in his mind.
Silver Tiger was taken aback: "You can talk to me?"
[Can be used in emergency situations]
But only this once.
Please take good care of the host.
There are two more children.
"Where are the children?" Silver Tiger asked anxiously.
[Safe Location]
[You will be automatically teleported back in three days.]
Please rest assured.
After that, the system went completely silent.
Silver Tiger breathed a sigh of relief.
At least the children are okay.
He looked at the unconscious Yueqing and reached out to touch her face.
"We promised to be together," he said softly. "You can't go back on your word."
Yueqing did not respond.
Silver Tiger picked her up and staggered to his feet.
His injuries were too severe; every step he took was excruciatingly painful. But he gritted his teeth and persevered, determined to find a safe place.
There is a cave at the foot of the snow-capped mountain.
He put Yueqing inside and wrapped her in animal hide. Then he leaned against the cave entrance, watching the outside warily.
The abyssal power within him was still raging.
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