Chapter 173: The Sleeping Beauty

  In the valley, silence reigns.

  All the warriors in the valley looked up at the sky, watching the gradually healing spatial rift, and the slow withdrawal of that white bony giant hand.

  Demon Emperor Baojun! One of the two greatest overlords in the four demon domains!

  Because Mo Zhuxin was trapped, he actually displayed a shocking divine ability, tearing through the void, grasping Mo Qi's soul and pulling it back into the demon realm.

  Without the protection of that white bony giant hand, under the power of the Soul Gathering Pearl, Mo Qi's soul was unable to escape its fate. Even if it were Mo Qi's divine realm soul, encountering a natural enemy like the Soul Gathering Pearl would be unable to break free from the shackles of the soul and become one of the countless spirits trapped within the pearl.

  The appearance of the white-boned giant hand shook all the warriors in the valley deeply, and under that destructive aura, even Mo Duan's soul felt a sense of powerlessness.

  It's just Bohou's white bone giant hand, only to rescue Mochi's soul, otherwise if he really uses his full strength against the warriors in the valley, except for Moduanhun who can rely on the Senluo Wansi Tu to escape, the rest of the people are likely to be annihilated.

  Shi Yan looked up at the sky, gazing at the colorful clouds, his face gloomy.

  This was the second time he had seen the Demon Emperor take action. Last time, on his way to the Endless Sea, a white bone Dharma body suddenly appeared and directly pulled Xiao Hanyi into the Fourth Demon Realm. This time, Ba Jun's white bone Dharma body took action again and rescued Mo Qi again.

  The astonishing power revealed by Bohan left Shi Yan stunned and bewildered, the mental pressure gave people a feeling as if they were fighting against gods, making it impossible for anyone to even think of resisting.

  If it weren't for his unyielding determination, he would have probably knelt down and fallen to the ground under Pozuna's terrifying pressure.

  Mo Duan's soul sank as he watched the gap in the mountain valley disappear completely.

  On Yunxia Island, he could no longer feel a wisp of demonic energy from the Demon Realm. Then, he flew down from the sky and appeared beside Shi Yan in an instant.

  "Master Yan." Mo Duanhun came over and bowed slightly, "I have been sent by the master of the house to take you from Yunxia Island to the Isle of Immortality."

  Shi Yan furrowed his brow, "Do you know I'm still alive?"

  "The master of the house spent three drops of undying blood to calculate that you were not taken by the Xuanbing cold flames, and knew that you would come to Yunxia Island during this time. After we agreed to the Gu family's reconciliation conditions, the reason why we chose Yunxia Island as the location was because we knew that Young Master Yan would come." Mo Duanhun nodded.

  "It turned out to be this way." Shi Yan was shocked in his heart, amazed by the means of Yang Jia's master Yang Qingdi. Consuming three drops of undying blood could infer one's life and death, such power was already comparable to that of a god.

  It is said that Yang Qing Emperor has been in the divine realm since he left the pass, and his cultivation has undergone a heaven-defying change, it seems that the rumors are true.

  "Shouldn't we deal with Gu Lie and his son first?" Shi Yan was about to speak when he suddenly looked towards the cave beside him, where Gu Lie was, and said in a low voice.

  Mo Duan's expressionless face nodded slightly as he sought Shi Yan's opinion: "How does Young Master Shi plan to deal with these two?"

  Gu Lie and Gu Jian Ge, this father-son duo, after being trapped by the Shi Yan's Soul Gathering Bead in Mo Qi Tian, had extremely unsightly expressions.

  By now, the father and son were even paler than paper, and upon hearing Shi Yan and Mo Duanhun's conversation, they exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with despair.

  "How should this be handled?" Shi Yan pondered for a moment, then coldly laughed: "These two used the evil cult's secret methods to slaughter tens of thousands of civilians, using their souls to build a bridge for the demon lord Mo Qi to enter. Should they be killed or not?"

  "When the time comes." Mo Duan nodded, "I'll kill Gu Lie first and spare Gu Jian Ge for now. Later, we'll take Gu Jian Ge to the Gu family and demand justice. Using Gu Jian Ge's soul memory, we'll recreate everything that happened in the valley, leaving no choice but for the Gu family to acknowledge it."

  "Hmm, you handle it then." Shi Yan smiled coldly.

  Don't say anything more, lest you lose your soul.

  The figure of Mo Duan's soul in front of Shi Yan gradually became blurred and disappeared bit by bit under his gaze.

  At the same time, a shrill and mournful cry suddenly came from the valley beside.

  The mournful cry had just sounded when Gujian Ge's stern shout also rang out: "Dad!"

  Shi Yan was shocked, and at this moment, the figure of Mo Duanhun in front of him finally completely disappeared.

  He glanced towards the cave and suddenly found that Gu Lie had lost his vital signs, with seven holes bleeding to death. The shadow of Mo Duan's soul appeared at the mouth of the valley, stretching out a big hand and pressing it onto Gusong's head.

  A thread of green light emerged from Mo Duan's palm and quickly entered Gu Jian Ge's mind.

  The mournful and stern singing of the ancient sword song immediately made his eyes daze, stopped the stern cry, and stood there foolishly.

  Mo Duanhun held the ancient sword song in one hand and flew to this boulder, casually tossing the ancient sword song to a Shura Blood Guard and instructing: "Take him."

  Shi Yan didn't even see how Mo Duanhun moved, Gu Lie was instantly killed, and Gu Jian Ge only let out a loud cry before being subdued by Mo Duanhun, with his soul trapped and his consciousness unclear.

  The sixth-grade demon beast of Tiandu Cave Heaven, the Wind and Thunder Flying Lion, suddenly descended from the sky and stopped beside Shi Yan and Mo Duanhun.

  "Xin Yan's soul has suffered a severe blow." He Qingman got off the Wind and Thunder Flying Lion, anxiously saying: "Until now, Xin Yan is still in a coma, how can this be good?"

  He stepped forward on the rocky cliff and immediately walked towards the Wind Thunder Flying Lion.

  "Ahh!"

  The wind and thunder flew lion roared, opening its bloody big mouth, glaring at the stone rock, not allowing it to get close.

  "Honestly." He Qing's delicate voice sounded, her straight and beautiful legs kicked out, kicking the Wind Thunder Flying Lion on one of its wings.

  The wind and thunder flew lion descended to the ground, angrily staring at Shi Yan, but did not dare to continue acting rashly, as if extremely afraid of He Qingman.

  Shi Yan arrived beside Feng Lei Fei Shi, and immediately saw Xia Xinyan, who he hadn't seen in three years. She was still peerlessly beautiful, but her face was slightly pale, with faint bloodstains on her lips, and her long eyelashes covered her beautiful eyes, still in a state of unconsciousness.

  "Xin Yan's sister knew you were in the middle of Tan Water, so Gu Lie wanted to dive in and find you. She immediately performed her Wheel Return Martial Soul, trying to stop Gu Lie. Midway through, Demon Master Mo Qi suddenly struck out, releasing a soul impact force that severely damaged her soul..."

  He Qing's eyes were filled with worry, and she sighed: "A wounded soul is much harder to recover from than a physical injury. That Demon Lord Mo Qi is in the Divine Realm, his soul attacks are extremely terrifying... Xinyan sister, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for her to wake up."

  He Qingman and Xia Xinyan have a very good relationship, otherwise, she would not have known that Yunxia Island was dangerous and still insisted on coming with Xia Xinyan.

  After Xia Xinyan was seriously injured, she had taken out various healing medicines from her body and hastily fed them to Xia Xinyan. However, Xia Xinyan remained unconscious, and her soul was still extremely weak.

  He Qingman tried to communicate with Xia Xinyan using her soul, but found that Xia Xinyan's soul consciousness was scattered and not concentrated, and she couldn't receive any messages from her.

  Seeing this, He Qingman became even more frightened and somewhat at a loss.

  Shi Yan carefully examined him, his face gradually becoming unsightly. Xia Xinyan's soul consciousness was scattered, and in that world, this was a vegetative state, fearing she would never wake up again.

  "Lord Mo, come take a look." Shi Yan's face sank, and he suddenly gazed deeply at Mo Duanhun, "I don't want anything to happen to her."

  Mo Duanhun nodded slightly and walked slowly towards Xia Xinyan, stretching out one finger to touch the back of Xia Xinyan's head.

  A strand of strange soul fluctuations came from Mo Duan's fingertips and quietly slipped into Xia Xinyan's mind.

  Mo Duan's expression gradually became more serious and solemn.

  Shi Yan's heart tightened and his face changed slightly.

  Judging from Mo Duanhun's expression, Xia Xinyan's soul injury is likely to be a bit tricky.

  Indeed.

  It wasn't long before Mo Duan's soul was retracted, and he said solemnly: "The injury is extremely severe, and consciousness can hardly be restored. Having withstood the blow of Mo Qi's soul, even if it were a warrior in the state of Nirvana, they would probably have their soul dispersed immediately. Xia Yaotou's soul didn't disperse only because of her reincarnation martial soul; if not for that, she would have died long ago."

  "Director Mo, what's going on?" He Qingman anxiously cried out.

  "Xia Yatou's Wheel of Reincarnation martial soul, at the critical moment, gathered her past life's soul to help Xia Yatou withstand Mo Qi's soul attack. Her past life's memories and consciousness merged with her present life's memories and consciousness, but were scattered by Mo Qi's soul impact. At this time, in her mind, there are not only memories of this life, but also memories and consciousness of her past lives, and even more than one lifetime! So many chaotic memories filled her mind, directly causing her soul to collapse. In this situation, unless she herself sorts out the confusion, it will be difficult for her to wake up."

  Shi Yan's expression changed slightly, "What can we do?"

  "Nothing can be done." Mo Duan's soul sank, and he shook his head helplessly. "The trauma to the soul cannot be healed by medicine; only she herself can sort out those disordered memories and consciousness, and there is a possibility of her waking up again. This process may take one year, or it may take one hundred years, or even an entire lifetime."

  "Ah!" He Qing exclaimed in a tender voice, her tone shocked and urgent: "If that's the case, then won't Xinyan Jie be unable to wake up forever? What...what can we do?"

  "Can't really help her at all?" Shi Yan gritted his teeth.

  "I don't know of any way to help her." Mo Duanhun sighed.

  He Qingman's eyes were filled with despair, and she immediately glared at Shi Yan, saying: "It's all because of you! If it weren't for saving you, Xinyan wouldn't be in trouble!"

  Shi Yan's face was bewildered.

  At this moment, the blood-patterned ring shone with a dazzling light.

  Shi Yan, who was deep in self-blame, impatiently sank his consciousness into the Blood Vein Ring, "What are you yelling about?"

  "Isn't it just a wounded soul?" Xuan Bing Han Yan's consciousness was somewhat disdainful, "You're really stupid! The Soul Gathering Pearl in your hand, once refined, the pure soul power inside is the best spiritual medicine to heal the soul. As long as that woman isn't dead, even if her soul has suffered the greatest injury, the soul power inside the Soul Gathering Pearl can restore her to her original state."

  Shi Yan's body shook slightly, his eyes suddenly brightened, and a smile reappeared on his face.

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