Published: February 24, 2025
CHAPTER 86: Touching the Heartstrings
“Puff!”
Amidst the swirling dust, Tan Yun, with disheveled hair, rushed out holding Xue Ziyan!
At this moment, Tan Yun looked extremely disheveled and tragic!
It was clear to see that his body was battered, blood flowing continuously, with his arms and legs exposing grim white bones!
Especially on his right cheek where flesh had long since disappeared, revealing a terrifying expanse of bone!
In Tan Yun's arms, Xue Ziyan, apart from being covered in dirt, was unharmed!
“Woo...” Xue Ziyan was already in tears. She clearly understood that at least ten bolts of lightning were supposed to strike her, but Tan Yun used his body to shield her!
“Tan Yun... woo... I'm sorry, I have implicated you...” Xue Ziyan felt guilty, sorrowful, and heartbroken.
The fire of the soul still enveloped Tan Yun's head, and drops of blood fell from his eyes onto Xue Ziyan's face, making it particularly heart-wrenching to witness.
“Ziyan, don’t cry. You are Dreamtalk's good sister and my friend; it’s not a matter of implicating anyone.” After saying this, a determined look emerged in Tan Yun's blood-soaked eyes.
Every subsequent word was filled with an irrefutable meaning!
“Ziyan, I will deal with Murong Kun later. You must listen and go to the place we agreed upon earlier to meet Dreamtalk.”
“Time is tight, Big Guy, I'm leaving Ziyan to you!” Tan Yun shouted, “Take her and escape quickly!”
“Roar!” The Bloodwing Spirit Lion suddenly sprang out of the Spirit Beast Bag and soared into the sky as Tan Yun tossed Xue Ziyan onto its back!
“No... Tan Yun!” Xue Ziyan was heartbroken, crying out as the Bloodwing Spirit Lion's body surged with demonic power, climbing upwards towards the clear skies above the canyon!
“Want to escape? Leave her behind!” Murong Kun stood atop his Flying Sword, his right arm swinging from his chest as overwhelming lightning power rapidly coalesced from his arm. He pushed a palm upward, and a bolt of lightning, as thick as a bowl, with a violent momentum, exploded through the air, heading straight for the Bloodwing Spirit Lion that had just ascended two hundred feet high!
“Ah!”
A scream reverberated through the canyon for dozens of miles, as Tan Yun, burning with soul flames and bleeding from all seven orifices, suddenly appeared in the sky, using his chest to block that bowl-thick lightning!
The reason Tan Yun appeared in the void was not that he was faster than the lightning. Rather, at the moment Murong Kun was gathering lightning power in his right arm, he had already activated the Primordial Divine Step and flashed upward into the void!
“Crack, crack!”
The dazzling and domineering lightning struck Tan Yun's chest, immediately caving it in, with three ribs on his right side breaking, blood spewing from his mouth as he was blasted upward like a cannonball!
“No!” Xue Ziyan lay on the lion's back, looking down at Tan Yun, her voice hoarse with cries.
“Roar...” The Bloodwing Spirit Lion's large eyes filled with tears, falling into the void with a mournful whimper.
“Big Guy, take her and escape quickly!” Tan Yun, blasted three hundred feet into the air, commanded, “If anything happens to her, I won’t let you off! If you encounter a more powerful demon beast on the way, remember to be smart!”
“Roar!”
With a roar, the Bloodwing Spirit Lion, tears rolling down its giant eyes, carried Xue Ziyan up into the clouds!
Crying her heart out, Xue Ziyan faintly heard Tan Yun's voice, “Do not tell Dreamtalk about today’s events. If I don’t come back within a month, just tell her I’m searching for heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Find every possible way to keep her from looking for me…”
Listening to Tan Yun's parting words, Xue Ziyan looked down at the flowing clouds below, already unable to see Tan Yun's figure, yet she still wailed in agreement, “Okay... woo... I understand! I understand!”
“Roar…”
The Bloodwing Spirit Lion suddenly halted its flight in the Sea of Clouds, flapping its wings, its powerful limbs bending as it knelt, overlooking Tan Yun's direction, with large tears falling through the clouds.