Published: March 2, 2025
The entire Beijing was astonished by the sudden change, but when the immortal emperor closed the spatial rift, Beijing surprisingly became calm again.
After all, for the residents of Beijing, so much had happened that it was hard to be surprised anymore; as long as the roof didn’t collapse, they could sleep soundly.
But Wen Yu could not remain indifferent!
When the spatial rift completely vanished, Wen Yu finally came to his senses. He had no time to think further and floated into the air, heading straight towards the place where Tang Haofei had fallen.
...
Old Tang fell just outside the city limits of Beijing.
When Wen Yu arrived, the lightning surrounding Tang Haofei had not yet dissipated. This lightning enveloped Old Tang, forming a large cocoon, making it impossible for Wen Yu to discern Tang Haofei's condition inside. At that moment, the edges of the lightning cocoon writhed and danced like serpents, burning the ground where Tang Haofei had fallen into a glassy state.
However, upon seeing this, Wen Yu's heart suddenly sank.
Wen Yu did not sense Tang Haofei's will within the thunder; the lightning flowed aimlessly, as if it were lifeless, simply following its instinct.
The only possibility for such a phenomenon was that...
Tang Haofei was even unable to control the power that originally belonged to him.
In Yanjiao, a black light suddenly burst forth.
Endless black light surged towards the lightning, and as soon as it made contact, a sizzling explosion echoed. The black light dissolved at a visible speed, while the lightning gradually dissipated as well.
A hundred portions of dark power could roughly equate to one portion of thunder—that was the energy level difference between Wen Yu and Tang Haofei under normal circumstances.
However, lightning was ultimately a rootless tree and would tire under the pressure of dark power. About a minute later, the lightning cocoon enveloping Tang Haofei burst open with a loud bang, revealing Tang Haofei's figure inside.
Just one glance rendered Wen Yu utterly silent.
At this moment, Old Tang had no visible injuries on his body, yet as a soul master, Wen Yu could clearly see that the soul flame, which should have been burning fiercely, had completely collapsed. Tang Haofei's soul shattered like glass and dispersed at a visible rate, crumbling away.
His injuries had touched upon the very essence of existence; even Wen Yu at this moment was powerless to save him.
After a moment of silence, Old Tang suddenly opened his eyes.
"You're here?"
"Yes."
"I knew you would come."
"But I didn’t expect you to be in such a state..."
Wen Yu chuckled and scolded lightly, moving beside Old Tang. He rummaged through his Spatial Ring and soon retrieved a revival item.
To his surprise, just as Wen Yu was about to place the revival item in Old Tang's hand, he was pushed away by Tang Haofei.
"It’s useless..."
"How would you know if you don’t try?"
"I’ve been stripped of my professional privileges by the Heavenly Gifted Stone... I can no longer use revival items."
This was truly terrible news...
After hearing this, Wen Yu retracted the revival item and asked, "What about your resurrection skill?"
"Used up..."
"Oh..."
Then, there was nothing that could be done...
Wen Yu sighed inwardly, feeling his heart tremble involuntarily. An indescribable sensation surged within him, rendering him momentarily speechless.
Until Tang Haofei spoke again.
"It was the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor; he won."
"Yes, I saw that."
Wen Yu fumbled through his Spatial Ring until he retrieved a box of cigarettes from the very bottom. He lit one and placed it in Old Tang's mouth, then lit another for himself.
For a moment, the two sat and lay down, puffing smoke.
"But the current immortal emperor should still have unfinished business. The one who tried to kill me was just a projection of the immortal emperor, and this projection cannot leave the space from earlier."
"Yes..."
"That means you still have some time."
"Thank you."
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