The fury filling Yuan Ruoshen’s heart finally settled down into his stomach only when he saw Yan Qinyu.
Just a little bit more, just a little bit.
If he had arrived even a step later, he truly did not dare to imagine what would have happened next.
Originally, Yuan Ruoshen had wanted to find Yan Qinyu right after finishing his own matters, but he only learned that Yan Qinyu had returned to the Divine Court after seeing the letter left for him.
Thus, he decided to wait for Yan Qinyu to finish his business and return.
Consequently, it did not take long before he sensed that the pendant made from the Chaos Bell fragment given to Yan Qinyu had been activated.
His heart tightened, and he instantly realized that Yan Qinyu had encountered danger.
This was because the pendant would only be activated under circumstances where Yan Qinyu encountered extreme danger.
He stood up without any hesitation and quickly rushed toward the direction indicated by the pendant.
There was only a single thought in his mind, which was to find Yan Qinyu as quickly as possible and ensure his safety.
Yuan Ruoshen was anxious, executing rapid spatial leaps all the way as he rushed toward the Celestial-Divine Realm. Midway through the journey, the Chaos Bell fragment completely lost connection, which meant the fragment was gone and Yan Qinyu was definitely facing a life-threatening danger.
Fortunately, at the final moment, he finally arrived.
Yuan Ruoshen looked at Yan Qinyu and said solemnly, “Do not fear, I will take you away.”
However, he had to resolve the people in front of them first.
Yuan Ruoshen brought out another Golden Crow pendant and placed it in Yan Qinyu’s palm. “Hold onto it.”
Yan Qinyu was startled.
Of the four pendants, one had been given to him, one to Yuan Ruochen, and Yuan Ruoshen had always kept the remaining two. Now, Yuan Ruoshen had given him another one.
With something protecting Yan Qinyu, Yuan Ruoshen felt at ease fighting them.
The two bald heads looked at Yuan Ruoshen and exchanged glances. Although they found it troublesome, they did not retreat.
“This must be the famous Donghuang. We shall test your skills today!”
Yuan Ruoshen sneered, his eyes filled with arrogance and disdain.
The blazing flames burning in the air instantly transformed into a fiery-red longsword. The blade flashed with a scorching light, incomparably dazzling.
Yuan Ruoshen raised the longsword. Following his movement, a powerful force erupted from the blade, causing the surrounding space to distort and fluctuate violently along with this force.
Just as Yuan Ruoshen raised his sword to meet them, the four great divine lords also struck one after another.
In an instant, they fought into a single mass. Various powerful divine powers intertwined and collided with each other, producing bursts of rumbling sounds.
Yuan Ruoshen’s longsword clashed with the magical treasure of one of the divine lords, instantly erupting with brilliant sparks.
The attacks of the other three divine lords followed closely behind.
Meanwhile, those two bald heads from the Buddhist Sect did not dare to directly confront this Donghuang who held the title of God of War. They only dared to follow behind the four great divine lords, looking for the right timing to execute a sneak attack from time to time.
Feng Yuan’s smile was as sinister as an evil ghost, and he said viciously, “Since you have delivered yourself to my doorstep, do not think of leaving!”
He did not make a move against Yan Qinyu either, because Yan Qinyu was protected by the item given by Yuan Ruoshen. Even if he struck, he would not be able to break the protective barrier for a time, so it was better to wait until they captured Yuan Ruoshen before letting the two bald heads strike again.
Locked in combat against several individuals, Yuan Ruoshen quickly fell into a disadvantage.
No matter how strong he was, he was only at the late stage of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and he no longer had the Chaos Bell. Not only was he besieged by four individuals at the middle stage of the Quasi-Emperor Realm, but the other two bald heads at the late stage of the Quasi-Emperor Realm also launched sneak attacks from time to time, acting incredibly sinister.
Yuan Ruoshen sustained quite a few injuries on his body.
Yan Qinyu watched with great anxiety; it was only a matter of time before Yuan Ruoshen was captured.
It would be one thing if it were just himself, but how could he involve Yuan Ruoshen as well?
Yan Qinyu touched the Golden Crow pendant and curled the corners of his mouth, finally making up his mind.
At the exact same time, the four great divine lords besieging Yuan Ruoshen seemed to share a telepathic connection, forming a profound array that was about to firmly trap Yuan Ruoshen.
Yan Qinyu staggered, supporting his body as he walked over.
One of the bald heads blocked the way in front of Yan Qinyu. “What does Emperor Beiyue intend to do?”
Yan Qinyu ignored them, his gaze fixed on Yuan Ruoshen from beginning to end.
He tightly gripped the Golden Crow pendant in his hand. “Yuan Ruoshen!”
While casting a spell to block the attacks, Yuan Ruoshen turned his head to look at Yan Qinyu.
With lightning speed, Yan Qinyu gathered all of his divine power and threw the Golden Crow pendant in his hand into the array. His divine power formed a barrier that, together with the pendant, protected Yuan Ruoshen from head to toe.
Everyone looked at him in astonishment, not knowing what he was thinking to actually give the defensive treasure to Yuan Ruoshen. Had he lost his mind?
However, Yuan Ruoshen’s heart felt as though it were tightly gripped by an invisible hand, giving rise to an indescribable feeling of unease.
The corners of Yan Qinyu’s mouth turned up slightly, revealing a tragic yet liberated smile like a ruined flower in a cold wind.
“Yuan Ruoshen, I am very glad to have met you in this lifetime.”
The bald head closest to Yan Qinyu sensed that something was amiss, a powerful sense of crisis rising in his heart.
However, before he could react, a massive impact smashed him away, causing him to lose his life on the spot.
A colossal wave of divine power exploded.
The other bald head quickly brought out a treasure to protect himself.
The array trapping Yuan Ruoshen was blown to pieces. The four great divine lords were blasted to the ground, and Feng Yuan sacrificed a treasure to protect his body.
The primordial spirit self-detonation of a Quasi-Emperor level entity tore the surrounding space into large and small gashes.
Although the four great divine lords had the cover of the array, they were still heavily injured.
Even though Feng Yuan was far away and had a spiritual treasure protecting his body, he did not fare much better than the others.
As for that bald head, not only was his Innate Supreme Treasure blown to nothingness, but he also had an arm blown off.
Yuan Ruoshen was shielded by the array, and with the protection of Yan Qinyu’s divine power as well as the two Golden Crow pendants of the Innate Supreme Treasure level, he was not harmed by the self-detonating divine power. However, one of the Golden Crow pendants had cracked open.
He stared blankly at the person lying on the ground, covered in blood and with a face as pale as paper, unable to recover his senses for a long time.
Almost instinctively, Yuan Ruoshen scrambled and crawled until he threw himself in front of Yan Qinyu.
He reached out his hand, carefully touching Yan Qinyu’s face.
Blood, it was all blood.
So cold.
He tried his best to calm down, casting a spell to temporarily gather the scattered remnants of the soul from around them. Afterward, he picked up Yan Qinyu and utilized the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation technique to escape toward the Demon-Demon Realm.
Feng Yuan and the others naturally had no mind to pursue Yuan Ruoshen anymore. The main reason was that they had the will but lacked the strength!
Injured heavily to this extent, who could still go and pursue him?
The bald head who was still alive was even vomiting blood from sheer anger.
Not only had he lost an arm in the explosion, but his junior brother was also dead. Furthermore, he had lost one Innate Supreme Treasure, and another had been damaged by the blast. It was simply a massive loss!
As expected, entering the tribulation cost lives!
For the sake of his own life, that bald head no longer wanted to share in any destiny.
He collected the corpse of his junior brother and said to Feng Yuan, “Your Majesty Feng Yuan, we will not participate in the subsequent matters anymore. My junior brother has already perished, and I have also lost a supreme treasure and an arm. This karmic debt can be considered settled. Farewell!”
Feng Yuan’s face was covered in dark clouds, looking as though it could drip water. However, he did not say a single word, just quietly watching that bald head depart.
This divine war had resulted in heavy losses. It appeared that his plan could no longer proceed, and he could only call a temporary truce to recuperate from his injuries first before discussing anything else.
The Demon-Demon Realm, the Emperor’s Palace.
An attendant ran inside in a panic.
Yuan Ruochen furrowed his brows, looking at the attendant. “Running around in such a panic, what is wrong?”
The attendant knelt on the ground. “His Majesty Donghuang, he-”
Yuan Ruochen’s heart tightened. “What happened to Ruoshen?”
The attendant said, “His Majesty Donghuang is covered in injuries, and he is carrying someone toward the palace.”
Without waiting for the attendant to finish speaking, Yuan Ruochen quickly walked out.
Just as Yuan Ruochen reached the entrance of the grand hall, a fiery-red stream of light flashed by, and Yuan Ruoshen rushed over while holding Yan Qinyu.
The moment he saw Yuan Ruochen, Yuan Ruoshen almost instantly lost all his strength and fell to the ground. He turned his body to shield Yan Qinyu so that Yan Qinyu would not be thrown out.
Yuan Ruochen was filled with shock and lost his voice as he asked, “How did you get injured to this extent?!”
He hurriedly went to support Yuan Ruoshen.
Yuan Ruoshen knelt halfway on the ground, still holding Yan Qinyu in his arms. He was completely at a loss, his voice trembling: “Brother, Brother!”
Looking at Yuan Ruoshen with heartache, Yuan Ruochen comforted him, “I am here, I am here.”
There was a crying tone in Yuan Ruoshen’s voice: “Brother! Save him! I beg you, save him!”
Yuan Ruochen’s heart felt heavy and stifled. He comforted, “Do not be anxious, let me take a look.”
Yuan Ruochen placed his hand on Yan Qinyu’s pulse. He channeled his divine power to inspect, and his heart instantly sank.
The internal organs inside the body were entirely shattered, the meridians were completely broken, there was no fluctuation of spiritual power at all, and even the primordial spirit was shattered.
Yuan Ruoshen looked at Yuan Ruochen with hopeful eyes.
Yuan Ruochen brought out the River Map and Inscription of Luo, enveloping Yan Qinyu within them.
Specks of golden light surfaced on Yan Qinyu’s body, being gathered into the River Map and Inscription of Luo.
Yuan Ruochen gathered Yan Qinyu’s shattered primordial spirit together, and the River Map and Inscription of Luo began to deduce on their own.
After a long time, Yuan Ruochen finally said, “He is the transformation of the clear energy of the Underworld, protected by the power of the Netherworld’s Six Paths of Reincarnation. When he self-detonated, it forcefully condensed his scattered primordial spirit and sealed it inside his body. Combined with some of the remnant soul and divine power you gathered, fortunately, it did not shatter too severely.”
“I have already gathered the shattered primordial spirit inside his body together. The result deduced by the River Map and Inscription of Luo is that he still has a thread of life, but it is not in this realm. Follow this energy of reincarnation; it will help you save him.”
Yuan Ruochen handed the energy of reincarnation that had just been activated inside Yan Qinyu’s body to Yuan Ruoshen, and he also handed Yan Qinyu’s shattered primordial spirit to Yuan Ruoshen together.
Yuan Ruoshen carefully put away the primordial spirit, taking a deep breath to calm his emotions. “Brother, be careful of the Celestial-Divine Realm. They went to find the people from the Buddhist Sect. We must also make proper preparations and get ready for war.”
He tried his best to suppress himself, not allowing his emotions to collapse. “However, they will not start a war anytime soon, because-because.”
He clenched his fists. “Qinyu self-detonated, and they are all heavily injured, but we must still remain vigilant.”
Yuan Ruochen sighed, looking at him with worry. “I understand. Do not worry about me, go ahead.”
He had experienced this feeling of losing a loved one, so he could naturally empathize with his younger brother’s current experience.
Therefore, he would not stop Yuan Ruoshen from doing anything; instead, he would be his most solid backing.
With Yuan Ruochen obscuring the heavenly secrets, Yuan Ruoshen followed the guidance of the energy of reincarnation and found a lower realm formed by the fragments of the Linxu Realm’s source power. He took Yan Qinyu to the lower realm to undergo experiences and repair the primordial spirit.
Crossing the chaos, Yuan Ruoshen had already been injured, and doing this added injuries on top of injuries.
After settling Yan Qinyu down, he also fell into a deep slumber due to being too heavily injured, undergoing the tribulations together with Yan Qinyu.