Chapter 166: On the Brink of Life and Death
"Ant, this game ends here."
The voice was vast and ancient, Li Ke a high and mighty god about to deliver judgment.
Boom!
Golden light covered everything in front of him.
Blazing and resplendent, the light was boundless, Li Ke a sun descending, its blinding brilliance almost completely obscuring everything in view.
A section of the river affected by the light immediately began to boil, evaporating in mere moments, and the vegetation on both banks was scorched and carbonized, then torn apart by the terrifying impact.
A huge mushroom cloud rose, and the ground seemed to tremble with it.
Huang Qi stood quietly, the divine halo behind him gone, and the black flame giant axe in his hand had reverted to the multi-faceted body emitting that strange light.
Only now, the multi-faceted body was covered in cracks, as if it could shatter at any moment.
He didn't care, just looked up at the sky indifferently, waiting for that sliver of escape opportunity.
If the trial failed, the Sword Revered's sealing power would have a momentary gap. As long as he seized that instant to escape this stellar System, everything would be resolved.
One second, two seconds...
Hm?
It shouldn't be taking this long.
Huang Qi frowned slightly and couldn't help but look down.
He saw a figure Li Ke a skeleton struggling to stand up on the dry, cracked riverbed.
The charred skull was exposed, leaving only two dark, empty eye sockets. The flesh and skin on her body had almost disappeared, and through her ribs, one could see her damaged internal organs.
Spiritual light flowed, and in half a lung lobe, a heart beat with difficulty, Li Ke her own weak flame of life.
But her right hand still tightly gripped the ice crystal longsword, now only half its length.
"Was it the path she chose that allowed her to retain this last trace of vitality?"
He was a little surprised but quickly understood the reason.
The Principle of Danger had been pushed to its extreme at this moment, so much so that even Huang Qi felt a slight prickling sensation between his eyebrows.
Although her eyeballs were gone, leaving only sockets, he could feel her still staring at him intently, her sharp killing intent completely undisguised.
The final blow...
"Truly tenacious, but this is all."
The flame divine halo lit up again, its light flickering.
Although his words were contemptuous, he had no trace of carelessness in his heart.
............
In space, inside the suspended small starship.
"La la la! La la la!"
Chi Jiuyu hummed an unknown tune she had composed herself as she walked through the long, narrow, and cold corridor.
The ancient, bronze-gold longsword followed behind her, occasionally sending out a small Sword Qi to pick up a type of nut with a hard shell and crack it open.
Three bags hung from the sword hilt: one for the nuts, one for the kernels, and one for the shells.
Soon, the person and the sword arrived at the control room.
The bronze-gold longsword also circled in front of Chi Jiuyu, revealing that all the nuts had been shelled.
"Yo, that was fast. Let me see how your control practice is coming along."
Chi Jiuyu took down the three bags from the sword hilt, then took out the kernels and inspected them in a serious manner.
"Excellent! Not a single one was damaged. Your control practice is very good! If you keep this up, you'll definitely become a sword Li Ke Martial Uncle Yue Ying in the future!"
The bronze-gold longsword immediately let out a joyful sword cry and then circled Chi Jiuyu happily.
Chi Jiuyu looked at her destiny sword and grabbed a handful of kernels to throw into her mouth.
Ever since her destiny sword saw Martial Uncle's sword in the Yueming Secret Realm last time, for some unknown reason, it had become extremely worshipful of Yue Ying.
And after understanding the situation, she decided to adopt an encouraging education method!
As a clever 'Yu', Chi Jiuyu felt that she had always understood what it meant to be flexible and adaptable!
Thinking this, she ate another handful.
Emm... It felt Li Ke something was still missing.
"Right, go try slicing some fruit for a fruit plate and pour a glass of juice," Chi Jiuyu said with a serious tone. "Remember, the sliced fruit must be uniform in size, and you mustn't spill the juice."
"This is also to train your precision and control. If you want to become a sword Li Ke Yue Ying, you can't neglect these two aspects."
The bronze-gold longsword became solemn upon hearing this, then went to do as Chi Jiuyu said with high spirits.
Chi Jiuyu looked at her busy destiny sword and suddenly felt a dull ache at the back of her head.
Scratching her head, she looked back.
She didn't see the expected red moon, which put her mind at ease.
Ah, actually, not everything she said was false.
She really wanted her destiny sword to become as cool as Martial Uncle Yue Ying!
It would be even better if it were a little more obedient!
It absolutely must not become a rebellious little brat sword spirit Li Ke Master Yue Ling!
Thinking this, she plopped down on the comfortable seat, leaning against the backrest, and placed the bag of kernels on her lap.
"Activate the virtual..."
She was just about to have the starship display the projection screen from the Fifth Planet.
The voice of the ship spirit, Xiao Xue, spoke first.
"Welcome, esteemed Star Region Overseer, Cang Feng Sword Master - Li Ke."
Holy crap!
Startled, Chi Jiuyu, who was about to get up, was pressed down by a slender hand.
The force was light, but Chi Jiuyu didn't dare to move at all.
"Dead fish, you're quite the enjoyer!"
A teasing voice came from beside her ear.
Chi Jiuyu turned her head stiffly.
"I..."
She had only said one word when she saw the somewhat pale-faced Li Ke covering her abdomen with one hand, and she couldn't help but be stunned.
"What's wrong with you?!"
"Don't shout so loudly, I won't die for now."
"You damn—!"
Li Ke weakly waved her hand: "Take me to the medical bay. I need to borrow Martial Uncle's power to suppress my injury."
After saying this, she fainted directly and fell onto the seat.
After entering the Chifeng No. 47 Stellar System and being suppressed to the Foundation Establishment realm, she still couldn't quite bear it.
But thankfully, the remaining power of the injury was also suppressed accordingly; higher-level powers would prioritize mutual restraint.
With the help of the medical bay, she should be able to recover some of her injuries.
This was Jing Hai's suggestion.
She waited until Chi Jiuyu completed her mission before coming to her starship.
Chi Jiuyu looked at the unconscious Li Ke, quickly picked her up, and ran out of the control room in a panic.
Small starships Li Ke this are usually equipped with medical bays, the effectiveness of which depends on the strength of the medicinal fluid.
However, at the moment, even the best medicinal fluid was only at the Foundation Establishment level.
Soon, Chi Jiuyu brought Li Ke to the medical room, where five medical pods were neatly arranged.
They were oval-shaped, with outer shells made of a smooth material resembling frosted jade, emitting a soft, warm glow.
Chi Jiuyu helped Li Ke take off her clothes and change into a special white tight-fitting suit.
The streamlined cabin door opened silently.
After placing Li Ke inside and putting on a respirator for her, the cabin door closed quietly again.
Pale green medicinal fluid gradually rose, enveloping Li Ke completely.
Looking at the screen beside her and confirming her vital signs were stable, Chi Jiuyu finally felt relieved.
Phew~
That was truly terrifying!
After sighing in relief, she prepared to check on Zhang Yunlu's situation first.
"Activate the 'Virtual Projection Observation System'. Target set to Fifth Planet, search for cultivator Zhang Yunlu!"
Buzz~
Just Li Ke before, the space in front of her twisted unnaturally.
However, because the parameters had been adjusted beforehand, the image appeared normally this time.
The figure that appeared before her, devoid of flesh and blood, Li Ke a skeleton, made her pause.
Huh?!!!
Is this Xiao Yunlu?!
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