Outside the Boundless Main Hall.
Niu Haishan was staring intently at the ruins.
He wanted to analyze the situation inside as best as he could.
He wanted to know if Luo Tian was still alive.
His heart sank further and further with the explosive sounds because he couldn’t sense Luo Tian’s presence.
Suddenly, a resentful spirit exclaimed, “Second Elder, I feel my soul is being liberated! I feel it! I really feel it!”
At that moment, the other resentful spirits also began to rejoice wildly, one after another.
“My soul is also being liberated! I feel it, too!”
“Hahaha…”
“After thirteen thousand years, I can finally feel my soul! I can finally die! I finally qualify to enter the cycle of reincarnation!”
“Oh my heavens…”
Moved, emotional, and grateful.
At that moment, they were like a group of children with tears of excitement in their eyes.
In the instant their souls were freed, they felt their true selves. Although they were still spiritual bodies, this feeling of having a soul was completely different. It was a feeling they had waited over thirteen thousand years for.
A few seconds later.
Niu Haishan also felt his soul being freed, but he wasn’t happy. His gaze was still fixed on the ruins of the Boundless Main Hall. He was still searching for Luo Tian’s aura, but… he still couldn’t sense it.
At that moment, one of the resentful spirits looked forward. He mustered his courage, and took a step forward, directly entering the area of the Boundless Main Hall. He then started laughing loudly before saying, “The Soul Splitting Sword has been shattered! The Soul Splitting Sword has no effect on us anymore!”
“Hahaha…”
Everyone became even more ecstatic.
Niu Haishan immediately charged forward, shouting, “Everyone, quickly find Benefactor Luo!”
As soon as he said this, all the resentful spirits instantly calmed down. They could feel that they owed their souls’ liberation entirely to Luo Tian. With the Boundless Main Hall reduced to ruins, was Luo Tian dead or alive? ŕÄÓ𝖇ĚȘ
The world suddenly seemed to become silent.
Every resentful spirit’s heart sank.
“Boss…”
“Boss!”
“Luo Tian!”
Outside the main hall, over fifty disciples of the Bai family rushed up frantically. Looking at the ruins before them, Bai Lingling turned into a madwoman. Her eyes became vacant as she frantically dug through the rubble with her hands, shouting, “No, no, you can’t be dead! Absolutely not!”
Bai Xiong and Lin Dong were the same.
So were the disciples of the Bai family.
Luo Tian was their pillar of strength.
They saw the hope of the Bai family’s rise in Luo Tian. They saw their bright future and hope in him.
They couldn’t accept what had happened here.
They couldn’t see Niu Haishan and the others, but these resentful spirits could see them. Seeing them frantically searching for Luo Tian as if they had all gone mad, the hearts of all these resentful spirits sank once more.
Each one of them stood frozen in place.
They owed Luo Tian.
They owed him big time.
But now he was dead.
Who could possibly survive such a destructive impact of heaven’s chosen power?
That last thunderbolt should have resulted in mutual destruction with the Soul Splitting King; that’s why they couldn’t sense Luo Tian’s aura.
Suddenly, a mound of rubble trembled.
A chunk of wood flew out.
After that, a hand reached out before Luo Tian’s head poked out.
Everyone around went silent instantly, staring at Luo Tian. They stared at his dust-covered face, his messy hair, and the dirt on his face that made him look somewhat comical. Yet, no one laughed. They all stared at him with their eyes motionless.
Time seemed to have stopped.
Luo Tian scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, “Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there a flower on my face?”
Immediately after, Luo Tian looked at Bai Xiong and scolded, “Didn’t I tell you not to bring the brothers here?! You didn’t listen to a word I said, huh?!”
The surroundings were still very quiet, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
There wasn’t a single sound.
Luo Tian was puzzled.
At that moment, Bai Lingling walked forward step by step. She looked at Luo Tian with tears streaming down her face. Her ten fingers, bloodied from digging through the rubble, didn’t feel any pain. The moment she saw Luo Tian’s head emerge from the ruins, her heart seemed to start beating again. She had felt like a dead person, but now she felt alive.
Watching Bai Lingling approach step by step, Luo Tian first gave a simple smile.
Then, he sensed that something was wrong.
He quickly climbed out of the ruins and then swiftly ran away. He looked at Bai Lingling and said, “Ling’er, don’t come closer! Don’t come any closer!”
Bai Lingling kept walking, still steadily approaching Luo Tian.
Her eyes were filled with killing intent.
That kind of killing intent was different from the intent to murder someone.
Luo Tian was directly forced into a corner by her. He had nowhere to hide and nowhere to escape. He covered his head with both hands and said with a grin, “I’m sorry! I was wrong! It’s okay for me to be wrong at times, right?”
Bai Lingling really wanted to give Luo Tian a couple of punches.
She was blaming Luo Tian for not knowing how to take care of himself. He always shouldered everything alone. He would never let them do anything dangerous, risking his own life shouldering it all alone. She didn’t know what to say when she looked at the man before her.
After staring at him some more, Bai Lingling’s tears started flowing uncontrollably. She then threw herself into Luo Tian’s arms, hitting his back heavily with her hands, crying, “Who told you to leave me behind?! You left me behind! You don’t even know how to protect yourself! Don’t you know how worried I was?! You don’t know anything! Wuuu~… Wuuu~… Don’t ever leave me behind again!”
She cried uncontrollably.
She cried with heart-wrenching sobs.
Luo Tian’s heart melted.
His body relaxed, allowing Bai Lingling to smack him. He then whispered in her ear, “It won’t happen again.”
Bai Lingling immediately said, “I want you to promise me.”
Luo Tian replied, “I promise.”
Bai Lingling added, “I want you to swear on it.”
Luo Tian said, “Okay, okay, I swear, I’ll never leave you again.”
Bai Lingling then said, “Say you love me.”
Luo Tian was stunned and whispered, “There are still people around.”
Bai Lingling stopped crying and pouted her small mouth. She then said in an angry manner, “What are you afraid of? I am Luo Tian’s woman, and everyone knows that. I’m not embarrassed, so why are you?!”
She was acting like a spoiled little wife.
Luo Tian couldn’t help it. He didn’t want Bai Lingling and the others to worry in the first place, but the commotion he caused was too great. From Bai Lingling’s eyes, he knew how worried she was about him. However, with so many people present…
And also with the presence of the resentful spirits like Niu Haishan.
Luo Tian whispered, “We’ll talk when we’re alone tonight, and I’ll cherish you properly then. It’s not the right time to talk about it now. There are ghostly spiritual bodies floating behind you. You don’t want them to hear us, right?”
Bai Lingling had learned a little about resentful spirits from Bai Xiong. Thinking of the resentful spirits behind her, she shuddered and immediately became cautious, whispering, “You’re the one that said it. You have to cherish me tonight, okay?”