Night of Despair

Hiss...

"You..." Feng Xuezi gasped, wanting to say something more.

Boom!!

The next moment, the entire Water Mirror Technique violently exploded.

Countless black flames rapidly spread from the rear environment of the Water Mirror Technique.

Panic-stricken cries and the chaotic sounds of casting and running echoed endlessly.

"Go!"

A low shout from Shibo suddenly came from within the Water Mirror Technique.

Instantly, everything on the screen began to twist and roll as if spinning rapidly in a washing machine.

Before long, the Water Mirror Technique suddenly lost connection.

Swish!

Yu Hong sprang to his feet, his face becoming extremely grim.

'Night Mother Tree...!!'

His mind was racing with thoughts.

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Floating City.

The enormous Absolute Balance was being pierced by thick, dark branches from behind.

The city's massive defense magic array was being breached, creating one giant hole after another.

Swarms of Black Disaster Monsters on the branches swarmed in, clashing with the mages flying out of the Floating City.

At the top, the council members joined forces to create an array, attempting to fend off a fat, bald giant with nine heads.

Inside the Aus Academy's airship at that moment.

All the elite members of Aus Academy had gathered here, and Councilor Liu Xiran, whose entire body was composed of condensed lightning, stood in the Main Control Room, watching the chaotic battle outside.

One by one, black meteors descended from the sky, crashing into various parts of the Floating City.

Thick smoke billowed, forming numerous dense smoke pillars.

Countless mages were frantically fighting the invading monsters, but it was all to no avail.

The gap between the two sides was simply too vast.

"Let's go, we can't help..." Feng Xuezi said emotionlessly.

He only cared about those important to him; everyone else was irrelevant.

If anyone hindered him, even fellow mages from the Floating City, he would wipe them out effortlessly.

The only reason he was willing to help take Liu Xiran and the others was out of consideration for Ku Chan.

"Rest assured, Golden Immortal-level powerhouses won't act easily. Unless they are absolutely confident they can capture us quickly, a prolonged fight could lead to being caught by the Great Annihilation behind us." Fu Bai explained softly beside him.

Liu Xiran glanced at the approaching hordes of powerful Black Disaster Monsters and finally sighed.

"Thank you, seniors." He bowed to Fu Bai and Feng Xuezi, imitating the etiquette of Qinghe Mountain.

The other mages quickly followed suit, bowing again.

"No need for courtesy, speak again once we're out of danger." Feng Xuezi waved his hand, and a round light suddenly appeared behind him.

In an instant, a radiant golden light shot out from his eyes, landing on the airship.

Hiss...

The entire airship changed color abruptly, its surface coated in a layer of gold.

The engine of the Aus Academy's airship, as if injected with a stimulant, suddenly erupted with clusters of blue-green flames, transforming into propulsion.

Whoosh!

In an instant, the Aus Academy's airship surged forward, diving into a black space crack, disappearing from sight.

The crack sealed shut immediately after it entered, vanishing completely.

Inside the Heartless Belt.

Everyone from Aus Academy stared intently at the mysterious starry sky outside.

The starry sky had become a blur, and nothing was visible anymore.

But Feng Xuezi and Fu Bai's expressions remained serious, without a trace of joy.

"Shibo, seniors, what's happening? Have we not escaped yet?" Quan He asked in a deep voice.

"There's trouble pursuing us..." Feng Xuezi replied, "It's a Child of the Mother Tree... and more than one."

He didn't reveal the full truth. The pursuers weren't only two Children of the Mother Tree but also at least a dozen top experts from various factions, half of whom were at the Golden Immortal level.

The scale of this pursuit instantly brought something to Feng Xuezi's mind.

Red Sky Fruit!

The two of them understood immediately.

If the Red Sky Fruit had enough time to mature, it could sustain a small self-sufficient space. These people were coming for the Red Sky Fruit.

"What do we do?" Feng Xuezi asked Fu Bai, the two communicating secretly.

"I'll fend them off and distract them. We can't move quickly while dragging these people along." Fu Bai said calmly. "Once you break through to Heavenly Venerate, find a chance to revive me."

"Why not me?" Feng Xuezi's eyes turned cold.

"Can you escape the seal?" Fu Bai smiled.

"....." Feng Xuezi fell silent.

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Inside the Invisible Belt.

The Black Black Spirit floated quietly, unmoving.

Yu Hong sat cross-legged inside, repeatedly pondering how to help Shibo remotely.

With two Golden Immortals present, the Floating City could protect itself unless it faced the top-tier major factions. If they were outmatched, they could at least escape.

But the sudden attack within the Water Mirror Technique suggested either a Heart Disaster was in play or an extremely dangerous encounter that even the two Golden Immortals had to avoid.

Yu Hong sat cross-legged, thinking repeatedly.

Suddenly, a Spirit Light flashed through his mind.

'Wait, if I can now detect the direction of the Invisible Calamity, why not bring them in as well to avoid the brunt of the disaster?'

Using his power to lead Shibo and the others into the Invisible Belt together!

Here, invisible natural disasters are everywhere, and those who have surrendered forces definitely dare not enter casually.

After all, even Unconscious Bodies can indiscriminately destroy everything, let alone the invisible natural disasters here.

Thinking of this, Yu Hong made a decisive decision and once again activated the Water Mirror Technique based on previous connections.

But to his dismay, the Water Mirror Technique couldn't establish contact this time.

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The Void of the Heartless Belt.

Two red circular lights, like two suns, envelop and protect a nearby spaceship.

The red light emitted from the circular lights indiscriminately shines on and burns any approaching Black Disaster Monsters to ashes.

But while ordinary monsters can't get close, some beings can.

A total of sixteen tall, differently dressed dark figures surrounded the central red circular light, forming a vast Array.

These figures exuded an incredibly terrifying energy aura.

More than half of the figures behind them also had a circular light of various colors.

That is the trait representing the Golden Immortal Level.

The Golden Immortal circular light of Immortal Cultivation has the function of absorption, borrowing power, and protection.

But the circular light of these monsters proves that their flesh and consciousness have reached an extremely high state of immortality. It's an appearance of concentrated power naturally radiating from their terrifying Life Force.

Pssh, pssh.

Not far away, outside the Array, two tall humanoid figures covered in dark red cracks, with enormous wooden wings made of numerous black tree branches, coldly watched Feng Xuezi and Fu Bai below the two red suns.

"Roar!!"

With a strange roar, the two tall figures instantly vanished, charging at the two clusters of red circular light at an astonishing speed.

Space twisted around them, like mist, generating an effect akin to shrinking the earth to inches.

Every kilometer they flew equaled flying tens of thousands of kilometers.

Bam!!

A massive impact exploded.

The two humanoid figures collided directly with the surfaces of the two red suns, producing numerous cracks.

"Reinforce!"

Not only that, but more than a dozen Black Disaster leaders surrounding them simultaneously infused energy into the Array.

Instantly, transparent whirlpools began to tear the two red suns apart from the outside.

"Can you hold on?" Feng Xuezi glanced at Fu Bai behind him.

"I can manage..." Fu Bai wiped the blood from his mouth, unable to wipe the golden blood streaming from his nostrils.

"This isn't our territory. We can't draw on the surrounding power, but for them, their strength is magnified several times here..." Feng Xuezi sighed.

"That's the limitation of our Immortal Dao. Unity of Heaven and Man fuses with the chosen world, and leaving it severely weakens us." Fu Bai said calmly.

"In that case, I'll cover the rear. Getting this far, I'm already quite content." Fu Bai sighed, "You, Zheng Rou, and the rest represent hope. The land of vitality might only be found by you..."

"Fu Bai, since you're breaking off, why not leave your treasures with me?" Feng Xuezi said speechlessly.

He knew best how much Fu Bai cherished his various treasures.

"Alright...."

Fu Bai smiled, extending his hand and opened it.

Hiss.

The massive tumor on his back shrank rapidly, melted, and turned into a dark yellow ribbon, weaving a small, delicate yellow sachet in his palm.

"Feng Xuezi, do you remember our promise?" Fu Bai placed the sachet in his hand.

"Nope." Feng Xuezi replied.

"....." Fu Bai was taken aback, then laughed and shook his head. "I,...."

He turned around, and the red sun behind him abruptly brightened.

"If possible...."

"Please take a look at the future world for me?"

Swoosh!

In an instant, he turned into a red line, separating from Feng Xuezi and soaring straight toward the two charging Children of the Mother Tree.

As he flew at full speed, the red light behind him grew brighter and more blinding.

Ah!!!!

Suddenly, he roared.

"This damn world!!!!"

"Damn everything!!!!"

Boom!!!

In an instant, a burst of brilliant Golden Light swelled from within his body and exploded.

Time and space completely froze at that moment.

Only the brilliant Golden Light spread across thousands of light-years around.

In the Golden Light, Fu Bai's body gradually faded, turning transparent and disappearing.

He looked up, seemingly seeing his junior sister, Demon Pride Golden Immortal.... Huh?

Why was it Zheng Rouzi's and Yu Hong's square face?

'Wait, could it be that my true feelings weren't for my junior sister but an indescribable emotion for Zheng Rou instead?'

Fu Bai blinked. As Yu Hong's large face rapidly approached, becoming larger and larger...

'Otherwise, why would I see Yu Hong instead of my junior sister at the moment of death?'

But at that moment, everything became clear to him. Since Yu Hong was most important to him, in the end...

In a daze, Fu Bai spread his arms wide, gently embracing Yu Hong's huge face falling from the sky.

Although it was a bit embarrassing, he held back his nausea, choosing to follow his heart and puckered his lips for a kiss....

Pssh!!

That massive, galaxy-like face suddenly opened its mouth, devouring Fu Bai completely.

Not only that, Yu Hong's face turned, completely ignoring the exploding golden light, and then swallowed Feng Xuezi and the others in one gulp as well.

The next moment.

The giant face shrank, dragging a long silver tail like a giant serpent, diving into an invisible fissure and disappearing.

By then, everything else around them, frozen in time, slowly began to flow again.