Just as the ghost blade was about to pierce Ye Yu’s body—

It stopped.

Heng Xuanzhen had grasped the blade with one hand and forcibly halted it.

Blood seeped out and dripped onto Ye Yu’s face.

Warm. And real.

Yet it was not blood from her palm.

At this moment, a savage wound gaped across Heng Xuanzhen’s back, blood continuously flowing from it.

Ye Yu’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the figure before him.

Even Sang Yuling was surprised.

"You would rather suffer a severe injury just to save him. Is it worth it? What is he to you?"

Heng Xuanzhen did not answer.

Instead, she used New God–level control to direct her sword intent, severing all the ghost hands wrapped around Ye Yu.

At the same time, she crushed the ghost blade in her grasp and looked coldly at Sang Yuling.

Her expression remained calm, but the divine power within her was nearly exhausted.

Combined with her injuries, she was already at the end of her strength.

Even so, Heng Xuanzhen used her last remaining divine power to tear open a gap in the surrounding black mist!

"Run. Run as far as you can!"

When Heng Xuanzhen’s voice echoed within Ye Yu’s mind—

He was completely stunned.

He could not understand her at all.

Originally she had tried to kill him.

Now she had saved him and even opened a path for him to escape.

And you still say you are not mentally—

No, wait. Is this the inner demon acting up again? Good one moment, bad the next?

Sang Yuling saw everything clearly.

Yet she made no move to stop him.

A mere Great God Realm Divine Clan member—if he left, so be it.

Even if he left now, finding him in the future would be effortless.

Compared to that, Heng Xuanzhen was far more tempting.

In truth, killing Heng Xuanzhen was not difficult for Sang Yuling.

The only reason she had not taken her down yet was because she did not want to damage her future vessel.

That was why she had appeared to be dragging things out.

If Ye Yu stayed, Heng Xuanzhen would fight her to the death.

In that case, it was better to let the boy go. She might then capture Heng Xuanzhen more easily.

Which mattered more—Sang Yuling knew very well.

"Go!"

Seeing that Ye Yu still had not moved, Heng Xuanzhen urged again.

She truly could not hold on much longer.

The intense pain turned her face deathly pale. She could faint at any moment.

If Ye Yu did not seize this opportunity, he might never leave.

Go. Leave quickly.

Although I know you are only a manifestation of my inner demon—

That face is identical to his.

I truly cannot watch you die.

Even if you are fake.

Heng Xuanzhen’s gaze grew unfocused.

It was as though she had once again returned to the ruins of Ancient Sword Gorge, facing the Black Bear Demon God Ye Yu.

If time could freeze at that moment—

How wonderful that would be.

In the end, Heng Xuanzhen lost consciousness.

But she did not fall to the ground.

She fell into Ye Yu’s arms.

He immediately took out a divine pill and fed it to her.

The sight made Sang Yuling frown.

"Do not feed her random things. Who knows if your divine pills are of sufficient grade? Do not ruin my body."

The words sounded unbearably grating in Ye Yu’s ears.

Even now, she would not let her go?

Ye Yu clenched his fists and shouted, "Little White, get over here and do some work!"

Hearing this, Sang Yuling’s heart jolted.

Little White?

Could it be that terrifying divine beast from Sun Rumiao’s memories?

She turned sharply—

Only to see an enormous, indescribably terrifying divine beast towering over her.

In the next instant, it swallowed her whole.

The reason Ye Yu had not fled immediately with Heng Xuanzhen was because he had seen that Little White had stopped foaming at the mouth.

If that was the case—

Then there was still a chance to fight!

Little White’s brows knitted tightly, worry filling its eyes.

Although it had successfully swallowed Sang Yuling, it did not feel pleased.

Because Sang Yuling was using Sun Rumiao’s body.

That woman was definitely toxic. She had made it foam for so long earlier.

Who knew if it would start foaming again?

But when Ye Yu’s voice echoed in its mind, Little White immediately steadied itself.

Then it clenched its paws into fists and struck its own abdomen hard.

The next second, half of Sang Yuling’s body was spat out.

Before she could even understand what was happening—

A long blade passed effortlessly through her body.

Yet it left no physical wound.

Soul Sever—severed the soul.

A streak of light shot out from Sang Yuling’s body and entered the blade.

The high-grade divine artifact gained a layer of inky radiance.

Without Sang Yuling’s divine soul, Sun Rumiao’s body stiffened completely, her eyes dim and lifeless.

Sun Rumiao’s soul had already been devoured by Sang Yuling.

Now that Sang Yuling was gone—

The body became ownerless.

A living corpse of the God Realm.

Seeing that it was done, Little White immediately spat Sun Rumiao’s body out of its mouth.

Then it remained there spitting repeatedly, afraid it had not cleaned itself thoroughly.

Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of rope.

If possible, it truly did not want to experience the foaming ordeal again.

It had been unbearable.

Ye Yu, however, had no attention to spare.

He looked at Soul Sever in his hand.

Just now, the artifact spirit’s voice had echoed in his mind.

"Are you serious, kid? Feeding me so many divine souls in such a short time? Not afraid I cannot digest them?

Forget it, no time to chat. Looks like my slumber will be extended again."

After saying that, Soul Sever’s radiance gradually faded.

It soon returned to its original ordinary wooden blade state.

...

Two days later.

When Heng Xuanzhen awakened, she found herself in a strange wooden cabin.

Not far away, a cute little sheep was squatting—

Honestly, the way it squatted looked exactly like a dog.

Little White noticed she had awakened and immediately called out, "Big Brother, she’s awake!"

Hearing this, Ye Yu walked in from outside and said softly, "How do you feel? A little better? Does your back still hurt?"

Hearing those concerned words, Heng Xuanzhen felt dazed.

This feeling—

It was truly good.

But had they not been fighting in Great Desolation Valley earlier?

How had she ended up here?

Oh, right.

She had been too heavily injured and fainted.

And then—

Nothing.

Heh.

As expected, this was still an illusion.

The current Ye Yu was only at the Great God Realm.

How could he possibly withstand Sang Yuling, a Divine Monarch Realm expert?

By all logic, both Ye Yu and she should have fallen.

Yet they were alive and well.

This must be the inner demon’s deliberate arrangement.

What exactly is he trying to do?

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