Chen Yan seemed to have lost her soul in the face of Luo Sheng's attack. Her eyes never left the corpses of Lu Peng and the others.
"Chen Yan!
Get out of the way! "Ling Zhu screamed hysterically, but Chen Yan couldn't hear her anymore.
"Damn it!" Ling Zhu bit her lip helplessly. She leapt to her feet and charged towards Luo Sheng.
"Let's go too. We have to protect her no matter what. Otherwise, we won't be able to explain ourselves to Qin Shi," Miao Jiang said.
Black Dragon, Mo Xingyu, and Ling Zhu nodded. They charged towards Luo Sheng from four different directions. They had to save Chen Yan no matter what.
"Keke, you four should worry about yourselves first."
Suddenly, Fu Yu's figure flashed forward, a giant hand of ice and fire firmly pressing down on the four of them. Fu Yu's figure flashed forward with extreme speed, grabbing Mo Xing Yu's shoulder. He exerted a bit of strength in his arm and a series of bone-breaking sounds rang out. Mo Xing Yu's arm was actually broken on the spot by Fu Yu. Soon after, Fu Yu exerted strength in his foot and kicked Mo Xing Yu's chest. Mo Xing Yu was instantly smashed to the ground like a kite with its string cut.
"Xingyu!" Miao Jiang roared.
"You're next!"
Fu Yu said coldly. He exerted more force in his palm and grabbed Miao Jiang by the throat.
Fu Yu then exerted more force. Miao Jiang's tiger-like body was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into Black Dragon.
Bang!
The two of them were instantly sent flying ten thousand meters.
Ling Zhu's teeth trembled as she clenched her fists tightly.
"Haha, Ling Zhu, I'll give you one more chance. If you agree to my pursuit, I can still spare your life."
"Dream on!" Ling Zhu practically squeezed the words out from the gaps of her teeth.
"Hmph, don't blame me then!"
"Go to hell!" Fu Yu's expression immediately turned ferocious. Ling Zhu's own formation quickly unfolded.
However, Luo Sheng's Dark Flame had already landed between Chen Yan's brows. The hearts of the numerous disciples turned cold. Chen Yan would undoubtedly die if that attack landed.
"Chen Yan!"
Ling Zhu involuntarily shouted.
"You still have time to worry about her now?"
Fu Yu sneered. Following that, he took large strides and directly entered Ling Zhu's personal formation. The formation continued to fire out all sorts of attacks. However, every single attack was played in the palm of Fu Yu's hand. The disparity between the two of them was simply too great. At this moment, Ling Zhu was surrounded by perils, and Chen Yan was also in grave danger.
Everything, everything was coming to an end. This made the numerous disciples finally understand that the Revered Wei of the Palace of Three Purities was unshakable.
Ling Zhu could no longer hold back her tears. Everything had become so tragic.
"Qin Shi!
Qin Shi …! "
Suddenly, Ling Zhu raised her head. She couldn't hold back her tears as she let out a hysterical roar. Her delicate body started to tremble. At this moment, the only thing she could hope for was the black-robed youth who had supported her and Chen Yan from the beginning.
"Qin Shi!
Come back!
Come back quickly! "
"I beg you … I beg you …!"
The deafening roar rang out in the midst of countless disciples. The ethereal voice was filled with sorrow and pleading, causing many disciples to involuntarily feel sorry for the two girls. However, in the end, there was no sign of that figure in the silent world. This caused Ling Zhu to lose all hope and collapse onto the ground. The tears at the corner of her eyes flowed uncontrollably.
Boom!
However, just as Ling Zhu was about to give up all hope, a piercingly cold piercing sound suddenly rang out. What followed after was a rage that caused the entire Profound Spirit City to tremble. At the place where the sea and the sky met, a black figure like a giant beast appeared. The violent aura caused the countless ferocious beasts in the Profound Spirit City to tremble and prostrate themselves. The figure was approaching the center of the city at an indescribable speed.
One million meters. Five hundred thousand meters. Ten thousand meters. One thousand meters.
"Qin Shi!
Qin Shi! "
The crowd screamed when they saw the figure.
Ling Zhu couldn't help but sob when she saw the figure. She knew that her cries had finally worked.
The appearance of that figure caused all the disciples to be slightly startled. As Qin Shi approached to a distance of a thousand meters, an enormous killing intent that was like a bloodthirsty killing god instantly enveloped this area within a five thousand kilometer radius. It was like an enormous ancient beast that had awakened, causing quite a number of disciples to involuntarily shiver.
Wang Lie furrowed his brows and shouted, "Luo Sheng, be careful!"
Bang!
However, Wang Lie's warning was too late. That figure instantly closed the distance of a thousand meters like a specter and arrived before Luo Sheng like a meteorite. Following that, a green dragon force appeared in the figure's hand and formed a dragon claw. The dark flame that was about to reach Chen Yan's forehead instantly froze, as if it was blocked by an impenetrable force. In the next moment, the dark flame was forcefully shattered.
Luo Sheng also hadn't recovered from his shock when a huge force struck his chest. A muffled sound rang out and Luo Sheng's eyes widened. He felt as if his chest had been torn apart and he was sent flying. He flew for a thousand meters, smashing several boulders into pieces. In the end, he crashed into a huge mountain, causing it to collapse on the spot.
"It's that kid. Did he really make it back?"
Many of the disciples involuntarily twitched as they stared at Qin Shi. That ice-cold and austere countenance of his seemed to be able to freeze the air around him. This made the disciples understand that this was a dark horse, the killing god of the outer perimeter. He was truly enraged, and his rage was terrifying. Although many of the disciples knew that the difference in strength between Qin Shi and the three demon-level geniuses was immeasurably great, the current Qin Shi was able to send Luo Sheng flying with a single strike. This time around, it was very possible that even the Palace of Three Purities would have to pay an extremely heavy price.
Under everyone's gazes, Qin Shi's expression did not change in the slightest. After gently wrapping the black robe around himself, he looked towards Lu Peng's group, who had already been killed and had retreated from the Deep Sea Genesis Reservoir. At this moment, he no longer wished to conceal the demonic nature in his heart. His eyes turned a bloodthirsty red as he suddenly and slowly raised his head, his gaze falling onto Wang Lie.
Those beast-like eyes made even the latter feel a slight chill in his heart.
Qin Shi glanced at Wang Lie, before he slowly turned around and looked towards the girl whose eyes had already turned red from crying. She had even lost her usual liveliness. He could no longer control the pain and heartache in his heart. Of course, there was also an endless stream of killing intent.
"I'm sorry … I came back late."
Qin Shi's hand gently touched Chen Yan's face. Only when she felt the faint warmth from his hand did the girl's eyes regain focus, and some expression returned to them. She raised her head in a daze, looking at the exhausted young man who had rushed back. The pain in her heart could no longer be controlled, and tears gushed out. She involuntarily hugged Qin Shi, the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart finally erupting at this moment. She was like a child. After all, she was only a girl. She wailed at the top of her lungs, her cries filling everyone's hearts with grief.
"I'm sorry … I'm sorry … I didn't do it, I didn't do it …"
"Lu Peng is dead, Li Shu is dead, everyone is dead … I promised you, I promised you, I promised you that I would protect them … but in the end, they all died because of me. The one who deserves to die!
It's me … "
"Hit me, Qin Shi, hit me …"
Qin Shi's heart violently trembled. His hands, which were hugging Chen Yan, could not help but tremble. She had always been a lively girl, and had never cried even in the face of death. But now, she was bawling her eyes out.
But now, it was all because he had failed to fulfill his promise.
Qin Shi raised his head slightly. Even his black eyes were suffused with red.
However, he did his best to restrain himself. He did not allow the tears to flow out of his eyes. At this moment, he slowly looked towards Ling Zhu and the others. When they saw him, gratified smiles appeared on their faces. There was not the slightest bit of blame in their eyes for his late return. In fact, even the corpses of Lu Peng and the others remained quiet, as if they firmly believed in something.
Qin Shi took a deep breath and gently let go of the girl in his arms.
He did not make a sound. He walked alone to the corpses of Lu Peng and the others. He did not use any spiritual energy. He just gently picked them up and slowly brought them to Chen Yan's side. One, two, three. During this process, the entire world seemed to have become silent. No one knew what the young man was doing. Similarly, no one dared to disturb him.
When the last corpse was carried back, the young man raised his head and took a deep breath.
"Everyone, well done. All of you are the pride of my Qin Palace," said Qin Shi softly.
At this moment, Qin Shi suddenly took off his black robe and replaced Chen Yan's tattered black robe. Chen Yan seemed to have lost all her strength from crying. Her eyes were filled with self-blame.
"Chen Yan, from today onwards, you are my, Qin Shi's, woman. From today onwards, no one in this world will be able to touch a hair on your head!
"Even the heavens won't be able to!"
Chen Yan's delicate body trembled slightly. She'd clearly been looking forward to this for a long time. She'd even dreamed of obtaining this acknowledgement. However, at this moment, she felt slightly dejected. She clenched her lily-white hands and whispered, "Lu Peng said that after you return, you'll make the Palace of Three Purities pay the price. Even until his death, he firmly believed that you'd return. He said that you'd slaughter the entire Palace of Three Purities without leaving a single person alive!"
"Haha, he knows me well. He was right. I will use the lives of all of them to accompany my brothers in death!"
"Lu Peng was right. Not a single one will be left alive!"
At this moment, Qin Shi finally slowly turned around, his gaze leaving Chen Yan's body. At the same time, a sinister smile that caused one's heart to turn cold climbed from the corners of his mouth. His voice was not very loud, but it was loud enough for all the disciples to clearly hear it.
"There's no need for the Palace of Three Purities to exist anymore …"
Qin Shi faintly raised his head. The monstrous aura he emanated was like a ferocious demon that had been slumbering for a long time in this bloody place …