Inside Lan Jue's body, each of his blood vessels had turned a dark purple, especially those near his heart.
The purple veins pulsated rhythmically, attempting to corrode his body.
Only the Core of Lan Jue's power was protected by a halo of blue light. Otherwise, Lan Jue would have fallen under the Prince's control.
Lan Jue's Core had absorbed the essence of thunder. It was imbued with true immortal qi, the dharma of the Middle Heaven Great Emperor of the North Pole Star of Purple Subtlety, and the power of the Five Thunders.
Although the Violet Prince was strong and had reached a high level of cultivation, invading his Core was not an easy task.
As soon as Zhou Qianlin's Queen of Heaven energy entered Lan Jue's body, it was rejected by the dark purple blood vessels. The Domain of Life and Death was born within Lan Jue's body and spread outwards, preventing the Queen of Heaven energy from entering.
Oh no!
Zhou Qianlin was shocked. She hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly, but now Lan Jue was the problem.
The power the Violet Prince had infused into Lan Jue's body was strong, and deeply rooted.
As she poured in the energy, the entire cavern changed from purple to dark purple. It was as if they were connected to Lan Jue, and Lan Jue was a part of them.
Although Zhou Qianlin had reached Nirvana, she was not adept at combat. She didn't know how to use her own power.
This was Lan Jue's body!
One wrong move and Lan Jue would be harmed. That was what worried her the most.
Lan Jue didn't dare use his full strength.
What's more, the changes to the cave walls were likely to alert the aliens. If either the Violet Prince or Princess returned, everything would be for naught.
She didn't have time to think. Her hand flashed and Demortus appeared in her grasp.
She had to sever the blood vessels first.
She slightly lifted Lan Jue's body, the Celestial Extinguishing Sword flashed with blue light, closely following Lan Jue's back as it slashed out.
Although the purplish black veins were very tough, the Celestial Extinguishing Sword was one of the four Celestial Slaying Swords and under the control of Zhou Qianlin's powerful cultivation base, its sharpness could be imagined.
With a slash of the sword, all the purplish-black blood vessels were instantly severed. Lan Jue's body was also pulled up by her.
However, Zhou Qianlin soon discovered something extremely terrifying. She was horrified to see that a large amount of blood was flowing out of the broken blood vessels on Lan Jue's back.
Purplish black blood sprayed out, and Lan Jue's life force immediately began to decline.
"Ah!" Zhou Qianlin exclaimed. She had never expected such a situation to occur.
Those blood vessels had actually become a part of Lan Jue's body.
She quickly released her Queen of Heaven Domain and used the Queen of Heaven Transformation energy to seal the blood vessels.
However, this was only a temporary solution.
The blood vessels wriggled, but showed no signs of closing. Each one was like a small snake, gnawing away at the Queen of Heaven Domain. They were stronger than any alien she had ever encountered.
What to do?
What to do?
Zhou Qianlin began to panic.
After all, their plan was based on an ideal situation. Humanity's understanding of the aliens was limited, especially the alien planets. This was the first time any living being had ever been here.
Suddenly, Zhou Qianlin's forehead flickered. Zhou Qianlin felt a surge of energy rush into her mind, clearing her head.
Then a beam of golden light shot out from between her eyebrows and landed on Lan Jue's back.
It was a small golden arrow, and as soon as it pierced Lan Jue's back it expanded.
Wherever the golden light passed, the dark purple blood vessels twisted and contorted. They looked like they were struggling, but the golden light continued to penetrate steadily. The blood vessels slowly turned from dark purple to red. The dark purple faded, and the wound closed. Thanks to the Queen of Heaven Domain, Lan Jue's back was as good as new.
As for the golden light, it spread throughout his entire body, covering his body with a layer of golden halo.
The Arrow of Kindness!
Zhou Qianlin only realized what it was when she saw it.
She and Lan Jue had been set up by Bize, the Goddess of Wine. Their blood had been fused together, and in the end they were forged into this divine weapon.
After Bize had used it, the Arrow of Kindness had merged into their bodies.
When they became Paragons, the Arrow of Kindness chose Zhou Qianlin, who possessed the Queen of Heaven Domain. It had remained a rune within her.
Even Zhou Qianlin herself didn't know how to use the Arrow of Kindness.
Until today, at this most critical moment, it had played its role.
The golden arrow dissolved into a beam of light and returned to Zhou Qianlin's forehead. Lan Jue grunted, then slowly opened his eyes.
When he did, the first thing he felt was the soft, familiar scent on his back.
"Qian Lin, did we succeed?" Lan Jue sat up straight and looked around.
The cavern had returned to its previous purple hue, as if nothing had happened. The air was thin, and there was a faint smell of blood.
But it was still dry.
Zhou Qianlin let out a long sigh. "You're awake. You nearly scared me to death." She briefly explained what had happened.
When Lan Jue heard that the Violet Princess wanted to mate with him, his jaw dropped.
Zhou Qianlin looked at him. "You're looking forward to it, aren't you? The Violet Princess is beautiful."
"Nonsense," Lan Jue retorted, her face full of righteousness. "Those who are not of my race must have a different heart.
I already have my goddess. Why would I want to have sex with another woman, one that isn't even human? "
"Alright," Zhou Qianlin interjected. "Hurry up and save my sister.
I don't know what I should do. "
Lan Jue glanced at the Pharmacist, who was still enveloped in the Domain of Life and Death. Lan Jue rushed to her side.
After a moment's thought, she lifted her right hand and placed it on the Pharmacist's head.
A faint blue electric light was emitted from Lan Jue's hand. The moment the purplish-black slime came into contact with the Life and Death Domain, it immediately went berserk and surged up along Lan Jue's palm.
Lan Jue did not resist. Instead, she quickly retreated, allowing the purplish black mucus to wrap around her arm.
His eyes turned blue, and there seemed to be stars twinkling in them.
"Poof —" The purplish-black mucus collapsed and turned into a stream of air.
Without the Violet Prince's support, the Domain of Life and Death posed no threat to Lan Jue.
After a few more attempts, Lan Jue was finally able to strip the Pharmacist's Domain away.
To his embarrassment, the Pharmacist wasn't wearing a single stitch of clothing either. He quickly asked Zhou Qianlin to find some of her own clothes for her to wear.
Lan Jue arrived in front of the two divine swords.
When he and the Pharmacist had fought the Violet Prince and Princess, they'd fought with everything they had, but they'd held back.
For example, the power of the swords.
If they'd pushed the power of their weapons to the limit, even the Prince and Princess wouldn't have been able to defeat them. If one of them had been sacrificed, the other might have been able to escape.
But in order to confuse their opponents, they had no choice.
The two swords were sealed because Lan Jue and the Pharmacist had concealed their power.
Otherwise, given the power of the Immortal Trapping Sword and the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, it would not be easy to control them.
Even if the swords were taken away, they wouldn't be afraid. As long as they were here, they could summon them from a thousand miles away.
Lan Jue picked up Captus. This time she didn't need to use the power of lightning. Captus released a powerful aura of its own. Rings of crimson light spread out, tearing apart the seal.
As soon as Captus was in her hand, Lan Jue melted it into her body instead of releasing its aura.
Ultus could very well be here. Given the connection between the Banishing Blades, if Captus released its aura it would trigger the Banishing Blades. Monarch would be the first to know.
Their biggest problem now was how much power Monarch could wield while it was in the midst of its evolution.
Zhou Qianlin used her Queen of Heaven Domain to awaken the Pharmacist. She opened her eyes, and when she saw that her clothes were different she couldn't help but blush.
She looked to Lan Jue, but Lan Jue's back was to them.
Lan Jue put Occisus away and the three of them gathered.
The Pharmacist turned to Lan Jue. "The first step is done. What should we do next?"
Lan Jue's voice was low. "We need to find Ultus, then figure out a way to leave this place.
We don't know where we are right now. "
Determination shone in the Pharmacist's eyes. "I'll sense Ultus' position, then we'll get there as fast as we can.
We don't have time to think, we'll have to attack with everything we've got. Then we'll get out of here. "
Zhou Qianlin went on. "From what we've seen so far, it looks like the planets have reached a critical point in their evolution. The planets themselves are empty, which means most of their energy has been absorbed into Europa.
Their center of gravity isn't here.
If Monarch were here, we would have been discovered by now. But they haven't responded. "