"Xiu Xiu!"
Lan Jue screamed in pain and lunged forward. The pressure of protogenia had lessened, and he was able to use his own Reflection of Heaven and Earth. His arm around Jun 'er's waist extended, and he caught hold of Xiu Xiu's falling body.
When he caught hold of Xiu Xiu, his heart was as cold as ice. He could feel Xiu Xiu's life draining away at an alarming rate.
Yes, reinforcements had arrived. A layer of pink light surrounded them. It was the photographer, who had forcefully isolated them from the outside world.
She wasn't the only one. The Terminator's enormous body stood in front of them. Time and space rippled as the Clockmaker and the Wine Master joined the fray.
The human Paragons arrived at almost the same time.
Each of them used their power to block the onslaught of the four aliens.
On the other side of the battlefield, Lan Jue could feel the murderous intent of Occisus. It was clear the Pharmacist was in danger as well.
"Boss …" Xiuxiu's voice was a little hoarse, a little different from her usual sweet voice.
Her eyes never left Lan Jue's face.
Lan Jue crouched down beside her. "Xiu Xiu, how could you be so stupid …" He knew what had just happened.
Just as the Violet Prince's attack was about to land, reinforcements arrived.
But the Violet Prince was not going to let such a good opportunity slip by.
Just then, Xiu Xiu, who was closest to Lan Jue, used her Shura Blade to shield Lan Jue from the onslaught. She used her own body to withstand the onslaught.
Xiu Xiu was a ninth level Adept, but in front of the Violet Prince, she was as weak as a common girl.
If the Violet Prince hadn't been attacked by several Paragons, she would have been nothing more than ash by now.
"Why are you so stupid?" Lan Jue's eyes were glistening with tears.
The alien's Life and Death Domain was overbearing. If he was hit directly, Xiu Xiu wouldn't stand a chance!
Even if a Perfected Golden Immortal were here, he would not be able to save her life.
Tears flowed down both sides of Xiu Xiu's face. Her pupils began to slacken and her eyes began to lose focus. However, her eyes were still fixed on Lan Jue's face.
"Why is the sky dark?
Boss?
I won't be able to see you when it gets dark.
I really want to take a closer look at you, "Xiu Xiu said as he struggled to lift his arm.
Lan Jue quickly held her hand tightly. Xiu Xiu held his hand back. "Boss, don't be sad. It's not worth it for Xiu Xiu.
I'm not worth it.
Perhaps this is the best possible outcome. To die for you makes Xiu Xiu's life worth it.
I'm sorry boss, but Xiu Xiu doesn't dare ask for your forgiveness. Even in the other world I will repent and pray for you.
Boss, you must be happy. "
As soon as the last word left her lips, Lan Jue felt a weight on his hand. Xiu Xiu's body had gone rigid. Her skin glowed with a purple hue. Then her body began to disintegrate into a cloud of purple ash.
Lan Jue desperately tried to grab hold of her, to stop her body from collapsing, but to no avail. Her life force was consumed by the Domain, and she crumbled into nothingness.
Not even her bones were left.
But in the darkness, there seemed to be a will that was full of longing, deep sorrow, and intense remorse, slowly drifting in the air.
Lan Jue's body was trembling, and so was his heart.
Since he was a child, Xiu Xiu was the one who had been with him the longest. Even Hera, Zhou Qianlin, and Lan Qing couldn't compare with him.
Although he had rejected Xiu Xiu more than once, it was because he had never regarded Xiu Xiu as a love partner. Instead, he regarded her as his own sister!
Among Zeus's four attendants, he had always known that Xiu Xiu was the most difficult to deal with. Xiu Xiu looked very weak, but in fact, she was very stubborn and determined.
No one could change what she had set her mind on.
Since Xiu Xiu expressed her love to him, he had been thinking about how to deal with the emotional problem between him and Xiu Xiu, which had been bothering him for a long time.
Although Mika, Kerr, and Lin Guo-guo were also interested in him, the time they spent with him was much shorter than that of Xiu Xiu.
Xiu Xiu was adopted by Jueti. She had been trained as Lan Jue's maid and followed him all the time.
In fact, Jueti had the intention to let them be together.
Xiu Xiu was a little younger than Lan Jue. They grew up together and practiced together.
In Lan Jue's heart, it was a kind of family affection that had been settled for a long time.
So, although Lan Jue knew it was wrong of him not to outright reject Xiu Xiu, he couldn't bring himself to hurt the girl he had always thought of as his sister.
He had never imagined that this would be the outcome. At this moment, his mind was completely blank.
Xiu Xiu was dead. She had died to save him.
Her eyes were full of love before her death, etched deeply into Lan Jue's soul. A searing pain spread from every corner of his heart. It was as painful as Hera's death.
Xiu Xiu was dead. Xiu Xiu was dead!
"Ah Jue, wake up!"
A voice that shook the soul rang in Lan Jue's ears. It shook him from his stupor.
His head snapped up, his eyes red. "Bastard!" He roared. Like a lion, he pounced on the Violet Prince.
The battlefield was a mess.
They were inside Middle Heaven, and Jun'Er had used her most powerful technique to separate the battlefield from the Bastion in order not to damage it.
However, her cultivation was too weak. Even with the help of the Eye of Tomorrow, she could not maintain this state for too long.
A dozen or so Paragons fought their own battles. The Pharmacist stood guard in front of the door, but two Nirvana-level aliens were attacking her in a frenzy. She was in a dangerous situation.
Lan Qing was nowhere to be seen. It was obvious he was receiving Ultus' legacy.
The aliens had chosen a good time to attack. Humanity was without Lan Qing, and they had to defend the Bastion.
If Xiu Xiu hadn't used his body to block the attack for Lan Jue, Lan Jue would have been seriously injured. Without the Harmonious Swords of Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin, humanity's fighting prowess would be reduced by a notch.
Captus flared with a brilliant red light. Lan Jue used the blade like a hammer and launched the Nine Strikes of Taiji.
Zhou Qianlin had been at his side all this time, but now she found that no matter how hard she tried she couldn't complete the Harmonious Swords of Lan Jue.
There was no love in Lan Jue's heart, only hatred.
Roxanne's body flickered with pink light. She was the only Infinite-level Paragon on the human side, and the clearest of them all.
She knew that no matter what, humans would be at a disadvantage here.
If her Domain failed, and Jun'Er's Domain collapsed, then Middle Heaven would be destroyed from the inside. That would be an irreversible loss.
They had to get out of here.
"Quick!" Roxanne shouted at the Wine Master.
The Wine Master understood. There was a flash of silver light, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of her. His scepter was raised high, and a series of mysterious silver runes began to glow from the dazzling gemstone that adorned the scepter. Rings of light began to radiate outwards. At the same time, Luo Xianni's pink camera appeared in her hand.
The combined power of two interdimensional Adepts caused the space around them to twist and distort.
Their Domains trembled under the pressure of their interdimensional powers.
On the alien side, the four Infinite-level Paragons were fighting their own battles.
Lan Jue's frenzied assault had the Violet Prince pinned down. With Zhou Qianlin's assistance and the Prince's fear of the Harmonious Swords, the Violet Prince was temporarily suppressed.
The Violet Princess faced the combined assault of the two Gods of Wine, the Pontiff, and the Gourmet.
Although the cultivation bases of the four of them were far below hers, the Pontiff himself was very close to becoming a Reflection of Heaven and Earth. His light-type energy was somewhat able to suppress her, and the two Gods of Wine's Natural Laws were more focused on entanglement and control. With the two of them working together, they were able to restrict her to a certain extent.
Although the Violet Monarch had the upper hand, it would be difficult to deal with the four Paragons in a short amount of time.
The Terminator was able to take on one of the Infinite-level avatars with brute force. For the time being he was able to hold his own.
The final Infinite-level alien was left to the Clockmaker and the other Paragons of Skyfire Avenue.
The Clockmaker's control and the Pauper's and the Driver's attacks were able to keep the avatar at bay. What worried the avatar the most was the Driver's Primordial Lightning. Even at his level of cultivation he didn't dare let it strike him head-on.
On the second day of the new year