Kui Luo appeared beside Lu Yin, and the old man frowned. "While she is still breathing, she isn’t far from death. Her body is full of blade energy, and it looks like Xia Ji’s. If she were some ordinary cultivator, or even someone as powerful as the Second Nightking, she would’ve already perished. However, there’s a mysterious power in her body that is resisting the blade energy. I can't tell what that power is exactly, but it won’t be able to hold out for much longer. She will die soon."

Lu Yin gritted his teeth, his eyes bloodshot with rage. So it was Xia Ji's blade energy.

Lu Yin understood that Xia Ji had most likely not intentionally attacked Ming Yan. She had simply been a bit of collateral damage. Still, why did the fight have to be in this place? Why in the middle of Black Street? Why did it have to affect Ming Yan?

Lu Yin's body trembled in anger and despair as he held Ming Yan. Right, the jade talisman! He hurriedly retrieved the jade from his cosmic ring and crushed it. Only Mister Mu could save Ming Yan!

"If you truly care for her, just kill her. Every inch of her body is being ravaged by blade energy. She’s suffering from thousands of cuts but is unable to die. The pain that she’s experiencing is worse than death," Kui Luo said quietly as he looked at Ming Yan sympathetically.

Lu Yin's body quivered as he caressed Ming Yan’s head. Even at the verge of death, Ming Yan’s forehead was creased as she endured unimaginable...