As a father, I just want to quietly watch you live a long life Chapter 1580: 418: The First Fiend of the Ten Fiends Diagram, the Old Dragon God—Xi Xi Did Her Best
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Gritting her teeth in determination, Xi Xi reduced the alchemist’s remains to shattered fragments.
The young girl, Xiao Lian, was finally released from the alchemist’s dark influence, her features returning to their natural state.
“Follow me!”
Beneath Xi Xi’s feet, the Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel ignited. Sparks showered the ground as the artifact spun with violent speed, propelling her toward the little girl.
However, as she moved, desperate wails suddenly rose from the distant holding cells.
“Help us... please, save us!”
These were children who had been sold into misery by their own kin.
At only seven years old, Xi Xi was suddenly struck by a wave of confusion and helplessness.
Who was she supposed to rescue first?!
In that fleeting moment of indecision,
a terrifying, thunderous roar erupted from the depths of the Ascending Immortal Pavilion.
“How audacious!”
The furious shout arrived alongside rolling sound waves!
It was the presence of a...
Martial Saint!
Even though he was merely at the First Level of the Martial Saint realm,
the immense Heavenly Person Sensing manifested as a crushing Martial Dao Will, descending like a heavy shroud from the heavens.
The entire courtyard was instantly suppressed!
Xi Xi’s expression shifted behind her small calf mask.
She glanced at the dozen girls trapped behind bars, then looked back at Xiao Lian’s motionless form on the cold earth...
Xi Xi bit her lip, and the Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel beneath her feet groaned as sparks flared wildly!
Xi Xi was perhaps too ambitious; she wanted to rescue everyone!
She yearned to pull them all from this Bitter Sea!
But...
Just as she pivoted toward the cages, a jagged insect limb, sharp as a spear, lunged from the Mysterious Temple, aiming directly for Xi Xi’s head.
The suffocating Divine Majesty unique to a Temple God bore down with brutal force!
“Ah!”
“You wretched Temple God!”
Xi Xi screamed in defiance. Her small, plump fingers gripped the insect claw with surprising strength. As her tendons and bones resonated with power, she actually dragged the creature's true form into the light.
Bang—!!!
The entrance to the Mysterious Temple shattered!
A monstrous Thousand-eyed Centipede, radiating a thick, suffocating demon energy, scrambled out of the temple with a savage roar!
The crushing pressure of the Temple God intensified!
Xi Xi felt a jolt of alarm.
Faced with this crisis, she was forced to abandon the girls in the cage, rushing instead toward the paralyzed Xiao Lian.
But then...
A massive figure, wreathed in potent qi-blood, slammed down from above!
Qi-blood surged like crashing waves, and a Martial Dao Will as heavy as a mountain descended. Xi Xi felt her internal qi-blood circulation grind to a painful halt.
That was the power of...
A Martial Saint!
Xi Xi’s eyes turned a frantic shade of red!
It appeared...
She might not be able to save anyone at all!
Behind her pink mask, Xi Xi clenched her teeth.
The God-beating Gold Brick in her right hand vibrated violently, emitting an invisible ripple that allowed her to shatter the Martial Saint’s oppressive will.
She balled her left hand into a fist as violet flames erupted and swirled around her.
The fire coalesced into a Purple Flame Serpentine Spear within her grasp.
With a defiant cry, she thrust the Purple Flame Serpentine Spear at the descending figure with blinding speed!
The air fractured and twisted under the force!
The atmosphere roared as the shockwaves cleared the surrounding space!
“What? The Prison Lotus Wind Fire Golden Light Wheel... and the Purple Flame Serpentine Spear?!”
“Could you be...”
“The Young Sect Master of Qianyuan, Li Nuanxi?!”
The massive Martial Saint recognized her instantly. Xi Xi also peered at him, realizing he looked familiar.
It seemed...
This Martial Saint had once been to Qianyuan Dao City to participate in the Two-Minded Great Saint Mysterious Temple trials, where he had vied against her father for the Heart-following Gold Iron Divine Rod!
Martial Saint Gu Chuan of the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect narrowed his eyes. Having been to Qianyuan Dao City, he was certain of the identity of the child behind the mask.
A flicker of fanatical excitement crossed his face!
The Martial Saint lunged, his fingers striking out like five deadly spears.
They collided heavily with Xi Xi’s spear.
A titanic force, resembling a mountain collapse, surged through the point of impact.
Despite being in the Great Master Realm of Divine Gang, Xi Xi could not hold her ground against such a blow. Without utilizing the Black and White Collapse Great Avalanche Guanyin Lotus Bullet or planting her "mushrooms," the chasm between her and a Martial Saint remained too wide.
Xi Xi was sent tumbling backward by the Martial Saint’s overwhelming qi-blood.
She looked toward Xiao Lian, who had been kicked aside by Gu Chuan, her gaze burning with frustration.
Xi Xi squeezed her fingers shut, activating the Thunder Chess Piece held in her palm.
In an instant, her form vanished.
“Don't you dare leave!”
Gu Chuan bellowed in a rage.
He clawed at the air, his grip so powerful it caused the atmosphere to explode, creating a vacuum cage of wind.
However...
Xi Xi had already disappeared.
The metallic scent of blood lingered in the courtyard air.
Gu Chuan stood tall, his qi-blood coiling around him like serpents as his eyes scanned the area.
“Li Nuanxi, the Young Sect Master of the Qianyuan Divine Sect... why is she here in Guangling Dao City?”
“I suppose the Imperial Court’s pressure on the Qianyuan Divine Sect has driven them to despair, and they are trying to hide their final legacy?”
A look of greedy obsession appeared on Gu Chuan’s face.
This girl...
She possessed a supreme talent, having triumphed at the Imperial Court’s Flat Peach Victory Meeting and the Chulong Victory Conference!
She was a peerless piece of Human Medicine!
Gu Chuan took to the skies, his powerful Martial Dao Will erupting as he began a frantic search for any sign of Xi Xi.
***
Outside the walls of Guangling Dao City.
The snow fell in thick, heavy sheets.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Three distinct trails were carved through the snowbanks.
Three figures, obscured by animal masks, sprinted forward.
They wore the masks of the Snow Wolf, the Jade Rabbit, and the Pig.
Yun E, clutching her white rabbit, breathed heavily. Hot air puffed out from under her mask as she pushed herself to keep running.
Finally, near the tree where Xi Xi had left the Thunder Chess Piece earlier, she spotted the small girl.
Xi Xi was slumped against the trunk.
The pink calf mask was held loosely in her hand.
She sat with her legs pulled in tight, head buried against her knees, her entire frame shaking with sobs.
Yun E approached and knelt beside her.
Her eyes softened with painful sympathy. She spoke in a low, soothing tone, gently stroking Xi Xi’s back.
“Xi Xi...”
Xi Xi slowly looked up.
Her youthful face was drenched in tears.
Upon seeing Yun E, she could no longer contain her grief and wailed aloud.
“Waaa—”
“Sister Yun E... Xi... Xi Xi really tried her best, but I couldn't save them!”