Chapter 85: Slaying the Sleep Nightmare Douluo! The Heavily Injured Zhang Lexuan
"..."
The air deep within the dense forest seemed to solidify into substance, with only the tooth-aching sound of a Soul shattering echoing through the night.
"Ah—!"
Within the endless World of illusions constructed by Izanami, the Sleep Nightmare Douluo was undergoing the most brutal reckoning of his life.
He charged toward Lin Sheng repeatedly.
He was continuously slashed to pieces by the Susanoo and reborn in Black Flames; that cycle of recurring pain and despair...
...ground his pride as a Titled Douluo into powder, inch by inch.
"No..."
"No..."
Who knew how much time had passed? Had it been a hundred years in the illusion, or a whole century?
Not until the Sleep Nightmare Douluo's originally violent consciousness was completely swallowed by darkness.
Not until he truly realized his sins and death from the depths of his Soul did the Karmic Chains of the Death Loop let out a crisp wail.
"Crack."
He was a Spiritual-type Titled Douluo himself.
Thus, when he was trapped within a Spiritual illusion like Izanami, the damage he suffered...
...was also the most horrific!
...
In the real World, the Sleep Nightmare Douluo's mummified body suddenly jolted.
His cloudy eyeballs burst in an instant.
Turning into two pools of blood, he then fell backward stiffly.
His Sea of Consciousness had completely collapsed.
His once vast Soul Power leaked out frantically like water from a burst dam, startling flocks of birds in the forest.
"Boom—!"
A Rank 91 Titled Douluo powerhouse had actually, in front of a Spirit King...
...had his Soul obliterated.
"My God..."
Elder Xuan stood to the side, cradling Zhang Lexuan whose clothes were stained with blood, his eyes filled with an unprecedented horror.
As a Rank 98 Super Douluo...
...he had seen countless miracles in his life, but he had never seen such a domineering and logic-defying method of killing.
...
"Rumble—!"
At the same time, the roar from ten thousand meters above was even louder than thunder.
Du Busi was currently like a crazed tiger.
Upon sensing that the aura belonging to the Sleep Nightmare Douluo below had completely dissipated, he was momentarily stunned.
Then, he let out a long, hearty howl.
"Good! As expected of my, Du Busi's, Disciple!"
His dark green eyes were locked onto Zhongli Wu across from him, murderous intent nearly erupting from his body reshaped by the Immortal Herb.
"Zhongli Wu, your right-hand man is gone. Today, you will stay here for this old man."
"Use your life as a sacrifice for the heroic spirits of the Body Sect who were murdered by your Holy Spirit Cult!"
Zhongli Wu's face could no longer be described as merely livid; it was a hideous, ashen gray.
He couldn't accept it no matter what...
...that the dignified Sleep Nightmare Douluo would actually fall at the hands of a mere brat.
"Du Busi... for today's humiliation, my Holy Spirit Cult will surely repay it a hundredfold!"
Zhongli Wu made a feint.
He transformed into a sky full of black crows and forcibly broke through the encirclement.
He knew very well that Du Busi had entered an extremely dangerous state. If he stayed any longer, he, the Cult Leader, might also end up dead here.
"I'll let you run? Stop right there!"
"Zhongli Wu, I'm going to make you pay today, you old ghost! Ah!!! Spirit Avatar!!!"
"Rumble—!"
...
Just then, rapid footsteps came from the edge of the forest.
"Elder Xuan!"
"Senior Sister!"
Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, Dai Yueheng, and the rest of the Shrek crowd finally followed the aura and arrived at the battlefield.
When they saw the devastated ground...
...and the Sleep Nightmare Douluo lying in a pool of blood with his fate unknown, everyone fell into a momentary daze.
"Senior Sister!"
Ma Xiaotao shrieked.
Looking at Zhang Lexuan in Elder Xuan's arms, her eyes instantly turned red, and she subconsciously prepared to rush forward.
However, a dark red streak of light was even faster than her.
"Boom!"
Lin Sheng descended from the sky.
That massive Susanoo had already dissipated, but the Eternal Mangekyou pattern in his left eye was still spinning.
He ignored Elder Xuan.
He ignored everyone from Shrek.
In those eyes that were always as cold as ice, there was now only the woman who had blocked a fatal blow for him.
Silently, he took Zhang Lexuan from Elder Xuan's arms.
The Shrek Senior Sister, usually so dignified and elegant, was now as weak as a white lotus crushed by a gale.
But the moment she saw Lin Sheng...
...the corners of her pale lips actually curled up slightly, revealing an extremely gentle...
...and even somewhat relieved smile.
"I finally... lived for my own destiny once..."
This was what Zhang Lexuan was thinking in her heart.
This seemed to have always been her thought; seeing Lin Sheng's eyes recover and him being safe and sound.
She was happier than anyone.
Only, in Lin Sheng's eyes...
...that smile was like a red-hot blade piercing his heart.
"You... why are you so foolish..."
Lin Sheng's voice carried a hint of a tremor he had never noticed before.
His right hand, bleeding from overexertion, tightly gripped Zhang Lexuan's pulse. Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Tianmeng Iceworm sensed Lin Sheng's emotions.
Without hesitation, it spat out the purest Heaven and Earth Essence accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years.
"Lin Sheng! I'll help you!"
That life force, as vast as an ocean, flowed through Lin Sheng's fingertips and frantically poured into Zhang Lexuan's nearly withered body.
It forcibly sustained her flickering life force.
...
Lin Sheng picked Zhang Lexuan up in a princess carry.
He turned and walked slowly toward Star Luo City; he was going to take Zhang Lexuan back and heal her injuries.
"Lin Sheng, where do you want to take her?"
Elder Xuan hesitated, his withered hand rising slightly before dropping dejectedly.
He knew he had no right to stop him...
...and was even more afraid of provoking this youth who was on the verge of going berserk at this critical moment.
Huo Yuhao bit his lip.
Seeing Zhang Lexuan's miserable state, he spoke with a hoarse voice.
"Lin Sheng... Senior Sister suffered a severe blow to her Divine Sense. Shrek has the best spirit tools and..."
"Shrek cannot save her."
Lin Sheng interrupted coldly, his gaze sweeping past Huo Yuhao and landing on the distant horizon.
"Her Sea of Consciousness was eroded by Sleep Nightmare's Origin Toxin and is on the brink of collapse, yet none of you are of the Spiritual-type."
"By the time you take her back, it will already be too late."
He paused for a moment, his voice becoming low but firm.
Huo Yuhao nodded somewhat unwillingly.
He was the only Spiritual-type present, but what the hell could he do as a mere Great Soul Master?!
"Damn it!"
Huo Yuhao felt resentful.
"I'm taking her away. Once I've healed her injuries, she will return to Shrek."
"None of you can stop me."
Lin Sheng spoke calmly. Holding Zhang Lexuan, he walked toward the distance with steady steps.
A deathly silence fell over the scene.
Ma Xiaotao covered her mouth to keep from crying out loud, while Dai Yueheng let out a helpless sigh.
Elder Xuan closed his eyes and finally nodded.
"Take good care of her, Lin Sheng..."
Lin Sheng did not look back.
Step by step, he headed toward Star Luo City, their base for the time being. Zhang Lexuan's condition...
...clearly could not be delayed any longer.
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