Revelation of the Way of Heaven

Chapter 341 Taotie

Skills like the Golden Bell Shield and the Wooden Vine Fortification Technique appeared all around Han Kexin. However, there were simply too many Soul-Piercing Nails. The dying Taotie almost exhausted all of its original power, trying to eliminate Han Kexin, the caster, before Qin Xiaochuan could rush up, so that it could switch back to its chaotic form.

Qin Xiaochuan completely disregarded the attacks from the Soul-Piercing Nails. He now had only one thought: to seal Taotie no matter what. The Soul-Piercing Nails kept shooting at his Qilin Armor, and the azure light of the Qilin Armor kept dimming. Just a few seconds after the Qilin Armor completely disappeared from his body, he finally plunged the Xuanyuan Sword into Taotie's beating heart.

However, his mission was not yet over. He still had to perform the final sealing. Without the protection of the Qilin Armor, black Soul-Piercing Nails shot into his body one by one. After a few more seconds, he finally completed the sealing spell. Suddenly, the Xuanyuan Sword lit up with a golden light, and a yin-yang fish pattern appeared on the hilt, rotating and absorbing the Taotie's body into it.

Although the Taotie was sealed, the black bone-piercing nails in mid-air remained. Qilin Kai reappeared on his body. Qin Xiaochuan held the Xuanyuan Sword and infused it with the spiritual power of Samadhi True Fire. The sword began to leap with bluish-white flames. Then he swung it into the air, and a white sword light flashed. The black soul-piercing nails in the air were swept away in an instant. The sword light continued forward and landed on the stalactites at the top of the cave. With a "boom", several stalactites broke in response.

"Bang!" The stalactite hit the ground with a deafening sound.

After Qin Xiaochuan finished doing this, he jumped to Han Kexin's side almost immediately, but when he saw Han Kexin's condition, he suddenly felt as if his heart had stopped beating.

Several jet-black, soul-piercing nails pierced deep into her body, and blood had stained her clothes red. Presumably, her lungs had been pierced. Han Kexin coughed incessantly, and bright red blood kept spilling from the corners of her mouth.

Although Zhou Bin and Guo Shiyi set up several defensive skills for her, this was a move that Taotie made with all its might, and its power was so great that their defensive skills could not withstand it.

When Qin Xiaochuan sealed Taotie into the Xuanyuan Sword, the severely injured Han Kexin fell naturally from the sky and was caught by Zhou Bin in time. Guo Shiyi also rushed over to treat her injuries immediately, but her injuries were too serious. Despite Guo Shiyi's efforts, Han Kexin's life was slowly fading away.

"Shiyi, it's no use," Han Kexin said, forcing herself to speak despite the pain. As she spoke, blood gushed from her mouth along with her voice.

Guo Shiyi seemed not to hear her words, squatting on the ground and desperately channeling spiritual energy into her, trying to pull her back from the brink of death.

Han Kexin looked at Qin Xiaochuan again, her expression complex, a mixture of reluctance, hope, and above all, a plea for his help. Qin Xiaochuan read the meaning in her eyes, but his hand holding the Xuanyuan Sword trembled uncontrollably. He opened his lips as if to say, "Don't worry, I will take good care of Xiaoying," but his chest felt like it was being crushed by a boulder, and he couldn't utter a single word. His expression was extremely grim. He had never imagined facing such a farewell; this situation was completely beyond his ability to cope.

Han Kexin gave a bitter laugh. She didn't need Qin Xiaochuan to say anything more; she had already grasped what he wanted to express. Finally, she turned her gaze to Zhou Bin, who was still holding her. This man, who was usually taciturn and expressionless, had surprisingly spoken a word before she could even react to her death.

"Don't worry, you'll be fine," Zhou Bin said calmly, his face completely expressionless. The words he uttered were nothing more than a useless and unskilled attempt at comfort.

Then Zhou Bin seemed to be muttering something. Han Kexin thought that her injuries were too serious to hear others clearly, so she could only give him a bitter smile and then slowly died in the silence.

A red rose suddenly bloomed on Zhou Bin's body. The rose was so enchanting, so red that it looked like dripping blood. It didn't seem to be of this world, let alone bloom on a person.

"This isn't..." Han Kexin's eyes widened when she saw the blood-red rose. As the blood-red rose bloomed, Han Kexin's injuries improved at a visible speed, and her vitality was obviously recovering rapidly.

Guo Shiyi, who was helping Han Kexin heal her wounds, was the first to notice this change. She said in surprise, "Sister Kexin, your injury..." Her voice suddenly stopped because she saw that Zhou Bin's face was getting paler and paler, almost without any color in it, as if something was draining his life force.

Han Kexin naturally understood what had happened. Her expression was anxious, and she couldn't help but angrily say, "Zhou Bin, what are you doing? Who gave you permission to do this?" Although she was very anxious, there was nothing she could do, because she knew that once this skill was activated, there was no possibility of stopping it.

This time, Zhou Bin gave her a bitter smile. He no longer had the strength to speak. In the final moments of his life, this taciturn man used his last strength to say earnestly, "Miss Han, you are... of course the most beautiful." After saying that, his eyes dimmed, and his hands naturally fell from Han Kexin's body. He was dead.

Han Kexin stared blankly at Zhou Bin's pale face, tears silently streaming down her cheeks. This man who had always silently protected her had suddenly left, still in his silent way. But his silence at this moment was so deafening. She felt as if she had been emptied out, as if something had disappeared from her life forever.

She didn't say a word because she really didn't know what to say. Everyone was silent, as if only silence could respond to silence.

The three of them stood silently beside Zhou Bin's body. Kaiming also sat down on the ground, not daring to breathe. The underground cave became unusually quiet, with only the slow sound of the underground river echoing in the air. This continued for an unknown amount of time until a strange sound broke the silence.

That was made by a flying demon beast called the Skywing Cloud Swan. When Qin Xiaochuan and the others were sucked into this underground world, several flying demon beasts were also sucked in. They must have gotten lost in the vast underground world and were flying around aimlessly. One of them accidentally flew here.

Upon seeing Qin Xiaochuan and the others, the Skywing Cloud Swan immediately charged towards them with an excited scream. Its cries were extremely noisy and unpleasant. At that moment, Qin Xiaochuan was already feeling suffocated, and hearing the sound made him feel even more uncomfortable. He immediately swung his Xuanyuan Sword, and the sword light instantly cleaved the Skywing Cloud Swan in two. Blood splattered everywhere, and the two halves of the Skywing Cloud Swan continued to rush forward due to inertia, finally landing at Qin Xiaochuan's feet.

The stench of blood immediately filled the air. Guo Shiyi looked up at Qin Xiaochuan, then at Han Kexin, whose face was ashen. She reached out and took Han Kexin's hand, saying gently, "Kexin, don't be sad anymore. Brother Zhou certainly wouldn't want you to be like this. What's done is done. Let's go back to the city first."

Upon hearing this, Han Kexin stared blankly at Guo Shiyi for a moment, without saying a word, but simply nodded slightly.