As Hua Yin had said, her staying here would only burden him and distract him. Realizing this, Yun Qingxue no longer insisted on waiting for Hua Yin.
Noticing Yun Qingxue’s departure, Hua Yin felt a slight relief. His task now was to do everything in his power to delay the human Grand Preceptor Chen Qing, buying as much time as possible for Yun Qingxue to escape.
However, as Yun Qingxue’s figure grew smaller in the distance, Chen Qing grew anxious. His divination had revealed that the fleeing woman was the one destined to bring chaos to the world, as foretold by the stars. Yet now, he could only watch helplessly as she slipped away right before his eyes. How could he not be frantic?
A ruthless determination flashed in Chen Qing’s clear eyes. Seizing a momentary lull in his battle with Hua Yin, he conjured two golden talismans and hurled them toward Yun Qingxue.
Hua Yin, quick-eyed and sharp, couldn’t stop the talismans but instantly recognized their purpose.
These were the *Purple Cataclysm Summoning Talismans*, among the most powerful thunder talismans in existence. Legend had it they were created by a bored deity on high. A single talisman could effortlessly split a mountain in half.
Hua Yin never expected Chen Qing to possess such formidable talismans. Without hesitation, he lunged toward Yun Qingxue, determined to shield her with his own body.
But it was too late. As Hua Yin rushed forward, the talismans activated above Yun Qingxue’s head.
Purple lightning transformed into ferocious dragons, descending with thunderous force upon her.
“Watch out!” Hua Yin screamed in despair, still throwing himself toward her, his mind consumed by a single thought—*even if shattered to pieces, I must protect her!*
The purple lightning exploded above Yun Qingxue before Hua Yin could reach her.
By the time he arrived, the lightning had already struck her.
Undeterred, he flung himself over her, and the violet electricity seared through him as well.
“Hua Yin!” Yun Qingxue’s horrified cry was drowned by the thunder.
The moment the lightning struck Hua Yin, a multicolored barrier blasted him away. His body flew backward like a severed kite, crashing heavily to the ground with a *thud*. Blood sprayed from his mouth, yet he seemed numb to the pain, his eyes wide with anguish as he watched the relentless purple lightning still ravaging Yun Qingxue.
Chen Qing, too, stared unblinkingly at the storm of lightning. Such a devastating strike—surely the calamitous demoness foretold in his divination was now dead!
“Ahhh!!!”
As the lightning continued to strike, Hua Yin suddenly lunged at Chen Qing like a madman.
Chen Qing’s expression hardened as he swiftly summoned his magic to counter. While the thunder raged around Yun Qingxue, the two men clashed fiercely once more.
Hua Yin’s face twisted with fury, his attacks relentless. Countless flower vines slithered like serpents, striking at Chen Qing from every impossible angle.
Chen Qing retaliated with equal ferocity. To him, this man risking his life for that unsightly woman could only be her accomplice. If one was the chaos-bringer of his divination, the other was surely no better!
After several exchanges, Hua Yin began to falter—not due to lack of skill, but because of his injuries.
“Heaven favors the merciful. Surrender now, and I may spare your life,” Chen Qing declared coldly.
Hua Yin glared at him, eyes burning with hatred. “If she’s dead, I have no reason to live. Heh! Grand Preceptor Chen Qing, do you even know *who* you’ve just killed?”
“I act in Heaven’s name. Had she lived, the world would have fallen into chaos!” Chen Qing proclaimed righteously.
Hahahaha—!” Hua Yin laughed wildly, blood trickling from his lips, evidence of the severe damage from the lightning.
“You think her death solves everything?” He sneered at Chen Qing. “Such *noble justice*! The consequences of your actions today will one day be borne by all of humanity!”
“Demon, since you refuse repentance even at death’s door, I cannot let you live!”
Chen Qing unleashed a final, lethal spell toward Hua Yin.
Already grievously wounded, Hua Yin made no move to evade. The moment Yun Qingxue had died, he felt his own life had lost all meaning.
For her death, he believed no punishment could ever suffice.
“Move!” A sharp, urgent cry rang out just as Chen Qing’s killing blow descended.
Yun Qingxue lunged, pulling Hua Yin into a roll that narrowly avoided the fatal strike.
“You’re alive?”
Hua Yin stared in disbelief at Yun Qingxue, who had just saved him. *She survived?!*
“Of course I’m not dead!” Yun Qingxue flashed him a radiant smile, though her eyes glistened with tears.
“I promised to live on and grow stronger. How could I die so easily?”
Hua Yin laughed, not caring *how* she had survived. All that mattered was that she was alive—*alive!*
While Hua Yin rejoiced, Chen Qing looked as though *he* had been struck by lightning.
That devastating attack—and the demoness emerged *unscathed*?!
His heart clenched with unbearable frustration.
*Of course* a demoness would survive such a thing!
But—
A ruthless glint flashed in Chen Qing’s eyes. If this demoness could withstand such power while still weak, what havoc would she wreak once fully grown? Having crossed paths today, he *must* eliminate her at all costs!
“Perish!”
Chen Qing roared, summoning another lethal spell.
Hua Yin gripped Yun Qingxue’s wrist urgently. “Run! I’ll hold him off!”
But Yun Qingxue rose calmly, her gaze icy as she faced Chen Qing’s gathering power.
She didn’t understand why he harbored such murderous intent toward her. The lightning strikes had convinced her she would die—yet some hidden force within had shielded her.
Each bolt had felt like death, only for boundless vitality to surge through her moments later, every cell alight with life.
Again and again, the cycle repeated: death’s touch, then revival.
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