Chapter 919: Chapter 96: The Final Show-off_2

Before, controlling a Puppet to perform Step Techniques was so difficult it was infuriating. Now that Divine Sense resides within, controlling a Puppet is as easy as controlling one’s own second body, hence mastering the technique of “Heavenly Gang Step” is like turning one’s hand over. Ah Zhen rapidly executed the steps, his figure phasing like a ghost, circling around Yan Yu swiftly and blocking all the Bone Sword attacks nearby.

The slashing power of the Bone Swords was immensely strong, so much so that even Li Minghu couldn’t withstand it, but Puppet Ah Zhen, with a core of Tianhe Earth Stabilizing Divine Iron and limbs made of Divine Dragon Wood that repel all evil, not only showed no signs of being overwhelmed but became more vigorous and powerful as the battle went on.

Finally, the Human-shaped Ba turned grave, rapidly casting Magic to fuse the seven Bone Swords back together into a more powerful weapon. Yet, he suddenly saw a line flash before his eyes.

He hastily dodged to the side avoiding the line just to see another coming directly towards his left ribs.

The Human-shaped Ba dodged desperately, but the third and fourth lines of the Liangyi Microdust Sword Qi followed one after another, seemingly predicting his dodging direction, attacking where he must save, hitting wherever he didn’t dodge, so much so that the Human-shaped Ba couldn’t even manage to control the Sword Array anymore and could only frantically fend off the attacks, eventually being stabbed in the chest, his body stiffened, and the Liangyi Microdust Sword instantly teleported and thrust viciously into his heart.

The four streams of Sword Qi flashed continuously, stabbing the Human-shaped Ba over fifty times in just two seconds, effectively cutting through his tough outer skin and creating a mess inside.

The Human-shaped Ba and the Bone Swords exploded simultaneously, turning back into numerous gray smokes and directly flying towards the eastern sky.

At the same time, the Head-falling Droughts scattered across the Southern Border, as if suddenly receiving some kind of command, began flying towards Yan Yu’s location.

Yan Yu landed, finding a clearing in the woods, and after assuring no one was around with his Divine Sense, he swiftly tore open Li Minghu’s clothes using his hand as a blade.

It was a gruesome sight.

The Valkyrie’s body hadn’t been directly attacked; the damage was merely from being hit by the Sword Light of the Bone Sword twice while in Sword-Human Unity state.

The thigh bone was fractured, displaying an unnatural twist at the base. The lower abdomen was also severely swollen, and although the skin wasn’t broken, the impact had pierced through skin and fat layer, severely damaging her internal organs.

Yan Yu took out an Elixir Bottle and poured out two Elixir Medicinel; he crushed one with the Huang Tingjian and mixed it with water into a paste, quickly applying it to the swollen area; the other he put into her mouth and helped her swallow.

Li Minghu had fallen into a deep coma, incapable even of swallowing on her own. Yan Yu didn’t want to put his finger into her throat, so he simply propped up her upper body, placed the Elixir Medicine at the base of her tongue, and blew into her mouth with force.

Done!

With the internal injuries urgently tended to, the leg fracture was simpler to deal with.

First, he properly aligned and stabilized the broken bones, then he injected Runescript True Essence to forcibly reposition the shattered fragments, and stimulated cell repair and bonding with True Essence…

Li Minghu slowly woke up to find Yan Yu’s hand on her thigh, with torn fabric scattered around.

She quietly watched Yan Yu, then slowly closed her eyes, displaying a shy and frail demeanor for him to cherish.

Yan Yu: ……

No, I’m just treating your injuries, what are you doing, putting on that face?

He quickly dealt with the external injuries, then took off his outer garment for her to cover most of her body.

Wrapped in Yan Yu’s coat, Li Minghu exposed two fair and lovely legs, squeezing them together, and whispered softly:

“I didn’t message you, how did you know I was in danger?”

“That’s a long story.” Yan Yu pressed his hand on her belly, helping her refine the medicine’s power — then he found not only the medicine for external injuries in her body, there also remained many Elixir Medicines for harmonizing the Five Elements. The Valkyrie must have swallowed all the Elixir Medicine he gave her before she left.

“I want to hear it.” Li Minghu insisted, her voice trembling slightly.

“Mm, it was your brother who messaged me.” Yan Yu said succinctly, “Then I went deep into the Southern Border, found the scene of your assassination attempt on the Witch King, and from the traces left, guessed that you had broken away from the main force to lead the pursuers away by yourself, and followed your trail here.”

“Is it that simple?” Li Minghu chuckled, her breathing seemed a bit rushed, “I thought you’d tease me, like saying we have a psychic connection.”

“Indeed, we have a psychic connection.” Yan Yu sighed, “Seeing someone stayed behind, I immediately guessed it was you.”

“Not hard to guess.” Li Minghu closed her eyes.

“After all, you never care about your own body.” Yan Yu said.

“But I knew you would come to save me.” Li Minghu spoke softly, “That too is a psychic connection.”

“It seems we really have a good understanding,” Yan Yu smiled.

“But I wrote a will.” Li Minghu took out his phone, opened the chat window with Yan Yu, “Take a look.”

Yan Yu looked, there were only two words and a punctuation mark:

Sorry.

“Why apologize?”

“Because I thought I couldn’t fulfill the promise I made with you,” Li Minghu paused for a moment, then cast down his eyes again, “It’s my fault.”

“It’s okay as long as you are safe,” Yan Yu wasn’t holding on to that matter, “But I thought you would type more. Was it because the situation was urgent and you didn’t have time?”

“No,” Li Minghu shook his head and opened his eyes. “Some words are too cheesy to write in the will, I would feel embarrassed, so I could only tell you in person.”

In her eyes, gentle as autumn water, reflected Yan Yu’s curious face:

“At the moment when my life was about to end, the person I subconsciously started to miss was not my family or friends, it was you.”

“I love you, Yan Yu.”

Yan Yu was stunned for a moment and said,

“Err…”

Before he could finish, Li Minghu had already held his cheeks and kissed him forcefully.

Yan Yu understood that she did not want him to worry about how to respond; instead, she used this kiss to tell him.

I don’t need you to respond to my confession, I just need you to know that I love you.

The two lingered for a long time until the voice of True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent resounded in Yan Yu’s mind:

“Enough already. Are you planning to consummate here?”

Yan Yu gently pushed Li Minghu away and asked with concern:

“How’s your body feeling?”

“My injuries have mostly healed,” Li Minghu felt somewhat embarrassed and rose to her feet, “Let’s go, I wonder how the others are doing.”

“Most of the Head-falling Ba are in their lowest forms, not too difficult for you all to join forces to kill,” Yan Yu said, “Just make sure no one tries to attract their attention alone.”

“What if…” Li Minghu hadn’t finished speaking when her expression suddenly changed.

In the next second, Yan Yu’s Divine Consciousness also detected movements in the distance, he quickly leapt up and merged with the Yellow Court Sword Light, shouting:

“Ascend!”

Both simultaneously activated the Sword-Human Unity state, speeding out of the upper layers of the jungle, only to see a continuous expanse of dark clouds approaching in the distance.

Specifically, an innumerable amount of Head-falling Ba flying in the air, nearly blocking out the sky.

“Minghu, you go first,” Yan Yu instructed, “Head towards the west then north, find the others, and join them.”

“What about you?” Li Minghu quickly asked.

Yan Yu did not answer, but his body became increasingly bright and radiant, True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent began to fill all his meridians, turning him gradually into light.

“How long can you last by simply relying on Sword Control to kill, without activating Sword Qi?” he asked in his Sea of Consciousness, “If you can’t hold, just admit it, so I can switch to another sword.”

“Three days and three nights is no problem,” True Obscurity Sun Sword Intent coldly snorted, “Enough for you to pull off a great show at the end.”