"With your current state, you can’t destroy this body, and besides, you wouldn’t do that anyway." Ji Qian’s words pierced straight through the thoughts of the second personality. If anybody in the world didn’t want anything to happen to Ye Shikai himself, it wasn’t Su Qingyu, nor was it Ji Qian, but first and foremost, this second personality. Should anything happen to Ye Shikai, the second personality would be done for. After enduring so many years, it aimed to take over as the primary; how could it possibly stand by and watch the body come to harm? So just now, when Ye Shikai couldn’t overcome the Orc Commander, the second personality was instantly sparked into action.
"If you don’t release your True Body, I can kill you right here and now." Ji Qian took out a dagger and slowly walked towards "Ye Shikai."
"Ha ha, you’re right, I dare not harm this body, but neither do you, do you?" Ye Shikai suddenly laughed out loud, sure that Ji Qian wouldn’t dare damage what she too cherished.
"Today, I will take you down with me." Ye Shikai said coldly, bellowing loudly, and forcibly summoned the Fire Element, a fierce blaze burning wildly above.
"Not good." Ji Qian sharply stepped back, water and fire are incompatible, a fact of nature. Ye Shikai was doing this to forcefully withstand the Water Element.
Hiss, the flames roared, and the sound of water vapor evaporating could faintly be heard from Ye Shikai’s body...
"Break it for me!" Ye Shikai shouted, the energy of the Demon Addiction released from his Dantian, breaking free of the shackles of the Water Element, and with a swing of the Netherworld Blade, the icy shield was shattered to pieces.
"Ha ha, you can’t trap me." Ye Shikai raised the Netherworld Blade, aiming to destroy the Moonlight Formation as well, Ji Qian abruptly took a step back.
Just as Ye Shikai was about to bring down the blade, his body suddenly lost its strength and crashed to the ground, naturally missing Ji Qian.
"What’s going on here?" Ji Qian approached and turned Ye Shikai over, placing her finger in front of his nose. His breath was weak but steady; it seemed like he had passed out.
Ji Qian withdrew both the Water and Fire Elements; both could restrain the energy of the Demon Addiction. Ye Shikai had just expended a great deal of energy to activate the Fire Element, and then suffered its restraining effects, causing him to faint due to exhaustion.
"What happened here?" At this moment, Mona arrived with a squad of Hall Guards, just in time to see Ye Shikai collapsed in Ji Qian’s arms.
"He’s seriously injured and needs immediate treatment." Ji Qian didn’t show Mona any pleasant expression; had she known that the rescue of the Elves would trigger the Demon Addiction, Ji Qian would have never let Ye Shikai go.
"Let me try." Mona came over, trying to approach Ye Shikai, but Ji Qian blocked her with her body.
"If things continue this way and something happens to him, you will be responsible." A glint of displeasure flashed in Mona’s eyes as she directly pulled Ye Shikai away from Ji Qian’s hands, and infused him with Spiritual Power.
"Fortunately, it’s only an overconsumption of Inner Strength; he just needs rest to recover." Mona’s taut face relaxed slightly, raising her head to glance at the sun. Unbeknown to her, the daylight had already arrived.
"The energy of the Tree of Life can heal him; let’s get him there immediately." Mona nodded, seeing Ji Qian clutching Ye Shikai’s clothes without letting go, she gave a faint glance.
"He just saved our entire Elf race. I swear on the honor and identity of the Elf Queen that I assure his safety."
Under the "assurance" of Mona, Ji Qian finally agreed to her request. At the moment, this was the only way to ensure Ye Shikai remained unharmed.
"Great Elder, how is his body doing?" Within the Mili Forest, tree breath descends, continuously being absorbed by Ye Shikai’s body. The Great Elder of the Primordial Soul is proficient in Array, and this formation is designed to gather tree breath to the greatest extent.
"His body is very strong, and so is his willpower. The Inner Strength in his Dantian has almost been completely released, yet the heart meridian has not sustained fatal damage; indeed, he is an extraordinary person," the Great Elder of the Primordial Soul said indifferently.
"Miss, our Elven race was able to successfully resolve this crisis largely thanks to Mr. Ye’s strong support." The Great Elder personally bowed to Ji Qian, and even though Ji Qian had a disliking for elves, she felt somewhat embarrassed now, as it’s quite unusual for an elder to bow to a junior in Huaxia customs, particularly a Great Elder.
"Great Elder, since that’s the case, I’ll speak plainly. Once his injuries have healed, I’m going to take him away," Ji Qian said indifferently.
"That is only natural. During this time, if Miss doesn’t mind, you may stay here."
A flicker of unusual light passed through Mona’s eyes. As the dust settled, she began to recall every detail of the battle, Ye Shikai’s movements, his words, even his resolute and determined expression, they were almost identical to General Ye from years past...
Ye Shikai slowly opened his heavy eyes, in a blur, a piercing sunlight made his eyes ache slightly.
His body was wrapped in clean bandages, scars all over, most of them were from battles over the years, and some from fighting the orcs a few days ago. He took a deep breath, his muscles and bones felt somewhat loose; how long had he been lying down?
Ye Shikai slowly stood up, the room was filled with fresh flowers, fragrant without being overpowering, creating a warm atmosphere.
"Sword Soul, Sword Soul." Ye Shikai tried to awaken the Sword Soul in his mind, but received no response for a long time.
"Bang." Suddenly, there was the sound of a cup hitting the floor at the door, Ye Shikai instinctively raised his head, locking eyes just right with Ji Qian.
Then, Ye Shikai felt a tight pressure on his chest as Ji Qian embraced him tightly. It seemed Ye Shikai had already envisioned everything that occurred before the "blackout."
"You’ve finally awakened." Ji Qian sobbed uncontrollably. To an outsider, it might seem like she had been greatly wronged, but only Ye Shikai knew she was crying tears of joy.
"What exactly happened?" Once they both calmed down, Ye Shikai asked curiously. Ji Qian detailed the events of the past few days, causing Ye Shikai to involuntarily inhale sharply. The emergence of his alternative personality had been so unexpected that he was completely unprepared, but from a certain perspective, if it weren’t for his alternative personality, Ye Shikai would probably be in a much grimmer situation now, either killed by the orc leader or fatally wounded.
"Mona." At that moment, a figure walked in. Ye Shikai smiled faintly and said.
"I heard you woke up, so I came to have a look," Mona said smilingly, but Ye Shikai sharply noticed a hint of displeasure in Ji Qian’s eyes. He immediately understood the thoughts of his "bedside companion".
"Mona, since my wounds are healed now, I think it’s best not to impose any longer."