The residual soul of a mere Saint Realm martial artist was hardly worth Gu Luoshui’s concern.
The idea of using a wisp of a residual soul to stop her from killing Jing Yan was utterly absurd.
So, with a look of disdain, Gu Luoshui mocked the residual soul of Tianshui.
"Escape!" The residual soul of Tianshui turned and shouted at Jing Yan.
After that, his divine soul suddenly flared with bright light. A milky yellow luminescence encased his divine soul completely. Or rather, his divine soul transformed into a mass of milky yellow energy.
Within this space, the power of the divine soul instantly pervaded, even the Power of Laws that Gu Luoshui controlled could not penetrate this mass of divine soul’s power at that moment.
"Do you actually intend to dissipate your soul?" Gu Luoshui’s eyes showed shock and disbelief as he stared at Tianshui’s divine soul.
Gu Luoshui sensed that Tianshui was activating all of his divine soul’s power. Doing so was the equivalent of committing suicide.
Tianshui did not respond. His divine soul moved with the milky yellow Light Halo, sweeping toward Gu Luoshui.
"Damn it!" Gu Luoshui’s roar could be heard.
"Since you wish for your soul to dissipate, I shall grant you your wish!" Gu Luoshui’s face darkened, and he moved his hands violently. The Power of Laws in the heavens and earth suddenly surged and pressed down toward Tianshui’s residual soul.
But, in a way akin to a suicidal stand, Tianshui’s residual soul did everything possible to increase its power. Even with all her might, Gu Luoshui could not suppress it in a short time.
Jing Yan watched, with difficulty, as Tianshui’s divine soul charged at Gu Luoshui.
He now understood Tianshui’s intention.
Tianshui was planning to sacrifice his divine soul to give him a chance to escape. Of course, Tianshui’s divine soul couldn’t completely block Gu Luoshui, but it could buy Jing Yan a little time. Although Jing Yan’s Primordial Energy was nearly depleted, if he managed to take the Heavenly Repairing Pill in time, he could recover some Primordial Energy and heal his physical injuries in a very short time, then use the Sky Wings to escape.
If he could just breathe for a few seconds, Jing Yan would be able to leave Flowing Light City and then enter the Qiankun Small World.
As long as Gu Luoshui couldn’t pinpoint Jing Yan’s location, once he’d hidden in the Qiankun Small World, it would be very hard for Gu Luoshui to find him again. Moreover, Gu Luoshui could not stay on the Heavenly Origin Continent for too long; at most, she could search for a few days before she would have to leave the Continent.
"How foolish!" Gu Luoshui’s figure was engulfed in the milky yellow Light Halo.
One could hear that Gu Luoshui was somewhat frantic.
Tianshui’s residual soul launched a suicidal attack targeting Gu Luoshui’s divine soul. Even though Tianshui only had his residual soul left, if Gu Luoshui didn’t want to sacrifice her own divine soul, she couldn’t break free at once, she would need to slowly deplete the power of Tianshui’s residual soul.
"Jing Yan, you brat, why aren’t you running? What are you waiting for?" Tianshui’s voice urgently transmitted.
At this time, Tianshui’s divine soul had already completely turned into a milky yellow glow. His divine soul wouldn’t last much longer.
Feelings of rage, sorrow, and so on accumulated in Jing Yan’s heart.
Jing Yan felt as though his heart was in pain. Watching Tianshui’s residual soul fading away, all he could feel was his chest potentially exploding; he couldn’t breathe.
Should he disregard the lives of those alliance martial artists and just escape by himself?
If he escaped alone, making Gu Luoshui unable to find him, would she then vent her anger on those close to him?
Jing Yan didn’t doubt in the least that if Gu Luoshui couldn’t find and kill him, she would certainly take her ire out on others, not only slaughtering all the martial artists of the Glory Alliance but also striking at the family of Jing Yan in Donglin City.
What about his family? What about Gao Feng? Were all those people he cared about to be killed because of him?
"Senior, I cannot leave!" Jing Yan’s eyes shimmered with tears.
"You brat, you..." The voice of Tianshui was filled with exhaustion.
The milky yellow Light Halo was fading.
"Be extinguished!" Gu Luoshui bellowed fiercely.
At this moment, Gu Luoshui’s expression was fierce, her eyes bloodshot. Clearly, she too was in pain from Tianshui’s suicidal direct attack on her Divine Soul. If Jing Yan chose to flee at this time, she likely couldn’t spare the effort to stop him.
"Kid, farewell..." Tianshui’s final voice echoed in the Void.
And while this voice had not yet faded away, the earthy yellow sphere of light was finally dispersed by the Power of Laws and disappeared into the space.
"Senior!" A surge of emotion violently burst from Jing Yan’s chest.
His whole body’s Primordial Energy shook open.
At this time, the Fog Vortex cracked directly.
In Jing Yan’s abdomen, the purple radiance uncontrollably seeped away.
The foundation of a Martial Artist, the shattered Fog Vortex, signified that even if a Martial Artist could avoid death, they would still be rendered useless.
Without the Fog Vortex, one could no longer store Primordial Energy. A Martial Artist could no longer mobilize Primordial Energy for anything.
A mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out from Jing Yan’s mouth.
"Hahaha..." Jing Yan actually began to laugh, his smile sinister, his bloodshot eyes looking at Gu Luoshui.
"What is there to fear?" Jing Yan’s voice came out word by word, measured and distinct.
He turned his gaze to the many Martial Artists of the Alliance.
"Brothers, I, Jing Yan, owe you an apology!" Jing Yan bit his lip, and amidst labored breathing, he spoke these words.
Many of the Martial Artists from the Alliance shed tears.
Even the Hall Masters of the Holy Hall were moved and all their eyes were on Jing Yan.
"Alliance Leader, I am willing to die in battle for you!" a Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner roared out.
"To battle for Alliance Leader Jing Yan!"
"To die, what is there to fear?" In that moment, roars rose one after another.
Seeing such a scene, Gu Luoshui too, was moved. Gu Wanquan and others displayed expressions of disbelief.
"You need not hurry; I will fulfill your wish for all of you. Your desire to die is easily granted!" Gu Luoshui’s mocking gaze swept over everyone, restoring a detached tone.
"Jing Yan, die!" With a sweep of her palm, Gu Luoshui aimed for Jing Yan.
A vast Power swept forward.
Jing Yan stood straight-backed, his gaze at Gu Luoshui filled with defiance and contempt.
"This is... Senior Tianshui’s aura!"
At that moment, Jing Yan suddenly felt a surge of mysterious, exquisite energy that carried Tianshui’s aura. When Jing Yan’s Divine Soul came in contact with this energy, it experienced an indescribable enlightenment.
Concurrently, Jing Yan’s Divine Soul, without his active control, released strands of inexplicable energy.
In his abdomen, the completely dissipated Fog Vortex underwent a change once more. In just an instant, a purple shadow began to reform.
"This... Could this be the Fog Vortex reforming? But how is this possible? Once the Fog Vortex is shattered, how could it reform on its own?" Jing Yan was astounded by the changes happening within his body.
The next moment, Jing Yan clearly sensed the pervasive Laws of the world. The Laws within this space all became perceptible to Jing Yan.