439: Chapter 439 Chen Yi's Arrival

Yan Jiuyue stepped back three paces, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

However, that Demonic Beast Emperor was not having an easy time either; half of its demonic body had been shattered.

But the other two Demonic Beast Emperors had already seized the opportunity to pounce on her.

Lin Mengxue and Yan Jiuyue were outnumbered, and coupled with the prolonged battle and massive expenditure of spiritual power, they were completely unable to resist.

They could only continue to dodge and defend, while the wounds on their bodies grew more numerous.

"Mengxue, this cannot go on!"

Yan Jiuyue shouted while blocking an attack, "We must break through!"

Lin Mengxue nodded, but looking at the dense crowd of enemies surrounding them, her heart felt heavy.

How could breaking through be easy?

The enemy had clearly made full preparations; not only were they numerous, but their formation was tight, leaving no obvious gaps for a Breakthrough.

Just at that moment, the sounds of battle came from afar.

It was Luo Shiyin and the others!

Hearing the commotion from this side, they were attempting to break through from the perimeter.

But they were also being blocked tightly by the enemy, unable to rendezvous in the short term.

The situation was critical to the extreme.

Looking at the approaching enemies and the increasing number of wounds on Lin Mengxue, a flash of determination crossed Yan Jiuyue's eyes.

She took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Mengxue, I will help you carve out a path; you must leave here immediately!"

Lin Mengxue was stunned: "But what about you? Sister Jiu Yue, what will you do?"

"I am the oldest among you, so I have the obligation to protect you!"

Yan Jiuyue shouted with a determined face, "Besides, I have a trump card! You go first, and I will follow shortly!"

"No! If we go, we go together!"

They had experienced so much together, from their initial meeting, to fighting side by side later on, and then to both falling in love with the same man—

They were not just comrades-in-arms, but sisters and Family.

How could she possibly abandon Yan Jiuyue alone?

But Yan Jiuyue had already made up her mind.

"This time, let me protect you."

She closed her eyes, and the spiritual power throughout her body began to circulate crazily.

Her nine fox tails fully unfurled, each one burning with pink flames,

but this time, the color of the flames began to change, from pink to deep red, and then to an eerie purple.

"Eerie—Fox Fire!"

Yan Jiuyue opened her eyes, and her nine fox tails exploded simultaneously, transforming into nine purple pillars of fire that shot into the sky, then converged in mid-air to form a giant purple fire lotus.

The fire lotus rotated slowly, and with every rotation, it emitted a ripple of purple flames.

Wherever it passed, whether it was a Demonic Beast or a Beast Tamer, all were instantly ignited and then turned to ashes amidst shrill screams.

A path was forcibly burned out.

"Now is the time! Go quickly!"

Lin Mengxue gritted her teeth: "Sister Jiu Yue—you must survive!"

In the current situation, hesitation was definitely the biggest mistake.

Moreover, she also understood that since the idea for this attack had been Yan Jiuyue's, and now they had fallen into an ambush, she naturally wanted to shoulder everything alone.

Returning to the Luo Family to ask Luo Qinghe for help was the optimal choice!

Seeing Lin Mengxue successfully break through, Yan Jiuyue breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately felt a wave of weakness.

The previous attack had consumed too much of her; now, her spiritual power was almost exhausted, and even standing was somewhat difficult.

"Hmph, do you think it was you who carved out that bloody path? This is a stage I specifically prepared for you!"

Miyamoto Tenzo's sneer came from above.

He stood on the cliff wall, holding a black crystal in his hand, an evil smile on his face.

As long as one of them was assimilated, all other Contracted Spirit Beasts and even Chen Yi could be infected!

If there were two people, he would have feared they might restrain each other, possibly slowing down the assimilation progress!

But with only one person left, there was nothing to fear!

Alarm bells rang in Yan Jiuyue's heart, but it was already too late.

Miyamoto Tenzo injected spiritual power into the black crystal, and the crystal instantly erupted with a terrifying dark aura.

That aura transformed into countless black threads, all attacking Yan Jiuyue.

Yan Jiuyue wanted to dodge, but her body was so weak that she could barely move.

She could only watch helplessly as those black threads wrapped around her body and burrowed into her skin.

"Th—what is this?"

Yan Jiuyue felt with shock that an evil and chaotic power was eroding her body and consciousness.

Those black threads not only burrowed into her body, but also into her Soul.

She felt her thinking begin to blur, her memories become chaotic, and various negative emotions surged from deep within her heart.

Anger, hatred, jealousy, despair—

"Hmph, obediently become a Puppet for Lord ZERO!"

"Damn it! Why is it like this—"

Yan Jiuyue was about to cry, not out of fear, but out of unwillingness.

She could feel that her mental consciousness was being eroded.

Those dark powers were attempting to erase her memories, tamper with her thinking, and turn her into a Puppet without self-awareness.

She would rather die in battle than become someone else's Puppet, and she did not want to be an enemy of Chen Yi.

That handsome youth, that youth who always wore a gentle smile, that youth who extended a helping hand when she was most helpless—

He was the light in her life, the person she was willing to use everything to protect.

But now, was she going to die without even seeing him one last time?

No, it was more terrifying than death!

To become a Puppet without a Soul, and perhaps one day in the future, meet Chen Yi on the battlefield!

Yan Jiuyue's heart was filled with despair.

She remembered her first meeting with Chen Yi;

she remembered her first contract with Chen Yi;

she remembered every little detail of fighting side by side with Chen Yi—

If not for Chen Yi, perhaps the illusions she saw previously in the Ultimate Darkness Zone might all have been real!

She would have been completely abandoned by the Family, spent the rest of her life in loneliness and despair, and eventually either ended her own life or completely become a plaything for other wealthy people—

It was Chen Yi who brought her everything: power, dignity, friendship, love—

But now, was all of this going to end?

Was the result ultimately just a fleeting dream?

"No—I don't want this—"

Yan Jiuyue screamed in her heart, but her voice grew weaker and weaker.

The dark power had already eroded most of her consciousness, and she felt herself falling into an endless abyss.

"Hahaha, stop resisting, give up the struggle!"

Miyamoto Tenzo laughed loudly, increasing the output of his spiritual power.

More dark threads surged out, completely wrapping Yan Jiuyue and forming a black cocoon.

Just at this critical moment.

A figure instantly appeared on the battlefield.

He didn't even use any skills; just the wind pressure generated by his appearance blew away dozens of surrounding enemies.

Chen Yi had arrived!

"Ch—Chen Yi, is it you?"

Yan Jiuyue's weak voice came from within the black cocoon, thinking it was a hallucination she saw before death.

Chen Yi smiled: "It is me; sorry, I am late!"

He did not waste time and immediately took out a Cocoon of Radiance from his embrace.

"System, I want to activate the purification effect of the Cocoon of Radiance!"

[Ding! Consumed 25 Enhancement Points, activation successful!]