Chapter 558 - 330: Killing Intent
If he weren’t currently inside the Bow Lady’s Consciousness Realm, Yang An would have had the impulse to charge forward and fight Hai Shu.
His current combat strength could rival the Insect Dao, and Hai Shu was also of the Insect Dao.
Even the oppressive feeling from the real-world Hai Shu was no longer as intense as it once was.
But unfortunately, he could do nothing but watch it all unfold, completely powerless.
The Bow Lady appeared again. Even though her remnant soul was torn to shreds by countless Demon Fiends, some force seemed to be constantly reviving her.
It was hard to tell whether this power came from herself or from the Great Virtue Temple.
When she reappeared, the light in her eyes had grown increasingly dim, becoming hollow and vacant.
If this continued any longer, the Bow Lady’s Spiritual Wisdom would probably never reawaken.
’There has to be a turning point! There has to be!’
Yang An reasoned to himself.
’This is the Bow Lady’s memory. If there was no turning point, the Bow Lady he knew would never have existed.’
’The fact that she was alive and well meant she ultimately came out of this unscathed. It’s just that the process, this torment, was far too long.’
The moment she appeared, the Demon Fiends that had just departed seemed to catch her scent, reappearing at once and charging toward her.
Yang An immediately stepped forward, placing himself in front of the Bow Lady.
But he and these Demon Fiends were in two different worlds. They passed right through his body with ease and once again tore the defenseless Bow Lady to pieces.
A violent, dark-red flame erupted from Yang An, engulfing all the surrounding Demon Fiends.
But the Demon Fiends were completely unaffected. After killing the Bow Lady once more, they retreated like the tide.
Even the flames of his Lighting Technique, inherited from the Xian Fire, were useless. Yang An clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking. The fury burning inside him was even hotter than the fire engulfing his body.
Even knowing this had all happened in the past, he couldn’t just stand by and watch.
Back then, when she was just an incredibly weak remnant soul, the Bow Lady faced countless Demon Fiends in the Eternal Prison, utterly powerless to fight back.
’Did she also hope for someone to save her?’
Anyone, including Yang An himself, would have found such an experience to be an indelible trauma.
He had known the Bow Lady for so long, and what’s more, she had become this weak only because she had sacrificed most of the souls she’d devoured in order to save him.
’You saved me, so I have to save you.’
Yang An gritted his teeth. He had to try, no matter what, even if this had already happened in the past.
He didn’t know where the real Bow Lady was, but the moment he saw her here, he knew he had to save her.
A few moments later, the Bow Lady’s figure reappeared in the same spot.
Although her expression was still lost and confused, her face was now etched with pain.
’That bastard Hai Shu... He’s using torture to stimulate and awaken the Bow Lady’s Spiritual Wisdom.’
He had to admit, the method was indeed effective. But when Yang An recalled everything he had perceived about the Bow Lady through her voice since they’d met, he never would have imagined she had endured such suffering.
So all this time, her strength had just been a facade to hide her extreme inner fragility.
At this thought, Yang An’s hatred for Hai Shu grew even deeper.
The Demon Fiends came again. The disgusting creatures seemed to revel in it, as if they had found a new toy.
Again! And again!
Yang An tried other methods in his attempt to save the Bow Lady.
’We’re clearly in the same place! If there’s light, it should be able to illuminate everything in the world. A memory should be no exception!’
Once!
Twice!
Three times!
Every time he watched the Bow Lady being brutally murdered by these Demon Fiends, Yang An’s anger and pain intensified, as if he were experiencing it himself.
He kept trying every technique at his disposal.
He used his Extreme Day Divine Aspect, the One Qi Dao Guang Method, and even the Qi Guang Technique.
But it was all useless.
The Demon Fiends came and went. After dying several times, the Bow Lady was drawing closer to consciousness, even beginning to react.
When the Demon Fiends approached, she would instinctively cower, feeling fear and terror.
After being killed and reborn again, the pain on her face grew more intense, the confusion in her eyes deepened, and tear tracks appeared at the corners of her eyes.
The Dark Communication Secret Spell!
The Treasure Light Glaze Purification Technique!
The Great Brightness Buddha Golden Zen Spell!
Yang An tried to immobilize the Demon Fiends with dark light, shield the Bow Lady with azure light, and even annihilate them with a piercing Golden Radiance.
But she was so close, yet so far.
A growing sense of powerlessness washed over Yang An. He furiously pounded the ground, but he couldn’t even leave a scratch on it.
It happened again, but this time was different. The Bow Lady got to her feet and fled.
She staggered desperately into the endless black fog, trying to escape the Demon Fiends.
But in her current state, how could she possibly contend with these Demon Fiends? Like a frail mortal, her only fate when facing them was to be killed and devoured.
Yang An even saw one Demon Fiend charge to the front, toying with her, and decapitate her with a single strike, tossing her head high into the air.
In the end, Yang An even resorted to his Body Refining Technique, but it was still useless.
For all his mastery of so-called forbidden powers, he couldn’t even protect the person he wanted to save.