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Just when I felt despair creeping in, the voice of Void Spirit suddenly echoed in my ears. He said firmly, "Don't worry, I'm still here..."
In that moment, I felt a wave of warmth wash over me. It was reminiscent of the burning sensation I experienced when I awakened Void Spirit, but this time it was not uncomfortable at all; instead, I felt an extraordinary sense of peace and comfort.
"Void Spirit, what... what did you do..." As I spoke, the explosive darkness surrounding me began to gradually recede, as if the energy had been completely released.
After a moment, I fell heavily to the ground, yet my body felt no pain at all. It seemed that Void Spirit had used his power to protect me.
Thanks to his protection, I could clearly sense that the strength within me was nearly depleted. "Hey, Void Spirit... are you okay?" I asked, struggling to rise from the ground. However, I could feel my limbs were too weak to support me, and I soon found myself lying back down.
"Weren't they calling me the God King? As the God King, it's not so easy for me to just disappear. So don't worry about me. It's just that your body might be temporarily unable to move..."
Hearing Void Spirit's words, I turned my head to look at my powerless arm sprawled beside me. My sleeve was tattered and burned, and much of my skin looked as if it had been corroded by strong acid, appearing rotten and continuing to worsen.
At that moment, having regained some control over my body, I was startled to see my corpse-like form.
Void Spirit, who was already somewhat weakened inside me, sensed my emotions and comforted me: "Your body isn't damaged because of that attack from Sun Warrior Leader; rather, it's because my power is waning, allowing the Yin Qi from the Underworld to continuously erode your body. Although I have the ability to help you recover, with my current strength, I can only barely maintain a state of awakening for you so that you don't feel pain..."
With that, Void Spirit's voice abruptly fell silent, and the surroundings turned into a profound stillness. Lying on the ground and watching my body rot away, I couldn't help but feel a sense of unwillingness.
"Am I really just going to watch myself turn into a puddle of pus and blood?! Can't I absorb some souls to hold on for a while longer?!" I asked Void Spirit in a panic.
Void Spirit let out a helpless laugh and said, "There are two ways to absorb power. One is to completely empty my strength and enter a state of impending slumber; this allows for the absorption of attacks mediated by soul power. The second is to convert my power from release to absorption in order to draw in souls and temporarily replenish my strength using them as a medium..."
"And that attack from Yang Master just now was likely the final move of Void God—merging his own Void Spirit with his soul into one and concentrating everything into a single strike. It was truly a desperate gamble. I've seen your friend's father use it before and remembered it..."
"Due to the extraordinary power of that strike, if I had attempted to empty my strength to absorb it just now, your body would have turned to dust before I could even finish absorbing it..."
"But if we use the second method—absorbing nearby souls—I would need enough strength to convert them. However, given our current situation..."
With that, Void Spirit fell silent once more. It seemed we had reached an impasse; all I could do was watch as the skin and muscle on my arm gradually rotted away until white bone began to show...
At that moment, I felt an unbearable pain in my heart. Watching myself decay like this, feeling nothing at all, was even more torturous than being directly beheaded.
Just as my mind was on the brink of collapse, I heard Yao Long's voice beside me: "Shen Xu, how are you? Are you okay?!"
As he spoke, Yao Long appeared next to me, his clothes tattered. It seemed he had also sustained injuries from the previous attack.
I slowly turned my head and looked at Yao Long, who was holding the Azure Spirit, with a desperate gaze. "Do I look okay to you…?"
Before I could finish my sentence, I noticed the Azure Spirit in Yao Long's hand was engulfed in blue flames. Grasping at this last glimmer of hope, I quickly shifted my tone and urgently said to him, "Yao Long, hurry! Use the power of the Void Spirit to attack me!"
Yao Long looked completely bewildered, as if he couldn't comprehend what I meant. With a worried expression, he asked, "Why? Why would I attack you? In your current state, if I attack you…"
"Stop talking nonsense! Just attack me; I'll explain later!" I interrupted him.
Seeing my anxious expression, Yao Long didn't dare to ask further. He furrowed his brow and took two steps back before raising the Azure Spirit and aiming it at my body.
"Are you… sure you want me to attack?" he hesitated to confirm.
"Absolutely! Attack me with all your strength!" I insisted firmly and then spoke inwardly to the Void Spirit within me: "Void Spirit, the opportunity has come; absorb Yao Long's attack!"
With that thought, I focused on calming myself so that the Void Spirit could take over my body.
At the same time, Yao Long gritted his teeth and suddenly pulled back the bowstring.
As the bowstring stretched, blue flames quickly gathered along it, gradually forming a blue flame arrow that radiated dazzling light from its tip.
Perhaps worried that the power of the Void Spirit alone wouldn't be enough, Yao Long decided to unleash the power of the Black Soldier as well, transforming the originally deep blue arrow into a mix of blue and white.
"Are you ready?!" Yao Long was now fully concentrated as he aimed the arrow at me.
The Void Spirit did not speak but nodded slightly. At that moment, I noticed dark energy gradually emanating from around my body; it seemed that the Void Spirit was beginning to release its remaining power.
Just as I felt Void Spirit was about to unleash its full power, Yao Long released the arrow from his hand. With a whoosh, before I could react, the arrow had completely embedded itself in my chest. A burst of blue and white light erupted before my eyes, accompanied by a deafening roar in my ears.
In that moment, I felt the immense power released by Yao Long rapidly pouring into my body.
Due to my weakened state, that overwhelming force made me feel as if my body was being torn apart, and even my soul was being relentlessly pulled by this power.
"Hold on! Shen Xu, you must hold on! Don't lose consciousness!" Void Spirit shouted at me.
I heard Void Spirit's voice, but I was too weak to respond. My fading spirit caused my consciousness to gradually slip away...
Just as I was about to reach my limit, the blue and white light suddenly vanished. Void Spirit timely transferred control of the body back to me so that I could maintain my awareness.
At that moment, I slowly moved my limbs, using my hands to support myself as I sat up from the ground. I looked at the astonished Yao Long beside me and said, "Thank you, I'm alive again..."
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