Wu Xiang arrived a step later. The child's eyes were tightly shut, his life force fading, a process of death.
Lin Wan’s internal organs were severely impacted; every breath was excruciating, yet she managed to prop herself up, reaching out to touch the child’s increasingly cold body. Pain consumed her, and she looked at Jin Wen Ye with helplessness, then made a move to embrace the child.
"An An," she whispered, her voice weak, her face streaked with tears and blood. "Don't be afraid. Mommy is here."
"Ah!" Jin Wen Ye cried out in agony. "Save them! I beg you, save them!"
He even knelt before Wu Xiang, repeatedly kowtowing, begging Wu Xiang to save his wife and child. The leader of the base was gone, replaced by a husband and father watching his family die before his eyes, utterly powerless. "Save them, please, I'll give you my life, anything you want, just save them! Ah!"
Wu Xiang silently picked up the child. "There is a way to save them, but..." Su Dan Novel Network.
"I'll agree to any condition! Save them quickly!"
Wu Xiang did not finish her sentence. A stream of light emanated from her body. The child floated in mid-air, gradually enveloped by the light. Wu Xiang formed complex hand seals, an action she had never performed before.
No one had taught her; Rong Jin did not know this. All memories regarding this came from Zhu Jin's inheritance. But now she was a Divine Venerable of the Divine Realm, and completing it was not difficult.
A divine seal covered the child. It was as if countless silver threads extended from his body, flying in all directions – some toward the sky, some into the earth, gradually spreading until they reached the entire world.
Then, the silver threads returned, carrying more light, which entered the child’s body, mending his severely injured body and fragile soul. He seemed to be enveloped in light, with the silver light continuously flowing in.
Only then did Wu Xiang free her hands to save Lin Wan. Lin Wan had not yet breathed her last, so saving her was much easier, only consuming some spiritual energy. Her body was repaired and she was waiting to wake up.
In the sky, a golden dragon and a spiritual phoenix were engaged in a fierce battle.
The golden dragon was enormous, and the spiritual phoenix was no less so, even larger than most golden dragons. Awkwardly, those people mistook the spiritual phoenix for a mutant and even tried to attack her.
Wu Xiang glanced at them and was instantly speechless. "Tell them not to attack the spiritual phoenix."
Jin Wen Ye, holding Lin Wan, had not reacted. 007 relayed the message.
Soon, the people in the city learned that the golden being was a phoenix, here to help them. With her assistance, others finally had the freedom to help those at the verge of being overrun. Some areas had already been breached. In addition to psychics, many ordinary people were also fighting the mutants.
They fought for their only remaining home, willing to shed every drop of blood to protect those they cared about.
Ahead.
The child's injuries had been repaired, and the silver light was still flowing. Lin Wan also woke up. Without considering her own condition, her first instinct was to search for her child. Seeing him floating in mid-air, her eyes widened, and she looked at Wu Xiang with desperate pleading.
"He will not die," she said, pausing before adding, "Just don't blame me in the future."
This was the only way to save him.
As long as the child could live, Jin Wen Ye and Lin Wan clearly no longer cared about anything else. They stared intently at the person before them until, a few minutes later, the light on him gradually dissipated.
He was still a child.
His body slowly lowered to the ground. The moment he opened his eyes, a gleam flashed within them. He looked at Wu Xiang, the familiar childlike light in his eyes replaced by a hint of maturity.
"Thank you, Divine Venerable."
Wu Xiang extended her hand. "I will lend you some spiritual power. For revenge and to protect your people, you must do it yourself."
"Alright."
The two adults could not interject. They watched as Wu Xiang clasped the child's hand, her spiritual power pouring into his body like water. To their stunned gaze, the child's body gradually grew taller, quickly becoming a boy around ten years old.
He wore a pure white robe, his features strongly resembling Jin Wen Ye, his brows filled with compassion for all living beings. He ascended into the air and flew towards the countless monsters in the sky and on the ground.
"He, he, what happened?"
Wu Xiang said, "This is your choice. For him to live, this is the only way. But this way, he will no longer be considered your child."
The Heavenly Dao of a world should naturally arise from its own creation. Even if someone had to be chosen, it should be a child untainted by worldly desires and karmic ties, not a child with parents and family.
However, this world was currently devastated and could not temporarily produce a Heavenly Dao. This was a mutual arrangement.
"Never mind, you two go back first." With that, her body transformed into a golden light and she swiftly flew towards the golden dragon in the sky.
The spiritual power in her hand seemed to turn into a thread, which wrapped around the head of a golden dragon. She forcefully swung it to the ground, and the dragon crashed heavily, flattening or scattering many mutants around it.
Her body flickered, appearing beside the golden dragon. She gathered spiritual power in her hand, forming a sharp blade, and before the dragon could speak, she sliced down forcefully. Blood splattered. A large gash was opened on the dragon's neck, thicker than her own body. Wu Xiang was quick enough to avoid being drenched in blood.
She flew towards the second one. At this moment, a large monster, clad in armor, with wings and a tail, yet different from a strange bird, crawled towards her. It resembled an enlarged insect. Most of its wings were folded, and its body seemed so severely mutated that its weight could no longer be supported.
Wu Xiang gathered spiritual power and slashed down, only managing to create a gash. The mutant extended several long, fully grown tentacles towards her, but they were no match for its armor. She severed them with a single blow.
However, its tentacles did not possess the navigational capabilities of normal insects. Without them, it still charged towards Wu Xiang with unerring accuracy. Wu Xiang employed the same tactic, wrapping golden light around the mutant's body. She leaped far away, flipping the mutant onto the ground, revealing its relatively soft abdomen. Its heavy body prevented it from flipping over for a moment. The people above aimed and fired a cannonball. Just as Wu Xiang was about to attack again, she saw the thing and quickly dodged.
With a loud "boom," the mutant's flesh and blood flew everywhere. Its body contained little blood, mostly a green fluid, suggesting it was indeed an insect.
The repulsive mass of flesh and blood splattered all over the place, some of it sticking to Wu Xiang, which made her quite speechless. However, this explosion not only killed the mutant but also many smaller ones, so it was worth it.
The battle gradually intensified. The mutants were endless. No matter how fiercely they fought, they were outnumbered. They watched helplessly as their defenses were breached several times. They rallied and pushed them back.