kingnovel Chapter 474 The Last Line of Defense
Chapter 474 The Last Line of Defense
Ji Anni, who was merging with the fox bead, bit her lower lip tightly.
The powerful force emanating from the fox bead at the heart position seemed to be expanding her body as if it was about to burst.
It’s so painful, so painful... Is this resurrection?
Why is resurrection more painful than death?
Can my body really accept this fox bead?
Pouring unlimited water into a limited container will eventually cause the container to burst.
Although she felt terrified, Ji Anni still gritted her teeth and endured.
Since it was my choice, and I finally managed to convince Xue Lan, I must not give up at the last minute...
Even if I die, I have to endure it!
"Annie...Annie..." Suddenly, a few faint calls were heard from the chaotic thoughts.
That gentle call instantly focused Ji Anni's consciousness.
If I heard correctly, that voice...
The owner of that voice was Yun Zhen!
Yun Zhen? Is it really him? Is he still alive?
She really wanted to open her eyes and look for him, but both her eyes and body were no longer under her control.
She lay flat on the ground like a puppet, stiff and unable to move at all by her own will.
She was very anxious, afraid that Yun Zhen's voice would disappear, and she kept responding in her mind: "Yun Zhen, is that you? Is that you?"
As if hearing her inner voice, Yun Zhen's voice rang out again: "Annie, no... Your body simply cannot withstand the power of a thousand-year-old fox demon... She will kill you..."
There were faint gasps in his words. Although Yun Zhen's body could not be seen, one could tell from his voice that he was very weak - could he still be in the path of life and death?
"Yun Zhen...where are you?"
As if she didn't hear Yun Zhen's advice, Ji Anni didn't care about her own safety at all and was only interested in Yun Zhen's whereabouts.
Yun Zhen didn't answer her, but just kept emphasizing: "Listen to me, Annie, you are simply unable to accept the power of the fox demon right now. If the fox bead is completely embedded in your body, your body will explode. Stop it now!"
"No... I have made up my mind. Even you can't stop me."
Thinking of Xiaoxue's tragic death, Prince Ming who was attacked by Yuan Rong, and Yun Zhen whose whereabouts were unknown, Ji Anni was unwilling to give up and was unwilling to be a burden to them. As long as she had the power of the fox demon, no one dared to take anyone away from her.
She will no longer feel guilty about her powerlessness, nor will she sit and wait for others' sanctions.
Only by obtaining Xue Lan's power can she protect the important people from being harmed.
As long as she thought of this, she could grit her teeth and endure it even if her body felt like it was about to explode.
Compared to the life Xiaoxue sacrificed, the pain now is not worth mentioning at all!
Ji Anni closed her eyes tightly, trying to use her mind to dispel Yun Zhen's endless warnings. This was the first time she resisted Yun Zhen.
Forgive me, Yun Zhen... This is the only thing I cannot obey your wishes...
This is the only thing I'm willing to risk my life for!
At this time, Ji Anni felt that the power injected into her body was gradually weakening.
Did Xue Lan regret it?
She was so anxious that she kept mumbling in her heart: "Why don't you give me all your strength... Madam, why don't you give me all your strength?"
Xue Lan's voice came from far above: "There is a very strong seal suppressing me, I can't break it..."
Seal? There is a seal that Xue Lan can't break?
An answer immediately emerged in Ji Anni's mind: "Could it be Yun Zhen? Yun Zhen's seal has not been lifted yet..."
Xue Lan was sealed a hundred years ago during the reign of Taizu. The old seal was useless to Xue Lan who was determined to awaken. But not long ago, rumors of fox disasters spread throughout the palace, and Yun Zhen added another seal of his own on top of the original seal.
As long as Yun Zhen is not dead, the power of this seal will not weaken.
Yun Zhen, who had fainted in the Road of Life and Death, suddenly woke up because he felt that the fox demon in the Demon Temple was trying to break through the seal he had set. The powerful impact woke him up from the darkness and made him realize that Ji Anni was making a dangerous deal.
The reason why Xue Lan was unable to inject all of her strength into Ji Anni's body was precisely because she was unable to break through Yun Zhen's final seal.
Yun Zhen used his last bit of strength, which was also his strongest strength, to suppress Xue Lan, preventing her power from fully awakening.
Otherwise, Ji Annie's life will be in danger!
"Yun Zhen, answer me... Yun Zhen, where are you? Why don't you answer me? Why are you stopping me?"
You should be the one who understands me the most, and you should be the one who supports me the most.
Why are you my biggest obstacle at the most critical moment of my awakening?
Although I know you are doing this for my own good... But I don't want to be protected by you like a fledgling...
You always get hurt trying to save me, and I don't want to see you hurt for me again.
I hope... I can help you a little bit...
Yun Zhen is the key to sealing Xue Lan. Yun Zhen, who was pressed to the bottom by the collapsed Road of Life and Death, was gradually losing his magic power, so Xue Lan appeared after Prince Ming was possessed by Yuan Rong and injured. But Yun Zhen has now regained consciousness and is trying his best to prevent Xue Lan's power from being injected into Ji Anni's body. Even Xue Lan can't easily break through the last line of defense he built with his life.
"Girl, do you still insist on awakening?" Xue Lan, who was in a stalemate with Yun Zhen, asked the last question in her heart.
"Yes, I want it!" Ji Anni answered in her heart at the top of her voice without any hesitation. It seemed that only in this way could she dispel her anxiety and burn her boats.
"This last seal is too strong. It's as if the caster is using his life to maintain its existence. If I want to break it, it must be done... by the caster."
The caster died? Ji Anni's heart sank.
Could it be that only after Yun Zhen's death can Xue Lan's demonic power be fully awakened?
Why...why would you risk your life to stop it?
"Yun Zhen, answer me! Why... do you have to stop me!"
The blood rushing through her body seemed to boil, causing Ji Anni's entire body to be immersed in burning pain.
She felt as if she was crying, and there seemed to be a warm liquid flowing slowly on her face.
"The caster is very weak now, and he is gradually exhausting his remaining life...it won't be long before he can't hold on..." Xue Lan's gentle words revealed the cruel truth to Ji Anni.
If Xue Lan wants to awaken, she must break the seal. To break the seal, Yun Zhen must die.
Once Xue Lan wakes up, the Ghost King will revive. As a ghost, Yun Zhen must die.
Things have come to a dead end. No matter what, as long as Ji Anni chooses to awaken, Yun Zhen must pay with his life for it.
It was not until this moment that Ji Anni clearly realized that her decision was a sentence of death for Yun Zhen.
It was not until this moment that he clearly realized what kind of life and death fate was entangled between him and Yun Zhen.
A little fear, a little regret...
If it comes at the cost of losing Yun Zhen, should we rethink the issue of resurrection?
The white light surrounding Ji Anni's body gradually weakened, and the fox bead that was slowly embedding into her body also suddenly stopped.
Yunzhen, what should I do?
Now, what should I do...
The sky was pitch black, the sunlight lost its brightness, even the wind stopped, and the flowers, plants and trees stood solemnly like sculptures.
Outside the palace, on the Great Wilderness Mountain, a terrifying force is surging, converging towards the cave where the Ghost King is sleeping.
In the forest, a fiery red fox raised its head from the bushes and used its body to feel the terrifying evil spirit around it.
"It's him... He's finally waking up... He's finally waking up..."
The red fox let out a terrifying laugh and gradually turned into a human form, it was Yan Niang.
"I'm sorry, Xue Lan, I still can't stop the resurrection of the Ghost King... I'm sorry, Xue Lan..."
Yan Niang leaned weakly against an ancient tree, covering her face tightly with her hands.
Although she murmured that she was sorry to Xue Lan, she knew in her heart better than anyone that the Ghost King's awakening was Xue Lan's own decision. What made Xue Lan change her original intention of sleeping forever and choose to revive the Ghost King?
Maybe this is fate...
Ever since that girl came here from another world, entered Soji's body, and returned to the palace...
Everything is running wild at an uncontrollable speed along the route that has already been determined by fate.
Anyone who dares to stand in the way of fate, whether it is a human or a monster, cannot be stopped even at the cost of his life.
And the most ridiculous thing is that Yun Zhen and I, the two people and the demon who least wanted to see fate evolve like this, were the culprits who brought the girl from another world here...
Everything seemed to have been predetermined, and there was nothing we could do except watch it develop in the predetermined direction.
Yan Niang's body slowly slid down to the tree roots.
Feeling the evil spirit wandering in the sky, the earth, and the water, my heart seemed to be weighed down by a stone, so heavy that it couldn't beat.
In the very center of the Ghost King’s Cave, the Ghost King in soul state is gradually regaining consciousness.
In fact, during these hundred years, he was not in a deep sleep. His active consciousness enabled him to maintain a certain connection with the outside world.
For example, more than ten years ago, Yun Zhen used a forbidden secret method to successfully establish a connection with him and become his ghost.
"My child, I can feel her demonic energy slowly awakening. It is finally time for you to pay the price, my child, hand over your body... Let us merge into one, live with me forever, and welcome her return together..."
The Ghost King's voice sounded in Yun Zhen's ears.
Yun Zhen's body was pinned down by the Road of Life and Death, unable to move, and he could only rely on his willpower to fight against Xue Lan who was trying to break the seal. The voice of the Ghost King suddenly descending from the sky into his ears made him deeply realize that he was powerless to reverse the situation.
"My child, I can feel that Xue Lan has woken up. It's finally time to reunite with her..."
The Ghost King's words were full of anticipation, just like any human in love, longing to reunite with their lover.
At this point, Yun Zhen no longer concealed the truth and said softly, "She is dead... The person you were waiting for died in the burning a hundred years ago, and the fox bead was also sealed. Now it is a hundred years later, and her great-grandson is already eight years old..."