Right Here Waiting

Chapter 29

I couldn't always understand what the Little White Dragon was thinking. This had nothing to do with age. No matter how close a person was, there would always be one or two corners of their heart that they hadn't told me.

Just like now, I compared the Netherworld Sacrificial Spirit Formation that I had copied with the one in Fufeng's hands. I looked at it from top to bottom, left to right, but I couldn't see any difference. Our formation core was exactly the same as the one that Qing Cang wanted.

The rolling black mist under his feet started to boil. Dark green wraith struggled out of the mist. They shook their heads and wagged their tails as though something was pulling at their feet from the abyss. Many sky mo soldiers at the edge of the formation had already been attacked by the wraith. Normal defenses were completely useless.

I moved closer to Fufeng. When I was talking to the Little White Dragon, I didn't hide it. He should have heard that there was a mistake with the formation, but he didn't react at all. He must have been angry. I was a little unhappy and said sourly, "I thought you were unwilling to leave the Dark North because you wanted to repay the Dragonfish Tribe's favor. You looked down on Run Yu from the bottom of your heart. It turns out that you're just good at talking, but you're really obedient when it comes to guarding the formation."

Fufeng took out his Flying Sword and sent a few wraiths flying away. The Wood Element that he cultivated happened to be able to suppress these ghosts. I even suspected that Run Yu had predicted that this would happen. That was why he brought up the past to ask for a debt in the Dark North.

He heard my sarcasm and felt a little embarrassed. "Don't forget how many soldiers my Kun Peng Tribe lost in the Great War of the Five Realms before the Grand Era. Let's not talk about anything else. If the Celestial Ruler wants to clean up the Underworld, we Kun Peng Tribe will take the lead."

"Take the lead?"

The resentful spirit's death aura was extremely cold. I leaned closer to him and the little white dragon who was stepping on the formation glared at me. "Kun Peng is so sincere. You're the only one who can take the lead."

Fufeng's hand trembled as he choked on my words. The tip of his sword brushed past the vengeful spirit's tail, allowing it to fly closer. I exclaimed in shock, "You petty bird, you dare to take revenge? Hurry up and kill it!"

"The worst thing to do in a fight is to be distracted. If you continue to speak nonsense and disturb my concentration, there will be more than one that will slip in!"

More and more wraiths emerged from the black fog, as though there was no end to them. Run Yu and Xufeng's swords combined, and the Qi of Sky and Demon intertwined and circulated. The great formation finally opened with a boom. The water of the River of Forgetfulness spiraling at the top of the sky and the black fog of the Netherworld surging at the bottom of the feet flowed rapidly towards the center of the great formation like two ends of a funnel.

I was shaken by the strong wind and could only stand stiffly with my fingers pressed together to form the Wind-Freezing Spell. Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at the center of the chaotic formation. The Little White Dragon unexpectedly glanced over every few minutes. As I expected, it knew about the matter of its child in advance and was worried about it, unable to calm down.

Xufeng also seemed to realize that something was wrong. He whispered something to me. I suppressed my worries and sent a message to Fufeng. "I have a Yueluan Shield here. I got it from an old ancestor of Kun Peng. Use your wood spiritual power to open it for me. Then, go and help Run Yu. I'm worried."

"You have an Energy Protection Shield?!

Why didn't you say so earlier?! "

Fufeng was stunned. He quickly took the magical artifact and activated it. Suddenly, a large number of slender and tough vines grew out of the void. They coiled into a green, hazy cage and covered me tightly. He walked around to make sure that there was no danger. Then, without turning his head, he plunged into the pile of wraiths and started to kill them.

The roar of the Heavens and Earth became louder. Long howls came from the abyss as though some monster was about to be born. An old, evil voice sounded from all directions at the same time.

"Reincarnation has its rules. This time, the second master of the Sky Demon is finally a dragon and a phoenix!

Hahahaha!

Old Ziwei, so what if you have trapped me for millions of years? My lifespan is endless. I can finally see the Four Worlds wither and the Netherworld's Dao! "

A strong wind blew under my feet, causing the Energy Protection Shield to creak. The rampaging wraiths seemed to have received an order as they flew in an orderly manner to swallow the death energy. The periphery of the Sky Demon Great Formation gradually closed into an even larger Netherworld Sacrificial Formation. I couldn't see the Little White Dragon who was surrounded by the River of Forgetfulness and the black fog. I could only stare at the place where the ghost energy was the thickest in the black fog. A pair of pitch-black foreheads gradually became clear. Then, I saw the old, domineering face in my memory. One of the Ancient Gods with endless lifespan. He fixed his face at the time when the little girl Ming Wan died. Even his bitter and resentful expression was frozen at the same time.

I suddenly understood why the Little White Dragon still followed Qing Cang's plan to set up the formation even though he knew it was a trap. No one could enter the River of Forgetfulness in the Battle of Five Worlds. If he wanted to overturn the Netherworld, he could only wait for himself to come out. Qing Cang didn't predict that the Dragon and Phoenix Spirits would dominate the Sky Demon Great Formation. Instead, he was waiting for the right person to appear so that he could succeed in one fell swoop!

My hand that was holding onto the vines was almost bleeding. His ease, his carelessness, it wasn't because he had a plan!

The outcome of this gamble with the Five Worlds as a bargaining chip was hard to predict!

The Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals in sight were sucked up by the Netherworld Great Formation and sent into the bloody mouth of the wraiths one by one. A gap was torn open in the normally functioning Sky Demon Great Formation. Qing Cang's laughter rumbled in my heart, creating countless bottomless bloody holes!

He was so ruthless that he used himself as bait!

Was it so easy to kill an Ancient God?!

The wind swirled around the clouds, and the Netherworld Great Formation shrunk rapidly. An ear-piercing sound brushed past my eardrums. The center of the Sky Demon Great Formation was filled with shrill cries of dragons and phoenixes. Wuqu Xingjun, Vanquisher Star, Fufeng, Highgod Yaoguang, God of Thunder and Goddess of Lightning, Master of Rain and Master of Wind … Generals that I could name and couldn't name were thrown out of the black fog by the strong wind, but there was no sign of the Little White Dragon.

"Fufeng!

Fufeng! "

I summoned a wisp of water vapor to catch the unsteady Fufeng. He tilted his head and gave me a reassuring gesture.

More than half of the hundreds of thousands of Sky Demon Generals were killed in the blink of an eye, but the wraiths didn't decrease at all. Just as I was about to speak, I saw a continuous stream of green light outside the Netherworld Great Formation. It was as if the aurora of the Milky Way was sprinkling down on the Netherworld. The air of vitality instantly filled every inch of the cold black fog.

My blurred vision gradually cleared. I saw Winged Dragon bathed in blood, the Fire Phoenix's feathers were all burned, and Qing Cang stood in midair with a cold expression.

"Do you think that you can win against me by finding these trash that cultivate wood element spiritual power? How can you, who grew up in a greenhouse, withstand the wraiths that have been suppressed for millions of years?!"

Run Yu swept his dragon tail, and a cold light flashed, annihilating a large number of wraiths.

"Whether you can withstand it or not, we'll talk about it after the battle!"

The battle between the Celestial Ruler, the Demon Lord, and the Ancient Gods wasn't something that ordinary Immortals could interfere with. Even Fufeng could only stay by the side and watch. I checked his pulse through the vines, and the spiritual energy in his body was in chaos and his meridians were damaged. If even he was in such a state, how could the Little White Dragon have it easy?!

I didn't know if Wuqu Xingjun had received the Little White Dragon's edict, but he ran over and stood by the Energy Protection Barrier to protect me. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and forced a smile, "Chiling God, don't worry. His Majesty is very powerful. He will definitely be able to capture Qing Cang!"

"Qing Cang's original body is the Sky Splitting Eagle, an ancient beast that can suppress dragons and snakes. So what if he's powerful?!"

I was sweating inside the barrier. The Little White Dragon was careless and was clamped by Qing Cang's claws. There were eight bloody wounds on the dragon's abdomen, so deep that the bone could be seen. A large amount of dragon blood spilled into the void, and the wraiths around it ate to their heart's content!

"Run Yu!"

Xufeng saw the situation and quickly flapped his wings to help. The two birds fought in the void. The God of Thunder and the Goddess of Lightning took the chance to summon thunder and lightning to protect Vanquisher Star Monarch and Yaoguang. They wanted to drag Run Yu back, but a dragon roared from the depths of the Netherworld. A jet-black dragon stuck its head out and bit Vanquisher Star Monarch and threw him toward the wraiths. When it turned around to bite again, it was stopped by Yaoguang and the Count of Wind and Lord of Rain.

"Minister of Wind …"

I gritted my teeth so hard that they almost broke. I suddenly regretted being soft-hearted before Heaven's Origin. If I didn't get rid of the root of the problem, there would be endless trouble in the future!

The black dragon and the Gods were evenly matched. On the other side, Qing Cang broke one of Xufeng's wings with lightning speed. He held Run Yu in one hand and Xufeng in the other and threw them toward the center of the Netherworld Great Formation. He laughed maniacally. "One day!

One day!

Wan 'er, I want the Four Worlds to be buried with you! "

The great formation was activated, and the wraiths cried. Weapons were pointed at each other.

The River of Forgetfulness, which was always silent, was now deafening. However, it was as if I couldn't hear anything.

There was only the thumping of my heart in my chest, like the morning bell and evening drum.

Only the blood in my veins was surging like a raging wave.

There was no Qing Cang in my field of vision. There was no Gods. There was only one person. Only one person. His gentle and blood-stained eyes were a thousand feet away. It seemed like he was ten thousand miles away, but also like he was only half an arm away.

"I heard that Goddess Chiling's cultivation is profound, but you aren't good at offense or defense …"

I'm not good at offense or defense …

I'm not good at offense or defense?

After controlling water for countless years, how could I not be good at offense or defense?

It's just that …

It's just that before Tian Yuan, Qing Si's palm shattered the main acupoint on my back. The meridians in my body have long been reversed. Now, I only have half of my meridians that I can barely use.

It's not that I'm not good at offense or defense. It's just that if I use a large amount of spiritual power at the same time, my remaining meridians will burst. I won't even be able to protect my primordial spirit.

However, if the Little White Dragon is sacrificed to the great formation, it will be impossible to find in this world. I won't even be able to look forward to a reincarnation.

I don't care about the Six Worlds being overturned. I also don't care who is in a high position and who is in control. However, I care about him. He is unique in this world. No one is allowed to take him away from me.

The spiritual power in my dantian that had been dormant since ancient times surged. The water of the River of Forgetfulness spiraling at the top of the sky boiled. Countless water dragons roared out. Thousands of dragon spirits raised their necks and roared at the same time. The wind and clouds trembled!

Fufeng and Wuqu Xingjun, who were leaning on the side, were blown away by the astral wind. They tumbled for dozens of feet before they could stabilize themselves!

Qing Cang was shocked. He bent his finger and tried to break the Yuanzhen barrier. "Chiling?

What are you doing here!

My son destroyed your spiritual veins and spared your life. Don't you know how to be grateful?

You're courting death! "

Dragon spirits kept coming out of the River of Forgetfulness. There were so many of them that even the vast and deep Netherworld Abyss became cramped. There was an ancient restriction in the river to restrain the resentful spirits. Every water dragon was connected to a corner of the Netherworld Great Formation. Very soon, the formation was torn to pieces. I only felt that my back was shockingly hot. My primordial spirit trembled like a sieve. Fufeng, who was blown away by the astral wind, rushed over again. However, no matter how he chanted, he couldn't break the Yuanzhen barrier. He could only lie on the barrier and tear the vines with his bare hands.

"Chiling!

Chiling!

Stop!

Stop!

Yundan was given to Jin Mi. Your primordial spirit will shatter! "

"… It's … It's almost done …"

My spiritual core shook and was in chaos. I couldn't even see the Little White Dragon's face clearly. However, I was still unwilling to disperse my spiritual energy. Qing Cang's great formation was destroyed. He was furious. He raised his hand to use the Netherworld Reincarnation Technique. However, countless sharp icicles suddenly grew out of his skin. Black Dragon Qing Si, who had transformed into his true form a thousand feet away, roared and tumbled in the air. His dragon scales were broken by the blood-colored icicles that emerged from his body.

This was the result of my exquisite control over water.

Even the God Blood flowing in their bodies had to listen to my orders!

Qing Cang collapsed. Black Dragon Qing Si fell from the clouds. Hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Demon soldiers cheered loudly. Their war banners fluttered in the wind, revealing a ray of light in the sky. However, my eyelids suddenly felt heavy. My primordial spirit was so light that it seemed like it would shatter with a single pull. It shattered into every inch of the void and turned into sparkling starlight. It was just like the sky on the day I first met the Little White Dragon.

I could hear his anxious roars in my ears. Suddenly, a few drops of hot liquid hit my cheeks. There was a sour and salty taste.

I wanted to tell him not to panic, but I couldn't move at all.

A hint of green flashed across my eyes. Then, darkness swallowed everything …

Fairy Fate's words instantly appeared in my mind. Doumu Yuanjun's hesitation gradually became clear. This was how karma worked in the world. There were some things that even if you knew the consequences, you wouldn't regret it if you did it again.