890: Chapter 284: Zither Music Mastery, Passing the Test (Part 3) 890: Chapter 284: Zither Music Mastery, Passing the Test (Part 3) With the middle-aged man’s strength, the moment Ye Yinzhu’s arms had wrapped around his body, they had already shattered Ye Yinzhu’s left arm.
However, he found that although Ye Yinzhu’s arm was broken, he still couldn’t break free from his grip.
Under that immense force, he could only be carried along with Ye Yinzhu into the air.
A faint green light twined between the two of them, which was a three-meter-long emerald silk thread around Ye Yinzhu’s wrist that hadn’t appeared for a long time.
But Ye Yinzhu had never forgotten it for a moment, just as he hadn’t forgotten the Zi Zhu Magic Needle.
Ye Yinzhu hadn’t misjudged his opponent’s strength, so he didn’t expect that his left arm alone would be sufficient to restrain the man in front of him.
Therefore, as he lifted his left arm, the Green Silk had already floated out under the guidance of his Original Force, tightly binding his body to the mysterious middle-aged man’s.
As their bodies were in the air, Ye Yinzhu coughed up a mouthful of blood that sprayed onto the middle-aged man’s face.
But now, the middle-aged man truly saw the smile on Ye Yinzhu’s face amidst the blood-red scene.
Even though Ye Yinzhu didn’t look handsome at the moment, especially with his broken teeth, that smile made the fear in the mysterious middle-aged man’s heart spike suddenly.
“If you die and I don’t, does that mean this trial is over?” These were the last words that Ye Yinzhu said to the middle-aged man before a chilling sensation instantly came from his back.
The middle-aged man’s pupils contracted sharply as the golden glow that was resisting against Ye Yinzhu’s chest stopped abruptly.
The coldness that emerged in that moment caused their bodies to merge even more tightly.
Yet Ye Yinzhu was still smiling, while the mysterious middle-aged man wore a look of disbelief.
When Ye Yinzhu had embraced him, he used his left arm, not both arms, why?
Because he needed to keep his right arm free to do one last thing.
The Giant Divine Dragon Nox had left many things to Ye Yinzhu, among which the most important was undoubtedly the Super Divine Artefact Deadwood Dragon Chanting Zither.
However, besides that Super Divine Artefact, there was another item – a sword that had transformed into a ring, always sitting on the middle finger of Ye Yinzhu’s right hand.
The Sword of Nox.
The sharpness of the Divine Artefact, coupled with the piercing power generated by Ye Yinzhu’s use of the Nine-needle Stimulating Divine Technique to concentrate his final energy, and the weakness in the middle-aged man’s back defenses in his panic, allowed the longsword, carved from the horn of the Giant Divine Dragon, to pierce through his body.
Of course, the same strength that held nothing back also pierced through Ye Yinzhu’s own body, firmly connecting their bodies together.
The sword had entered from below the middle-aged man’s left shoulder.
Even though his body had already taken a serious hit, the one sword from Ye Yinzhu was positioned with perfect accuracy – it aimed right where the heart was located.
And the sword that pierced through to Ye Yinzhu’s right side hit his right chest, where the bones had been lost, and not his heart.
Therefore, this sword strike was not fatal for Ye Yinzhu.
The middle-aged man’s pupils contracted sharply, and his entire body began to soften from its original stiffness.
All of this happened while they were still in mid-air.
Thud—
Their bodies fell heavily to the ground but did not slide off into the distance.
The Sword of Nox, too sharp, nailed their bodies directly onto the ice surface.
The breath of life was rapidly fading from the middle-aged man’s body, but the smile still remained on Ye Yinzhu’s face.
Even though he could no longer stand up with his strength, he kept smiling.
“Divine Dragon King, do you know?
I have passed your ‘small’ test.
I defeated this guy, but unfortunately, I no longer have the strength to crawl to the Life Spring.
Isn’t that funny?
Knowing that the Life Spring could save my life, even the life of this guy on my body, but neither of us can leave this place now.”
There was no hatred in Ye Yinzhu’s heart, although he didn’t know where the Divine Dragon King’s test had e from, he was sure that the Divine Dragon King didn’t wish for his death.
Perhaps it was because of the guy on his body that had caused this “small” test to change its nature.
Slowly closing his eyes, Ye Yinzhu clearly felt that everything around him was starting to fade into nothingness.
There was no cold, no anything, he was certain that he might die, but the Soul Bead would remain.
He only hoped that one day, Sura and Haiyang could find his Soul Bead, awaken his spirit, and let him see his child with his own eyes.
Then, he would truly be contented.
Although he was only in his twenties this year, Ye Yinzhu had lived an incredibly fulfilling life in recent years.
He bore no hatred towards the person on his body.
Generals often die in battle.
He had killed so many people and wasn’t that also what they felt when they died?
Whether killing these people was right or wrong, he ultimately took away so many lives.
Death was not something to be feared; he just felt regret that he couldn’t witness the birth of his child in this world.
…
“Ah—!” A scream added some vitality to the calm Dark Tower.
“Sura, what’s wrong?” Haiyang hurriedly came to Sura’s side.
Sura had grabbed her right hand with an expression of pain on her face.
Even though there were still several months left before the child was due to be born, Sura had already started preparing little clothes for the future baby.
But at that moment, the needle had pricked her finger.
How could she not feel pain when fingers are connected to heart?
Haiyang looked at Sura in surprise; with Sura’s abilities, how could an ordinary needle easily prick her?
“Sura, what’s wrong?”
Sura shook her head and said, “I don’t know, but at that moment just now, I felt a sudden restlessness.
What could it mean, could it be that something has happened to Yinzhu…”
Haiyang hugged the somewhat flustered Sura, “Silly girl, don’t think too much.
With Yinzhu’s strength, there are very few people in this world who can harm him.
Moreover, he can Summon Zi to his side.
Together, even Master O’Brien might not be sure to win.
Also, aren’t the strongest people in this world all here?
You’re just worried sick for him.
He has only been gone for a short while, and you’re already thinking like this?”
Sura was not forted by Haiyang’s reassurance, her brows still furrowed with deep concern, “They say there is a connection by blood.
I carry his flesh and blood in me; perhaps something really has happened to him…
Sister Haiyang, I…”
It would be impossible for Haiyang not to panic, but with Sura, the pregnant woman, present, she couldn’t show it.
That would only make Sura even more anxious.
“Don’t overthink it.
It’s okay, it’s okay.”
…
Clang——
The glass fell to the floor and shattered instantly, spilling the clear water from Tall Mountain all over.
The hand that had been holding the glass was now frozen mid-air, still in the same position as before, and its owner seemed to have bee stiff as well.
“Zi, what’s wrong?” An Qi was startled and rushed forward to grab her husband’s hand.
To her surprise, her normally unflappable husband looked panicked, “Yin Zhu, something has happened.”
Just at that moment, Zi distinctly felt the soul connection between himself and Ye Yinzhu had been severed—not just from Ye Yinzhu’s side, but a total severance.
He could no longer sense Ye Yinzhu’s presence; only a faint deathly stillness remained.
The bond brought on a strong disfort, constricting Zi’s heart in an instant.
“Let’s go, to Faran…” Grabbing An Qi, Zi bolted outside like a madman.
…
Faran, Tower of Light.
Master O’Brien, who was in the middle of his cultivation, suddenly opened his eyes, filled with shock.
“The Dark Tower dims?
How can this be?
What on earth has happened?” O’Brien was panicked, his unprecedented anxiety making him immediately leave his Star Observatory.
…
Had Ye Yinzhu really died?
At least, that’s what he thought before his consciousness faded.
His last sensation was something soft and yet resilient pressing against his chest.
But when he truly lost consciousness, the middle-aged man, who should have had his heart pierced and been dead beyond any doubt, slowly got up.
Spurt——The middle-aged man’s arm twisted unnaturally, grabbed the Sword of Nox at an impossible angle, and forcibly pulled it out, detaching it from both his and Ye Yinzhu’s bodies.
Blood sprayed out from both him and Ye Yinzhu.
Raising his head, the middle-aged man didn’t attend to his wounds but looked southward, a faint smile on his face, “You were right.
He indeed has the right to inherit it.
Yes, he has passed the test.”
After speaking, the middle-aged man grasped Ye Yinzhu’s battered body, soared into the air, and in nearly a blink, they had crossed a kilometer’s distance.
The next moment, both bodies plunged into the spring.
The Life Spring brimming with the breath of life.
Days went by, but the Frosty Forest at the far north had pletely vanished, perhaps never to recover for thousands of years.
Yet this bitterly cold land did not bee warmer with the loss of the Frosty Forest; on the contrary, without the blockage of numerous ice forests, ice towers, and ice pillars, the cold wind became even more biting.
Only in the northernmost area was there a place always shrouded in faint mist.
Fine ice crystals would form twenty meters into the air above the steaming water; if lucky, the wind would carry them off to bee part of the snowy landscape.
If they fell back to their original place, they would melt back into water, repeating the cycle from liquid to vapor.
If someone really came here, they would witness this strange spectacle—a spring with two people sitting quietly in its water, as if it were boiling, the vapor rising from it while the two sat motionlessly.
An ice snow hot spring?
How marvelous.
But were they truly enjoying it?
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The climax bursts forth; Xiao San has been generous, hasn’t he?
Brothers, don’t hold back your monthly tickets, cast them all this way.
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