Crucial Matter

Once Yuan's presence disappeared, Bai Ning immediately regained control over her own body, yet she continued to remain frozen in place, her face filled with shock and disbelief.

"What just happened…? Why did my body suddenly…?" she looked at her own hands and tried to fathom what had just occurred, yet she couldn't find an answer even with her vast experience and expansive knowledge.

"Elder Sister! What should I do?!" Bai Xutao's desperate cries immediately interrupted her thoughts.

She turned to look at him with a frown and responded in a cold voice, "Whatever you are supposed to do. Don't act like this is your first encounter with a Heavenly Tribulation."

"B-But I have never encountered one this powerful…" he stammered nervously, swallowing hard as the dark clouds expanded, enveloping the entire sky above them.

Bai Ning looked at the clouds and sneered, "You might be on the verge of death after this, but you won't die."