Chapter 94: Jixuanyuan, Please

"Chiyou has three hearts in total, which are the source of his life and strength. Back then, with the support of Fuxi and Nuwa, I smashed his three hearts, causing him to suffer heavy damage, and then sacrificed everything to shatter his spiritual will, so that he fell into a deep sleep," Jixuanyuan, who had "recovered" some of his strength, explained the situation to the group during the raid.

She sighed with regret and helplessness, "But at the end of that battle, I had already sacrificed my life, and Fuxi and Nuwa were also exhausted, unable to completely bury this demon beast."

"So, I placed my remaining consciousness in the Xuanyuan Sword and stayed in Chiyou's body, trying to grind its last soul. Unfortunately, I failed and soon lost consciousness in the endless darkness."

"Maybe it was God's blessing; I probably absorbed Chiyou's power unconsciously while sleeping, reshaped my body, and was able to wake up with Chiyou."

"Perhaps because of this, I can now vaguely feel Chiyou's state. If we keep going in this direction, we can find its other heart."

Jixuanyuan talked about the goal of this trip. Then, she glanced at Fu Hua's profile, hesitated for a while, and then said to the others:

"I'm sorry, Chiyou was originally the disaster I should have solved, but now I don't have the abundant strength I had back then. People of the future, I ask you to help me break this heart, and then, with the last of my strength, I will completely destroy Chiyou in front of the third heart!"

"You are too polite! Senior Jixuanyuan, you have made too many contributions and sacrifices for mankind. If it weren't for your efforts, I'm afraid we wouldn't be living like this now. Chiyou is our common disaster, and we will do our best without asking. It's just..." Welt, the highest-ranking and oldest person present, expressed his position to Jixuanyuan, but hesitated at the end.

Jixuanyuan, lying on Fu Hua's back, turned her head and said, "What's wrong? Is there any difficulty?"

"No, it's just that we have a child here who seems to be able to communicate with Chiyou. Before you took action, she once lived in harmony with Chiyou. So, can I ask you to stop for the time being? Maybe we can solve this crisis through more peaceful means."

"Chiyou is a demon god and a natural disaster. How can he coexist with humans and animals? You must have been deceived! He must be destroyed!" Jixuanyuan showed abnormal resistance to Welt's request, with strong resentment in her eyes. The sudden rise of a terrifying aura made several Saint Freya recruits pale.

"Jixuanyuan!" Fu Hua shouted.

Jixuanyuan was stunned for a moment, then hugged Fu Hua tightly, with a bit of pain on her little face. "Sorry, I can't control myself. The rock that can't be broken by the whirlpool will also be worn away by the erosion of time. And I have been sleeping in Chiyou's body for too long; I am afraid I have been polluted without knowing it."

"Keep your mind clear, don't you still have to go to Mount Taixu? Don't be crushed by the Honkai, Jixuanyuan!" Fu Hua was terrified and had to try hard to encourage Jixuanyuan.

Jixuanyuan sighed and smiled bitterly, "It's useless. I have seen what the fate of those who are possessed by demons is, and I don't know how long I can hold on. Maybe, dying together with Chiyou is my best ending."

"Don't talk nonsense, you will be fine!"

"Ji... Fu Hua, don't be sad for me. I am already dead, and I have never resented anyone, so there is no need to worry about it." Jixuanyuan said sincerely, looking at Fu Hua with worried eyes.

Fu Hua understood at once that Jixuanyuan was not worried about death but worried that she would be sad. "I will take you to Mount Taixu. Don't you want to go there and take a look?"

"Of course I do."

"Then don't think about it. Stay true to yourself. There will definitely be a way!"

[I need you, Jixuanyuan, don't die!]

Fu Hua made a request to Jixuanyuan with words and consciousness. Jixuanyuan fell silent. No matter how Welt and Durandal asked, she didn't respond. Fu Hua thought that she probably listened to it.

[Jixuanyuan, please, hold on a little longer. I will definitely find a way to save you!]

Just think of it as, I beg you.

Fu Hua lowered her head to cover her tearful expression.

...

"Boom!!"

Durandal and Welt attacked at the same time and opened a passage through the thick rock wall like a mountain.

After that, everyone arrived at another vast space. In the distance, a huge heart emitting scarlet light and terrifying Honkai energy was conspicuously located in the center of the earth. Then, the mixed formation of the advancing Valkyries, mechas, and Herrschers saw the confrontation between Cocolia and Chiyou, each of them grabbing one of Ningdi's hands, neither of them giving in.

"Let her go!"

"Friend, no, go!"

"Mom, Chiyou, don't quarrel."

Cocolia, with a cold expression, confronted the dark incarnation of Chiyou, and the huge Titan mecha stretched out the muzzle behind her and aimed at Chiyou from a distance. This weird scene made people wonder whether to be surprised at Chiyou's gentleness or admire Cocolia's courage.

"Bronya, your mother is so brave!" Kiana whispered to Bronya.

Raiden Mei and Angel nodded like chickens pecking at rice. That's right, who doesn't know the horror of Chiyou now? Anyone who saw Cocolia fighting against the other side with her mecha alone could only say one thing. Mother's love is really great!

Therefore, Kiana and Raiden Mei both felt envious and yearning. Bronya also bit her lip, feeling very complicated. She originally had such mother's love, no, it should be said that she actually has it now, but she just pushed it away clumsily.

But the weird scene stopped abruptly when everyone approached. Chiyou suddenly pulled Ningdi into her arms with force, then extended her other hand with a sharp and narrow black claw and lowered her body to face everyone with a vigilant posture, as if ready to attack at any time.

"Hiss~~" Chiyou made a sound like a beast exhaling, and the ferocious and terrifying breath pressed towards the crowd her, to put it another way, towards Jixuanyuan at the front of the crowd. "Chiyou, let go of that child! Let's end this thousand-year-long fight between you and me!"

"Roar!!!" With a thunderous roar, the violent airflow and sound waves lifted the earth like an explosion, drowning everyone.

Caught off guard, Durandal and Welt joined forces to resist the impact and protected the team behind. But suddenly, Fu Hua heard an anxious shout.

"Jixuanyuan!!!"

Everyone looked in the direction Fu Hua was looking, but saw that Jixuanyuan, who was wearing a black phoenix crown, did not pounce on Chiyou, but stabbed at the giant heart like an arrow without looking back.

[Jingwei, you are already seriously injured, so there is no need to get involved in this war, and there is no need to let future generations bear the threat of Chiyou again. This battle is my duty to complete!]

Fu Hua heard Jixuanyuan's last voice, and before she figured out what Jixuanyuan wanted to do, she felt a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, everyone saw Jixuanyuan coming to the heart that looked like a mountain, holding up the Xuanyuan Sword, and speaking loudly and resolutely.

"Since you have become a demon, why not drink the demon's blood again? Chiyou, the thousand-year-old hatred should be settled now! Ah!!!"

Amid the shrill screams, the scarlet light emitted from the heart surged towards Jixuanyuan's petite body like a vortex. The light and vitality of the heart disappeared quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Instead, there was an increasingly surging terrifying aura on Jixuanyuan's body, and the Xuanyuan Sword gradually changed from a golden color to an ominous pitch-black luster.

"Roar!" Chiyou roared uncomfortably. She gently pushed Ningdi behind her.

And Jixuanyuan also raised the ancient sword diagonally in the pitch-black aura all over his body, and a huge black shadow appeared behind her, emitting an unparalleled terrifying momentum and murderous aura. "Kill!!!"

"Roar!!!"

Instantly, the sky collapsed and the earth split, and everything lost its voice.