Xu Sheng's dark eyes glanced at Zhou Qingruo, and upon seeing that she was ready, he softly said, "Hmm, Qingruo, brace yourself. Erasing memories can be quite painful!"
Zhou Qingruo pursed her soft, delicate lips, mentally preparing herself to endure the agony...
Immediately afterward, Xu Sheng didn't say anything more. He slowly reached out his hand to stroke Zhou Qingruo's head and quietly unleashed his terrifying Divine Power. He then precisely controlled this power to ensure it merged as much as possible...
Feeling the gentle influx of this Divine Power into her mind, Zhou Qingruo felt extremely comfortable and experienced no pain...
However, as the Divine Power began to wildly diffuse within her mind and explore, a sudden intense stabbing pain assaulted her...
Zhou Qingruo merely let out a cold "hmph," gritting her teeth as she forcibly endured the stabbing pain...
At that moment, Xu Sheng's dark eyes focused, and he said, "Found it. Qingruo, relax! Don't resist."
The more Zhou Qingruo's subconscious resisted, the greater the pain she would have to endure!
At best, she would suffer a spiritual impact; at worst, she could lose all her memories and become a puppet-like existence!
After hearing Xu Sheng's words, Zhou Qingruo gradually allowed her mind to relax...
Seizing the right moment, Xu Sheng quickly penetrated the storage area of her memories with his Divine Power...
Naturally, the pain also began to increase exponentially!
Even though Zhou Qingruo was mentally prepared, she couldn't help but let out a scream...
"Ahhh!!!!"
After enduring this severe pain for a dozen seconds, Xu Sheng finally succeeded in erasing the memories in Zhou Qingruo's mind...
He then withdrew his hand and forced all the Divine Power out of Zhou Qingruo's mind...
In an instant, she felt a strong sense of dizziness continuously washing over her...
Somewhat groggily, she said, "Xu Sheng, I... feel... so dizzy..."
Xu Sheng gently held her, soothingly saying, "Sleep now. When you wake up, it will all be as if nothing happened!"
Hearing these comforting words, Zhou Qingruo, on the verge of sleep, finally closed her amber-like beautiful eyes...
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After dealing with Zhou Qingruo's matter, Xu Sheng turned his attention back to Duanmu Lian, who was lying on the ground...
He didn't need to sense it; with just his eyes he could tell she had already completely lost her life force...
She was unmistakably a corpse!
Especially given her soul, which was on the verge of collapsing, reviving her by returning it to her body would require some effort...
After carefully examining the situation, Xu Sheng waved his hand casually, and the Divine Power he released gently lifted Duanmu Lian's body into mid-air...
Then, he grasped at a certain spot in the empty air as if grabbing something...
Once it was close to him, he immediately forced it to materialize with his Divine Power...
When the familiar form appeared, one would recognize it as Duanmu Lian's soul that had been floating in this space...
However, after enduring the spiritual impact of hundreds of disciples, her soul had become exceedingly fragmented, like a candle in the wind that could go out at any moment...
Consequently, Xu Sheng had no choice but to use his Divine Power to nurture the damaged parts of her soul...
The nurturing process lasted for over ten minutes...
At this moment, if someone were to observe carefully, they would notice that Duanmu Lian's soul had completely recovered, incomparable to the form that was on the brink of dispersal before!
Xu Sheng glanced at the body of Duanmu Shuo suspended in mid-air and calmly said, "It's about time to reenter the body!"
The next moment, he wrapped Duanmu Lian's soul with Divine Power and then controlled it to slowly merge back into her body...
"Buzzinggg," the grating noise assaulted the senses...
Following that, a blaze of dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth...
Duanmu Lian's soul had successfully fused with her original body!
It was vaguely visible; warmth began to emerge from every cold patch of skin on her body...
Clearly, it was only a matter of time before Duanmu Lian would regain consciousness...
Only then did Xu Sheng breathe a sigh of relief, quietly thinking, "At last, it is resolved..."
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After an indeterminate amount of time, Duanmu Lian's eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her beautiful eyes...
She was first met with the tender face of Xu Sheng...
He smiled and asked, "Miss Lian, are you awake?"
Duanmu Lian seemed to have just woken up and still looked somewhat bewildered...
After a few seconds, she responded softly, "Yes!"
Following that, as the brilliance in her eyes grew brighter, the soul that had not long since integrated with her body had fully adapted...
She shook her head and turned to Xu Sheng, asking, "Xu Sheng? Where is Qingruo? Why don't I see her?"
Xu Sheng's gaze shifted to Zhou Qingruo, who was lying peacefully not far away, and he said, "Qingruo is over there; she should be waking up soon!"
The resistance in Zhou Qingruo's mind was strong, so the damage from her erased memories was severe; it was understandable that her awakening was slow...
Hearing this, Duanmu Lian also glanced over...
Upon spotting Zhou Qingruo, she quickly walked over...
Looking at the serene face before her, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but reach out and poke it with her finger...
She whispered, "Qingruo, wake up! Don't sleep anymore!!"
Under her prodding, Zhou Qingruo's consciousness also gradually returned...
Immediately, she saw Duanmu Lian continually poking her cheek, and her expression darkened slightly as she coldly demanded, "Let go."
Caught in the act, Duanmu Shuo blinked her watery eyes and laughed awkwardly, "Qingruo, don't be so aloof."
Zhou Qingruo cast her an annoyed glance and then stood up from the ground...
Upon seeing Xu Sheng approaching, her tone softened slightly and she said, "Xu Sheng."
Xu Sheng smiled faintly, "Yes! It seems you have both awakened. Do you feel any discomfort anywhere?"
Zhou Qingruo and Duanmu Lian considered their inner states in light of his words...
The former first shook her head, then nodded...
With a puzzled expression, she said, "I seem to have a blank in my memory, no matter how hard I try, I can't recall anything!"
Upon hearing this, the latter seemed to understand something...
With a serious face, she said, "Qingruo, if you're saying that, it seems I also have a large blank in my memory!"
She had thought it was only her with this issue, but if Qingruo experienced it too, then there must be something complicated at play...
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng soothed, "Don't overthink it, it's better not to remember those things..."
Seeing that he had no intention of explaining, Zhou Qingruo and Duanmu Lian, though full of questions, suppressed their doubts...
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