The next moment, Ian Song appeared inside the Divine Temple, carrying Lila Li in his arms.
Lila Li's zhenyuan, which had been compressed by the small world's suppression, suddenly rebounded with explosive force.
Bang!
Caught off guard, Ian was sent flying.
Earlier, Ian had sustained grave injuries just to get close to Lila. Now, struck by the backlash of a Dividing-Spirit expert, he immediately lost consciousness, his body teetering on the edge of collapse.
Seeing this, Lila froze for a moment, then rushed to catch Ian, her face full of guilt. Remembering how he had charged toward her with a twisted, determined expression, her heart trembled and tears nearly spilled from her eyes.
"Ian, Ian, are you alright?"
Suddenly, Lila thought of something and hurriedly pulled out a healing pill from her Storage Ring, trying to feed it to Ian. But he was in a deep coma, his jaw clenched tight, making it impossible to get the pill into his mouth.
At the same time, Ian's life force was fading rapidly, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.
Ian is only this badly hurt because of me. If he dies because of this, I'll never be able to forgive myself!
Thinking this, Lila wrapped the pill in her zhenyuan and placed it in her own mouth, then slowly leaned toward Ian’s lips. Just as she was about to touch him, Warren Tang’s face suddenly flashed through her mind.
For a moment, she hesitated again.
But thinking of Ian’s critical state, she quietly apologized to her senior brother and pressed her lips to Ian’s cold mouth.
Even though she knew it was just to feed him medicine, the moment her lips touched Ian’s, Lila’s whole body trembled, and her beautiful face flushed a deep red.
Lila, what are you thinking at a time like this? You’re saving someone—how can you get distracted now!
Thinking that, she simply closed her eyes and focused on feeding Ian the medicine.
But Ian’s jaw was clenched so tightly that even the dissolved pill couldn’t get in. Left with no choice, she gently slid her tongue around his teeth, trying to coax them open.
She tasted a hint of blood—it was the flavor of fresh blood.
Her cheeks grew even redder, and her breathing became noticeably faster.
As time passed, Ian’s life force grew weaker and weaker, but he still showed no sign of opening his mouth. Lila grew more and more anxious, using her tongue to stimulate his gums while desperately thinking, ‘Open up, open up! If you don’t, you’ll die!’
Maybe Ian heard her inner voice—his clenched jaw finally relaxed a little.
Feeling this, Lila was greatly encouraged. Her soft tongue worked even harder, and finally, Ian’s teeth parted just enough for her to slip her tongue through the gap and withdraw the zhenyuan from the pill, sending it into his mouth.
The pill melted instantly, turning into medicinal liquid that flowed down his throat and into his body, slightly stabilizing his rapidly fading life force.
Seeing this, Lila was overjoyed. She quickly pulled back, pressed her palm to his chest, and channeled her zhenyuan to help circulate the medicine.
After a while, Ian finally woke up, realizing his head was resting on Lila’s arm.
"You’re awake!" Lila’s face broke into a relieved, happy smile.
Mm.
Ian grunted softly, then sensed that his injuries were still extremely severe and his body was on the verge of collapse.
With a thought, he activated the Radiance of Life.
Immediately, his wounds began to heal at an astonishing speed. In just ten breaths, his severe injuries were completely gone, and even his ruptured eyeballs had regrown, leaving Lila utterly stunned.
Saintess, I know a special healing technique—let me heal you!" Without waiting for her reply, Ian grabbed Lila’s wrist and sent a stream of Radiance of Life into her body.
She instinctively tried to pull away, but forced herself to stay still—after all, Ian had just risked his life to save her, so he surely wouldn’t harm her.
The next moment, she felt a warm energy spreading inside her, rapidly healing her wounds.
What an incredible healing technique!
Feeling her injuries rapidly healing, Lila was amazed. She couldn’t help but recall Ian’s earlier offer to treat her before entering the array—she had refused, and now her cheeks flushed red.
After a few breaths, Lila’s wounds were fully healed.
The two of them stood up together.
Ian, thank you for risking your life to save me. I have no way to repay you. I didn’t mean to knock you away just now—please forgive me.
Ian smiled and shook his head, showing he didn’t mind at all.
Suddenly, Lila remembered something and looked at Ian, asking, 'Ian, did you find a way to break the array?'
Ian frowned slightly at her question.
Seeing this, Lila’s heart tightened. 'Does that mean there’s no way?'
Ian said, 'That’s not it. I’ve found a way to break the array, but with the conditions outside, it’s extremely difficult to even move, let alone set things up. I can barely use my skills.'
'Then what should we do?' Lila’s heart sank. Are we really doomed to die trapped in this array?
Wind-Blade Small World.
Blades of wind from all directions reached their peak. Chi Xue resisted desperately, but his wounds multiplied, his blood dyed red, and his zhenyuan had dropped below a fifth. If it ran out, he would die instantly.
Darkness Small World.
Most of Tuoba Xian’er’s consciousness had faded, leaving only a sliver of clarity. She sensed that in half a moment, she would fall completely into darkness, never to awaken. Though she didn’t want to succumb, there was nothing she could do.
Water Small World.
Tuoba Feng’s body, the strongest among them, could no longer withstand the water’s pressure. Fine cracks appeared, blood oozed out, but the pressure kept it pooled around him.
Heh, who would’ve thought I, Tuoba Feng, would die so pathetically!" Tuoba Feng laughed bitterly.
Magma Small World. The scorching magma had risen again, submerging more than half of Xuan Yao’s body. She was half-unconscious, resisting the threat by instinct, but her zhenyuan was only a thin layer. If it burned through, she would be reduced to ashes.
Valley Center!
Crack, crack, crack!
The sound of breaking grew louder, then with a loud crash, the giant golden egg burst open. In its place sat a round, pink little creature.