Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

Breaking through the desperate situation and gaining new life

I felt like I was falling into an endless abyss, surrounded by cold and darkness. Just as I was about to give up hope, a ray of warm light suddenly illuminated my world. I struggled to open my heavy eyelids, only to find myself still within the formation. However, the once violent fluctuations of spiritual energy now surged like waves, impacting the formation's weak points one after another.

"Yao'er, you're awake!" Hao Yang's familiar voice came to my ears, with a hint of surprise and worry. He hugged me tightly, as if he wanted to rub me into his body. I struggled to sit up, but found that I was too weak to do anything. I could only lean weakly in his arms.

"How are you? Are you feeling unwell?" he asked anxiously, his eyes filled with worry and self-blame. I shook my head gently and tried to speak, but my throat was so dry that I could only utter a faint sound.

"water……"

Hao Yang immediately pulled a water bag from his storage bag and carefully fed me a few sips. The cool water flowed down my throat, moistening my parched body. I felt a little better, and finally had the energy to observe my surroundings.

The light of the formation was much dimmer than before, but it still trapped us firmly within. Wei Qing, who was supposed to be controlling the formation from the outside, was now standing not far away in panic, her face full of disbelief.

"How could this happen? How could you break my formation?!" Wei Qing's sharp voice was filled with fear and anger. She frantically urged the magic weapon in her hand, and fierce attacks came towards Hao Yang.

However, Hao Yang seemed like a completely different person. He nimbly dodged Wei Qing's attacks, his eyes gleaming with determination. His aura also underwent a drastic change. His cultivation level, originally only in the Qi training stage, had skyrocketed to the foundation building stage!

"Who are you?!" Wei Qing widened her eyes in disbelief. She couldn't understand how a person who was like an ant in her eyes could suddenly possess such powerful strength.

Hao Yang ignored Wei Qing's questioning. He gripped the dagger tightly, his eyes fixed on the weak point of the formation, and walked towards that point step by step. With each step, his aura grew stronger, like a sharp sword about to be unsheathed, emitting a chilling light that made people's hearts flutter.

I watched Hao Yang's transformation in amazement, and a strong sense of unease suddenly surged in my heart. It felt like... he was burning his own life in exchange for this brief moment of power!

Hao Yang's figure grew taller and taller in my eyes, like a giant standing tall, holding up a safe space for me. Watching him risk his life, I felt both moved and worried. I knew he was burning his own life just to give me a glimmer of hope.

"No, Hao Yang, don't!" I struggled to stop him, but my voice was so weak, like a mosquito or fly, drowned out by the loud roar of the formation.

Despair surged towards me like a tide. Are we really going to die here today?

No, I can't give up. Hao Yang is still fighting for me. I can't let his sacrifice be in vain!

I endured the excruciating pain in my body and pulled out the only remaining seven-colored magical herb from my bosom with trembling hands. This was my last hope.

"Yao'er, what are you doing? Stop it!" Hao Yang noticed my intention and shouted anxiously.

I ignored him and closed my eyes, pouring the last of my strength into the seven-colored spiritual herb. The spiritual herb radiated a dazzling light, and I felt a powerful force coursing through me.

"Yao'er, you..." Hao Yang looked at me in shock, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Don't talk, Hao Yang, this is our last chance!" I interrupted him and integrated the seven-colored spiritual grass into the formation.

At the same time, an old figure stood in front of us. It was Elder Wei! He was seriously injured, but he still used his frail body to block Wei Qing's attack.

"Yao'er, Yang'er, don't give up hope..." Elder Wei's voice was weak, but his eyes were remarkably firm. "I am incompetent and can only help you this far... Remember, the way of formations lies in..."

Elder Wei's words came to an abrupt end. He used up his last bit of strength to pass on his lifelong experience in formations to Hao Yang and me through his spiritual consciousness.

I felt a huge stream of information pouring into my mind. Elder Wei's lifelong understanding of formations was like a revelation, instantly increasing my understanding of formations countless times.

"Elder Wei!" I was heartbroken and tears blurred my eyes.

"Yao'er, don't be sad. Now is not the time to be sad. Concentrate and feel the changes in the formation..." Hao Yang held my hand tightly, his eyes were so firm, as if no difficulty in the world could stop him.

I took a deep breath, suppressed the grief in my heart, closed my eyes, and immersed all my mind in the formation.

The changes in the formation are all under my control...

"Now, Hao Yang!" I suddenly opened my eyes, pointed to the weak point of the formation, and shouted loudly.

Hao Yang didn't hesitate at all. The dagger in his hand turned into a flash of lightning, and with a desperate momentum, he stabbed it fiercely at that point...

"boom--"

A resounding explosion shook the heavens and earth. With uncanny precision, Hao Yang's dagger pierced the weak point of the formation. A dazzling burst of light erupted, and the formation shattered like a broken mirror.

I felt a powerful force knock me over, and my ears were filled with a deafening roar. I tried to open my eyes and saw Hao Yang being flung away by an invisible force and falling heavily to the ground.

"Hao Yang!" I struggled to get up, but felt dizzy.

"Cough cough..." Hao Yang coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face pale as paper, but he still tried to give me a comforting smile, "I'm fine... Yao'er, how are you?"

I shook my head, suppressing the discomfort in my body, and looked towards the center of the formation.

Wei Qing was swallowed by a powerful backlash force. Her body was tossed around like a fallen leaf in the wind, and she let out a shrill scream.

"No... this is impossible..." Wei Qing's voice was filled with reluctance and despair, "I will not let you go..."

The formation completely collapsed, and the backlash gradually dissipated. Wei Qing reappeared before us, her clothes ragged, her hair disheveled, her once fair face covered in scars, a trace of blood still lingering at the corner of her mouth, and she looked utterly miserable.

"Cough cough..." Wei Qing coughed violently, blood gushing out with every cough. But she still struggled to stand up, her eyes gleaming with resentment. "Wei Yao, you bitch, I won't let you go..."

With trembling hands, she took out a magic weapon that was gleaming with a faint light from her bosom. The magic weapon exuded a heart-pounding aura, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not an ordinary item.

"Be careful!" Hao Yang struggled to stand up, but fell to the ground again because of his serious injuries.

I endured the severe pain in my body and injected the remaining spiritual power into a talisman in my hand, ready to face Wei Qing's final madness.

Wei Qing looked at us, a strange smile suddenly curling up on her lips. Using the last bit of her strength, she threw the magic weapon in her hand into the air and let out a shrill scream: "Go to hell..."

"Yao'er, get out of the way!" Hao Yang's voice rang in my ears, and I felt a powerful force pushing me away.

I looked at the magic weapon in Wei Qing's hand in horror. It exuded an aura of destruction, as if it was going to devour everything...

"No——" "No——" Hao Yang's shouts exploded in my ears. I was pushed out by a huge force and rolled on the ground for several times in a mess, barely avoiding the destructive force.

"Yao'er!" I heard Elder Wei's anxious call, but I had no time to care. My eyes were fixed on the dim light, and my heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible to breathe.

"Hahaha, go to hell!" Wei Qing looked like a madman. Her voice was sharp and piercing, echoing in the empty formation, seeming particularly weird.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and all that remained in my eyes was the increasingly dazzling light. Just when I thought everything was over, Hao Yang suddenly appeared in front of me. He held me tightly in his arms, blocking the fatal attack with his own body.

"Boom——" With a deafening sound, my world turned blank.

I don't know how long it took before I recovered from the excruciating pain. I struggled to open my eyes, only to be greeted by a scene of devastation. The formation had completely vanished, the ground was covered in cracks, and the air was thick with the smell of blood.

"Hao Yang! Elder Wei!" I shouted at the top of my lungs, my voice filled with fear and despair.

"Yao'er, I'm here!" Hao Yang's weak voice came from not far away. I turned my head suddenly and saw him half-kneeling on the ground with a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth and his face was terribly pale.

"Hao Yang, how are you? Are you okay?" I struggled to stand up, but found myself weak all over and could only watch him.

"I'm fine, just slightly injured." Hao Yang tried hard to force a smile, trying to reassure me.

Only then did I notice that Elder Wei was also injured. He sat cross-legged on the ground, practicing Qigong to heal his wounds. Meanwhile, Wei Qing lay on the ground like a pile of rags, his life or death unknown.

"Yao'er, are you okay?" Elder Wei opened his eyes and asked with concern.

I shook my head, suppressing the discomfort in my body, and turned my gaze to Wei Qing, my eyes filled with flames of anger.

"Wei Qing, you killed so many people. Today, I want you to pay with blood!" I said gritting my teeth, my voice so cold that there was no warmth at all.