Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 116 : . Dissipation

Above the sea of blood, Xiao Yan looked down at the war in the Central Plains, somewhat satisfied with the strength of the puppets he had created. He scanned the battlefield but was surprised to find that the people he knew from the Xiao family were unexpectedly powerful beyond his imagination.

"Dou God bloodline?" Xiao Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. He was certain that he had completely removed his Xiao family bloodline, so the Xiao family shouldn't have been able to benefit from his advancement to Dou God. This could only mean... someone from the Xiao family had broken through to Dou God.

It didn't take much thought to know who that Xiao family member who had advanced to Dou God was. Xiao Yan's expression finally darkened a bit.

He had just advanced to Dou God himself. Facing Gu Xun'er, he could be fearless and confident in defeating her easily. But if Xiao Han had also advanced to Dou God, facing two Dou God would be somewhat challenging for him.

Just then, the Heaven's Path within him spoke: "You can rest assured on this point. That Xiao Han won't intervene. You only need to deal with Gu Xun'er... As long as you kill Gu Xun'er, she won't be able to cause any more trouble."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was overjoyed, and his gaze towards Gu Xun'er carried a heavy killing intent.

He had indeed once harbored feelings for this lotus-like girl, but nothing could compare to his grand ambition.

"However, correspondingly, I can't help you either," Heaven's Path said softly. "Everything can only depend on yourself."

Xiao Yan licked his lips, unconcerned. In his view, with his current strength, even without Heaven's Path's help, dealing with Gu Xun'er was a sure thing.

Gu Xun'er clasped her hands behind her back, her black eyes silently turning pale gold, her entire aura becoming sharp. Facing Xiao Yan, pale golden spiritual energy rose around her, while the Tribulation Lightning Xiao Han had given her obediently surrounded her spiritual energy, showing none of the arrogance it displayed towards others.

As the two Dou God confronted each other, the air seemed to solidify.

The powerful experts below all retreated. It was no joke; how could they possibly interfere in a battle between Dou God?

Although the two hadn't made a move yet, their aura pressed down on everyone like a mountain.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sea of blood surged to the sky, spreading across the horizon. The bloodiness in Xiao Yan's eyes seemed to intensify at this moment as he took a forceful step forward.

"Boom!"

With this step, the entire sky trembled. The vast sea of blood surged wildly, transforming into enormous waves tens of thousands of zhang high, violently rolling towards Gu Xun'er.

Under the waves tens of thousands of zhang high, Gu Xun'er's figure seemed as small as an ant.

Faced with these towering blood waves, Gu Xun'er calmly raised her hand, lightly pointing with her index finger. The ground beneath her feet suddenly cracked open, and dense golden spiritual energy formed a barrier covering the entire Central Plains. This golden barrier looked fragile but effortlessly blocked Xiao Yan's sea of blood.

However, although she blocked Xiao Yan's attack, she couldn't block the Dou God pressure released during his attack. This Dou God pressure mixed with her own Dou God pressure, filling the space between heaven and earth, making the Alliance members feel suffocated. The puppets Xiao Yan had created didn't possess life and couldn't feel the pressure. So while everyone was affected by this Dou God pressure, the puppets quickly gained the upper hand again.

Gu Xun'er frowned slightly. She was about to take action when she saw Xiao Han shake her head at her. She withdrew her attention and focused entirely on her opponent.

Xiao Han raised her hand, and an invisible wave rippled out with her at the center. The suffocating Dou God pressure in the air vanished almost instantly.

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and focused on dealing with the Soul Clan members and the numerous puppets.

Thanks to Xiao Han, the Xiao family had awakened their Dou God bloodline, greatly increasing their strength. Moreover, the Xiao family had long been away from the Central Plains and hardly knew these puppets, so they fought without hesitation, greatly reducing the pressure of the battle.

It wasn't just the Xiao family; various races could be seen everywhere on the battlefield. Xiao Han looked up and could see very conspicuous giant dragons, phoenixes, and giant snakes.

The most eye-catching was a huge seven-colored python. Beside the python was a woman in blue, wielding a long sword. With each rise and fall of her sword, accompanied by fierce hurricanes, she tore the surrounding puppets to pieces.

Not far from them were two young women. One wore a purple dress with gray-white hair, her body wrapped in intimidating purple poison. This poison was no ordinary toxin; even a small amount could kill a Dou Venerate. The other wore the Sect Master robes of the Cloud Mist Sect, wielding a long sword with vigor, her sword techniques bold and unrestrained, occasionally unleashing powerful wind-attribute Dou techniques to repel the puppets.

On another side were countless snake-form magical beasts, hissing as they bit at the puppets and Soul Clan members. Most of these snake-form magical beasts had Dou Venerate strength and coordinated well. Even initial-stage Dou Saint experts couldn't instantly destroy them.

Atop the head of the strongest snake-form magical beast sat a young girl who appeared not very old. She wore a black robe, and on her exposed snow-white wrists were a few conspicuous blue-green scales.

Xiao Han's sharp ears caught her muttering softly, "Once this is over, I can go back to see Sister Yafei."

She shifted her gaze to the battlefield dominated by Jia Nan Academy and immediately saw Xiao Mei entangled with a puppet, seemingly at a disadvantage.

Xiao Han was slightly stunned. Given Xiao Mei's strength, plus the boost from the Dou God bloodline, she shouldn't be at a disadvantage fighting a puppet, especially since that puppet's aura was only at the initial Dou Saint level.

She focused her gaze on the puppet Xiao Mei was fighting. When she clearly saw its appearance, she was taken aback.

Hun Jin?

No wonder Xiao Mei was fighting so hesitantly.

However... Xiao Han's silver eyes narrowed slightly. She remembered giving Hun Jin a bottle of medicine before. If Hun Jin had taken it...

As she was pondering, the sword in Xiao Mei's hand was flicked away by Hun Jin. A powerful burst of Dou Qi forced Xiao Mei to retreat two steps.

Relying on the Dou God bloodline, Xiao Mei's strength had been forcibly raised to initial Dou Saint. But firstly, she had jumped several levels from high-rank Dou Wang directly to Dou Saint, so her foundation was unstable, and she could only exert about 70% of her power. Secondly, she had no heart to fight Hun Jin, so she was no match for her.

"Mei'er!" Xiao Yu, who was facing enemies, caught a glimpse of this scene and was immediately terrified.

As Xiao Mei retreated, Hun Jin advanced, her right hand reaching like lightning towards Xiao Mei's heart. Xiao Mei had no time to resist or even dodge. She could only watch Hun Jin's movement helplessly.

Is this the end?

A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Mei's lips as she slowly closed her eyes.

However, just as the attack was about to land, that hand suddenly trembled, and this tremor directly changed the direction of the attack towards Xiao Mei's shoulder.

"Splat—"

Blood sprayed out, and Xiao Mei's eyes suddenly widened, looking at Hun Jin in disbelief.

Hun Jin froze in place, her turbid eyes beginning to roll frantically. She seemed to be experiencing some great pain, her entire body trembling.

Xiao Mei's blood slid down her pale, bloodless hand, dripping to the ground where it bloomed.

As if frightened, Hun Jin suddenly withdrew her hand, retreating two steps in panic.

Xiao Mei was bewildered by this sudden change, but a shocking guess rose from the depths of her heart.

On the first day the Alliance was formed, Xiao Han had told them what the puppets really were. They had no self-awareness, their souls erased, never to be reincarnated or find peace in the afterlife.

But Hun Jin's behavior didn't seem like someone whose soul had been erased and lacked self-awareness.

Hun Jin opened her mouth, and after a long while, finally uttered a few broken words: "Mei... Mei... er... Xiao..."

Hearing this long-lost familiar voice, Xiao Mei's eyes instantly reddened. She raised her hand, trembling as she tried to touch Hun Jin, but was avoided.

Hun Jin's lips quivered, seeming to want to say more but unable to for some reason. Her turbid eyes gradually became clearer, even gaining some luster.

Xiao Mei was overjoyed, but before she could even smile, she froze in shock.

As Hun Jin's eyes cleared, cracks began to appear on her body. These cracks became more numerous, more dense, and deeper.

From bottom to top, Hun Jin's cracked body began to turn into fragments, starting from her feet and gradually spreading upwards. The fragments turned to dust in the air, dissipating without leaving a trace.

The puppets were originally created from souls without an origin. When consciousness returned and the origin reappeared, this evil technique naturally couldn't be maintained.

"Hun... Hun Jin!!" Xiao Mei panicked. She instinctively lunged towards Hun Jin but passed through her body, grasping at empty air.

Hun Jin reached out her hand to her, just like years ago when they first met.

Xiao Mei, trembling all over, tried to grasp Hun Jin's outstretched hand. As their fingertips touched, Hun Jin's hand also turned to fragments.

Xiao Mei could no longer hold back, tears bursting from her eyes.

When they first met, Hun Jin had reached out her hand, and she hadn't taken it. Now, Hun Jin reached out to her again, but she could no longer grasp it.

"Hun Jin... Senior Sister..." Xiao Mei knelt on the ground, her hands tightly clenched into fists, her back arched, head lowered, sobbing uncontrollably. "Senior Sister..."

A smile slowly appeared on Hun Jin's stiff face. She looked at Xiao Mei, bent down, and her other hand that hadn't yet turned to fragments reached out, gently resting on Xiao Mei's black hair.

Puppets had no body temperature, but Xiao Mei felt as if she could sense Hun Jin's warmth.

"Mei'er." Hun Jin finally spoke a complete sentence, and the hand on Xiao Mei's head turned to fragments and dissipated at that moment.

In just a few seconds, Hun Jin's entire being dissipated into the world, leaving no trace.

As if Hun Jin had never existed in this world at all.

Xiao Mei reached out towards where Hun Jin had disappeared, but after a while, she slowly lowered her hand. She collapsed to her knees, her body bent, her face almost touching the ground.

Xiao Yu, having repelled the enemies in front of her, hurriedly rushed over. She was about to reach out to help when she heard a low voice, filled with endless regret and pain, causing her to freeze in place.

Xiao Mei's entire body trembled as she called out softly.

"Ah Jin..."