Li Chen could only embrace the air.
A heart-wrenching scream tore through his throat—not a scream of physical pain, but the shriek of a soul being shredded. It was a roar of grief, despair, and burning rage. That sound, infused with the uncontrollable power of the God-Will, slammed into the void shield he had created above the Spirit Cloud Sect. The shield flickered, nearly collapsing under the weight of his agony.
In his arms, there was only emptiness. Yueling’s body had completely faded into particles of blue light, flowing into him, merging with his divine essence. He felt every fragment of Yueling fuse with his soul, her memories, her love, her determination—everything now an inseparable part of him. The Soul-Binding Gem, which Yueling had pressed into his heart, now hovered before L
