Chapter 1159 - 837: Entering the Divine Hall Interior

Chapter 1159: Chapter 837: Entering the Divine Hall Interior

Shen Tang’s fingertips gathered Ice Blade and killed all those Beastmen.

Lu Xiao heard the sound behind him and his whole body suddenly froze.

He slowly turned around, looking at the female running from afar, his previously muddled and frantic gaze regained clarity, and the abnormal changes on his body slowly came to a stop.

"Female Master... Tangtang..."

He hoarsely muttered, stiffly opening an arm, stepping heavily, walking towards her step by step.

But he was seriously injured, most of his body was mutated, the ground was full of rubble, and he almost stumbled and fell.

Shen Tang rushed over to support him, seeing the handsome and gentle man in her memory become a ghostly shadow with a broken right wing, her heart ached immeasurably.

"How did you end up like this..."

Her eyes instantly turned red, tears pooled in her eyes, falling in large drops onto his body.

Wings are the most important part of the Feather Clan Beastmen, equivalent to a second life. Once the wings are broken, it’s equivalent to being disabled, almost losing combat capability, and they will never be able to fly again.

The Healing Ability can help Lu Xiao regrow the broken wing, but did he ever consider, if she truly wasn’t around, even if he managed to leave alive, living the rest of his life as a cripple would be a torment worse than death for someone as proud as Lu Xiao.

"Tangtang, is it you?" Yet, he was completely unconcerned about his body’s changes, smiling with relief, "I really waited for you to come back."

"Yes, I’m back! I’m sorry, Ah Xiao, I’m late..."

Shen Tang tightly hugged him, her voice stuttering, sobbing uncontrollably.

Lu Xiao gently enclosed her in his remaining intact arm.

Although he only had one arm left, it was still firm and strong, able to securely embrace her.

Lu Xiao appeared steadier than Xiao Jin and the others, not showing overly dramatic emotions, but his slightly trembling body revealed the turmoil raging in his heart, far less calm than he appeared.

His Adam’s apple bobbed violently, as if he wanted to say something.

Shen Tang quickly wiped her tears, looked at him with reddened eyes, shaking her head to stop him, "Don’t speak for now, you’re too badly injured, let me heal you first!"

Her palm exuded gentle healing power that slowly seeped into his mutilated body.

"It must hurt a lot." She looked at the severed area on his shoulder, bloody and raw, too tragic to bear.

She even found it excruciating just to glance at it, unwilling to look directly.

Lu Xiao lowered his head to look at her, shook his head and said, "It’s far less painful than when I received news of losing you."

Lu Xiao’s true agony was then, the wounds received on the battlefield were not even one percent of that pain.

Precisely because of this period, he had become numb to pain, feeling like a walking corpse, unable to perceive pain.

Only when he saw her did he seem to come back to life and regain his body’s sensations.

The physical pain was vastly overshadowed by the joy of seeing her again, like an effective analgesic soothing all his physical and emotional wounds.

Lu Xiao’s hand was still stained with filthy blood, but at this moment, he forgot past etiquette, gently touching her face, profoundly saying, "It’s just... after regaining lucidity, I’m scared that you would see me like this, afraid it would frighten you, disgust you."

Lu Xiao rarely made himself so messy, even losing a wing. Not only is this shameful for males, females would also disdain it, thinking males can’t take care of them anymore, can’t be loyal anymore, often leading to abandonment.

Lu Xiao was also aware of the anomalies in his body.

He did not stop it, even allowed the mutation to corrode his body... though he couldn’t see his current appearance, he imagined it must be extremely hideous.

This, how could she see it? It was too discourteous.

"Fool, how could I abandon you? No matter what happens, no matter what you become, you’ll always be my Ah Xiao." Shen Tang closed her eyes, her trembling lips lightly kissed his broken wing.

Lu Xiao’s pupils trembled violently, like a warm current flowing into his heart, filling it to the brim with a gentle happiness.

Yes, all his disreputable deeds were seen by her.

And only her.

She was not afraid, not fearful, not disgusted, loving him as always.

Having her was his life’s blessing.

"Thank you, Tangtang."

He lowered his head to kiss her hair, his hoarse voice tender and filled with deep affection.

Lu Xiao’s wounds slowly disappeared, his broken right wing regrew new flesh, and the mutations on his body rapidly retreated, slowly restoring to normal body shape.

Shen Tang breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at his restored right wing, the tattoo had disappeared.

Originally, Lu Xiao’s right wing bore the family tattoo, symbolizing family honor, but the newly grown wing did not have the postnatal tattoo.

Shen Tang felt it was quite a pity, after all, it was the tattoo Lu Xiao got in his youth, symbolizing his loyalty to the family, just gone like that, it was quite regrettable.

Lu Xiao did not think much of it, he was already the Family Head of Lu Family, his own honor and family honor were intertwined, no need for shallow allegiances.

If he could, he would prefer to leave more marks about her on his body.

His real belief lies with someone else.

[Ding— System has released a new task, destroy the Divine Hall’s core! Time limit is 24 hours, reward is 100,000 system points, 100 world points!]

Ever since the System separated from the Main System, it had not released tasks for a long time. This is the first task released after re-binding with the Main System.

Shen Tang exclaimed, "What is the Divine Hall core?"

The System explained, [According to the data given to me by the Main System, the Divine Hall core is the energy source for the Divine Hall’s operations, only by destroying the core can you truly destroy the Divine Hall.]

"This task is issued directly by the Main System?" Shen Tang was momentarily unsure of what it was up to, "Didn’t the Main System have a transaction with the Divine Hall?"

[The Main System has terminated its transaction with the Divine Hall, the two parties are no longer in a contractual relationship.]

"...That guy was really quick to back out!"

[Yes, do not take it lightly, Host! Although you have a contract bound with the Main System, it can break ties with the Divine Hall and has the potential to terminate its dealings with you as well.]

"Hmm, as he said, it’s just a transaction, complete the task and naturally walk away when done."

Shen Tang didn’t care much, after all, the Star Lord seemed deeply calculating, she wouldn’t fully trust him, it was just mutual need.

"Where is the Divine Hall core?"

[No specific location, Host needs to find it by yourself. But according to the information, the Divine Hall core is inside the Divine Hall, we haven’t yet set foot in that area.]

Shen Tang remembered asking before, the interior of the Divine Hall is almost in a closed state, even internal personnel cannot enter and exit freely.

Being one of the Ten Holy Seats, Shu Kui couldn’t just enter and exit freely, must receive orders before heading there, and would be monitored throughout... no wonder it’s so strict, turns out it’s because the Divine Hall core is hidden there.

Shen Tang asked the Beast Husband if they knew about the entrance to the inside.

Unfortunately, Shen Li and they didn’t know either.

They had fought with Divine Hall for so long, but the battles were only on the outer and middle sections, the inner region was deeply fortified, they hadn’t successfully penetrated.

[The Divine Hall’s Energy Core is protecting the foundation of the Divine Hall, possessing top-tier defense capability, cannot be opened from outside, only can be breached from inside.]

[To completely dismantle the Divine Hall’s defense, we must first enter the interior.]

"That’s what you’re saying, but we can’t even get in right now, let alone find the Divine Hall core or destroy its defense."

System said, [Host, don’t forget the Universal Pass Card, allowing traversal across worlds, naturally you can also shuttle into the Divine Hall’s interior. However, single use costs one world point, equivalent to ten thousand system points!]

"..." Really steep, huh!

Shen Tang looked at her account, gritted her teeth—only enough for one teleportation!

System suggested, [Host can enter the interior first, then open the door to let the Beast Husband come in.]

"Hmm, good idea."

After informing the Beast Husband of the plan, Shen Tang used the Universal Pass Card to teleport inside the Divine Hall.

But unexpectedly, she encountered an unforeseen person.