Chapter 725 - 732: Abandoned

Resentment and indignation flooded Tian Li’s heart.

He couldn’t accept that he had truly been abandoned.

But that seemed to be the reality of the situation.

Tian Li spat out another mouthful of blood. No one could possibly understand the emotions storming within him now.

He stared at Song Wanning’s radiant, smiling face, and the hatred in his heart intensified.

But the next moment, another bolt of Divine Thunder descended.

Tian Li was struck again. He let out a crazed scream, his sanity finally shattering.

’Since the Wooden Sculpture World Heavenly Dao wants to abandon me, then everyone can just die!’

And so, Tian Li went berserk, launching indiscriminate attacks.

He attacked both Song Wanning and the Array with equal fury.

Song Wanning watched with cold eyes, feeling only that Tian Li had brought this upon himself.

’What kind of good person helps a Heavenly Dao invade other worlds?’

’Anyone who dares to commit such a heinous act is destined for a tragic end.’

With that, she flashed forward, reappearing before Tian Li. Her Longsword glinted, and a beam of sword light suffused with a potent Time Attribute shot toward him.

Tian Li’s vision flashed, and for the next second, his entire body froze in place.

Song Wanning’s figure materialized before him, her Longsword plunging straight into his body.

By the time the stasis ended, Song Wanning had already withdrawn.

A dull ache spread from his chest.

Tian Li gasped and looked down, only to see blood gushing from the wound.

His eyes darkened, the killing intent within him surging.

But Song Wanning simply called down another bolt of Divine Thunder.

What good would his fury do?

At this moment, he was a sitting duck.

No matter how he raged, no matter how he despaired, he couldn’t change that fact.

After just a few more exchanges, Tian Li could no longer even get to his feet.

Song Wanning had riddled his body with countless wounds. Covered in bloody holes, he could only lie there, staring at her with a haunted expression.

"Song Wanning... You’ll be abandoned too..."

"How are you any different from me?"

Blood gushed from Tian Li’s mouth as he spoke.

His chin was slick with blood, and combined with his bloodshot eyes, he looked like a demon poised to devour someone.

Upon hearing this, Song Wanning just snorted coldly.

"As long as my family and friends can live on, I’ll accept it even if I’m abandoned in the future!

"Tian Li, your mistake was targeting other worlds."

’It was never her own life or death that she cared about, but securing the peace of this world for her family and friends.’

’If she truly was abandoned in the end, it would only prove her own foolishness; there would be no one else to blame.’

’After all, this life of hers was one she’d already gotten back from the brink...’

But Tian Li couldn’t comprehend her way of thinking.

"Family? Friends?"

Tian Li couldn’t understand. He found the notion utterly ironic.

"Song Wanning, you’re fundamentally a selfish person. Do you even believe the words you’re saying?"

He sneered, a final sliver of hope still flickering in his heart.

’Perhaps this is just the final test. Maybe the Wooden Sculpture World Heavenly Dao has left me one last chance to survive.’

A trace of mockery surfaced in his eyes. "Song Wanning, even if I don’t survive today, you definitely won’t either..."

"No matter how powerful your Divine Thunder is, it still can’t break this great Array, can it?"

"Sooner or later, you’ll be worn down to death in here..."

’Only that outcome would give him some small measure of comfort.’

Song Wanning stared at him expressionlessly and said in a cold voice, "I don’t know if I’ll die here, but you certainly will!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Wanning charged toward Tian Li once more.

Her Longsword swung swiftly toward his body.

The sword light, carrying a potent aura of destruction, made Tian Li’s heart clench.

He could only use his last ounce of strength to convert all his Spiritual Energy into a protective divine light to intercept the attack.

But he had underestimated the power of Song Wanning’s strike.

The sword light shattered the protective barrier and shot straight for his face.

Tian Li cried out in alarm, stumbling backward in terror.

But Song Wanning had already closed the distance, bringing her sword down in a piercing thrust aimed at his chest.

Tian Li tried to dodge, but Song Wanning’s oppressive aura crashed down, pinning him in place, unable to move an inch.

He could only watch helplessly as she brought her sword down, piercing straight through his heart.

SQUELCH—

Blood splattered, instantly soaking the hem of Song Wanning’s robes.

Blood poured out ceaselessly as the Spiritual Energy within his body fell into complete disarray.

There was not a single flicker of emotion in Song Wanning’s eyes, only cold indifference for the man before her.

She stared at him in silence, then abruptly yanked her Longsword free.

A geyser of blood erupted from the wound.

In that instant, Tian Li truly felt death’s approach.

In his past life, he had been killed by a monster at his moment of deepest despair. The terror of death he felt then was still vivid in his memory.

He had thought he’d been given a new life, that he was about to reach his peak, but he never imagined he would fall before his mission could even begin. The moment he encountered Song Wanning, he had been walking toward his doom.

How could he possibly accept this?

Regret flooded Tian Li’s heart.

’If he had just cultivated quietly, made thorough preparations before coming to find Song Wanning, would things have ended this way?’

But alas, there was no cure for regret.

And he was out of time for it.

Tian Li closed his eyes in despair, completely accepting his fate.

’But he still didn’t believe he was wrong. When one’s own environment is limited, what’s wrong with seizing the resources of others?’

’Everyone is selfish, aren’t they?’

’Song Wanning was just putting on a sanctimonious act!’

Tian Li’s eyes snapped open. He stared at Song Wanning with a crazed look as the Spiritual Energy in his body began to surge violently outward.

A savage grin spread across his face as he looked at Song Wanning.

His smile held an unprecedented resolve, mixed with pure malice.

But Song Wanning’s expression remained unchanged. "Thinking of self-destructing?"

"I’ve seen this trick many times before."

Cultivators, when pushed into a desperate corner, always seemed to favor this move.

Even in death, they hoped to drag their enemies down to hell with them.

But for Tian Li, it was far too late.

So, when Tian Li attempted to self-destruct, Song Wanning simply called down a single bolt of Divine Thunder and effortlessly halted the process.

All of Tian Li’s immortal power was thrown into complete chaos.

The boundless Power of thunder and lightning enveloped him, mingling with his resentment as it was endlessly devoured.

Song Wanning didn’t even have to strike again; the immortal power within Tian Li’s body was already running rampant...

"ARGH—"

Tian Li roared in agony as the meridians in his body began to swell...

...and shatter...

"ARGH—"

Agonized screams echoed throughout the entire Array.

BOOM—

With a tremendous explosion, the immortal power in Tian Li’s body erupted.

His meridians and body, unable to contain the blast, were instantly obliterated.

Innumerable fragments of flesh and blood flew in every direction, but Song Wanning casually raised an Immortal Shield, blocking them all.

Tian Li’s Divine Soul quickly shot out from the remains, looking panicked and lost.

But there was no escape for him.

BOOM—

A bolt of Divine Thunder descended.

"NO—"

Tian Li watched in despair as the Divine Thunder fell, and he charged madly toward the barrier of the Array.

He continuously begged the Wooden Sculpture World Heavenly Dao to spare him.

If it just gave him one small opening, he could escape with his life.