Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1199: Shattered Hope

Chapter 1199: Chapter 1199: Shattered Hope

The sense of helplessness did not disappear.

It simply moved from Su Chengyu to Ye Qingci. Watching Su Chengyu swiftly covered by the yellow sand as he fell into it, Ye Qingci felt an all-too-familiar sense of being unable to do anything.

When had she last felt this way?

Ye Qingci’s consciousness drifted; she could no longer remember the exact year anymore, only distinctly knowing that back then, she was still just a little girl.

Before setting out to sea, she had thought she was no longer the helpless child of the past, but now...

Bang!

A massive explosion sounded from behind her. The wave of spiritual energy swept up by nature’s spiritual energy caused Ye Qingci to squint subconsciously.

Ye Qingci slightly turned her body to see Long Xuan being clamped by a black dragon head behind her. A massive vortex continued to assault his body.

Even Long Xuan was completely pinned down facing the Demon God.

"The pride of Xia Country? No better than this, huh? You are far inferior compared with Su Linyuan back in the day!"

Yamata no Orochi roared as one dragon head directly struck towards Long Xuan’s Qi Sea.

Ye Qingci’s nerves twitched subconsciously, then the Sky-splitting Sword was nearly instinctively summoned, its sword momentum blazing straight towards the dragon head!

Feeling the incoming sword intent, Yamata no Orochi instinctively turned its head. The strike initially aimed at Long Xuan immediately switched its target to the Sky-splitting Sword.

At the moment of collision, the Sky-splitting Sword was unsurprisingly knocked away. Ye Qingci felt the rebounding force and staggered back several steps, her lips dripping with a drop of blood.

But because of that strike, Long Xuan finally seized the opportunity, and three Peach Wood Swords were simultaneously summoned.

The trinity formation targeted Yamata no Orochi, and accompanying the thunder falling from above the skies, Yamata no Orochi finally had to raise its head and deal with Long Xuan’s imposing strike.

In a flash, the released Long Xuan instantly appeared beside Ye Qingci, and seeing the visibly shaken Ye Qingci, he softly asked, "Are you alright?"

Ye Qingci shook her head, "I won’t die."

Long Xuan glanced at Ye Qingci again, "Just a reminder, the Yamata no Orochi in front of us is not at its full strength, otherwise we would have already..."

"I know, you don’t need to remind me!"

Ye Qingci coldly interrupted Long Xuan. She was well aware that the Yamata no Orochi in front of them was not a complete Demon God and understood that it wanted to recover its full strength by using Su Chengyu.

But then... what could she do? Should she seize the opportunity Su Chengyu had bought for her and flee at this moment?

On the ground, Su Chengyu’s "corpse" had already lost its value for possession; without a shred of mana, Su Chengyu, supported only by the demon Qi, would have long been utterly lifeless.

Ye Qingci understood that the only reason Su Chengyu’s body was still maintaining a state of "being alive" was because Yamata no Orochi still wanted to use Su Chengyu’s body to lure out the last chance hidden by the True Dragon Clan at this burial site.

And once the opportunity revealed itself, the Demon God in front of them could very likely regain the strength of its peak moments from years past!

By then, even if they wanted to escape, it would be too late.

"Since you’re clear, you should understand, if you don’t want to die, then you should go."

Long Xuan coldly reminded her in the end.

He had given Ye Qingci a chance, but ultimately, Ye Qingci failed to save Su Chengyu.

And now, in Long Xuan’s view, there was no longer any need, nor any chance, to save Su Chengyu.

Current Su Chengyu was merely a "living" dead man.

Even if he managed to survive in the end, he would still be nothing more than a cripple.

"If you want to leave, then go. Why call for me?"

Ye Qingci said coldly as she took a deep breath.

Long Xuan furrowed his brows and looked toward Ye Qingci, "What else do you plan to do?"

"It has nothing to do with you."

Ye Qingci took a deep breath and her gaze shifted to Su Chengyu.

The moment Su Chengyu hit the ground, Ye Qingci also experienced a moment of confusion, a fleeting return to the past, returning to those years when she could do nothing.

But it was under Long Xuan’s urging that Ye Qingci truly realized, deep in her heart, she couldn’t accept this outcome.

Sacrifice Su Chengyu? And then exchange it for her own slim chance of survival?

She had already endured enough of such situations over a decade ago, retreating, retreating, and retreating again...

Because of her damnable cultivation technique, Ye Qingci had retreated countless times throughout her life, and if she still had to retreat while at the Peak of the Hollow Vacuum, then what was the meaning of her cultivation? What was the upward path for her?

Looking at Su Chengyu on the ground, again entwined with the surrounding rocky walls, she knew that the current Su Chengyu was completely unconscious, but still she softly said, "Your own issues should be dealt with by yourself. What skill is it troubling a woman like me?"

Long Xuan heard this and slightly frowned, hesitated for a moment and finally stepped aside.

"Do as you will."

Long Xuan naturally hoped he could end Ye Qingci’s life, but since Ye Qingci was determined to die, he saw no reason to stop her.

As for joining forces with Ye Qingci against the Demon God? He found no reason to do so, nor could he see any chance of victory.

Just as Long Xuan confidently believed that below the Immortals, no one was his match.

Facing an Earth Immortal, even just a remnant soul of an Earth Immortal, Long Xuan saw no possibility of victory.

The divide between Immortal and mortal, those words were definitely not spoken in vain.

Ignoring Long Xuan’s departure, they were never allies to begin with, so Ye Qingci naturally did not demand too much.

In fact, Ye Qingci herself understood, let alone herself, even if Long Xuan truly lent his full support, the two of them would definitely not be a match for the Yamata no Orochi.

This was a dead end path, but in the face of this dead path, Ye Qingci did not fail to see a sliver of hope.

Heaven’s Gate.

All beings may ascend through Heaven’s Gate!

The Demon Clan may ascend through Heaven’s Gate, their bloodlines sublimated, transforming into dragons.

The Human Clan may ascend through Heaven’s Gate, bathed in Dragon’s Spiritual Energy, transforming into Immortals!

As all the light on the rock walls focused on Su Chengyu, a huge dragon energy burst forth from within him, and the spiritual energy that had been dormant for thousands of years in this Cave Heaven finally erupted.

A pathway connecting to the sky appeared above the world, flanked by two Five-clawed Golden Dragons clinging to it, looking down imposingly at everyone.

"The chance for ascension! This is the chance for ascension hidden within this Cave Heaven!"

The eyes of the Yihe Jiugui shone brightly, he didn’t know what exactly the Heaven’s Gate was, nor did he know what would happen if he crossed it.

But one thing Yihe Jiugui was absolutely certain of, as long as he crossed that heavenly threshold, he would become the first Land Immortal level ninja of Dongying!

A shadow flashed within the world, charging straight into Heaven’s Gate, and as soon as his arrival was detected, the gaze of the two Five-clawed Golden Dragons instantly locked onto Yihe Jiugui.

The next second, accompanied by a massive explosion.

The first to attempt crossing Heaven’s Gate, Yihe Jiugui, exploded suddenly without any warning beneath Heaven’s Gate!

This Shadow-rank Ninja, standing at the Peak of the Hollow Vacuum, thus vanished without a trace between heaven and earth, leaving only a mist of blood as proof of his existence.

"Fate stricken, Humans shall not cross Heaven’s Gate."

A sentence devoid of emotion, yet it stripped Ye Qingci of her last hope.