The fist was almost as large as Qi Manya’s entire body, unstoppable as it smashed into her.
Qi Manya spat blood and was sent flying backward. The fist vanished, and the surroundings returned to darkness.
The opponent, in this demonic energy, moved unpredictably, as if in water. Qi Manya could barely move, her eyes blind, feeling utterly passive.
Seeing that this couldn't continue, Qi Manya randomly chose a direction and charged forward.
No matter where, as long as she could escape this area.
*Thump!*
She hadn't flown two steps before she crashed headfirst into a barrier. She reached out to touch it, but could feel nothing, nor could she get out.
Space lockdown!
“If you cripple your own cultivation now, you can be spared physical pain!”
The opponent’s elusive voice echoed from the void around her.
Qi Manya had no intention of believing the other party. She had destroyed one of his hands. If she was captured alive after crippling her cultivation, she would rather die.
Just as she was on alert, a large hand appeared silently behind her, directly grabbing her slender legs.
“Ah!!!”
Qi Manya, at her absolute limit of tension, was terrified and cried out. The demon lord grabbed her legs and smashed her violently onto the ground.
Qi Manya was disoriented by the impact. Her entire body was in pain. She forcibly steadied her mind and her turbulent cultivation, then tried to get up and flee, but this was the opponent’s domain; how could she escape?
The demon lord once again grabbed the panicked Qi Manya and slammed her onto the ground.
His attacks were so monotonous: pick her up, slam her down, and when she got up to run, grab her again, and slam her again.
The pitiful Qi Manya was suffering immensely from this cat-and-mouse tactic. The physical pain left her unable to muster any strength.
The demonic energy dissipated, but the space lockdown remained. The high-level demon lord laughed arrogantly, toying with Qi Manya again and again.
He did this for two reasons: to vent his anger, and to show off to Qian Niao. He humiliated Qian Niao’s companion to destabilize Qian Niao’s state of mind, making him reveal an opening in his haste, thereby creating an opportunity for his own companion.
“Qi Manya!”
Qian Niao was extremely anxious. How could he not see that Qi Manya was facing certain death?
Concern led to chaos. Qian Niao, fighting two demon lords, was momentarily riddled with flaws and was struck several times.
“Qian Niao, hurry and leave… Ah!!”
Qi Manya was slammed to the ground again, but her words didn't stop.
“I’ve brought this upon you. Don’t go back to the demon realm. Find Wan Lei!”
Seeing this, Qian Niao was frantic. Just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of something in his peripheral vision. His expression then changed to immense joy, and he laughed loudly,
“No need to look, he’s here. Your Prince Charming has arrived.”
In the distance, a figure clad in sky-blue armor, wrapped in lightning, was flying towards them at an incredible speed, leaving afterimages in the air.
Every demon soldier knew that the figure in the blue armor was Wan Lei.
Their target: Wan Lei.
Wan Lei, seeing the demon lord toying with and tormenting Qi Manya, had his reason consumed by rage.
Seeing Wan Lei arrive, the demon lord immediately tried to grab Qi Manya as a hostage. He didn’t believe he could win a one-on-one fight against Wan Lei.
However, Wan Lei was incredibly fast. He immediately used Lightning Escape to reach the outside of the space lockdown, flashed inside, and then with blinding speed…
He punched the demon lord’s head, blowing it apart.
After killing the upper-level demon lord, Wan Lei’s speed didn’t decrease. He charged towards the two demon lords fighting Qian Niao.
Those two demon lords had already had their courage shattered. They turned to flee, but Wan Lei killed them both with two bolts of lightning.
The three powerful figures that had left Qian Niao and Qi Manya helpless couldn’t even last a single round against Wan Lei.
Wan Lei, his eyes bloodshot from killing, saw that the demons were about to kill and turned to attack Qian Niao.
This terrified Qian Niao. He retreated and fled, shouting as he did,
“Wan Lei, it’s me, Qian Niao! It’s me, Qian Niao!”
Hearing the shout, Wan Lei snapped back to reality. He stopped, retracted his armor, and looked at Qian Niao’s familiar face in surprise.
In fact, from the perspective of humans, demons all looked alike. Similarly, demons felt that humans all looked similar.
“You really are Qian Niao? Why are you here? Never mind, we’ll talk about it later.”
Wan Lei, his heart burning with urgency, turned and flew towards the fallen Qi Manya.
At this moment, Qi Manya was struggling to get up. Wan Lei arrived beside her, knelt down, cupped her body in his hands, and placed her on his lap, beginning to check her injuries.
“The internal injuries are a bit severe. Heal quickly, I have pills here.”
Wan Lei’s voice trembled, and his hands shook. He took out a pile of pill bottles from his storage bag, then picked out two of the best healing pills. He uncorked them with one hand and poured the pills, all at once, into Qi Manya’s mouth.
She almost choked.
“Don’t be afraid, you’ll be fine after taking the pills. I’m here… I won’t let anyone hurt you again, Man Yao Yao… I’ll use Wood Lightning to heal you.”
Wan Lei spoke incoherently, his voice trembling, flustered and at a loss.
The overwhelming joy, the reunion after being lost, made him, who had never panicked facing countless powerful enemies…
Panic.
He was afraid, afraid that the person before him was fake, afraid that this was just a dream, and even more afraid that the girl in his arms would disappear like last time.
Her sudden return made Wan Lei find it hard to believe. The intense feeling of unreality left him insecure, fearing that it was all false.
“Wan Lei…”
Qi Manya smiled faintly and reached out to touch Wan Lei’s face.
When her fingers touched Wan Lei’s cheek, Wan Lei finally confirmed that it was all real.
He could no longer control himself; his emotions immediately burst forth.
He held Qi Manya tightly in his arms, weeping profusely.
“Qi Manya… Man Yao Yao…”
Wan Lei sobbed, trembling all over, holding the person in his arms tightly.
Leaning on his shoulder, Qi Manya’s eyes also shed tears.
From afar, Qian Niao saw this scene and smiled knowingly. He didn’t disturb them, sitting down by himself against a stone pillar to quietly heal.
After an unknown amount of time, Wan Lei finally calmed his emotions. He slowly released Qi Manya, letting her sit on his lap and arranging her in a comfortable position.
“I missed you.”
Wan Lei gently wiped the tears from the girl’s eyes and smiled.
“I missed you too.”
Qi Manya smiled faintly.
After a long while, Qi Manya said,
“Actually… I can stand up now.”
“No, you’re badly injured, you can’t stand up.”
Wan Lei immediately denied it, holding her tighter at the same time.
“Man Yao Yao… When… when did you revive?”
Wan Lei asked cautiously.
Upon hearing this, a hint of pride appeared in the girl’s eyes.
“Tsk, who is your Man Yao Yao? Show me some respect. You should call me General Qi, or… Ninth Senior Sister.”