"This is impossible!"
Meng Xuan roared in anguish, looking at the formation that had appeared beneath his feet and the power draining from his body.
Ming Li's expression was calm. "Nothing is impossible." She had traveled through countless worlds and learned a great deal.
"All things in the world are subject to karma and reincarnation. What you owe, you will eventually have to repay."
Upon hearing this, Meng Xuan's expression turned frenzied, his eyes bloodshot. He stared intently in Ming Li's direction before suddenly laughing up at the sky, "Hahahahaha..."
Hearing his laughter, Ming Li felt a sudden sense of foreboding. Her silver sword shot towards the man on the ground like a dart.
"Ah—"
The man screamed in agony as the silver sword instantly pinned him to the ground.
After a moment, he recovered, his crimson eyes fixed on Ming Li. He spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, his expression slowly shifting from rage and unwillingness to smugglery.
Seeing his smug face, Ming Li's ominous premonition intensified.
Frowning, Ming Li released the large iron hammer from her spatial storage.
The large iron hammer flicked its tail, sensing its master's emotions, and swiftly swung towards Meng Xuan.
"Boom—"
The large iron hammer smashed into the ground, creating a massive crater.
The next second, Meng Xuan's pained screams echoed from the ground again.
Looking over, the man's leg had been smashed and broken by the large iron hammer.
Yet, even so, the smugness on the man's face remained unchanged, subtly deepening. "Cough, cough, cough!"
Meng Xuan spat out another mouthful of blood, his eyes still locked onto Ming Li. "My dear daughter, are you trying to kill your father?"
Ming Li's expression was devoid of emotion. "Do you have any shame?"
"Heh..."
Meng Xuan ignored Ming Li's words and let out a cold laugh. "Have you forgotten? My body now contains not only your power but also that brat's. Not only that, but I've also absorbed a good portion of his soul. If I die, do you think he'll ever wake up?"
As expected...
Ming Li finally understood the source of her ominous premonition.
"Even if you take back that power, what does it matter? Even if I die and my soul is annihilated, I won't let you off easily!" Meeting Ming Li's beautiful gaze, Meng Xuan felt a sense of triumphant revenge. Suddenly, he hardened his heart and gathered the power within his body to one point. Seeing the woman's changing, distressed expression, Meng Xuan's lips curved into a successful smile...
"Boom!—"
At the deafening sound, Ming Li's mind went blank! Her heart plummeted to the abyss!
Watching the rapidly collapsing plane, Ming Li went mad. A vast amount of spiritual energy surged from her body, constantly searching through the ruins.
Time ticked by, but Ming Li found nothing but a wisp of Meng Xuan's residual soul.
At this moment, staring at the soul fragment in her hand, Ming Li's face was terrifyingly grim.
The next second, Meng Xuan's final wisp of soul was violently crushed by Ming Li, leaving only the man's unyielding, mournful cry...
Subsequently, Ming Li continued her desperate search within the nearly collapsed plane...
Even after the plane completely disintegrated, Ming Li still hadn't found what she was looking for.
Other planes were also affected, beginning to collapse slowly...
Seeing this, Ming Li paid no mind and continued her search around.
What was most important to her now was to find Xiao Lan's soul fragments; nothing else mattered.
"Master..."
Suddenly, a voice in her mind made Ming Li pause.
The Myriad Realms System, affected by Ming Li's emotions, had awakened once more.
Looking at the disheveled Ming Li, the Myriad Realms System was filled with heartache. It was a part of Ming Li, so it knew everything that had happened. Seeing Ming Li like this, the system wanted to comfort her but didn't know what to say. "Master, this isn't your fault..."
Hearing the Myriad Realms System's words, a crystal tear slowly rolled down Ming Li's eye. She then resumed her search.
How could it not be her fault? If not for her, how would others have ended up like this...
Seeing this, the Myriad Realms System sighed and decided to do something. It entered Ming Li's spatial storage and looked at the pale, bloodless young man. It transformed into a stream of blood-red light and enveloped him, its gentle power continuously flowing into the young man's body as it searched.
After an unknown amount of time, a surprised voice suddenly rang out in Ming Li's mind, "Master! I found him!"
Ming Li's actions abruptly stopped. A flicker of light crossed her vacant, lifeless eyes. Her voice, hoarse and uncertain, asked, "What did you say?"
"Master, I said I found Xiao Lan!"
Before Ming Li could ask, the system continued, "The soul that Meng Xuan stole from him didn't dissipate; it entered the Three Thousand Worlds. However, his soul is now very weak. If not found quickly, his soul will scatter, and then he will truly never wake up. Moreover..." The Myriad Realms System paused, its tone becoming grave. "With so many worlds in the Three Thousand Worlds, I don't know which specific plane his soul fragments are in..."
Upon hearing the Myriad Realms System's explanation, Ming Li's eyes lit up. The next moment, she prepared to enter the Three Thousand Worlds to search for Xiao Lan's soul fragments.
Seeing this, the Myriad Realms System quickly stopped her, "Master! You can't leave yet!"
The Myriad Realms System pointed at the increasingly collapsing planes around them, its tone solemn. "If you leave now, what will happen to these planes? As more planes collapse, if all Three Thousand Worlds are destroyed, then not only Xiao Lan, but Lili, Qianqian, and the others won't survive. Don't forget, they are also in the Three Thousand Worlds."
Ming Li stopped, her brows tightly furrowed, her eyes filled with turmoil. "Then what should we do?"
Hearing this, the Myriad Realms System instantly transformed into a small red pig, smiling somewhat lewdly. "Master, have you forgotten? I am the system."
Ming Li, "..." She had indeed forgotten.
"I'll go find Xiao Lan. I'll bring him back," the Myriad Realms System promised.
"But..."
The Myriad Realms System, "Master, don't worry. I already know where one of his soul fragments is. I will definitely bring him back!"
Ming Li gritted her teeth, glanced at the still collapsing planes and the pale young man in her spatial storage, and finally nodded.
"The silver sword cannot leave me for too long. Take the large iron hammer with you."
The Myriad Realms System nodded. "There's no time to lose, Master. I'm leaving now!"
Ming Li nodded, watching the Myriad Realms System ride the large iron hammer into the Three Thousand Worlds...
After staring in the direction the Myriad Realms System had left for an unknown duration, Ming Li finally withdrew her gaze and began to stabilize the collapsing planes...
She was now completely bound to the Three Thousand Worlds.
So be it. Ming Li exhaled a breath of turbid air. While stabilizing the Three Thousand Worlds, she took out Xiao Lan's body from her spatial storage and divided a portion of her power to nourish his body.
Visibly, his wounds were healing rapidly...
Xiao Lan, Qianqian, Yun'er...
You all must be well. Your sister is waiting for you at home...
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