172: Chapter 172 Save Me

Returning to her warm little nest, she set up the Advanced Shielding Spirit Array she had borrowed from Tushan Qing.

Xing Yaoyan could not wait to take out that large bottle of star marrow from her storage space.

This was the final piece of the puzzle for her advancement to the Four Marks.

As long as she made a Breakthrough to the fourth rank, her strength would definitely see a massive increase, bringing her one step closer to her plans for revenge and her wish to return home.

Opening the stopper of the bottle, a rich fragrance wafted toward her.

The bottle itself was no ordinary item; she only noticed the inconspicuous spirit array on the stopper after opening it. It seemed this was what had isolated the scent of the star marrow.

“Xiao Dao, do you know if this stuff is for external or internal use?”

Xing Yaoyan felt like she wanted to pour all the star marrow in the bottle into her mouth immediately, but for safety's sake, she suppressed the urge and asked the smartest Star Soul in her sea of spirit, Xiao Dao.

“Internal use is more effective; you can usually just eat it directly. However, there is a certain probability that the formation of the Star Pattern will fail, but you can try repeatedly.”

“So, I can just eat a lot at once and keep prompting the Star Pattern's formation, right?”

Xing Yaoyan licked her somewhat dry lips, the hungry madness in her eyes seemingly reaching its peak.

“That is true, but... wait! Navigator, don't...”

Xing Yaoyan licked away the remaining star marrow on the corner of her mouth with lingering desire. This star marrow was quite delicious and felt warm after entering her stomach.

“Eh? Xiao Dao, what did you just say?”

Sensing Xiao Dao's shock—or rather, horror—in the sea of spirit, Xing Yaoyan asked somewhat innocently.

“I... I mean... the theory is sound. However, if you ingest so much star marrow at once, and only a small amount is used to facilitate the synthesis of the Star Pattern, then the energy of the remaining star marrow will stay in your body...”

“And although you have formed the Star Pattern, you still need a period of time before you can truly Breakthrough to the fourth rank...”

“And so?”

“And so, your body might not be able to withstand this power during this period, and you could... explode and die...”

Oh... Huh?!!!

Xing Yaoyan's eyes suddenly widened, and the satisfaction she had felt from consuming the star marrow vanished instantly.

At the same time, a strange sensation came from her sea of spirit.

“Navigator... it seems you've hit the jackpot on the first try...”

In the sea of spirit, Xing Yaoyan's Soul avatar stared blankly at the massive golden mark gradually forming overhead, feeling that sacred and majestic Aura.

She could feel that in just that split second, she had consumed about two-thirds of the spiritual energy in her sea of spirit.

If the energy required to form the Star Pattern was one, then... ninety-nine still remained in her body...

So... this is too much... I definitely can't take it!

Although she could feel her strength increasing at a geometric rate, she couldn't feel happy at all. This was because an extremely vast tide of golden Power Of Will was growing wildly at an even faster rate within her sea of spirit.

It started as an uncomfortable feeling of being overstuffed, but what followed was a stinging pain in her Soul.

It was an indescribable pain, as if her Soul was a balloon being constantly inflated, reaching its limit and on the verge of exploding.

“Thud...”

Xing Yaoyan collapsed on the floor in agony.

Because of the chaotic Power Of Will inside her, white wolf ears and a wolf tail reappeared on her body.

The Tushan Secret Technique 'Hidden Edge,' which she had been running constantly, could no longer be maintained. The golden Power Of Will, carrying its original majesty, diffused wildly through the space.

Fortunately, she had set up the Shielding Spirit Array in advance; otherwise, this level of energy intensity could have been felt from kilometers away.

“It hurts...”

She was already in too much pain to speak. Her fingernails dug hard into the floor, actually carving out several deep scratches.

“Xiao Dao... Little Chaos... help me...”

The two Souls in the sea of spirit looked at the curled-up Soul avatar in such pain and were momentarily at a loss.

“Navigator... your best bet right now is to find something that can rapidly consume Astral Power. Or, try using the Star Swallowing Art to consume this massive force and see if that works...”

Xiao Dao clearly sounded very unconfident as it spoke.

It could feel that the spiritual energy in the sea of spirit had increased dozens of times in just a few seconds; this was a sign of being completely out of control.

Constantly consuming Astral Power was also unrealistic. After all, the power in her body was in total chaos, and the pain in her Soul made it so Xing Yaoyan couldn't even perform the most basic Star Swallowing Art.

“Is there anyone... anyone at all... please save me... I don't want to die...”

Xing Yaoyan never imagined that her path to godhood had finally gotten on the right track, only for her to meet such a ridiculous end of exploding and dying due to a moment of carelessness.

Her voice wasn't very loud, but it was the most she could produce with all her strength.

But no matter how loud her voice was, because of the spirit array's obstruction, people outside couldn't hear her at all. They wouldn't know that at this moment, a poor White Wolf Girl was about to leave this world...

“Ding-dong!”

Just then, the doorbell actually rang.

The white wolf ears on Xing Yaoyan's head perked up sharply, and her golden pupils contracted slightly, as if seeing a savior.

No matter who it is... even if I'm discovered to be a Star Beast, it doesn't matter...

As long as... I can survive...

Xing Yaoyan reached out to claw at the floor in front of her, pulling her body toward the door with all her might.

As she moved, the pain in her Soul intensified continuously.

Her speed was incredibly slow, but she didn't dare stop, because she wasn't sure if a brief moment of rest would cause her final breath of determination to completely dissipate.

She had to persevere for this sole hope of survival...

“Miss Xing Yan... are you there... I...”

In her daze, Xing Yaoyan seemed to hear Qian Mo's voice.

She wanted so badly to tell him that the door code was the date they first met, to shout and tell him to find someone to help her quickly. But... setting aside the spirit array, even moving forward was a luxury for her now, let alone making a sound.

The distance from the living room to the door wasn't long, but to Xing Yaoyan, it felt like an insurmountable chasm.

Just a little more... just a little more... hold on! Xing Yaoyan!

“Since you're not in, I'll come back later...”

The boy's intermittent voice came from outside the door.

Don't go... don't go...

Back then, even if I wasn't here, wouldn't you thick-facedly break into my home? Why aren't you doing it this time? Please don't...

The breath of determination in her heart completely collapsed, and the White Wolf Girl lay motionless on the floor.

The Power Of Will in her body was still increasing, and her consciousness was nearly gone.

Am I going to die...

How ridiculous, Xing Yaoyan...

Finally, she lost consciousness completely.