42: Chapter 40 Getting Rid Of

Lin Yan's wings vibrated at extreme speeds behind his back, his figure tearing through the air and dashing forward, while the scenery along the way flashed backward rapidly in his eyes.

Yet the undulating roars of Spirit Beasts behind him lingered like a shadow, clinging stubbornly to his back!

"Brother, look over there quickly!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan, who was fleeing with all his might, immediately turned his head and looked in the direction Jiang Nannan indicated.

Ahead on the snowfield, a pitch-black, deep ice fissure spanned across the heaven and earth, stretching endlessly. The ice walls on both sides of the fissure were steep and smooth, while the bottom was pitch-black and bottomless.

"Let's go! Go in!"

Lin Yan made a prompt decision without the slightest hesitation.

This ice fissure was deep and narrow, making it difficult for massive Spirit Beasts to enter, and flightless Spirit Beasts could not go down either.

Moreover, seeing that its extension length was unknown, there was no need to worry about being trapped at the bottom by rushing Spirit Beasts, making it just right to shake off the pursuers behind them!

Rapidly gliding to the edge of the ice fissure, Lin Yan spread out his Mental Energy to probe downward. Confirming there were no traces of any living creatures inside, he immediately took Jiang Nannan and the heavily injured, unconscious Zhang Lexuan, and leaped down into the ice fissure!

During the fall, Lin Yan circulated his Soul Power to steady his body, his Thunder-Fire Wings flapping slowly to slow down the rate of descent.

The smooth ice walls on both sides occasionally shed fine ice slag, which smashed down in a rustling cascade, producing crisp, light sounds.

After continuously falling for nearly eight hundred meters, the three of them finally reached the bottom of the ice fissure!

The bottom of the ice fissure was far more expansive than anticipated, with the ice walls on both sides reflecting a cold, secluded blue dim light.

The underground space was frighteningly quiet, leaving only the sound of their slightly hurried breathing in the entire realm.

Not long after, the undulating roars of Spirit Beasts came once more from the ice fissure entrance above.

Perhaps having smelled the residual scent of blood and aura disappearing above, although no Spirit Beast dared to rush down rashly, Lin Yan could clearly hear countless Spirit Beasts hovering and lingering right where they had descended.

"Brother, they're blocking the top and won't leave!"

Hearing this, Lin Yan's expression remained unchanged as he softly comforted, "It's fine; they can't come down for now. If we conceal our auras well and use the cover of this terrain, we will eventually shake them off completely."

Seeing Lin Yan so calm, Jiang Nannan's slightly nervous state of mind also relaxed a bit. She nodded gently and closely followed Lin Yan's pace, advancing rapidly toward the depths of the ice fissure.

The terrain below this ice fissure was far more complex than what was seen from above—high and low, with holes and branch roads crisscrossing like a huge underground maze.

As the three of them kept deepening their penetration, the lingering roars of Spirit Beasts behind them gradually grew faint and distant.

After they advanced for another half-hour or so, not a single sound of Spirit Beasts could be heard by their ears anymore. At this point, Lin Yan finally stopped in his tracks and let out a long breath of relief.

"Finally… we've completely shaken them off."

Having hurried along the way, Jiang Nannan's originally delicate face was covered with ice slag and dust, her soft blonde hair scattered messily, and her clear, bright eyes were filled with the relief of surviving a catastrophe.

Taking out a blanket, Lin Yan carefully laid down Zhang Lexuan, whom he had protected with his Soul Power all the way on his back, letting her lie steadily on the blanket.

He then raised his hand to ignite a cluster of flames, simultaneously dispelling the piercing cold of the underground and using the bright firelight to begin a meticulous examination of Zhang Lexuan's injuries.

Reflected in the firelight, Zhang Lexuan's complexion was as pale as paper, her lips devoid of any color, and dried dark red blood coagulated at the corners of her mouth.

The collar of her clothes in front was soaked with fresh blood, which had re-congealed into dark red ice slag.

Among them, the heaviest injury was on her back. Through her clothes, which had torn into rags, one could see several hideous, deep red wounds crisscrossing across her originally fair and smooth jade back, a shocking sight!

After a meticulous examination, Lin Yan discovered that compared to the external wounds on her body surface, the injuries inside Zhang Lexuan's body were even trickier!

Hard-withstanding an Ultimate Ice explosion from a hundred-thousand-year Ice Jade Scorpion not only caused severe shocks and damage to her internal organs, but a massive amount of Ultimate Ice's chill had also invaded her Meridians, flesh, and blood, eroding her vitality at every single moment.

However, fortunately, she was a Spirit Douluo with profound cultivation and a solid Foundation, preventing this Ultimate Ice chill from invading her heart Meridians; otherwise, it would have been truly troublesome!

After thoroughly figuring out Zhang Lexuan's internal and external injuries, Lin Yan slowly let out a long sigh. Although the injuries were indeed severe, the situation was still not too bad.

Right now, as long as they completely eradicated the residual Ultimate Ice chill inside her body, cleaned and bandaged her external wounds, and took a healing Medicinal Pill, then relying on Zhang Lexuan's formidable Foundation as a Spirit Douluo, it would be enough to stabilize her injuries and prevent them from deteriorating further.

And as long as her injuries were stabilized, once they returned to Shrek Academy and a healing-type Title Douluo made a move, everything would be easy to talk about!

At the same time, amidst misfortune, the greatest fortune was that the Ultimate Ice chill, which was the trickiest and most urgent matter on Zhang Lexuan's body, was not a difficult task for Lin Yan, who possessed Ultimate Fire!

"Sister Lexuan's injuries are so severe…"

Looking at the unconscious, pale-faced Zhang Lexuan, Jiang Nannan's eye sockets reddened slightly, and she murmured softly with self-blame, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for helping me hunt a spirit, Sister Lexuan wouldn't have been injured like this."

Lin Yan gently rubbed her hair and comforted her in a steady tone, "Don't blame yourself. This can't be blamed on you either; no one could have anticipated that such an accident would happen."

"Right now is not the time for self-blame. Promptly handling Sister Lexuan's injuries is what matters most."

Hearing this, Jiang Nannan immediately gathered her thoughts and nodded solemnly. Following Lin Yan's instructions, she carefully cut away the tattered clothing on Zhang Lexuan's back, meticulously cleaning the bloodstains and ice slag around the wounds.

After the wounds were cleaned, a cluster of mild, emerald-green flames slowly rose from the palm of Lin Yan's hand.

This was the Life Spirit Fire transformed from Di Yan. Its nature was the gentlest, and it was currently the most suitable flame to help Zhang Lexuan dispel the chill within her body.

It was just a pity that the Life Spirit Fire fused by Di Yan back then only came from a Green Forest Luan Bird that had just entered the thousand-year level and possessed a thin Emerald Phoenix Bloodline.

The Spirit Beast's age was too low and its Bloodline concentration was insufficient, causing its Origin Beast Fire to have a relatively weak life characteristic imparted to Di Yan after being fused by it.

If what was fused back then had been the Life Spirit Fire of a pure-blooded Emerald Phoenix, then relying solely on its powerful healing power nowadays would be enough to completely cure Zhang Lexuan's injuries!

However, this could only be imagined; after all, pure-blooded Emerald Phoenixes had long gone extinct on the Douluo Continent…

Lin Yan moved to Zhang Lexuan's side. Under Jiang Nannan's gaze filled with worry and expectation, he rolled the spiritual fire in his palm into a series of solid, jade-like emerald-green fire needles.

Combining the injury situation he probed just now, he accurately located the Acupoints and rapidly dropped the needles one after another!

The mild yet blazing power seeped into the Meridians along the Acupoints, transforming into tiny emerald-green fire serpents that wandered between the limbs, bones, flesh, and Meridians, devouring and dispelling the Ultimate Ice chill that had invaded her body little by little!

Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire naturally restrained each other, and the Ultimate Ice chill, having lost the blessing of its source, naturally could not defeat the Life Spirit Fire precisely controlled by Lin Yan. For a moment, the chill was like snow meeting the scorching sun, rapidly melting away completely!

As the chill was continuously eradicated, Zhang Lexuan's pale cheeks gradually revealed a flush of color, her tightly locked brows also unfurled accordingly, and her originally chaotic and weak breathing gradually tended toward stability.

After a full half-hour, Lin Yan slowly reined in his Soul Power and spiritual fire. By this time, his forehead was already covered with a dense layer of sweat beads.

Controlling spiritual fire for a long time to wander within the fragile Meridians of the human body, while constantly monitoring the strength of the firepower—needing to both control the Ultimate Fire well to prevent secondary damage and ensure it could shake and melt the chill—meant multi-tasking. Over a long period, it consumed his Mental Energy immensely.

Seeing Lin Yan finish the treatment, Jiang Nannan on the side hurriedly handed over a handkerchief and asked with soft concern, "Brother, how is Sister Lexuan?"

Lin Yan wiped the sweat from his brow, let out a sigh of relief, and slowly said, "She has been temporarily stabilized. The chill inside her body has been completely purged."

"As for the remaining internal and external injuries, given the limited conditions right now, we can only temporarily stabilize them so they don't worsen further. If we want her to fully recover, we can only wait until we return to the academy."

While the two were talking, Zhang Lexuan's originally tightly closed eyes trembled slightly at this moment and were slowly opening…