466: Chapter 466 Lin Ran Arrives! Don't worry, I've got everything covered!

Divine Child left without the slightest hesitation, as if he had some specific purpose in mind.

However, what he did not know was that something seemed to be wriggling within the pool of blood Saintess Yu Luo had left behind.

It was actually a drop of Saintess Yu Luo's essence blood!

This drop of essence blood flew into the air and fled into the distance.

Along the way, the essence blood writhed violently, slowly condensing into the figure of Saintess Yu Luo.

"Puff!"

"Cough, cough!"

Saintess Yu Luo's body fell heavily to the ground from mid-air. Even though she had died once and been reborn, her Dantian was still sealed by that flower petal of the divine flower.

Her eyes were filled with blood-red, and her heart was filled with extreme grief and indignation.

The young Prodigies of the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan who had entered this time could be said to have been completely wiped out; apart from her, none had survived.

One must know that these young Prodigies were the future of their Luan Ice Phoenix Clan, representing their Luck and Foundation.

Yet, in the end, they had just died like this!

She already dared not think about how she would face the clan elders who had placed such high hopes on her once she left the Shentao Secret Realm!

"They... are all dead..."

"But now... where should I go from here..."

Saintess Yu Luo felt an unbearable soreness in her heart; at this moment, she felt as helpless as an ordinary little girl.

Although she had managed to escape from Divine Child's hands by relying on her powerful Bloodline.

However, the other young Prodigies were dead, and her Dantian remained sealed.

In this perilous Shentao Secret Realm, for an ordinary woman without any Cultivation to walk around here was undoubtedly a path to certain death.

Saintess Yu Luo's mind was in chaos; she did not know what she should do next.

Suddenly, she sensed someone approaching from behind. She turned around abruptly to look, and her pupils constricted.

The people who arrived were none other than Lin Ran and his group!

Looking at Saintess Yu Luo's disheveled appearance and extremely weak aura, Lin Ran could see she had clearly been through a bitter battle.

Furthermore, Saintess Yu Luo had previously been accompanied by a group of young Prodigies from the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan, but now, not a single one was to be seen.

Lin Ran instantly understood what had happened.

"Lin... Ran..."

Saintess Yu Luo lowered her head slightly, no longer possessing her usual aloof and cold demeanor, but instead appearing pitifully vulnerable.

"Rest assured, I am here."

Lin Ran walked up to Saintess Yu Luo and said only these six words.

Yet, these six words alone almost caused Saintess Yu Luo to break down.

She subconsciously hugged Lin Ran tightly, sobbing helplessly.

"Dead... they are all dead..."

"I failed to protect them! If I had known, I should not have come here! I should not have come to the Shentao Secret Realm!"

"I don't know... I don't know how to face..."

Saintess Yu Luo cried harder and harder, her heart-wrenching sobs causing hot tears to soak Lin Ran's lapels.

Lin Ran remained silent, only gently patting Saintess Yu Luo's back; the atmosphere was terrifyingly quiet.

Even Yu Xin did not care about being jealous at this moment; instead, she looked at Saintess Yu Luo, who was in such a disheveled state, with a sense of helplessness.

Ever since she had known Saintess Yu Luo, she had thought that Saintess Yu Luo was just an iceberg who only knew how to Cultivate and had no emotions at all.

Apart from that perpetual coldness, it seemed that no other expression would ever be seen on Saintess Yu Luo's face.

But now, she was seeing Saintess Yu Luo in such a disheveled state, crying so bitterly, for the first time; such a thing had never happened before.

After crying for a long while and muttering to herself for quite some time, Saintess Yu Luo actually fainted from exhaustion while still hugging Lin Ran.

Lin Ran gave Yu Xin a look, and Yu Xin hurriedly came over to scoop Saintess Yu Luo up into her arms.

"It seems this person had a great battle with someone; the aura ahead has not yet dissipated. Let us go over and take a look."

Saintess Qin Mengyao flew ahead.

"Sigh! Since I and my Young Miss have known Saintess Yu Luo, we have never seen her like this."

"The group of young Prodigies from the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan are nowhere to be seen; it seems they must all be dead."

Yu Xi shook her head and sighed.

"I really wonder who has such great ability to be able to suppress Saintess Yu Luo to this extent."

"Could it be that among those forces in the Shentao Secret Realm, some old monster has laid hands on the younger generation?"

Yue Hanzheng said in a deep voice.

"It probably isn't. If those old monsters had truly made a move, Saintess Yu Luo would not have been able to survive."

"It is highly probable that it was a young Prodigy."

Lin Ran shook his head and said.

"Saintess Yu Luo is the Saintess of the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan, with astonishing talent and peerless grace; which young Prodigy could force her to this extent?!"

Yu Xi said in surprise.

"There is no need to speculate wildly here. When Saintess Yu Luo wakes up, she will naturally tell us."

"Let's go; let us catch up with Saintess Qin Mengyao first."

Lin Ran said.

After meeting up with Saintess Qin Mengyao ahead, Saintess Qin Mengyao looked at Lin Ran with a very grim expression and said:

"It seems the enemy this person encountered is quite extraordinary. I have captured a trace of the Strange Way Source in this space!"

"What?! The Strange Way Source!?"

Yu Xi and the others were greatly alarmed.

Could it be... that the young Prodigy Saintess Yu Luo encountered was one tainted by the bizarre dao?!

If that were truly the case, then Saintess Yu Luo's defeat was not unjust.

One must know that the bizarre dao is an existence capable of destroying the Heavenly Court!

Its power is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

And for someone to be connected to the bizarre dao and even be able to utilize the Strange Way Source, their strength must be extremely formidable!

It is no wonder Saintess Yu Luo was defeated so miserably!

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran remained calm, but he had a faint guess in his heart.

Apart from the young Prodigies of their Zifu Holy Land and the young Prodigies of the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan, no other forces from the Divine Realm had entered this Shentao Secret Realm.

It was all local forces from the Tiandu Demon Realm that had entered.

And as far as he knew, in this Tiandu Demon Realm, the only force connected to the bizarre dao was the Heavenly God Mountain!

That meant that the person who defeated Saintess Yu Luo and slaughtered the group of young Prodigies from the Luan Ice Phoenix Clan was, in all likelihood, a young Prodigy from the Heavenly God Mountain!

"Alright, I understand. Saintess, do you have a way to cross this blood-colored river?"

Lin Ran nodded and asked.

However, after hearing his words, Saintess remained completely unmoved, appearing as if she did not want to pay him any attention at all.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said, "Big Sister Saintess Qin Mengyao, do you have a way to cross this blood-colored river?"

If he had not already sensed that this blood-colored river contained a powerful Restriction, and that without special means, blindly rushing into it would likely result in being instantly reduced to ashes.

Otherwise, why would he be so humble and submissive to Saintess Qin Mengyao?!

"Hehe, that's more like it. Stinky little brother, remember to be sweet-talked when asking for favors in the future."

Saintess Qin Mengyao pretended to be an elder, smiling as she patted Lin Ran on the head.

The corners of Lin Ran's mouth twitched violently.

"This blood-colored river is said to have been formed by the essence blood flowing out from the body of a great demon after its death."

"It connects the eastern region and the western region, completely isolating the northern and southern regions, and contains terrifying Restrictions within; without special means to cross it, one would only meet their end."