Chapter 146: I'll Take You Away!

"Puff!"

Fresh blood splattered on the Xuanbing Altar, instantly solidifying into dark‑red ice crystals.

Dantai Li's legs went limp, no longer able to support her body, and she fell straight down, kneeling on the icy stone ground.

Her eyes, which had once been as deep as a cold pool, now leaked two streams of crimson blood tears, slowly sliding down her pale, colorless cheeks and dripping onto the ground.

The Divine Soul's bond with the Xuanbing Array caused her to endure multiplied Backlash; the cold surge in her Meridians clashed with the sudden Dragon Might, like countless ice blades cutting wildly inside her.

She trembled violently all over, her black cloak flaring open, revealing skin covered with fine blood veins.

"Lord Dantai! What's wrong with you?"

Su Xiaonuan was terrified by the sudden turn of events, her soul scattered, and the guilt and timidity she had felt were instantly replaced by panic.

She staggered forward a few steps, trying to help Dantai Li, but the violent, chilling aura surrounding her forced her to keep her distance; she could only stand there, her voice trembling as she asked.

Dantai Li slowly lifted her head, the blood tears blurring her features.

Her features, once as delicate as ice sculptures, were now twisted together, full of ferocious and bone‑deep hatred.

She clenched her teeth hard, the grinding producing a harsh sound, and the words that squeezed out between her teeth carried a strong scent of blood.

"Jiang Feng... that scum! He actually... actually managed to shake my Xuanbing Array!"

She could feel with Clarity that the energy fluctuations at the formation's eye grew increasingly violent, the overwhelmingly dominant Dragon Might like a maggot attached to bone, wildly corroding the foundation of the Xuanbing Array.

The Ancient Formation she had painstakingly set up was now being forcibly broken by a mere mortal?

To her, this was the utmost humiliation, and also a deadly threat.

"He is doomed! I will kill him!"

Dantai Li let out a fierce roar, completely shedding her previous cold aloofness.

She struggled to stand, but the moment she moved, the Backlash Force inside her erupted again, a sharp pain striking her chest, causing her to let out a muffled groan; her body swayed, and she fell heavily to her knees once more.

"You must not hurt him!"

Su Xueyan, lying on the altar, heard this and instantly became excited.

"Dantai Li, you promised me! As long as I cooperate with you to refine the Cold Earth Heart Lotus, you will let Jiang Feng go! You cannot break your word!"

"Break your word?"

Dantai Li seemed to hear the biggest joke ever and suddenly screamed hysterically.

"Su Xueyan, do you think I would really let him go? Destroy my Xuanbing Array, ruin my plans, even if he turns to ash, I still won't let him go!"

Her hair was completely disheveled, draped over her shoulders like a mad demon.

Those eyes, soaked with blood tears, stared fixedly at Su Xueyan, filled with maddened hatred.

"I will kill him! I will make him taste the most painful torment in the world! I will ensure you two doomed lovers never meet a good death! Not Die Not Rest!"

"Puff!"

Before the words finished, another burst of violent energy surged from the direction of the Xuanbing Array, slamming into Dantai Li's heart along the Divine Soul's bond.

She spewed another large gush of fresh blood, this time darker with a thick black hue, clearly indicating her internal injuries had worsened. She clutched her chest, curled on the ground, breathing heavily, yet the madness in her eyes did not diminish at all.

At that moment, the entire Feilong Villa suddenly echoed with a massive rumble!

"Boom—!"

It was as if thunder exploded within the mountain, the Secret Room's walls shaking violently, ice shards and debris constantly falling from above.

The Cold Ice Altar also trembled continuously, the rune light at its center flickering, and the previously stable energy field became completely chaotic.

In the distance, a faint, deep and majestic Dragon Chant echoed, its voice seeming to come from the primordial chaos, bearing a sovereign aura that pierced the thick mountain and reverberated endlessly within the Secret Room.

"Dragon... Dragon Chant?"

Su Xiaonuan turned pale with fear, her body pressed tightly against the wall, trembling.

She could feel that the power contained in that Dragon Chant was terrifying; even its aftershock shook her spirit dramatically.

Dantai Li's complexion grew even uglier.

The eye of the Xuanbing Array was likely already on the brink of collapse; it wouldn't be long before the formation she had spent countless effort on completely fell apart.

"Damn! Damn!"

Dantai Li gritted her teeth, a flash of Despair crossing her eyes.

She knew she could no longer successfully refine the Cold Earth Heart Lotus.

After Jiang Feng broke the formation, he would surely rush here immediately; with her current injuries, she was no match at all.

"Su Xiaonuan!"

Dantai Li snapped her head up, her gaze fiercely fixed on Su Xiaonuan.

"Take Su Xueyan away immediately! Exit through the hidden passage, hide her! Even if I die, Jiang Feng must never see her in this lifetime!"

Su Xiaonuan's whole body stiffened, a hesitant expression appearing on her face.

She looked at the disheveled yet still fierce Dantai Li on the ground, then at the anxious Su Xueyan on the altar, feeling as if heaven and earth were battling within her.

Can't afford another mistake!

Su Xiaonuan snapped her head up, a glint of determination flashing in her eyes.

She inhaled deeply, nodded forcefully toward Dantai Li: "Yes, Lord Dantai."

Her voice still carried a tremor, but her gaze became resolute.

Su Xueyan, seeing Su Xiaonuan truly about to take her away, felt an instant surge of Despair.

She stared at Su Xiaonuan, her eyes full of icy hatred.

"Su Xiaonuan, are you really going to help her? Even if you hide me, Jiang Feng will definitely find me!"

Su Xiaonuan said nothing, but hurried to the edge of the altar, reaching out to help Su Xueyan.

Just as Su Xueyan thought she would be taken away again by Su Xiaonuan, completely cut off from Jiang Feng, an anomaly suddenly erupted!

Su Xiaonuan's outstretched hand suddenly changed direction.

Su Xiaonuan suddenly turned, the weak Inner Force stored within her instantly erupted, and a palm struck toward Dantai Li's chest!

The palm came both fast and fierce, bearing a resolute force, completely beyond everyone's expectation!

Dantai Li never expected that this always obsequious, Cowardice‑filled, timid Su Xiaonuan would actually dare to strike at him!

Su Xiaonuan was startled, instinctively sidestepped, and although she avoided the vital heart, her Shoulders still took the full impact of the palm.

"Boom!"

A muffled thud sounded, and Dantai Li felt a sharp pain in the Shoulders, the already chaotic Inner Force within Dantai Li growing even more ferocious.

Su Xiaonuan staggered back a few steps, fell heavily onto the crystal ice ground, and let out a muffled thud.

"You traitor!"

Dantai Li was both shocked and angry, the hatred in Dantai Li's eyes almost materializing, struggling to rise, Dantai Li hoarsely roared.

"I will kill you! I will tear your corpse into Ten Thousand pieces!"

This palm of Su Xiaonuan exhausted the only Inner Force within her.

Su Xiaonuan's face turned pale, Breath rapid, but the gaze was unusually steadfast.

Su Xiaonuan ignored Dantai Li's roar, Immediately turned, and seized Su Xueyan's cold hand.

"Sister Xue Yan, hurry! I'll take you away! If we're later it'll be too late!"