Chapter 167

"Did we... win?"

The youth, bleeding, spoke in broken fragments.

"We won, a complete victory!"

"You overthrew the tyrant's rule!"

"You won this war for freedom!"

Barbatos spoke, yet a hint of a sobbing tone lingered in his voice.

What good is entering the ranks of the top Demon Gods?

Would not one's dearest friend still pass away just the same?

"Oh my, truly not a single crumb remains."

Just then, a youth radiating seven-colored flowing light descended from the sky.

He stared at the spot where Decarabian had died and let out a sneer.

"Truly a pitiful and tragic Demon God."

"Who are you?!"

Barbatos, clutching the bleeding, dying Venti, spoke angrily to the suddenly appeared Jiang Yan.

"Me? Are you sure you wouldn't first let me save him?"

Jiang Yan pointed toward the one in Barbatos's arms.

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"You... you can save him?!"

Gazing at Jiang Yan before him, who exuded a terrifying aura, Barbatos disregarded everything else and asked with delight.

"Of course, but... what can you give me?"

Jiang Yan smiled; he was no kind person.

"As long as I have it, I can give it all!"

Barbatos's tone carried a look of determination.

"Of course."

Jiang Yan flicked a Senzu Bean from his hand, which Barbatos caught.

"What is this?"

Barbatos asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Feed it to him, and he will instantly return to his original state."

"But Barbatos, you will owe me a favor."

"This favor is not easy to repay."

Jiang Yan maintained his smiling expression, like a cunning merchant.

But Barbatos could not care less; he was like a drowning person grasping a straw.

Without any hesitation, he directly fed the Senzu Bean into Venti's mouth.

Venti, already in a semi-unconscious state, swallowed, his throat rolling, and swallowed the Senzu Bean.

"Crack! Crack!"

The sword fragments embedded within Venti's body seemed as if driven out by something.

Before Barbatos's shocked gaze, Venti's injuries healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Almost in an instant, Venti returned to a state of being completely unharmed.

"Barbatos... I... am not dead?"

Venti suddenly opened his eyes, looking around with a confused expression.

"Yes! You are not dead!"

Barbatos, overjoyed, embraced Venti; just moments ago, he had nearly lost his dearest friend.

"What is your name?"

After a good while, Barbatos suddenly asked Jiang Yan.

"Me? I am from Liyue next door; as for my name..."

"Just call me Wood Spirit Immortal Lord."

Jiang Yan did not reveal his true name, only stating his alias.