Chapter 1065

It instinctively draws the faint Earth Vein fire transmitted by the strange stone below and the extremely thin stellar remnants scattered in the surrounding violent energy, sustaining its own immortality. That layer of Star Radiance Cold Ice is both a protective canopy and a restraint.

While resisting the Earth fire, it also slowly erodes and freezes the Spiritual Fire itself, like a cold cage tightening gradually.

Each flicker of the Spiritual Fire's light appears exceptionally arduous, as if it could at any moment be frozen out by the ice below or devoured by the lava above. The intent it conveys is only a fragment of Chaos, cold and painful, and a faint, ultimate survival instinct emanating from deep within Xiao Ran's soul.

"Xiao Ran..." Han Wuxian's heart tightened sharply. They approached cautiously, their powerful divine thought like the gentlest tendril, reaching toward the flickering Spiritual Fire.

At the instant their divine thought was about to make contact

Buzz!

The layer of Star Radiance Cold Ice covering the black stone seemed to sense the approaching external force and erupted with an even brighter chill! Several shafts of frost, sharp as ice spears and bearing a will to freeze souls, instantly pierced Han Wuxian's divine thought!

"Hmph!" Han Wuxian let out a muffled snort, and their Sea of Knowledge throbbed with pain. This frost not only targets the flesh but directly assaults the soul! Had their divine thought not been tempered by divine golden will and protected by the Earth Vein Heart Will, this strike could have caused severe injury!

Meanwhile, the startled Spiritual Fire suddenly contracted, its light dimming further, and the conveyed Chaos and pain intensified abruptly, as if screaming!

"Stop! It's me! Han Wuxian!" Han Wuxian immediately withdrew their divine thought, daring not to force any further approach. They understood that this mutated ice was not merely protection but an extreme defensive mechanism formed from Xiao Ran's final "both jade and stone incinerated" will, targeting everything from the outside. It rejects any proximity and will indiscriminately attack anything it perceives as a threat!

Forceful breakthrough would only hasten the Spiritual Fire's extinction!

What to do?

Han Wuxian hovered at the edge of the raging Lava Flood, their crimson‑gold eyes fixed on the feeble Spiritual Fire struggling for survival within the icy cage, thoughts racing in their mind.

A forced charge won't work. A summons? Xiao Ran's consciousness is evidently in a state of extreme Chaos and fragmentation, unable to respond.

Time is short. The ice's erosion continues, and the Spiritual Fire itself is extremely fragile.

The Earth Vein Heart Will within them pulses slowly, conveying a sense of tolerance and bearing; the Stellar Vein resonates faintly with the fragmentary primordial aura inside the Spiritual Fire.

"Bearing... resonance... guidance..." Han Wuxian's gaze fell upon the "Earth Corpse" greatsword in their hand. The dark‑gold and crimson Dao patterns flowing along the blade seemed to embody the rhythms of Earth and stars.

A bold and risky plan took shape in their mind.

They slowly closed their eyes, no longer forcing a divine probe, but instead fully activating the merged Earth Vein Heart Will and Stellar Vein within the Sea of Knowledge. They emptied and softened their will infinitely, attempting to mimic the state of the furnace's will while it slumbers.

A vast, tolerant, all‑encompassing "Earth Motherhood" that bears everything without interference.

At the same time, they carefully released the breath of the Stellar Vein within them, extremely slowly and gently, strand by strand like breathing, spreading toward the Spiritual Fire. This breath no longer carries any coercive intent, but rather a silent summons, a tender soothing of the same‑origin power.

Time seemed to solidify amid the lava's torrent.

Once, twice... Han Wuxian, like the most patient fisherman, repeated this silent summons and soothing. Their crimson‑gold surface, with dark‑gold and crimson light flowing gently, contrasted sharply with the surrounding violent environment.

It was unclear how long had passed—perhaps minutes, perhaps hours.

Finally, that vigilant Star Radiance Cold Ice seemed to develop an extremely faint hesitation toward the continuously emitted, gentle, harmless stellar breath of the same origin. The chill on the ice surface appeared... to have lessened slightly?

More crucially, the flickering Spiritual Fire, under Han Wuxian's continuous gentle encasement of the same‑origin stellar breath, seemed to have its conveyed Chaos and pain interlaced with a faint… extremely subtle sense of bewilderment and attachment, like a lost child hearing familiar hometown tones?

Although it was but a fleeting flash, Han Wuxian keenly captured it!

Now is the moment!

They suddenly snapped open their crimson‑gold eyes, which erupted with resolute light! No longer hesitating, they gathered all their will into the purest, most intense intent, like a heart‑beat crossing time and space, directly imprinting onto the Spiritual Fire:

"Xiao Ran! Wake up! Grab my hand!"

This intent is not a sound but a soul's cry, a bridge of will!

It pierced the ice barrier, directly shaking the core of the Spiritual Fire that belonged to "Xiao Ran".

Buzz!!!

The feeble Spiritual Fire, like dry wood thrown into a blaze, erupted with unprecedented brilliance! Though still bound by ice, within that light pain and Chaos receded rapidly, and a clear, familiar, faint will belonging to Xiao Ran emerged—like a seed dormant for a thousand years finally breaking through the ice, struggling yet resolutely awakening!

An ultra‑weak yet crystal‑clear wave of intent, bearing incredible astonishment and a massive tremor of post‑catastrophe survival, traveled back along the will bridge Han Wuxian erected, transmitting:

"Han... Wu... Xian?! Is... you?!"

That layer of Star Radiance Cold Ice binding the Spiritual Fire, at this moment, finally ceased to be an obstacle.

"It's me!" Han Wuxian's crimson‑gold eyes burst with ecstatic light, that faint yet crystal‑clear reply like the first ray of dawn tearing through endless darkness! "Grab me! I'll take you out of here!"

He no longer hesitated. Seizing the instant the Star Radiance Cold Ice's defense slackened due to Xiao Ran's brief awakening, Han Wuxian thrust their right hand, infused with all their will and Earth Vein and Stellar power, sharply toward the flickering Spiritual Fire!

This time, it was no longer a probe but the most steadfast, direct rescue!

Buzz!

Their fingertips did not directly touch the Spiritual Fire but hovered a fraction of an inch above it. Within the palm, the interwoven dark‑gold, crimson and fine stellar glints formed a gentle yet immensely stable force‑field vortex. This vortex carried the Earth's Will borne by the "Earth Corpse" greatsword, the same‑origin summons of the Stellar Vein, and also Han Wuxian's unquestionable protective resolve from deep within their soul!

"Trust me!" Han Wuxian's intent rang like a massive bell, booming again into the feeble Spiritual Fire!

At the core of the Spiritual Fire, the fragment of will belonging to Xiao Ran, after enduring destruction, decline, cold and Chaos, was finally fully awakened by this familiar, powerful protective intent—a trust emanating from the deepest part of the soul!

No words were needed; the Spiritual Fire abruptly relinquished its final instinctive resistance and fear, voluntarily and obediently detaching from the black strange stone below, like a tired bird returning to its nest, transforming into a faint silvery stream of light that instantly merged into the center of the force‑field vortex in Han Wuxian's palm.