Chapter 564: The Gap Between Geniuses (1/5, Autumn Subscription)

Previously, You Sisi hadn't left with Chenqing and the others because she had seen this very scene.

Captain Wu is being repeatedly whipped after death!

Every time Captain Wu dies and emits the Phoenix Cry, reviving in golden light through a peculiar method, the 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】's iron chains precisely explode his head, ending his life.

If Captain Wu's consciousness only returns the instant his body is fully restored, then the time left for him to react is virtually nonexistent.

He's barely awake before facing the threat of a head explosion.

This is likely one of the core reasons why Captain Wu has zero capacity to resist—otherwise, even a salted fish would twitch twice before dying.

In this cycle of head explosions, the Phoenix Cry grows increasingly faint, Captain Wu's recovery speed slows, and the intervals between revivals grow longer.

It's as if the power within him has a limit and is being rapidly consumed.

When that power vanishes completely… Captain Wu may face true death!

"He can't die like this!"

You Sisi, who had originally planned to wait for the right moment to act, saw that Captain Wu was clearly on the verge of collapse—her face darkened, and she could only force herself to charge head-on.

Although You Sisi knew her strength was no match for the 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】, she had no reason to retreat before a supernatural entity!

Qing!

The Thousand Threads Sword drew from its sheath!

"Kill!"

You Sisi roared, her speed surging as she charged forward.

The 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】 had already noticed You Sisi; its lone upper body slowly raised a hand, and the iron chains around it writhed like venomous snakes.

In the instant its finger lightly tapped, another shadow surged toward her at terrifying speed.

Swoosh—

Qing!!

Two sounds rang out almost simultaneously.

You Sisi didn't even understand what had happened.

She saw that at the very moment the 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】's finger tapped, a nearly blurred shadow shot out from beside it.

The next instant, high above, a violent shower of sparks erupted—as if metal scraped violently against metal.

On the ground, ten meters ahead of You Sisi, the earth suddenly exploded, as if struck by a fierce attack—stones and dust flew everywhere, as if… some attack had missed its target and struck the ground instead.

"Night Rain!"

In an instant of stunned silence, You Sisi understood what had occurred.

It was Fang Yue, who had charged in and altered the trajectory of the incoming iron chains, allowing her to evade the attack.

At this moment, You Sisi truly felt the terror of the 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】.

In that instant, she hadn't even sensed death approaching—she was still immersed in the feeling of rescuing Captain Wu and charging forward at all costs.

Yet when the 【Coffin-Pulling Apparition】 struck, she hadn't even had time to react, hadn't even felt the presence of death—the attack had already reached her!

If Fang Yue hadn't intervened, she would already be a corpse.

Waves of dread washed over her; her entire body trembled violently.

This… was no longer a battlefield for Postnatal Realm cultivators, nor even for ordinary Xiantian Realm ones!

This was the battlefield of human-level experts, barely within reach of top-tier Xiantian Realm cultivators!

"But I remember Night Rain was only…"

You Sisi looked up toward the sky…

Boom!!

Amidst 【Thunderclap】 and 【Night Rain】, a figure held Captain Wu in one arm, moving back and forth by stepping on iron chains, his two-meter black blade flashing like a phantom, ringing out with clanging sounds.

When over a dozen iron chains converged and struck the black shadow together…

Dang!!

A thunderous crash—the black shadow plummeted downward!

With a heavy thud, it landed beside You Sisi, the ground shaking violently as a cloud of dust erupted.

Before You Sisi could rush over, the black shadow burst from the dust, clanging twice, and yanked her into rapid retreat!

"Night Rain?!"

"Take Captain Wu and go! You won't last long inside 【Night Rain】!"

Once stabilized, Fang Yue tossed Captain Wu into You Sisi's arms without turning around.

But from Fang Yue's profile, You Sisi saw his eyes had turned pitch black, black blood trickling from his corners—clearly the form of 【Grim Eyes】, identical to when Lin Ling and Lord Han had just been rescued.

Both retained human consciousness yet bore the grotesque traits of 【Grim Eyes】.

"You're…"

You Sisi was about to ask when Fang Yue suddenly shoved her hard.

As she and Captain Wu flew backward, the spot where Fang Yue stood erupted in continuous, violent metallic clangs—the battle raged fiercely.

Captain Wu had fully recovered by now; as the golden light faded, he quickly understood the situation.

"Night Captain, let me assist you!"

"Don't come! Take You Sisi and go! I can handle it!"

"But…"

"Go!"

"... Alright! Night Captain, hold on—I'll bring back Lord Han once he's recovered to help you!"

Unlike You Sisi's hesitation, Captain Wu was decisively swift—he dragged You Sisi toward the Qing Division.

As they ran, they swallowed pills—the corruption of 【Night Rain】 had already drained their health to critical levels.

Both of them knew that their strength could offer no real help in a battle at this level.

After all… they were still too weak!

Captain Wu clenched his fists.

He had been too arrogant; since awakening the power of 【Golden Radiance Phoenix Cry】, he had relied solely on it, and his own foundational strength had stagnated for a long time.

Today's battle finally made him realize that external power is still just external power!

Even with infinite resurrection power, before absolute strength, it was merely pale and powerless.

Not to mention… his power wasn't even infinite resurrection!

As the 【Golden Radiance Phoenix Cry】 drained, he increasingly felt that the power within him had already been mostly lost.

If the 【Coffin Pulling Apparition】 had continued to kill him, and if Fang Yue and You Sisi had not fought to save him, he would have died without doubt!

I must grow stronger… I must become even stronger!

If I can't even kill this apparition, how can I possibly save An Dong'er, how can I kill the Ox Constellation, how can I destroy the Wu Rain Clan!

The golden threads in Captain Wu's eyes grew denser; his will hardened like iron!

Beside him, You Sisi turned back every three steps, watching the fierce battlefield behind, and couldn't help shouting loudly.

"Ye Se! You must survive! I'll wait for you in Qing Si—I'll wait forever!"

Ordinary geniuses mean nothing before true geniuses!

You Sisi had always been called a genius along the way, perhaps because she was a daughter of the You Family, or perhaps because she truly possessed extraordinary talent among her peers.

But only after meeting Fang Yue did she truly understand what it meant to be a genius, what it meant to be… a child of heaven!

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