Chapter 926: All Things Revive

Ao Jing and Shan Shan tacitly and quickly retreated toward each other until their backs were against each other.

It was obvious that the fighting style they each used just now no longer applied to the current situation.

They were wrapped like dumplings.

Shan Shan said regretfully, "Jing ge, I shouldn't have rashly brought you in; I didn't expect there to be so many snow leopards inside..."

"I came of my own will, I don't blame you." Ao Jing said solemnly, "Shan Shan, do you see that snow leopard to the south?"

Shan Shan immediately looked over: "Mm, that one is the smallest."

"Yes, that one is the smallest in size and has the lowest Xiūwéi." Ao Jing lowered his voice, saying, "In a moment I will first use Dragon Roar to intimidate and control the field, then strike toward the south; you follow closely behind me, I will get you out, and once out, you must immediately leave this Spirit Mirror."

Shan Shan immediately objected: "No, Jing ge, I won't be a deserter; we go together, we die together."

Ao Jing's tone suddenly turned stern: "Listen! You go first, then I'll have no worries; believe me, I can retreat safely."

Shan Shan, not foolish either: "Only a ghost would believe your words!"

As they spoke, the snow leopards from all directions began to run, charging straight at the center.

A Dragon Roar rose, rolling up vast white snow, shaking the forest.

The snow leopards halted their steps.

But when the Dragon Roar faded away, they attacked again.

Ao Jing instantly transformed into a black dragon, encircling Shan Shan in the middle, his Lóngwěi sweeping frequently, he shot out a dozen black Dragon Scales, blocking the snow leopards' attack.

This was a tug-of-war; it seemed Ao Jing temporarily controlled the situation, but in fact it drained him greatly, and he couldn't last long.

Moreover, during battle time passes extremely quickly, the sense of time becomes very vague, and one can easily lose track.

Shan Shan couldn't just stand there being protected by Ao Jing doing nothing; she frequently formed hand signs and chanted spells, repeatedly casting Nirvana Fire, intermittently using Phoenix True Feather to cooperate with Ao Jing's Dragon Roar to control the field.

They persisted like this for about half an hour; both were clearly exhausted and had sustained injuries.

Looking at the opposition, their bodies were shrouded in thick black aura, growing fiercer the longer they fought.

Just as Shan Shan was about to unleash the Phoenix True Feather again, Ao Jing called out to her: "Shan Shan, don't waste your strength; if we keep fighting like this, we will surely die."

Shan Shan lamented, "But if we don't fight, we might die right now."

"Wrong, this fighting method is wrong." Ao Jing suddenly calmed down, saying, "Let me think."

Shan Shan immediately prepared to face the snow leopards alone, buying time for Ao Jing to think of a solution.

But unexpectedly, in the next moment Ao Jing figured it out: "Shan Shan, lend me some True Qi."

Shan Shan asked nothing; she trusted Ao Jing completely.

Whatever Ao Jing said, she would obey.

Shan Shan gathered strength in both hands, pressing them against Ao Jing's back, continuously pouring True Qi into his body.

At that moment, seeing the two cease their counterattack, the snow leopards realized they might not hold out much longer, and slowed their steps, advancing inch by inch.

As they approached, the chilling black aura slowly enveloped the two, like a giant beast's gaping maw seeking to devour them completely.

But at that moment, Ao Jing resumed human form; a stream of True Dragon Spiritual Qi condensed in his right palm, growing larger, until its brilliant light pierced the black aura and spread outward in all directions.

Wherever this True Dragon Spiritual Qi passed, the black aura dissipated; the snow leopards, which had been bloodthirsty, saw their crimson eyes gradually return to normal.

This process lasted a long time; Shan Shan continually used her True Qi to help support Ao Jing in maintaining this True Dragon Spiritual Qi, allowing its radiation to spread farther.

A miracle occurred silently.

The black aura receded; the snow leopards returned to normal, each covered in wounds, continually emitting whimpers and howls, blood dripping steadily onto the snow, the pristine white snow actually showing signs of melting from the warmth of the blood.

Soon, centered on Ao Jing and Shan Shan, the snow completely melted, grass shoots began to peek out from the ground… the snow on the trees also melted, revealing trunks and branches, with tender buds quietly sprouting on the twigs…

Shan Shan watched all this unfold before her eyes, hardly able to believe what she saw.

How did Ao Jing manage that?

At this moment Ao Jing was focused on releasing True Dragon Spiritual Qi, not daring to slack for even a second.

Shan Shan connected the events before and after, faintly sensing an answer in her heart.

A head-on attack, they were destined to lose against the snow leopards infected and controlled by the black aura, which grew fiercer the longer they fought; to solve the problem, they had to find its source.

Ao Jing used True Dragon's Qi to dispel the black aura; the True Dragon's Qi penetrated every corner of this snow region, truly achieving "nourishing all things silently."

All the living beings controlled within this snow region, nourished by the True Dragon's Qi, awakened and gradually regained vitality…

They won.

Not by forceful assault to seize dominance, but by rescuing the living beings at the root.

Myriad things revive; this battle, victorious without attack!

Of course, only Ao Jing could achieve this.

Ao Jing well knew how great the cost to himself would be, which is why he had Shan Shan feed him True Qi before exerting himself.

He truly burned himself out, fulfilling all the living beings of the snow region…

The moment Ao Jing could no longer support himself and collapsed, Shan Shan swiftly caught him in an embrace.

Shan Shan once again fell heavily to the ground, her True Qi also exhausted, leaving her completely spent.

Yet she still shielded Ao Jing's head in her embrace; Ao Jing had already lost consciousness.

Shan Shan now lacked the strength to form hand signs and break the Spirit Mirror of this snow region to take Ao Jing back.

Give her a little more time.

Just ten minutes, and she would regain a bit of vigor; she was determined to send Ao Jing out.

At that moment, the ground suddenly trembled again; Shan Shan felt the whole space being pressed and twisted… she was no stranger to this, indicating that the snow region's space could rupture at any moment, even be destroyed.

By then, this snow region would cease to exist; of course, all living beings within it would also be utterly destroyed.

In such turbulent conditions, the magnetic field was unstable; Shan Shan couldn't even generate mana from the simplest hand sign.

She couldn't help but wonder, could Heaven really be intent on destroying them?

However, suddenly a chorus of cries erupted from all around.

In the mountains and forests, from time to time, the silhouettes of spirit beasts darted through.

Shan Shan heard bird songs, insect chirps, and the roars of spirit beasts… they sounded incessantly in her ears.

Furthermore, these sounds did not sound fearful or uneasy about the impending destruction of the entire space; on the contrary, they sounded… rather excited.

A tremendous boom rang out.

As if the heavens were collapsing and the earth splitting.

Following it came even more fervent, excited cries.

A gust of wind swept through the mountains and forests, and Shan Shan keenly noticed that the barrier that had previously been controlling the area around this snowy region seemed to have vanished as well, with a familiar scent drifting in the air…

Shan Shan had just regained a little strength, and she instinctively transformed into her phoenix form, raising her head to let out a cry as she shot straight toward the heavens!

This time, she successfully flew up into the sky, looked out, and actually saw in the distance the buildings of the Feng Clan's main hall!