The system would not intervene, no matter how desperately Xiao He Yun begged.
Song Wanníng listened at the side, and a cold sense of wrongness settled over her."The system is really going to abandon Xiao Heyun?" she thought. "So it has eyes for someone else now."
She narrowed her eyes, the long sword in her hand twitching like a coiled spring. If the system dared show itself, she would strike without hesitation.
At the same time, Xiao Heyun's despair did not last. Another bolt of divine thunder fell straight down.
Because Patriarch Huo and Huo Jinchuan had poured their heart blood, no matter where they hid the heavenly punishment could lock onto them.
So Patriarch Huo held Huo Jinchuan and Xiao Heyun tight, using them as human shields. He planned to keep them until they could no longer resist, then reveal his trump card and survive the punishment. Perhaps he might even see Meng'er revived.
As for Song Wanníng, this was the Central Domain. With just a word from him, she would never escape and would ultimately die by his hand.
He glanced at the fierce divine thunder before casting a lingering, affectionate look at the ice bed. If only Meng'er could be brought back to life, he was willing to sacrifice half his own life for it.
Right now, he only hoped Song Wanníng was calculating against the heavenly punishment, not against Meng'er.
Boom!
A tremendous explosion shook the entire Ice Palace once more.
Baili Shang was caught in the blast and was thrown violently against the icy walls.
Outside the palace, Song Wanníng felt a powerful air wave rushing outward and hurriedly retreated more than a hundred meters.
She raised a shield of energy around her to block the force.
The thunder crackled loudly for a full two minutes before finally dissipating.
Xiao Heyun was already dazed, his life force draining rapidly. If it hadn't been for his previous stroke of Luck, he would have turned to ash by now.
Song Wanníng's heart sank as she fixed her gaze on Xiao Heyun, unwilling to miss a single moment.
Boom!
Another divine thunder fell.
Song Wanníng's heart jolted. Without hesitation, she broke through the barrier and flew straight into the center of the thunder.
She had a strong feeling the system was about to abandon Xiao Heyun at this crucial moment.
No sooner had the thought passed than she was enveloped by the intense divine thunder.
What would have terrified others was only familiar comfort to her.
The thunder crashed down on her with no harm, more like a soothing massage that made her want to applaud.
Her eyes turned back to the three—Xiao Heyun, Huo Jinchuan, and the Patriarch Huo.
Huo Jinchuan and the Patriarch Huo stared at her with shock and disbelief, their understanding shaken to the core.
Why wasn't Song Wanníng affected by the heavenly punishment?
Why?
It made no sense at all!
Song Wanníng cast a cold glance, then turned her full attention to Xiao Heyun.
Already on the brink of death, Xiao Heyun suddenly widened his eyes. His dark, sunken pupils burned with hatred as if possessed by a demon.
"Song... Wanníng..." he spat out her name with venom, feeling meeting her was the worst luck of his life.
Everything had been ruined by this woman. Yet his terrifying appearance didn't frighten Song Wanníng at all. Instead, it only made her mood lighter.
She tilted her head and smiled.
"Xiao Heyun, looks like your system is about to abandon you. It's found someone else it prefers."
Before she finished, Xiao Heyun suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with shock and unwillingness. A faint shimmering light struggled out from his primordial soul. This final desperate struggle shattered his weakened soul completely.
He widened his eyes, unable to even utter a last question, before slipping into unconsciousness silently. His soul shattered utterly—dead beyond any doubt.
Both Song Wanníng and Huo Jinchuan's eyes changed at the same time, and they acted together to seize the system.
Seeing Huo Jinchuan actually make a move on the system, Song Wanníng kicked him fiercely.
Her body was incredibly solid, and a kick filled with all her strength sent Huo Jinchuan flying backward.
The system panicked at once and hurried after Huo Jinchuan.
Song Wanníng shouted sharply, swinging her sword to slash, while lotus flowers bloomed beneath her feet.
With the appearance of her domain, the system's path was instantly blocked.
The system was thrown into utter chaos. It had expended its last bit of energy to shatter Xiao Heyun's soul, just for a chance to approach Huo Jinchuan.
Now, it was stopped cold by this woman.
Shaking with fear, it saw Song Wanníng pull out a mirror glowing with radiant light. At that moment, the system felt an even deeper terror than when she first appeared. It trembled and began to struggle violently, trying to escape the domain.
But Song Wanníng laughed softly, and the system was uncontrollably sucked into the Three Lives Mirror.
"No—"
A scream rang out as the system was completely absorbed by the mirror, disappearing without a trace.
Huo Jinchuan clenched his teeth, struggling to stand, but another heavenly punishment came crashing down toward them. He hated with all his heart. The spot where Song Wanníng had kicked him felt like his bones had shattered to pieces.
How could a mere Void Refinement stage cultivator have such immense physical strength?
All this had happened in the blink of an eye.
The Patriarch Huo watched coldly and did not intervene.
Instead, as the heavenly punishment descended, he once again grabbed Huo Jinchuan to serve as a shield. He hated Huo Jinchuan deeply. Besides Meng'er's death because of him, Huo Jinchuan was a heartless bastard.
All these years, Huo Jinchuan had tried to kill him, and he knew it. But he had always pretended to be unaware, using Huo Jinchuan to search everywhere for someone who could craft resurrection pills.
From start to finish, Huo Jinchuan was just a pawn being played, and he didn't even realize it.
And now he wanted to use heavenly punishment to finish him off?
What a naive dream.
So, letting Huo Jinchuan die under the heavenly punishment was fine. Even if Meng'er woke and found out, she would only believe her son died saving her.
No wonder nobody...
A cruel smile flickered across the Patriarch Huo's face. Everything had already been planned.
The divine thunder engulfed the two once again, the surrounding endless lightning crackling violently.
Crack!
A strange sound echoed as the Ice Palace split wide open and began to collapse at a visible speed.
Baili Shang was shocked. Without hesitation, he threw a bell over his head for protection.
Boom!
The Ice Palace collapsed into ruins, the heavy roof smashing down hard and making Huo Jinchuan groan in intense pain. The ice bed fell as well, buried beneath the rubble.
Fortunately, the protective barrier around it prevented it from breaking.
Song Wanníng furrowed her brow and withdrew.
She looked at the Three Lives Mirror in her hand with satisfaction.
Still trying to change hosts?
Dream on.