The three women crashed through the dimensional barriers simultaneously, their combined impact sending shockwaves through the collapsing realm. For a heartbeat, time seemed frozen as they stared at each other in absolute shock.
"What the hell are YOU doing here?!" Lin Yue snarled, her newly enhanced Soul Formation aura blazing with golden fire as she whirled to face the other two. Her bronze skin was streaked with blood from the dimensional tears, her warrior's garb shredded, but her green eyes burned with fierce accusation.
Elder Feng Lianhua straightened with icy dignity despite her disheveled state, obsidian robes torn and her perfect bun coming undone. "I could ask you the same, archer. This was supposed to be—"
"MY sacrifice!" Mei Ling screamed, her nature affinity erupting in chaotic vines that withered and regrew in the corrupted air. Tears streamed down her rose-glow cheeks as she faced them both. "He's MY husband! I should be the one to die with him!"
