There are too many female protagonists with deceased husbands in the Qin Dynasty's Past Books.

When he realized that Yan Lingji was going to use her Fire Charm to drag him into a mental illusion, he prepared himself to face all kinds of illusions and was confident that he could keep his mind clear and not be disturbed by those illusions.

Humans cannot imagine things they have never seen.

The biggest flaw in all illusions lies in this.

Therefore, experienced people can easily manipulate newcomers to the martial arts world with their illusions, but often end up achieving less with more effort.

In this regard, the shaman had absolute confidence.

But he never imagined that Yan Lingji, as a "chosen one of the gods," would harbor such a world deep within her heart.

A world without gods.

"No, no, this is impossible, how could this be!!"

The usually calm and collected priest seemed to have collapsed, clutching his head and letting out a desperate roar.

The worldview that has been built up over the past century seems to be collapsing in an instant.

A world without gods...

That must have been tragic, dark, and cruel...

How could it possibly be so vibrant and full of life! This is an unacceptable fact for devout believers.

Yet everything presented before my eyes seemed so true.

If the priest is a fool, he can naturally ignore the various scenes unfolding before him and continue to bury himself in his own faith.

Unfortunately, he turned out to be a wise man.

That's the most fatal thing.

The priest could clearly sense that what was happening before him was not a baseless fantasy of Yan Lingji, but a real and logical possibility of evolution.

There is a jarring contradiction between reason and faith.

This is what he finds hardest to accept.

"Open your eyes and take a good look at this world..."

A clear, indifferent voice suddenly rang out from all directions, and Yan Lingji drifted in, gazing at the priest who had taught her since childhood with a complex expression.

"Feel the pain I felt when my world collapsed."

"Just like that day when I opened my eyes with Ah Mo's brocade pouch, I realized that my past life was full of lies."

Yan Lingji's voice trembled slightly, along with her eyelashes.

Even after a long time, when Yan Lingji recalls the feeling she had when she opened that brocade pouch, she can still feel the pain of having her entire past life negated.

It wasn't heartbreaking.

But like the ashes left after a flame goes out, it is dim and lifeless, to the point that it loses all interest in everything.

But she gritted her teeth and persevered, rising again in a world that had crumbled.

Because she still had hope in her heart.

But the aging shaman before me has strayed too far and too far down the wrong path.

As a result, he was no longer accompanied by anyone.

Without glancing even once at the distraught priest, Yan Lingji opened her eyes, and the flickering flames deep within her light blue eyes gradually died out.

A slight look of disappointment appeared on his face.

But then the tide receded immediately, and he returned to his indifferent demeanor, turning slightly to look at the battlefield around him.

The situation is not optimistic.

With sheer brute force, Wushuang Gui could stop the terrifying skeletal behemoth, while Wei could halt the countless undead armies by using the blooming roses everywhere.

However, Tianze was not a target that the two of them could match.

Even a single burst of dragon-transformation true energy from the occasional roar was enough to leave the two of them in a sorry state. If they were to unleash their full power, their defenses would likely be breached in an instant.

But Tianze did not do that.

Perhaps due to the psychological trauma inflicted by Jiang Mo's previous beating, Tianze, despite appearing to oversee the situation, did not personally participate in the fight this time.

At least they didn't go all out.

Instead, he adopted a supervisory stance, looking down at his subordinates as they fought against Yan Lingji's side, only occasionally intervening to thwart any attempts by the enemy to counterattack.

Like a cat playing with a mouse, it freely toyed with its prey that had no way to escape.

It was as if they were waiting for something.

As Yan Lingji ended her Fire Charm Technique, the situation on the battlefield underwent a new change, one that no one had anticipated.

There were pale ashes, drifting away in the wind.

Tianze was the first to notice the anomaly. He was already very concerned about Yan Lingji's condition, and he immediately sensed it when she ended her Fire Charm Technique.

Their gazes naturally swept over the priest, who was the target of the fire charm spell.

Then, Tianze was stunned.

There was no flying blood or flying flames, but the tenacious life force that was originally hidden beneath the hunched body of the shaman had silently vanished.

It was as if an invisible, intangible fire had burned it away from the inside out.

Life and soul have been completely burned away, leaving behind only a pile of ashes without fire.

With a gust of wind, it turned completely into ashes and scattered away.

This is not a rhetorical device, but the priest truly turned into ashes and scattered, leaving no trace of his clothes or flesh.

Even grinding bones to dust wouldn't be this thorough.

At first, not many people noticed this, but even in the chaos of the battlefield, the sudden disappearance of a living person is hard to ignore.

Thus, everyone witnessed the process of the shaman turning to ashes and dissipating.

The battlefield, where the fighting had been taking place, suddenly froze in an eerie stillness.

However, the deathly silence was broken the next second. Wushuang Gui roared and got up from the ground, breaking free from the restraints of the Dragon Transformation True Qi, and smashed the bone claw of the skeletal beast in front of him with a punch.

Clearly, with his intelligence, he was completely unable to understand what that scene just now meant.

"Fire Charm Technique... it can't achieve that level."

His gaze was fixed on Yan Lingji. Although he hadn't fully grasped the underlying principles, Tianze's face already showed excitement.

If this power could be used by him...

"Be careful, this guy is preparing to take action himself! With our strength, we probably can't stand up to Tianze head-on."

Wei noticed something and her expression changed slightly.

Before she could wipe the blood from her mouth, she reminded Yan Lingji and then unleashed the full power of the Blood Rose Gu. As her long, blood-red hair flew wildly, countless roses gathered to form a barrier, attempting to block the dragon-transforming true energy released by Tianze.

Unfortunately, the Blood Rose Gu is best suited to dealing with creatures that have flesh and blood.

This serpent-dragon, formed purely from innate true qi, is almost immune to most of the effects of the Blood Rose Gu.

Wei's resistance was destined to end in utter defeat.

With a deafening crash, countless crimson roses rained down, shattering the dragon-transforming true energy that surged up from the barrier, only slightly diminishing its momentum.

With a muffled groan, Wei staggered backward, blood-red cracks spreading across her body.

Even with the addition of Yan Lingji as a powerful ally, they still couldn't withstand the rising dragon-transformation true energy that surrounded them from all directions.

However, Yan Lingji's face still showed no sign of panic.

Instead, a hint of a smile appeared on her face, making Wei wonder if she was seeing things. After all, she hadn't seen a smile on Yan Lingji's face in the past few days.

"He's here, he's here."

"what?"

The soft, almost murmured words reached Wei's ears. She couldn't understand what Yan Lingji was trying to say, and subconsciously asked a question in return.

But the only response she received was a scream.

Despite her voice being severely distorted due to the excruciating pain, Wei still recognized the source of the voice and instinctively looked towards her biological father.

He saw that the other person's body had been pierced through from behind by a deadly claw.

Chapter 87 Innate Realm

Distractions can be fatal on the battlefield.

This basic mistake shouldn't have happened to the village chief. After all, although he wasn't exactly a seasoned veteran or a leader, he was still a barbarian who had lived in the Baiyue region for many years.

He was no stranger to fighting and killing.

But he still got distracted.

Since the village chief began to keep track of events, this shaman who believed in the primordial fire has held the religious authority of the village and has consistently suppressed the development of secular royal power.

Time and time again, scene after scene.

Intrigues and schemes, open and covert struggles.

The two clashed countless times for the right to speak, and although they had their share of victories and defeats, the priest never suffered too much of a humiliation.

It seems that there really is a god protecting him, making him fearless.

It's really annoying.

But this old codger simply passed away silently, without even putting up a proper struggle.

The others were shocked by the power that Yan Lingji had displayed.

The village chief was taken aback by the shaman's inaction. He clearly noticed that the shaman's eyes shifted slightly when the fire spell ended.

He should have regained control of his body.

However, the priest did not put up any effective resistance and allowed the subsequent witchcraft to disintegrate his body.

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The village chief suddenly remembered a saying he had heard somewhere, and he couldn't help but be distracted by the passing of the shaman.