Chapter 113: The End of the Grand Hall

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As soon as Su Ran unleashed the Blood Phoenix, her entire body was drained of energy, and she collapsed into unconsciousness.
“Chen Fei, you must survive!”
This was the only thought in her mind before she blacked out. She had pushed herself to the absolute limit. If even this wasn’t enough to save Chen Fei…
The moment the Blood Phoenix emerged, it soared through the flames and descended upon the Tiger King, which was writhing on the ground in agony.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, the Tiger King was shattered into pieces by the Blood Phoenix.
Clearly, the Tiger King had already been severely injured and could no longer withstand the Blood Phoenix’s final strike.
With the defeat of the Tiger King phantom beast, a soul essence remained in its place. Meanwhile, Chen Fei sat cross-legged, surrounded by the golden glow of the ethereal Void Heaven Cauldron, making him appear exceptionally solemn and sacred.
Unfortunately, Su Ran, having exhausted herself by continuously using forbidden techniques and over-drawing her awakened bloodline power, had already lost consciousness and missed witnessing this scene.
While dealing with the last Tiger King phantom beast, Chen Fei did indeed encounter an unexpected situation. However, the situation was not the crisis that Su Ran had imagined.
Trapped inside the Tiger King’s stomach, Chen Fei absorbed a portion of the beast’s power, which in turn activated eight Dao Seed imprints on the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Two of these Dao Seeds fused with the innate abilities of a flood dragon and a spirit cat. The remaining six remained vacant, awaiting further fusion.
At that moment, he felt an unprecedented surge of fire, reminding him of the time he and Su Ran cultivated the Yin-Yang Emperor Sutra together.
A mysterious flame ignited on one of the Dao Seed imprints on the Void Heaven Cauldron, awakening a brand-new innate ability exclusive to him—Baptism by Fire!
Then, something unexpected happened.
As the Baptism by Fire ability awakened, the Void Heaven Cauldron Martial Soul manifested, bathing him in an indescribable fire. He felt the flames engulfing his body and soul, subjecting him to an intense refinement.
Under the scorching flames, his flesh began to dissolve and regenerate, strengthening his body in an unprecedented way.
His spiritual sea underwent the same transformation. Under the pressure of the heat waves, it automatically started compressing itself. The originally two hundred-segment cauldron light sphere condensed into a single, more compact sphere.
This drastic compression caused his spiritual power cultivation to seemingly drop from two hundred segments to just one hundred.
At first glance, it seemed like he had suffered a severe loss, but in reality, he could feel it clearly—his compressed spiritual power was now three times stronger than before.
Thus, rather than weakening him, the awakening of the Infernal Fire ability had further enhanced the Void Heaven Cauldron Martial Soul.
His body and spirit had both been greatly strengthened. The only thing that remained unchanged was his spiritual energy intensity.
“This is a bloodline ability granted to me by Su Ran!”
“It actually allowed both my body and spirit to grow even stronger!”
Chen Fei was astonished. He finally understood why Ye Chenxing was so desperate to obtain Su Ran’s bloodline ability.
Su Ran’s talent was terrifying!
When Chen Fei finished awakening his Baptism by Fire ability, he discovered that the Tiger King had already perished. He initially thought that the power of his ability had annihilated it.
But then he saw Su Ran lying unconscious nearby, and he realized something was wrong.
“She…”
Chen Fei hurriedly stood up in alarm and rushed to Su Ran’s side. Sensing her condition with his spiritual energy, he discovered that her internal blood flow was in complete disarray and that her organs had suffered severe damage.
“She must have seen me trapped inside the Tiger King and assumed I was in danger, so she rushed in to save me?”
“Crossing the Floating Bridge together would have doubled the suppression force!”
“She suffered such severe injuries just to save me!”
Even though Chen Fei hadn’t witnessed the events firsthand, he could easily deduce what had happened.
Without hesitation, he began treating Su Ran’s injuries, stabilizing her chaotic blood flow and nurturing her damaged organs.
Under the nourishment of his pure spiritual energy, Su Ran’s complexion gradually regained some color, and she finally opened her eyes, slowly waking from unconsciousness.
“Beloved!” Chen Fei was both heartbroken and deeply moved. He now understood that Su Ran was willing to risk everything for him.
This was the difference between Qin Shuang and Su Ran.
Back then, he had given his all for Qin Shuang, only to be betrayed in return.
But Su Ran, on the other hand, disregarded her own safety just to save him.
“Chen Fei…” Su Ran, upon seeing that he was alive, grabbed his hand tightly, her eyes filled with lingering fear. “You scared me to death. I was so afraid that I’d never see you again.”
“I’m sorry!” Chen Fei said apologetically, his heart heavy with guilt. “I made you worry.”
“As long as you’re okay, that’s all that matters.” Su Ran threw herself into his arms, tears glistening at the corners of her eyes.
“You’re seriously injured,” Chen Fei said with concern. “You worked so hard to strengthen yourself, and now you’re back to square one?”
Chen Fei had checked her condition. Although he had stabilized her blood flow and healed her internal injuries, her overall strength was now drastically weaker than before.
“Isn’t that what you’re here for?” Su Ran smiled indifferently. “Losing some cultivation can be recovered over time. But if I lost you, who else would be willing to protect me so selflessly?”
“Mm!” Chen Fei nodded firmly. “I promise you, I’ll stay by your side and always protect you.”
They held each other for a long time before finally letting go. Chen Fei then collected all the soul essences from the Floating Bridge.
With each soul essence he gathered, his heart ached. Su Ran hadn’t even taken a moment to collect them before rushing to save him. This showed just how desperate she had been.
Or perhaps, at that moment, all she cared about was his safety. The valuable soul essences, which could be considered rare treasures, hadn’t even crossed her mind.
Through this experience, Su Ran had suffered serious injuries, but it had also solidified Chen Fei’s understanding of her true feelings for him.
As for the so-called ‘Nian Que,’ the rival in his heart—he no longer cared.
Everyone has a past.
As long as Su Ran was wholeheartedly with him now, that was enough.
Besides, he still didn’t know the full story about ‘Nian Que.’
Together, the two reached the end of the treacherous Floating Bridge, where a grand hall and a swirling vortex portal awaited them.
However, Chen Fei didn’t rush into the hall or proceed to the Fifth Spatial Layer. Instead, he remained by Su Ran’s side, watching over her as she refined the soul essences to recover her strength.
After half an hour, Su Ran finally finished absorbing all the soul essences, and her cultivation aura had once again grown stronger.
“How do you feel?”
“How much have you recovered?”
Chen Fei asked with concern.