The Invincible Supreme Medical God-Chapter 954 - 521: The Final Judgment (Part 2)

Although Sha Yun was a witch, she was now extremely shy. She hurried to Wang Julong's side, picked up her hand, and the two women looked at Yan Xiaobao with eyes full of fear.

Sha Yun and Wang Julong were not the only ones worried. Lao and Qiao ran to their mothers' side, and the four of them watched Yan Xiaobao's every movement towards the barrier together.

Reaching the barrier, Yan Xiaobao extended his arm and broke through it. He found that entering the barrier wasn't difficult, however, deep within the barrier was such powerful and volatile energy that Yan Xiaobao felt as if his hand was being shredded. His skin began to crack, and blood flowed from his arm.

Despite this, Yan Xiaobao used the Ancestor World Power within to protect him and enter the barrier. The energy was relentless as it attacked his body, almost unbearable.

While Yan Xiaobao was busy enduring the energy everyone observed him with, he paid no attention to anything else. Clearly, they were following his every word because they desperately needed to understand the formation of life.

Before exhausting himself, Yan Xiaobao endured the energy for an hour and slowly exited the barrier. He used all his strength to protect his body, but at the same time, the volatile energy in the formation surged through his body. This allowed him to greatly enhance and increase his power. His power doubled just by being in this formation!

Though Yan Xiaobao was deeply shocked by the result, he didn't want to waste any time and ordered Cai Jie to enter the barrier while he sat down to cultivate.

"No, don't enter!" A loud voice suddenly echoed through the cold room. "Don't touch his formation master! Why not play with me?" The voice distributed throughout the room turned everyone's gaze to the speaker. Behind them, a cloaked figure appeared, clearly as strong as a Bull, if not stronger.

His entire body was cloaked, nothing visible, but his voice sounded familiar. However, Yan Xiaobao couldn't fully place where he recognized him from.

This person didn't have the aura Yan Xiaobao could sense, but this person felt like the most dangerous individual Yan Xiaobao had ever encountered.

Facing this person, Yan Xiaobao didn't know what to do. But before he could do anything, three beams of red light shot from the man's hand, piercing the chests of Deng Wu, Sha Yun, and Wang Julong.

Looking at their chests, disbelief filled the three people's faces as their bodies slowly tilted to the side and collapsed. As their lives left them, their eyes were filled with reluctance.

Before Yan Xiaobao had a chance to react, another three red beams appeared in the cloaked man's hand, piercing the hearts of Cai Jie, Qiao, and Lao.

As they felt their lives ebb away, the three were filled with fear. Yan Xiaobao was incredibly shocked, unable to do anything but watch as all his friends and family perished.

The world fell silent. No one moved because the ones he truly cared for lay on the ground, motionless. The cloaked man just stood there motionlessly. He showed no signs of attacking Yan Xiaobao; he merely allowed the white-haired young man to be heartbroken.

As he collapsed over the person in front of him, a loud howl erupted from the depths of his soul; however, every attack he unleashed was effortlessly evaded by the invisible figure.

He even released the black energy he had left, but even this had no effect on the cloaked man. Even when forced to use the Phoenix Descendant, Yan Xiaobao was helpless, as the cloaked man raised his hand and a protective barrier from the Ancestor World War surged to protect him.

Yan Xiaobao had no energy left; he had nothing. His heart faded along with his last traces of energy. Apart from despair, he felt nothing. Facing him, he saw the young faces of Lao and Qiao still filled with fear; he saw the faces of the two people he loved most in this world, Sha Yun and Wang Julong, full of confusion and reluctance. At that moment, even Lan Feng was silent.

Collapsing to the ground, tears flowed down his cheeks. A roar sounded when he clutched his chest, as his heart shattered. He was crushed by sorrow, unable to grasp what had just happened as he cried. He tried to convince himself that what had happened wasn't real, that it couldn't be real. He glared hatefully at the coward hiding behind his barrier, as his heart trembled uncontrollably, and he sobbed. He couldn't accept what had happened; such things made no sense.

"Why do you practice martial arts?" the General finally said, "Why do you seek power?"

Although he heard the question, Yan Xiaobao ignored it. He just sat on the ground, feeling colder than he had ever felt before. No, it wasn't just the ground, the entire world felt different...colder and more desolate. Filled with despair, he could barely think. After a while, the words spoken by the man finally reached the core of his being.

Upon reflection, he was initially confused. Why would this General ask such a question? They were obviously enemies; yet, the question seemed to carry some hidden meaning. Suddenly, the sorrow in his eyes lightened, as a glimmer of understanding replaced it. Slightly nodding, a faint smile played on his lips.

"I understand." He wiped away his tears and said, "This is it!"

Now enlightened, he turned his back on the General. With his strong arms, he began lifting each important person's body and aligning them one by one, observing as he thought.

"I thought I wanted to become strong to seek revenge," he said softly. "A few years ago, when my body shared with Lan Feng, the path of vengeance was set; however, the reason I now desire power has changed."

"To exact revenge, I no longer gain strength, nor do I have the strength to regain what Lan Feng lost. While this is something I must do, the reason I gain power is to protect those I hold dear."

Thinking about this, Yan Xiaobao looked at the cloaked figure before him, but the eyes that had been filled with hatred earlier had changed. Now, a hint of gratitude could be seen.

"Although there are many ways to understand my heart, I doubt, if I lost all dear ones, that anything would be as effective as this. To me, life has no meaning without the loved ones by my side." Yan Xiaobao continued, speaking not to the General or Lan Feng, but to himself.

"The test was not just to see my determination, but also to understand the martial mindset of cultivators. To test and see what kind of martial path we walk."

"In the past, I always thought I wanted more power to avenge Lan Feng, to restore his world to what it once was, a world full of love and laughter where all races were equal."

"But that is not why I do what I do, because I need vengeance." Yan Xiaobao continued thinking, gently placing Qiao and Lao beside the other bodies. "I want Lan Feng to be whole again because he is my closest friend. He is the only one who knows my deepest secrets and who I trust unconditionally."

"Having a friend like Lan Feng, I'm truly fortunate. My wish is for him to be whole again one day, to repay his friendship. Seeing my friends and family happy is what makes me happy."

Yan Xiaobao finally understood. He was not driven by vengeance; he was a protector. What he wished for was not to make the world a better place by removing some terrifying being, nor did he hope to seek justice for all the unfair things that happened in the past. What he wished for was to live a comfortable life with his loved ones while maintaining enough power to protect them. Unfortunately, Yan Xiaobao had become entangled with An Hee known as God, and to protect those he loved, he needed more power, more strength! He needed to increase his strength, but he also needed to do it for the right reasons.

Understanding this, the world around him turned black. It felt as if everything slowed down, even his thoughts when he regained consciousness had slowed.

The first thing he saw was the stone ceiling. Lifting his head, he was dumbfounded, but as he slowly sat up, his body complained after being in the same position for so long.

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