"I... I''m okay... Mange, be gentle, my waist is about to break..."


    Enfolded in Shen Mange''s embrace, Ye Fan was not being held tightly, but because of the corrosion of the bones by the dark power within his body, his waist had become too fragile. Even a light hug seemed to nearly dismantle him.


    "Ah..."


    Shocked by Ye Fan''s condition, Shen Mange let out a cry and quickly released him.


    But at that moment, the rune talismans on Ye Fan''s body had already lost their effect, and his entire body was nearly wrapped in a black aura. The purity of the dark aura held absolute dominance, and because of the soft bones, Ye Fan had difficulty even standing.


    Crack!


    Just as Shen Mange let go of Ye Fan, a sound of bones cracking reverberated, startling everyone present.


    What was happening?


    How had Ye Fan, who was once so powerful, suddenly become like a frail, elderly man on the verge of collapse at the slightest breeze?


    "Brother Fan, your waist... Is your waist okay?" Shen Mange quickly extended her hand again to support Ye Fan''s waist and shouted to the Shen Family bodyguards, "Hurry up! Don''t just stand there, go get a stretcher immediately, and carry Brother Fan inside!"


    Although his whole body was engulfed in the black mist and being voraciously consumed, the moment Shen Mange''s wrist came close to Ye Fan''s waist, the tumbling black mist once again avoided her touch!


    For a brief moment, the skin around the previous wound on Ye Fan''s waist returned to its normal color.


    This time, Shen Nanfei saw it, and Yamada Eiko saw it too!


    And Ye Fan felt it!


    He felt within his body the Nine Dragons Yang Meridian, Rune Talisman, Heritage Power, and Soul Locking Wood - the four great powers using his body as a battlefield and ravaging it wildly!


    The Nine Dragons Yang Meridian protected the crucial positions around Ye Fan''s heart, but the Dark Soul Locking Wood wrapped the Heritage Power deep inside Ye Fan''s dantian. Although the Heritage Power was extremely strong and tried mightily to burn through the black liquid outside, it was always just a bit short!


    In the meantime, the ancient dark aura from the Soul Locking Wood was furiously corroding the meridians in Ye Fan''s limbs, as if employing a "rural encirclement of the cities" strategy!


    At this moment, Ye Fan had already lost control over his body.


    Ye Fan had been in despair, but when Shen Mange''s palm touched his waist, the dark power of the Soul Locking Wood actually dispersed? It dared not approach Shen Mange!


    Shen Mange''s constitution could dispel these dark auras, but why?


    ...


    In a dark room in the Capital Western Suburbs, the Scorching Sun Emissary, and several other men in black robes gathered together, their gazes intently fixed on the screen on the wall.


    The screen displayed a human anatomical chart, black qi swirling in the middle with Nine Dragon Patterns, and the Heritage Power deep within the dantian... Was this really a projection of Ye Fan''s bodily structure?


    "Your Highness the Holy Envoy, based on our sensing, the Dark Power has already taken an absolute upper hand. As long as the Soul Locking Wood continues to function, after most of the vitality force in Ye Fan''s bones is absorbed, even if those two miraculous powers protect his heart''s vital points, Ye Fan still cannot escape death..."


    On the screen, the data analyzing the chances of victory was increasing from 60%, to 65%, to 70%... In just a few short seconds, the chances had reached 80%!


    The Scorching Sun Emissary, watching the data flickering on the screen, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "That''s good! Ye Fan is a descendant of the previous leader of Divine Gate; his blood naturally suppresses us, and now... is it finally going to be resolved?"


    "Hmph! As long as the Young Master of Divine Gate does not show up, those other insignificant members of Divine Gate are not to be feared! Without Divine Gate''s obstruction, who else on this planet can stop the rise of my kingdom? Humanity will ultimately become our slaves..."


    The Scorching Sun Emissary stared at the screen, eagerly awaiting the moment Ye Fan''s body would be completely overtaken by the black mist!


    Because that would mean that Ye Fan''s entire body had been utterly devoured by the Dark Power of the Soul Locking Wood, and Ye Fan''s Divine Soul would be completely extinguished!


    Whimper!


    But in the next moment, a loud alarm sounded on the screen.


    On the projection of Ye Fan''s body structure, one could clearly see a golden thread, following Ye Fan''s lips, infiltrating his body, making the dense black mist make way for the golden thread, opening a path. The golden thread followed Ye Fan''s meridians, penetrating deep into the dantian, breaking through the black liquid''s encasement, directly connecting with the Heritage Power!


    The black liquid had enveloped and suppressed the Heritage Power deep within Ye Fan''s dantian for so long!


    The Heritage Power in Ye Fan''s dantian also sensed its master''s peril, seemingly having reached the ultimate point of confinement... so when the golden thread tore a gap in the black liquid''s encasement, the Heritage Power erupted like a volcano!


    Hum!


    A powerful and dazzling light erupted from Ye Fan''s dantian, spreading wildly in all directions, and all the surrounding black mist, having lost the barrier of the black liquid, was instantly scorched into nothingness!


    Whimper!


    On the large screen on the wall, the previously displayed 80% chance of success for the Soul Locking Wood dropped to zero, even to negative infinity in an instant!


    The Scorching Sun Emissary hadn''t yet comprehended what had happened when suddenly the screen went snowy, and the projection of the human body disappeared...


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