An unknown amount of time passed…

The crowd outside the battlefield witnessed the passing of numerous days and nights. The time changed from dawn to dusk and from dusk to dawn again as the two remained completely still in the sky with their eyes tightly shut. They were using all their might to swallow the other person’s soul!

“Qianbei Ye, you’re destined to lose to me!”

Cang Ming’s lips curled into a cruel smile as his cold and arrogant face lifted with a determination for victory. He had not opened his eyes but he could sense that Qianbei Ye would not be able to hold on for very much longer.

Qianbei Ye has indeed grown very pale. Sweat dripped from his forehead and his tightly shut eyes displayed a sense of agony.

Suddenly, he felt as if a shapeless hand was reaching into his body to yank out his soul.

“Not good!”

Zixie’s expression changed instantly and he turned nervously towards Gu Ruoyun in his arms and cried out in a panic, “Little girl, it’s almost half a month now so why haven’t you awakened? If you don’t wake up, I fear that Qianbei Ye will be in danger!”

Half a month!

Qianbei Ye had resisted Cang Ming’s clutches for half a month. No one knows the pressure and pain he had endured during this struggle throughout this half a month’s time.

However, he had to do it!

He had to buy more time for Gu Ruoyun!

“Haha, Qianbei Ye, I want to turn your soul into my power and you will then disappear from this world.”

Cang Ming burst into laughter as an infinite amount of power was released from his being. Under this power’s coercion, Qianbei Ye’s soul was ripped a little more from his body once again…

However, despite the circumstances, Qianbei Ye had remained absolutely silent and kept his eyes firmly shut. If anyone ignorant of the situation was to see this, they would assume that he was already dead.

Nonetheless, this was the only way he could maintain his power so he could hold on for just a bit longer!

“Little girl, please wake up soon…”

Zixie held Gu Ruoyun tightly as his voice filled with increasing anxiety.

Meanwhile, in the Ancient Divine Pagoda’s final room.

Gu Ruoyun’s entire body looked magnificent as she was surrounded by a pure and holy white light. This white light turned into little specks of light which hovered around her body, allowing her to absorb them…

If Cang Ming or Qianbei Ye were here, they would certainly be able to discern that those white specks of light were the ultimate source of power! Only the ultimate source of power could bring a cultivator to the Full Circle State!

Just as Gu Ruoyun was absorbing these white lights, an anxious and panicked voice suddenly pierced through her soul and reached her mind.

“Little girl, come on, wake up! Qianbei Ye is going to be in danger!”

Qianbei Ye?

Gu Ruoyun gently opened her eyes. Her entire being was bathed in the white-colored light and her chilly eyes were unfocused. She frowned and asked, “Who’s Qianbei Ye? Why does this name sound so familiar?”

“You don’t need to care about who he is. You only need to quiet your heart and cultivate. Once you’ve broken through to the Full Circle State, you will have truly achieved success.”

The white-robed woman’s ice-cold voice whispered into her ear. Her voice was not amenable to reason and it influenced Gu Ruoyun very easily…

“Qianbei Ye? It’s such a familiar name and I seem to have heard this name from somewhere before. Furthermore, my heart was filled with unbearable pain when I heard that he was in danger…”

Gu Ruoyun’s brows furrowed even more. She does not know why but she could not shake off the feeling that something was missing and that she has forgotten something very important.

However, she could not remember what this was at all.