For a moment, Zhu Bufan could not bear this enormous jest from the heavens. Instantly, an overwhelming hatred rose swiftly from the depths of his heart.

"I hate so much, I hate the heavens, why are they so unfair...

I hate the Zhu Family, why are they so heartless...

I hate my parents, why did they give birth to me, and then cruelly abandoned me...

I hate myself even more, why am I so useless..."

...

"Am I going to die?" Zhu Bufan muttered to himself.

Chaos, darkness, and deep blue... these three somber colors appeared in Zhu Bufan's conscious space. They were intertwining, swirling, seemingly attracting yet repelling and pressing against each other!

"I am not willing, I am not willing..."

Just before Zhu Bufan's consciousness completely subsided, a stubborn obsession lingered in his mind!

At the same time, Zhu Yuheng's palm was already striking downward. Not only did it pose no threat to Zhu Bufan, but it also gave him a glimmer of hope.

A bizarre suction arose within Zhu Bufan, instantly finding a channel of release, surprisingly attaching Zhu Yuheng's palm firmly to the top of Zhu Bufan's head.

On the top of his head, at the Baihui point, a vital point, a death point of the human body.

This palm strike from Zhu Yuheng hit directly on Zhu Bufan's Baihui point, and in an instant, the two bodies formed a strange connection.

"You... let go of me!"

Zhu Yuheng cried out in surprise, only feeling an incredibly strong suction coming from within Zhu Bufan, penetrating through the barrier and acting inside him. Threads of golden Inner Qi surged towards Zhu Bufan like they were cast into a bottomless abyss.

Immediately, Zhu Yuheng sensed something wrong, as his entire True Yuan surged uncontrollably towards his right hand, then poured into Zhu Bufan's body like a mud ox into the sea, leaving no trace.

Zhu Yuheng's face showed an expression of terror as he let out a low roar, using his will to fully bind his Inner Qi back into his Dantian.

However, the effect achieved was minimal, merely slightly slowing down the speed of loss.

Zhu Yuheng kept exclaiming, clearly seeing the bizarre situation on Zhu Bufan now, knowing full well it was caused by a massive loss of bodily fluids.

Now, what was being devoured was Inner Qi. If all Inner Qi was devoured, would it then turn to his Blood Essence, his Life Force!

But what made Zhu Yuheng feel even more unbelievable was the suction coming from Zhu Bufan's body, which simultaneously radiated a force similar to the Gravity Lock owned by the Bear's Knife, leaving his entire body in a strange state, making even moving his fingers difficult.

Thinking of the horrible consequences, Zhu Yuheng was filled with rage and fear, channeling all his Qi into his right palm, attempting to move it away from Zhu Bufan's head.

However, moving his arm felt like being weighed down by a mountain. No matter how hard Zhu Yuheng tried, he couldn't move his palm beyond half an inch from Zhu Bufan's head.

Furthermore, though his palm slightly moved away, that bizarre suction did not weaken, instead showing signs of gradually intensifying.

Zhu Yuheng's heart trembled, sensing the rapid loss of Inner Qi, and within this short time, one percent had already been lost. Any more hesitation, and there would be no chance for a reversal.

Zhu Yuheng, no stranger to dire situations, bit his tongue sharply. The severe pain brought him back to his senses, swiftly controlling his Inner Qi, channeling it into his left arm, forming a claw-like grip aiming straight for Zhu Bufan's neck.

"As long as you die, I refuse to believe this bizarre suction can continue!" Zhu Yuheng thought hatefully in his heart.

His left hand was just a few feet from Zhu Bufan's neck—a distance that, for the usual Zhu Yuheng, would have taken less than an instant, but now, this distance felt insurmountable like being separated by a thousand mountains and rivers.

But lacking any other option, feeling the rapid loss of Inner Qi and his body weakening, Zhu Yuheng gritted his teeth, resorting to a desperate gambit.

Simultaneously, Zhu Yuheng was secretly puzzled—Zhu Bufan was merely at the Middle Stage of the Eighth Rank in cultivation, how could his body withstand his Inner Qi.

You must know, Zhu Bufan's Inner Qi had not disappeared, it was fully sealed within his Dantian, and combined with one percent of Zhu Yuheng's Inner Qi, it entirely exceeded the range Zhu Bufan could bear!

"Does this kid have some hidden treasure on him?" Zhu Yuheng wondered, but immediately thought, "If it were a treasure, how could it swallow even its owner's Blood Essence, Essence, Life Force? It must be some kind of evil thing!"

Setting aside these distractions, Zhu Yuheng focused wholly on his left hand, his face twisted viciously, intently staring at the gradually moving left hand.

An inch, half an inch, an inch and a half... a foot... closer... closer...

It was unknown how much time passed, Zhu Yuheng's left fingertips finally touched Zhu Bufan's neck. At the same time, Zhu Yuheng felt that his Inner Qi had almost completely drained away!

Fully focused, Zhu Yuheng did not notice a faint blue speck of light emerging from the center of Zhu Bufan's brow, gradually brightening as time passed. Along with its appearance, the absorption force dramatically increased, and the golden Inner Qi emanating from Zhu Yuheng's right hand no longer passed through Zhu Bufan's brain but directly entered Zhu Bufan's brow, disappearing into the blue light.

Zhu Yuheng's metal-attribute Inner Qi, as if serving as nourishment for the blue speck, was consumed bit by bit, making the blue light glow brighter, increasing its absorption power incrementally.

And the left hand that had just touched Zhu Bufan's neck, without waiting for Zhu Yuheng to apply force, was instantly subjected to a powerful suction, giving Zhu Yuheng no time to react, pulling his palm onto the neck like a magnet.

Like floodwaters released from a gate, Zhu Yuheng shockingly realized his internal Inner Qi was completely escaping his control, pouring entirely into Zhu Bufan's body.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Yuheng's Inner Qi was completely absorbed, leaving his Dantian utterly empty.

A strong sense of weakness appeared in Zhu Yuheng's senses.

And what made Zhu Yuheng even more desperate, his premonition was absolutely correct. After his Inner Qi disappeared, what was being extracted were the essences of his life. Zhu Yuheng felt himself aging rapidly, his vitality swiftly diminishing.

Weakness... despair... terror...

Such negative emotions completely filled Zhu Yuheng's mind, as the footsteps of death closed in swiftly, smothering him with a shroud of fatal stillness!

Swoosh...

A sound echoed, as the blue light in the center of Zhu Bufan's brow blazed fiercely, and this radiance, as if tangible, struck Zhu Yuheng's body, sending him flying.

"Not dead! Haha, I'm not dead!" Regardless of his now silver hair flowing, deep wrinkles creased, Zhu Yuheng was wholly immersed in the elation of a narrow escape from death.

Rustle, rustle, rustle...

The gentle sound of running water unexpectedly rose, with the faint blue light streaming like water, fully enveloping Zhu Bufan. Then it slowly seeped into Zhu Bufan's body.

Like withered wood encountering spring, the skin on Zhu Bufan's body, originally dried and withered, quickly swelled under the nourishment of the blue light, causing Zhu Bufan's body to rise and fall as if being swept by a current.

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