"Alright, I understand now," Li Xiu nodded and said.

Upon seeing Li Xiu summon the Jedi Knight, Li Qingyi no longer hesitated and began walking toward the Execution Platform.

As soon as Li Qingyi stepped onto the platform, her body seemed to be magnetically attracted, instantly attaching to the first Jade Stake.

From the Jade Stake, raging flames erupted out of thin air, engulfing both Li Qingyi and the stake.

The scarlet flames burned fiercely, distorting the surrounding air.

At this moment, Li Qingyi's Indestructible Ice Armor completely enveloped her body, even her hair was within. Under the burning flames, a faint azure light shimmered on the armor, flickering as if a bizarre phantom was painfully twisting inside.

The flames on the Jade Stake didn't last long. Once they disappeared, Li Qingyi's body was drawn to the second Jade Stake, her body sticking to it exactly like before, with arms wrapped around it, unable to move.

Bang!

From the second Jade Stake, lightning emerged, greenish-blue like electric serpents winding and flickering across Li Qingyi's body, occasionally giving off thunderous sounds.

The light of the Indestructible Ice Armor flickered, yet it showed no signs of fracturing.

The lightning also didn't endure for an extended period, and soon after, Li Qingyi was drawn to the third Jade Stake.

From this stake, a transparent liquid flowed, quickly coating Li Qingyi's entire body, completely covering the Indestructible Ice Armor.

While it did not have the grand momentum of the previous stakes, seemingly just a layer of water, this time the Indestructible Ice Armor emitted white vapor, akin to iron being corroded by strong acid. The glow on the armor dimmed significantly.

Thankfully, after a while, the liquid disappeared, and Li Qingyi was drawn to the fourth Jade Stake.

Li Xiu focused, knowing this was Li Qingyi's crucial moment.

Suddenly, from the top of the stake, a jade knife flew out, aiming to slash at Li Qingyi's neck, as if intending to decapitate her as she hugged the stake.

"Now's the time." At the instant the jade knife descended, Li Qingyi suddenly shouted loudly.

Li Xiu didn't dare to delay, hurriedly commanding the Jedi Knight to unleash the Unrivaled National Hero strike at Li Qingyi on the platform.

The Jedi Knight combined its dual swords into one, gripping the hilt with both hands, slashing directly down towards Li Qingyi. The massive Crescent Blade Light, blood-colored, seemed to slice through the air, its sonic boom in concert with the jade knife striking Li Qingyi simultaneously.

Crack!

The jade knife first landed on Li Qingyi's neck, leaving only a shallow mark on the Indestructible Ice Armor.

The Jedi Knight's Blood Light Slash descended as well, the massive Crescent Blade Light striking Li Qingyi's body while also hitting the jade knife.

The jade knife, receiving the heavy blow, surged forward, resulting in a crisp cracking sound. It shattered the ice armor on the neck, partially slicing into Li Qingyi's flesh, causing blood to flow profusely from the cut, staining the Jade Stake red.

Only now did Li Xiu understand why these Jade Stakes were black and red, suspecting that these colors were due to the blood of unknown creatures that had been slaughtered on this Execution Platform.

After the jade knife slashed, it automatically flew back, reinserting at the top of the Jade Stake.

With the jade knife pulled away, blood spurted wildly from Li Qingyi's neck, splattering blood all over the surrounding Jade Platform.

This time, Li Qingyi wasn't drawn to the fifth Jade Stake but instead fell straight onto the Jade Platform.

"Damn… Did we go too far… We've gone and killed Li Qingyi…," Li Xiu mused with a strange expression. If Li Qingyi were dead, he'd be hard-pressed to explain himself.

He began to consider making an escape before anyone knew Li Qingyi had died, fearing he'd face a dead end otherwise.

No one would care if he was helping; his Jedi Knight had effectively aided the jade knife in killing Li Qingyi on the platform.

"Li Qingyi, why didn't you explain properly? Being all mysterious, thinking it's fun, huh? Now you've got yourself killed," Li Xiu grumbled but was suddenly caught off-guard when he saw Li Qingyi's crushed Indestructible Ice Armor emitting a brilliant light. In the very next second, it completely shattered, turning into countless glowing ice particles swarming towards Li Qingyi's wound.

As the ice particles infused into her, Li Qingyi's body began emitting strange radiance, and the wound at the back of her neck gradually started to heal.

Li Xiu watched in disbelief as Li Qingyi's body grew increasingly radiant, her skin becoming crystalline like a gemstone, no longer resembling a human but rather an ice gem statue.

"It turns out the process of ascending to Light Base is the process of Symbiotic Contract fusing completely with the body. Due to the fusion, the human body is no longer just a carbon-based life form, enabling the formation of the Light Vein that only contracts and magical spirits can create…" Li Xiu finally grasped the essence of ascending to Light Base.

After a long while, the glow on Li Qingyi's body finally began to recede, and the Indestructible Ice Armor started to re-cover her body.

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