Chapter 198 - Red-Violet Fire

Bai's group crossed the portal, finding themselves on the Wall at the spirit beasts' fortress "Hurry up! Let Bai and Wu on the ground" Lingling ordered seeing their bad state.

Chenxiang and Tang San quickly acted, carefully layin them on the ground. Lingling approached them, positioning between both. She kneeled, extending each hand towards one. A deep green aura full all life surged from her, covering 5 meters around her. Tang San and Chenxian were shocked by Lingling's domain, even when it wasn't focused on them, they could feel their injures and even their energy and constitution improving by the high vitality domain.

From Lingling's hands, pink petals appeared, slowly falling towards Xiao Wu and Bai. The petals were concentring in their wounds and when they made contact, they disappeared inside their body with a green glow. Instantly, color returned to their faces, their most dangerous wounds closing at a visible speed.

After a minute, Lingling stopped. Her face was calm, but some sweat was falling from her forehead, showing that she was a little tired "They are safe now. I healed most of the wounds,. For the rest, it would better to naturally heal them."

"Thanks, Ling!" Chenxiang jumped hugging Lingling and thanking her, gaining a smile from Lingling.

Lingling broke the hug and her face turned serious "What happened at the anthill? How that god appeared?" She said pointing outside.

Mayi was charging towards them clad in a black aura. She was beating every beast that stood in her way, never stopping her approach. Even a wounded Di Tian in his dragon form could be seen laying on the ground. If this continued, it wouldn't take even two minutes for Mayi to arrive at them.

"It's Mayi. She had become a goddess" Bai had opened his eyes, even if his body hadn't recovered yet, thanks to Lingling's healing, he was able to at least talk.

"Bai, you should rest" said worried Lingling, only for Bai to shook his head "I'm fine"

"How could it be?!" Mei shouted "There was no indication of divinity from the ant. What did you there to create a god, bastard!?"

"It's only a hypothesis, but I think that Mayi was tainted by Rakshasa's depravity, the god of killing and resent, being manifested as her and the ants' purple aura." Explained Bai "At the same time, Mayi had been chosen as a god's inheritor, carrying her divinity and manifesting it with the black aura. Due to being under Rakshasa's influence, she couldn't use her divinity."

"In the anthill, I fought her and heal her from Rakshasa's depravity, letting her own power awakened, being able to truly control all her divinity even the ones over the other ants and reaching godhood" Bai concluded.

This was only his hypothesis, it was formed by his knowledge of the Slaughter King, Tang Chen. Tang Chen was infected by Rakshasa, his Asura's power restringed by it. Once he was healed by Tang San's Seagod's light, recovering his sanity, his powers returned. The problem was that his body was too weak due to poison so he was unable to resist the awakening of his great powers, dying in the process. Mayi didn't have this problem, her body was in perfect condition, never been affected by Slaughter City's poison.

"So why is attacking us?" Asked Mei "If you already healed her, she recovering her sanity, why she is madly charging to us?"

"Wait a second" Bai closed his eyes. He had a strong connection with Mayi since they were able to made the three spirits fusion, being able to sense and even communicate with each other. It was only due to Rakshasa's external interference that this connection was blurred. Now that she only had her own power, he might be able to communicate with Mayi and calm her.

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"It can't be reasoned with her" Bai stated "She had become the Gluttony Goddess. I suppose that her god powers were too sudden for her to control. After recovering her sanity and being exposed by such a power, her power is in an uncontrollable state. However, she is not so crazy as before, she won't indiscriminately attack everyone anymore. You could see that she is not eating or killing the beasts trying to stop her, only pushing them aside."

"So we must let her rampage around and will eventually calm down?" asked Lingling.

"Yes" answered Bai "However, there's a problem" Bai made a difficult face as he worriedly looked at Lingling "Lingling, what will happen if your tree is devoured?"

Lingling's face paled a little "I will die. It is my spirit, if I lose it, I will die. People can't live without their spirit."

"I need to stop Mayi" Bai clenched his teeth "Her only objective is the strongest source of life here, Lingling's tree. She won't stop until she ate it. After that, the most probable will be that she stop rampaging" Bai looked decisive at Lingling "Don't worry I will protect you" he said trying to stand up, only for a great pain overcoming all his body, his wound threatening to open again.

"Bai stop!" Lingling shouted worriedly "This is my problem, there's no need for you to help. Mayi can't be stopped. I don't mind sacrificing myself for all of you to live" She forcefully smiled.

A green glowed around Lingling, a new portal appearing next to her "We don't know how would Mayi react, it would be better for you to leave. This portal will bring you to the outer forest."

"Ling, no!" Chenxiang shouted, tears falling from her eyes, not wanting to lose one of her best friends, her best friend at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

"I won't let you sacrifice!" Bai shouted standing up, his wounds opened, his state deteriorating as blood leak constantly from them "I am the one capable of stopping Mayi" blood falling from his mouth "If there's an opportunity for us to live, I will take it. I will force it!" he shouted as his two wings appeared over his back.

Tears fell from Lingling's eyes, her hands covering her mouth. She was moved by Bai. She warmly smiled at Bai "You really made the impossible possible" Then, her gaze turned decisive. She approached Bai, leaning carefully over his ċhėst, making sure that he didn't fall. She easily broke Bai's tattered shirt and approached her mouth over Bai's right ċhėst. Her tongue left her mouth, ŀɨċkɨnġ over Bai's ċhėst, a flowery pattern appearing over Bai's ċhėst shining brightly with a green light.

"Xiang?" Lingling looked towards Chenxiang.

Chenxiang lowered her head with a difficult face. She lifted smiling warmly at Lingling "Go for it, Ling"

Xiang nodded at her with a smile. Then she turned towards Mei "Can you keep Mayi busy some minutes?"

Mei nodded "All plants will risk their life for Lili"

Lingling smiled at her "Thanks" she said slowly. Then vines surged from the ground hiding Lingling and Bai, encompassing them in a 5 meters wide dome.

"Myriad protect Lili's spirit" Mei requested.

Myriad shook his head "Another great tantrum. We will need time to recover. But, okay. I will protect it." Myriad disappeared underground.

Mei stepped forward the Wall "ALL OF YOU WHO WANTS TO LIVE! RETIRE!" She shouted, all spirit beasts instantly turned pale and started running away, even the ones trying to stop Mayi, all of them creating a stampede as they ran away from the fortress.

"BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!" A great earthquake occurred, all the fortress started trembling. It wasn't an earthquake, the fortress was moving, all the construction was being destroyed and approaching over Mei.

Powerful red and violet flames surged around Mei, extending all over the vines that composed the fortress. Countless vines wrapped around Mei, the flames becoming even strong and Mei's body started shrinking, turning what it seemed a cute 13 years old girl. Bai could have recognized her as her old figure.

Mei grinned looking towards Mayi who was dashing towards her "Let's have some burnt ant!" Flames exploded around her.