A look of surprise and caution flashed across Old Monster Wang's eyes. She had been worrying about how to resolve the heart issue after successfully possessing a body. However, she hadn't expected Su Yuxuan to bring her such a huge surprise.

Fortunately, Su Yuxuan hadn't fully refined the heart. If she had, Old Monster Wang might have truly faced failure. So, Old Monster Wang stared at Su Yuxuan with determination. "Good disciple, stop now. Let me show you something good."

Su Yuxuan closed her eyes, biting her silver teeth.

"Master, I'm at the final stage of refining the heart. If I stop now, it might all go to waste. The heart will shatter…"

Old Monster Wang's withered lips curled into a cold smile. "Everything you know about the blood spiritual root, I taught you. Now you think you can fool me? I'll say this one last time—stand up immediately and go to the alchemy furnace! If anything happens to the heart, you'll regret it…"

Old Monster Wang slowly raised her palm.

Several souls appeared, both old and young, all wailing at Su Yuxuan: "Daughter, please, we really don't want to suffer anymore!"

"Sister, you're the one who loves me the most, please, help me...I'm in so much pain, sister…"

The desperate cries of her family made Su Yuxuan's face show despair. Finally, she couldn't help but open her eyes. She had been so close. But in the end, she hadn't managed to fully refine it in time. It was because Ye Chen's heart was simply too powerful.

Looking at her wailing family and the greedy gaze of Old Monster Wang, Su Yuxuan sighed, but inside, her killing intent surged. Her body was hers. The heart was Ye Chen's. And you, Old Monster Wang, were not worthy of defiling it. Just as Ye Chen had said, a mutual loss was better than a single loss. Since her death was certain, why should Old Monster Wang win?

Su Yuxuan's beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she prepared to rise. But before standing up, she couldn't help but glance at Ye Chen, lying quietly beside her, his expression peaceful. In this moment, the only thing she regretted was not having fully given herself to Ye Chen.

Meanwhile, Old Monster Wang glanced at Ye Chen's corpse, raising an eyebrow. "This is Ye Chen, isn't it? No wonder he took first place in the Divine Will Assembly. With such a miraculous heart, no wonder..."

But the next moment, both Su Yuxuan and Old Monster Wang widened their eyes in shock. Old Monster Wang quickly retreated several dozen meters, a wary expression appearing on her face.

Because Ye Chen's lifeless body suddenly stood up. His tightly shut eyes snapped open, locking onto Old Monster Wang with a fierce, unblinking gaze. His eyes held no light whatsoever.

Su Yuxuan's eyes widened.

Ye Chen hadn't died?

Old Monster Wang furrowed her brows, observing Ye Chen, unable to find even a trace of life within him. There were no signs of soul possession or puppet techniques either.

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"Strange. An unconscious body suddenly stands up? I've only seen such cases in ancient texts, where a great being, even after their soul was destroyed, still kept their body standing. With sheer willpower, they fought off enemies, holding the line until their people had escaped, and only then did they collapse. Such cases are extremely rare... could this person's body also have some extraordinary trait?"

Old Monster Wang muttered to herself from a distance, confusion evident in her eyes. Meanwhile, Su Yuxuan, seated nearby, gazed at Ye Chen's determined form standing in front of her. Her eyes instantly turned red.

So, Ye Chen's love for her had become so strong that it had turned into obsession? Even after death, his body still acted on instinct, guarding her, standing in front of her when she was in danger?

Su Yuxuan's eyelashes trembled as she gritted her teeth, holding back the tears. She had to seize the time Ye Chen's obsession bought her to refine the heart. She couldn't let Ye Chen's heart stop beating like this.

With a cold sneer, Old Monster Wang said, "A mere late Foundation Establishment cultivator, you feared me when alive, yet now you dare stand before me in death…How laughable. Let me dissect you carefully and see what's so special about your body!"

In the next moment, five malevolent ghosts of different colors burst forth from Old Monster Wang's eyes, ears, and mouth, roaring with gusts of sinister wind. In an instant, the five ghosts grew to dozens of meters tall, like giants, each extending ghostly claws to seize Ye Chen's limbs and head with eerie precision.

Watching this, Su Yuxuan could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. This was Old Monster Wang's Five Ghosts Mountain-Moving Technique, a fearsome art with immense power. Together, the five ghosts could lift a 500-meter-high mountain, a force no human could withstand.

Su Yuxuan could already envision Ye Chen's body being torn apart. Ye Chen had already given his heart for her, and now even his body would be dismembered. The hatred in Su Yuxuan's heart surged to the heavens. If she could fully refine the heart, she vowed to make the entire Misty Sect pay for Ye Chen's sacrifice.

As Old Monster Wang's cold gaze locked onto Ye Chen's lifeless body, the five ghostly figures were about to grab onto Ye Chen's limbs and head. But in this moment, Ye Chen remained motionless.

Then, the next moment, a terrifying wave of blood essence erupted from Ye Chen's body, shooting into the sky. The five giant ghosts were immediately swept away by this torrent of power, their ghostly energy rapidly dissolving. In the blink of an eye, they completely vanished from Ye Chen's side.

In that moment, Su Yuxuan was stunned. The terrifying giant ghosts, even a Golden Core cultivator would have trouble dealing with them. Yet, they were effortlessly dealt with by Ye Chen's obsession? How deep was Ye Chen's obsession with protecting her? To unleash such a terrifying attack with only his physical body remaining?

This man who loved her so deeply—she had repeatedly thought of draining him dry and even wanted to trample his face in revenge. The tears Su Yuxuan had just managed to stop now surged forth again.

Meanwhile, Old Monster Wang was also startled, too shocked to even mourn the dissipation of her five ghosts. Having lived two hundred years longer than Su Yuxuan, she was far more experienced and quickly sensed something amiss. Her wrinkled face twisted with intense malice.

"How does a dead man have such vital energy? A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator dares to toy with me like this? How do you wish to die?"

Her venomous voice was like a chorus of countless vengeful spirits, piercing and soul-shattering. Hearing this, Su Yuxuan's tear-reddened eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Ye Chen's back. Ye Chen… was still alive?

In her line of sight, Ye Chen's body, which had been rigid and lifeless, stiffened slightly after Old Monster Wang's words, then gave a faint tremble. Suddenly, his body brimmed with vital energy, spiritual power fluctuations reappeared, and his deep eyes gleamed with life.

Feeling the vibrant life force and dynamism emanating from Ye Chen's body, Su Yuxuan realized, just like last time, she had been deceived by him again… But there was no trace of anger in her heart—only overwhelming joy.

Ye Chen wasn't dead. That was wonderful. In that moment, Su Yuxuan laughed and cried, her pure yet alluring face a mess of tears and snot, utterly disheveled.

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