Chapter 1147
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Even more creatures were joining the fray; a dozen insects, each a meter long, began to rise from the lake .
The super creatures were bee-lining for Han Sen, that much was clear .
They wanted nothing more than to dine on Xiang Yin's flesh, but they had previously been unable to disrupt her ascension . Now that Yaksha had appeared, proving formidable enough to do so and give the creatures what they desired, they had hope . But Han Sen had come along to stop Yaksha, and with only him in their way, they all thought it best to chip in and stop the meddler .
Han Sen had done what he could in the time he had, but under fire from so many super creatures, he knew it would now be best to run .
While he wished to save Xiang Yin and ensure her success, Disloyal Knight and the Blue Dinosaur were not enough to repel the assault of a dozen super creatures .
Even if Han Sen did stay and fight, Yaksha would be free to fly towards that door while the super creatures kept his foe occupied . Remaining there would be a pointless endeavor, and stopping Yaksha any further would be silly .
"Run!" Han Sen yelled back towards Queen and the Blue Dinosaur .
Blue Dinosaur was no sharper than a bag of socks, but even it wasn't dumb enough to try to withstand a dozen super creatures . It knew it was time to run, and so it did .
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Queen was atop it, and she rode it back into the tunnels they had come from .
Han Sen tried to veil the seven senses of the creatures, so they could neither hear nor see him .
But its effectiveness on super creatures was practically null, and it did not quell their raging stampede towards him . All Han Sen could do was focus on his flight out .
"You had it coming!" Yaksha coldly mocked, before turning to go for the door .
The nine steps Xiang Yin had traversed were brutal and endowed with a hungry fire that ravaged all who sought to ascend . She was little more than a shadow at this point, and that shadow was flickering faintly, as if it was about to be completely dispelled by a dazzling light .
Xiang Yin had been aware of what was occurring outside of the door, and she had been touched by Han Sen's bravery in trying to secure safe passage for her .
When he fled from the attacks of the super creatures, she completely understood .
Nearing the end of her painful journey, Xiang Yin decided to forget about Yaksha who was now homing in on her . She now had to focus on completing what she had started .
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She concentrated on withstanding the fire that sought to incinerate her . She could not allow her mind to waver, falter, or be distracted by the incoming threat . If her mind wandered for a second, it'd be her demise .
"Maybe this is my fate . " Xiang Yin was still composed, and she didn't feel hatred for the one who came for her .
Han Sen had already fought on her behalf for a while, but she hadn't yet been able to make that final step . Even if Yaksha wasn't there to disturb her, she was teetering on the brink of failure .
This was a life and death moment for her . This was the single moment that would decide her future, for there would be no return to the present .
Xiang Yin had no choice now but to ascend . She could not return; she could only go on . Go on or fall .
The jellylike fruit would vaporize shortly after becoming ripe, so she couldn't eat it anywhere else at any other time .
Yaksha had now reached the door . He could tell Xiang Yin was about to fail, even if he hadn't come to meddle with her ascension .
"It is a shame you have become my enemy, but I cannot allow you to go to the Fourth God's Sanctuary," Yaksha said as he watched her burn .
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Xiang Yin paid no heed to his words and maintained her focus on the task at hand .
Although she looked like she was going to fail, just in case, Yaksha pulled out something to throw beyond the door .
Yaksha had not yet opened ten gene locks, so he was not foolish enough to enter himself . If he went inside, he'd be turned into soot in a matter of seconds .
So, aware of this, he had an item . If he threw this item inside, there was a high chance it would secure her demise .
What Yaksha was holding was a black-metal fruit called a "Crimson Fruit . " It was attuned with the element of fire, and it had been obtained from a king spirit tree .
If he threw it inside, it could pollute the holy, cleansing fire .
The holy fire cleansed those who walked through it . It rinsed and burned away past sins and removed your old body to provide a new one that was spotless . It was a necessary process to become a demi-god .
Once the tenth step had been reached, you would become a demi-god .
Yaksha wanted to pollute the holy fire, though . The dirt of the fruit was said to warp and sour the cleansing process and provide greater damage to whoever walked through it .
"Xiang Yin, I will take your place in the Fourth God's Sanctuary and find Ancient Devil Emperor . " Yaksha smiled as he prepared to chuck the fruit inside .
Xiang Yin believed there now to be no hope . Seeing the fruit leave Yaksha's hand, she sighed .
But the moment the fruit was about to cross through the doorframe, it stopped . It appeared as if something was pulling it back .
In the next second, the flight of the fruit was course-corrected, and it ended up flying in the opposite direction . A hand then grabbed the Crimson Fruit .
Yaksha saw it happen, and he realized that someone had just claimed his fruit .
"It's you!" Yaksha and Xiang Yin both exclaimed .
Han Sen, all bloodied, now possessed the fruit . He smiled and said, "You are a noob who does not even have ten gene locks open . You're using this to disrupt her ascension? Cheap . It's a shame it's mine now . "
"You are dead . " Yaksha's face turned green . He flapped his wings and soared towards Han Sen .