A terrifying aura spread in all directions, and the sea water rushed in, forming a massive whirlpool!
Only then did Judith remember that Jared had already set up an arcane array, which had blocked the spear.
Judith laughed, then slowly closed her eyes. Her aura rapidly faded before her body collapsed weakly toward the ground.
Although the spear hadn’t injured her, her final outburst had drained the last bit of her spiritual energy.
Subconsciously, Jared stepped forward and grabbed Judith. He hadn’t anticipated that Judith would actually make this kind of decision at such a crucial moment!
After all, he and Judith weren’t related in any way. There wasn’t even much of a bond or rapport between the two!
Nonetheless, Judith had instinctively chosen to sacrifice herself to save Jared.
Holding Judith in his arms, Jared watched as the mask fell away. At that moment, Judith’s burned face didn’t seem so ugly in his eyes anymore!
“Don’t worry. Even if I have to venture into the underworld, I’ll still bring you back!” he assured her.
Jared’s eyes were filled with fury. Suddenly, he lifted his head, and the arcane array he had just laid out exploded like a nuclear bomb, emanating countless rays of light!
These beams of light shot straight up into the sky. Skylar, suspended mid-air, furrowed his brow as he found himself enveloped by the light.
Once the radiance had faded, those demonic cultivators who had been blasted away returned. However, the Dead Sea had already returned to tranquility.
Skylar gazed into the Dead Sea, his fists clenched tightly. “Damn it, they got away…”.
He hadn’t expected that the arcane array Jared set up would possess such immense power. His own attack not only failed to break it, but the moment the arcane array exploded, he found himself unable to observe any further!
Taking advantage of the situation, Jared had made his escape with Judith.
Despite their numbers, they had surprisingly let Jared escape. All Skylar could do was grit his teeth in frustration.
This was the closest he had ever come to killing Jared since arriving in the Ethereal Realm!
“It’s all because of that damn woman, Judith. If she hadn’t fought back so desperately, I believe Jared wouldn’t have had the time to set up his arcane array!” Abel cursed out loud.
However, what he said was true. If it weren’t for Judith’s desperate attempts to buy time, Jared really wouldn’t have been able to set up that arcane array.
Not only had they failed to obtain the Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s secret scroll, but Jared, the one the Demon Seal Alliance was rewarding a hundred years’ worth of offerings for, had also fled…
This time, not only did they gain nothing, but they also lost several men. It was a classic case of going for wool and coming back shorn!
“Judith won’t last much longer, so even if Jared escapes, he won’t get far. Come with me to find them!”
After Skylar finished speaking, he instantly teleported a few kilometers away.
Seeing the situation, the dozen or so demonic cultivators didn’t dare to utter a word. They could only follow closely behind.
Meanwhile, on a desolate island in the Dead Sea, a flash of brilliance streaked across the sky. Then, Jared appeared on that barren island while cradling Judith in his arms.
Continuously using Blazing Stride while carrying Jared had left Jared panting.
Though the Blazing Stride was fast, allowing him to cover several kilometers in a single stride, the energy it consumed was immense!
Jared gazed at Judith in his arms, his expression extremely solemn. At that moment, the woman was barely hanging on, teetering on the brink of death.
Jared found a flat spot and gently laid the blood-covered Judith down on the ground. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her face was twisted into a grimace, indicating extreme discomfort.
Even so, her hand was still tightly clenching the Ten Thousand Sword Sect’s secret scroll.
Judith had expended too much of her blood essence. If it had been a minor injury or even a severe one, Jared would have had the means to heal her as he carried various pills on his person.
However, what she had expended was her own blood essence, something that couldn’t simply be replenished with any medicinal pill!
The blood essence of each cultivator was painstakingly formed through relentless training. It could be said that it symbolized the life of every cultivator!
Depleting one’s blood essence was akin to draining one’s life force, which was why many cultivators wouldn’t casually exhaust their blood essence unless absolutely necessary.
