Chapter 516: My Invincible Tongue, It’s Showtime! Lick the Goddess of Death Apart

But his tongue wasn’t afraid!

‘Invincible tongue, time to do your thing!’

“Child! She’s getting closer!”

Mira Orri’s composure began to crumble as she watched the Goddess of Death’s projection slowly approach.

If Su Xuan died, the Sealed Space she was in would be affected as well.

‘I’ve finally seen a glimmer of hope of leaving this Sealed Space. Don’t you dare fall here!’

“I know!”

Su Xuan gritted his teeth and concentrated.

Magic Sparks materialized, spinning rapidly in mid-air.

But the Space Magic Ring refused to open. The Power of the Death Law was interfering with the rules of space, making it several times more difficult to cast the Space Magic Ring here than in Mira Orri’s Sealed Space!

“Here she comes!”

The moment the Goddess of Death’s projection was about to touch Su Xuan, Mira Orri’s heart leaped into her throat.

In the nick of time, Su Xuan’s reflexes were lightning-fast. He shot out his tongue, blocking the Goddess of Death’s outstretched hand just as she was about to touch him.

The instant his tongue touched the Goddess of Death’s projection, it erupted in a dazzling, Golden Holy Light.

The Invincible effect stopped the Goddess of Death’s projection in its tracks. She even covered her eyes in terror, trying to flee from the Invincible tongue!

But the attraction of the Law prevented her from escaping Su Xuan’s tongue.

In fact, she was forced to gradually draw closer to him.

This meant she had to get past Su Xuan’s tongue to reach him and complete her mission.

And so, the Goddess of Death’s projection found herself relentlessly entangled with Su Xuan’s tongue.

Standing a mere twenty to thirty centimeters tall, she was about the same length as Su Xuan’s tongue in his Half-Dragon Transformation form.

It was a duel between equals, a clash of titans!

“So salty!”

Su Xuan couldn’t help but comment.

‘Even though my tongue has an Invincible effect, it’s not immune to taste!’

He didn’t know what caused the salty taste, but thankfully, it was bearable.

‘Besides, I’ve been training my tongue with Ivsha all this time. My Invincible Tongue of Death can go head-to-head with Death Entanglement!’

‘So why would I fear a mere projection of the Goddess of Death? Even if the real Goddess of Death showed up, she might not be a match for it!’

‘Take this! And this!’

LICK LICK LICK!

“Eek~”

Under Su Xuan’s assault, the Goddess of Death’s delicate form trembled slightly, growing too weak and limp to resist.

She was no match for Su Xuan’s Tongue of Death!

Amidst waves of tremors, her petite body unexpectedly began to disintegrate!

And then…

“Huh?”

Su Xuan was suddenly splashed in the face, leaving him completely baffled.

‘Is this… blood?’

‘Or…?’

“Su Xuan!”

Just as Su Xuan and the Goddess of Death’s projection were locked in a desperate struggle, Rosaline charged into the black mist to rescue him.

But when she saw Su Xuan intertwined with the Goddess of Death, she froze on the spot.

Even the colorful light flickering around her body dimmed slightly.

“Rosaline?” Su Xuan was taken aback when he saw her.

‘He never would have expected Rosaline to charge in at a time like this!’

‘But this place is filled with the Aura of Death. Why is Rosaline completely unaffected?’

While Su Xuan was still baffled, Rosaline raised her Oath Sword and slashed at the Goddess of Death’s projection.

A brilliant, fluorescent blue sword light flashed, striking the Goddess of Death’s projection with precision.

In a single instant, it tore the Goddess of Death’s projection to shreds.

“You dealt with it?”

Su Xuan looked at Rosaline in disbelief.

‘How did she do that?’ he wondered, amazed. ‘How could she annihilate the Goddess of Death’s projection with a single strike?’

“It’s not that surprising.”

Just then, Mira Orri explained to Su Xuan, “The Goddess of Death’s projection exhausted all its Magic Power just trying to get near you. She was already incredibly weak, so defeating her wasn’t hard.”

“Besides, this Guild member of yours is more than she seems.”

Mira Orri added with a series of squeaky giggles.

“?”

Su Xuan heard Mira Orri’s words, his face a mask of confusion. ‘More than she seems… what does she mean by that?’

“We need to go, now!”

Before Su Xuan could figure out what Mira Orri meant, Rosaline grabbed his wrist and tried to pull him away.

But the black mist still swirled around them, obscuring their vision.

“It’s no use. To get out of here, we have to break through the Death Law first,” Su Xuan explained to Rosaline, shaking his head.

Even with the Goddess of Death’s projection destroyed, they couldn’t escape the surrounding Aura of Death.

The only way for them to leave was to open the Space Magic Ring!

“Then what do we do?” Rosaline asked, looking perplexed.

“Hold on.”

Su Xuan took a deep breath and began to focus on casting the Space Magic Ring.

But each time, the Magic Sparks weaving the spell were interrupted for one reason or another, causing the Space Magic Ring to fail.

This made Su Xuan increasingly tense. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead and trickled down his cheeks.

‘Damn it!’

Su Xuan gritted his teeth and kept trying, but he grew more and more frustrated with each failure.

Part of the reason was that he was rushing, after all, Rosaline’s life now rested on his shoulders!

Just as Su Xuan was fretting over his failures, an idea suddenly sparked in Rosaline’s skeletal mind.

She sheathed her Oath Sword, walked up behind Su Xuan, and gently wrapped her arms around him.

“Huh?” Su Xuan was taken aback by Rosaline’s unfamiliar gesture. He had never seen her initiate a hug before.

In response to his confusion, Rosaline simply whispered in his ear, “Will this help you calm down? I’ve seen Ivsha and the others do this…”

“Er… it’s a bit hard…”

Su Xuan was just voicing his honest opinion after figuring out Rosaline’s intention.

‘Rosaline’s armor… it’s too hard!’

“Hard?”

Perhaps Rosaline’s hearing had gotten worse after she became an Undead. It was a classic case of selective hearing.

She misunderstood Su Xuan’s meaning and reached her hand straight for his… Holy Light.

“Wait! Rosaline, what are you doing?”

Su Xuan instantly panicked. He was already on edge. With Rosaline pulling a stunt like this, how could he not be even more flustered?

“But didn’t you say…”

“Okay, just holding me like this is fine. Don’t do anything else,” Su Xuan instructed her.

“Oh.”

Rosaline nodded and quietly held Su Xuan, resting her cheek against his shoulder.

Because Rosaline was a Soul Body, she had no body heat. She felt cool to the touch, like water.

She was also supremely soft, so delicate it felt as if she might pop with a single touch.

AHEM~

Su Xuan cleared his throat and focused on weaving the Space Magic Ring once more.

He wasn’t sure if it was Rosaline’s cool Soul Body that calmed him or some other reason.

But this time, the Space Magic Ring was woven successfully!

“It worked!?”

Su Xuan’s heart leaped with joy. He turned and hugged Rosaline, shouting excitedly, “We did it!”

In contrast to Su Xuan’s excitement, Rosaline remained outwardly calm. After having her Soul Body spun around by Su Xuan and meeting his gaze up close, she shyly lowered her head.

“?”

Su Xuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by her reaction.

‘I didn’t expect Rosaline to have such a girlish side… Is that the right way to put it?’

“Let’s get out of here!”

Su Xuan took Rosaline’s hand, and they stepped through the Space Magic Ring, leaving the domain of the Death Law behind.

When they arrived in a safe area, the Elves who had been waiting anxiously outside finally breathed a collective sigh of relief.

“Thank goodness! You’re finally safe!”

“By the grace of the Elf Mother Tree! It’s wonderful that you’re unharmed!”

“…”

The Elves’ eyes filled with tears of joy, overcome with emotion at the sight of Su Xuan and Rosaline’s safe return.

“We need to leave this place. The Undead Legion will be here any minute,” Su Xuan said, turning to Hong Lian and the others.

Even though they had defeated the Omen Beast, it didn’t mean they were safe.

They were still deep within the Undead Legion’s territory and hadn’t fully escaped the danger.

No sooner had he spoken than a massive Undead Legion appeared on the other side of the broken bridge.

Seeing this, Hong Lian just grinned. “Don’t worry,” she said. “Our reinforcements have arrived, too.”

As she spoke, dawn broke on the distant horizon, silhouetting the figures of countless Elves and, seated atop the Spirit of the Holy Deer, the Elf Queen herself…