Nüba simply closed her mouth, and she immediately sensed something was wrong. Her four canine teeth were much longer than before, and they were still slowly growing. This startled Nüba, who could not understand how she had been pierced through the chest by a green ray of light and died on the spot, yet was now able to come back to life.
What frightened her even more was that she could no longer feel her own heartbeat. The people around looked at the parched and cracked ground caused by Nüba, not daring to step forward. Disregarding whatever thoughts they might have, Nüba got up and flashed back into her own tent.
The others only saw a blur before their eyes as a lingering afterimage slowly faded away. In the blink of an eye, Nüba's figure had vanished. By this time, the messenger sent to summon Emperor Yan had already returned with him. As soon as Emperor Yan arrived, he saw the crowd staring in disbelief at a patch of parched, cracked earth.
Chapter 221