The dull colliding sound of bones and flesh hitting the ground, along with the crisp bone-cracking sound, made people grow numb.
Shangguan Wan's face—which was flushed with anger—instantly grew pale as every bit of color drained from her face due to her inability to withstand the terrifying force. As she fell to her knees, her body lurched forward, and she coughed up blood several times.
Because she was already in an injured state, this blow worsened her condition. She collapsed on the ground, her hands scraped, bloody, and stinging with pain. The clean, white marble ground became stained with patches of blood, which she knew belonged to her.
Shangguan Wan tried to get back on her feet, but she found this supposedly simple action immensely hard to do. It felt like something was weighing on every inch of her flesh, making it hard for her to even breathe.
