Blue Phoenix Chapter 103 - The Blue Sky

Deng Wu let Little Dragon stay in control as they rushed up the Stairs of Hope, all of them running to see the rays of the sun once more; to see the endless skies and the heavens above.

Although they all missed the endless sky and despite Xu Piao wishing to see what it was like, none of the members of the group were feeling particularly thrilled or happy at the moment.

Xie Lan had died as she jumped in front of Xu Piao, saving his life at the last moment. All of them left behind Hui Yue within the dark caves. None of them knew how he would manage to escape, but none of them truly felt that their friend would die.

Each step they took on the stairs felt heavy, feeling as though they were missing something important. Only Wang Ju Long seemed to have steeled her determination. She gritted her teeth as she put power behind her steps, rushing so fast that she even overtook Deng Wu.

“Don’t slow down!” she yelled at the friends that were behind her. “Yue said that he would meet up with us in the capital. He gave us an important task with the Laws. How will we accomplish this if we keep on like this?” she asked her temper fuming. She, too, felt miserable for having left Hui Yue behind. However, she understood that there truly had been no other option available for them.

Hearing what she said everyone nodded their heads, everyone apart from Xu Piao whose eyes were still red. He felt sadness from deep within, however, he, too, understood that right now was not the time to be wallowing in sadness, nor pity. The world was such that only the strong survived. The fact that Xie Lan died was proof that she had met a stronger foe, that was the world. Today alone, Xie Lan also killed many cultivators, that she, too, laid down her life was nothing to be truly surprised about.

Ascending the stairs took what felt like forever. After half a day the group of four finally made their way up the stairs. All four just stood there staring at the beautiful blue sky high above them, looking at the sky it was around noon. All of them were gaping

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