When Mu Qingyun woke up, it was already evening.

So dark.

The lights in the room had been turned off at some point, leaving it pitch black. The air inside was stagnant, and the scent of incense lingered faintly.

As soon as she smelled the fragrance, she felt dizzy and nauseous.

She struggled to her feet, exhausted, and looked around.

It was still in that lounge.

At this point, she finally realized that something was wrong.

"Kazeel?"

She frowned and called out tentatively.

As soon as the sound faded, the door to the lounge suddenly opened, the lock popped open, leaving a small gap.

Moonlight streamed in through the cracks, and she conjured Samadhi Fire in her hand as she slowly walked toward the door.

As she opened the door, the two people lying together in the yard suddenly came into her view.

That's Mu Xueyao and Su, Su Qiluo?

Why would Su Qiluo be here!

"Su Qiluo!"

She called out and ran quickly to his side.

They couldn't see him from a distance, but when they got closer, they discovered that Su Qiluo was glowing red all over, and his forehead and neck were covered in a dense layer of sweat.

Is this... hellfire?

“Su Qiluo…” She knelt down beside him and reached out to hug him. At this moment, Su Qiluo’s whole body was burning hot, like a burning furnace. This temperature was definitely not something a human could produce.

Looking up at Mu Xueyao beside him, he saw that Mu Xueyao looked normal, but she looked very weak.

With just one glance, she understood everything.

So that's what Kazel was planning; his real target wasn't Mu Xueyao.

Su Qiluo once said that his Hellfire had always been suppressed by his water-based abilities. Now that his water-based abilities have been refined away, his Hellfire is no longer suppressed, and the fact that his whole body is burning hot should be a sign that his Hellfire is awakening.

what to do?

Touching Su Qiluo's hand felt like being burned; it was both painful and scalding.

“Su Qiluo…” She shook the person in her arms, but Su Qiluo still did not react at all.

The Samadhi Fire must never be used; her only skill is her plant-based ability.

She wasn't sure if it would work, but she had no other choice but to try anything.

Her left hand flickered with plant-related supernatural power, and she raised it to Su Qiluo's head, intending to use the plant's innate regenerative abilities to help him.

However, Su Qiluo's hellfire was aggressive and offensive. As soon as her plant-based abilities were transmitted, they were eroded by Su Qiluo.

He continuously absorbed energy from his body, while her hand on his forehead seemed to be stuck to something, and she couldn't pull it off no matter what she did.

"Su Qiluo".

She frowned and tried to wake him, but the energy in her body was draining faster and faster, and Su Qiluo showed no sign of waking up.

...

Su Qiluo's consciousness was the first to return. He felt burning hot all over, as if his consciousness was being burned by hellfire, causing him immense pain.

After briefly assessing his current physical condition, he discovered that his water-based abilities were gone, and without the suppression of the water-based abilities, the Hellfire began to stir.

It's over.

It turns out that Kazel didn't want him to die, but rather to take away his water-based abilities.

Ha, whatever the reason for taking away his water ability, Kazel's actions were incredibly foolish.

Once Hellfire awakens, he will be completely unable to control his reason, and Kazel will definitely pay the price for his foolish actions!

Burning with flames, he could no longer bear it and opened his eyes with all his might, only to meet a pair of concerned eyes.

Mu Qingyun's complexion looked bad, and the hand on his forehead was still continuously transmitting plant energy.

No, it couldn't have been her choice. It must have been the Hellfire that drained all the energy from her body.

He desperately wanted to stop it all, but his body seemed to be beyond his control; he couldn't move at all.

Mu Qingyun was caught off guard when she met Su Qiluo's suddenly opened, cold gaze. She was pleasantly surprised but also a little uneasy.

He finally woke up, but his eyes were both unfamiliar and cold; the way he had looked at him before was so gentle.

She tried to speak, but the loss of energy within her body was too severe, and she couldn't utter a single word.

No, I can't hold on any longer.

Double vision began to appear before her eyes. She blinked and then fell headfirst into Su Qiluo's arms.

With his eyes tinged with red, Su Qiluo was finally able to control his body, but the hellfire had already completely taken over his body.

Without a shred of pity, he pushed the person in his arms away, sat up, and his entire demeanor had changed.

Cold, bloodthirsty, and with a gloomy face, it seemed as if looking at him for too long would result in his neck being snapped.

He looked down at Mu Qingyun, whom he had pushed aside, and sneered, his eyes turning cold.

That stupid woman, she misjudged people and even got involved with him. Let her fend for herself in this desolate wilderness.

He propped himself up and walked outside.

After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned to look at Mu Qingyun, who had fainted on the ground.

He certainly can't go back now, but luckily he had planned ahead and chosen a rural house as his retirement home.

But the terrain there is complicated and sparsely populated, and it's really a bit lonely to be alone there.

This woman may be stupid, but she's still his girlfriend. Taking her along means he'll have someone to talk to when he's lonely.

Thinking of this, he went back and carried the person in a princess carry.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. There was no trace of "Su Qiluo" left on him. If Mu Qingyun hadn't fainted, she might have realized that, apart from his appearance, this person in front of her had nothing in common with Su Qiluo.

It's clearly the same person, but it's as if their soul has been replaced.

The terrifying thing about Hellfire is that even though it's still the same person, their personality can become completely different.

Fire comes from hell, from greed, anger, ignorance, and delusion.

Greed is an excessive obsession with one's preferences.

Anger is an excessive and obsessive attachment to something one dislikes.

Ignorance is the reaction of greed or anger due to a lack of understanding of the true nature of things.

Once hellfire consumes all of a person's senses, it breeds malice, causing them to fall into the abyss of boundless karmic fire.

The same action can lead to completely different thoughts than before.

...

"Beixuan, haven't they come back yet?" The professor sat in the lab and called Yi Beixuan again.

He heard that Qi Luo and Qing Yun had returned to rest, but he knocked on Qi Luo's door for a long time and no one paid any attention to him.

"No, I just came back from him." Yi Beixuan also indicated that he didn't know. "Doctor, are you in a hurry?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor glanced at the middle-aged man sitting across from him drinking tea, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's quite urgent. If you find out he's back, you must tell me immediately."

"Okay," Yi Beixuan replied, and the call was disconnected. He held the phone, a sense of doubt creeping into his mind.

Why is the professor in such a hurry to find Qi Luo?

He held a green medicine bottle in his right hand and raised it in front of him.

This was something I finally got from Mytel; it can temporarily destroy Mu Qingyun's plant-based abilities, preventing her from using them for a short period of time.

This medicine can't be made for nothing. Fine, he'll just wait here tonight for them to come back.