Shi Wei's pupils contracted sharply as he saw cracks spreading across the invisible barrier, rapidly covering the entire sphere like a spider web.
"Elder Qian, prepare to act! Capture that brat first, then control the young master!" Shi Wei made a decisive move, his energy gathering once more.
The young master has gone mad, but they cannot afford to. The only solution right now is to subdue the source of all this chaos—Qin Xiao—with swift and decisive action!
Elder Qian endured the excruciating pain in his arm, nodded, and fixed his gaze on Qin Xiao, preparing to launch a fatal blow the moment the barrier shattered.
Feng Lingyi, who was in his arms, also felt the terrifying pressure that threatened to shatter her. She subconsciously gripped Qin Xiao's clothes tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
However, just a second before that transparent area was about to completely collapse with a "crack".
Qin Xiao made a move.
He did something that made everyone present, including Feng Lingyi in his arms, freeze in shock.
He didn't strengthen his defenses or prepare a counterattack. Instead, he grabbed Feng Lingyi's waist and, with a clever move, pushed her towards Shi Wei and Elder Qian!
"then."
Qin Xiao's voice was as calm as if he were handing over a coat.
"What?!"
Just as Shi Wei and Elder Qian were poised to pounce on Qin Xiao, they saw a soft, fragrant body flying straight toward them.
It's Feng Lingyi! The young master's fiancée!
In that instant, the two martial arts masters, who had lived half their lives, had only one thought in their minds—they couldn't let her fall!
If the president of the Phoenix Perch Society were to fall and suffer a serious injury in front of them, then the Dragon King Palace and the Phoenix Perch Society would not be forming an alliance through marriage, but would be going to war!
Shi Wei's fist, which had been imbued with immense power, instantly lost its force, his body abruptly halting its forward momentum. He took a step forward, extending his arms. Elder Qian, disregarding his own attack, quickly stepped forward to assist him.
The two were flustered and their movements were somewhat awkward, but they managed to catch Feng Lingyi, who was weak and looked bewildered.
"boom--!"
At the same moment, the "Absolute Territory" shattered completely, turning into countless points of light.
With no obstacles left, Ye Chen, covered in blood and tattered rags, roared as he charged toward Qin Xiao like a true demon!
"die!!!"
His ghostly claw, covered with bluish-black veins, whipped up a foul-smelling gust of wind and aimed straight for Qin Xiao's heart!
Supported by Shi Wei, Feng Lingyi turned around in shock, her heart leaping into her throat.
She didn't understand why Qin Xiao pushed her away. Why did he abandon his only defense and face that monster alone?
However, Qin Xiao showed no panic whatsoever in the face of Ye Chen's desperate attack.
He didn't even look at the claw that was so close to him.
He simply raised his eyes, calmly looking at Ye Chen's face, which was twisted beyond recognition, and then he smiled.
It was a smile that carried both pity and the feeling of watching a drama come to a perfect close.
He spoke, his voice not loud, but like a scalpel, precisely dissecting Ye Chen's final madness.
"Ye Chen, do you think that as long as you kill me, Feng Lingyi's 'betrayal' will still belong solely to you? And that you can continue to enjoy this unique 'nourishment'?"
Ye Chen's movements suddenly froze.
Qin Xiao's words struck at the very core of his obsession!
"Unfortunately, you were wrong from the start." Qin Xiao's tone was slightly amused, like a kind teacher instructing a foolish student.
"You think it was Feng Lingyi who betrayed you?"
Qin Xiao shook his head, extended a finger, and gently tapped his chest.
"No, it's me who needs her to betray you."
These words struck Ye Chen like a thunderclap in his chaotic mind.
"What...what did you say?" Ye Chen's voice was hoarse, filled with disbelief.
"Don't you understand yet?" Qin Xiao's gaze passed over Ye Chen and fell on Feng Lingyi, who was being supported by the two elders and whose face was also full of shock. A gentle smile appeared on his lips.
"All the hurt you caused her, all the pain you brought her, made her want to find a way to get rid of you. And I just happened to be that opportunity."
"Her revenge plan, from the moment it was conceived, was not intended to destroy you, but rather... to come after me."
Qin Xiao withdrew his gaze and refocused on Ye Chen's frozen face. His tone was calm, but every word was piercing.
"So, what is the essence of all that you've experienced, the so-called 'humiliation,' the so-called 'betrayal'?"
He paused for a moment, then gave that extremely cruel answer.
"It was you, Ye Chen, who prepared a generous gift for me with your own pain, your own collapse, and your pitiful, self-righteous reverse cultivation of demonic arts."
“A pledge of allegiance that would allow Feng Lingyi to completely sever ties with the past and willingly throw herself into my arms…”
"Ah..." Ye Chen let out a hoarse sound that was not human. The black energy on his body began to surge violently like boiling water, more chaotic than any previous fluctuation!
Qin Xiao's decisive move was to sever his relationship with Feng Lingyi, thus rendering the "humiliation" untenable.
What Qin Xiao is doing now is something ten thousand times more ruthless than undermining the enemy's strength!
He's redefining it!
He was telling Ye Chen that the "humiliation" he felt was real, not fake!
But the purpose of this humiliation is not to make you stronger, but to... fulfill your enemy's wishes!
Your pain is a catalyst for someone else's love!
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