Chapter 32: Burning Fire
The air in the martial arts arena seemed to solidify into substance.
The referee elder's voice was infused with spiritual power, striking everyone's heart clearly.
"Small sect competition, finals!"
“Danfeng, Zheng Qiuyu’s husband, burning fire!”
"Against, Tianxing City, Baili Fusu!"
The moment the words fell, the entire audience fell into dead silence. Then, a roar of voices rose to the sky, and countless eyes, a mixture of curiosity, fear, and anticipation, focused on the two figures on the stage.
Baili Fusu seemed oblivious to the noise around him.
He took a step forward, his posture as straight as a pine tree, and stood in the center of the martial arts arena.
His gaze, however, accurately passed over the blazing fire in front of him and fixed directly on Zheng Qiuyu's face. His eyes gleamed with a near-martyrdom-like brilliance, filled with self-touching compassion.
"Fairy Zheng."
The voice is clear and resounding.
"Everyone in the world is blinded by appearances, but I alone know the pain in your heart."
"You don't have to force yourself to smile anymore, and you don't have to compromise anymore!"
Baili Fusu's voice suddenly rose, becoming passionate and generous, as if he was about to save the whole world in the next moment.
"Today, I, Baili Fusu, will free you from the clutches of the devil and give you freedom!"
"I will let you know that there is still true love in this world, not this twisted imprisonment!"
This earth-shaking declaration caused the entire stands to explode.
"What is he...what is he talking about?"
"Kidnap the bride? You're trying to snatch someone's wife right in front of her husband!"
"Are you crazy? That's burning fire!"
Zheng Qiuyu almost couldn't hold back the expression on his face, and he had cursed Baili Fusu a thousand times in his heart.
This idiot who is more likely to cause trouble than to do anything else!
The burning fire behind her suddenly stiffened.
Those chaotic, hollow eyes slowly lifted up, locking their gaze firmly on Baili Fusu. From the depths of his throat, a low, grunting sound, like the grinding of a giant beast's teeth, escaped.
Buzz!
The black love-gu chain between his eyebrows was flashing wildly, almost dripping with ink.
A primal, brutal, terrifying aura, threatening to reduce all things to nothingness, emanated uncontrollably from him. The air around the arena plummeted in temperature, and even the light seemed dimmed.
A terrifying blood red flashed in his burning eyes.
That's jealousy.
It is the most primitive anger of a male whose territory has been invaded.
Zheng Qiuyu's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat. She could clearly feel the chaotic power within Shao Huo's body, which she was both incredibly familiar with and incredibly fearful of, unleashing itself.
Once this power fully explodes, not only Baili Fusu, but the entire martial arts arena will be buried with him!
She immediately turned sideways and whispered urgently in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
【Word Spirit·Pet】
"Husband."
Her voice was soft and urgent, with a hint of deliberately created dependence and trembling at the end.
"You are the only one in my eyes and heart."
"Don't get angry over someone you don't care about; he doesn't deserve it."
"I don't care who he is. I don't even bother to take a look at him."
The sweetness of the lie was pushed to the extreme by her at this moment, like the most powerful sedative, forcibly injected into the burning and manic consciousness.
The red light in his eyes faded slightly, but the destructive aura around him still lingered, and his body was as tense as a fully drawn bow.
The mania was only temporarily suppressed.
Seeing that Zheng Qiuyu was "indifferent", Baili Fusu thought that she was afraid of the "devil" beside her and did not dare to reveal her feelings, and the pity in his eyes became even stronger.
"Don't be afraid, fairy!"
He shouted loudly and quickly made hand gestures with his hands.
Golden runes appeared out of thin air and instantly transformed into several dazzling chains, carrying a mysterious aura that could seal off all things, and coiled towards the burning fire.
This is not a killing move, but Qingyun Sect's extremely high-level sealing spell - the God-Binding Chain.
However, this well-intentioned "rescue" was the most vicious provocation in Zhuohuo's eyes.
Just when the golden chain was about to touch him.
The burning fire moved.
There were no fancy moves, no signs of spiritual energy flowing. He didn't even look at the mighty golden chain, but simply raised his hand and waved it casually in the direction of Baili Fusu.
It was as if he was just shooing away an annoying fly.
A stream of gray air passed by silently.
“Puff—”
A soft sound.
The God-Binding Chain that Baili Fusu was so proud of, melted into nothingness without even a ripple the moment it came into contact with the gray airflow, just like ice and snow under the sun.
The gray airflow continued to move forward.
Baili Fusu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he couldn't even see what it was.
He just felt a chill on his right arm.
Then, the soul-tearing pain came slowly.
He lowered his head stiffly.
His entire right arm was severed at the shoulder and fell to the ground with a dull thud.
The wound was as smooth as a mirror, without a drop of blood flowing out. Only the gray chaotic aura lingered at the incision like a maggot on the tarsal bone, preventing any sign of regeneration of flesh and blood.
Time seemed to be paused at this moment.
The thunderous discussion came to an abrupt halt.
The whole place was dead silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the bloody and bizarre scene on the stage. The destructive power of chaos, like an icy tide, overwhelmed everyone present, leaving them trembling with fear from the depths of their souls.
On the high platform, a hint of uncontrollable ecstasy flashed in Elder Wang's eyes.
He stood up suddenly, using all his strength to point at the burning fire on the stage and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Devil! The devil has finally revealed his true nature!"
"He's a monster who only knows how to kill! Sect Master, elders, if this beast isn't eliminated, Qingyun Sect will be in great trouble!"
His voice broke the silence and instantly ignited the fear in everyone's hearts.
The commotion began to spread, and several law enforcement elders showed surprise and doubt on their faces. Their spiritual power had already begun to circulate, ready to take action.
At this critical moment, Zheng Qiuyu moved.
She suddenly rushed in front of Shaohuo, opened her arms, and used her thin body to completely protect him behind her.
A line of clear tears slid down from the corner of her eye and across her pale cheek.
Her voice was tearful, full of sadness and despair, and resounded throughout the venue.
"No!"
"My husband is just jealous of me! He didn't mean it!"
"Someone said he wanted to take me away from me right in front of him, and he just...just lost control because he loved me too much! He meant no harm!"
She cried and used her perfect acting skills to package the devastating blow of the fire into a passionate outburst of "madness for love".
The sect leader and several prudent elders were already intimidated by the power, and when they saw Zheng Qiuyu's attitude, they became hesitant for a moment.
Elder Zhang Xuan, the head of Danfeng Peak, immediately stood up and echoed loudly, "Sect Master! The power of the gods is beyond the comprehension of mortals like us!"
"It's understandable that he lost control in a hurry! Besides, Master Baili provoked him first, so this incident can't be blamed entirely on Shao Huo!"
Right in the center of this chaos, no one noticed.
Zheng Qiuyu could clearly feel that the love chain on his burning brow had another clear crack after the violent outburst just now.
The erosion of the poison deepened silently.
Baili Fusu knelt on one knee, pressing the wound on his right shoulder with his left hand, his face as pale as paper.
He raised his head and looked at Zheng Qiuyu, who was protecting the burning fire with his life. There was a trace of confusion, pain, and... incomprehensible brokenness in his eyes.
Why?
Why would she protect the devil who had hurt him and her?
Could it be that... the "rescue" he wanted to carry out was a huge joke from the very beginning?
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