A powerful pressure followed, and Zhong Zhou's face paled slightly, feeling as if a thousand pounds were weighing on his shoulders! Who is this person? He has been by the city lord's side for ten years and has never seen this person before!
"You! Step back!" The old man's terrifying voice rang out, sounding exceptionally cold and chilling. Zhong Zhou's body trembled involuntarily a few times. He glanced at Hua Shi'an and then stepped back.
As soon as he stepped out of the main hall, his body relaxed involuntarily, and the oppressive feeling vanished instantly! The city lord actually had such a powerful figure by his side!
'Pfft~'
Yu Bugui coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Girl, don't get distracted now. The other side is also reinforcing this restraint."
Ji Jiuying's eyes flickered slightly. A strikingly handsome man in red and a cute little boy appeared behind her. "Ye Yan, Ling Xiao! Help protect me!"
Yu Bugui sensed something, but he didn't turn around; instead, he focused on drawing talismans.
With the help of the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and the Illusionary Dragon, it was indeed not so difficult! And a trace of bright red appeared at the corner of Hua Shi'an's mouth again! The two forces were invisibly clashing within the Blazing Sun Bow!
"Little evil spirit, why won't Mother let me go out to help?" Little Phoenix complained.
"She must have her reasons for not letting you go out!" Just like how she insisted on adding the word "little" before its name! Little Evil Fire said lazily.
"Does Mother not like Little Phoenix anymore? Waaaaah~" Little Phoenix's crying made Xie Huo frown. Why did this girl cry so easily!
"Don't cry. The woman didn't let you go out because she didn't want to expose you!"
"Why!"
This is bizarre; ...why?!
"Because you are the divine beast Vermilion Bird. Think about it, if you were exposed, countless people would want to kill the woman and then take you away. Do you think you can protect her now?" Evil Fire patiently explained.
Little Phoenix nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite. She couldn't let her mother get into danger because of her; right now, she desperately wanted to become stronger.
Evil Fire seemed to read her mind, "Actually, there's a way to stay by a woman's side all the time without being discovered..."
Little Phoenix's ruby-like eyes lit up immediately. "What method?"
"There are two ways. The first is that if you absorb a Sacred Heart Stone spat out by a fallen divine beast, you can transform into human form. The second is your next tribulation, but your last tribulation was only recently over, so the next one is still a long way off..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Huang'er deflated like a punctured balloon. This was far too difficult! She had sensed this world before, and there wasn't even a trace of a divine beast. There weren't any alive ones, and even the dead ones were probably hard to find. The second method was farther than the heavens themselves; how long would she have to wait?
Various runes floated in the room, vying to enter the Blazing Sun Bow. Blood spilled from Yu Bugui's lips, staining his plain brocade robe, but he seemed oblivious to it. Meanwhile, Hua Shi'an was defending against the confinement from a distance.
You attacked and I defended, you ran and I chased. After an unknown amount of time, Yu Bugui managed to squeeze out a sentence, "My good disciple, as soon as the runes disappear, go forward and form a contract with him. Try to erase his contract when he is at his weakest!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Jiuying responded and then focused intently on the Blazing Sun Bow in mid-air, preparing for the final, charged strike!
"Girl, get ready!" Yu Bugui shouted, throwing his cane into the air. He clasped his hands together, slowly widening his palms. Countless golden runes formed a ball of spiritual energy in the center of his palms. He then forcefully pushed the Blazing Sun Bow. Boom! The entire Star Academy trembled violently!
"What's going on?"
Was there an earthquake?
"······"
Shen Qingqiu and the elders and sect leaders were all startled by the tremor. They quickly comforted the students while investigating the cause of the tremor.
At this moment, the Blazing Sun Bow radiated golden light, illuminating the entire secret chamber. It was so sacred that it could not be easily offended. This must be its true form! Fortunately, a barrier was set up in time. Otherwise, if the aura of this divine artifact had been released, the Cangming Continent would have been thrown into chaos!
Seeing this, Ji Jiuying bit her finger and used her spiritual power to flick the blood onto the Blazing Sun Bow! She released her spiritual power to invade the Blazing Sun Bow, declaring, "In the name of the gods, the divine artifact Blazing Sun Bow, is at my command!"
A halo formed beneath her feet, and Ji Jiuying instantly vanished from her spot, appearing in a golden world, a vast expanse of nothingness. This reminded Ji Jiuying of the time when she made the contract with the Immortal-Binding Rope, and the current situation seemed similar!
Hua Shi'an and the old man named Yin Sha were blasted several meters away, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. Hua Shi'an said unwillingly, "The restraint has been lifted!"
"Now we can only pray that the girl who took the Blazing Sun Bow won't be able to form a contract with it. As long as she doesn't succeed in forming a contract, we'll have a chance to take it back. Once she succeeds, not only will her cultivation level rise significantly, but the Blazing Sun Bow will also be difficult to subdue her!" Yin Sha sighed. If they couldn't take it back, they would have a hard time explaining to their lord!
However, just as Hua Shi'an was about to say something, he cried out in alarm, his mind throbbing with excruciating pain, as if some connection was about to be severed, "Yin Sha, she's contracting the Blazing Sun Bow!"
Yin Sha's pupils contracted; what she feared most had come to pass! She quickly said, "Quickly use your mental power to protect your sea of consciousness, don't let her succeed!"
He really couldn't help him with this; he had to rely on himself! But how could Hua Shi'an's blood compare to Ji Jiuying's innate spiritual body? Soon, she severed the connection between Hua Shi'an and the Blazing Sun Bow, and Hua Shi'an suffered a backlash and fainted!
Ji Jiuying stood up blankly and walked forward. A faint sobbing sound caught her attention, and she immediately became alert. Was there someone else here? No! She had worked so hard to win the Blazing Sun Bow; she absolutely couldn't let someone else contract it!
She stopped and tried to sense which direction the sound was coming from. After a while, she had her answer and quietly walked in one direction.
As she approached, the crying grew louder! However! What appeared before her eyes was a three- or four-year-old toddler! The only difference was that this toddler had two horns on his head. How could she possibly hurt such an adorable child!
"Little sister, why are you crying?" Ji Jiuying did not lower her guard just because she was a little girl, and took a few steps forward to ask.
The little girl wiped away her tears and sobbed, "Sister, I can't get out of here, waaaaah!"
Ji Jiuying remembered the little elf she had contracted with the Immortal-Binding Rope before, and looking at the little girl in front of her, the two horns on her head looked very familiar! Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she finally knew why the horns looked familiar!
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