Huo Zhi

Not to mention that Lei Dong himself was already a Five Star Dou Zong—the gap in their cultivation levels alone was an insurmountable divide. On top of that, Lei Dong also cultivated his body. With Huo Zhi's strength, she was completely outmatched before him.

After struggling fruitlessly for a while, Huo Zhi grew embarrassed and furious. Dou Qi gathered in her other hand, flames blazing to life. In the next moment, she swung her palm at him again.

A wicked smile tugged at the corner of Lei Dong's lips. Boom! A White Flame erupted around his body! The instant the White Flame appeared, Huo Zhi's flames scattered in fright.

Lei Dong then released her Jade Hand, reached out, and pulled off the veil covering her face.

The moment he saw Huo Zhi's face, Lei Dong froze on the spot.

Her willow eyebrows curved gracefully, her tender little face fair and smooth, her nose high and straight. Her countenance was as beautiful as a fairy's, while a passionate yet gentle aura radiated from her with breathtaking intensity.

Combined with her curvaceous, fiery figure, she made Lei Dong's heart stir.

Of course, he could admit that he was simply a little "hungry" for her body.

Huo Zhi was also stunned when her veil was suddenly removed. She knew her strength was inferior to Lei Dong's, but after only two exchanges, she had been effortlessly subdued?

What was more, the flames on Lei Dong's body had actually caused her own flames to scatter outright?

One of them was filled with questions, while the other was captivated by her beauty. They both stood dazed for several seconds.

Only then did Huo Zhi come back to her senses. She roared, "You Bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"

Her fury was not because her veil had been removed, but because after five years of bitter cultivation, she had still been so easily subdued.

How could she possibly feel good about that!?

After all, five years ago, Huo Xuan had been defeated by Lei Dong in a single move. Lei Dong's arrogant appearance had remained etched in her mind ever since.

With that, Huo Zhi charged forward again. No mistake—she threw her entire body at Lei Dong.

Lei Dong had never refused a woman throwing herself into his arms. And with Huo Zhi's looks, he had no reason to refuse her.

He caught Huo Zhi with ease. After both her hands were restrained, she grew even angrier and opened her mouth to bite Lei Dong.

"Boom~..."

When Lei Dong saw that Huo Zhi wanted to bite him, a surge of Dou Qi rose around his body and sent her flying.

After being knocked to the ground, Huo Zhi finally understood that the difference in strength between them was simply like heaven and earth.

Seeing that Huo Zhi had stopped moving, Lei Dong asked in confusion, "Hey, what are you throwing a tantrum for? I only removed your veil, didn't I? It's not like I saw you naked. Why are you acting like you want to fight me to the death?"

Huo Zhi said aggrievedly, "You humiliated me!"

"What the hell..." Lei Dong froze. He had seemingly done nothing yet. How had he humiliated her?

"Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. This Young Master only removed your veil. Besides, you were the one who attacked first, weren't you? How does that count as humiliation?"

Huo Zhi snorted, then continued, "Five years ago, you defeated Huo Xuan in a single move, then looked at me with such provocation. Wasn't that humiliation? I've cultivated desperately for the past five years... yet I still can't compare to you!"

The more she spoke, the more dejected Huo Zhi became, as if all her years of effort had been wasted.

Lei Dong, meanwhile, was utterly bewildered. He really couldn't remember when he had provoked her. Besides, Huo Zhi was merely a minor character who had appeared only a few times in the original story. Why would he lower himself to provoke her?

"All right, all right." Seeing that Huo Zhi had nine-tenths beauty, Lei Dong explained, "I think you may have misunderstood something."

"Besides, if I had really provoked him like that, do you think Huo Xuan would still have treated me so well?"

Huo Zhi paused at that, then said, "That was because of the Clan Leader's orders. Otherwise, why would he have been willing to?"

Hearing this, Lei Dong walked toward Huo Zhi impatiently and said, "Impossible to reason with!"

Before Huo Zhi could say anything, he had already reached her. In the next moment, Lei Dong lifted her up.

"You... Mmph~..."

Huo Zhi had originally wanted to ask Lei Dong what he intended to do, but before she could finish speaking, her tender lips were thoroughly sealed...

The moment Lei Dong kissed her, Huo Zhi's thoughts seemed to drift beyond the heavens. She even forgot to resist.

As Lei Dong savored her sweet, delectable lips, he thought, Sure enough, trying to reason with a woman is simply a waste of life!

Only after a deep kiss lasting more than a minute did Lei Dong finally release Huo Zhi.

Looking at Huo Zhi lying in his arms, breathing softly with her pretty face flushed red, Lei Dong felt a powerful itch in his heart.

After all, he possessed his Past Life Memory and the soul of an adult. He had abstained for seventeen years. During cultivation, it had never seemed like a problem.

But now, with a beauty possessing breathtaking looks lying in his arms, her little face flushed red, how could he not have thoughts?

Adding the effects of the alcohol rising to his head, Lei Dong's restless hands began wandering without restraint.

After taking a few breaths, Huo Zhi instinctively pushed Lei Dong away when she felt a Big Hand suddenly attack a certain spot. Then, after shyly scolding him, "You Bastard," she fled...

Watching the duck he had nearly cooked fly away just like that, Lei Dong felt terrible. But this was the Flame Clan's territory. He couldn't possibly chase after her, could he?

"Whew~..."

After taking a deep breath, Lei Dong unhappily walked into the room.

After both Lei Dong and Huo Zhi had left, two Half Saints of the Flame Clan emerged.

"Huo Xing, do you think that if that boy had really done something to Huo Zhi just now, we should have stopped him or not?"

One of the Half Saints turned to ask the other.

The Half Saint called Huo Xing shook his head. "I don't know either. You keep watch over Lei Dong here. I'll report to the Clan Leader."

With that, Huo Xing left the area outside Lei Dong's room.

At that moment, inside the room, Lei Dong poured several buckets of water over himself before finally calming down.

The reason he had not forcibly kept Huo Zhi just now was that he knew that ever since he had entered the Flame Clan,

Yan Jin had probably dispatched at least several Half Saint-level Strong Persons to watch him and his subordinates.

Although he had not sensed anything until now, he believed that Yan Jin had certainly sent people to keep an eye on him.

The Ancient Races—although the Lei Clan and Flame Clan had been on friendly terms for generations, Yan Jin, as the Clan Leader, had never truly placed complete trust in the Lei Clan.

The same applied not only to Yan Jin, but to Lei Ying as well.

Because both men understood that no matter how close their relationship was, they were each the Clan Leader of a clan. In this world, clan interests ultimately came first. Everything else was nothing but fleeting clouds!

Take Gu Yuan and Xiao Xuan, for example. They had once been exceptionally close brothers. But after Xiao Xuan died, what had Gu Yuan done? Although he had not killed Xiao Xuan with his own hands, the Xiao Clan had still been destroyed at the hands of the Gu Clan.

After all, the reason the Gu Clan had been able to become the publicly acknowledged strongest clan without the aid of the Void Swallowing Flame was precisely because of the Xiao Clan's powerful foundation.