Burning

A powerful sword light, as dazzling as the blazing sun, flashed by.

At that moment, it was as if the real sun had fallen into the world. Apart from the powerful Su Cheng and Bibi Dong, all the remaining onlookers felt a stinging pain in their eyes, and pale red tears welled up in their eyes, making it difficult to look directly at its dazzling brilliance.

Even the Spiritual Power fluctuations detected by Qian Daoliu, the Peerless Douluo in the Douluo Hall, were dispersed by the aftershocks of this energy.

This situation is not only due to the excessive Sun Power, but also because Qian Renxue's control over it is insufficient, resulting in excessive energy loss.

Now that things have come to this, Qian Daoliu can no longer sit idly by.

He also hadn't expected Qian Renxue to be so extreme.

Even with his years of cultivated composure, he couldn't help but feel agitated and unable to control himself. He was worried and heartbroken for his granddaughter, feeling that her actions were not worthwhile, and secretly resented Su Cheng for being unfaithful and disappointing.

With a swift movement, he rushed out of the Douluo Hall and headed towards the academy.

If Qian Daoliu was like this, Su Cheng, who was so close by, had an even more dramatic change in expression.

Was that sword strike powerful?

Actually, Su Cheng wasn't that difficult to deal with.

Even if Qian Renxue could truly control the immense power within her, this domineering and extreme offensive style would result in relatively limited combat methods, and her actual combat strength would be far inferior to that of Su Cheng himself.

Not to mention that Qian Renxue's aura was unstable and she clearly had difficulty controlling the subsequent trajectory of this sword strike.

With Su Cheng's control and application of power, it would be easy to break into the area and detonate it beforehand, without harming him at all.

In terms of power, Qian Renxue has indeed reached the level of Second-Level God.

But in a direct confrontation, she would have no chance of defeating any Second-Level God. Even against Third-Level God, the outcome would be uncertain.

Although she possesses the memories and experience of becoming Angel God, experience also requires physical reactions as support.

Currently, both her physical foundation and spiritual essence are only undergoing potential transformation, which still needs time to be realized. There is still a considerable gap between her and reaching the God-level- level.

Unlike Su Cheng's Innate Power, which can unify all the energy in the body into a single force, making every improvement a true leap in strength.

This is why endlessly increasing energy is not very meaningful.

If energy accumulation is insufficient, energy utilization efficiency will be surprisingly low, and it may even have a negative effect of dragging down the team in battles of the same level.

A child wielding a heavy divine sword and wildly swinging it may not be as effective as a well-chosen dagger.

Of course, given her level of power, wiping out a hundred or so peerless Peerless Douluo with a single sword strike would be a piece of cake.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing had no time to think further.

Only when the real killing move arrived did they realize that the previous Divine Might was merely an appetizer.

Her eyes went completely blind from the intense light, her mind went blank, and she was stunned on the spot.

They could no longer even feel their own existence.

After the sword strike, the light on Qian Renxue's wings dimmed, dissipating into countless points of light. The blazing white flames in her eyes extinguished, and her long hair slowly fell down.

The next moment, the longsword in her hand disappeared, and her figure split in two, transforming into two figures wearing brilliant gold Battle Armor and silver-gray Battle Armor respectively.

The aura that had been at its peak instantly vanished.

Although still powerful, it no longer possessed the terrifying aura it once had.

Watching this scene from afar, Bibi Dong, who was chasing behind, looked terrified.

She understands Su Cheng better, at least when it comes to matters of the heart, than Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing, and she sees things more clearly.

She guessed what choice the other party would make next.

"Su Cheng!! No—"

The sharp, piercing shouts had not yet subsided.

The transparent sword light deflected in an instant and landed directly in front of Zhu Zhuqing.

Su Cheng had no other choice.

Five-colored light flowed, and the Talent Domain unfolded.

But faced with the terrifying sword light before them, this domain offered almost no resistance and was immediately broken upon its appearance.

With a sudden release of his grip, the Longevity Sword fell to the ground.

He couldn't use his sword to block it.

If you do that, Qian Renxue will die.

The next moment, hands swirling with transparent energy enveloped both sides of the blinding, blazing white sword light.

The perfect and pure Innate Power came into contact with the domineering and scorching Sun Power.

It's not a direct collision, but rather an attempt to buffer and dissolve.

However, it is almost useless.

The Sun Power is inherently extremely violent, and its domineering nature is even stronger than that of Innate Power.

The Innate Power lies in its balance; in fact, it is not particularly outstanding in either defense or attack, let alone in the way it is used to defend.

"Laugh--"

With an almost inaudible, minute sound, the energy in my hands was first rapidly burned and evaporated, then my skin, flesh...

The sword light slowed and weakened slightly before piercing the body without any suspense.

"Um..."

Su Cheng couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

The instantaneous pain almost made him give up resisting.

Fortunately, he avoided a fatal blow.

Even so, the continuous stream of Sun Power continued to rapidly devour his life force.

The burning sensation outside the body quickly disappeared, replaced by numbness.

This terrifying energy, seemingly capable of scorching everything, raged unchecked within the body. Internal organs, meridians, bones, even the soul...

From the Qian Renxue thrust out her sword to the moment Su Cheng unhesitatingly chose to take the blow head-on, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

When everyone regained their sight, they were so shocked by the horrific scene before them that they were speechless.

A terrifying flame, several meters high, burned fiercely on the ground.

No, within those faintly blue, towering white flames, one could vaguely discern the figure of a man kneeling on one knee.

To be precise, the white flames seemed to emanate from within him.

That man seemed to be the Core Flame itself.

The intense heat emanating from this massive pillar of fire was several times greater than the heat waves that had previously emanated from Qian Renxue's body.

The hard bluestone ground quickly dissolved, forming a deep pit.

Without Qian Renxue's control, the incomparably powerful Sun Power finally revealed its ferocious fangs before these mortals.

When the sun hangs high in the sky, it is the source of life that commands respect and reverence.

However, such beings can only be observed from afar by ordinary people; if they dare to approach, they will only face certain death.

The many academy Soul Master who were watching, regardless of their cultivation level, all felt an unbearable burning pain throughout their bodies at this moment.

Even within their souls, it felt as if flames were growing.

One must exert all their Soul Power to resist in order to barely avoid being burned by this heat wave.

Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the bonfire in front of her and the indistinct, blurry figures within it.

For a moment, they seemed not to have realized what had just happened.

"No, how could this be..."

"Why..."

Aside from their clothes and hair color, the two tall, slender figures, who looked exactly alike, murmured softly, their eyes filled with tears and fear.

He immediately wanted to rush into the fire to find the person, rescue him, or share the terrifying Sun Fire with him.

But someone was faster than her.

A dark green figure descended from the sky, disregarding the terrifying heat of the white flames, and went straight into the fire, embracing the figure in his arms.

A sharp burning sensation came instantly.

Beneath the dark green mask, tears streamed down Bibi Dong's face, only to be quickly evaporated.

She had no time to care about anyone else.

Whether it was Qian Renxue, Zhu Zhuqing, or the academy members who were watching, they had all disappeared from sight.

There was only one person in her eyes.

I could sense that Su Cheng's life force was rapidly declining.

The final scene in the dream seemed to reappear before my eyes.

"Don't want..."

In just a moment, the hands that were holding Su Cheng's body had become charred black, rough and withered like dried-up firewood, and extremely ugly.

Even Bibi Dong, who unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar and whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary Peerless Douluo, met such an end upon first contact.

One can imagine what Su Cheng's internal state must be like now, having taken that sword head-on.

"I'll help you, hang in there..."

The depths of the soul, unseen by anyone.

The sacred and pure Lotus Pond blooms peacefully as always.

At the Lotus Pond, there is a large expanse of silt that is impossible to see.

At this moment, as Bibi Dong's state of mind fluctuated violently, the layers of silt suddenly began to churn and roll.

Then, starting from the roots and stems of each lotus plant, it slowly climbs and spreads upwards...

However, before it could take any further action, a large number of flames suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Suddenly, clusters of flames ignited on the vast expanse of pristine lotus flowers that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Burn your soul!

Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed suddenly, and the intense pain made her face turn pale.

But this was the only solution she could think of.

Her strength is indeed very strong.

However, compared to Su Cheng's Innate Power or Qian Renxue's Sun Power, it is still far, far inferior.

Never before had she felt such regret.

Why have you slacked off in your cultivation during this time? Why haven't you tried to integrate your Innate Power?

She pressed her forehead against Su Cheng's forehead.

The Soul Power poured out without reservation.

If this really is just another dream, then this time, I can choose to end it with you.

Amidst the intense flames, neither of the two Qian Renxue gave Bibi Dong's figure, who was engrossed in the fire, much thought.

In fact, they are now completely panicked.

Without exchanging any glances, the two prepared to set off simultaneously.

"Etc."

Suddenly, a figure landed behind Qian Renxue, placing both hands on their left and right shoulders simultaneously.

Qian Daoliu arrived.

"If you act rashly, you will only cause trouble for Su Cheng and make him distracted from taking care of you. Wait a while and trust him."

While using delaying tactics to discourage Qian Renxue from getting closer, he scanned the crowd and said, "All academy teachers, immediately take your students and leave this place!"

With that, he waved his hand, using his domain to partially block the heat wave.

Seeing the High Priest appear in person, the teachers breathed a sigh of relief.

They were already at their breaking point.

As for the students, their performance was even worse. Apart from Zhu Zhuqing, most of them barely managed to stay upright and not collapse to the ground.

Soon, the young Soul Master were all taken away one after another, but Zhu Zhuqing stood still without moving, her expression blank as if she had lost her soul, and no matter how others called and pulled her, it was to no avail.

The teachers were immediately at a loss when they saw this.

Qian Daoliu glanced at her, then at his two distraught granddaughters, hesitated for a moment, and then waved his hand, indicating that the others should not worry about her for now.

He then turned his gaze to the two figures in the fire and sighed inwardly.

Seeing that Su Cheng's life or death was uncertain, all of his previous anger dissipated.

Putting today's incident aside, he actually admires Su Cheng quite a bit.

Young and promising with exceptional talent, although she has subtly influenced the succession of the Angel Godhood, it's not necessarily a bad thing that Qian Renxue can find a better path.

Unfortunately, his shortcomings in handling emotions are truly regrettable.

Pain!

Extremely painful!

Su Cheng has completely lost the ability to perceive subsequent changes in the outside world.

Even if Qian Renxue attacked Zhu Zhuqing again, he would be powerless to stop her.

Fortunately, Bibi Dong is following behind, so she should be able to control the situation.

The clothes they were wearing, their Soul Tool, and other such items were instantly burned to ashes.

The body's hair and other connective tissues had long since turned to ashes.

The hands that had initially faced the Divine Might were charred black, with all the flesh and skin necrotic. If it weren't for the Innate Power flowing within them, these hands probably wouldn't have survived.

The intense, persistent pain did not originate from these tissues or organs.

In fact, he had long since stopped feeling the burning sensation on his skin.

For most people, once the pain reaches a certain threshold, the brain will block the signal as a form of self-protection.

However, at his level of cultivation, such a situation would obviously be impossible, as pain can play a significant supporting role in both combat and cultivation.

The real reason is that, compared to the blazing white flames burning inside the body, the pain on the skin is insignificant.

Even under the second stage of the Longevity True Body, with the flawless Innate Power protecting the body, it is still difficult to avoid suffering severe damage.

The Sun Power was far too domineering; in a direct confrontation, it almost completely overwhelmed his Innate Power.

Even the main meridians are now covered with a layer of molten gold-like color, while some of the branch meridians are completely tangled and stuck together.

This was truly a burning sensation inside, as if my entire body was melting.

But all these injuries combined don't even amount to one-tenth of the pain caused by the burning of the soul.

Within the soul, tiny, blazing white flames ignited one after another.

Although few in number, they relentlessly and slowly eroded his soul, and his Innate Power was simply unable to destroy them.

This is the terrifying aspect of higher-level power.

The flames inside the body, outside the body, and in the soul resonate with each other, even using the battlefield where they clash as fuel.

Unless it is completely extinguished at the same time, we can only wait for it to run out of steam.

However, judging from the current situation, it seems that by then, Su Cheng himself will have to take his own life.