Today's fourth update: Chapter 1142! 5/5!
Zhu Jiu was terrified and immediately spoke up to stop him, but Lü Yue, whom he had summoned, had already lost control!
The poisonous intent coursed through Lü Yue's palm and into Yuan's body, causing her once-noble phoenix form to dim and lose its luster!
It was like a pearl covered in dust!
The Source Plague Pill frantically transmitted its power, even more violently than when it dealt with Xu Kun, leaving Yuan no room to resist!
This sudden turn of events left Xu Kun and Yang Yao looking at each other.
"Lü Yue... seems to have gained a trace of divinity!" Xu Kun said uncertainly.
Yang Yao blinked. "Is it because of the Five Fires Seven Birds Fan Yuan took out?"
Xu Kun nodded. It was obvious!
In the illusion, Lü Yue had suffered a crushing defeat, but not because he lacked absolute strength. He had been defeated by the divine artifact that naturally countered him, the Five Fires Seven Birds Fan. Moreover, in the illusion, Lü Yue had died painfully as the seven birds devoured him and the five fires scorched him!
What Xu Kun meant by that trace of divinity was that Lü Yue might have recovered a fragment of his memories from his past life—or rather, an obsession. And that obsession might have come from the plague pill he had refined with his origin!
"Zhu Jiu really screwed up this time. He used the plague pill against me, never expecting that he was carrying a ticking time bomb with him. Once Lü Yue loses control, drawing upon the plague pill's power, he could destroy heaven and earth. If Lü Yue kills Yuan, the Dragon Race and Phoenix Race will probably go to war over it!"
Xu Kun watched the