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"Ho ho... Not bad, boy. You really are quite something, to have fought me to this extent. If it had been anyone else, they would have died countless times over by now! What a pity, though—you can only go this far!" Old Madam Chi sneered as she stretched out her hand. In an instant, she flew before me and flicked a claw, sending Mo Lan's demon core tumbling out of my pocket!
"Here, eat it. Perhaps then you can beat me. If you refuse, don't blame this old woman for being cruel!" Old Madam Chi spoke grimly, then swept out her massive hand and sent me flying. I felt my strength vanish rapidly as I resisted, until I was barely capable of resisting at all.
The Three-Flavored True Fire was fierce and overbearing. Mere proximity to it was beyond what any human could endure. Steam poured from my entire body, sweat soaking both my front and back before rapidly evaporating!
The demon core fell into Old Madam Chi's hands, but in the next moment, she threw it back to me, forcing me to eat it myself. I desperately wanted to swallow the demon core and recover my strength, but could the Phoenix clan truly resurrect the dead? If they could, Mo Lan could be reborn as well!
"Xijun... Mo Lan... can she still come back to life...?" I wasn't that stubborn. I picked up the demon core and asked through clenched teeth.
What chilled my heart, however, was that Xijun shook her head in the midst of the battle. Clearly, Mo Lan had truly fallen. I didn't know why being a member of the Phoenix clan didn't mean she could resurrect at will, but even after learning the answer, I still couldn't bring myself to swallow the demon core.