Flamefall, Lovebound

Dai Mubai snorted coldly at the sight. The Second Spirit Ring on his body suddenly flared with light. He threw open his mouth and let out an ear-splitting roar, sending a white sound wave sweeping toward Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo in the air. This was his Second Spirit Skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.

Wherever the sound wave passed, even the air was shaken into warped distortions. Its power was terrifying.

"Xiao Zhuo, left! Go left!" Jia Youcai shouted involuntarily.

Yan Lingzhuo reacted with remarkable speed. The instant Jia Youcai began shouting, she darted to the left. The white sound wave howled past the edge of their clothes, and the gale it kicked up slashed at their cheeks like blades.

Jia Youcai turned sideways and asked anxiously, "Xiao Zhuo, if they launch a wide-range attack at us in the air, is there anywhere we can still hide?"

Yan Lingzhuo replied with an indifferent expression, "Sure. As long as I throw you down from the sky, I'll definitely be much safer."

Jia Youcai clutched his chest in exaggerated fashion, putting on a deeply wounded look as he cried out, "Wow, 'I love you.'"

Yan Lingzhuo froze at Jia Youcai's sudden confession-like response. Then she realized what he meant, a blush rising to her pretty face. She shot him an annoyed glare and scolded, "At a time like this, you're still fooling around! Think seriously about how we're going to deal with this!"

Jia Youcai chuckled, his joking expression fading as he said seriously, "I think we're already out of time."

At the same time, Jia Youcai had already begun preparing his Fourth Spirit Skill.

As they spoke, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing seemed to notice that Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo were discussing a countermeasure. After exchanging a glance, the Third Spirit Ring on Dai Mubai's body flashed brilliantly. A layer of white radiance instantly appeared around him.

"Third Spirit Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

As Dai Mubai's third Purple Spirit Ring lit up, his body instantly swelled, his muscles bulging high. He stomped violently on the ground, shattering it at once and sending rubble flying. Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, he shot toward Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo in the air.

Zhu Zhuqing did not hesitate either. Her Third Spirit Ring lit up as well, making her body even more agile and light. Her speed suddenly surged, and she became a streak of black light, following closely behind Dai Mubai as she swept into the air.

"Not good, they're coming at us!" Jia Youcai's expression changed abruptly as he shouted.

A trace of gravity flashed through Yan Lingzhuo's beautiful eyes. She beat her wings and continued flying higher.

Although Zhu Zhuqing had jumped later, she was the first to close in on Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo.

Jia Youcai saw her gather Soul Power at the edge of her palm, forming a black-purple blade of light as she charged forward.

Jia Youcai hurriedly concentrated Soul Power into the fan in his hand and raised it in front of him. The light blade struck the fan, and its terrifying piercing force actually punched straight through it.

However, his Fourth Spirit Skill was ready as well.

"Wind Sweeps the Clouds!"

With Jia Youcai's low shout, a fierce gale erupted, forming a massive tornado centered on him. It swept Zhu Zhuqing and her attack into it together.

Inside the tornado, wind blades slashed like knives, madly cutting apart everything that dared enter. Zhu Zhuqing had no choice but to swiftly adjust her body and use her nimble movements to search for a way through the winds.

Having barely managed to restrain Zhu Zhuqing for the moment, Jia Youcai naturally would not let this perfect opportunity slip away.

"Xiao Zhuo, quick! Use your flames with my wind. Let's do a Wind Fire Combined Attack!" Jia Youcai shouted.

Yan Lingzhuo immediately understood Jia Youcai's intent. She first let Jia Youcai go, allowing him to fall freely. In any case, he could control the airflow to slow his descent.

Then, the flames across Yan Lingzhuo's body suddenly surged, circling around the tornado Jia Youcai had created. The wind fueled the fire, and the fire strengthened the wind. The two combined perfectly, forming a roaring fiery cyclone.

These moves might not be very effective against Dai Mubai, but they worked quite well against Zhu Zhuqing, who was suspended in midair and had weaker defenses.

The fiery cyclone, carrying scorching heat and razor-sharp wind blades, trapped Zhu Zhuqing within it.

Zhu Zhuqing felt the air around her burn hot, while the wind blades, like countless fine needles, continuously cut at the Soul Power protecting her body. She spun sharply, trying to use her agility to break free from the terrifying fiery cyclone, but every attempt to escape was ruthlessly forced back by the violent power of wind and fire.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai let out an enraged roar. His Fourth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up, and his eyes instantly turned blood-red. "Fourth Spirit Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

The next moment, countless white orbs of light streaked across the sky like meteors trailing long fiery tails, pouring down toward Jia Youcai.

Jia Youcai had just landed and had not yet steadied himself when an intense sense of danger crashed over him. He hurriedly mobilized his Soul Power, forming a Wind Shield before him in an attempt to block the oncoming assault.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The white light orbs slammed into the Wind Shield one after another, producing deafening explosions. The powerful impacts made the ground beneath Jia Youcai's feet tremble without stop, sending shattered rocks flying.

Under the fierce barrage of light orbs, cracks quickly spread across the Wind Shield before it shattered outright. Jia Youcai hurried to evade, but while dodging, he was inevitably struck several times by the light orbs.

Seeing what was happening on the ground, Yan Lingzhuo could not help crying out, "Youcai!"

"Don't worry about me!" Jia Youcai shouted.

Because Jia Youcai had no choice but to draw heavily on his Soul Power to withstand the White Tiger Meteor Shower, the tornado's rotation slowed drastically. Coupled with Yan Lingzhuo's lapse in attention, Zhu Zhuqing, who had originally been held within the airflow, seized the chance to slip free in a flash.

Before long, she arrived at Dai Mubai's side.

Dai Mubai raised his head, his gaze sharpening. He swung his right fist upward, and with that motion, every meteor abruptly changed direction and flew toward Yan Lingzhuo.

Yan Lingzhuo was startled. She had not expected Dai Mubai to manipulate the White Tiger Meteor Shower so skillfully. But she had no time to think further and rapidly beat her wings.

However, there were too many meteors, and they moved too quickly. On top of that, her body was frail; as long as a few hit her, she would lose her balance, allowing even more light orbs to strike her in succession.

"Bang! Bang!" Several dull impacts rang out. Yan Lingzhuo felt a burst of searing pain as the strikes knocked her body into a sway. More light orbs hit her one after another, and the flames around her dimmed. Her wings drooped weakly, and at last, she fell straight toward the ground.

Seeing this, Jia Youcai ignored the pain left by his earlier efforts to dodge the attacks and sprinted with all his strength toward where Yan Lingzhuo was falling.

"Xiao Zhuo!" Jia Youcai screamed himself hoarse.

At last, just as Yan Lingzhuo was about to crash heavily into the ground, Jia Youcai reached her. He leaped up fiercely, spread his arms, and caught Yan Lingzhuo securely in his embrace.

After landing, Jia Youcai carefully laid Yan Lingzhuo on the ground. Looking at her pale face and tightly shut eyes, he felt a stabbing pain in his heart. He gently stroked Yan Lingzhuo's cheek and whispered, "Xiao Zhuo, wake up. Don't scare me."

At this moment, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing landed not far away as well. Dai Mubai looked at Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo, then snorted coldly. "You should just admit defeat. In your current condition, you're no match for us at all."

Yan Lingzhuo slowly opened her eyes. "I'm fine. It just hurts a little. I might not be able to help you anymore."