"Boom, boom, boom!"
Countless fist shadows filled the entire altar, sweeping toward Shen Hongfei like a raging storm!
Every one of Xing Tian's punches carried terrifying power capable of tearing space apart. Even a Golden Immortal expert in the same realm as Xing Tian would probably have been blasted into powder instantly when faced with such horrifying force!
Yet Shen Hongfei's expression did not change at all. He merely gave a soft shout, and the Heaven-Refining Furnace protecting him instantly burst into dazzling light!
Blinding red radiance erupted from the Heaven-Refining Furnace, dyeing the entire sky crimson!
"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"
The dense barrage of punches fell upon the Heaven-Refining Furnace like raindrops, releasing an endless series of thunderous booms!
Although the destructive power of Xing Tian's punches was astonishing, they could not inflict the slightest damage on the Heaven-Refining Furnace!
Instead, Xing Tian's fists had already been reduced to a bloody mess, exposing stark white bones!
But even so, Xing Tian showed no intention of stopping. He continued to hammer the Heaven-Refining Furnace with all his might!
"This guy really is a battle maniac!"
Seeing this, Shen Hongfei was rendered speechless—it was one thing to try to smash an
Innate Supreme Treasure with his fists, but seriously?
To be honest, although Xing Tian's strength was not particularly formidable, his will to fight was the strongest Shen Hongfei had ever seen!
Although the two were technically enemies, Shen Hongfei still deeply admired a battle maniac like Xing Tian!
"Xing Tian, stop!"
At that moment, Houtu, who had been watching the battle all along, finally could not bear to watch any longer and shouted at Xing Tian!
If anyone else had spoken, Xing Tian, who had already fallen into a frenzy, might not have listened.
But the person speaking was Houtu. Xing Tian finally recovered from his madness and calmed down somewhat.
He stopped the fist he was about to drive into the Heaven-Refining Furnace and turned to look at Houtu!
"Xing Tian, I willingly agreed to marry Hongfei. No one forced me, so you don't need to stand up for me and waste your efforts!"
Houtu tried to persuade Xing Tian.
Houtu knew that Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu had gone to see Dijiang, hoping he would cancel her engagement to Shen Hongfei.
Although she thought the three of them were meddling, she knew they were doing it for her sake, so she had not blamed them.
What Houtu had not expected was that, just as the engagement ceremony was about to be completed, Xing Tian would jump out again to cause trouble!
This time, Houtu was somewhat annoyed. She had even considered using Shen Hongfei to teach Xing Tian a harsh lesson!
But seeing Xing Tian fight like a mad demon, Houtu's heart softened somewhat. That was why she wanted him to stop, so he would not suffer even more severe injuries!
"What! Ancestral Witch Houtu, you agreed willingly?"
After hearing Houtu's words, Xing Tian froze on the spot, his face filled with disbelief.
Houtu's words had dealt a devastating blow to Xing Tian's spirit!
He had never imagined that Houtu had willingly agreed to marry Shen Hongfei. All the scenarios he had imagined before had merely been wishful thinking on his part!
He had gone to such lengths and challenged Shen Hongfei despite completely throwing away his dignity. Had all of that been pointless? Had he merely humiliated himself?
"Hmph! Xing Tian, do you think we would force our little sister to marry someone she doesn't like?"
Dijiang snorted coldly and questioned Xing Tian.
A bitter smile appeared on Xing Tian's face. He instantly lost all his fighting spirit and staggered away toward the bottom of the altar.
After Xing Tian left, Shen Hongfei's voice once again reached everyone's ears. "Does anyone else want to continue challenging me?"
The entire square immediately fell silent. Even Hou Yi and Kuafu, the two Great Witches whose strength was second only to Xing Tian's, lowered their heads and remained silent.
Xing Tian could be considered the strongest expert beneath the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Since even he had suffered a crushing defeat at Shen Hongfei's hands, who else would dare to challenge him?
Seeing that no one dared to step forward, Dijiang immediately shouted, "Since no one dares to challenge him, I hereby announce that the engagement ceremony of Shen Hongfei and Houtu is officially complete!"
"Woohoo! Congratulations on your wedding, Ancestral Witch Houtu!"
Upon hearing Dijiang's announcement, the Witch Clan members in the square immediately cheered excitedly.
Those who had originally felt that Houtu would be too wronged by marrying a fetus finally let go of their dissatisfaction after witnessing Shen Hongfei's strength!
Before Shen Hongfei had even been born, he had already defeated Xing Tian, a powerful expert of the Witch Clan. His future was unquestionably limitless, and he was absolutely worthy of Houtu, an Ancestral Witch!
Only the young members of the Witch Clan who admired Houtu as Xing Tian did were silently weeping in their hearts.
The Witch Clan had not established many complicated customs. Once Shen Hongfei and Houtu's engagement ceremony was complete, the entire square was plunged into celebration!
Countless young men and women of the Witch Clan sang and danced around bonfires. The demon beasts that had been slaughtered and roasted were sliced apart with sharp blades and placed on wooden plates for all the members of the Witch Clan to eat.
"Houtu, you're going to be my daughter-in-law from now on!"
Nuwa took Houtu's hand and smiled.
"This..."
Houtu's face flushed crimson, and she felt somewhat embarrassed.
In the past, she and Nuwa had addressed each other as sisters. Now she had suddenly become a generation junior and Nuwa's daughter-in-law. For a moment, Houtu found it strange and did not know how to interact with Nuwa!
As Fuxi looked at the breathtakingly beautiful Houtu, jealousy drove him nearly insane!
"Why should such a powerful beauty marry that bastard Shen Hongfei? Why!"
Fuxi cursed furiously in his heart.
However, Fuxi did not dare reveal his thoughts. Instead, he smiled broadly and congratulated Houtu. "Congratulations, Houtu. From now on, we'll all be family!"
Fuxi still had to complete Di Jun's assignment and find out why the Witch Clan was willing to marry Houtu to Shen Hongfei.
He did not dare show any displeasure at a time like this. Otherwise, if he failed to complete the task, Di Jun would never let him off!
"Mm!"
Houtu merely glanced coldly at Fuxi and acknowledged him before ignoring him.
Strictly speaking, Houtu should have followed Shen Hongfei in addressing Fuxi as "Uncle." But toward this "uncle" who had joined the Demon Clan, Houtu had not the slightest bit of goodwill!
The other party had come to deliver betrothal gifts earlier under the identity of the Demon Clan, clearly with ulterior motives!
Many members of the Witch Clan were still harboring resentment toward Shen Hongfei because of it.
If not for Nuwa and Shen Hongfei, Houtu would not have bothered with him at all!
"Hehe!"
Fuxi had been snubbed. He could only give an awkward smile before turning to Nuwa and asking probingly, "Sister, our Hongfei is truly blessed to be able to marry Houtu! But I heard that countless powerful experts were pursuing Houtu. Why did the Witch Clan agree to marry Houtu to Hongfei?"
Fuxi could see that the other members of the Witch Clan had no intention of speaking to him. Since he wanted to complete Di Jun's assignment, it seemed he could only start with his own sister!
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