"Jinci, stop!"
In an instant, a stream of nine-colored light drifted down. It not only stopped Tushan Jinci's next attack, but also forcibly suppressed the surging Soul Power within Guang Ling.
Guang Ling immediately looked around in shock.
What?! Did it have reinforcements?!
Soon, as the billowing dust slowly dispersed, Azure Luan's figure emerged.
Seeing the gentle, multicolored light enveloping him and his otherwise healthy condition, Guang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like that light saved Third Brother...
Just then, Cen Yu slowly descended from the sky and hurriedly asked the two of them, "Are you both all right?"
Before either could answer, Cen Yu noticed their injuries and glared furiously at the Fire Fox in the sky.
Seeing the newcomer, Tushan Jinci hurriedly bowed to Tushan Zhaoli. "Your Majesty, what brings you here?"
Just then, an angry voice rang out from below. "My two companions would never go looking for trouble. Why did you treat them like this?"
"Seven-Tailed Fire Fox, are you relying on your overwhelming strength to bully others as you please?!"
At this, Tushan Jinci turned to look down and scoffed. "You're just a child, and you dare question—"
Before he could finish, a red figure suddenly appeared in the sky and slapped the Fire Fox hard across the face.
"Bam—!"
Tushan Jinci hadn't even had time to react before the force sent him flying against his will.
Seeing this, Tushan Zhaoli stared at the Ghost Bride in shock, then looked at Cen Yu in disbelief.
It was one thing not to look, but the sight left her stunned.
The boy's aura had lost all its earlier gentleness. A terrifying killing intent had locked firmly onto Tushan Jinci.
"You're..."
What was going on? The child's aura had changed completely. If not for his soul aura being of the same origin, she would have thought he'd been possessed.
But how could a person possess multiple attributes that were so different, even completely incompatible?
Even a god would be consumed by their own power and die in such a situation. Yet this child could wield it with ease?
And the one who had slapped Jinci—was it a mass of resentment formed from countless ghosts, a summoned creature?
Who exactly was he...?
While Tushan Zhaoli was lost in thought, Tushan Jinci had already recovered. With a flash, he appeared behind the Ghost Bride.
"Let's see what kind of thing you are!"
In an instant, all seven of his fox tails turned into flames and came crashing down on the Ghost Bride.
"BOOM—!!!"
A deafening crash sent a terrifying shockwave spreading in every direction.
But, to everyone's surprise, the Ghost Bride had blocked the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox, which even Guang Ling and Azure Luan had been unable to handle together!
She hadn't even attacked. The fox tails simply couldn't pierce her bright red wedding dress.
Below, Cen Yu was helping Guang Ling and Azure Luan to the side so they could recover from their injuries.
But when they saw the battle in the sky, they couldn't help exchanging shocked glances.
Guang Ling stared blankly. "The Ghost Bride can withstand a blow from that Fire Fox so easily? She didn't seem this strong a few days ago."
Just as Tushan Jinci prepared to launch a second attack, Tushan Zhaoli sensed something was wrong and hurriedly intervened.
"Jinci, don't attack! They're not our enemies!"
Confused that their queen had stopped him, Tushan Jinci asked, "Your Majesty, these humans are full of lies. We should eliminate them to prevent future trouble!"
He looked at the Ghost Bride. "That thing was lucky enough to block my attack just now with some unknown trick. I refuse to believe she can stop the second one!"
Damn it! Those wretched humans must have deceived Her Majesty with their honeyed words! They deserve no mercy!
At this, Tushan Zhaoli sighed and gently swished her tail.
In an instant, an entirely different scene appeared before Tushan Jinci, Azure Luan, and Guang Ling.
Tushan Jinci's eyes flew open. He glared furiously at Cen Yu. "You despicable knave!"
This was too—too underhanded!
Guang Ling and Azure Luan couldn't make sense of what they were seeing, but from the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox's words, they could tell Cen Yu might have found its weakness.
The Ghost Bride hadn't moved, but countless threads now stretched from her body, spanning so far that they covered everything within sight.
As beings who had lived for countless years, Tushan Zhaoli and Tushan Jinci naturally understood Cen Yu's methods.
The threads on the Ghost Bride led not only underground, but also to Tushan's ancestral grounds.
The ancestral grounds of a powerful clan usually held the souls of many ancestors, ready to guard against a powerful enemy's invasion.
When the time came, those ancestors' souls would become the clan's final line of defense, fighting the enemy to the death.
But a soul was a soul. Call it a spirit if you wanted to be polite; otherwise, it was a ghost.
After Cen Yu's handiwork, the red-clad figure had become connected to all the ghostly energy in Tushan.
In other words, as long as someone attacked her—or she attacked someone herself—the ghostly energy would be drawn to her without end, replenishing her strength.
Which meant that until the last trace of ghostly energy in Tushan was exhausted, she would be immortal...
At the thought, Tushan Zhaoli looked at Cen Yu gravely.
When had this child started laying his plans? How could she have failed to notice such an enormous undertaking...?
Just then, Cen Yu gave a cold laugh and pointed at Tushan Jinci. "Little Red! Beat him up just as badly as he beat my two worshippers!"
Heh... Back in Douluo Continent, he hadn't dared use this skill for fear that the Rakshasa God or Asura God might stab him in the back.
But things were different now. Since this place was so unusual, he had nothing to worry about.
Anyone who bullied his people had to pay the price!
If not for Tushan Zhaoli's unfathomably deep strength—if the Ghost Bride couldn't withstand her full-force attack—Cen Yu would have wanted to kill Tushan Jinci outright.
At this, red light flashed in the Ghost Bride's eyes. She teleported again, reached out, and slapped at the distant Fire Fox.
Tushan Jinci was completely enraged. "You can kill me, but you can't humiliate me! You're asking for death!"
He immediately turned into a blazing meteor and charged at the Ghost Bride with terrifying force.
Three hours later.
Tushan Jinci lay on the ground, covered in wounds, his eyes vacant.
By then, his tail was nearly bald, and even his fox's head had swollen up like a balloon.
Seeing this, Azure Luan and Guang Ling patted Cen Yu on the shoulder, admiration written all over their faces.
That felt good—so good!
The fox that had just been strutting around and threatening to kill them had now been beaten into this sorry state.
Tushan Zhaoli sighed helplessly and swished her tail. Two beams of nine-colored light flowed toward Azure Luan and Guang Ling.
"Jinci acted far too rashly. Please forgive us. Since you've had your revenge, can we let the matter end here?"
Under their astonished gazes, their injuries healed in the blink of an eye.
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