The Wicked Little Black

"Jinci, stop!"

In an instant, a nine-colored stream of light descended, not only halting Tushan Jinci's follow-up assault but also forcibly suppressing the restless, surging soul power within Guang Ling.

Guang Ling looked around in shock.

What?! Does it actually have reinforcements?

Soon, as the swirling dust and smoke slowly dissipated, the figure of Azure Luan was revealed.

Seeing him now, surrounded by a gentle, multicolored glow and appearing to be in good condition, Guang Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems this light saved Third Brother...

Just then, Cen Yu slowly descended from the air and hurriedly asked the two, "Are you both alright?"

Before they could answer, noticing their injuries, Cen Yu immediately turned an angry gaze toward the fire fox in the sky.

Seeing the newcomer, Tushan Jinci hurriedly bowed to Tushan Zhaoli: "Your Majesty, why have you come?"

At that moment, an angry voice came from below: "My two companions are by no means troublemakers; why would you treat them like this?"

"Seven-Tailed Fire Fox, do you think you can bully others at will just because you possess formidable strength?!"

Hearing this, Tushan Jinci turned his head to look down and sneered: "Just a mere child, and you dare to question—"

Before he could finish his sentence, a red figure suddenly appeared in the air and struck the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox hard across the face.

"Bang—!"

Tushan Jinci, caught off guard, was stunned, his body involuntarily sent flying by the force of the blow.

Seeing this, Tushan Zhaoli looked at the Ghost Bride in shock, then turned an incredulous gaze toward Cen Yu.

One look was enough to startle her.

The youth's aura was no longer the gentle one from moments ago; a terrifying killing intent was locked firmly onto Tushan Jinci.

"What is this..."

What on earth was happening? The child's aura had completely changed. If not for the fact that his soul signature remained the same, she would have assumed he had been possessed.

But how could one person possess multiple, completely distinct, and even conflicting attributes?

Even a god would be dissolved and killed by their own power if they encountered such a situation, yet this child could wield them with such ease?

And that entity that slapped Jinci—it seemed to be a manifestation of resentment condensed from countless ghosts, a summoned creature?

Who exactly is he...

While Tushan Zhaoli was lost in thought, Tushan Jinci had already regained his senses and flashed behind the Ghost Bride.

"I want to see exactly what kind of thing you are!"

In an instant, his seven fox tails transformed completely into flames, crashing down fiercely toward the Ghost Bride.

"BOOM—!!!"

Accompanied by a deafening roar, a terrifying shockwave rippled outward.

But unexpectedly, the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox, which even the combined efforts of Guang Ling and Azure Luan could not handle, was actually blocked by the Ghost Bride!

She didn't even have to take the initiative; the fox tails failed to penetrate her crimson wedding dress at all.

Below, Guang Ling and Azure Luan, now supported by Cen Yu, had moved to the side to recover from their injuries.

Seeing the battle in the sky, the two couldn't help but exchange a look of shock.

Guang Ling said, looking bewildered: "This Ghost Bride can actually withstand a strike from that fire fox so easily? She didn't seem this strong a few days ago, did she?"

Just as Tushan Jinci prepared to launch a second strike, Tushan Zhaoli sensed something was wrong and hurriedly moved to stop his attack.

"Jinci, don't! They are not enemies!"

Seeing Her Majesty stop him, Tushan Jinci asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, these humans are full of lies; we should eliminate them to prevent future trouble!"

He looked at the Ghost Bride: "I don't know what method this thing used to luckily block that strike just now, but I don't believe she can stop a second one!"

Damn it! These wretched humans must have used honeyed words to bewitch Her Majesty! Unforgivable!

Hearing this, Tushan Zhaoli sighed and gently flicked her tail.

In an instant, a completely different scene appeared before the eyes of Tushan Jinci, Azure Luan, and Guang Ling.

Tushan Jinci's eyes widened, and he glared at Cen Yu with immense fury: "Despicable villain!"

This is too! Too unscrupulous!

Although Guang Ling and Azure Luan could not fully understand, hearing the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox's words, they realized that Cen Yu had likely seized upon their weakness.

The Ghost Bride, though motionless, was connected to countless threads, the scope of which encompassed everything within sight.

As beings who had lived for a long time, Tushan Zhaoli and Tushan Jinci naturally understood Cen Yu's methods.

The threads on the Ghost Bride not only led underground but even extended toward their ancestral grounds.

One must know that in the ancestral grounds of a major clan, the souls of many ancestors were typically preserved to prevent the invasion of powerful enemies.

When the time came, the souls of the ancestors would manifest as the final line of defense for the clan, fighting the enemy to the bitter end.

Soul is just a soul; to put it nicely, it's a soul, but to put it bluntly, it's a ghost.

After what Cen Yu did, this red-clad figure became linked to all the ghost energy in Tushan.

In other words, as long as someone attacks her, or she takes the initiative to strike, ghost energy will be continuously drawn and replenished for her.

This means that until the very last wisp of ghost energy in Tushan is exhausted, she is immortal...

Thinking of this, Tushan Zhaoli looked at Cen Yu with a solemn expression.

When did this child start laying out this plan? Such a massive undertaking, why did it not notice anything at all...

Just then, Cen Yu sneered and pointed at Tushan Jinci, shouting, "Little Red! Beat him until he looks exactly like the state he left my two Title Douluo in!"

Heh... back in the Douluo Continent, he didn't dare use this skill for fear of being backstabbed by the Rakshasa God or the Asura God.

But things are different now. Since this place is so unique, there is nothing left to be wary of.

No matter who it is, anyone who bullies his people must pay the price!

If it weren't for the fact that Tushan Zhaoli standing nearby possessed strength too unfathomable to measure—such that the Ghost Bride wouldn't be able to hold her own if she went all out—Cen Yu would have wanted to kill Tushan Jinci outright.

Hearing this, a red light flashed in the Ghost Bride's eyes. She teleported once more, reached out, and swiped toward the Fire Fox in the distance.

Seeing this, Tushan Jinci was thoroughly enraged: "A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! You are courting death!"

It immediately transformed into a flaming meteor, charging toward the Ghost Bride with terrifying momentum.

Three hours later.

Tushan Jinci lay on the ground, covered in wounds and staring blankly with hollow eyes.

At this very moment, its tail was nearly bald, and even its fox head was swollen to a massive size.

Seeing this scene, Azure Luan and Guang Ling patted Cen Yu on the shoulder, their faces full of admiration.

Satisfying, truly satisfying!

The fox that was just posturing and threatening to kill them a moment ago had now been beaten into such a wretched state.

Tushan Zhaoli sighed helplessly. With a flick of its tail, two streaks of nine-colored light surged toward Azure Luan and Guang Ling respectively.

"A-Ci was too impulsive in this matter. I ask that you all be magnanimous. Since you have already vented your anger, can we let this pass?"

Under their shocked gazes, their injuries healed in a mere instant.