(Beautiful picture of Ma Xiaotao)
Dai Mubai steadied himself, trying hard to maintain the bearing befitting the War God:
"Who are you? Are you the deity in charge of this island?"
The woman glanced at him, her gaze filled with lofty indifference:
"I am the Phoenix Holy Mother. The rest is not yours to ask. Irritating insect."
Dai Mubai frowned.
He was the mighty War God, a figure of considerable standing even in the Divine Realm, and a woman of unknown origins had called him an insect?
He stared at her figure, and that thought surged up in his heart again:
Such a gorgeous woman. First, I'll take this island, then I'll take her too...
He spoke in a low voice, anger creeping into his tone:
"Insolence! What bullshit Phoenix Holy Mother! I am the War God! You dare disrespect me? Let me show you this god's might!"
Before his words had even faded, he turned into a streak of white light and charged forward, thrusting his right claw out with a sharp whistle through the air as he swiped at the Phoenix Holy Mother.
The Phoenix Holy Mother did not so much as twitch an eyebrow.
She raised her right arm and met him with a punch.
"Bam!"
A dull impact exploded in midair.
Dai Mubai rebounded as though he had struck a wall, hurtling backward dozens of yards and tumbling several times in midair before barely managing to steady himself.
He lowered his head and looked at his right hand, numbed by the impact, his pupils contracting sharply:
"Impossible!"
The Phoenix Holy Mother withdrew her fist and rested her gaze on him, her tone utterly unruffled:
"An insect indeed."
She raised her right hand and flicked a fingertip forward.
A torrent of ultimate flame surged from her fingertip.