Hu Liena: I'm Not Someone Who Breaks Her Promises!

The next second, Lu Xiao's blood and qi reversed course instantly. The Bloodline Power within him surged and burned wildly!

The dragon's roar rose from low and deep to soaring and shrill. Golden light around him grew ever more dazzling, while layer upon layer of golden flames blazed fiercely, radiant and blinding.

At that moment, Hu Liena felt as though she were facing a blazing sun. That golden light, like a meteor, returned before her in an instant.

"Roar—"

The impassioned dragon's roar resounded throughout the back mountain.

In that instant, everyone saw a brief illusion, as though a golden dragon had suddenly appeared in the arena. The dragon raised its head, shaking heaven and earth!

Its might was overwhelming, cowing all around!

The moment the golden dragon's roar erupted, blazing golden blood-and-qi flames swept through the surroundings.

Hu Liena's Fox Fire Phantom Body crashed into the vast dragon aura and shattered with a deafening boom, turning into purple mist that scattered into nothingness.

The dragon's roar gradually faded, and the golden light receded.

Lu Xiao stood tall and steady where he was, his robes immaculate. A faint golden gleam still lingered in his eyes as he looked calmly at Hu Liena.

The exquisite, form-fitting purple outfit Hu Liena wore could not withstand the savage tearing force of the Golden Dragon Aura.

A large swath of fabric at her shoulder burst apart, splitting open in a vicious tear and exposing her smooth, fair shoulder to the air. The dress at her waist was likewise ripped apart by more than half, revealing much of her slender, supple waist and its pale, lustrous skin.

Hu Liena's knees buckled, and she fell to her knees before Lu Xiao in disarray.

"I... lost."

She bit down on her lower lip as an indescribable bitterness surged through her heart, nearly drowning her completely.

Lu Xiao slowly stepped forward until he stood before Hu Liena, fully reining in the faint dragon's might that had remained around him.

"Winning and losing are all there is to it. There's no need to make things so difficult for yourself. My abilities just happened to counter yours."

Lu Xiao's voice was clear and gentle as it softly fell beside the girl's ear:

"As for the wager my master mentioned, you don't need to take it to heart."

With that, he turned to leave.

"Lu Xiao!"

Hu Liena let out a delicate cry.

Lu Xiao turned around instinctively. The next moment, Hu Liena's soft body lunged straight into his embrace.

Lu Xiao's body stiffened slightly.

With her ear pressed against Lu Xiao's chest, Hu Liena could clearly hear his somewhat hurried heartbeat.

So he isn't completely unaffected by me either!

As her thoughts churned, she rose slightly onto her weakened toes, lifted her delicate face, and leaned closer.

Her soft, cool lips lightly and gently brushed the corner of Lu Xiao's mouth.

The kiss was exceptionally light and tender, carrying a girl's unique sweetness and caution.

They parted at the first touch.

Hu Liena retreated slightly, her cheeks flushed crimson. "I'm not someone who breaks her promises!"

After saying that, she forced herself to remain composed, turned aside, and hurriedly hid behind Chrysanthemum Douluo, lowering her head without daring to meet Lu Xiao's eyes.

Ghost Douluo, Gui Mei, stared with his eyes wide open, his face full of disbelief as he froze in place.

Th-this was the Hu Liena I watched grow up? She actually took the initiative to hug that brat, and even... even kissed him?

Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the girl in her cloak, her head lowered shyly, with an incomparably complicated expression.

His precious cabbage had been rooted up by a pig—and she had gone to it herself.

He had watched Hu Liena grow up and understood better than anyone the girl's pride and stubbornness.

She was exceptionally proud and astonishingly gifted. She had never lost since childhood. Though she appeared seductive on the surface, she was actually stubborn and obsessive. Once she fell for someone, she would never be able to pull herself away.

Chrysanthemum Douluo suppressed his thoughts and cupped his hands toward Du Busi. "Senior, your disciple truly is a peerless prodigy. At such a young age, he has already comprehended a Self-Created Soul Skill!"

Du Busi smiled faintly.

When the Body Sect taught its disciples, one of its most important principles was this: never use your Soul Skills lightly, because every time you used one, your opponent became more familiar with it.

Only by using Soul Skills at crucial moments, when they could have a decisive effect, could one conceal one's strongest abilities to the greatest extent possible.

It was precisely for this reason that the Body Sect had developed numerous combat techniques to supplement the use of Soul Rings!

He waved a hand dismissively. "So-so. Third best in the world!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's mouth twitched, but he still said politely, "Senior, this matter has been settled. We should return to Spirit Hall to report back, so we'll take our leave now!"

With that, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo prepared to leave this troublesome place with Hu Liena!

"Did I say you could leave?"

Du Busi shouted coldly, and the pressure of a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo instantly bore down upon Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo!

"That girl forcibly kissed my disciple, and you still haven't given me a reasonable explanation!"

At Du Busi's words, an inexplicable anger immediately flared in Chrysanthemum Douluo's heart.

What, your disciple is the one who got wronged?

Yet he still forcibly suppressed his anger and said respectfully, "Senior, that was merely a playful exchange between juniors. She absolutely did not intend to offend your disciple."

As his words fell, the vast pressure of a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, as immense as mountains and seas, tightly locked down Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

Ghost Douluo's Soul Power tensed throughout his body, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back. He did not dare make the slightest unusual move.

Hu Liena, hiding behind Chrysanthemum Douluo, suddenly stiffened. Her entire face turned scarlet at once, the flush spreading from her cheeks to her neck as her body grew slightly hot.

Forcibly kissed...

She hurriedly lowered her head further, her thoughts a tangled mess.

Du Busi stood with his hands behind his back, his old eyes narrowed as a sharp glint flashed within them. He said lightly, "This old man saw everything clearly. My disciple was standing there peacefully, preparing to leave, when the Saintess of your Spirit Hall took the initiative to pounce on him, hugging and kissing him."

"Looks like we'll have to settle this with a fight today!"

Lu Xiao sighed inwardly in helplessness. Clearly, the old man Du Busi's hands were itching for a fight!

As Du Busi's words fell, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance before stepping forward together. "Please enlighten us!"

The moment they spoke, three figures shot into the sky and flew hundreds of meters into the air.

At such a height, Hu Liena could no longer see anything.

Lu Xiao activated the Golden Dragon Bloodline within him, and golden light shone in his eyes. He could barely make out three streaks of black, gold, and green light constantly colliding in the sky, while even the surrounding clouds were reduced to nothing by the aftershocks of their clash.

Hu Liena slowly moved to Lu Xiao's side and asked, "Senior, Grandpa Chrysanthemum and Grandpa Ghost... they won't be hurt, will they?"

Lu Xiao shook his head and explained, "Don't worry. That old Du is just itching for a fight."

He turned his head to look at the girl beside him.

Hu Liena wore a large cloak that concealed most of her slender, shapely body, but through its slightly open collar, he could still glimpse the fair, delicate skin beneath her damaged clothing.

The intimate scene from earlier surfaced in his mind, and Lu Xiao could not help feeling a surge of heat in his heart.

To suppress the strange reaction in his body, Lu Xiao had no choice but to look up at the sky and use it to distract himself.

High in the air, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo suffered bitterly under Du Busi's domineering assault, silently cursing him in their hearts.

Your disciple was clearly the one who won and took all the advantage, yet it now looked as though our Nana had caused some catastrophic disaster and had to be publicly held accountable and questioned by a Super Douluo!

Does that old man have no shame at all?!