Seeing this, Lin Ke kept up the bombardment while ordering the Mystic Flame Horned Beetle Sovereigns into action.
They swiftly closed in, then spat Mystic Flame onto the top of Shi You's head in an instant.
The raging flames intertwined, forming a thick, scorching pillar of fire.
Shi You's hair and the back of his head were engulfed in an instant.
"Aaaah!"
He let out an agonized scream, and the sun behind him grew larger.
Shi You turned into a ball of fire and slowly rose into the sky.
Seeing this, Murong Xue, who was fighting Nan Shang nearby, conjured more than a dozen Smoke-Dust Explosive Beads in her hand and hurled them at him.
The instant the smoke and dust enveloped Nan Shang, she swiftly put distance between them.
She then took out all the Ice-Attribute Spirit Pellets she had and threw them at the Mystic Flame on Shi You's head.
Only then did the fireball slowly die out.
Shi You now looked like Hell's Messenger.
His entire body was riddled with holes, and the skin on one side of his face was as crumpled as water-soaked paper.
His hair had been completely charred into carbon and lay plastered against his scalp.
But to a cultivator, these were all minor injuries.
Had the strongest of the Mystic Flame Horned Beetle Sovereigns not been merely equivalent to the Nascent Soul Early Stage, they would certainly have inflicted more damage.
Murong Xue could not help covering her mouth. "My dear Shi, you've suffered. Let me nourish you with Spiritual Qi."
As she spoke, she poured all the Spiritual Qi she had gained through dual cultivation into Shi You's body.
Only then did Shi You's face recover somewhat.
His speech became clear as well. "Good! Lin Ke, you've humiliated me time and