Qing Chen looked up. Atop the Fire Lotus, the look in that woman's eyes seemed to have changed.
Gone were the infallible calculations customary to a great sect's holy maiden, as were that lofty arrogance and sense of control. In their place was a liveliness both familiar and strange.
Blood Fiend was somewhat annoyed at being interrupted. A trace of malice flashed through his eyes, but he said nothing.
He understood at a glance: the true owner of this body had regained control. Even that woman Huo Lifei had her moments of cowardice; she dared not forcibly seize it back. He could also tell that there seemed to be some entanglement between the two of them.
Huo Lifei did not immediately suppress her again. After all, this body belonged to Zhao Ningyi. Whether it was the Heavenly Demon Secret Seal node or Crossing the Star River later, if Zhao Ningyi went mad, she would certainly die too.
She did not dare entertain thoughts of possession either. The Three Lives Killing Tribulation rang in her ears like thunder; even Void Refinement experts dared not play such games.
Only those madmen at the very pinnacle of Void Refinement dared to be so reckless.
Blood Fiend simply leaned back, adopting the posture of a spectator watching a show.
All at once, heaven and earth fell silent.
The Blood Sea churned soundlessly. In the distance, shattered planks rose and fell in the heat waves, occasionally knocking together with dull thuds.
Qing Chen stood at the bow of the Primordial Magnetism Divine Boat, his expression unreadable.
Just moments ago, he had been confronting Blood Fiend and Huo Lifei, trading spells head-on. Every word had been like stepping on a sword's edge, his mind racing as he calculated nothing but how to escape and how to