I can't bear to see a beauty suffer

"Let me go!"

Dugu Yan's expression shifted slightly as she forcibly suppressed the panic in her heart.

Chen Feng raised his hand, took her chin between his fingers, and carefully examined her delicate face.

Her emerald-green hair spilled over her shoulders, a hint of pride rested in her features, and her figure was slender and graceful.

Even trapped as she was, Dugu Yan still maintained a measure of cold arrogance.

The longer Chen Feng looked, the more satisfied he became. He gently pinched her cheek.

"A delicate face and a graceful figure. Very nice."

Dugu Yan's cheeks instantly flushed red.

This position was simply humiliating.

Yet the embarrassment in her heart far exceeded her anger.

"How can you be so rude? Let me go."

Dugu Yan turned her head, trying to avoid his hand, but the dark-purple branches bound her firmly, giving her no chance to dodge.

At the sight, Yu Tianheng and the others grew so frantic that their eyes reddened.

"Chen Feng, let Yanyan go right now!"

Yu Tianheng clenched his fists, lightning crackling incessantly between his dragon claws.

With Shi Mo and Shi Mo, he attacked the Lie Yan Cage furiously. Tortoise shells slammed into the scarlet branches again and again with dull thuds.

Yu Feng repeatedly swooped down from midair as well, his wings stirring fierce gusts as they slashed hard at the flaming cage.

But no matter how they attacked, the cage merely trembled slightly, its scarlet branches remaining unbreakable.

Sweat beaded on Osler's forehead in his anxiety. His figure darted back and forth inside the cage, but he could find no opportunity to break through.

Ye Lingling watched the bound Dugu Yan, worry appearing in her eyes as well.

"Hand Yanyan over, or we'll never let you off!"

Yu Tianheng roared again, bringing his Thunder Dragon Claw crashing down.

Chen Feng paid no attention whatsoever to the commotion behind him. His gaze remained on Dugu Yan.

After approaching her earlier, he had already examined her body with his Mental Power.

Although Dugu Yan's Soul Power was close to rank 40, her Mental Power was far, far weaker than his.

Investigating Dugu Yan's condition was not difficult for him.

A barely perceptible, cold, sinister aura lurked within Dugu Yan's body.

That aura hid deep within her meridians and had already formed a connection with her Soul Power.

As she spent more time cultivating, the toxins would continue accumulating until they finally invaded her internal organs.

"What a pity."

Chen Feng released her chin and sighed softly.

Dugu Yan froze slightly, a trace of confusion appearing on her flushed cheeks.

"What's a pity?"

Chen Feng did not answer immediately. He raised his hand and pressed it against her wrist.

A wisp of gray Soul Power quietly entered her body and traveled a circuit through her meridians.

"The toxins in your body have already begun to accumulate."

Chen Feng withdrew his Soul Power, a hint of regret in his voice. "If you keep cultivating like this, it'll only be a few years before the toxins completely invade your body."

Dugu Yan's body jolted, her eyes filled with shock.

Apart from her grandfather, Dugu Bo, absolutely no third person knew that toxins had begun accumulating in her body.

Yet this man before her had detected it merely by taking hold of her wrist.

"Just who are you?"

Dugu Yan stared intently at Chen Feng, her voice trembling slightly.

"Someone who can see what's wrong with you."

Chen Feng smiled faintly and reached out to brush aside the strands of hair beside her face.

The furious shouts of Yu Tianheng and the others continued, and the Lie Yan Cage kept shaking under their attacks.

"Chen Feng, if you dare hurt her, I, Yu Tianheng, will fight you to the death!"

Yu Tianheng's eyes were bloodshot, and lightning had already covered his entire arm.

In all his years growing up, he had never seen anyone treat Dugu Yan like this.

Even knowing full well that he was no match for Chen Feng, he could no longer concern himself with that.

Chen Feng turned his head, glanced at the Lie Yan Cage, then looked back at Dugu Yan.

"Forget it. No more fighting today."

Dugu Yan froze, seemingly not having heard him clearly.

"I'll go back and think of a way to see whether I can help you suppress the toxins or remove them."

Chen Feng spoke calmly, as though casually mentioning some trivial matter.

Dugu Yan stared blankly at him, violent waves surging in her heart.

Her grandfather had studied toxins for years, yet he could only suppress them, never resolve the problem completely.

Yet this man before her actually said he would help her remove the toxins.

"Why do you want to help me?"

Dugu Yan pressed her red lips together, unable to resist voicing the question in her heart.

Chen Feng looked at her, the corners of his mouth slowly rising.

"Beauties are what I like best, and I can't bear to see a beauty suffer."

As his words fell, Dugu Yan's pretty face flushed again.

The panic that had still hung over her heart was actually dispelled considerably by those frivolous words.

She had grown up beside Poison Douluo, and most of the men she encountered were wary of her.

Even those who showed her favor would have reservations about her status and her toxins.

Chen Feng, however, did not care in the slightest. He had even called her a beauty on the Soul Fighting stage in front of everyone.

Nor did he conceal the slightest bit of the appreciation in his eyes.

Dugu Yan's heartbeat quickened slightly, and she did not even notice the change at the corners of her own mouth.

Chen Feng raised his hand, swiftly drawing back his dark-purple Soul Power.

The branches binding Dugu Yan vanished instantly, and the six Lie Yan Cages opened as well.

Finally freed, Yu Tianheng and the others immediately rushed toward the two of them.

But Chen Feng raised his hand, stopping them short.

"I concede this Soul Fighting match."

The Soul Fighting stage instantly fell silent.

The host stared blankly at Chen Feng, his face full of astonishment.

A great wave of discussion also rose from the stands, and many people even wondered whether they had misheard.

Chen Feng had clearly held an absolute advantage just now, suppressing all seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team.

Yet now he was voluntarily conceding. It was truly incomprehensible.

Yu Tianheng charged up to him, his clenched fists already creaking.

He had a bellyful of fury ready, prepared to vent all the humiliation he had just suffered.

But Chen Feng's sudden concession left all his strength striking empty air.

That fury clogged his chest, with no way to vent it.

"What did you say?"

Yu Tianheng asked through gritted teeth, his cheeks crimson with anger.

"I said I concede. Can't you understand?"

Chen Feng shrugged, turned, and walked off the Soul Fighting stage.

Yu Feng landed behind him, his face purple with pent-up frustration.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo were also furious, clenching and unclenching their fists, with no idea how to strike.

Their opponent had already voluntarily conceded. Continuing to attack would violate the Soul Fighting Arena's rules.

But if they simply let him leave like this, none of them could swallow their anger.

Yu Tianheng's chest heaved violently, and he nearly spat blood.

He had never encountered anyone like this.

Conceding halfway through a fight, then acting as though he did not care in the slightest.

Chen Feng stepped down from the Soul Fighting stage, and the surrounding spectators moved aside to clear a path.

As the female spectators watched his retreating figure, their eyes still held a trace of dazed fascination.

On the Soul Fighting stage, however, Dugu Yan remained motionless for a long time.

She stared blankly in the direction Chen Feng had left, her pretty face bright red, a measure of anticipation rising in her heart.

But once Chen Feng disappeared completely from view, that strange attraction also diminished greatly.

The dazed fascination gradually faded from her eyes, and reason regained the upper hand.

The embarrassment and racing heartbeat from earlier also began to become clear to her.

I actually believed that bastard.

Dugu Yan bit her red lip and silently cursed.

That fellow had first humiliated her on the Soul Fighting stage, then deliberately said he would help her remove the toxins.

Who knew whether his words were true or false?

Even if he really could detect the toxins, he might not have a way to resolve them.

Yu Tianheng walked to her side and looked at her with concern.

"Yanyan, are you hurt?"

Dugu Yan came back to her senses and gently shook her head.

"I'm fine."

She lowered her head and glanced at her waist, where the sensation of the branches binding her still lingered.

Thinking of Chen Feng pinching her cheek, she felt the tips of her ears heat up uncontrollably again.

Yu Tianheng did not notice the change in her. He only looked in the direction Chen Feng had left.

"That fellow is far too arrogant. The next time I see him, I'll definitely make him pay."

Dugu Yan did not answer. She turned and walked down from the Soul Fighting stage.