The internal echo of Fang Zhe's voice activated his golden pupils. His gaze instantly penetrated the layers of skin and meridian pathways of Su Yin's body. Within the woman's meridian structure, the greenish-silver Qi flow from the God-Grade Pill collided violently with the deep-blue aura frozen inside her Qi Core.It was not caused by an incorrect medicinal trigger. Rather, the God-Grade Healing Pill worked far too perfectly... opening every single blocked meridian pathway that had been obstructed all this time, triggering a simultaneous surge of Ancient Ice element and pure Yin energy within her body.This was the very reason an extraordinary frigid cold spread so rapidly, coating the surface of Su Yin's skin in a thin layer of ice that crept all the way up to her neck."Her Qi-storing Dantian cannot hold the increasingly dense surge of Yin energy as her ice element continues to grow stronger," Fang Zhe muttered, stepping forward swiftly and kneeling right before Su Yin."Fang Zhe,

The words that tumbled so bluntly from Su Yin's mouth were like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky for Lu Chen Xi. The Ice Peacock Sect's most beautiful disciple started violently. Her beautiful eyes widened completely in shock, never expecting that the woman Fang Zhe had just embraced was his prospective wife.However, that shock lasted only a few seconds. The wave of pride and jealousy that was already burning in her chest... especially after seeing all her sect companions killed and realizing that Fang Zhe was the only one she could rely on, made Lu Chen Xi reluctant to back down just like that.Lu Chen Xi took a deep breath, straightened her graceful posture, and stepped further into the lava cave. With her chin raised and an equally sharp gaze, she met Su Yin's stare."You're only prospective husband and wife, aren't you?!" Lu Chen Xi exclaimed in a slightly lowered voice, trying to mask her nervousness. "That status isn't fully validated yet until the dual cultivation bon

Su Yin and Ling Yin quickly took cross-legged seating positions on the left side of the cave, sitting back-to-back to form a natural protective circle.Su Yin still managed to glance toward the mouth of the cave for a fraction of a second, wearing a faint smile laden with satisfaction at the sight of Lu Chen Xi standing rigidly holding her sword outside, before finally taking a deep breath. As the two girls closed their eyes, a cold Qi aura gradually welled up, enveloping their bodies as they began focusing their minds to purify the remaining energy trapped within their Dantians.In another corner of the lava cave with its relatively stable temperature, Fang Zhe crossed his legs atop the flat rock alcove. He regulated his breathing evenly, letting the ripples of the Dragon Core Flame energy within his body flow slowly along his meridians. The moment his external senses were tightly sealed off from the surrounding environment, his mental focus plunged straight into the dimensions of hi

Ling Yin moved quickly to help Lu Chen Xi up, and together they closed in beside Su Yin. Though Lu Chen Xi’s chest still felt burning hot and blackened from the strike of the poisonous palm, she nevertheless drew the backup dagger at her waist and stood firm, blocking access to Fang Zhe. The three girls formed a solid defensive line, radiating a powerful aura and a burning intent to fight.Seeing the waves of Qi from the three women before him, the black-robed man in the middle showed not a single shred of fear. Instead of being anxious, the corners of his mouth curled up even wider into a deeply sinister, cunning smirk."Fufufu... What a truly beautiful sight," the man chuckled in a mocking, condescending tone. "Pretty flowers trying to play heroes. Do you really think that by joining forces, the three of you have even the slightest chance of winning? To even stop me seems like nothing more than a dream?!""Hahahahahaha?!"The two followers to his left and right joined in with boomin

"Truly boring."Before the poison claw stained with the aura of death could even come within an inch of his chest, Fang Zhe merely raised his left hand casually. Without summoning a Soul Weapon, without taking a defensive stance—he simply curled his fingers into a loose fist.CRACK!Swooooosh?!The Dragon Flame, now slightly stronger than before, wrapped around his fist.And at that exact instant... as the Soul-Severing Poison Claw collided with Fang Zhe's bare fist...BOOOOOOMM!A violent explosion erupted in the air of the cave! The intense heat of the Lava Dragon Fire instantly incinerated the dense poison mist until it evaporated without a trace. The proud technique, backed by one hundred percent of Zhuge's power as a One-Star King Fighter... shattered into pieces like cheap glass struck by an iron sledgehammer!"W-What?! Impossible..." Zhuge's eyes widened, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets. The backlash from the destruction of his technique caused the Qi within hi