The crowd watched in disbelief as Xu Ge, who had appeared ethereal moments before, turned into an ice sculpture and smashed a large pit into the ground. To them, Xu Ge had a high chance of winning, and even if he couldn't defeat Su Xi, he wouldn't have lost so easily, especially not by being captured alive. Wasn't that too embarrassing?
As the crowd was still feeling surprised, a furious roar suddenly came from the back of the crowd, "Witch, release my master immediately, or I'll make you pay." With the sound, a figure in red flew from a distance, lunging towards Su Xi's head. Before his claws landed, flames erupted from them, burning fiercely and emitting intense heat. The surrounding area could not withstand such high temperatures and instantly ignited. Many spectators, unable to retreat in time, burst into flames. The flames were so hot that they turned to ash before they could even scream.
Sensing the strong wind and heat above her, Su Xi knew the attacker was no ordinary foe. She immediately dodged to the side, activating her protective divine light to ward off the flames. Fortunately, she herself practiced fire-elemental techniques, so the impact was not significant. After evading the fatal attack, as Su Xi prepared to counter, she realized her attacker was a child of about ten years old. The child wore only a small bib, his hair tied in two pigtails, and glared at her furiously, as if ready to leap forward and kill her at any moment.
Seeing the child before her, Su Xi did not underestimate him. A child capable of such a powerful attack was definitely not ordinary. In the cultivation world, age could not be a basis for judging strength. Many people, driven by psychological needs, would transform themselves into various forms. Without hesitation, she activated the supercomputer's scanning function. The supercomputer had recently compiled all the books from the Sutra Repository, enabling it to identify objects through images.
After taking a photo, Su Xi looked at the child before her and smiled. She really couldn't understand if the Fire Spirit Orb had a peculiar fetish, always choosing to possess young children, and why each child's personality was so eccentric.
Lin Feng glared at Su Xi, "Witch, don't smile. Release my master quickly, or you will regret it."
Lin Dong, seeing his son treating Su Xi this way, was startled and grabbed him, scolding, "Don't be rude, is this how I taught you?" He had already assessed the situation and couldn't let Lin Feng rush to his death. After all, Su Xi had frozen Xu Ge in an instant; his son had only been practicing with Xu Ge for a short time, how could he possibly be Su Xi's match? If Lin Feng were to suffer any harm, his Lin family would be left without an heir.
Lin Feng broke free from Lin Dong's grasp and said, "Why should we fear her? She's all alone."
Lin Dong heard his son's words and dark lines appeared on his forehead. Was this a matter of numbers? He now understood that Su Xi was a renowned Immortal Master. Even if they all died here, it would be futile. For the first time, he had the urge to strangle his son. This was really a disaster caused by his own child.
"Immortal Master, please don't take offense. My son's mind is not right," Lin Dong said apologetically, then hugged Lin Feng, preparing to take him away.
"Stop." Her goal was the Fire Spirit Orb; how could she let it leave her sight?
"Immortal Master?" Lin Dong turned back to Su Xi with a pitiful look. He only had this one son. If he died, how would all his wealth be passed down? Even though there were many illegitimate children, they couldn't be brought to light.
Under Lin Dong's emotionally charged gaze, Su Xi felt a chill run down her spine. This greasy middle-aged man looking at the beautiful little fairy felt strange no matter how she looked at him. She had never seen such a disgusting gaze and felt her brow twitching, her hand itching to strike several times. But thinking that Lin Dong was just a mortal, killing a mortal might lead to falling into the demonic path, which would be detrimental to her future cultivation, so she suppressed the urge to attack.
"Don't worry, I don't want his life. I just want to obtain something from him." Su Xi was never one for unnecessary killing. Moreover, Lin Feng was truly a child, and she couldn't bring herself to harm him.
"Then what does Immortal Master want?" Lin Dong took a step back with Lin Feng in his arms, looking at Su Xi doubtfully. He clearly couldn't figure out what Su Xi intended to do. While his son was cute, he was still young. Although Su Xi didn't look old, no one knew how old she actually was, and there was no possibility between her and his son. He might agree, but the child's mother certainly wouldn't.
While Lin Dong was searching for the right words to convey to Su Xi that a forced union is never sweet, and more importantly, immoral, Su Xi had lost her patience and made her move first. She understood the principle that prolonged night breeds many dreams, and even more so, that delaying further would lead to severe consequences. Therefore, Su Xi extended her hands and grabbed Lin Feng, a powerful suction force emanating from them, pulling him through the air.
Lin Feng dangled in the air, struggling with his hands and feet, shouting, "Let me go, or I'll burn you to death." His cultivation was entirely granted by Xu Ge. Although he possessed formidable abilities, he didn't yet know how to apply them effectively. Facing Su Xi, who didn't play by the usual rules, he was naturally unable to resist.
Su Xi ignored Lin Feng's shouting, intending to act decisively and quickly extract the Fire Spirit Orb from his body. Following the incantations taught by True Person Tiangang, she cast a beam of red light that merged into Lin Feng's body. As the red spell integrated, Lin Feng's body emitted a dazzling red glow, and the Fire Spirit Orb within him became faintly visible, slowly moving upwards from his abdomen.
"Ah!" Lin Feng let out a series of agonizing screams as the Fire Spirit Orb was forcibly separated from his body. Lin Dong watched this scene, his heart in agony. He paced nearby but dared not rush forward. He couldn't bear to lose his son, yet he didn't want to court death. Offending Su Xi was something he couldn't afford.
Just as Su Xi was concentrating all her efforts on forcing the Fire Spirit Orb out of Lin Feng's body, she suddenly heard a faint cracking sound behind her, followed by a powerful gust of wind that sealed off all her escape routes. The light and shadow were swift and fierce, carrying an unstoppable momentum. Clearly, this attack offered Su Xi no chance of survival. Su Xi was in the critical phase of her spellcasting and could not move easily. What made Su Xi feel even more despair was that even if she could react, the speed of the attack was so immense that dodging it was impossible.