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Zhu Fengwu let out a clear chirp, her pair of crimson eyes blooming with radiant sunset hues.
Behind her, a Vermilion Bird phantom slowly unfurled, vast and all-encompassing. Its dancing wings unleashed rolling infernos, making the entire sky seem to ignite.
Her eyes spewed killing intent as she moved through the air, manifesting her innate divine ability. She descended with a sky full of fire, aiming to suppress and kill.
Clearly, Zhu Fengwu was enraged to the extreme, harboring murderous intent, and truly intended to break Ji Mo’s legs on the spot.
Ji Mo seemed to be stunned into foolishness, gaping and motionless.
But upon closer inspection, one would notice this simpleton swallowing his saliva, actually contemplating: A monster? It seems edible. Pan-fried or stewed?
“Scared witless? With such strength, you dare provoke me? Truly courting death.”
Zhu Fengwu’s face was filled with disdain. She had expected someone so arrogant to have some skill, but never imagined they would be so pathetic.
She stared at Ji Mo’s lower half, her fingers drawing several sharp, blood-red lines, intending to slice Ji Mo into several pieces.
The attack arrived in an instant. Just as Ji Hanhan was about to be struck.
In a flash of lightning.
A stunning, graceful figure arrived, blocking in front of Ji Mo, intercepting Zhu Fengwu’s attack.
Bang!
The red and yellow masses of energy collided, emitting a loud noise.
Ji Mo was stunned. He was contemplating whether to ruthlessly destroy this flower and strike Zhu Fengwu with all his might.
He hadn’t expected someone else to rush out, staging a classic damsel-in-distress rescue.
“Ying Menglong, you want to meddle and oppose me?”
Zhu Fengwu’s face turned ashen as she gazed at the woman blocking her.
She couldn’t quite understand why Ying Menglong would stop her. It couldn’t be that she had taken a liking to this man who looked like a beggar, could it?
The one who blocked the attack for Ji Mo was indeed Ying Menglong.
It was quite a coincidence; she happened to be passing by and saw Ji Mo in danger, so she instinctively intervened to save him.
“I have no intention of opposing you. You cannot touch this man.”
Ying Menglong appeared in Blood State merely to complete her trials. She had no intention of getting involved with any local powers or incurring any karma.
However, to save Ji Mo, she had no choice but to confront Zhu Fengwu head-on.
“You? You think you can stop me from teaching this despicable and lewd man a lesson?”
Zhu Fengwu let out a cold laugh.
Although Ying Menglong’s identity was very mysterious, appearing suddenly in Blood State, she didn’t know her origins.
But within the territory of Blood State, she was arrogant and didn’t place any of the younger generation in her eyes.
“With me here, you cannot touch him.”
Ying Menglong’s voice was soft, yet it carried an indescribable confidence.
Even facing Zhu Fengwu’s terrifying pressure, she remained composed and nonchalant.
“It is rumored that your bloodline is no less than mine or Long Lingli’s. Today, I shall see if you are worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as us.”
Zhu Fengwu’s smile turned colder. Her entire being radiated immortal radiance, and the Vermilion Bird phantom behind her became even more solid, its emitted flames illuminating half the sky.
Ying Menglong remained composed. A Vermilion Bird was nothing to her. If the opponent could condense true phoenix power, perhaps it could put some pressure on her.
In terms of bloodline, she could look down upon all living beings in the entire Immortal Spirit Realm.
Zhu Fengwu suddenly reined in her aura, having noticed the Seven Fiends Ghost Mother appearing and standing quietly behind Ying Menglong.
One had to know that the Seven Fiends Ghost Mother possessed late-stage Emperor Immortal realm cultivation and was a notorious figure in Blood State. This still made her somewhat wary.
“No wonder you dare speak to me like this. So you’ve latched onto the Seven Fiends Ghost Mother.”
Zhu Fengwu taunted Ying Menglong without reservation, believing the latter was merely a fox borrowing a tiger’s might.
However, given her status, she wouldn’t fear a mere Seven Fiends Ghost Mother.
The Seven Fiends Ghost Mother chuckled obsequiously, explaining, “Princess Fengwu misunderstands. This old one is merely working for Miss Menglong; how could I possibly be a ‘big leg’?”
Regarding the conflict between the two, she acted very diplomatically, not wanting to get involved.
If she truly offended Zhu Fengwu, she would essentially be unable to survive in Blood State.
Zhu Fengwu’s expression darkened upon hearing this. Being able to command the Seven Fiends Ghost Mother to run errands for her suggested that Ying Menglong’s background was not small either.
Weighing the pros and cons, she chose to temporarily back down.
The Yin-Yang Blood Pool had lost its efficacy, the Death Forbidden Zone had undergone a mutation, and the entire Blood State might be reshuffled as a result. Her family had great ambitions to unify Blood State, and at this juncture, it was not advisable to offend powerful forces.
“Ying Menglong, I’ll give you some face and let this scoundrel off the hook.”
Zhu Fengwu snorted coldly, then turned to glare at Ji Mo: “Consider yourself lucky, you lecher. From now on, if you see me, you’d best tuck your tail and stay far away, or I’ll make you pay.”
With that, she led her maidservant and left in a huff.
Ji Mo watched Zhu Fengwu’s retreating back, smacking his lips, and lamenting the missed opportunity. The wild game that was almost within reach had escaped.
This was a Vermilion Bird, its taste must have been superb.
However, considering their previous moment of candid exposure, it felt somewhat wrong to take a bite. He would let her off for now.
Seeing Ji Mo’s lingering gaze at Zhu Fengwu, Ying Menglong felt a strange tightness in her chest, and her anger flared.
How was she inferior to Zhu Fengwu? Why did this guy look at her with such disdain? It was too much.
“They’re gone. Stop drooling.”
Ying Menglong, furious, kicked Ji Hanhan a few times, regretting saving him.
Ji Mo finally shifted his gaze, wiped his mouth sheepishly, and said, “Lucky for that little girl she ran fast. Otherwise, you’d see how I’d handle her.”
“What? You’re still thinking of handling her?”
Ying Menglong’s face turned ashen. She completely regretted saving this bastard.
If she hadn’t kindly saved him, he would likely have been torn to shreds by Zhu Fengwu by now.
The Seven Fiends Ghost Mother couldn’t help but mock, “Kid, you’re like a chicken tied to a bamboo pole, how incredibly bold. If not for Miss saving you, you’d probably just be a pile of rotten bones by now.”
Ji Mo blinked his eyes and said very seriously, “Actually, I’m super brave.”
Although his body had some issues now and he was a bit weak, dealing with a Vermilion Bird should still be no problem.
To be precise, if Ying Menglong hadn’t interfered, the one who would have ended up as a pile of bones would have been Zhu Fengwu.
“Heh, you? Super brave? You look like a sprout that’s become sentient. Brave my foot.”
The Seven Fiends Ghost Mother couldn’t stand Ji Mo acting so arrogantly in front of her and mocked him mercilessly.
She thought Ji Mo had no self-awareness whatsoever and was shamelessly bragging, utterly shameless.
Ji Hanhan’s heart suffered 10,000 points of critical damage!
The word “sprout” also reminded Ying Menglong of the moment she first met Ji Mo. Her heart ached, and she followed suit, angrily cursing, “Him? He’s not even worthy of being compared to a sprout; at best, he’s an enoki mushroom.”
Enoki mushroom?!
Ji Mo almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the spot.
His heart suffered another 10,000 points of critical damage.
This was too much. Don’t hit people in the face. How could you insinuate me repeatedly? Your consciences are utterly corrupted.