"Please, don't suck anymore. If you keep going, I'll be gone."
The ghost fire's voice was choked with sobs, as helpless as a fragile maiden bullied by a hungry wolf.
It was actually begging for mercy.
"I want more!"
Ji Mo was clearly not satisfied, his desire unfulfilled, wanting more.
Then.
The sea of fire continued to churn, but the terrifying heat energy was waning, and the various flames were continuously extinguishing.
One could feel something devouring the energy of the Pure World Flame.
Lu Wukai and the old demon were stunned.
Who in the world dared to absorb the Pure World Flame? It was too ruthless!
An hour later.
The heatwave subsided, all the flames dissipated, and all that terrifying energy was sucked dry.
Ji Mo's face was flushed red. He stared intently at the ghost fire in his palm, which was now only the size of a fingertip, contemplating whether to completely drain it.
The ghost fire was terrified. Its small body trembled, tears almost streaming out, "No, I beg you, if you keep sucking, I'll truly be gone. I am willing to acknowledge you as my master. After I recover for a while, I can still provide you with energy."
To save its life, the ghost fire could only lower its noble head.
It immediately offered a wisp of its origin imprint, which entered Ji Mo's brow, voluntarily acknowledging him as master and submitting.
From now on, its life and death were in Ji Mo's hands, entirely controlled by him.
"Alright, keeping you might be useful. In the future, I won't need to start a fire for barbecue. It'll save a lot of trouble."
Ji Mo nodded, considering the ghost fire a small pet.
The ghost fire was in tears. It, the dignified Pure World Flame, had been reduced to making barbecues.
However, it could only accept its fate. Circumstances forced it. This human was too terrifying!
At the same time, it was filled with confusion. What was Ji Mo's background? His body was not afraid of its burning, and he could even absorb its energy.
"Alas, when it comes to treachery, humans are the strongest. This damn act of playing the pig to eat the tiger has reached the peak of perfection."
The ghost fire was somewhat indignant but accepted its fate, regretting its own arrogance and not listening to the golden skeleton's advice.
No, on second thought, it seemed to have been tricked by that bastard ghost.
...
The ghost waited for news from the ghost fire.
In its imagination, with the ghost fire's abilities, it should have been able to handle Ji Mo.
Even if it couldn't win, both sides would be mutually injured, and then it would reap the benefits of the fisherman, seizing the opportunity to devour the ghost fire and strengthen itself.
Then, it could destroy Ji Mo in one fell swoop and sweep across the Xuanling Realm.
Ultimately, its power would be enough to suppress the female supreme, easily destroy her, and then devour the female supreme's heart, becoming the ultimate winner.
However, the news it received stunned the ghost. It couldn't quite understand how the ghost fire had been defeated.
"I thought you were so powerful, but you're this incompetent."
It was filled with disdain, believing it had overestimated the ghost fire before.
Even the vampire Adman and the golden skeleton, such fools, managed to escape from Ji Mo's hands, yet the ghost fire was captured alive and forced to acknowledge that human as its master. It was truly humiliating.
If it had known the ghost fire was so weak, it should have attacked it directly, lest that Ji surname benefit from it for nothing.
"Fine, then I'll have to adjust my strategy and let the female supreme deal with that Ji Mo. I'll sit back and reap the benefits."
The ghost quickly came up with a new plan and set off to find the female supreme.
A quiet small valley, an elegant small courtyard.
The blackening of the female supreme had drastically changed her temperament. Her face was as gloomy as water, and her eyes naturally carried killing intent.
Before, although she was not one for smiles, she was still kind-hearted. But now, her whole being was filled with malevolence, giving the impression that she would eliminate anyone she disliked.
During this period, the Iron-Eating Beast had become incredibly well-behaved.
Before, it dared to bicker with the female supreme, and at worst, it would just get spanked.
Now, it dared not disobey the female supreme at all, because angering her could genuinely lead to its demise.
"People say women are fickle, their hearts like needles at the bottom of the sea, unfathomable. Now I've seen it."
The Iron-Eating Beast secretly watched the female supreme meditating in the courtyard, muttering softly, missing Ji Mo more and more.
In this world, only Ji the cook was reliable and gave a sense of security!
"Are you bad-mouthing me?"
The female supreme's intuition was too sharp. Her gaze fell upon the Iron-Eating Beast, her tone incredibly cold.
"No."
The Iron-Eating Beast shivered in fright and defended itself in a childish voice, "I'm cursing that scum of a man, a beast in human form. I want to completely sever ties with him."
Only then did the female supreme shift her gaze, stand up, and say through gritted teeth, "My physical condition has stabilized. It's time to settle the score with him."
Suddenly.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she coldly looked towards the courtyard gate.
"Your Majesty, this humble one requests an audience."
The ghost's voice came, and its figure appeared outside the courtyard.
"You tampered with my heart, and you still dare to show your face? You're seeking death!"
The female supreme let out a cold snort, her figure already outside the courtyard, and she struck out with a palm towards the ghost.
She had sensed that her heart had been tampered with and believed the Four Great Leaders intended to harm her, hence she attacked with a killing blow, showing no mercy.
The ghost was clearly prepared.
It immediately conjured its blood coffin, placing it in front of itself to block the attack.
It felt a bit strange. The female supreme did not have her ever-present oil-paper umbrella. Was it deliberately hidden, or lost?
If the female supreme had truly lost her oil-paper umbrella, then it, having already devoured Adman and the golden skeleton, was confident it could kill the female supreme.
Just as it was about to counterattack, it was startled and hastily retracted the killing intent that was about to surface, retreating a considerable distance.
This was because it suddenly saw the figure of the Iron-Eating Beast within the courtyard.
"The totem divine beast of the demon realm, the Iron Devourer, why is it with the female supreme? Have they formed an alliance?"
The ghost's heart was filled with suspicion, but it was not confident in fighting them both.
"Your Majesty, please hold your hand. I have come specifically to impeach and expose that scoundrel ghost fire. That audacious fellow, a few days ago, actually tried to destroy Your Majesty's heart and put Your Majesty to death. It was I who stopped its insane actions and saved Your Majesty's heart."
The ghost was spewing lies, throwing mud at the ghost fire and praising itself.
At the same time, it revealed that the female supreme's heart was in its possession, making her hesitant to act against it.
The female supreme was naturally not so easily fooled, but she did not continue to attack, as her heart was her weakness, and she had not yet planned to fight the ghost to the death.
At least, before eliminating Ji Mo, she could not fall out with the ghost.
Her gaze was cold, and she questioned, "Do you speak any truth? Don't try to fool me. What is your scheme this time?"
"I have come specifically to return Your Majesty's heart."
The ghost naturally knew what the female supreme cared about most and proposed a condition she could not refuse, "As long as Your Majesty kills one human for me, I will return the heart to Your Majesty."
"Kill one person and return my heart? Do you take me for a three-year-old?" The female supreme did not believe it at all.
The ghost added, "Of course, there are some additional conditions. Our grievances will be settled from now on, and Your Majesty cannot trouble me again. As for the other three, they are yours to deal with as you please. If Your Majesty does not believe me, I can swear a Heavenly Dao oath."
It had to be said that such conditions made the female supreme's heart flutter.
Moreover, a Heavenly Dao oath could not be faked. If one dared to violate it, they would be annihilated by the Heavenly Dao.
The female supreme couldn't help but ask, "What is that human's name, to make you make such a decision?"
"Ji Mo, this person is not simple..."
The ghost replied, but before it could finish speaking, it felt an extremely powerful killing intent erupt from the female supreme.
"Deal."
The female supreme's pretty face was filled with fury, and she agreed to the transaction without hesitation.