Chapter 348: "I Haven't Even Made My Move, and You're Already Jumping In?"
Hua Jin, the current Flower Sect's successor and adopted daughter of the sect master Hua Yu, was one of the rare "married beauties" on the Dou Qi Continent.
Lu Bu's gaze deepened as he studied Hua Jin. Dressed in a form fitting silk robe, her graceful demeanor and alluring features exuded a charm that was rare to find. While her beauty didn't quite match Yun Yun, Xiao Yi Xian, or Medusa, her identity as a future sect leader gave her an added allure.
On the ground, Hua Jin, who had just helped the Demon Flower Evil Lord to his feet, froze for a moment. As a woman, she was exceptionally sensitive to the way men looked at her.
Back when the Demon Flower Evil Lord looked at her, his gaze was filled with lust and possessiveness. However, the gaze of this young, handsome man before her carried a different flavor domination and amusement.
Hua Jin's eye twitched. Something was definitely off here. Why was this person's gaze so unique compared to others?
But soon, her eyes glimmered with calculation. This man was clearly strong, and judging by the rumors, he was also an eighth tier alchemist. If she could secure him as her companion, wouldn't the position of Flower Sect leader fall right into her hands?
Her mind made up, Hua Jin's sharp gaze softened, her enchanting eyes shimmering with unshed tears. She didn't care who her partner was, as long as they could help her ascend to the top of the Flower Sect.
Nearby, the Demon Flower Evil Lord wiped the blood from his face and prepared to re enter the battle. However, the moment he turned, he saw the woman who always professed her love for him now exchanging flirtatious glances with his mortal enemy.
"You wretch!" the Demon Flower Evil Lord bellowed in rage. Without a second thought, he slapped Hua Jin across the face.
Smack!
A crisp slap echoed through the air. Hua Jin staggered, her fair and delicate face instantly turning red as a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her lips.
"Demon Lord…" Hua Jin's eyes gleamed as she adjusted her tone, suppressing her tears and calling out to him softly.
She couldn't switch allegiances too quickly. It would leave a poor impression on others especially on the "Dou Emperor Potential" standing next to her.
Swish!
A flash of golden light, and Lu Bu wrapped an arm around Hua Jin's slender waist, pulling her away. His face turned icy as he sneered, "Demon Flower Evil Lord, hitting women? Is that the extent of your abilities? Why don't you try me instead?"
"Xiao Yan, I'm fine. This is all my fault it has nothing to do with him. Please, don't make it difficult for him…" Hua Jin said gratefully to Lu Bu, her soft hand unconsciously gripping his as her eyes filled with joy.
Still, she defended the Demon Flower Evil Lord, carefully maintaining her persona as a devoted and faithful woman.
"Hmph, naive fool," the Demon Flower Evil Lord growled, veins bulging on his forehead as fury consumed him. Perhaps it was anger, or perhaps it was the green glow spreading across his forehead, but he ended up issuing Lu Bu a warning:
"Don't let that wretched woman fool you, kid!"
I only want her body; I'm not interested in her heart, Lu Bu thought to himself, though his expression turned cold. "Hmph, a cowardly rat who hits women and then insults them? You're no man and no husband!"
"Xiao Yan…" Hua Jin's eyes shimmered with unshed tears as she clung to Lu Bu's hand.
"Don't worry. I'm here," Lu Bu said solemnly, ignoring the fact that she was thanking Xiao Yan and not him.
"You filthy couple, die together!" the Demon Flower Evil Lord roared. Rage and jealousy burned within him as he charged forward. Just moments ago, this woman had been whispering sweet nothings to him, yet now she was clinging to another man. Unforgivable!
"Gale of Destruction!"
The Demon Flower Evil Lord screamed with fury, his folding fan glowing as it rapidly expanded in size.
"Be careful! That's his signature move, a mid tier Earth rank Dou Technique capable of tearing space apart!" Hua Jin warned hurriedly, explaining the technique to Lu Bu.
"You wretch! You deserve to die!"
The Demon Flower Evil Lord's voice cracked with madness as he swung his massive fan downward. Instantly, violent winds erupted, and countless black spatial cracks spread through the air like a dense net of razor sharp arrows.
Each spatial rift was strong enough to obliterate a one star Dou Zun, sealing the surrounding space and leaving no room for escape.
"You two filthy lovers, die!"
"Hmph. You dare show off such petty tricks?" Lu Bu scoffed, pushing Hua Jin aside with a sharp motion. Dou Qi surged within him like a raging tide, flowing through obscure and intricate meridians before converging in his right palm.
A dark, eerie light flickered to life in his hand.
Meanwhile, Hua Jin, who had been shoved aside, didn't seem offended at all. Instead, she gazed at Lu Bu with admiration. So powerful, so decisive no wonder he was so captivating.
"Great Heaven Creation Palm!"
Lu Bu roared as his right palm slammed forward.
Shhhh!
A black ring of energy rippled outward from his hand, annihilating the Demon Flower Evil Lord's mid tier Earth Dou Technique, Gale of Destruction, in an instant.
But the ring didn't stop there it continued toward the Demon Flower Evil Lord, its destructive force undiminished.
"What?!" The Demon Flower Evil Lord's pupils contracted as his face twisted in terror. The ring not only annihilated everything in its path but also exuded an eerie suction force that left him unable to escape.
"Damn it! I refuse to believe this pretty boy can maintain this technique for long!" the Demon Flower Evil Lord roared. Hands flying through seals, his vast Dou Qi surged out, coalescing into a towering giant over a hundred meters tall.
The entirety of his Five Star Dou Zun strength erupted, rolling forth like an unstoppable tide.
"Heaven Nether Art: Qi to Heaven and Earth!"
The Demon Flower Evil Lord's voice was hoarse as his complexion paled. Clearly, this technique drained him considerably.
"A Heaven rank Dou Technique?" Xiao Yan exclaimed from afar, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the eerie black ring in Lu Bu's hand.
That's the same technique the Dou Saint skeleton used back in the Dou Saint Remains! The one that scared everyone into fleeing for their lives!
How did Lu Bu get his hands on it?
"Damn it… He must've gotten it from the skeleton!" Xiao Yan's eyes reddened with envy. If only he'd thought of that back then!
The regret was overwhelming. Why hadn't he, Tang Zhen, or even the Ice River Valley Master realized the potential of that skeleton?
It's too late now. Xiao Yan's face twitched as he recalled Lu Bu's terrifying strength during the Dou Saint Remains battle.
From the poisonous Xiao Yi Xian capable of soloing a Six Star Dou Zun, to the combined power of the two Five Star Dou Zun Nine Nether Earth Pythons, to the appearance of the Half Saint Void Ancient Dragon it was all too much.
No matter how he looked at it, even if the entirety of Starfall Pavilion joined forces, they wouldn't stand a chance.
"Why does Lu Bu always get the good stuff?" Xiao Yan gritted his teeth in frustration. Whether it was extraordinary techniques or incredible women, Lu Bu always seemed to get the best of everything.
Meanwhile, the Senluo Ghost Sovereign, fending off Xiao Yan's two Heavenly Monster Puppets, found his own frustration reaching its peak. These two supposedly Four and Five Star Dou Zun puppets were so tough that even he couldn't break through without more time.
"The Demon Flower, prepare to retreat…" Senluo Ghost Sovereign's gaze swept across the battlefield, noticing that Chen Tiannan and his son had both been defeated and killed. His heart tightened, and he shouted sharply. Continuing to fight was pointless these enemies were not ordinary opponents. Retreating was the only option.
"Kehehe… Trying to escape? It won't be that easy!" Xiao Yan sneered, his hands clapping together before pulling apart. A faint black flame split into four distinct flames of varying colors: the crimson Myriad Beast Spirit Flame, the deep blue Sea Heart Flame, the bone white Bone Chilling Flame, and the yellow Profound Yellow Flame.
With a forceful clap, Xiao Yan fused the four Heavenly Flames together, showcasing his signature move: Flame Fusion.
"Damn it! How dare you treat Heavenly Flames like this?!" Senluo Ghost Sovereign felt his scalp go numb. Even as a Six Star Dou Zun, he couldn't withstand the terrifying destructive power of four fused Heavenly Flames.
His figure flickered as he attempted to retreat, but Xiao Yan snorted coldly, and the Heavenly Monster Puppet charged forward, entangling the Senluo Ghost Sovereign to prevent his escape.
On the other side, Lu Bu and the Demon Flower Evil Lord clashed fiercely. With a shift in the Evil Lord's hand seals, a massive hundred meter tall giant, formed entirely of Dou Qi, took a step forward. A violent gust of wind erupted, uprooting countless trees from the mountain below as sand and stones flew through the air.
Boom!
The massive Dou Qi giant threw a devastating punch, its momentum seemingly capable of crushing heaven and earth. The intense light emanating from the strike tore through space as it barreled toward Lu Bu's Great Heaven Creation Palm.
Faced with the devastating punch, Lu Bu raised his eyes slightly and couldn't help but chuckle. With a tremor of his hand, the black energy ring of his technique moved forward without hesitation to meet the giant's fist head on.
Sizzle!
A muffled yet eerie sound echoed across the battlefield not particularly loud, but enough to drown out the howling wind.
In an instant, the giant's fist, packed with immense power, was severed cleanly at the elbow by the black energy ring. The severed portion was smooth as a mirror, an unnerving sight.
"Hmph… What kind of Dou Technique is this? How can it be so terrifying?" The Demon Flower Evil Lord grunted, his expression grim. The Dou Qi giant was linked to his spirit, and the damage inflicted on it reverberated through him.
But in the next moment, his expression shifted drastically. To inflict such heavy damage on his Qi Transformation into Heaven and Earth technique, this must be no ordinary skill.
"This is… a Heaven rank Dou Technique?! It has to be!" The Demon Flower Evil Lord's face twisted in terror. "This brat actually possesses such a powerful Dou Technique! He must be Xiao Yan, the one with Dou Emperor potential!"
During the Dou Saint Remains expedition, the Demon Flower Evil Lord had been forced to self destruct his body before even entering the main hall, thanks to Xiao Yi Xian and Lu Bu. Thus, he hadn't seen this technique firsthand. But its sheer destructive force made its level unmistakable.
"Kehehe… Die!" Lu Bu sneered, his arm trembling as the energy ring expanded once again, this time aiming directly for the Demon Flower Evil Lord's life.
"Don't even think about it!" The Evil Lord's eyes turned blood red. "I want to see how long you, a mere One Star Dou Zun, can sustain a Heaven rank Dou Technique!"
With a shout, his hands moved like lightning, rapidly forming seals. His Dou Qi surged, regrowing the severed arm of the giant. The colossal figure swung its fists wildly, repeatedly striking Lu Bu's Great Heaven Creation Palm.
"Hmph…" Lu Bu smirked. Under the sunlight, a faint layer of sticky black energy spread over his skin, absorbing the surrounding energy to replenish the Dou Qi required to sustain his Heaven rank Dou Technique.
Devouring Skin!
With the Devouring Ancestral Symbol in his possession, Lu Bu wasn't the least bit afraid of prolonged battles. Though he could directly utilize the Heaven rank technique to absorb the energy around him, the Dou Qi it provided was relatively impure compared to what the Devouring Ancestral Symbol could refine.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!
The dull sound of destruction rang out repeatedly. The massive Dou Qi giant's fists were ceaselessly cut and obliterated by the black energy ring, only to regrow and strike again. But no matter how ferociously the giant attacked, it couldn't stop the unstoppable advance of the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
Sizzle!
The eerie sound echoed once more as the towering Dou Qi giant was sliced cleanly in half at the waist. The Demon Flower Evil Lord's face turned pale, terror filling his eyes.
"Ghost Sovereign, save me!"
Seeing the rapidly approaching energy ring, the Demon Flower Evil Lord could no longer hold out. He screamed desperately for help, his shrill cries echoing across the battlefield.
Sizzle!
Before he could finish speaking, the black energy ring reached him.
The ring sliced cleanly through the Evil Lord's neck, separating his head from his body.
"Ghost Sovereign, save me!" The Demon Flower Evil Lord's soul attempted to flee from his severed head, shrieking in despair. But the energy ring erupted with a horrifying suction force, pulling his soul into its depths.
In an instant, silence fell. The Demon Flower Evil Lord, body and soul, was completely annihilated, leaving nothing behind.
"What a terrifying Dou Technique…" Hua Jin's face was drenched in cold sweat. The Demon Flower Evil Lord had been a Six Star Dou Zun, and even though his body had been destroyed and his Dou Qi temporarily weakened to Five Star strength, his combat prowess far surpassed most at that level.
Yet under this technique, he hadn't even been able to escape with his soul. This alone demonstrated how fearsome the skill truly was.
But on the bright side, this could also be an opportunity for her…
"Xiao Lang… you defeated him?" Hua Jin's voice turned syrupy sweet as she swayed her hips and approached Lu Bu seductively.
"Hmph! Sister Yao Zi, kill her!" Qing Lin's crisp voice rang out coldly.
Hua Jin froze mid step, her heart skipping a beat. She instinctively used her movement technique to retreat, her face full of fear.
Yao Zi, visibly displeased, glared at Hua Jin. I haven't even had my turn, and you're trying to make a move?
"Xiao Lang, save me… huh? Where is he?" Hua Jin turned to call for Lu Bu's help, but when she looked over, she found that he was already standing beside Qing Lin, completely ignoring her.
"Cough, Qing Lin, what are you doing?" Lu Bu coughed awkwardly, clenching his fists. "I was just being a good Samaritan, saving Hua Jin's life out of kindness. I'm a good person!"
"Pfft… Then go explain that to Medusa, Yun Yun, and Xiao Yi Xian. See if they believe you," Qing Lin huffed, rolling her eyes.
"Kehehe… Hua Jin, prepare to die!"
On the other side, Yao Zi sneered, her neck twisting as her head transformed into a massive serpent's. The grotesque snake head lunged at Hua Jin, its gaping jaws ready to snap her in half.
But just as the serpent's jaws were about to close, a graceful figure appeared in a flash, snatching Hua Jin away from danger.
"Who dares?!" Yao Zi roared, furious that someone would dare interfere.
"Allow me to introduce myself." The elegant woman, clad in a flowing golden robe, spoke softly. "I am Hua Yu, the Flower Sect's sect master. Nine Nether Earth Python, I ask you to stay your hand…"
"Hmm?" Qing Lin's delicate face showed a trace of surprise. Hua Yu? Wasn't that the Flower Sect's leader… and Hua Jin's adoptive mother?
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