Chapter 157 I was tricked by the cat into becoming a can thief.
"As heirs to the divine authority of 'calamity,' 'death,' 'strife,' and 'treachery,' my experience as a demigod—far exceeds that of the little lion by a full thousand years!"
"Now—I'll test your mettle as a fire thief!"
Sai Fei'er took a step forward, her golden soul power surging slightly around her, and took the initiative to challenge the Fire Thief to battle.
As soon as the battle began, Saifeier used her extreme speed to shuttle back and forth across the battlefield.
He even adopted the air of a senior criticizing a junior, speaking in a relaxed tone:
"I've lived for over a thousand years and have never seen an opponent who can keep up with my speed... You're the first one!"
"But my skills aren't limited to just 'running fast'—today, I'll show you!"
Before she finished speaking, Sai Fei'er's figure suddenly split into several identical clones, which kept circling around the Fire Thief, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.
The Fire Thief swung his sword, striking one of the "Sai Fei'er" clones, but the clone instantly turned into white smoke and disappeared.
The real Saifei appeared not far away, hands on hips, her tone slightly mocking:
"You've got the wrong person—looks like your eyesight isn't very good?"
This taunt completely ignited the Fire Thief's fury.
His aura surged, and his black soul power surged as if it were a tangible substance. He unleashed several sharp sword energies in succession, annihilating all of Sai Feier's clones around him!
However, before the smoke from the dissipated clones had cleared, even more of Saifei'er's clones emerged, densely surrounding her.
Saifei's voice, filled with joyful laughter, came from all directions:
"I can create as many clones as I want!"
During the battle, she didn't forget to continue taunting and laughing loudly:
"Hahaha! Good dog, is that all you've got?"
"It seems I overestimated your swordsmanship!"
Saifeier was not a combat-oriented demigod who was good at head-on confrontations. She knew in her heart that she had successfully stalled the Fire Thief for a long time.
Based on the timeline, Bai E, Xiao Hui Mao, Feng Jin, Dan Heng, and Mi Mi must have successfully retrieved the Sky Fire in Sky City.
Therefore, the idea of making a clean getaway came to her mind.
"...See you later, stray dog!"
The Fire Thief keenly sensed Saifei's presence.
He thrust his sword at her location, but it was still a fake clone, turning into white smoke the moment the sword touched her.
The Fire Thief turned his head sharply and saw that Sai Fei'er had already appeared at the edge of the platform in the distance, preparing to turn around and escape.
Sai Fei'er looked at the Fire Thief who had been completely fooled by her and couldn't help but smile smugly, raising her hand to wipe her nose.
But just as she was about to escape at full speed, her fingers touched nothing—
The coin hanging around my neck has disappeared!
This startled her, and her face was filled with disbelief.
Throughout the entire battle, she maintained an absolute distance; the Fire Thief couldn't even touch the hem of her clothes.
But how could this "flying coin" that you always carry with you suddenly disappear?
Before she could think it through, the Fire Thief suddenly appeared in front of her, moving faster than she could have imagined.
He slowly raised his left hand, and in his palm, a coin was slowly falling—the very one that Sai Fei'er had lost!
A dazzling golden light erupted from Sai Fei'er's body, and her speed suddenly increased to the extreme.
He lunged at the Fire Thief, reaching out to snatch the coin back.
The moment her fingertips touched the coin, a look of horror suddenly appeared on Saifei's face.
She was already moving at her maximum speed, but the Fire Thief in front of her was even faster!
The arm that had been slowly raised just moments before was now falling at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.
A hand, radiating a dangerous black aura, suddenly lunged towards her chest!
An immense force surged through her, and Sai Fei'er was powerless to resist. She was gripped tightly by the Fire Thief and slammed straight into the cold, hard door behind her.
"Bang!"
With a dull thud, Sai Feier's delicate body slammed against the door and wall, the sound of bones shattering clearly audible.
The Fire Thief pulled the ritual sword of the Ages that had been embedded in her chest; the black blade was stained with golden blood.
Sai Feier slid slowly down the facade and sat on the ground, breathing heavily.
It kept groaning in pain, and golden blood spilled from the corner of its mouth, its end was extremely tragic.
The Fire Thief stood before her, sheathing his ritual sword, and holding in his other hand the World-Burning Flame he had stolen from Saifeier.
However, at that moment, Sai Fei'er, who was lying on the ground, suddenly chuckled softly, with a hint of cunning and smugness.
"Only a mindless person would fall for the same trick three times in a row."
As she laughed, the "World-Burning Flame" in the Fire Thief's hand suddenly emitted a puff of white smoke.
When the smoke cleared, there was no sign of a fire; it was clearly just an empty earthenware pot!
Saifei leaned against the cold wall, a smirk playing on her lips, golden blood dripping from her chin, yet her eyes remained bright.
"...I won, monster!"
Having been tricked three times in a row, the Fire Thief was utterly enraged and let out a deep roar.
He angrily smashed the earthenware pot in his hand onto the ground, the sound of the pot shattering echoing through the air.
He raised the huge black longsword above his head, and the blade gathered terrifying power, then slashed it down fiercely at Sai Feier!
"Sizzle—"
The sound of a blade slicing through flesh was clearly heard, and the scene on the sky suddenly turned pitch black!
On the Douluo Continent, everyone gazing at the sky felt a jolt in their hearts, and the smiles on their faces froze instantly.
They never imagined that the Fire Thief would be so powerful.
He was able to steal the coin from Cypher, who was the fastest in the world.
This is enough to prove that his speed far exceeds that of Sergei.
Many people speculate that he must have used a time manipulation ability similar to Little Grey Hair's to steal the coin without Cypher's knowledge.
The Firewalker of today is not only incredibly fast, but also adept at wielding two powerful weapons. Such strength is simply awe-inspiring.
With such a formidable foe present, how can the journey to pursue the fire continue?
However, most people had no time to think about these things at the moment, and all they could think about was their regret for Sai Fei'er.
The battle on the sky just now, although not as grand and spectacular as the battles against Nicardoli and the Sky Titans, was still quite interesting.
Sai Fei'er toyed with the Fire Thief Walker from beginning to end as if he were a wild dog.
He transformed the "Fire Thief" into the "Pot Thief," using his most adept tricks to outwit the powerful monster.
But no one has the last laugh; the price of this joke was that it thoroughly enraged the Fire Thief.
In the end, what was gained was the tragic fate of Sai Fei'er being cleaved in two by a single blow.
How can this not be a pity?
But everyone knew that Saifei had successfully completed her mission.
The fire in her hand was fake from beginning to end.
However, he successfully deceived the Fire Thief, fulfilled his promise to Bai E, and protected the true Negative World Fire.
At the same time, she kept the Fire Thief firmly in check, preventing him from interfering with Little Gray's battle to seize the Sky Fire.
It should be understood that the Fire Thief's power is now far beyond what one or two demigods can contend with.
If Little Grey and his companions had been locked in fierce combat with the Sky Titans when the Firewalker had interfered, they certainly wouldn't have been able to win the battle.
After the Titans fell, Saifeier worried that Bai'er and her group would be intercepted by the Fire Thieves on their return journey.
So they deliberately delayed for a long time, calculating that there would be enough time for them to safely return to Ohma and go together to the center of the cosmic vortex to return the fire.
This cat did not fail in its duty as a demigod, nor did it disappoint Aglaia!
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