Ch 14: The Wicked Male Lead Is So Hot
At the moment of life and death, the necklace gifted by Liu Xixi on Xia Jiuyuan’s neck erupted with a dazzling light, flinging her abruptly into mid-air.
I didn’t expect it to really save my life!
With this moment in time, Xia Jiuyuan, covered in cold sweat, smoothly reached for his tracing, unfolded it, and casually took out the pebble from his pocket to set up a formation.
Although he didn’t know why the Ice Spirit Pill given by the System had suddenly lost its effect, he believed that as long as he could stall for a short time, Liu Xixi could wake up!
But… can a First Rank Xia Jiuyuan really hold off a genius Liu Xixi?
Liu Xixi, who had been sent flying into the air, landed back on the ground with her feet, her figure flashed, and in an instant, she was in front of him.
“Time Intent, Slow!”
Not enough. Although I can now capture that rapid figure, my body still can’t keep up!
“Time Intent, Fast!”
Claws grazed Xia Jiuyuan’s chest. He barely dodged this attack, but he didn’t relax. Instead, his expression turned grim because this was just Liu Xixi’s simplest attack.
After dodging one blow, the more ferocious ones are still behind!
Liu Xixi used all four limbs, her attack speed was dazzling. In just a few seconds, the two had already exchanged blows several times, each time perilously close to disaster.
For Xia Jiuyuan, setting up formations and launching counterattacks were all luxuries. All he could do now was barely maintain his dodges.
But Time Intent consumed an immense amount of Spiritual Energy, and coupled with his unrecovered Spiritual Energy and wounds beforehand, in less than half a minute, he was gradually exhausting his strength.
On the other hand, not only did Liu Xixi show no signs of regaining her sanity, but her speed was increasing, and her attacks were becoming more ferocious.
Splish!
Finally, under the immense pressure, Xia Jiuyuan logically made a mistake.
He widened his eyes, looking at Liu Xixi, who was within reach.
Xia Jiuyuan was speechless, the stinging pain disrupted his nerves. He could feel Liu Xixi’s power surging into his body, destroying everything, while his own blood was rapidly draining away.
In this final moment before death, Xia Jiuyuan actually thought of a lyric from his past life,
“Your hand pierced through my entire chest~”
Two-dimensional worlds are truly hopeless. With this thought, Xia Jiuyuan closed his eyes.
The petite Liu Xixi leaped into the air, her claws pierced through his chest, and she tore his heart out from his back.
As her small hand, stained with blood, closed, the still-pounding heart instantly exploded, scattering gore.
Xia Jiuyuan’s body fell powerlessly, and Liu Xixi, who was in the air, fell along with him.
It was over.
Liu Xixi stood up, her crimson eyes, lacking pupils, appeared vacant.
She put away the palm stained with thick blood and minced meat and, without hesitation, brought it to her mouth, sticking out her tongue to lick it.
The blood of the Sea Clan tasted slightly salty.
The blood of the Beast Tribe and Feather Tribe tasted bitter.
The blood of the Human Race was a bit sour.
This blood’s taste… shouldn’t it be sour? Why… why is it so peculiar!
The Ferocious Beast Taotie Intent was actually stunned by the peculiar taste of Xia Jiuyuan’s blood!
And in this moment of distraction, the rational Liu Xixi, who had been in her subconscious, seized the opportunity, manipulated her own White Tiger Intent and the Vermillion Bird Intent she had just learned to attack together, successfully suppressing the counter-attacking Gluttony Intent and Recklessness Intent, and regaining her sanity.
But when consciousness returned to her body…
The scorching blood splashed on her body burned her physical body, and the delicious taste in her mouth mocked her soul.
The blood of her friend, who had fallen in a pool of blood, was reflected in her pupils. His body had a gaping wound, just large enough to fit her fist,
Her pupils suddenly contracted, and she tremblingly ran to the Puppet, hoarsely shouting, “Quick, send him back outside. He has completed the Challenge.”
Liu Xixi believed that her Uncle must be guarding outside, and the World-Ending Strongman could definitely save Xia Jiuyuan, but the Puppet replied coldly:
“I have no ability to violate the Rules. He is already dead. I can only send myself back outside. Do you wish to return outside?”
Looking at the Puppet’s vacant eyes, Liu Xixi dazedly returned to Xia Jiuyuan’s side.
“No…”
She knelt powerlessly in the pool of blood, her trembling hands caressing his face, as if to confirm if Xia Jiuyuan was truly dead.
“…Puppet, are there any Healing Spirit Plants that can bring people back from the dead?”
“Searching… No results.”
As her last illusion shattered, Liu Xixi’s eyes lost their focus.
“I am truly a sinner…”
She stared blankly for a few seconds, seemingly recalling tragic memories from the past, and slowly raised the sinful hand covered in blood, firmly gripping her own throat.
She was going to die.
I’m sorry, Father, Mother, Uncle.
At this critical moment, a powerful Life Force surged from Xia Jiuyuan’s corpse. Liu Xixi’s dead eyes flickered again.
Looking closely, the Life Source came from Xia Jiuyuan’s Emerald Bracelet. This incredibly pure Life Force nourished his physical body, instantly healing the small wounds that had been left behind, and the meridians that had been shattered by Liu Xixi were also immediately repaired.
Finally, all the Life Force converged towards his missing heart. The surging Life Force gradually solidified, forming the outline of a heart and beginning to beat.
Could it be?
Liu Xixi panted, hoping Xia Jiuyuan would wake up, but after several minutes, he still showed no signs of movement.
“I can’t give up… In this situation, there’s still a chance, right…” Liu Xixi whispered hopefully.
“He needs the best Healing Spirit Plant.”
She barely regained her resolve. At this point, there seemed to be a chance for recovery, so she couldn’t escape and had to take responsibility for her actions by undertaking another Trial.
Even though Xia Jiuyuan had said,
“Greedy, attempting the Trial again ━ certain death!”
“Location #
Spirit Plant: Phoenix Cry Grass
Introduction: Still breathing, immortal through nirvana.
Rarity: Peerless.
…”
Liu Xixi said without hesitation, “I want to challenge—”
She was interrupted mid-sentence by a ethereal voice.
“Are you sure you can pass a trial that guarantees death? Even if you can, the Life Force emanating from his bracelet has already begun to decrease. Are you sure he can hold on until you return from the trial?”
Liu Xixi was startled and quickly turned to look at Xia Jiuyuan’s bracelet.
Has the Life Force decreased?
Liu Xixi couldn’t tell, but after hearing that, she felt like it had indeed decreased.
“Then what should I do?”
She looked around, but found no one speaking to her.
“I am a Spirit Plant called Suitable Flower. Of course, I prefer being called by my name—Zhan.
I can help you pass the trial. The condition is that you must bring me out after passing the trial. I will heal that male, but I will need to co-exist with him for a period.
This is hell. If I stay here any longer, my Spirituality will be worn away like other Spirit Plants, so don’t wonder why I want to escape!
Lastly, a reminder: you don’t have much time to hesitate!”
As soon as the words fell, as if to confirm, an unfathomable aura entered Liu Xixi’s body. Liu Xixi’s aura rapidly increased, but if one only looked at her cultivation, she was still a Third Rank!
Liu Xixi actually had no choice. During her first trial, her opponent was a Fourth Rank and a Third Rank.
A Fourth Rank, on the surface, is only one rank higher than a Third Rank, but the actual gap is immense. A Fourth Rank represents a new life tier, called Non-Human, meaning they have broken free from the human category.
The first trial was already very difficult, and Liu Xixi was truly uncertain about this second trial.
She could only resort to desperate measures.
“Puppet, I want to challenge the Suitable Flower.”
The Puppet stared blankly at Liu Xixi and replied coldly:
“No such Spirit Plant.”
Liu Xixi was stunned and said again, “Puppet, I need Zhan.”
“No such Spirit Plant.”
“This…”
Just as Liu Xixi didn’t know what to do, Zhan transmitted to her again.
“Heh, if I can’t get you to come to me, then I’ll come to you.
Child, look up to the left!”
The space to the left was torn open, and a bizarre black and white flower emerged, floating in the air. Its voice was now much, much weaker.
“The Rules exist. This is my limit. I cannot get closer to you. If you come and touch me, you can directly enter the trial, skipping the Puppet’s teleportation process.”
This was strange, Liu Xixi could tell, but she had no other choice.
As long as she could save Xia Jiuyuan and they could leave this place, everything would be alright.
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