Chapter 245: You Want My Maid, I Want Your Spirit Fire; That

Shi Zhengxiong was sweating like rain, large beads of sweat streaming down his forehead, and his back was already soaked through.

Looking at Lv Luo, she appeared calm and composed, even yawning out of boredom.

As if tired of this meaningless game of stalemate, Lv Luo gave a light wave of her hand, and Shi Zhengxiong was sent flying directly.

To prevent Shi Zhengxiong from putting up a death struggle, at a thought from Lv Luo, countless vines bound his limbs tightly.

Shi Zhengxiong wanted to break free, but the vines were as rigid as steel; no matter how he channeled his Spiritual Power, it only caused them to grow wildly.

Seeing that Spiritual Power was ineffective, Shi Zhengxiong hurriedly channeled his Spirit Fire; his ability to reach his current position was largely due to his Spirit Fire, and although it was only a Mid-grade Spirit Fire, after years of pouring countless Heavenly Treasures into it, it had become a High-grade Spirit Fire.

He refused to believe the vines wouldn't fear fire!

But who would have thought they would not only automatically dodge his fire but even unite to devour it.

Shi Zhengxiong was drenched in sweat; the more he struggled, the tighter the vines constricted, until finally, they were wrapped so tightly he could barely breathe.

Watching Shi Zhengxiong in this wretched state, Su Chen walked up to him in a leisurely manner, slowly lowered his body, and looked down at him from above.

"Release me at once, or this Alliance Leader will certainly not let you off!"

Shi Zhengxiong said through gritted teeth; he had truly lost all face today.

In all his years as Alliance Leader, he had never suffered such a humiliating disgrace, being trussed up like a zongzi in front of everyone.

"Are you still disciples of the Qingyun Alliance or not? Why are you all just standing there stunned? Hurry up and kill this brat for me!"

Looking at the Qingyun Alliance disciples standing together not far away, Shi Zhengxiong couldn't help but shout loudly.

The disciples who had not entered the Secret Realm were low in cultivation, and now, seeing the cultivation Su Chen had unleashed and that terrifying maid, they naturally dared not step forward.

As for the elite disciples, they had long since become Su Chen's people and naturally would not help Shi Zhengxiong.

Shi Zhengxiong was now truly in a position where calling to heaven brought no response and calling to earth brought no answer.

"You bunch of turncoats! The sect raised you for so long; it's one thing that you don't repay it, but to stand there motionless at a time like this—once this incident is over, you are next!"

Shi Zhengxiong said in a fit of exasperation.

However, these words of his naturally only made the others even more afraid.

But those following behind Su Chen were no longer afraid of Shi Zhengxiong.

A male disciple stepped forward directly and sneered, "There is no point in staying in such a sect; you withhold our cultivation resources on ordinary days and use us as cannon fodder when danger arises. What is there to repay? Repay your selfishness and hypocrisy?"

These words instantly ignited the anger of the others, and they also began to clamor, accusing the Alliance Leader of his various unfair treatments in daily life.

"In the previous sect grand competition, I clearly took first place, but you relied on the fact that I had no family background and publicly gave the competition reward to someone else. If the result of this competition was already decided internally, then don't let us have expectations!"

"Other male disciples took liberties with me, relying on their family backgrounds, and you said it takes two to clap. Well, now that you are being beaten here, can we also say it takes two to clap, and this is your just deserts!"

The other disciples who had not entered the sect's core had not expected that even the elite disciples of the sect were treated this way, so it went without saying for them.

If there had been a few who were still hesitating and wanting to show off in front of the Alliance Leader, they simply gave up now upon hearing this.

Su Chen had not spoken the whole time, as if waiting for this very moment. Watching their reactions, he shook his head with regret, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "It seems no one is on your side." Hearing this, Shi Zhengxiong's face turned livid, the veins on his forehead bulged, and he bit his teeth so hard he nearly shattered them.

Su Chen patted Shi Zhengxiong's face with interest; the damage was low, but the insult was extremely high.

"People, you know, should have self-awareness. You dared to covet my maid; look, how unfortunate it is that things have turned out like this."

After saying this, he chuckled twice.

Hearing this, Shi Zhengxiong felt fire rush to the top of his head, and his brain felt like it was about to explode with a buzz.

Who was he? He was the Alliance Leader of the Qingyun Alliance; for so many years, who hadn't given him a modicum of respect upon seeing him? Even the young masters of noble families, or even if a Head of the Family came, they would not treat him like Su Chen did.

How dared this brat? Who gave him the courage?

Shi Zhengxiong's face was being rubbed into the dirt.

Looking again at those disciples who were cowering and afraid to step forward—a bunch of cowards! Su Chen watched his expression and found it quite amusing; he had long since loathed this hypocritical, sanctimonious appearance of his.

How vile the method of sending messages via the dried corpses in the Ancient Tomb was; for the sake of his own selfish desires, he treated the lives of others like grass.

For such a person, dying outright was too easy on him.

He had sat in this high position for too long and naturally did not know the sense of disparity when falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley.

And what Su Chen wanted to do was to make him feel exactly that despair! "If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for acting dishonorably. After all, my woman is not someone you can imagine."

Su Chen's lips curled slightly as he said this with a beaming smile.

He leaned down, slowly moved close to Shi Zhengxiong's ear, and said, "Your Spirit Fire looks pretty good. It was originally just a low-grade Spirit Fire, right? You must have spent quite a lot of resources to get it to advance."

Shi Zhengxiong's eyes widened like copper bells, his gaze somewhat dull, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Give and take, courtesy demands reciprocity. You want my maid, I want your Spirit Fire; that's not too much to ask, right?"

Although this was a question, the certainty in Su Chen's tone would not make anyone feel that he was asking for Shi Zhengxiong's opinion.

Before Shi Zhengxiong could say anything, he saw Su Chen raise his hand and call out, "Xiao Ling."

After a long while, Xiao Ling finally came out slowly.

As soon as it opened its eyes, it saw the man it had hated day and night for hundreds of years.

Its flames flickered with excitement, and it said very angrily, "It's this old immortal thing! Every time he used me, and the matter of the dried corpses was also his doing. He even wanted to possess me before; fortunately, I am a fire with integrity, and I refused to agree no matter what."

At the end, Xiao Ling looked at Su Chen with a hint of fawning, as if to say, look how loyal I am.

Su Chen stroked Xiao Ling's flames soothingly and then said, "Since he made you suffer so much, now the opportunity for revenge has come."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ling was full of excitement: "Then can I burn him to death now? I've wanted to do this for a long time."

"Burning him to death is a bit too easy on him. I remember he has a Spirit Fire; if you devour it, you can recover from your own injuries, which can be considered his only useful quality."

(End of chapter)