Miss Loser is too enchanting

"Big, Big Brother?" Wood Spiritual Bead remained still on Fire Spirit Pearl’s hand, foolishly saying, "Big Brother, have you transformed?!"

Fire Spirit Pearl glanced at Wood Spiritual Bead and said, "You haven’t taken human form in a million years, do you still have the nerve to talk?"

"I..." Wood Spiritual Bead was frightened by Fire Spirit Pearl’s gaze. Among the siblings, they all feared Fire Spirit Pearl the most. Just one glower from him could scare her soul away.

"Still as timid as before!" After speaking, Fire Spirit Pearl stopped looking at Wood Spiritual Bead and turned his gaze to Dugu Qianye halfway up the mountain. Seeing that there was not an ounce of flesh on her ankles, but still she persisted upward, though slowly, it showed her determination to subdue him. His eyes narrowed slightly as a second firewall burst into flames in front of Dugu Qianye.

Dugu Qianye looked at the sudden firewall before her, which was wider than the previous ones and the flames were of a higher level. Through the raging fire, she saw a fiery figure on the mountain top gazing down at her. Their four eyes met, and both saw the unyielding defiance in each other’s eyes!

"Wait for me, I will come up and conquer you!"

"We’ll see if you can make it up here!"

Without a word more, Dugu Qianye stopped looking towards Fire Spirit Pearl. She took out a Jade Bottle again and swallowed an Elixir inside, then kept the rest in her mouth. She let Ice Heart form a layer of ice over her body and walked resolutely through the firewall.

The distance of two steps melted all the ice on her, and once she passed through, the ice evaporated, with the first melted parts catching sparks that set her left calf’s pants on fire. She immediately doused the fire with Spiritual Power turned to water, but her calf was so badly burned that the flesh was peeled back, revealing the golden bones within.

Zi Xiao, seeing her left leg, turned his gaze to Fire Spirit Pearl, who had transformed into human form: "Fire Spirit Pearl, you’re courting death!"

Fire Spirit Pearl leapt into the air, looking at Zi Xiao, and said, "Venerable Lord, long time no see!"

"Fire Spirit Pearl, either submit willingly or prepare to die!" Zi Xiao threatened.

"Venerable Lord, I’m not forcing her!" Fire Spirit Pearl said, "She can walk back at any time, and the path behind her is easy to traverse."

Zi Xiao looked down; the fire walls just put out had all extinguished, and the ground was no longer glowing red, indicating that the temperature had also dropped.

"She is my sister’s master, and for that reason alone I do not wish to take her life. But as always, if she wants me to acknowledge her as master, certainly there will be great hardship," stated Fire Spirit Pearl, his red clothes and hair fluttering with the heat waves, showing off his whimsically arrogant nature.

Zi Xiao, upon hearing Fire Spirit Pearl, looked down at the person below taking Elixirs to adjust her condition and for the first time felt his eyes moisten; it was also the first time he felt so powerless, his heart ached in an indescribable way.

Dugu Qianye consumed the Healing Pills and Elixirs that restored her strength, and without waiting for her leg to heal completely, continued her journey.

"Keke, why didn’t you take the Healing Pill just now?" asked Little Baiqiu.

"If I had taken the Healing Pill just now, the flesh that had just grown would have been scorched again, and that would have hurt even more. It’s better to keep going like this." With some strength regained, Dugu Qianye replied. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Keke, let me help you." said Little Baiqiu, then it closed its eyes to meditate. White specks of light emerged from its body, some of which entered her body and some went into the injured area on her leg. She immediately felt much more comfortable.

"Thank you, Qiuqiu!" Dugu Qianye said, and then continued to ascend with determined steps.

Perhaps shocked by Dugu Qianye’s actions, the Fire Spirit Pearl did not create any more fire walls for the remainder of the path. Yet Dugu Qianye still didn’t find it any easier. As she climbed higher, the temperature rose increasingly, and Dugu Qianye felt as if the bones in the soles of her feet were about to shatter!

One step, two steps, three steps... Dugu Qianye treaded upward, her body, having endured such conditions for a long time, began to show signs of dehydration, and her head felt dizzy. She took out water from the Refining Demon Pot and gulped down a few mouthfuls, but after drinking a bottle’s worth, she was thirsty again after just a couple of steps.

She looked up; there was less than a quarter of the distance left to the mountain’s peak. She told herself to persist and then, biting her lip, continued to make her way upwards, until suddenly, her foot slipped on a stone, and she fell forward.

"Keke, be careful!" Little Baiqiu cried out in alarm.

"Ah!" A heart-wrenching scream came from Dugu Qianye’s lips, marking the first time today that she had voiced her pain.

"Little Yeye!" Zi Xiao watched the figure kneeling on the ground, hands on the ground, and attacked the thin membrane again, "Fire Spirit Pearl, let me in!"

Qie Yue and Zi Xiao attacked together, saying furiously, "Fire Spirit Pearl, you’d better not do something you’ll regret!"

"Mistress!" Little Douzi joined them, and together they attacked the barrier.

Fire Spirit Pearl glanced at them and said, "This membrane was created by the slow accumulation of a million years of my time. Even though you are powerful, it will not yield to you. I advise you not to waste your energy!" After saying that, he turned and went back to the mountain peak, looking down at the figure who had yet to stand up, his fiery pupils contracting slightly.

"Master!" Wood Spiritual Bead fidgeted anxiously in Fire Spirit Pearl’s grasp, desiring to break free from his hold, "Three Sisters, don’t just stand there, hurry and save the master!"

"Third Sister, if you don’t behave, I will take you back as well, and we will see how Little Baiqiu fares without you," said Fire Spirit Pearl.

Although Dugu Qianye couldn’t hear what Wood Spiritual Bead was saying, she could hear Fire Spirit Pearl’s words, "Water Spiritual Pearl, do not move, protect Qiuqiu! I’m okay!"

Head bowed, hands still propping her up from the ground, every movement of her fingers caused excruciating pain. Clenching her teeth, she suddenly stood up from the ground, leaving behind pieces of charred flesh torn from her palms and the skin off her right knee.

"You can still turn back now if you want, at least you wouldn’t lose your life!" Fire Spirit Pearl said, looking at Dugu Qianye’s disheveled face.

"I, will, definitely, conquer, you," gasped Dugu Qianye through her pain, finding it hard to breathe as she pronounced each word distinctly in response to Fire Spirit Pearl’s statement.

After swallowing the Healing Pills she had already placed in her mouth earlier, she looked at the icy bones in her palms. She took out a cloth from the Refining Demon Pot and rapidly had Little Baiqiu bandage her hands, and then she continued to ascend step by step.

"If you want to conquer me, let’s see if you’ve got what it takes!" Fire Spirit Pearl said. However, despite his words, he made no move to act.

Little Baiqiu, looking at Dugu Qianye’s condition, couldn’t stop the tears, closing its eyes, and repeatedly replenishing energy into Dugu Qianye. Because her injuries were so severe, the healing elixirs were ineffective, and the pills meant to restore her energy also began to slow due to overconsumption.