69: Chapter 69 Li Huayin's Furious Outburst: Because She Didn't Want to See You Hurt!

Lin Ran secretly circulated his spiritual power, concentrating it on his back, and took Xiao Huohuo's palm strike head-on.

To be honest, Xiao Huohuo was only at the 8th Heaven of the Mortal Severing Realm, while he was already at the 9th Heaven of the Guiyi Realm.

Xiao Huohuo's palm strike, landing on his body, was no different from a tickle and caused absolutely no damage.

However, one must act out the whole play; otherwise, how could he capture Li Huayin's heart? How could he have close, intimate contact with Li Huayin in the future?!

"Pfft!"

He coughed up a large mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale, his aura becoming chaotic and unbearable, making it look as if he had suffered an extremely serious injury.

"Li Huayin, are you alright?"

However, Lin Ran ignored his own injuries entirely, looking at Li Huayin with a deep, affectionate expression, his voice as soft as a spring breeze.

"Lin... Lin Ran, w... why?"

Looking at Lin Ran's "miserable state," Li Huayin's pupils contracted sharply.

Why?

Why did Xiao Huohuo suddenly appear here?!

Why would Lin Ran take that palm strike from Xiao Huohuo for her?!

From Xiao Huohuo breaking into her residence to him suddenly attacking, it all happened in an instant; everything occurred too suddenly.

"Why? *Cough, cough*... Because... I don't want to see you hurt..."

This sentence from Lin Ran pierced straight into Li Huayin's heart.

Because he didn't want to see her hurt, he blocked Xiao Huohuo's palm strike for her.

Does this count as... a confession?!

She had just been trying hard to grasp that sliver of Opportunity for the Dao of the Sword, and indeed had no defenses against the outside world.

If Xiao Huohuo's palm strike, delivered in a fit of rage, had hit her, it would indeed have left her severely injured.

It was thanks to Lin Ran that she wasn't hurt, but she also didn't want to see Lin Ran get hurt for her.

And the words Lin Ran spoke made her heart flutter.

But at the same time, a monstrous hatred ignited in her eyes.

Li Huayin gently wiped the blood from the corner of Lin Ran's mouth, her eyes cold and terrifying, staring fixedly at Xiao Huohuo:

"Xiao Huohuo, how dare you hurt him?! Who gave you the audacity?!"

She slashed out with her sword; the Heavenly Water Sword Heart and the Primal Emperor Body unleashed their power simultaneously, making this strike unstoppable and victorious!

"Is this the power of the Heavenly Water Sword Heart and the Primal Emperor Body?"

Lin Ran watched this scene silently from behind.

He did have some understanding of Li Huayin; after all, as the reputed First True Disciple, her strength was certainly not to be underestimated.

And the Heavenly Water Sword Heart and Primal Emperor Body that Li Huayin possessed—the former being an Elementary Divine Physique and the latter an Advanced Emperor Physique—were both Special Physiques with powerful might in this world.

Watching Li Huayin's merciless sword strike coming towards him, Xiao Huohuo's expression was extremely horrified, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Because of his rage, his mind had gone blank, and he had acted rashly, forgetting Li Huayin's cultivation level in the process.

He was currently only at the 8th Heaven of the Mortal Severing Realm, while Li Huayin was already at the 3rd Heaven of the Saint Realm; the gap between him and Li Huayin was truly quite large.

"Holy Dragon Protective Bead, come out!"

Xiao Huohuo dared not be careless and hurriedly sacrificed the protective Magic Treasure he had found beside the Holy Dragon's remains—the Holy Dragon Protective Bead.

The Holy Dragon Protective Bead bloomed with a holy and inviolable radiance, cascading over him and blocking Li Huayin's full-power sword strike for him.

"Damn it! Damn it! How did things turn out like this?!"

Looking at Li Huayin, who was attacking him with sword strike after sword strike, Xiao Huohuo's expression was grim, his face looking as if a storm were brewing.

He had clearly come to the Feixian Sect tonight to pour out his heart to Li Huayin and reconcile with her.

But now, Li Huayin had completely turned against him because of Lin Ran, and at this moment, she even wanted to kill him!

He simply couldn't understand why such a thing would happen!

He clearly remembered that in his past life, there was no such person as Lin Ran in the Feixian Sect!

Where the hell did this wild monkey Lin Ran pop out from?!

【Ding! Detected that the Host has triggered a new Heavenly Mandate Mission. Please make the following choice!】

【Option 1: You are a "Reborn Great Emperor"? This Son of Heavenly Mandate is exactly the one who beats up "Reborn Great Emperors"!】

【Mission: Defeat Xiao Huohuo and personally shatter his confidence!】

【Reward: 8,000 destiny points, Top-tier True Meaning—True Meaning of Life and Death!】

【Option 2: Forget it, forget it, it's not easy for anyone! Whatever deep hatred there is, let's sit down and talk it over carefully!】

【Mission: Turn big issues into small ones, turn hostility into friendship, and resolve the misunderstanding between Li Huayin and Xiao Huohuo!】

【Reward: 8,000 destiny points, Green-haired Turtle Title +1!】

"I choose Option 1!"

Lin Ran directly ruled out Option 2 and made his choice instantly.

"Reborn Great Emperor? Interesting... But, is there some water in this Reborn Great Emperor title of his?!"

Lin Ran secretly sized up Xiao Huohuo, his gaze filled with a trace of suspicion and scrutiny.

After all, where would there be so many Rebirth scripts in this world? Does he really think everyone is a Son of Destiny like him?

Could this Xiao Huohuo's identity as a Reborn Great Emperor be fake?!

There doesn't seem to be any Great Emperor majesty on him either.

"However, if this Xiao Huohuo really is a Reborn Great Emperor, then it gets interesting..."

Lin Ran's gaze towards Xiao Huohuo was like looking at a field of lush green chives, waiting for him to harvest.

Since he is a person who has returned through Rebirth, he should know the Opportunities of this world like the back of his hand, right?

Meanwhile, Li Huayin's sword became increasingly fierce, more and more unstoppable and forward-advancing!

Her sword, and she herself, faintly revealed a trace of the invincible aura that only a king would possess!

The sword is the king of all weapons; when the sword is drawn, it is invincible!

The sword wielder needs to draw the sword with this mindset!

It can be said that at this moment, Li Huayin had completely grasped this sliver of Opportunity on the Dao of the Sword; her heart was interweaving with her sword, and her insights into the Dao of the Sword were becoming deeper and deeper.

And the more this was the case, the more intense her hatred for Xiao Huohuo became.

Thinking back to when she first met Lin Ran, aside from the fact that he would occasionally utter some bold and suggestive remarks, he would not hesitate to teach her his insights into the Great Dao of Destiny.

And now, the Emperor-grade top-tier Sword Dao Divine Ability that Lin Ran bestowed upon her made her understand what a true sword is.

Such a perfect, flawless exiled immortal whose heart and eyes were filled only with her—how dared this damn Xiao Huohuo, this stinking rat who only deserved to live in the dark sewers, hurt Lin Ran?!

"Sword Layers Treading the Heavenly Waves!"

"Primordial Returning Spirit Palm!"

Li Huayin let out a low roar with blood-red eyes, her left hand unleashing the first Origin Divine Ability of the Primal Emperor Body, and her right hand unleashing the first Origin Divine Ability of the Heavenly Water Sword Heart.

The two supreme killing Origin Divine Abilities intertwined, their killing power surging, and they directly shattered the defense of the Holy Dragon Protective Bead.

"Xiao Huohuo, today, you will surely die!"

Li Huayin's eyes were dark and heavy, her right hand holding the sword, the killing intent around her body almost solidifying.

Xiao Huohuo's expression was extremely ugly.

Li Huayin's cultivation was indeed too strong; if he didn't use his trump card, he feared he would truly die here tonight!

He could not die yet!!!