124: you……

"Luolo."

Qin Feng watched her adorable, distraught appearance.

He felt a great sense of joy in his heart.

He knew he had won.

He walked forward slowly.

He approached the nine dragon throne, the symbol of supreme power.

Then, right before her eyes, he slowly withdrew the half-token engraved with the "phoenix tail" totem from his robes.

He placed that token next to the "Phoenix Head" token that had slipped from Bai Luoli's hand.

Hum—

The moment the two tokens made contact,

they erupted with boundless divine light.

One gold, one red.

The two beams of divine light intertwined, wrapped around each other, and entered into a Fusion.

Finally, they transformed into the lifelike phantom of a Phoenix bathed in fire.

The Phoenix looked up and let out a clear, resonant cry.

It echoed throughout the entire Tianxuan Sect.

At this moment,

within the Tianxuan Sect, all Flying Swords and Magic Treasures seemed to have received some kind of summons.

They uncontrollably emitted hums filled with joy and submission.

Ten thousand swords bowed in homage.

"Now,"

Qin Feng looked at the stunning queen on the throne who was completely stunned.

A smile filled with both tenderness and dominance curled at the corners of his mouth.

"Do you still think I am joking with you?"

The phenomenon of the ten thousand swords bowing in homage came and went quickly.

When the phantom of the fire-bathed Phoenix transformed back into a complete phoenix token and floated silently in mid-air,

the entire Tianxuan Sect returned to calm.

It was as if that shocking scene from just a moment ago had been an illusion.

But the deathly silence within the Sect Masters Grand Hall silently testified to how real and shocking everything that had just happened was.

Bai Luoli sat blankly on the throne.

She stared at the complete phoenix token floating in mid-air, emitting a faint divine light.

Then, she looked at the man standing before her, a calm and confident smile on his face.

Her mind remained a blank slate.

She felt that the worldview she had built over hundreds of years had been completely overturned and reshaped in this moment.

The Child of Destiny.

The phoenix divine sword.

The Ancestral Master's prophecy.

Revered Master's words all along...

So, everything was true.

And she, from beginning to end, was just a predetermined female lead in this grand script.

No.

She didn't even count as the female lead.

At most, she was just a tool character responsible for delivering equipment and experience to the true "Child of Destiny," and even giving herself away...

A tool character?

As soon as this possibility crossed her mind, a sense of absurdity and extreme shame surged in Bai Luoli's heart.

She, the dignified Sect Master of Tianxuan Sect, a powerful expert in the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.

Was she actually going to be a tool character for a brat who was who knows how many years younger than her?

If this got out, how could she still hold her ground in the Eastern Wasteland?

No!

Absolutely not!

A flame of unwillingness flashed in Bai Luoli's eyes.

She stared fixedly at Qin Feng.

The pride and Battle Intent belonging to a queen reignited within those sharp phoenix eyes.

So what if you are the Child of Destiny?

So what if all of this is destined?

My, Bai Luoli's, fate has always been in my own hands!

Heaven's will?

If Heaven's will dares to stop me,

I will be Heaven-Defying!

"So what?"

Bai Luoli spoke slowly, her voice recovering that cold, world-ruling dominance.

She looked at Qin Feng, her sharp phoenix eyes devoid of any of the previous confusion or loss of composure.

There was only the excitement and playfulness of meeting a worthy opponent.

"Even if you are the Child of Destiny."

"Even if all of this is true."

"What do you want?"

She looked at him, a provocative smile curling the corners of her mouth.

"Could it be that you want me to throw myself into your arms and bow in submission like those useless Revered Master and Junior Sister of yours?"

She intentionally emphasized the words "bow in submission" heavily.

That tone, that expression, as if to say: Kid, you're still a bit green.

Qin Feng watched her, watching her adorable appearance—clearly panicking inside, yet still forcing herself to maintain that pitiful shred of a queen's dignity.

He found it amusing.

He knew this woman would not admit defeat so easily.

Her pride and dignity would not allow her to bow to anyone.

Not even Heaven's will.

However, Qin Feng liked it.

What he wanted was not a docile plaything that would obey his every whim.

But a true queen who could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with him, match wits with him, and ignite his desire to conquer.

"It won't come to that."

Qin Feng smiled.

A smile so meaningful.

He reached out and grasped the complete phoenix token floating in mid-air into his palm.

The warm, smooth texture made him feel as if he were holding the entire future of the Tianxuan Sect.

He looked into Bai Luoli's phoenix eyes, which were full of vigilance and caution.

He spoke slowly.

His voice was not loud, but it echoed clearly throughout the entire hall.

"I do not want you to bow in submission."

He paused, a scorching light, unprecedented, flashing in his eyes that were half divine and half evil.

He looked at her and said, word by word, the sentence that would make her completely fall.

"I only want you."

Boom!

These simple three words.

Were like three ancient divine mountains, smashing heavily onto the heart of Bai Luoli, which had just rebuilt its defenses.

It left her stunned, as if struck by lightning.

She remained dazed on the throne.

She looked at Qin Feng, looking at his handsome face filled with tenderness and dominance.

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She had lost.

Lost completely.

Lost willingly.

"You..."

Her red lips moved for a long time.

But she couldn't say a single word.

Those phoenix eyes, usually full of dominance and majesty, were now glistening with water, covered in a layer of hazy mist.

Qin Feng looked at her adorable appearance, lost in infatuation and about to completely fall.

His heart was filled with an unparalleled sense of conquest.

He no longer hesitated.

He took a step forward.

Instantly appearing before the nine dragon throne.

Then, right before her eyes, he slowly reached out his hand.

Not to take the phoenix token.

Nor to touch her body.

But to gently land on the cold armrest that symbolized the supreme power of the Tianxuan Sect.

He leaned down.

Bringing his face close to hers.

Their nose tips touched.

Their breaths were audible.

He looked into her watery phoenix eyes, full of panic and anticipation.

A devilish smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

His voice was husky and magnetic.

"Luolo."

"Now, tell me."

"Do you love me or not?"

Bai Luoli's body trembled violently.

She looked at the bad man right in front of her.

Feeling the domineering aura on him that made her sink so deeply.

She knew she could no longer escape.

She slowly closed her eyes.

Her long eyelashes trembled slightly from nervousness and shyness.

Then, she answered him in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, yet incredibly firm.

That voice had only one word.

"You..."

Before she could finish.

Qin Feng could no longer control himself.

He suddenly lowered his head.

And pressed his lips firmly against the luscious, cherry lips he had coveted for so long.

The Dragon's roar rose again.

The elephant's trumpeting shook the heavens.

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