145: Chapter 145 Pay up, Lu Jin!

The outcome was decided. Although Sister Baoer had taken a few hits from her own knives, her opponent, Feng Shayan, was basically exhausted. Her clothes weren't much more intact than when Zhang Chulan first met Sister Baoer.

The match concluded amidst the sighs of many male spectators. Feng Zhenghao and Feng Xingtong visited Feng Shayan in the temporary ward of the medical team they had brought along.

It wasn't a big deal. Sister Baoer also received an invitation for treatment from President Feng, but Xu San politely declined.

"Go Mia!" Lu Linglong, Zhi Jinhua, Wang Ergou, Cang Long, Yun, Ling, and Xi collectively betrayed Xiao Xiao, forming a temporary cheer squad for Mia.

Xiao Xiao looked at these companions through gritted teeth, preparing to perform well in a moment and win beautifully.

To prevent any accidents during the match, Mia took off her small leather shoes and walked into the arena helplessly, wearing a dance costume that Tuaner had meticulously selected for her.

"Oh—!"

"What's this? Is this something we can see without paying?" The spicy strip in Ling's mouth fell to the ground in surprise.

"Is this a real-life cosplay of Hu Tao's new 'Dunhuang Style' skin?" Cang Long was going crazy; at this moment, the Ice Queen, Lady Linglong, wasn't so important anymore.

Wearing the fiery red dress from last night, accompanied by the tinkling of bells on her ankles as she walked, the rustling sound of Mia's flesh-colored stockings rubbing against the ground reached Xiao Xiao's ears.

While looking at the beauty, Xiao Xiao pointed his fan at Mia in annoyance. "Is this appropriate? Coming to fight me in a performance costume?"

Mia's hand brushed over the Redemption Holy Nail strapped to her thigh garter, and blood seeped from her fingertips. "I brought a weapon too..."

Looking at Mia sucking the blood droplets from her finger, Xiao Xiao became even angrier. "You've got your weapon strapped to your thigh. Are you trying to strangle me with your legs, or smother me to death?"

"Eh? You actually guessed it? Smothering you is out of the question; Tuaner would get jealous. And I don't necessarily have to strangle you to death; just strangling you unconscious will do..." Mia feigned surprise as she began the verbal attacks she had recently learned from Tuaner. In Tuaner's words, having many skills never hurts.

Xiao Xiao tested the waters, his cheeks bulging like a chipmunk's. A visible transparent shockwave erupted from his mouth! The air rippled in distorted waves, and the stone slabs along the path cracked one after another. A blast of Shong Qi started the battle.

Mia's graceful figure sidestepped like a dance.

The bells on Mia's ankles chimed melodiously. Moving after the attack but arriving first, a beautifully shaped small footprint was imprinted on Xiao Xiao's tunic. Xiao Xiao was sent flying and crashed into the arena wall. A single kick covering dozens of meters caused the audience to let out loud gasps.

"Shong Qi: Scatter!"

Taking advantage of the wall at his back, Xiao Xiao spun his body, and the Shong Qi swept across the field in a fan shape.

"Ding!" Advancing through the barrage of Shong Qi was a shoeless Mia, whose agility and reaction speed completely overturned Xiao Xiao's understanding. A snow-white long leg covered in stockings swept directly toward Xiao Xiao's waist. If this kick landed solidly, it would definitely cost Xiao Xiao half his life.

Xiao Xiao jerked his body around, and a crack suddenly appeared in the precious jade pendant at his waist. He broke out in a cold sweat: "The nails on that leg ring actually have attacking power?!"

"Correct guess, here's your prize~! ♬~"

Mia's voice came from all directions. She had seized the opportunity to cast the Invisibility Barrier, leaving only a faint, lingering fragrance in the arena.

Xiao Xiao calmed his mind and suddenly sat cross-legged, forming hand seals. Just as Mia was about to strike again, she saw him take a deep breath—

"Shong Qi: Myriad Mirror!"

A peculiar field of Qi expanded. Mia was surprised to find that her hidden shadow beneath her feet was uncontrollably twisting, as if being 'torn' from the ground by some force!

"Found you." Xiao Xiao opened his eyes, and the white mist from his mouth was like an arrow: "With this strike, I'll make your soul leave your body!"

The massive Shong Qi charged straight at Mia's face. At the critical moment, she crossed her hands in front of her chest:

"Golden Light Spell: Lightning Armor!"

Purple-gold lightning, supported by pink Qi, formed a shield, and the two energies collided violently. In the spectator stands, Zhang Lingyu suddenly stood up: "Golden Light transformed into lightning?!"

After the impact, Mia staggered back several steps, a trace of bright red overflowing from the corner of her mouth. Just as Xiao Xiao was about to pursue, his legs suddenly went weak—

Unbeknownst to him, his pant legs were already covered with hair-thin, interwoven black and pink cursed patterns!

"Don't worry, it's not Dan Shi. I really don't know how to do that one." Mia wiped the corner of her mouth, her smile becoming increasingly enchanting. "You've just been poisoned a little bit. It's not life-threatening. It's not a big deal."

Xiao Xiao's expression changed drastically as the Qi in his body began to 'lie flat'! His brain started issuing commands to surrender quickly and then ask the girl for her WeChat. "Is this the legendary Bone Scraping Knife? I heard Mia knows that too."

He actually took the initiative to disperse his protective Qi, allowing the toxin to spread!

Xiao Xiao inhaled a breath of the pink toxin spreading over him, while simultaneously forming a strange hand seal:

"Shong Qi: Trace Back to the Source!"

He condensed a large amount of power and spat out a blast of Shong Qi, after which the Qi orb actually vanished into thin air. Then, it suddenly appeared behind Mia.

"Oh no... something's going to happen!"

In Mia's final moments of consciousness, she saw Xiao Xiao's lips move slightly: "Soul Separation."

A dazzling white light swallowed everything.

*Pfft—*

Mia's body suddenly went limp, but before it could hit the ground, a burst of pinkish-purple miasma erupted from her seven orifices!

"—Soul Ejection!"

Gasps of surprise came from the audience one after another.

Amidst the swirling smoke, a figure different from the usual 'Mia' slowly condensed—

An extremely exquisite face, with heterochromatic eyes that were deep and mysterious. Under long eyelashes, the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, adorned with dark red eye makeup. Her nose was high and straight, and her lips were as full and red as roses. Her skin was as white as snow, yet her cheeks were tinged with a faint blush. Her figure was elegant and well-proportioned, with a slender waist that could be held in one hand, and her full chest and perky hips perfectly outlined seductive curves.

She wore a headpiece made of dark metal and bone, resembling demon horns, faintly visible amidst her long black hair. A lace ribbon was wrapped around her neck, set with a blood-colored gem, highlighting the seductive lines of her collarbone. A waist-cinching outfit made of black gauze and leather clung tightly to her body, with dark gold chains wrapped around her waist, appearing both enchanting and noble. Bat-like thin wings were folded behind her back, and a heart-shaped tail swayed gently. Her skin glowed with a faint blush, and her dual-colored eyes were eerie and lazy, as if she had just been startled from a deep sleep...

The whole person was like a work of art from the abyss—mysterious, dangerous, yet impossible to look away from.

"That was truly rough... I was almost blown away by you~" The words coming from the red lips were not what Mia wanted to say. Looking down at her appearance in her soul state, her sense of shame exploded.

"Sigh, Elder Lu won't be able to escape the repair costs for Longhu Mountain. Last time that guy ate a whole block, and this time..." She lightly stroked her cheek, a worried expression appearing on her pretty face, her voice so sultry it made one's heart skip a beat.

Xiao Xiao was drenched in cold sweat. —Something was wrong. He had clearly separated the soul from the body's surface, so why... did this eerie aura still maintain a human form?! Does this succubus also know how to Manifest the Yang Soul?

The Mia's soul opposite him looked at him with an expression he couldn't quite fathom—was it sympathy?

*Tear—*

Suddenly, Mia's physical body jolted!

Her red dance dress automatically tore and reorganized, transforming like silk into a Gothic gown—layers of embroidered black gauze and dark patterns woven with gold thread. It was even more dignified than a Longhu Mountain Taoist robe... but that damned charm made whatever she wore look like an enhancer for a romantic mood.

At the same time, a heavy 'Abyssal Grimoire' floated in her palm, its pages flipping automatically without any wind...

He/She is coming...