Desperate Su Xiao

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thousands of meters beneath the holy city of the Snake-people tribe, five Soul Formation experts struck simultaneously. The heavens and earth seemed to extinguish, all things trembled, and the entire stone cave tottered on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, the magma cave was like a weak woman, being ravaged by these five powerhouses all at once!!!

Had they not feared that the collapsing cave would affect the juniors and the Green Lotus Heavenly Fire in the center of the lake, as well as wanting to maintain a convenient battlefield, the five Soul Formation experts wouldn't have tacitly held back a portion of their strength to sustain the cave's structure.

Otherwise, this cave would have collapsed long ago!

Even so, this vast cave, spanning dozens of miles, was still battered beyond endurance under the stormy assaults of the five Soul Formation experts.

Although everyone present was a Soul Formation expert, there were still differences in strength.

The strongest was naturally Bingxuanzi, followed by Medusa, then Mu Yunxi, and Wu Tianxing after her.

As for Master Mochen...

His movements were eerie, drifting unpredictably through the void. He seemed less like someone here to snatch the fire and more like a spectator.

Daoist Mu, you hold off Medusa first while I go snatch the Green Lotus Heavenly Fire! I will hand it over to you afterward, Wu Tianxing transmitted his voice to Mu Yunxi.

Mu Yunxi nodded.

Alright!

Spinning the longsword in her hand, she attacked Medusa.

Wu Tianxing took the opportunity to break away from the battle, speeding toward the center of the lake. However, he hadn't flown far before an ice-blue figure blocked his path.

Bingxuanzi.

Without a single word of nonsense, Bingxuanzi threw a punch straight at Wu Tianxing's face.

Ice Profound Rock-Shattering Fist!

Wu Tianxing's expression changed, and he hastily raised his spear horizontally to block.

Crack!!!

A tremendous force struck, and Wu Tianxing was blasted away, spear and all, crashing straight into the magma.

Bingxuanzi! What the fuck are you doing!!!

Barely stopping himself within the magma, Wu Tianxing burned with rage.

Our goals are aligned. Why aren't you tangling with Medusa instead of stopping me from taking the fire?!

Bingxuanzi laughed heartily.

This old man is here for nothing else today but a good fight! You want the strange fire? Defeat this old man first!

Old madman!

Wu Tianxing gritted his teeth, his face looking ugly.

Although his heart was bursting with anger, Wu Tianxing had to admit that he was no match for Bingxuanzi. The title of martial maniac wasn't just for show; it was earned by fighting sect after sect!

On the other side, Mu Yunxi, who was fighting Medusa, was even more shocked. She hadn't expected this Queen, who in her memories was violated by Ye Shu, to be so powerful.

In just a few exchanges, her signs of defeat were fully apparent.

If they kept fighting, she would lose within three hundred moves.

Within a thousand moves, she would die.

How could this be? How could she be so strong? Mu Yunxi fell short by a single move. The sword she thrust was dodged by Medusa, and her right arm was swept by the snake tail. She flew backward, smashing several rocks, blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Mu Yunxi? Nothing more than this.

Medusa commented indifferently.

Mu Yunxi's face turned ashen, but she could find no words to retort.

Standing on the reef, Ye Shu looked at Bingxuanzi, who was acting like a shit-stirrer, rushing up to violently beat whoever got close to the spiritual fire. He couldn't help but sigh, Is this the power of binding? It's too terrifying.

That's right. Even though the system had stolen destinies, the parallel world still had its universal laws of operation. It had to follow the most basic narrative logic, something even the system was powerless to change.

Although Mu Yunxi was a heroine with a great destiny, Medusa was also a heroine. With the two offsetting each other, it naturally came down to whose raw strength was greater.

As for Bingxuanzi's combat power...

It was directly and forcibly bound to Medusa, so naturally, he was also stronger than Mu Yunxi, who possessed a heroine's destiny.

This was the true value of the King of Binding.

For a time, the scene was incredibly chaotic. Bingxuanzi didn't just attack Wu Tianxing and Mu Yunxi; he even fought Medusa and Master Mochen.

Meanwhile, the others held each other back to prevent anyone from taking the spiritual fire.

An eerie balance was inexplicably born.

Not one of the five Soul Formation experts could free their hands to snatch the Green Lotus Heavenly Fire.

Xiao'er, quickly go and snatch the strange fire!

Mu Yunxi suddenly spoke.

Su Xiao blanked for a moment, then realized that he wasn't just here to watch the show, but to stop the male protagonist from taking the spiritual fire and complete the system quest.

Although the plot had deviated so much that even its own mother wouldn't recognize it.

The process still seemed roughly the same.

Kid, go quickly!

Bingxuanzi's voice also rang in Ye Shu's ears.

I got this, bro! Ye Shu made an OK gesture.

Almost at the same time, without the slightest hesitation, Ye Shu and Su Xiao moved simultaneously, sprinting toward the center of the lake.

Stop them!

Medusa frowned. She was about to make a move but was surrounded by Bingxuanzi and the others. Unable to free her hands, she had to order the remaining Snake-people warriors to intercept.

Yes!!!

The Snake-people warriors responded in unison, wielding their halberds and flying out to intercept Ye Shu and the others.

At the same time, Su Xiao, who was rushing at the front, had his mind racing.

No!

No!

I absolutely cannot get the Green Lotus Heavenly Fire.

Even though I'm here to stop the male protagonist from getting the spiritual fire, this is just the process. The final result is that the male protagonist successfully snatches the spiritual fire, and I lose with regrets.

In other words, he couldn't actually get the spiritual fire.

At this thought, Su Xiao quietly slowed his pace, preparing to pretend to be delayed by the Snake-people warriors behind him. This would be reasonable and wouldn't seem too deliberate.

However, just as he was about to slow down.

He saw his several junior sisters holding longswords, blocking behind him. They stopped those Snake-people warriors, as well as... the arriving Ye Shu.

Senior Brother, hurry and go!! We've got this here!

Zheng Yunshu and the others raised their blades and swords, shouting anxiously. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!!!

With that, they stood in front of Ye Shu, their eyes cold.

If you want to snatch the Green Lotus Heavenly Fire, you have to get past us first.

At this moment, the terror of the heroine's destiny revealed itself.

Three Golden Core stage cultivators actually forcefully stopped the four royal guards of the Snake-people tribe.

Su Xiao glanced back.

He could only see the intercepted Ye Shu. His face was covered by a hood, making it unclear, but Su Xiao could already imagine the other party's expression.

In short, it was definitely spectacular.

Well, thank you so much then...

Su Xiao gritted his teeth, wanting to cry but having no tears in his heart, yet he still had to slowly fly toward the lotus platform in the center of the lake.

He flew very, very slowly, as if he were on a spring outing.

The junior sisters behind him were still shouting anxiously.

Senior Brother, hurry!

Senior Brother, hurry!

What the hell do you know!

Su Xiao cursed inwardly. If I don't fly slowly, how will a turning point arrive? How will the male protagonist suddenly burst out, break through the blockade, leap up, and arrive first?

If I don't fly slowly, how will I be stopped by someone?

Buddha, Jade Emperor, the Three Pure Ones of Daoism, God, Jesus, I beg you, please send someone to stop me quickly!

Su Xiao prayed frantically in his heart.

However, even when he stepped onto the lotus platform in the center of the lake, no unexpected changes occurred. The male protagonist didn't burst out, nor did any suddenly appearing expert stop him.

Su Xiao stood on the lotus platform, looking at the azure fire lotus, completely dumbfounded.

This... this isn't right, is it?

According to the plot, shouldn't the male lead suddenly explode with power, send him flying, and snatch the strange fire away just as he was about to get his hands on it?

Why...

"Senior Brother, hurry up and take it!" Qin Ke'er shouted from behind.

"Rush, rush, rush! Rush my ass!" Su Xiao was so frustrated he felt like coughing up blood.

He stared at the cluster of cyan fire lotus.

The cluster of cyan fire lotus stared back at him.

"System, is this plot really correct? I'm freaking about to get the Cyan Lotus Heavenly Fire! The male lead is still watching from the sidelines, is this plot really correct?"

However, no matter how he questioned it.

The system only kept repeating a single sentence.

[Please do not deviate from the villain persona, Host, otherwise a one-million-volt electric shock reward will be activated.]

[Please do not deviate from the villain persona, Host, otherwise a one-million-volt electric shock reward will be activated.]

[Please do not deviate from the villain persona, Host, otherwise a one-million-volt electric shock reward will be activated.]

Enough was enough. When the system repeated it for the third time.

Su Xiao finally lost his temper.

"The problem is, if I take the spiritual fire now, what about the protagonist? How will he become an immortal and the ruler of the world? Won't the plot be completely ruined?"

Hearing this, the system sneered.

This was exactly what it wanted. By taking away this spiritual fire, the Child of Destiny of this world would no longer be a threat. His upper limit would be completely locked, and he would never be able to make any waves again.

As for the plot?

It was here to plunder providence in the first place, so who cares about the plot?

[Please maintain your persona, Host.]

The system's cold electronic voice sounded again, [A slight deviation in the plot is a normal phenomenon. The Host only needs to maintain the villain persona, otherwise the punishment will be activated.]

"Haji-System, you bastard..."

No one knew just how desperate Su Xiao was.

Take the fire, and the plot explodes.

Don't take the fire, and his persona collapses.

In the end, Su Xiao gritted his teeth, looked at the cyan fire lotus, and reached out his hand anyway.

Worst case scenario, he would just find a chance to return it after taking it.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Who would have thought.

The treasure everyone was fighting over would actually fall into the lap of this kid.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Su Xiao's fingertips slowly reached toward the Cyan Lotus Heavenly Fire.

And then... they passed right through it.