Weixi stood up almost immediately, staring fixedly at the purplish-red phantom emerging behind the Sword Princess.
The most ferocious guardian spirit: the Extinction Resentful Blazing Dragon!
While it wasn't uncommon for legendary sorcerers to possess guardian spirits, it was exceedingly rare for a legendary sorcerer to borrow a guardian spirit's power. Even Weixi herself had only been able to borrow a guardian spirit's power during the mortal stage after her second rebirth.
Those who could borrow a guardian spirit's power were bound to become top-tier legendary sorcerers! Even if they couldn't become demigods, they would already be able to roam the world unhindered!
*If that's the case, then the others really can't compete with the Sword Princess,* Weixi mused inwardly. *Damn it, and here I was hoping to see blood flow like rivers...*
Yet to Weixi's surprise, the others weren't cowed by the Extinction Resentful Blazing Dragon at all. Instead, an astonishing aura erupted from one after another!
Just then, a giant bronze dragon manifested behind Diya. Its left wing was carved with the sun, moon, and stars, while its right wing was engraved with scales, feathers, birds, and beasts. With a clear, resonant chime, the bronze dragon bestowed the power of time acceleration upon the Witch!
The guardian spirit that commanded time: the Chiming Bronze Dragon!
Weixi's brow twitched wildly. A second sorcerer who could borrow a guardian spirit's power had actually appeared?
But considering Yaxiu constantly had the Sword Princess and the Witch on his lips, meaning the two were clearly prodigies on the same tier, she didn't find it all that strange. She merely marveled silently at Yaxiu's absurdly good taste in women.
It seemed blood would flow after all, but the victor would only emerge between the Sword Princess and the Witch—
*Clang!*
When Tamashi's triangular pointed shield clashed with Sonia's blade, the shield actually managed to hold off the purplish-red sword light. Sharp thorns even spread across the shield, and a black dragon shadow emerged over Tamashi. It bore a crow's pointed beak and was wrapped entirely in black thorns, looking as though it bled every passing second, yet a faint hint of sacredness peered through its savage, hideous visage!
The nearly immortal guardian spirit: the Crow Dance Dragon!
Before Weixi could recover from her shock, she saw Annan raise her pistol, enshrouded in an illusory violet light from which a noble, elegant dragon shadow arose. It appeared veiled in mist, its ethereal, radiant wings draping over Annan's physical form such that even the aftershocks of Sonia's sword light couldn't touch her!
The guardian spirit possessing absolute defense: the Concealed Consort Dragon!
And lastly...
Weixi looked toward Freya, discovering that even in the heart of the guardian spirits' clash, the Veela wasn't overwhelmed in the least. Unleashing her Mind-Beguiling Halo with full force, the Veela's pupils had turned heart-shaped. She cast a glance toward Yaxiu, and a pure-white phantom quietly rose from her body.
It was an existence beautiful beyond imagination.
A giant, snow-white fox nestled tightly against Freya, looking as though the Veela were enveloped within it. Its fur was fluffy and supple, and though its expression was sultry and alluring, its eyes were remarkably bright and clear. Hundreds of soft, glowing fox tails caressed everyone present; even from a distance, Weixi felt ripples stir in her own heart.
The most beautiful guardian spirit: the Love Heart Dragon!
All five guardian spirits unleashed their might simultaneously. Purplish-red sword light, time acceleration, thorn reinforcement, violet concealment domain, and gleaming soul-ripples intertwined. Power transcending mere mortals shook the world, daubing all creation in chaotic hues!
*Crack!*
A massive rift tore through heaven and earth, and everyone felt an inexplicable repulsive force acting upon their souls, as if they were about to be banished from this world!
"Did they shatter the Dream Heaven!?" Yaxiu finally managed to spit out the ribbon glove and asked foolishly.
"No, it's the other way around—the Dream Heaven was already on the verge of shattering, which is why they could fight like this!" Weixi realized at once. "I tried summoning my guardian spirit earlier, but the mysterious chains held back the Dusk Glow Dragon... Now that the Dream Heaven is collapsing, the mysterious chains unknowingly lost their effect, allowing them to summon their guardian spirits!"
"The third Angel Hunt... is truly coming to an end!"
The five in combat seemed to sense it as well, but they could no longer stop. They could only turn their heads to look at Yaxiu.
Yet boundless white light engulfed everything, thoroughly dissolving everyone's souls.
"*Haaah!*"
Yaxiu awoke with a start, panting heavily.
"What's wrong?" Igola asked from the front seat as he took a sip of water.
Yaxiu froze, only then realizing he was sitting inside a sedan driving along a highway. His mind couldn't quite catch up. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he mumbled, "I think I had a nightmare..."
"Nightmare my foot!"
Niya kicked Yaxiu's seat from behind, causing his head to bang against Igola's backrest with a loud *thud*. She was thoroughly furious: "There were five of them fighting back there, and counting Sister Weixi, that makes eight women you've messed with, you bastard! You—you—you've gone way too far!"
"Oh? Am I counted too?" Sitting beside Yaxiu, Weixi remained completely unhurried. "Though, Niya, doesn't that mean you've counted yourself and Feili as well?"
Niya's lips trembled. She bit her lower lip, unable to answer, and could only vent all her fury on the seat with another vicious kick. This time, however, Yaxiu had already wrapped his arms around Igola's chair, sparing his head another collision.
"Can someone explain to me what happened to you guys?" Igola raised an eyebrow. "Looks like I missed out on something very interesting."
"Don't be in such a rush. I'll tell you when we do psychological counseling back home," Yaxiu mumbled gloomily.
Harvey turned the steering wheel to make a U-turn and head back toward Jiashi. "I'd like to know too."
"It's nothing interesting. It's just the Sword Princess and the others fighting over me."
"Oh, then I'm not interested."
"Yaxiu, your lips are so dry." Feili handed him a bottle of mineral water. "Drink some water."
"Thanks." Yaxiu twisted the cap off and drank without thinking, only to catch Feili drinking water at the same time out of the corner of his eye. After taking a small sip, Feili poked out her little tongue to lick her lips, making a soft popping sound. Throughout the entire act, she kept her eyes secretly locked on Yaxiu, staring at him until he nearly choked.
"Feili," Niya blurted out coldly, "did you just french kiss Yaxiu?"
Igola slapped the button on the car stereo to turn it off, immediately whipped out his phone to turn on the recording app, and turned to look back at them. Weixi's eyes widened. "Master, when you do psychological counseling with Igola, can I give you a foot massage?"
"In your dreams." Yaxiu gave the maid a chop on the head and explained, "There was a reason for that. It's not what you think—"
"That's right," Feili chimed in, nodding as she stared at Yaxiu with a resentful look. "And even though he was kissing me at the time, Yaxiu was holding the Sword Princess's hand outside the door the whole time."
The group pictured the scene for a brief moment, and the way they looked at Yaxiu shifted entirely—to put it simply, they were looking at him as if he were a trash can.
Feili was a bit annoyed by Niya's deliberate provocation, so she couldn't help saying, "By the way, Niya, didn't you mention that Yaxiu touched you all over before?"
Yet the little sheep regretted it the moment the words left her mouth, because she saw Niya instantly bow her head, not daring to speak, her body trembling slightly like a cowering little hedgehog.
That was just Niya's temperament: pride hidden within inferiority, self-love born of self-deprecation. If not to fight for a chance to see Yaxiu, she would never have brought the matter up—she had never once thought of using it to make demands of him.
She wanted to be close to Yaxiu, yet felt unworthy of him. Thus, when Weixi and Feili laid her feelings bare, she immediately curled into herself, so bashful and timid that she wished everyone would just ignore her existence. Yet whenever she saw someone else showing interest in Yaxiu, she couldn't resist jumping out on the offensive.
Sharper than a hedgehog, frailer than paper—Niya was the textbook definition of a glass cannon.
"I'm sorry," Feili whispered, taking Niya's hand. "I... I didn't mean to..."
"If anyone should apologize, it's me, right?" Yaxiu spoke up. "Although there was a reason that time as well, I truly owe you a—"
"Thank you."
Niya stared blankly at him. It took a few moments for the gears in her head to turn before she processed it, after which she promptly kicked him again!
Yaxiu's head smacked into Igola's seat with a *bang*. Seizing the chance, he snatched the Deceiver's phone and deleted the audio recording, breathing a sigh of relief. Compared to making Niya angry, he dreaded seeing her sink into the mire of self-loathing even more—even if the cost was taking another hit to his reputation. Groping someone all over and then saying thank you...
Still, Yaxiu figured Niya and the others must have completely changed their view of him by now—after all, having witnessed that massive brawl just now, any sensible woman would keep him at arm's length.
"Master, I'm actually curious about something," Weixi suddenly spoke up. "Although they all seemed to take it for granted that you would choose the Sword Princess just now..."
Both Feili and Niya pricked up their ears, wondering what there was to question about that. Even they could tell that of those five, Yaxiu liked the Sword Princess best. With all five pressing him to declare himself at once, Yaxiu clearly could only offer one answer.
Weixi asked leisurely, "Was your answer truly *only* the Sword Princess?"
Yaxiu blinked, offering no reply.
Three seconds later, Niya kicked him once more.
Chapter 941