Jiyue fell to the ground in a sorry state, his body coated in dust and his hair disheveled. Yet, there was not a hint of submission in his eyes; instead, they burned with intense resentment and fury. He braced his hands against the earth and slowly hauled himself up, his gaze as sharp as a falcon’s as he locked eyes with Mufeng and me, as if trying to pierce right through us.
When he saw us standing side by side, so intimate and in such perfect harmony, the jealousy in his heart surged like a tidal wave, nearly drowning his reason. His face was as dark and ominous as the sky before a tempest, heavy with storm clouds that made one shudder. His eyes glinted with a manic light—a mix of hatred for us and an obsessive fixation on me.
Suddenly, he tapped his toes and flew into the air like a phantom. A surge of powerful demonic energy erupted from him, sweeping across the surroundings like a black storm, making the trees rustle and flattening the flowers and grass. He danced his hands, his long fingers tracing mysterious patterns in the air as his demonic energy burrowed deep into the earth like taut ropes.
Chapter 203