Seeing that Li Mengyue was no match for their opponent, Chu Feng prepared to step in.
Whoosh—
But Li Mengyue simply raised her arm, and a golden ring of light shot toward Chu Feng, trapping him in place.
"This matter no longer concerns you," she said. "This is between me and him now. Just stand there and watch how I deal with this old thing."
The moment Li Mengyue finished speaking, a white flame began to emanate from her body.
The flame resembled heat waves rippling through the air.
It didn't look sacred in the slightest, nor did it seem to carry anything special about it.
And yet, once that white flame appeared, Li Mengyue grew fiercer and fiercer with every exchange.
She had been at a disadvantage moments ago, but now she was holding her own against the Island Master of Constellation Immortal Island on equal footing.
"That's it — that's the power of the Third Miss of Purple Star Hall, the Soul-Burning Divine Body!" the onlookers cried out in shock.
The so-called Soul-Burning Divine Body was fundamentally different from an ordinary God-Gifted Divine Body.
While it possessed the same kind of power as a normal God-Gifted Divine Body — the ability to bolster a fighter's combat strength — it also carried something no other Divine Body could offer.
It allowed its wielder to burn her own soul in exchange for even greater power.
The appearance of the white flame meant that Li Mengyue had already begun using her Divine Body to ignite her own soul.
That was precisely how she was able to go toe-to-toe with the demonic Island Master of Constellation Immortal Island.
"Is this girl out of her mind? She's burning her soul for some outsider who has nothing to do with her?"
Seeing this, the Hall Master of Purple Star Hall was filled with fury.
True, the Soul-Burning Divine Body wouldn't literally consume Li Mengyue's soul. But the strain it imposed was no trivial matter.
That was why, under normal circumstances, even Li Mengyue herself refused to activate the Soul-Burning Divine Body unless she had absolutely no other choice.
And yet here she was, wielding that very power to protect Chu Feng.
The Hall Master of Purple Star Hall could not comprehend it.
This was his own daughter — no one understood her better than he did.
On the surface, Li Mengyue might have seemed playful and mischievous, like a carefree young girl.
But in truth, she was extraordinarily cold and ruthless.
She was absolutely not the type of woman who helped others out of the kindness of her heart.
How cold had she been? She had once stood by and watched her own younger sister perish without lifting a finger.
That was why the Hall Master of Purple Star Hall was so baffled.
He simply could not understand why someone as cold-hearted as Li Mengyue would go to such lengths for Chu Feng.
Boom—
Boom—
Boom—
The sky above erupted with deafening booms, ripples of energy surging outward in every direction.
The battle between Li Mengyue and the Island Master of Constellation Immortal Island had already obliterated everything in that stretch of heaven and earth.
The crowd watched in stunned silence, murmuring their admiration.
Li Mengyue's combat strength was something they had only ever heard rumors about — very few had actually witnessed it firsthand.
Seeing it today, she truly lived up to the legend.
The proof was right in front of them: she was fighting the now-demonic Island Master of Constellation Immortal Island to a dead even draw.
Whoosh—
Suddenly, a sweeping slash tore across the sky.
Then a figure was sent hurtling backward.
The crowd could see that the one blown out of the fray was Li Mengyue herself.
The composure she had shown earlier was completely gone.
The white flame still wreathed her body, but she was gasping for breath, her face pale and strained.
Everyone realized at once that her condition was not looking good at all.