Li Tianjue looked at the clay-like Fan Tian, biting his lower lip, tears welling in his eyes, exuding an air of being bullied and weak. He helplessly pressed his forehead.
If he had to kill Fan Tian, the ferocious and ruthless young master of the Demonic Sect, he absolutely wouldn't hesitate.
But to kill Fan Tian like this, he truly couldn't bring himself to do it.
Seeing the drastically changed Fan Tian, everyone was relieved that he posed no danger.
Chu Tianshu walked up to him, intending to test if Fan Tian was faking it. However, Fan Tian dodged towards Su Luo, shouting in panic, "Don't come near me, sister, I'm scared…"
"Scared of what, you rascal! Is 'Little Junior Sister' something you can just call? Shameless!"
Chu Tianshu absolutely didn't believe Fan Tian could change so quickly and was convinced he was faking. He grabbed Fan Tian by his collar and lifted him up.
"Sister, Sister, save me!"
Fan Tian struggled desperately in fear, his dark eyes fixed on Su Luo for help, tears streaming down his face.
Su Luo's head was spinning. She could only advise, "Forget it, Second Senior Brother. He might be having an episode, it doesn't look like he's faking."
Lu Jixing's eyes widened in disbelief, "The dignified young master of the Demonic Sect is having an episode? Impossible, right?"
He had been terrifying before, manipulating giant stones to kill everyone, and had even dragged their Eldest Senior Brother and Little Junior Sister underground. His Sand Vein Body was practically immortal, yet now he suddenly had an episode and became an imbecile. Could it be that coincidental?
The moment Lu Jixing let go, Fan Tian ran towards Su Luo.
He wanted to grab her hand, but he was afraid of being hit by her again. Fan Tian looked at Su Luo with a pitiable expression, his helpless demeanor stirring great sympathy.
If one ignored his previous actions, the current Fan Tian was truly harmless.
His black robe was stained with mud, making him look like a beggar. Yet, his handsome face was devoid of ferocity and madness, replaced by a pitiable vulnerability, like a frail, delicate beauty seeking her pity and care.
Fine, it was better than him constantly wanting to kill people. However, Su Luo was curious as to why Fan Tian was exclusively drawn to her.
There were other women present besides her.
Could it be…
Su Luo's heart stirred, and she took out the Sand Vein Heart from her storage ring.
Fan Tian's eyes lit up, his face filled with eager excitement, wanting to snatch the Sand Vein Heart from her hand, yet not daring to.
"You want this?" Su Luo understood.
She smiled at Fan Tian and dangled the Sand Vein Heart, saying, "It's not impossible to give it to you, but you have to be obedient, understand?"
Fan Tian immediately nodded and obediently said, "Yes, I will listen to Sister."
The change was so drastic that Su Luo was slightly unaccustomed to it. She deliberately continued, "Then bark like a dog for me to hear? Sister likes obedient little dogs the most."
She wanted to confirm that the main personality of Fan Tian was not dangerous and was absolutely obedient. Otherwise, if she was negligent, she wouldn't be able to guard against him.
Fan Tian's handsome face flushed, and he became shy.
Su Luo stared at him, displeased, "Are you already not listening? Are you going to bark or not?"
"Sister…"
Fan Tian bashfully looked at the people staring at him, his face red. He let out a 'woof woof' and immediately covered his face in embarrassment, not daring to look at anyone.
"Hahahaha… he actually barked like a dog."
"This is hilarious! If this got out, and people knew the young master of the Demonic Sect barked like a dog in public, Fan Moluo, the sect leader of the Demonic Sect, would be utterly disgraced." Everyone burst into laughter, and then into astonishment. Recalling Fan Tian's previous terror and madness, the contrast was too great.
Chu Tianshu teased Fan Tian, "Kid, pretend to pee like a dog again!"
Fan Tian looked terrified, "No…"
Lu Jixing stepped forward with a stern face, acting like a bully who bullied the weak, threatening him, "Are you going to pee or not? Otherwise, I'll break your legs…"
Fan Tian was so scared he burst into tears and hid behind Su Luo, "Sister… save me!"
Su Luo and everyone else laughed until their stomachs hurt. Finally, she advised, "Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Brother, stop messing around."
Although she felt no sympathy for Fan Tian's secondary personality, even wishing to tear him into a million pieces, she still couldn't bring herself to be harsh towards this weak, pitiable Fan Tian, the main personality who had experienced so many terrifying things since childhood.
Bullying the weak was not her nature.
No matter what Fan Tian became, his identity remained the same. After a discussion among Su Luo, Li Tianjue, and everyone else, they unanimously decided not to kill him; he would be of great use. The current Fan Tian was not dangerous and could be kept close. If they encountered people from the Demonic Sect, he would serve as an excellent hostage.
The only thing to pay attention to was monitoring when his secondary personality would awaken.
A night passed, and the sky brightened again.
This was the last day of the competition.
The number on Li Tianjue's positioning bead had reached 6720, leading everyone else, far surpassing the second-place Chu Tianshu's 2833. The crowds who hadn't slept for two days and two nights in the Sun Moon Plaza all stared, almost certain of this year's first place.
Ranking third was Wen Dai'er, the Heavenly Maiden of the Six Desires Sect, with 2455.
Fourth was Shui Xuanmo of the Taichu Holy Land, with 2380.
Fifth was Duan Shu of Penglai Island, with 2118.
Sixth was Lu Jixing with 2025…
The Great Elder was overjoyed, "This is certain, Tianjue is first place again! He's truly a good child, never causing us old folks any trouble. It's a shame the Sect Master isn't here; he would have been so happy to see this."
The Second Elder was also filled with emotion, "Not only did Tianjue perform as usual this time, but even Tianshu and the others are temporarily in the top ten. If they can hold on, it would be great. But what's going on with Little Sister Su? It's the last day, and she only has a little over eight hundred?"
"Why are you so anxious? Even if Su丫头 doesn't make it into the top ten, so what?"
The Great Elder began to comfort the Second Elder, "Su丫头 has only been in Qingxu Heaven for a few months, and her cultivation is not high yet. This time, consider it experience. It's not too late to strive for a good ranking in the next Tianjiao Competition."
"Yes, yes, no need to rush…" The Second Elder nodded.
The remaining factions were relatively calm, all satisfied with their participating disciples.
Only Shui Hanyi, the Sect Master of the Taichu Holy Land, had a livid expression, his fists clenched, as if brewing something.
Finally, he took out a sound transmission jade pendant when no one was paying attention, set up a simple sound insulation array around himself, and disguised it with his sleeve, lowering his voice to say, "Xuanmo, what's going on between you and Qingyue? Li Tianjue already has over six thousand… hurry up and make your move, be quick!"
…
In the Ancient Mining Area.
Fan Tian had already been cleaned up by Lin Yao and others and changed into clean clothes, but the crystal spots on his body had not completely disappeared, and his healing was rather slow.
All night, he had slept like a small dog, curled up beside Su Luo, as if only then could he feel secure.
But Su Luo knew it was because of the Sand Vein Heart on her.
"Let's go, it's the last day, everyone work hard."
Li Tianjue finished speaking to everyone, then looked at Su Luo and said, "Today, you shouldn't help others anymore. Just eliminate the Netherflame yourself. Or I can help you. Among so many people, yours is the least."
His tone carried a hint of complaint and a trace of affection, which he himself didn't notice.
The number 835 on Su Luo's positioning bead was a bit glaring.
After two days of hard work, she had actually fallen to the last place.
Today, she had to work hard for herself.
Just then, Sun Lulu, who was beside her, whispered, "Eldest Senior Brother, Senior Sister Su, look, it seems like someone is coming."
Su Luo looked back.
In the direction behind them, a group of people walked towards them through the faint mist.
"Shui Qingyue!"
"It's people from the Taichu Holy Land!"