Chapter 146 - A new arrival 4

10 minutes later.....

Theresa opened her eyes and saw that she was back in the cold palace.

Not far off from her is the bed that Han Fei Fei died on.

The whole place wasn't as cold as before but had become warm and smelled of flowers even though there aren't any.

"Did the emperor do something to this place? Does he slowly want to transform it into some paradise? It's too late that she didn't get to enjoy anything before she died. But how did i get here? Long Ren, where is he?" she thought as she surveyed the room.

The door of the room was locked from the outside.

How would she get out? Sometimes, she really needs to smack Long Ren.

"Long Ren? Long Ren?" she called out.

"Mistress, you called for me?"Long Ren asked the moment he appeared but he's in human form.

"You..didn't you say that you can't last in human form? Why waste your energy?"Theresa asked.

"I can maintain my human form in one way. And that is....."

"What is it that can help you?"

"Mistress, you seem to be more caring now than before. Before you hate me but since you speak this nicely to me...does it mean that you have fallen for me"Long Ren asked with a smile.

"You....who'd fall for you. Why did you bring me here?" she asked.

"Err...you can say..to consummate our love" he replied softly and walked slowly towards her.

Theresa's eyes widened in shock.

What did he just say? He wanted to consummate ..love? What love? The only person she fell for was Kim Tae Hyung. What is wrong with Long Ren today? Did he take aphrodisiac or is he under a spell from an evil demon?

No! She can't allow his plans to succeed.

Theresa began to retreat towards the door but halfway she tripped and fell.

"See, you have fallen for me, "Long Ren said and chuckled.

"You..don't come near me"Theresa warned.

"Little kitten, what will you do to me?"Long Ren asked provocatively as he got closer to her and knelt. He pinched her chin and lowered his head to kiss her plump red lips.

Theresa was stunned.

What just happened?

Did he just kiss her? Did he steal her first kiss without her permission?

"You.." she was at a loss on what to say.

"Do you like it?"Long Ren asked.

"Let's consummate our love here. I promise to be gentle yet fierce. What do you think?" he asked her.

"I think... since i'm the mistress, i should be on top. Now lie down, "Theresa said in a firm tone.

Long Ren smiled.

"Not bad! I'll do as you say my lovely mistress"Long Ren took out a bed from his storage ring and lay on it.

Theresa rose up from the ground and walked to the bed.

She touched his feet and slowly climbed the bed and crawled slowly to the end of the bed.

She touched his cheeks.

"You are handsome. It'll be a waste if i don't.."

"If you don't what, my babe?"Long Ren asked huskily.

"If i don't see what's inside your cheeks," she said softly and brought out a dagger.

Before Long Ren could stop her, she had already made a big cut on his left cheek. The wound however closed back and his face was still flawless.

"Audacious!"Long Ren spat as he got off the bed.

He gathered high-grade green fire and launched it at Theresa but Theresa dodged.

He kept shooting the green fireballs at Theresa at a faster rate and from different angles but she seemed to have been blessed by the goddess of luck. She always dodged even if it's by a hairbreadth.

"Fine! You forced me"Long Ren muttered and gathered a green fire.

In the middle of the green fire was red fire and there was a faint mist surrounding the fire.

"You...what fire is that?"Theresa asked.

She didn't need some soothsayer to tell her that this fire is very dangerous.

"This is mermaid fire. Have a taste of it"Long Ren said before shooting two fireballs at her.

She had nowhere to run because this type of fire would be able to pursue one wherever he goes until it eliminates him.

Though she was his mistress and did not understand the meaning of mermaid fire she was sure it's grade is stronger than the green fire supreme grade.

"Long Ren" she called out when the two fireballs were four inches away from her.

"Freeze" Long Ren shouted and the two fireballs stopped in mid-air.

Seeing this Theresa sighed.

"Long Ren, if you're so capable let's fight with our bare hands. Let's not use our fires or any technique. Just fistfight." she offered.

"Unfortunately i don't like using my fists on people especially women. But you are still a girl who's almost a woman. Though i don't want to use my fists, it's fine if i use fire" said Lng Ren.

"Retreat" he shouted again and the two fireballs made their way back to him and disappeared into his palms.

He gathered the lowest type of green fire and shoot it at her without warning.

She was unable to dodge it in time and it ended up burning her right arm.

"You.."Theresa's eyes turned red and her hair began to flutter.

"Dark qi, it's time for you to show yourself. Let's battle"Long Ren said lazily as he counted on his fingers.

"You are just a mere forest beast," said Theresa as she began to gather red fireballs in both hands.

Surrounding these fireballs was lightning and a faint mist.

Theresa exhibited a very scary aura.

Black veins began to develop on her hands, neck, and face.

"That old fart dared to lie to me. How is this a little quantity of dark qi? This is the real deal"Long Ren muttered.

"Today, I'll show you, your place"

"I hope it isn't the grave," said Long Ren as he took out the dragon bone whip.

"I don't need any fires to defeat you. I only need this" he added with a smile.

"Die" Theresa yelled and then shooting the two fireballs at him but all Long Ren did was to whip at the fires and the turned to smoke.

The lightning effect took a bit longer to dissipate.

"You really are good. Let's see how long you can hold on" said Theresa.

"I think, i should be the one saying that mistress. You should give up and let me, have you. It's not like i want your leg for Ju Wei to experiment on"Long Ren said. He aimed to provoke Theresa even more for all the hidden qi to come to light and it did when the black veins on Theresa turned to red.

"Mistress, don't break yet, "Long Ren said before lashing at her with the whip.

"AHHHHHH" Theresa cried.

"Do you have a death wish?" she asked angrily as she gathered another pair of fireballs with both hands.

'Err...i recall you having shouted 'Die' earlier. Why are you asking for permission to kill me now?"Long Ren asked as he lashed at her even before she could shoot the fireballs.

"AHHH...You bastard!" she cursed as she shoots fireballs at him at a breakneck rate.

"You're such a loser, "Long Ren said as he dodged the fireballs with ease.

By now, the cold palace was on the verge of collapsing but none of them had the intention to stop.

Long Ren lashed at her not giving her a breather to shoot fireballs and when he did take a breather, she'd shoot fireballs at him.

This continued even after the cold palace collapsed.

Both of them continued their battle until they got to the outer palace attracting the royal household attention.

Those who tried to stop them got whipped fiercely by Long Ren.

The unlucky ones were cut into two while those with stronger body constitution suffered serious injuries.

The battle continued and the onlookers made sure not to get too close to them.

A lot of houses were destroyed in the process but there was still no sign of them stopping.

The emperor who had been notified appeared at the scene shocked.

"You..stop this nonsense" he roared.

Theresa looked at him with a smile.

"Idiot!" she muttered before continuing to shoot fireballs at Long Ren who simply dodged and whipped her when he saw a chance.

She's been covered by many wounds but she did not care.

"Please stop this," the emperor said in a pleading tone stunning the others.

"Stop this fight" the emperor added almost in tears.

"Well, you should ask my mistress"Long Ren said as he lashed at Theresa again.

"Long Ren, i hope you can withstand my final shot"

"Err...i'm unharmed after all the fireballs you wasted at me," said Long Ren as he yawned.

"Just hurry up, mistress" he added.

"You asked for this"Theresa then let out a roar as she gathered yellow fireballs of supreme grade.

"Healer -destroyer?"Long Ren muttered in shock.

Others especially the emperor was shocked too.

Whoever owned this kind of fire was capable of destroying a whole kingdom.

To think he thought of taking her as consort because she's a legendary heaven furnace.

"Die" Theresa shouted as she shoots 12 yellow fireballs at him from different angles, leaving no room for him to dodge.

When the fireballs were 7 meters away from him he gathered the green fire with his right hand and the mermaid fire with his left hand.

When the 12 fireballs were 2 meters away from him he fused his mermaid fire and green fire and shot the combination with both hands towards the 12 fireballs.

The 12 yellow fireballs merged into one and collided with Long Ren's merged fire.

This resulted in a big explosion.

With the exception of Long Ren, everyone including the king and Theresa was in sorry states.

"I win. So dark qi...it's time for you to depart"Long Ren said before disappearing and appearing behind her.

He shot seven 2-inch needles into her shoulders and then took them out one by one.

They were covered in black blood.

Theresa fell to the ground.

She had fainted.