Dou Po Zhi from humble beginnings to Dou Di

"Xiao Ling, can you handle this Void Devouring Flame's sub-fire?"

It was still the desolate world filled with milky white magma. Lin Feng sat in mid-air, glanced at the corpse of Hun Feng in front of him, then turned to look at the girl beside him and said.

Hearing this, Xiao Ling immediately patted the well-developed granary in front of him and said confidently: "Master, don't worry. If the real body of this thing was here, I would not hesitate at all and would just carry you and run faster than anyone else. But with just a seed fire, I can deal with it in minutes."

As she spoke, the girl patted her upper body in front of her, making a popping sound, and even her little face was unconsciously slightly raised.

Hearing this, Lin Feng nodded immediately and said, "Okay, then I'll give it to you."

Seeing that this girl was so confident, Lin Feng didn't say anything more. He immediately stood up, tapped the air with his toes, and immediately retreated thousands of feet away.

"drink!"

As the former retreated, Xiao Ling took a deep breath, and then with a cry, golden flames burst out from her body wildly.

These flames rushed to spread around, and in the blink of an eye, a golden sea of ​​fire hundreds of feet wide formed in the sky with her as the center.

"Squeak!"

And at the moment Xiao Ling summoned the golden sea of ​​fire, a piercing sound immediately spread from Hunfeng's body.

The next moment, a ball of strange black flame suddenly emerged from Hun Feng's body. The black flame rolled and gathered into a human face in the blink of an eye above the body, floating in the golden sea of ​​fire, facing Xiao Ling from a distance.

Along with the appearance of the black flame human face, waves of devouring power suddenly burst out from the human face's mouth, madly absorbing the surrounding golden flames.

"Humph, ugly bastard, I haven't even started eating you yet, and you're already thinking about eating me!"

Seeing Heiyan's actions, Xiao Ling's face suddenly showed a trace of anger.

While she was speaking, the surrounding golden flames flew towards her, then attached to the surface of her body and condensed into a crystal-like armor, wrapping Xiao Ling's well-developed body.

"Wind Fury Dragon Flame, speed!"

The armor took shape, and Xiao Ling's jade feet wrapped in golden embroidered shoes then lightly tapped the void, and her delicate body suddenly shot towards the man with black flames face.

As the khaki flames appeared on Xiao Ling's calves, her speed suddenly increased to a terrifying level. Even a six-star Dou Sheng would not dare to say that he could win 100%.
"Nine Netherworld Golden Ancestor Fire, power!"

Then, before the other party could react, Xiao Ling swung a punch and smashed it hard on the face of the black flame man, causing the latter's huge face to flatten instantly. Then, with the huge force of the fist, he pushed hard, instantly knocking the sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame hundreds of feet away.

While flying backwards, a few rays of golden light suddenly appeared behind the black face, like sharp cones, which suddenly broke out from the face and pierced a hole in it.

Obviously, these golden energies were secretly sent into the opponent's body by Xiao Ling in the process of hitting the opponent, and then suddenly exploded.
"Squeak!"

Being injured by Xiao Ling from the outside to the inside, the face of the man transformed by the Void Swallowing Flame Fire became much darker, and a somewhat shrill scream suddenly came out of his mouth.

Then, it began to move angrily, the black flames in its body burst out continuously, and then swept towards the little spirit opposite madly!

"Hmph, Gu Ling Leng Huo, freeze!"

Facing the sweeping black flames, Xiao Lingqiong snorted coldly, then tapped the air with her toes. While retreating, she waved her jade hand, releasing a large amount of white flames.

"Creak. Crack."

As the white and black flames collided, although there was no loud explosion as imagined, both sides were madly corroding each other.

However, after a period of stalemate, the black flames finally couldn't hold on and were quickly frozen into pieces of flame ice by the white flames, which looked very strange.
"Squeak!"

Seeing the ice quickly freezing along the black flames, the face of the man formed by the black flames suddenly showed a trace of fear, and then he roared anxiously.

Although it is a sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame, Xiao Ling is a fire spirit formed by the fusion of eleven kinds of strange fires including the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

Even if he couldn't defeat the Void Devouring Flame's main body, dealing with a tiny fire was easy for him.

"Creak. Crack."

At the same time, as the ancient cold fire emitted by Xiao Ling spread rapidly, in the blink of an eye, it had wrapped up the sub-fire of the Void Devouring Flame and froze it into a huge dark gray icicle.

"break!"

And at the moment when the Void Swallowing Flame was frozen, Xiao Ling quickly reached out and grasped it, and then the icicle that froze the Black Flame Man's face suddenly burst and turned into ice crystals all over the sky.

As for the black flame human face inside, it also disappeared, leaving only a black flame fire snake about ten feet long.
"call out!"

As soon as the black flame fire snake appeared, it seemed to have encountered something terrible, and then it flew madly in the opposite direction of Xiao Ling.

"Come back you!"

Faced with this situation, Xiao Ling let out a delicate cry, and then golden flames gushed out of her body, transforming into several fire dragons, which shot towards the fleeing black flame snake at a high speed!
The fire dragon was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it intercepted the escaping black flame fire snake, opened its mouth wide, and immediately swallowed it. Then the fire dragon quickly retreated and re-entered Xiao Ling's body together with the wrapped black flame fire snake.
Then, under Lin Feng's curious gaze, the black flame fire snake quickly merged into Xiao Ling's body, and then the Burning Art in Lin Feng's body suddenly started to operate at full power on its own. As the flames and fighting spirit circulated, the black flame fire snake and Xiao Ling soon became one.

And at the moment when the black flame fire snake disappeared, a very faint black flame suddenly emerged from the little spirit's body out of thin air, and then quickly drilled towards her head!

Because Lin Feng was able to sense the situation inside Xiao Ling's body, he could naturally perceive the situation inside the latter's body.

When he noticed that the black flame was swimming towards Xiao Ling's head, his expression couldn't help but change slightly.

But out of trust in Xiao Ling, after seeing that the girl did not react, Lin Feng resisted the urge to take action and let the black flame swim towards Xiao Ling's head.

"Chichi!"

At this moment, Xiao Ling seemed very calm and unhurried when facing the black flames that were swimming towards his head.

The moment the black flame came into his head, golden fire lines quickly formed around the black flame, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a fire net, tightly binding the black flame. While making a sharp hissing sound, the fire lines also successfully restricted the black flame's movements, making it unable to continue swimming.
"combine!"

After restricting the black flame's movements, Xiao Ling gritted his teeth, and the golden fire net suddenly shrank, and the suddenly shrunken fire net was embedded in the black flame.

However, under the continued power of the fire net, the black flame could not bear it at last, and was crushed into large black spots of light with a bang.

Then the golden flame quickly swept over these Void Devouring Flame's sub-fires, quickly absorbing these black light spots into its body.
"laugh!"

Just as these black spots of light merged into the body, a strange and ancient black fire mark suddenly appeared on Xiao Ling's smooth and round forehead.

However, this black fire mark did not last long, and then a faint light flashed and disappeared from people's sight.
"Hey, it's done!"

At the same time, after absorbing those black spots of light, Xiao Ling jumped for joy, and then her youthful and energetic body flashed and appeared in front of Lin Feng, and then urged: "Master, try it quickly to see if you have the ability to devour everything."

As she spoke, the girl raised her delicate little face, which was a little childish, and looked at Lin Feng with expectant eyes.

"Haha, don't worry, I'll try."

Seeing the girl's impatient look, Lin Feng immediately touched the girl's smooth golden hair gently, then subconsciously stretched out his hand, mobilized the strange fire attached to his palm, and grabbed the void in front of him.

As the former moved, an invisible vortex quickly formed in the palm of his hand in an instant. At the same time, the free energy in the surrounding heaven and earth suddenly gathered towards his palm under an inexplicable washing and suction force.

In just a short moment, they turned into colorful energy dragons that flew towards Lin Feng's palm and finally entered Lin Feng's meridians.

At the moment when those energies entered his body, Lin Feng was shocked that after being roasted by the golden fire, those energies suddenly turned into pure energy, running wildly in his meridians, and finally being absorbed by his body.
“Hey, I didn’t expect that after absorbing the fire from Hun Feng’s body, I would actually gain the power of the Void Devouring Flame!”

Seeing that the experiment was successful, Lin Feng was suddenly overjoyed.

Now that he has the ability of Void Devouring Flame, although it is certainly not comparable to the original body of Void Devouring Flame, it can make it much easier for him to do some things in the future.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but excitedly lifted up Xiao Ling's face in front of him, kissed it hard a few times, and laughed: "Little girl, you really made a great contribution this time!"

"Humph, of course, Master, please don't underestimate me. I can deal with this kind of rubbish flame in minutes."

Hearing this, Xiao Ling immediately put her hands on her slender waist and said with a proud look on her face.

Seeing the girl's expression, Lin Feng immediately scratched her nose and said with a smile: "You did a good job this time. I will give you a delicious meal after I kill Xiao Yan."

"Is that the guy who possessed multiple kinds of strange fire? Master, you said this, and you are not allowed to regret it!"

Thinking of those delicious flames, Xiao Ling's eyes suddenly lit up and she said in surprise.

Hearing this, Lin Feng immediately smiled and rubbed her little head, and promised: "Don't worry, I will do what I say."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, used the strange fire to wrap Hunfeng's body, and then put it into the ring.

Now that the Void Devouring Flame, which was easily tracked by the Soul Clan, had been eliminated, he naturally dared to carry this corpse with him.

Moreover, with the barrier of the strange fire, unless Emperor Hun Tian takes action himself, no one can track him.
After collecting Hun Feng's body, he immediately said to Xiao Ling: "Let's go, girl, let's go to the bottom of the southern continent to take a look."

As he spoke, Lin Feng stretched out his hand and gently scratched, instantly creating a dark crack in the solid demon fire space, and then his figure flashed and quickly disappeared into it.
"Hey, Master, wait for me."

Seeing the former leaving, Xiao Ling did not stay any longer and hurriedly caught up with him, disappearing into the dark crack with Lin Feng.

"You bastard, you've ruined my plans!"

However, just as Lin Feng was rushing to the sealed continent in the south at full speed, on the other side, at the junction of the East Region and the Central Region, in a wooden palace in a huge valley, Gu Xun'er was standing beside the bed. Her emotions were changing constantly on her extremely beautiful face. Her eyes were fixed on the maid kneeling at her feet, and her fighting spirit was surging in her body.

"Miss Xun'er, please spare me. I really don't know what the leader of the alliance is like now. Miss Xun'er, please spare me!"

Facing the murderous Gu Xun'er, this maid, who looked to be in her forties and slightly fat, could only kowtow frantically and beg for mercy.

After all, she knew in her heart that she was like an ant that could be crushed to death at any time in front of this person, and only by begging for mercy could she have a glimmer of hope.
However, if you look closely, you can find that there is something strange about this maid.

Because at this moment, she had no covering on her body, and her whole body was covered with red scratches.

From this look, anyone with a discerning eye could tell what this middle-aged woman had just experienced.
This kind of thing is actually the main reason why Gu Xun'er is angry.

Because she was in the Demon Fire Space before and had no fighting spirit at all, Lin Feng took away her first relationship with her.

This time when she came back, she had no choice but to design a plan to get Brother Xiao Yan drunk with a special fruit wine, and after he fell asleep, she directly poured him a large cup of the kind of medicine that makes men excited.

But who would have known that the ancient tribe, having received the news that she was still alive, sent an envoy to suddenly come to her door at this moment.

The person who came from the family was sent by her father. Gu Xun'er had no choice but to go and meet the people from the Gu family. She said that she would go back to meet her father soon.

However, what made her furious was that after she came back, she found that a maid had appeared in her brother Xiao Yan's room at some point.

Most importantly, this maid was still being pampered by her brother Xiao Yan. Under the effect of the liquid medicine she fed her, this weak maid was killed without any surprise.
Gu Xun'er, who saw this scene, was so angry that she almost vomited blood several feet away.

The reason why she did this was to take advantage of the opportunity to have sex with the unconscious brother Xiao Yan, and then get some blood and pretend that she was still a virgin.

As a result, all these plans were taken advantage of by this middle-aged maid with ordinary looks and a fat body!

Thinking of this, Gu Xun'er had an urge to spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Cough cough." Just when Gu Xun'er was at a loss, Xiao Yan, who was in a coma, suddenly coughed a few times. Then his eyes moved slightly, as if he might wake up at any time.

"If you want to blame, blame your bad luck!"

Seeing that her brother Xiao Yan was about to wake up, Gu Xun'er, who had not thought of a foolproof method, could only grit her teeth and slap out with one palm. Before the maid who was kowtowing and begging for mercy beside her could react, she was instantly beaten to ashes.

Even the corpse was not left behind.
After killing the maid, Gu Xun'er immediately waved her hand again, opened all the doors and windows in the room, and then created a stream of air to clear the remaining breath of the maid in the room.

"Alas, if I don't kill you, after a while, you will inevitably think that I might not be a virgin. I don't want to be exposed. At this time, I can only say that you are unlucky. I hope you don't blame me."

Sensing the maid's breath gradually dissipating in the air, Gu Xun'er said helplessly.

After all, she was really afraid that Brother Xiao Yan would know that she had been kicked hard by Lin Feng in various postures for several months in the Demon Fire Space!

At that time, not only did she get hurt... In short, she must not allow any possibility of her brother Xiao Yan knowing about these unbearable past events.

In other words, it was just that Lin Feng that she was unable to deal with now. Otherwise, she would be determined to make the bastard who dared to touch her disappear from this world at all costs!
While talking, Gu Xun'er also quickly messed up her skirt, and then randomly played with her hair a few times, rubbing it into a mess.
"Cough cough."

However, just as the former was taking action, Xiao Yan, who was drunk on the bed, coughed a few times again.

Then, his eyes moved slightly, and soon he slowly raised his tired eyelids and looked at the surrounding environment in confusion.

Not long after, after realizing that this was his room, Xiao Yan immediately felt relieved.

After recovering for a while, he propped himself up and sat down, rubbing his aching head with his hand.

But when he raised his hand, Xiao Yan quickly discovered that he felt uncomfortable all over his body and looked extremely tired.

This feeling was like he was fighting a great battle with the enemy.
"What's wrong with me?"

Xiao Yan rubbed his forehead with his hands, feeling a little confused for a moment.

"Brother Xiao Yan."

However, just as the former was confused, a gentle female voice came into his ears.

At the same time, hearing the voice he had been thinking about day and night for more than a year, Xiao Yan's languid spirit suddenly lifted up, and then he raised his head to look at the person who came, and said in surprise: "Xun'er, you..."

The former's voice suddenly stopped halfway through his speech, and he looked at the beautiful woman who walked to his bed and sat down in confusion.

The woman in front of him was none other than the familiar Hao Xun'er, except that at this moment, her clothes were in tatters and her hair was messy.

This appearance clearly shows that he has undergone some intense internal exercise.
"Xun'er, what are you doing?"

Seeing his beloved like this, Xiao Yan was a little overwhelmed for a moment.

However, after hearing the former's question, Gu Xun'er's body tensed up uncontrollably.

But soon, she adjusted herself and pouted her tender lips in an aggrieved manner, saying, "Brother Xiao Yan, you said that you were drunk earlier, and after I sent you back to the room, you suddenly made advances on me, and you didn't listen to anything I said. In the end, you still asked me what happened now?!"

At this point, I don’t know whether the former is a woman’s innate talent or an outburst under pressure.

In short, the realism of this performance was so great that even Gu Xun'er herself couldn't help but be surprised.
"Ah, we two have become a de facto couple?!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was stunned and looked at his beloved girlfriend in disbelief.

I have no recollection of the fact that the two of them had already done something fait accompli!

However, in the face of the former's doubt, although Gu Xun'er did not say it clearly, her eyes that looked at Xiao Yan without blinking seemed to blame him for doubting her.
When Xiao Yan saw the slightly blaming look on his girlfriend's face, he quickly closed his eyes and tried to recall the past carefully.

But then again, after thinking about it, Xiao Yan also recalled that he was indeed not the only one on the bed at that time.
Could it be that he was doing business at that time?

Now that I think about it, I really had something done with Xun'er when I was drunk!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan suddenly had only one thought in his mind: "What a loss! It was my first time with Xun'er, but he didn't feel anything at all."

"Why, do you think you can be irresponsible after eating? There is still my blood on the quilt."

Seeing that the other party had been reminiscing for so long, Gu Xun'er was afraid that Xiao Yan would think of some mistakes, so she immediately pretended to be angry and said coldly.

"Uh me."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan subconsciously lifted up the quilt, and sure enough, there was a conspicuous bloodstain underneath the quilt.

But soon, he reacted and quickly got up to explain: "No, Xun'er, don't be angry, I just woke up from being drunk, and my mind is still a little confused. But it's been so long, don't you know my feelings for you? Even if these things didn't happen, when I become stronger, the first thing I will do is to go to the Gu clan and ask Uncle Gu for marriage."

As he spoke the last part, Xiao Yan patted his chest loudly.

"Okay, I believe you. Brother Xiao Yan, you are such a rascal, why don't you check your own situation!"

As she spoke, Gu Xun'er once again disrupted the other person's thoughts and turned away pretending to be a little shy.

However, the moment she turned around, she couldn't help but feel disappointed and asked, "Why is it that Brother Xiao Yan has also focused on body building since he was young, but his body is less than one-tenth of that guy's size?"

"what?"

After hearing the other party's incomprehensible words, Xiao Yan immediately looked at his body in confusion.

But the next second, he quickly mobilized his fighting spirit to condense a set of black clothes, and at the same time scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Xun'er, I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention before. But, we are both like this, so we just need to practice more in the future."

"Brother Xiao Yan, how come you have become a bad person?"

Hearing this, Gu Xun'er blushed and turned back to look at Xiao Yan, saying unhappily.

"Hehe, my wife is still the prettiest. My pot, my pot."

Gu Xun'er was already extremely beautiful, and now this shy expression made her even more beautiful. Even Xiao Yan didn't understand anything at this moment and only knew to agree with the former.

"Oh, you."

When Gu Xun'er saw this, she couldn't help but shook her head helplessly.

But soon, she seemed to remember something, her face suddenly changed, and then she whispered: "Brother Xiao Yan, do you know the Emperor Realm Soul?"

"Emperor Realm Soul!?"

Although Xiao Yan's body had not yet reacted to the sudden change in the former's words, when he heard these four words, his body suddenly shook uncontrollably, and then he subconsciously said in horror.

Then, he reacted and added hastily: "Of course I know the name of the Emperor Realm Soul. Now my soul is stuck in the Heaven Realm Great Perfection and cannot move. As for advancing to the legendary Emperor Realm Soul, I am afraid it is hopeless."

However, when Gu Xun'er saw him like this, she pretended to be mysterious and said, "Brother Xiao Yan, that may not be the case. During the time you were in a coma, the clan had sent someone to give me news. Not long ago, the clan had discovered a trace of a natural treasure that could be used to advance to the Emperor Realm. Maybe it won't be long before we find it.

"Really?"

Upon hearing the news, Xiao Yan was immediately overjoyed. However, just as he grabbed Gu Xun'er's shoulders and was about to ask, a flash of disappointment quickly crossed his face. He said bitterly, "Xun'er, let me congratulate you in advance. Your clan has now discovered some clues of that treasure, and I believe it will be found soon. And with your talent, it is very likely that after you get that item, you will be able to break through to the Emperor Realm Soul."

"Brother Xiao Yan, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not an alchemist, so it doesn't matter whether I take this kind of thing or not. I will apply to lead the team there in person. If I find it, I will send you a message immediately. Brother Xiao Yan, you should go and take it away quickly, understand?"

Hearing the disappointment in the former's tone, Gu Xun'er felt a sudden pain in her heart. Then she looked at Xiao Yan opposite her with serious eyes and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan thought of the legendary emperor soul, and his heart suddenly moved.

But soon, he shook his head and said: "Xun'er, since your clan didn't tell me about this, it means that they are going to use it for you or Gu Qingyang. I..."

"Brother Xiao Yan, what nonsense are you talking about!"

However, before the former could finish his words, Gu Xun'er immediately interrupted him in a harsh voice.

Then, she reached out and pinched Xiao Yan's shoulders, looked into his eyes and said, "We are already like this, why should we separate from each other? It's decided. I will lead the team to look for him later, and you just wait for my news quietly."

When she said the latter part, a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face, and then she continued: "Of course, this matter may take a long time, at least several months. But during this period of time, Brother Xiao Yan does not need to worry about me."

Although the former said it lightly, Xiao Yan was still a little worried and said: "Xun'er, the rarity of the Emperor Realm Soul is even higher than that of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng. I'm afraid the elders in your clan are..."

"Brother Xiao Yan, if you still want to marry me, then listen to me. Waiting for you? At how old are you sure you can be promoted to the Emperor Realm Soul? Hundreds of years old? Thousands of years old?"

"Don't tell me you want me to be hundreds or even thousands of years old before I marry you? I'm telling you, I can't wait that long, you know that!"

Seeing that the other party was still hesitating, Gu Xun'er had no choice but to yell.

"I"

Hearing these heartbreaking words, Xiao Yan suddenly froze in place, his lips moved but in the end, no words came out.

When Gu Xun'er saw that the former stopped talking, she immediately slowed down her tone and said softly: "Brother Xiao Yan, just listen to me this time. From these clues, this thing may still have some connection with you. Maybe, it is an opportunity that belongs to you alone."

Speaking of the latter part, Gu Xun'er couldn't help but reveal a slight smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and said, "It would be great if that were the case, but this is impossible."

"Who knows."

Seeing this, Gu Xun'er shrugged slightly and smiled.

But soon, her expression suddenly changed again, and then she reminded him solemnly: "Brother Xiao Yan, you must be careful when you meet Lin Feng now. After I was injured by Hun Mie Sheng, I have been hiding in the magma below. I saw him absorb the Pure Lotus Demon Fire with my own eyes. Now he is a four-star peak-level Dou Sheng. If you meet him, you must not act rashly without considering the consequences!"

"Pure Lotus Demonic Fire? A four-star peak Dou Sheng?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan's expression also changed abruptly, and he remembered Lin Feng, his mortal enemy, and the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.

But soon, he thought of Lin Feng's successful absorption of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, and frowned, "Xun'er, the cultivation method that Lin Feng and I practiced is somewhat special. You should have guessed that it is possible to absorb strange fire to improve strength. As for the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, I heard that he has become a seven-star Dou Sheng. After absorbing this fire, shouldn't Lin Feng's strength be only a four-star Dou Sheng?"

"I also know that. When I was injured and unconscious, I found that the Pure Lotus Demon Fire had been beaten back to its original form for some reason. It was as pure as a newborn baby and had no tendency to attack. In addition, the aura of the residual image of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint had completely disappeared in the Demon Fire space. Oh, and the ancient Heaven Refining Formation cast by the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was also completely destroyed."

At this point, Gu Xun'er speculated: "So in this process, could it be that the Pure Lotus Demon Fire and the residual image of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint perished together, so only the most original version of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire that had lost its cultivation level was left. So after absorbing it, Lin Feng only had the cultivation level of a four-star peak Dou Sheng?"

Thinking that the other party had four-star peak Dousheng cultivation, some of which were stolen from her through that shameful passage, Gu Xun'er couldn't help but be furious.
"Well, the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's residual image disappeared and the Pure Lotus Demon Fire could not maintain its human form. Xun'er, your speculation is very likely. If the strange fire was beaten back to its original form by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's residual image and the fighting spirit cultivated by the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was dissipated, then the opponent's fighting spirit cultivation level could not be improved to two stars after absorbing the strange fire. I can understand it."

After listening to Gu Xun'er's speculation, Xiao Yan thought about it and felt that it was very likely.

Although the Pure Lotus Demon Fire was extremely powerful, most of it was the result of his cultivation. Without this energy, it was understandable that Lin Feng only increased his Dou Qi by one star after absorbing it.

However, thinking of Lin Feng's bad luck, Xiao Yan couldn't help but feel happy.

After all, in this world, what else could make him happier than seeing his enemy suffer misfortune? (End of this chapter)