Her lips curled into an unappealing smile.

Though she truly dreaded experiencing the sensation of flames coursing through her body again, for the sake of a better future and to become Bai Feng's loyal dog, she resolutely nodded her head.

"I’m willing."

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**Chapter 148: Bai Feng: Show Me Your Determination**

"Good. Now, choose a comfortable position."

Bai Feng nodded, pulling out several precious pills and placing them beside her. After a moment of contemplation, he retrieved a bottle of spirit water and a towel.

Zuo Qiu glanced at the valuable pills next to her, feeling no joy, but rather a surge of anxiety.

"What's wrong?" Bai Feng turned his head to look at Zuo Qiu, who was still standing beside him.

"Nothing, nothing at all."

With a forced smile on her face, Zuo Qiu quickly sat cross-legged.

She truly hoped she could just pass out.

"Alright, I’m starting now."

Bai Feng began to channel the celestial fire, a torrent of flames surging toward Zuo Qiu.

In the next moment, her body seemed to act like a black hole with a powerful gravitational pull, absorbing all the flames surrounding her.

"Ugh..."

Zuo Qiu immediately gritted her teeth, her hands clutching her clothes so tightly that even Bai Feng could hear the fabric tearing.

Unlike last time, she didn’t feel the flames roaming within her; instead, they directly 'merged' with her flesh and blood.

She felt as if she were being roasted from the inside out, her reddened skin releasing wisps of white steam.

Though this time it wasn’t as painful as before, it was still far from bearable.

"Open your mouth."

Just as she was about to lose consciousness, a voice suddenly rang in her ear, and she instinctively parted her lips slightly.

Then, a pair of hands grasped her face, and several pills were shoved into her mouth.

A cool sensation flooded her mouth, pulling her back from the brink of unconsciousness.

"Swallow!"

At Bai Feng's command, Zuo Qiu hurriedly swallowed the pills, but instead of alleviating the heat within her, it only heightened her awareness, amplifying the pain in her body.

She even began to wonder if she had offended Bai Feng in some way to deserve such torment.

At that moment, Bai Feng glanced at his left hand, which had turned red from touching Zuo Qiu's face, and couldn’t help but exclaim inwardly:

This body temperature is off the charts!

Especially when Zuo Qiu was half-unconscious, he noticed her body was somewhat out of control, her temperature rising rapidly, and some of her clothes even showing signs of scorching. He quickly fed her the pills to bring her back to consciousness.

What he needed to do now was to keep a close watch on Zuo Qiu, ensuring she remained awake.

After a moment, he noticed her body temperature starting to rise uncontrollably again, so he picked up the towel, dampened it with water, and began gently wiping her face.

This wasn’t to cool her down, but to keep her alert.

"Stay awake. Don’t fall asleep."

Zuo Qiu struggled to open her eyes, looking at Bai Feng, who held the wet towel.

"Don’t you want revenge on Heilian? Don’t you crave power? That power is right in front of you; you just need to endure."

"Come on, let me see your determination."

Zuo Qiu nodded, gritting her teeth as she continued to endure the pain.

If she couldn’t hold on, Bai Feng would feed her another pill.

Gradually, her body temperature began to drop, but her aura grew stronger.

Seeing this, Bai Feng set the damp towel aside.

‘Did I succeed?’

He stared at Zuo Qiu, whose skin had lost its redness, now smooth and lustrous like white jade, while her cultivation had reached the late stage of the Golden Core.

As her temperature continued to decrease, Zuo Qiu opened her eyes.

In an instant, fiery patterns appeared on her skin, and a surge of violent spiritual energy erupted from her.

"Not bad."

As a voice echoed in her ear, her wild spiritual energy instantly calmed down.

She cautiously glanced at Bai Feng, and upon seeing he wasn’t angry, she let out a quiet sigh of relief.

Just thinking about what she had just gone through filled her with a sense of dread.

She really didn’t want to experience that again.

"How do you feel?"

Bai Feng reached out to touch her exposed arm, sensing the high temperature radiating from her.

However, he couldn’t find a divine body that matched Zuo Qiu’s physical characteristics.

"Pretty good!" Zuo Qiu nodded, raising her right hand, where a flame flickered to life. "I’m no longer afraid of demonic energy!"

‘Celestial fire? No, that’s not right.’

Bai Feng observed the flame in Zuo Qiu’s hand. While it resembled celestial fire, it was significantly weaker, akin to a diluted version—more like a stronger form of spiritual fire.

Is it a solar body? Or a fire spirit body? Neither seemed to fit.

Then he noticed Zuo Qiu’s skin, smooth as jade—this aspect could align with a divine body.

But if he remembered correctly, that divine body was the Pure Body, which was characterized by being impervious to all forms of attack, a trait that didn’t match Zuo Qiu.

‘Could it be a new divine body?’

Bai Feng speculated in his mind.

However, divine bodies hadn’t appeared for a long time; the last record of one was over a thousand years ago. It wouldn’t be surprising if some mutation occurred, especially since Zuo Qiu’s divine body hadn’t manifested until after she was infused with demonic energy and then burned by his celestial fire.

As Bai Feng prepared to test Zuo Qiu’s divine body, he suddenly sensed her internal temperature plummeting rapidly, the fiery patterns on her skin fading, and her complexion returning to normal, albeit even fairer than before.

"What... what’s happening?"

Zuo Qiu panicked. Did she endure all that pain just to last a short while?

"Don’t rush."

Bai Feng placed a hand on her shoulder, sensing that Zuo Qiu’s body had changed from before. Clearly, her divine body had awakened, but it seemed to lack energy and had temporarily gone dormant.

Could it be true that Zuo Qiu’s divine body wasn’t complete?

Thinking this, he summoned the celestial fire again, and under Zuo Qiu’s fearful gaze, he infused a small portion of it into her body.

Zuo Qiu instinctively clenched her teeth, and then the familiar searing sensation washed over her, though it wasn’t as intense as before; in fact, it felt somewhat pleasant, and her body once again bore the fiery marks.

She looked down at herself, a puzzled expression crossing her face.

"Just as I thought." Bai Feng nodded, explaining to Zuo Qiu, who looked confused, "Your divine body isn’t complete; it may not have fully developed, so it requires additional energy to manifest."

Zuo Qiu nodded thoughtfully, but unfortunately, to unleash the full power of her divine body, she would need to stay close to Bai Feng...

No, wait! This could actually be a good thing for her!

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**Chapter 149: Looking at It This Way, He’s the Servant!**

Zuo Qiu suddenly realized that if she wanted to harness the power of her divine body, she would have to stay by Bai Feng’s side.

While this seemed like a limitation, it was also an advantage!

If she flipped the perspective, Bai Feng would need to keep her close to allow her to unleash her maximum strength, which meant they were bound together.

Moreover, Bai Feng would have another means to control her, which would make him feel more at ease. Her position as his loyal dog would be even more secure!

With this thought in mind, Zuo Qiu quickly said to Bai Feng, "Master, I vow to accompany you to the ends of the earth!"

"…"

Bai Feng’s lips twitched slightly—here I am, trying to help you awaken your divine body, and you’re repaying me with this?

"By the way, give me your collar."

Bai Feng glanced at the collar around Zuo Qiu’s neck, the very thing that had cost him a significant amount of luck points due to the system.

Originally, he had planned to make a ring or bracelet, but—

Since he had already invested so much luck, it would be a waste not to do something about it.

Since you like the collar so much, you can keep wearing it.

Zuo Qiu, though somewhat puzzled, took it off and handed it to Bai Feng.

"I’ll modify your collar so it can store flames. In the future, even if you’re not by my side, you can still tap into the power of your divine body; you’ll just need to come back to me to recharge it with flames."

Bai Feng took the collar and explained to Zuo Qiu what he was about to do, emphasizing that she would be able to use her divine body’s power even when she wasn’t near him.