Ling Feng: "..."
Well, judging by the way this girl looked, she did not seem to be pretending...
Ling Feng continued imprinting. With both hands at work, he easily imprinted the spear on the right as well. Though only a small part had been completed, the energy provided by this pattern could already be felt!
"Kiana, how does it feel now?"
Ling Feng paused again...
"Mhm... It feels really good. Keep going..."
Kiana still wore an expression of enjoyment, with no sign of discomfort whatsoever...
Ling Feng: "..."
Ling Feng got to work again, finishing the horizontal pattern at the bottom. Just as he was about to ask, "Kiana..."
"It feels super good! Please continue, Ling Feng!"
Kiana had learned to answer before he could ask...
"Uh..."
Ling Feng was instantly bewildered. This could not be right. Normally, a B-rank Valkyrie should have reached her limit at this point. Even if it was not her limit, there should have been a severe rejection reaction. But...
Looking at Kiana's back, her skin was smooth, fair, and soft, and it felt very... Ahem. The Stigmata patterns on Kiana's back were stable, and there was no sign of rejection at all. Could this girl really have the ability to withstand a five-star Stigmata?
It seemed he had not misjudged Kiana back then. This girl truly was a genius in both combat and talent. And... such a genius was almost too coincidental. Whether it was her body proportions or coordination, they could only be described as perfect, without the slightest flaw!
Compared to a Valkyrie, Ling Feng felt that Kiana... was more like an artificial Valkyrie created through deliberate genetic modification!
Ling Feng took a deep breath and said, "Kiana, I'm going to perform the final imprint now. If you feel any discomfort, make sure..."
"Make sure to say I can't take it and not force myself. I know already... Hurry up and continue, Ling Feng..." Kiana seemed unable to wait any longer and answered ahead of him again...
With no other choice, Ling Feng performed the final imprint for the Queen Stigmata, drawing the bow-shaped pattern and the central spear connected to it. Finally, he injected the energy...
"Ahhh... Mmph..."
Kiana immediately cried out. It felt very good, but... there was also pain, and she hurriedly endured it...
At last, the energy injection was complete. An imperfect upper-tier Queen Stigmata had been imprinted. It looked no different from a four-star Stigmata, but the energy contained within it was several times greater. Though it would not feel like much before activation...
"Kiana, how do you feel?"
Mei leaned against Kiana's front as well, her face full of concern...
"I... I'm fine. I feel great..."
Kiana experimentally activated the Stigmata on her back. In an instant, endless energy flooded into her body like a torrent. Her entire body was filled with an unconstrained sense of comfort, along with the satisfaction brought by that immense power!
"Ahhh!"
Kiana could not help roaring. Then, an energy shockwave burst from her body. It did not destroy anything, but it blew the books and clothes in the room some distance away...
At the same time, a golden gleam flashed through Kiana's eyes. Feeling her own power, she slowly climbed down from the bed, straightened up, and began trying to gather energy!
As Kiana began gathering energy, the surrounding space was disturbed as well, and a hurricane began spinning around her at its center...
"Hahahaha! Hahaha! This power, hahaha..."
Feeling that power, Kiana suddenly wanted, desperately wanted, to destroy something. But reason told her this was Mei's room and she could not wreck it. Yet... she really, really wanted to destroy something!
Thump...
"Meow..."
Suddenly, Kiana felt a sharp pain in her head. She immediately crouched down while clutching her head. The golden light in her eyes vanished, as did the terrifying aura of energy surrounding her. Finally, she turned toward Ling Feng with a wronged expression. "Why did you hit me?"
"Because you're stupid!"
Ling Feng suddenly regretted imprinting a Stigmata for this girl. He said irritably, "I won't even mention activating the Stigmata here, but what were you trying to do? Destroy this place? I told you, didn't I? The energy of a five-star Stigmata is extremely powerful. Were you trying to level this place to the ground?"
"Eh... R-right... I'm sorry, I... I forgot..."
Kiana did not dare argue back at all. At the same time, she felt a little frightened in retrospect. Just now... she really had seemed to want to destroy this place. Luckily, she had come to her senses in time...
Seeing Kiana's aggrieved expression, Ling Feng could not bring himself to say anything more. A beautiful girl had made a mistake and her attitude when apologizing was so good—what else could he do? Of course, he chose to forgive her. Besides...
They said that showing your boobs while apologizing was common sense, and Kiana demonstrated this common sense to the fullest. Now, let us describe the view!
First, while they were not as large as Mei's and somewhat resembled Yuqi's, their shape was perfect. They fit in one hand, faintly like Lan's chest, tender and evenly rounded, just the right size. Like a lotus bud just showing its pointed tip, already... Hit the brakes, kill the engine...
"Hm?"
After apologizing, Kiana was stunned for quite a while. But... she suddenly noticed that Ling Feng was spacing out too, and...
Lowering her head slightly, Kiana understood everything at once...
"Uh... Ling Feng, you..."
Kiana instinctively covered herself with both hands, but then she became somewhat... Kiana quietly said, "Well... if, if you want to, if it's Ling Feng, then I..."
"Ahem!"
Ling Feng coughed dryly and turned around. "This old monk has long seen through worldly matters and no longer concerns himself with mortal affairs. Lady benefactor, please put on your clothes and do not try to tempt this old monk again!"
Kiana: "..."
"Heh... Hehehe..."
Energy began gathering around Kiana again, and her eyes were filled with killing intent. "Very good. Hehehe... very good!"
"Milk enough, butt perky!"
Ling Feng flew straight out the window. Luckily, this was only the second floor, so it was not a big problem...
Mei Occasionally Felt Down Too!
When he returned to the second floor, Kiana had already gotten dressed. But when she saw Ling Feng, she merely huffed and turned her head aside, seeming... still angry...
"Uh... Kiana, don't be angry, okay? I apologize, I apologize!"
There was no choice but to apologize. Ling Feng walked in front of Kiana and sincerely apologized. If he pretended not to notice, then he and Kiana would probably drift apart in the future!
"Hmph!"
Kiana turned her head to the other side again, still very angry...
Ling Feng: "..."
Mei, standing nearby, could not bear to watch any longer. She revealed a helpless smile, then quietly leaned close to Ling Feng's ear and whispered something...
"Hm?"
Ling Feng listened and found that it made sense. He immediately said, "Kiana, how about I take you out next week? And this time, I'll let you buy more snacks. If you're willing, just say yes!"
"Eh?"
Kiana instinctively wanted to nod in agreement, but then she suddenly remembered that she was angry right now. If she forgave him that easily, where would her dignity be? Was she the sort of person anyone could provoke whenever they wanted, then soothe whenever they wanted? No!
Therefore, Kiana remained unmoved!
"If you don't want to go... then forget it..."
Ling Feng deliberately sighed and smiled. "Mei, Bronya, then let's go next week. I think Kiana probably won't forgive me!"
"Wait!"
Kiana immediately changed her mind and hurriedly wanted to nod. But then she crossed her arms and said with a proud expression, "Hmph, although I'm very angry, seeing as you're willing to treat me to something delicious, I'll forgive you for now!"
"Then I'm truly grateful, my dear Miss Kiana..."
Seeing that he could coax Kiana so easily put Ling Feng in a good mood. He decided that from now on, whenever he wanted to tease someone, he would tease Kiana. She was easier to placate, after all. Put simply, all he had to do was keep feeding her!
"Ling Feng, then... please imprint a five-star Stigmata for me too!"
Now that Ling Feng and Kiana's matter had been resolved, Mei brought up the Stigmata imprinting. With a composed expression, she smiled and said, "Since even Kiana can have a five-star Stigmata imprinted, then... I think I should be able to as well!"
"Sure, no problem!"
Imprinting one for Mei was his duty, and only natural!
Afterward, Mei could not even be bothered to change out of her swimsuit. Just like that day, she took off her upper clothes and lay on the bed, revealing her back as she waited for the imprinting!
"The Queen Stigmata again!"
Ling Feng silently picked up the Eraser pen, erased the original Stigmata pattern on Mei's body, gave her a massage, and finally prepared to begin imprinting...
"Ahh... I... It hurts..."
However, unlike Kiana, Mei cried out just after Ling Feng had finished drawing one spear of the Queen Stigmata. And... this did not sound like a cry caused by comfort. The Stigmata energy on her back was also extremely unstable...
"Mei, are you okay?"
Ling Feng hurriedly erased the Stigmata pattern, and that unstable energy disappeared along with it...
"I-I'm fine, it just... hurts a little..."
Mei did not look well. A large amount of sweat had already appeared on her body, and she was trembling a little. Even Ling Feng's hand could feel it...
"Then... then we won't imprint it today. Rest first."
Seeing Mei's condition, Ling Feng did not dare continue imprinting her Stigmata. As expected, even though Mei's talent was outstanding, there was still a huge gap between her and Kiana. This was the normal reaction when a B-rank Valkyrie tried to have a five-star Stigmata imprinted!
"No... I want it!"
For once, Mei did not follow Ling Feng's advice. Instead, she turned to look at him, her eyes full of determination. With a faint smile, she said, "If the Queen Stigmata won't work, then use another one. I don't need the strongest one. I only need one I can endure!"
"Uh... but..."
Ling Feng was still hesitant...
"Please, give it to me!"
Mei said it again, her tone firm and resolute!
"Then fine, but this is the last try!"
Seeing Mei so determined, Ling Feng could only decide to perform another imprinting for her. But if this attempt failed too, then they absolutely could not do any more imprinting today!
So, Ling Feng switched to another set of five-star Stigmata for Mei. The energy of this set was relatively gentle, and it had three steps in total. After the first step, Mei's condition was normal. After the second step, she began to feel uncomfortable, and the Stigmata energy on her back started becoming unstable again...
"Mmph..."
Mei made a pained sound...
"We can't continue!"
Ling Feng hurriedly erased the Stigmata on Mei's back without giving her any chance to object. "The energy has already started becoming unstable. If we forcibly imprint the final pattern, it will definitely hurt you. Mei, I'm sorry, but you can't withstand a five-star Stigmata!"
"Yes..."
Mei bit her lip. Though unwilling to accept it, this was reality. She... ultimately could not endure the energy brought by a five-star Stigmata. Sure enough, just as Ling Feng had said the first time he imprinted a Stigmata for her, she... was still too weak!
Ling Feng silently turned around. Mei put on her clothes and sat on the bed with a somewhat dejected expression...
"Ling Feng..."
Knowing full well that she was still far from strong enough, Mei turned toward Ling Feng and said firmly, "I... I want to become stronger. Much stronger..."
Ling Feng: "..." Don't look at me. I'm not your dream mentor, and turning around won't help...
"Becoming stronger is not difficult. The hard part is persevering!"
Ling Feng said quietly, "You're already very strong. If you want to become stronger, you can only keep training and keep fighting Honkai Beasts. But the stronger you become, the more severely your body will be eroded by Honkai energy. And... although I don't want to say this, becoming too strong is not necessarily a good thing for you. The will of Honkai will eventually erode you and turn you completely into a Herrscher!"
"..."
Mei wanted to say something, but could not bring herself to speak. Becoming a Herrscher... had given her immense power, but it had also turned her into a dangerous person who could lose control at any time. And...
In the last battle, if Ling Feng had not risked his life to stop her, perhaps she really would have done something irreparable. Could it be... that she truly should not walk the path of a Valkyrie?
Mei suddenly became despondent. Was her dream really that difficult to achieve?
"Mei!"
As if sensing Mei's disappointment, Ling Feng suddenly walked behind her and gently embraced her from behind. Smiling softly, he said, "Have you forgotten something? Even if you become a Herrscher... don't forget, your father left you a gift too..."
Entering the Dream Again!
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