Don't Touch Me!

"No, she's not my friend, she's just a Spare Soul Ring."

The beautiful woman in black spoke in a flat voice, but the words she uttered were cold and ruthless.

Su Cheng: "..."

Snow Empress: "..."

"Teacher, where is your Innate Power? Your injuries..."

As Qian Renxue channeled her soul Soul Power into Su Cheng's body, she gradually discovered the strangeness of his current physical condition.

The attack from Snow Empress just now didn't actually cause much damage to Su Cheng.

It's true that my body was injured, but the recovery speed was astonishingly fast. In just a few breaths, I was already fine.

But at the same time, she also noticed something unusual about Su Cheng's body.

The Glass-Colored meridians were translucent and supple, far surpassing those of ordinary Soul Master, but the inner walls still had bits of burning golden embers attached to them.

What's even more terrifying is that the wide meridians were completely empty, with almost no energy flow, only a few strange powers of unknown nature that appeared intermittently.

"Your old injury..."

Qian Renxue bit her lip lightly, her gaze unusually complex.

These flames clearly originated from the Sun Power she used that day.

"Don't worry, it's all better now."

Su Cheng spoke softly, carefully examining the features of the two people beside him.

Their facial features are as perfect as ever, and their skin is even more refined than before.

The improvement in strength level is subtly and gradually improving every minute flaw in the body.

But they don't look as beautiful as they used to.

To be precise, their energy and spirit have dissipated.

The once vibrant sparkle in his eyes was gone, and the faint, arrogant disdain that used to grace his lips was no longer there.

Su Cheng sighed inwardly.

Yes, Xiao Xue is such a proud person. No matter how much she threatens and teases, she probably never really thought that something like her lover being unfaithful would happen to her.

However, Qian Renxue's mind was not on these matters at the moment.

She clearly didn't believe Su Cheng's answer either.

Her intuition was right.

The opponent's physical strength far exceeded expectations, but his power was clearly almost gone.

Although those terrifying golden flames were not large in scale, she was fully aware of the power they contained.

That was a terrifying flame that could almost incinerate everything, and even she herself dared not easily touch that power after that day.

Counting the time, more than a year has passed since Su Cheng received the sword, but these flames still remain in his body.

One can imagine the immense pain the other person endured during this process.

"I'm also working hard to cultivate, and I will definitely heal you. Wait for me a little longer, and I will be able to fully control this power. Then I can clear all these flames away for you," Qian Renxue whispered.

She knew Su Cheng's original strength; for anyone, such a huge drop in ability would be hard to accept.

As the "culprit" who caused this situation, how could she possibly be without any resentment?

Today, Snow Empress injured Su Cheng, but she shouldn't have been so furious.

She wasn't an unreasonable person. She had arranged for Snow Empress to be intercepted, so it was understandable that she would resort to violence when words failed.

However, upon seeing Su Cheng injured, she couldn't help but recall the scene where she had almost killed him.

Looking at Snow Empress was like seeing himself piercing Su Cheng with a sword back then.

She could no longer tolerate it.

"Xiao Xue, come back with me."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue fell silent, her eyes filled with unease.

"I searched for you on the mainland for a long time but couldn't find any trace of you. I thought I'd try my luck here, and I didn't expect you to actually be here. We can go back and talk about it slowly. I'll explain everything to you."

"You said you've been searching for a long time... What about Zhu Zhuqing? Have you completely broken up with her?"

"..."

Su Cheng paused slightly upon hearing this, then said, "Xiao Xue, Zhu Zhuqing's situation is special. I've been through a lot with her, and I can't completely sever those feelings."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Cheng felt the Soul Power flowing within his body disappear.

The two hands that were supporting him also left his arms at the same time.

The next moment, Qian Renxue, dressed in black, stood up straight, looked down at him, her eyes flashing with anger, and sneered, "Su Cheng, you're quite bold to come looking for me all by yourself. What, aren't you afraid I'll suddenly appear in Spirit City and kill that bitch with one sword?"

"I--"

"Teacher, you should leave now and not come looking for me again," another person said.

Su Cheng sighed upon seeing this.

He knew this matter wouldn't be resolved so easily; if it could be resolved so easily, Qian Renxue wouldn't have left Spirit City so resolutely that day.

Fortunately, he had long been prepared for a protracted battle and had no intention of rushing things.

It's already quite good that we were able to meet the other party first thanks to the opportunity created by Snow Empress.

As for Zhu Zhuqing's safety, Su Cheng wasn't too worried.

With Xiao Xue's strength, it's impossible for her to master that kind of extraordinary power so quickly.

With Bibi Dong protecting Zhu Zhuqing, as long as Xiao Xue doesn't use her previous fusion state, even if Bibi Dong is no match for her, she will be able to hold out until Zhu Zhuqing arrives.

Of course, Su Cheng believed he understood the other party. Given her personality, if it was to prevent trouble before it happened, she would naturally not care about a human life.

But now that it has been confirmed that there is a secret affair between him and Zhu Zhuqing, if she really wanted to kill Zhu Zhuqing, given her pride and confidence, she would not have attacked him without his knowledge.

Otherwise, after he took that sword a year ago, Bibi Dong was focused on healing him and had no time to care for Zhu Zhuqing.

At that time, Zhu Zhuqing was completely unprepared, Qian Renxue could have easily killed her.

But she didn't do that.

Because Qian Renxue was very clear that the key issue was no longer with Zhu Zhuqing, the third party, but with Su Cheng's attitude.

Choosing to leave afterwards was also because I hadn't figured out how to deal with this situation.

On the other side, after they finished speaking, the two of them got up one after the other and walked towards the woods.

Su Cheng quickly reached out and grabbed the first personality dressed in white, thinking of saying a few more words to try it out.

Compared to the other one, at least Xiao Xue has a much better temper.

But to Su Cheng's surprise, the moment his fingers touched Qian Renxue's sleeve, she reacted as if triggered, violently shaking off his arm and yelling, "Don't touch me!"

The way the person spoke and acted made it seem as if the person behind him was no longer the closest and most admired lover, but some kind of defiled filth, which startled Su Cheng.

After she finished speaking, Qian Renxue paused, as if she wanted to turn around and take another look, but she forced herself to stop.

None of them looked back, and they quickly continued walking forward, disappearing from Su Cheng's sight in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Snow Empress quickly turned around and followed Qian Renxue into the woods.

Before leaving, she glanced at Su Cheng with a smug yet slightly disdainful look.

Having observed for so long, she had roughly figured out the relationship between the two and the story that had happened.

In his mind, he secretly labeled Su Cheng as having poor skills, being scheming, and being a womanizer.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "I must find an opportunity to properly advise Qian Renxue to stay away from this man. Otherwise, it would be one thing if she were hurt by this scumbag again, but if she were to ruin her promising future because of it, then it would be too late to regret it."

Moreover, she herself still needs to rely on this unprecedented human genius to help her break free from the Heavenly Tribulation of the Soul Beast Tribulation.

"..."

Su Cheng stood silently in the distance, staring blankly at the figures that disappeared one after another, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a voice rang out behind him, interrupting his thoughts, "Where is my Sea God Scepter?"

Su Cheng snapped out of his reverie, glanced at Bo Saixi who had arrived at some unknown time, and casually said, "In Spirit City."

"You put it in Spirit City?" Bo Saixi's eyes were slightly suspicious. "Tell me, if I subdue you now and use you as a bargaining chip, given how much Bibi Dong values you, would she agree to hand over the Sea God Scepter?"

"Go ahead," Su Cheng waved his hand lazily.

"..." Upon hearing this, Bo Saixi scrutinized him for a few moments, but ultimately chose not to make a move. Instead, she asked, "What exactly is your relationship with that descendant of the Angel Clan?"

She had been curious about this for a long time.

Or rather, the main reason she showed up at this moment was to ask about this matter.

Ever since Qian Renxue landed on Sea God Island, she had suspected something, and the scene just now seemed to confirm her thoughts.

"It doesn't matter."

"Nothing?! Do you think I'm blind? You two were just pulling and tugging at each other, there's clearly more to the story. What, is she your lover?"

"You already know, why are you still asking?"

Seeing Su Cheng's perfunctory attitude, Bo Saixi felt a little displeased.

No matter what happened in the past, the other party at least still respected me a lot.

Whether it's deception or feigning ignorance, at least they would never speak to themselves in this tone.

"Give me back the Sea God Scepter."

"Fine, I'll give it to you." Su Cheng was getting impatient with her still thinking about that thing. "It's not on me right now. I'll bring that broken stick back to you when I get back to Spirit City."

In a few more months, once his powers have completely merged, he will be able to break through to the level of Second-Level God. At that time, let alone a mere demigod descending, even if the Sea God himself were to come, even if he were no match for him, he should have no problem surviving.

Moreover, given his strength, even if Bo Saixi really wanted to call for reinforcements, it would be difficult for him to do so.

Sacrifice also takes time, enough time for him to interrupt the process of summoning the gods a thousand times.

"..."

Bo Saixi was taken aback after hearing Su Cheng's nonchalant reply.

I didn't feel happy about it; instead, I felt a little disappointed.

Previously, the other party clearly cared a lot about things related to the Sea God.

Why have you suddenly become so easy to talk to?

"Good advice is useless against a damned ghost. Someone insists on dedicating their entire life to guarding that empty, ethereal temple. What can I do?"

Bo Saixi's eyes flickered, but she wasn't angry at his words, perhaps because she was already used to it.

"You're getting quite arrogant now."

"I've always been this arrogant."

"This is my territory. You're not as strong as you used to be, and you still speak so disrespectfully. I'll kick you out."

"Otherwise, you might as well just kill me. Otherwise, I definitely won't leave," Su Cheng glanced at the other party and replied casually.

Bo Saixi didn't say anything upon hearing this, but simply raised her eyebrows and looked him up and down.

What are you looking at?

Su Cheng wasn't really in the mood to joke around with Bo Saixi right now.

The brief conversation with Qian Renxue just now was not very fruitful; her attitude was very firm.

In this situation, he hadn't yet come up with a good strategy for what to say or do next.

"Is that little girl that important to you? I've never seen you so impatient before."

"Really? I'm not in a hurry."

"You're in a hurry."

"..."

Su Cheng paused for a moment, then sighed, "Alright, it is indeed a bit urgent. She is very important to me, so this time, no matter what, I have to bring her back."

"So you're saying you're planning to stay here and waste your time with her?"

"That's the idea."

"Then you'd better show me more respect."

"..." Su Cheng didn't speak, but just looked at her with a strange look in his eyes.

The underlying meaning couldn't be clearer. "What can you do to me?"

Bo Saixi casually asked, seemingly nonchalantly, "Is Bibi Dong the Pope of the Spirit Hall now? I don't know how Qian Renxue, the true successor of the Spirit Hall's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, gets along with the real Pope. But I bet she doesn't know about your relationship with Bibi Dong..."

Hearing her hesitant words and her meaningful gaze, Su Cheng's expression changed slightly.

It's not surprising that Bo Saixi could guess that she had a close relationship with Bibi Dong.

She herself still possesses the memories of that Simulated World, so it's not hard to deduce that Bibi Dong likely experienced a similar situation.

The story between Su Cheng and Bibi Dong in that Simulation was far from simple.

Given that Su Cheng currently belongs to the Spirit Hall camp, it seems reasonable that the two of them might have some other relationship in reality.

But that's not what Su Cheng is worried about.

He and Bibi Dong had a completely innocent relationship, so what was there to be afraid of?

The problem lies with Qian Renxue.

Originally, because of Zhu Zhuqing's matter, a very serious crisis of trust had already arisen between her and herself.

If Bo Saixi were to casually utter a few words, who knows if she would start to overthink it?

The situation was already troublesome enough, and Su Cheng really didn't want to add any more complications.

"Alright, alright, you win. Respected Sea God Island High Priest, may I stay on your esteemed land for a while? Is there anything I can do for you?"

"There's nothing for you to do for now. You should focus on recovering from your injuries first."

Bo Saixi's lips curled up slightly, a smug smile spreading across her beautiful face.

The faint gloom that had been hanging over my heart for the past two years, and the complex emotions that had been difficult to calm, seemed to have suddenly become much clearer.

She seemed to have become much younger, and her bright red robe and dress suddenly felt lighter.

At that moment, she turned her head and glanced towards the woods. "I noticed that little girl was very wary of me, keeping her eyes fixed on this side, as if she was afraid I might do something to you. Did you mention me to her?"

"She knows you brought me here before."

"..."

Upon hearing Su Cheng's words, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Bo Saixi's face.

That trip from Sea God Island to the mainland was not only a waste of time, but also resulted in being completely outmaneuvered by this "disciple," making it far from a pleasant memory.

The other party's resolute words when they left are something she still can't forget.

"Come with me," Bo Saixi said after a long silence.

"Where should I go with you?"

"You don't need to ask any more questions. What, do you intend to stay here?"

"Otherwise what? Wait a minute..."

Su Cheng looked at her, then glanced towards the core forbidden area of the island. "You're not planning to have me go with you to Sea God Mountain, are you?"

It seems that there's no need for Bo Saixi, the High Priest, to personally lead him to other places on Sea God Island.

Thinking of this, Su Cheng's gaze became somewhat strange, then he chuckled knowingly.

"What are you laughing at?" Bo Saixi frowned, displeased by his reaction.

"It's nothing, I just thought of something funny."

It seems that the High Priest in front of us has also undergone a significant change in his mindset compared to the past.

Even a sacred place like Sea God Mountain doesn't mind an "outsider" like herself going up there. What exactly does she want to do?