Zhu Zhuqing's Moment to Shine

Now that she had joined Spirit Hall's Spirit Academy, as long as she worked harder, demonstrated the power of her martial soul and the physical qualities enhanced through his modifications, there was a very good chance that Bibi Dong would take her as a disciple.

"Gu Ye, you seem very happy?" A delicate, gentle voice sounded as Kadan walked out, wearing nothing but a smooth purple gauze nightgown.

"It's just a small matter." Gu Ye had no intention of letting Kadan know about it. He put away the letter and turned around.

But that single glance made it impossible for Gu Ye to look away from Kadan.

At that moment, Kadan's purple gauze nightgown clung tightly to her fair, snowy skin, which carried a faint rosy glow.

The purple gauze nightgown was extremely thin and looked wonderfully soft. On Kadan, it gave off an intoxicating mature charm.

As Gu Ye stared, he unconsciously rose to his feet.

Step by step, he walked toward Kadan. Without the slightest hesitation, his large hand wrapped around her slender waist and pulled her exquisite, curvaceous body into his arms.

He looked at Kadan's alluring face and found himself unable to break free.

At that moment, Gu Ye seemed to understand something: why people everywhere so bitterly hated Cao thieves, yet everyone secretly wanted to become one.

It was all because the charm of a married woman was both captivating and dangerous. One careless step, and one might fall into her trap, unable to pull oneself out.

When Kadan saw Gu Ye staring at her in a daze, along with that faint gleam of possession in his eyes, she secretly rejoiced.

"Can you stay with me tonight?" Kadan asked softly, leaning against Gu Ye's chest as her little hand stroked downward over his chest, teasing him like a rattle drum.

At that moment, she looked exactly like a little woman who needed her husband's comfort at night.

Gu Ye held Kadan by the waist, his face filled with conflict.

If he stayed tonight, he would inevitably have a deeply moving exchange with Kadan, body and soul. It would be wonderful, perhaps so intoxicating that he would become hopelessly obsessed with this beautiful mature woman in the future.

But the consequences of staying were not something Gu Ye could bear at present.

Because at Xue Hong's side was a Soul Saint expert, Qin Xiao.

Once Xue Hong learned that he had stayed overnight at the Great Soul Arena, he might not suspect anything the first time, but doubt would inevitably take root in his heart.

And once suspicion arose, if Qin Xiao, a Soul Saint, came to investigate, Gu Ye's current strength as a Soul Ancestor would be utterly incapable of resisting him.

Wanting to be a Cao thief, but lacking Dian Wei's protection—Gu Ye sighed inwardly.

"Kadan, it's not the right time yet." In the end, Gu Ye could only shake his head and refuse.

Kadan understood what Gu Ye meant. She knew that until Gu Ye became strong enough, he would not touch her again—but she could...

She stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around Gu Ye's neck, and planted a deep kiss on him.

Then, the two naturally fell onto the sofa.

Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Led by Zhao Wuji, the Shrek Seven Devils had been searching the Star Dou Great Forest for a long time, yet they still had not found suitable soul rings for Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar.

Zhao Wuji looked at the sky. Evening was drawing near, and just as he was about to tell the Shrek Seven Devils to rest for half an hour before finding a place to spend the night—

Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Zhao Wuji all turned their gazes in the same direction.

Zhao Wuji shouted, "Stay alert! Something is approaching."

The rustling sound grew louder and louder. Even Oscar and Ning Rongrong, who were support soul masters, could clearly sense just how fast that unknown creature was approaching.

Zhu Zhuqing looked toward the bushes ahead. Without waiting for Zhao Wuji to speak, she silently sprang up, claws extending from her hands. She swiftly climbed a nearby tree as if walking on flat ground and looked toward the source of the sound.

A cat's vision was exceptionally sharp, even at night, let alone in the afternoon.

Moreover, after undergoing the fusion of Martial Soul Blood and being strengthened by the Cell Reinforcement Potion, even night vision posed no problem for her eyesight.

Very soon, Zhu Zhuqing's chilly voice came from the tree. "It's a spider. Its main body is over one and a half meters in diameter, and its eight spear-like legs are over three meters long. Its entire body is covered in black armor."

"A spider?" Upon hearing Zhu Zhuqing's description, Zhao Wuji frowned as he stared at the grass ahead.

But before Zhao Wuji could ask another question, Zhu Zhuqing cried out from the tree, "Not good!"

Bang!!

In that instant, the black spider's eight rapidly moving legs created a string of afterimages. In the blink of an eye, it had arrived before Zhu Zhuqing. Two of its front legs rose at once and stabbed straight down at her head.

Zhu Zhuqing reacted swiftly, leaping directly from the tree to the ground.

Zhu Zhuqing avoided the strike, but the tree hit by the spider legs was severed cleanly into two pieces.

This sudden change startled Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others.

They had not expected the spider to arrive so quickly.

"Wait, it's a Man Faced Demon Spider!!" Tang San's eyes widened as he stared at the black spider that had appeared before them.

His teacher had taught him about soul beasts. Based on several of its characteristics, he could tell that this was the Man Faced Demon Spider, known as the slaughterer of small soul beasts.

"Zhu Zhuqing, be careful. Judging by the size and ferocious aura of this Man Faced Demon Spider, it has definitely surpassed two thousand years. You're no match for it." Tang San warned her, telling Zhu Zhuqing to flee at once.

At that moment, the Man Faced Demon Spider was less than five meters away from Zhu Zhuqing. Although she heard Tang San's warning, she had no intention of leaving.

Because she wanted to test her current strength.

After fusing with the Cell Reinforcement Potion Gu Ye had given her, she had already sensed the changes in her body. As for how much stronger she had become, even Zhu Zhuqing herself did not know.

Perfect. She wanted to use this Man Faced Demon Spider, one that had surpassed two thousand years, to test herself.

Whoosh! In the blink of an eye, Zhu Zhuqing's entire body turned into a black shadow and vanished from the Man Faced Demon Spider's sight.

The next instant, she reappeared at the Man Faced Demon Spider's left side.

"Netherworld Hundred Claws!"

Her cold voice rang out. Black flames ignited along the sharp cat claws Zhu Zhuqing extended, and then she struck the Man Faced Demon Spider with lightning speed.

Screech! Screech! Sharp scratching sounds rang out as several wounds instantly appeared across the Man Faced Demon Spider's pitch-black carapace. Clusters of black flame clung to the wounds, sizzling as they burned.

After attacking, Zhu Zhuqing leaped away, her body turning into a black shadow as she vanished from the Man Faced Demon Spider's side and returned to the Shrek Seven Devils.

From beginning to end, Zhu Zhuqing's attack had taken only a few seconds—so fast it was unimaginable.

"What incredible speed!" Zhao Wuji, who had watched the entire exchange from the side, was startled.

Not just him—even Tang San, with his Purple Demon Eye activated, was deeply shocked.

Zhu Zhuqing's strength and speed had completely exceeded his expectations.

The Man Faced Demon Spider had not suffered much damage from Zhu Zhuqing's sharp claws, but the black flames burned it until it howled in pain.

Its eight spear-like spider legs moved rapidly as it charged madly toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing's earlier attack had enraged it.

Especially those black flames, which left it restless and furious.

"Zhu Zhuqing, be careful," Tang San warned her again. Clearly, in Tang San's mind, Zhu Zhuqing could not possibly be a match for a Man Faced Demon Spider that surpassed her level.

However, Zhu Zhuqing ignored Tang San's warning and charged straight at the Man Faced Demon Spider.

She was incredibly fast. The instant the Man Faced Demon Spider's spear-like legs struck toward her, she dodged like a ghost. Then, she used Netherworld Hundred Claws to strike the attacking spider leg, leaped onto the Man Faced Demon Spider, and used the surrounding trees as footholds. Diving down at high speed, the sharp claws in her hands, wreathed in black flames capable of burning the soul, struck toward the Man Faced Demon Spider's wounds.

Screech! Screech! Several more sharp, grating sounds rang out as the black armor on the Man Faced Demon Spider's back was actually torn open by Zhu Zhuqing's claws.

The black flames continued to burn the Man Faced Demon Spider, causing it unbearable pain.

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to understand the meaning of what Gu Ye had told her before.

Of all martial arts under heaven, nothing is unbreakable; only speed is undefeated.

Just like now, she was so fast that even the Man Faced Demon Spider could not hit her. She could even clearly see its attacks coming, evade them, and then counterattack.

Throughout the entire exchange, only she had been attacking the Man Faced Demon Spider.

And the series of changes in Zhu Zhuqing's physical strength, reaction speed, attack speed, and other aspects were all inseparable from the serum of a Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul of the same type she had absorbed, as well as the Cell Reinforcement Potion.