Zhou Qing Was a Scumbag

Seeing that neither of them could get over their inner hurdle, Zhou Qing was speechless. He never expected that the relatively open-minded Abyss Town would be so sincere about their feelings.

How should I put it?

This situation isn't necessarily bad, but if everyone acted this way, then there would be no need for Red Assembly to exert themselves so much...

"Waaah!"

Romantina wiped away her tears and sobbed, "I'm so touched!"

Zhou Qing, whose thoughts were interrupted, was speechless. "Where is the emotion? I only see two hearts that can comfort each other and soothe their inner pain, but they are dragging their feet because of their past experiences."

However, Zhou Qing also knew that she was an outsider and it was not appropriate for her to get involved in other people's emotional problems; it was enough to just touch on the subject.

Romantina, however, persisted, asking Zhou Qing, "If we get married in the future, and something suddenly happens to me, will you remain unmarried for the rest of your life for my sake?"

"Won't."

Zhou Qing promised that he would never grant Romantina's wish. Even if he suddenly went crazy, fell for Romantina, got married, and did what Romantina had said, he would never compromise himself for it.

It's just remarriage, what's the big deal?

As a modern person—

Don't be bothered by trifles!

"You're such a scumbag!" Romantina's face was flushed, and she was agitated. She grabbed Zhou Qing's collar and shook him violently, but her eyes were full of excitement. "A guy like you, no one but me would want to be with you!"

"You know, my Martial Soul is quite special. It doesn't discriminate between meat and vegetables, and it seems that I can Martial Soul Fusion. Without you, I naturally have to find someone else. After all, you don't want to see me depressed because of sadness, right?" Zhou Qing uttered what Dugu Bo and Odin considered extremely shameless fallacies.

Dugu Bo, in particular, was at a loss for words when it came to evaluating Zhou Qing.

Shameless, yet sincere.

After the brief encounter between Dugu Bo and Odin, Zhou Qing broke free from Romantina's restraints and explained to Odin the purpose of their visit: to explore the deepest level of the Abyss Ruins and to ask Odin to send them to the Third Layer.

After all, to get to the Third Layer, one can only use the Elevator Platform at the edge of the pillar, which requires Odin to operate.

"It seems that the Abyss is also very attractive to outsiders who have entered it once."

Odin, speaking in a weak voice, a faint smile playing on his lips, walked past Dugu Bo and even reached out to touch his cheek. "Come with me."

Dugu Bo's expression shifted slightly. He turned around and saw Zhou Qing and Romantina both wearing enigmatic smiles: (￣￣). He couldn't help but blush, and belatedly asked, "Was I being teased?"

"Are you only realizing it now?"

Zhou Qing said playfully, "In terms of age, Lady Odin is probably much older than you."

This is not an exaggeration.

According to Zhou Qing's speculation, the Fallen One is an inseparable state achieved when a person and their Martial Soul are completely fused together.

In this state, the Fallen One themselves are not affected by the Ascension Curse, meaning that their personal Aura Field is also harmonious.

At least relative to the environmental Aura Field of this Abyss Ruins, it is harmonious.

To some extent, the birth of Fallen One is the result of the human body being forced to adapt to the environmental Aura Field of this Abyss Ruins. However, the way Fallen One use Soul Power is based solely on instinct, making it cruder and even rudimentary than that of the Soul Master World.

Even so, the Fallen One gained something that ordinary Soul Master could never obtain before reaching the Absolute/Peerless Realm: a long lifespan.

"I don't care." Dugu Bo didn't care about Odin's age, but then he realized that his words were a bit ambiguous, so he hurriedly explained to Odin, "That's not what I meant... no, I, well, don't take it to heart."

"Yeah, I don't care."

Odin, who was leading the way, spoke in the same weak and listless tone as always.

This made Dugu Bo sigh inwardly.

But the maidservant following Odin could see a slight smile at the corner of her mouth—Teacher, is she happy?

At that moment, Odin had only one thought in his mind:

[So alike! Just as tongue-tied as him...]

Reaching the edge of the black pillar, Zhou Qing, Romantina, and Dugu Bo stepped forward. Odin activated the switch and beckoned to the three of them. "I hope you can uncover the secrets of the Abyss and find the truth behind the Abyss Ruins. May the Abyss bless you."

As the Elevator Platform descended, Odin's figure disappeared from the three's sight. Zhou Qing touched Dugu Bo, whose eyes revealed a hint of reluctance, and teased, "Old Monster, why don't you stay on the Second Layer and spend the night with Lady Odin?"

Dugu Bo's lips twitched. He gained a new understanding of Zhou Qing's frivolity. Then he glanced at Romantina was laughing in a very perverted way, and suddenly felt that the two of them were a perfect match!

Upon reaching the Third Layer, Zhou Qing didn't waste any time and guided Dugu Bo to the edge, following the Waterfall flowing down the outer layer to the Fourth Layer.

In just two minutes, the three arrived at the Steel Base.

The base gates slowly opened, Saundin, wearing a helmet, led his men out. "It's you."

It was quite a surprise to Zhou Qing that Saundin still remembered them after half a year.

"Very few Explorer can reach the Fourth Layer; most only travel between the first three levels. Not to mention, your appearance is different from the Abyss People, making you easy to identify." As if realizing Zhou Qing's doubts, Saundin took the initiative to explain, and then asked, "Are you going down? The White Whistle is an indispensable item; do you need me to provide materials?"

"I appreciate your kind offer, but no need. I have some ideas about the way to the Fifth Layer. Would you mind if we studied those Gate?" Zhou Qing declined Saundin's suggestion.

"As long as you don't damage the Steel Base, you can do whatever you want," Saundin said, then turned to leave.

"Etc."

Zhou Qing called out to the other person, "Excuse me, Riko and the Rabbit Girl still on the Fourth Layer?"

"Exist."

Without turning her head, Saundin said, "If you had arrived any later, she might have gotten the White Whistle..."

"Obtain the White Whistle?"

Before Zhou Qing could ask for more details, Saundin's figure had already disappeared inside the base gate.

"Riko, in order to get to a lower level, has stooped to colluding with Saundin?" Romantina asked, her teeth chattering.

"Who exactly is Riko? That Abel seems to have mentioned... and White Whistle, what is that?" Dugu Bo was completely unaware of these things, his brows furrowed, wanting to get to the bottom of it.

"Riko is the girl that Abel raised, and she was also the guide who led us down here last time."

Zhou Qing explained succinctly, "The White Whistle is a key to the next level; only one person can possess it, and even if someone else steals it, they cannot use it. However, the White Whistle can only be obtained by someone willingly sacrificing themselves..."

Dugu Bo raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but say, "Similar to Soul Bone? But it's created through human sacrifice and can only be used by the sacrificed person?"

"There are so many strange things in this place!"