"Sister Nana, don't leave. Little Sheng's Soul Power isn't even as high as mine. How could he help me hunt Soul Beasts?"
Seeing Hu Liena and the others preparing to leave, Tuo Bayue hurriedly blocked their path.
Clearly, she did not believe Sun Sheng had that ability.
"Little Sister Yue'er, don't be fooled by the fact that Little Brother Sun's Soul Power is lower than yours. He's actually very strong."
"Don't forget that Little Brother Sun's second Soul Ring is a thousand-year Soul Ring."
"It came from a five-thousand-year-old Goliath Ant King. Its power is astonishing."
"With his strength, he can fight a Soul Ancestor, perhaps even a Spirit King."
Hu Liena gently stroked her little face and smiled fondly.
"A five-thousand-year Soul Ring!"
Tuo Bayue's face changed drastically when she heard that.
She covered her cherry lips lightly, her face full of shock.
Wang Wu, who had not spoken a word along the way, raised his brows. A towering wave rose in his heart, leaving him utterly stunned.
He had known that Sun Sheng's second Soul Ring was a thousand-year Soul Ring, but he had never expected it to be a five-thousand-year one.
Th-this was far too monstrous.
"So, you should trust Little Brother Sun. He has plenty of tricks up his sleeve," Hu Liena said with a smile.
"Mm, I believe in Little Sheng."
Tuo Bayue nodded obediently and looked at Sun Sheng with admiration.
Ding! Progress of the mission to win over Tuo Bayue: 30%.
Upon hearing the system prompt, Sun Sheng was overjoyed.
Hu Liena, you really are my perfect helper.
You're incredible.
"Then we'll be going."
Hu Liena gazed at Sun Sheng affectionately before leaving with Yan, Xie Yue, and Wang Wu, marking the path as they went.
"Little Yueyue, are you tired? Want me to carry you?"
After Hu Liena and the others left, Sun Sheng revealed his true colors. He immediately changed how he addressed her, wearing a lecherous grin.
"Ah, now that you mention it, I am a little tired."
Tuo Bayue did not feel the slightest discomfort over Sun Sheng suddenly changing her form of address. Her attention was entirely drawn to the wave of exhaustion washing over her.
Ever since entering the Star Dou Great Forest, she had been in an excited state, asking questions about everything, running all over the place, and having a wonderful time.
Now that she had stopped, she was indeed a little tired.
"Little Yueyue, please hop on. Let your Little Sheng take you to hunt a Soul Beast."
Sun Sheng bent slightly into a horse stance, signaling for Tuo Bayue to jump onto his back.
"Sorry for the trouble, Little Sheng."
Tuo Bayue did not stand on ceremony. She went around behind him and jumped straight onto his back.
Sun Sheng breathed in the faint fragrance drifting from behind him and felt the soft, comfortable sensation against his back, his face filled with bliss.
"Little Yueyue, hold on tight. The horse is about to move!"
Sun Sheng bounced her upward twice, held her beneath a rather nice spot with both hands, and began searching the area for a Soul Beast around fifteen hundred years old.
"Little Yueyue, once you advance to Soul Elder, let's play a little game. Consider it a small way for you to repay me. How about it?"
Carrying Tuo Bayue on his back, Sun Sheng did not feel the slightest bit tired. Instead, he grew somewhat excited as he began coaxing the little cutie on his back.
"Okay, okay! I love playing games the most. Little Sheng, what game are we going to play later?"
The moment Tuo Bayue heard that they would be playing a game, she naturally became happy and agreed without hesitation.
"Little Yueyue, have you ever played the kissing game? We'll play that later," Sun Sheng said with a faint smile.
"The kissing game? How do you play it?" Tuo Bayue asked curiously.
"Actually, this game is pretty simple..."
Sun Sheng explained this so-called kissing game to her in considerable detail.
After listening, Tuo Bayue's little face turned crimson. She shyly refused, "I don't want to play that game. Grandpa said that men and women should not touch."
"Little Yueyue, what are you thinking? It's only a game good friends play together. Everyone loves playing it."
"Aren't we good friends? I'm so sad. Am I not your good friend after all?"
Sun Sheng seemed to have expected this. He spun his nonsense righteously and pretended to be heartbroken at the end.
"Ah, Little Sheng, don't be sad. That's not what I meant. Don't be sad, okay? I-I'll play with you."
Having lived in a sheltered environment for a long time and lacking experience with the world, Tuo Bayue panicked the moment she saw him upset, feeling somewhat at a loss.
In order to preserve their deep "friendship," Tuo Bayue agreed.
Anyway, it was a game between "good friends." There was nothing wrong with playing it.
"Really?"
Sun Sheng was ecstatic inside when he heard that.
"Mm, mm. Yue'er and Little Sheng are good friends," Tuo Bayue said with a nod.
"Yes, yes, yes, we're good friends. Little Yueyue, sit tight. I'm going to pick up the pace now. Come on, pretend to whip me twice," Sun Sheng said joyfully.
"Hyah, hyah, hyah! My Little Sheng is the best!"
Tuo Bayue waved her little hands and cooperatively patted him.
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Like a little wild horse, Sun Sheng galloped along to the crisp rhythm.
Before long, Sun Sheng discovered a Soul Beast that was highly suitable for Tuo Bayue.
It was an Alligator Dragon around fifteen hundred years old.
It belonged to the subdragon species and was a type of earth dragon, an exceedingly rare Soul Beast.
Though it was not the strongest among earth dragons, it was certainly not weak. After all, it possessed a trace of dragon bloodline.
It was highly compatible with Tuo Bayue's White Armor Earth Dragon martial soul.
In the end, Sun Sheng gave the Alligator Dragon a brutal beating.
And in order to appear even more fierce before Tuo Bayue,
he did not use his martial soul or soul skills. Relying solely on his speed and the Goliath Right Arm Spirit Bone, he mercilessly pummeled it.
He beat the Alligator Dragon until it had no temper left, leaving it sprawled on the ground in despair as it waited for death to descend.
For it now, death was a form of release.
"Wow, my Little Sheng is so fierce!"
Tuo Bayue, who had been watching from the side, looked at Sun Sheng as he displayed his might. She jumped about and clapped in praise.
Her little face was flushed red, making her look especially adorable.
Ding! Progress of the mission to win over Tuo Bayue: 40%.
Seeing the progress increase by another ten percent, Sun Sheng happily beckoned. "Little Yueyue, come here. Hurry and kill it, then absorb the Soul Ring. We still have a game to play later."
"Okay, I'm coming!"
Tuo Bayue answered, took a sharp dagger from her robes, and somewhat fearfully stabbed it through the Alligator Dragon's head.
Afterward, a Purple Soul Ring gradually condensed.
Half an hour later, Tuo Bayue had completely absorbed the Alligator Dragon's thousand-year Soul Ring and successfully advanced to Level 31 Soul Elder.
"Little Sheng, let's play the kissing game."
Tuo Bayue woke up, abruptly rose to her feet, and spoke with some excitement.
Her successful breakthrough made her trust Sun Sheng even more.
"Hehehe, all right. Let's find somewhere safe and secluded before we play."
A sharp gleam flashed through Sun Sheng's eyes when he heard that.
He had just been about to bring it up, but he had not expected Tuo Bayue to suggest it herself.
Wasn't that exactly what he wanted?
A quarter of an hour later, Sun Sheng impatiently pulled Tuo Bayue into a patch of dense, secluded vegetation.
"Little Sheng, my heart is beating so fast. Maybe we shouldn't play after all."
"Hehe, Little Yueyue, don't panic. The kissing game is just like this. Play for a while, and you'll get used to it."
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