A Lotus Emerging from Water

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But in the next second, the Man Faced Demon Spider appeared directly above Yuan Luo's head. The dripping viscous fluid made him feel like vomiting.

He had never expected the Man Faced Demon Spider to be able to jump so quickly.

Without a moment's hesitation, Yuan Luo hurriedly turned around.

At this point, his Soul Power had only recovered by half, and Yuan Luo could not harm it at all.

It left Yuan Luo feeling like he wanted to cry but had no tears.

Suddenly, a sense of danger struck him.

When he turned his head, the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs had already reached his forehead.

Countless question marks swirled through his mind.

Why?

Why was the Man Faced Demon Spider so fast?

"System, Teleportation Card!"

The Man Faced Demon Spider's legs drew closer and closer before Yuan Luo's eyes, rapidly enlarging in his pupils.

Just as those legs were about to reach his forehead—

Space began to tremble, and a ripple appeared within it.

The next second, Yuan Luo's body vanished from where he stood.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was utterly bewildered. Where had that human gone?

How had he disappeared?

High above some place within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Space began to flow, and a pitch-black spatial rift appeared.

It spat out a **-year-old boy—Yuan Luo.

Splash!

Yuan Luo suddenly felt his body falling, and then he plunged into a Pool.

"Damn spider! Next time I come back, I'll tear off every one of your legs!"

He quickly surfaced, wiped the water from his face, and began looking around.

But at that moment, he witnessed a sight he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Suddenly, water splashed up from the pool, and an incomparably beautiful scene appeared before Yuan Luo.

A young woman rose from the pool, her wet golden hair draped over her shoulders.

Droplets of water clung to her fair face, making her as pure and graceful as a lotus emerging from water.

The girl appeared to be only sixteen years old. Her peerless face, lively eyes, long lashes, delicate straight nose, and rosy little lips made her as beautiful as an elf and as pure as an angel.

Because the pool water was so clear, the girl's proud and shapely ** had only just broken the surface, yet they were completely exposed before Yuan Luo's eyes.

There was also a hazy allure to the sight, one that made Yuan Luo even more stirred.

Her ** gleamed with a bewitching luster, enticing the most primal desires to rise within him.

"Ah! You bastard!"

Their eyes met, and both of them froze for three seconds.

Then the young woman's Soul Power surged, and five perfectly matched Soul Rings appeared around her.

A golden longsword appeared in her hand, radiating a holy brilliance.

A powerful Soul Power pressure descended upon Yuan Luo, making him feel as though he could not breathe.

"What kind of fate do I have? I just got out of a spider's nest, only to fall into a tigress's den!"

Swoosh!

The longsword slashed toward Yuan Luo, and the pool water instantly parted to either side.

Don't panic!

Don't panic!

Yuan Luo absolutely could not withstand this attack. Cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

Soul Rings appeared around him, and the Purple Soul Ring lit up as he prepared to launch an attack.

The longsword tore through the water and struck straight at Yuan Luo.

All the insects, fish, birds, and beasts in the forest fled, while sword light illuminated the heavens.

Now!

Second Soul Skill, Life Guardian!

Just as the golden Sword Qi reached Yuan Luo's body, the Second Soul Skill activated.

That Sword Qi could have directly killed Yuan Luo. If he had used the Second Soul Skill after taking the Sword Qi, he probably would have lost consciousness.

As the Sword Qi passed through half of Yuan Luo's body, he felt his consciousness beginning to fade.

Gritting his teeth, he expended half his Soul Power.

That half of his body had already recovered, but just as it did, the Sword Qi sliced through him.

His timing had been perfect. At this moment, Yuan Luo's only injury was a huge gash across his back, his blood staining the pool red.

"Pant... pant..."

Yuan Luo's body trembled uncontrollably. He had truly taken a trip through Ghost Gate just now. If he had used the Second Soul Skill even slightly faster or slower, he would have truly vanished from this world.

But in the next moment, his body began trembling again, because the water that had just parted revealed the woman's bare upper body completely.

Those proud **, that flat abdomen, skin as smooth and lustrous as congealed cream, that Slender Waist one could encircle with a hand, and those long legs beneath the water—every glance tugged at Yuan Luo's heart.

Yuan Luo could feel two streams of blood flowing from his nose, while something below him shamefully stood upright, even though it had not fully developed yet.

After taking just one more look, Yuan Luo turned and ran.

Before turning away, he saw six golden wings emerge behind the stunning woman.

At once, he understood.

Why would a sixteen-year-old girl be a Soul King? This was fucking Qian Renxue!

Six-Winged Angel—other than that grandfather-granddaughter pair, who else on the entire continent possessed it?

Yuan Luo wanted to cry, but no tears would come. It was all that unreliable system's fault. Why had it made him come watch her bathe?

His eyes had enjoyed themselves, but he would probably have to pay for it with his life.

"Stop right there!"

Before he had run very far, Qian Renxue had already put on her clothes and flown into the sky.

Five Soul Rings displayed her strength.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for achieving the accomplishment: Peeping at a girl bathing. Reward: one Swiftwind Card.

"System! I fucking thank you!"

By then, Qian Renxue had already caught up, and her first Soul Ring lit up.

"First Soul Skill, Angel Assault!"

Holy light blazed over Qian Renxue's fist, and her speed increased severalfold.

As she threw a punch, the roar of wind and thunder resounded. Yuan Luo felt as though a Primordial Beast were behind him!

The Swiftwind Card activated instantly, increasing Yuan Luo's speed fivefold and allowing him to dodge Qian Renxue's attack.

Qian Renxue froze for a moment, not expecting Yuan Luo to be so fast.

When she saw the one yellow and one purple Soul Ring around Yuan Luo, she immediately lost her composure.

Earlier, in her anger, she had not clearly seen Yuan Luo's Soul Ring configuration.

Even she, with innate level-twenty Soul Power and Soul Rings beyond their normal age limits, did not have a Soul Ring configuration as formidable as Yuan Luo's.

How was that possible?

She sensed Yuan Luo's Soul Power and found that he had already reached level twenty-three. He looked to be eight at most, not even nine years old—why was his cultivation speed so fast?

But the moment she remembered that Yuan Luo had seen her naked body, rage spread across her face.

"Second Soul Skill, Wings of the Angel!"

The second Soul Ring lit up. Qian Renxue's original six wings were instantly enveloped in golden light, and then the golden radiance expanded them to more than three times their original size.

Her speed immediately soared, rapidly closing the distance between herself and Yuan Luo.

Yuan Luo turned to look. The distance he had originally opened up was now shrinking rapidly.

With no other choice, he slashed several times behind him, hoping those strikes could at least hinder Qian Renxue a little.

But the result disappointed Yuan Luo. The golden Sword Qi vanished completely the moment it touched her wings.

Yuan Luo's attacks had no effect at all, so he could only flee with all his strength.

He did not have a Teleportation Card in hand now. If he were killed, he had no substitute to take his place. Then he would truly be dead.

"Stop!"

Qian Renxue shouted, her face filled with anger and seemingly a faint blush as well.

After all, no one had ever seen her body from childhood until now. Yuan Luo could be considered the first.

"You say stop, and I'm supposed to stop? Wouldn't that make me look pathetic?"