Waterborne Allure

Chu Huai Xu plunged into the pool. Because of the Water Repelling Bead, he barely caused any splash at all, performing an Olympic-level vanishing splash act.

The moment he entered the water, several Water Blades came at him.

The Water Repelling Bead shattered instantly, and he was struck by two blades.

Yet Chu Huai Xu did not even furrow his brow. He immediately began swimming forward at full speed.

After hearing his shout just now, Han Shuangjiang had honestly waited for him at the other end.

She had no idea why Chu Huai Xu had suddenly jumped into the water.

She merely assumed he had discovered some hidden mystery.

After entering the Dao Sect, the two of them had gone through quite a few trials together. He had also been the one to see through the Illusionary realm before the Secret Realm, so Han Shuangjiang trusted Chu Huai Xu.

As he swam, Chu Huai Xu saw the number of Water Blades at the bottom of the pool instantly double.

This made him realize that the formation could change according to the number of people present.

The more people in the water, the more Water Blades there were.

That was understandable, too. After all, this Secret Realm could accommodate ten people. It was a ten-player dungeon.

The river water, dyed blue-black by the Body Tempering Potion, soaked straight through Chu Huai Xu's robes.

He focused his eyes and, sure enough, the system provided a prompt.

"There really is a countdown?" Chu Huai Xu's earlier guess had been correct.

The system had given them exactly thirty minutes.

This made him feel more and more that the senior who had designed this trial was a complete sadist.

"Does that mean all the time Han Shuangjiang spent enduring it before was wasted?"

As soon as a newcomer entered the water, did the timer reset from the beginning?

"Is it afraid someone won't be able to endure it, climbs ashore, and then gets replaced by someone else to continue holding out?"

"I don't get it. It's so hard to guess what goes on in a sadist's head."

One Water Blade after another charged in from all directions along irregular trajectories.

Chu Huai Xu focused only on swimming forward as quickly as possible, with no intention of dodging at all.

His robes were slashed open, leaving one bloody mark after another across his body.

It definitely hurt.

But pain of this level could no longer make him feel tormented.

This once again made him realize how bizarre the Sword Refining Art was.

"By all rights, I've only been cultivating for a few days, and I've only leveled up five times."

"But my threshold for pain seems to have risen in a short period of time?"

"This Cultivation Method really is somewhat sinister!"

"Or could it be that I'm exceptionally talented in this area?"

Chu Huai Xu would much rather the Cultivation Method be strange than himself.

He still had the leisure to make fun of himself.

"I didn't expect things to progress so quickly. We only met a few days ago, and I'm already having a pool party with Han Shuangjiang."

They were even playing "mandarin ducks frolicking in water."

What a masochist's happy party!

Meanwhile, the Cold-faced girl's face had already turned somewhat pale.

She was extremely stubborn and could hold on.

But the entire process was undoubtedly agonizing.

More importantly, it was also testing her state of mind.

She had no idea when it would end.

To make matters worse, the number of Water Blades continued to increase.

From a certain perspective, how was this not a form of slow slicing?

What she was facing now was truly being cut to pieces by a thousand blades.

Although the high-grade Body Tempering Potion made her wounds heal rapidly,

judging from the situation, it felt as though every inch of her body would be struck. There was no avoiding it!

Han Shuangjiang's delicate body began to tremble slightly.

Her clothes were also being shredded more and more.

The Cold-faced girl's expression grew even colder. She clenched her silver teeth, and that stubborn streak of hers was completely drawn out.

Chu Huai Xu's situation, however, was entirely different.

As he swam, he actually began laughing.

The reason was simple: his Cultivation Technique Experience Points were increasing!

One should not forget that for someone with poor aptitude, after taking an Aperture Opening Pill, they needed to accelerate the absorption of its effects through Body Tempering and borrow external force to complete the aperture opening.

Chu Huai Xu's Spiritual Embryo Attribute was only one point, and the Sword Refining Art was a Cultivation Method that cultivated both internally and externally. Therefore, soaking in the pool was indirectly allowing him to practice Body Tempering and stimulate the digestion of the Aperture Opening Pill!

More importantly, the pool was filled with Body Tempering Potion.

Aside from healing wounds, it already possessed a slight effect of strengthening the body.

All these factors combined caused his Cultivation Technique Experience Points to rise rapidly.

The more Water Blades he endured and the denser the wounds became, the better the Body Tempering effect was, and the more thoroughly the Body Tempering Potion was absorbed.

Chu Huai Xu had been cursing the senior for being a sadist in his heart.

As it turned out, he was gradually becoming a sadist himself.

"Awesome!"

He soon swam to Han Shuangjiang's side.

The two of them had effectively reached the other end of the pool.

A submerged stone wall stood ahead of them, while a Transparent Barrier above the wall blocked them from climbing ashore.

The Cold-faced girl had just been about to speak when a force suddenly pressed against her back.

Chu Huai Xu was behind her. He placed his large hand against her waist and back and shoved her delicate body against the stone wall and the barrier in one motion!

Because her waist and back were suddenly pushed forward, Han Shuangjiang's upper body leaned forward.

Her chest thrust outward while her hips naturally pushed backward.

A graceful and alluring curve formed along her waist.

The swollen softness of her flesh pressed against the underwater stone wall first. Then, under the pressure, it spread toward the sides, overflowing with a sense of fullness.

Her clothes were already in tatters, and a slit had happened to open across her chest.

On Earth, there was a type of dress designed with an opening in precisely that spot, creating a plunging neckline.

At that moment, it gave off somewhat the same effect.

The snowy softness, compressed against the wall, became even more breathtakingly beautiful.

However, Chu Huai Xu continued applying force with his large hand.

After pressing Han Shuangjiang against the stone wall and barrier, he did not pull back.

He even thrust his knee forward, pressing it directly against the back of her calf and making her extraordinarily long, jade-like legs press against the stone wall as well.

As for himself, although he was not pressed tightly against her, he was practically touching her without quite making contact.

"What are you doing!" Han Shuangjiang immediately cried out coquettishly, clearly startled as well.

She did not know whether it was merely her imagination, but she felt her waist, back, and hips beginning to burn. Her back felt hot.

"What am I doing? Blocking the blades for you!" Chu Huai Xu replied. "The number of Water Blades increases with the number of people. I'll block them all for you."

Let me have the experience all to myself!

In his view, Han Shuangjiang was not cultivating both internally and externally. With her aptitude, she had no need to take the minor path of Body Tempering.

The Ice Purity Art was nowhere near as unorthodox as the Sword Refining Art.

Therefore, this round of the trial was almost useless to her. It was pure torment.

For Chu Huai Xu, however, the situation was completely different.

I'll take every blade that would have landed on you. It benefits everyone.

When reminded by him, Han Shuangjiang did indeed feel that very few Water Blades were striking her now.

"Move yourself!" Chu Huai Xu called out.

After making that confusing statement, he immediately added, "Adjust your position and see if I can block all of them for you."

Chu Huai Xu had no intention of taking advantage of her. He was doing his best merely to hover against her without actually pressing close.

Although the atmosphere was ambiguous, he was still paying attention to proper etiquette.

"Can you hold out?" Han Shuangjiang asked with concern.

"Don't worry. I can take it." Chu Huai Xu's tone remained utterly calm.

That night, Li Chunsong had called the Sword Refining Art an unorthodox Cultivation Method that cultivated both internally and externally, and Han Shuangjiang had been there as well.

Thus, she could vaguely guess what was happening.

"Does this place help you with Body Tempering?"

As clever as she was, she asked immediately.

"It does. It can stimulate the digestion of the Aperture Opening Pill!" Chu Huai Xu did not hide anything. "Besides, this level of pain is nothing to me. It's no more than a tickle."

"Good." Upon hearing this, Han Shuangjiang proved very understanding.

She immediately began adjusting herself, trying to avoid every Water Blade.

Soon, she heard a voice from behind her:

"Hey! Don't move!"

Han Shuangjiang: "?"

One moment he told me to move myself, and the next he told me not to move. This man is really difficult to please.

However, with her wealth of theoretical experience, she instantly understood what was happening.

The two of them were suspended in the water, after all, and it was difficult to control themselves while moving.

So a little inadvertent friction was unavoidable.

"With such a strong reaction, what else could I have touched?" How could Han miss, with her unusual background, what had happened?

Her originally somewhat pale cheeks immediately flushed red.

At first, she had not known what her plump buttocks had touched, so it had been fine. But now that she knew, even without continuing to rub against it, she felt the flesh of her hips growing numb.

The atmosphere grew increasingly sensual.

Although they were both soaked in cold water, they felt unbearably hot.