Reward: Spirit Contract Method!

Xiao Wu formed orchid fingers with each hand, her right palm facing up. She placed it flat on her thigh, while her left hand stood vertically in front of her chest, and she began to utter a string of strange sounds.

Accompanying these strange sounds, Xiao Wu's eyes gradually turned red, and two yellow soul rings and one purple soul ring quietly appeared, revolving around her body.

At the same time, a giant white phantom gradually took shape behind her.

A faint red light gradually spread from Xiao Wu's body. As time passed, the red light grew stronger and stronger, its bright red glow permeating like blood.

As time trickled by, a layer of purple light gradually emerged from the intense red glow. The purple light transformed into specks of starlight, condensing into shape. It was, in fact, a ring.

The purple ring settled down, landing on Xiao Wu. Initially, it seemed somewhat uncoordinated with the other three soul rings, wobbling slightly.

But as the red light on Xiao Wu's body grew stronger, the thousand-year soul ring gradually stabilized, merging with the other soul rings and gleaming with a warm luster.

Lu Chen was greatly shocked to witness this scene. The process of a soul beast transforming into a human was essentially unsealing the origin sealed within its body, step by step.

No wonder Xiao Wu didn't spend much time cultivating normally, yet she could steadily keep pace with him.

As the sky began to lighten, Xiao Wu's fourth soul ring also completely solidified.

Xiao Wu's body lines seemed to have become more harmonious, and she appeared to have grown a bit larger overall. Both her chest and buttocks seemed to have become fuller and rounder, her feminine traits becoming more perfect, and the childishness on her face was quietly diminishing.

At the same time, the Soft Bone Rabbit phantom behind her also became much clearer after the appearance of the fourth soul ring.

Xiao Wu's eyelashes trembled as she opened her eyes, a flash of pale pink flowing light disappearing in her pupils.

She looked at Lu Chen in front of her, and the scene from just now uncontrollably surfaced in her mind. The corners of her lips instantly curved into a sweet arc.

Sweetness surged in her heart: That just now... must have been Lu Chen's first kiss, right? Hehe, I got it first!

Seeing Xiao Wu wake up, Lu Chen said, "Since you've obtained your soul ring, we should also leave Sunset Forest."

On the way back, Xiao Wu held Lu Chen's hand and asked with some doubt, "Lu Chen, is your martial soul that powerful? Even a Title Douluo couldn't see through my identity."

Lu Chen smiled faintly, then recounted the story of how he fed her medicine back then.

Upon hearing this, the doubt in Xiao Wu's heart vanished abruptly.

She looked at Lu Chen, her gaze suddenly softening, a layer of gentle tenderness spreading across her eyes.

The tip of her nose felt slightly sore, and she murmured softly in her heart: So... he started quietly protecting me from such an early age...

Lu Chen, naturally, was unaware that Xiao Wu was continuously engaging in self-strategy in her mind.

To make Xiao Wu's fourth soul ring more reasonable, Lu Chen and Xiao Wu decided to stay in a small town for another two days before returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

In the courtyard they rented, Xiao Wu looked at Lu Chen, who was continuously swinging his sword under the tree, with a depressed look.

Ever since they left Sunset Forest, she and Lu Chen hadn't had any intimate contact.

Xiao Wu recalled Lu Jinnian's words before they left, a hint of cunning flashing in her beautiful eyes.

As Lu Chen swung his final sword, a blood sword intent soared into the sky.

"Hoo--"

Lu Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air, and the sword intent within his body gradually subsided.

[Host has completed the Daily Ten Thousand Sword Swings Mission, reward: Spirit Contract Method!]

A massive stream of information surged into Lu Chen's mind like a tide, dense text and diagrams exploding in his consciousness.

Intense pain instantly swept through his brain. He couldn't help but groan, kneeling on one knee with the Asura Demon Sword in hand, fine beads of cold sweat seeping from his temples.

Fortunately, the intense pain didn't last long. After about a few minutes, it gradually receded, leaving only a faint soreness in his brain.

Lu Chen slowly stood up and examined the Spirit Contract Method in his mind, his heart trembling!

Spirit, was a substitute for soul rings, superior to them, causing less harm to soul beasts, and maximizing the ability enhancement for soul masters.

Lu Chen could completely establish a force comparable to the Upper Three Sects by relying on the Spirit Contract Method.

But the prerequisite for all this was that he must first possess the strength to contend with Martial Soul Hall and the Upper Three Sects; otherwise, it would all be in vain.

Lu Chen put away the Asura Demon Sword, patted the dust off his body, and turned to go back into the house to take a bath.

As soon as he entered the house, a pink figure pounced straight at him.

Xiao Wu's legs nimbly wrapped around Lu Chen's waist, and her arms tightly encircled his neck.

"Xiao Wu, I haven't showered yet."

Lu Chen felt the soft jade and warm fragrance in his embrace, his hands tightly supporting Xiao Wu's soft, elastic little perky buttocks.

Xiao Wu's nose twitched slightly, only able to smell the faint grass and wood scent on Lu Chen, not the smell of sweat.

Instead, she snuggled closer into his embrace, her arms tightening their grip.

Lu Chen walked to the bedside, intending to put Xiao Wu down, but ever since returning from Sunset Forest, Xiao Wu's dependence on him seemed to have doubled. Not only were her arms wrapped tighter, but her legs were also held more firmly.

Pink light flowed in Xiao Wu's eyes, and she slowly tilted her head up...

Their lips gently touched.

Breathing intertwined, fingertips clasped tightly, they madly sought warmth and love from each other.

After a long while, their lips slowly separated, both of them breathing somewhat unevenly.

Xiao Wu's cheeks were as red as a ripe peach, a few traces of water vapor still clinging to the corners of her eyes, and even her gaze was as soft as melted sugar.

"All done?" Lu Chen said helplessly, looking at Xiao Wu's messy hair and flowing eyes.

Only after getting what she wanted did Xiao Wu obediently let go and lie on the bed, looking at him with satisfaction in her eyes. "Go take a bath quickly."

Lu Chen got up and looked at Xiao Wu lying on the bed, thinking to himself: Why is Xiao Wu's possessiveness getting stronger and stronger? But... it's not entirely unpleasant.

When Lu Chen finished bathing and came out, Xiao Wu was already asleep in his bed.

Lu Chen tiptoed over and saw her shoulder exposed. He reached out to pull the blanket up for her.

But as his fingertips touched the edge of the blanket, Xiao Wu gently grasped his hand.

"Don't... don't leave me..."

Xiao Wu frowned slightly, her voice weak, clearly talking in her sleep.

Lu Chen's heart softened. He let her hold his hand and sat by the bedside for a moment before gently pulling his hand away and tucking the blanket around her.

Next morning, after the two finished breakfast.

Xiao Wu took a comb from her embrace and handed it to Lu Chen. "Lu Chen, can you help me comb my hair?"

Xiao Wu's voice was very soft, with a slight tremble, and also carried hints of fear and expectation. She waited quietly.

Lu Chen naturally knew the story of the comb. He took the wooden comb and said softly, "Okay."

He walked behind Xiao Wu, untied Xiao Wu's scorpion braid, and gently gathered her brown long hair, which still held Xiao Wu's body temperature.

The purple sandalwood comb in his right hand gently fell, smoothing her beautiful hair strand by strand.

Xiao Wu looked at Lu Chen, who was focused in the mirror, and crystal tears gradually appeared in her beautiful eyes.

In her heart, she silently murmured: Mother, I've found the person I can entrust my life to... He will protect me, just like you protected me...

"Lu Chen, do you think... we'll be together forever?"

Lu Chen knew Xiao Wu was overthinking again. He bent his finger and lightly tapped Xiao Wu's head. "Stop overthinking... Cultivate well. As long as I'm here, I won't let anything happen to you!"