Lingling Blushes, Rewarded with Earth Core Body Tempering Milk

The cave demon slave was incinerated into ashes by the scorching Fallen Heart Flame.

Dongfang Chen slowly descended from the sky and retracted his Purple Cloud Wings.

Seeing Lingling covered in dirt and soaked through, he couldn't help but find it a little amusing.

"What are you laughing at!"

Lingling's face flushed bright red; her current state was indeed rather disheveled.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Dongfang Chen picked up Lingling, who had fallen to the ground, and held her in his arms in a princess carry.

Then he applied medicine to her wounds to treat the external injuries.

"This medicine works really well, don't worry about scars."

The medicine tingled as it took effect on her wounds, and Lingling couldn't help but let out a soft whimper.

"You pervert, staring at my feet the whole time! But since you saved me this time, I, I won't hold it against you."

Lingling turned her head away, her cheeks flushed red.

Dongfang Chen chuckled: "I was just applying medicine for you, wasn't I? Alright, see if you can still move."

Dongfang Chen set Lingling down from his arms.

She tested her feet, then frowned: "It looks like I twisted my ankle."

Dongfang Chen was about to check on Lingling's foot again, but the roar of cave demon slaves echoed from not far away.

Lingling's face turned pale: "Damn, this group is charging over!"

Having just brushed with Life and Death, Lingling's mind was a beat slow, and she had forgotten that a large horde of cave demon slaves was still ahead.

These hundreds of cave demon slaves were far beyond what Dongfang Chen could handle.

So Lingling frantically tugged at Dongfang Chen's sleeve and said: "Do you have any Magic energy left? Hurry, carry me and use that Wing Magic Equipment of yours to get out of here."

Lingling had naturally seen Dongfang Chen use his Purple Cloud Wings earlier.

But she had mistaken them for Wing Magic Equipment.

Dongfang Chen swept his gaze over the cave demon slaves.

There were about a hundred of them, which wasn't much of a problem for him.

So Dongfang Chen hoisted Lingling onto his back and said to her: "Hold on tight to me, don't fall off."

"Mm, let's go!"

Lingling pressed tightly against Dongfang Chen's back. She wasn't sure if he could escape from this group of cave demon slaves, but at that moment, she felt completely safe.

As if with Dongfang Chen standing in front, she no longer feared any danger.

"No, I'm not running."

"Huh?"

Lingling was stunned for a moment.

"Little Purple, come out and play."

Using Summoning Magic as cover, Dongfang Chen summoned Little Purple from the System Space.

"Roar!!!"

Finally able to come out and bounce around again, Little Purple roared excitedly at the sky.

Her Commander Level presence instantly intimidated the cave demon slaves.

Among demons, rank suppression was extremely severe.

If they were from the same Demon Tribe, a High-Tier Demon could almost completely command lower-tier demons, even ordering them to their deaths.

Even if they weren't from the same tribe, the suppression of a High-Tier Demon was still very significant, unless the other side also had a High-Tier Demon.

But clearly, this group of cave demon slaves didn't have any existence surpassing Little Purple's level.

At least after Little Purple let out that roar, the cave demon slaves that had been baring their teeth immediately quieted down, completely losing their earlier momentum.

The cave demon slaves at the very front even showed signs of wanting to flee.

But Little Purple, who had finally gotten a chance to come out and play, wasn't about to let this group of cave demon slaves off so easily.

After roaring once, she charged straight into the cave demon slave horde with her massive body.

Her huge claws killed one with each swipe, and the Purple Fire she spat from her mouth instantly burned enemies to ashes.

"Is this a Commander Level Summoned Beast?"

Lingling, lying on Dongfang Chen's back, exclaimed in surprise.

She wasn't a Mage, but her experience was sharper than most Mages, and she judged Little Purple's level at a glance.

She had initially thought Dongfang Chen was trying to show off, but the addition of this Commander Level Summoned Beast was enough to turn the entire battle around.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen. I'll get revenge for you."

Even with Little Purple joining in, that wasn't enough—Dongfang Chen even had Lingling on his back as he waded into the slaughter.

Space Rhythm—Compression!

Transparent ripples kept appearing in the space ahead, and a crushing force instantly descended upon the group of cave demon slaves.

A normal Intermediate Level Mage, even if they could fluently release Intermediate Magic, would still need at least three or four seconds.

When facing a horde of Demons, they'd also need to coordinate with others to buy time for casting.

But Dongfang Chen's One Thought Star Map was practically instantaneous.

And his Magic energy reserves far exceeded those of an ordinary Intermediate Level Mage.

He alone could rival an entire mage army!

Lightning Seal—Electric Field!

Fire Seed—Double Explosion!

It wasn't just Intermediate Magic—even Tier 4 Elementary Magic was hurled out by Dongfang Chen in an instant.

While cleaning up the battlefield in Bocheng, he'd collected quite a few Undead Soul Essences and upgraded most of his Elementary Magic Elements to Tier 4.

When facing a swarm of enemies, Tier 4 Elementary Magic was no less effective than Intermediate Magic.

"So strong!"

Lingling clung tightly to Dongfang Chen's back, watching every move he made up close.

She'd seen plenty of Intermediate Level Mages before.

But she could swear none of them could match Dongfang Chen—even a High-Tier Mage might not perform better than him against this horde of cave demon slaves.

Under Little Purple's relentless trampling and Dongfang Chen's bombardment, the cave demon slaves, numbering less than a hundred, were quickly slaughtered to the last.

Dongfang Chen also collected quite a few Remnant Souls and even got his hands on one Complete Soul Essence.

"How about that? Avenged you, right?"

Dongfang Chen turned around and smiled at Lingling.

"Mhm, thank you!" Lingling's face was full of excitement, then her big, adorable eyes darted around.

"Dongfang Chen, why don't you join the Qingtian Hunter Club? From now on, we can partner up for missions and split the bounty fifty-fifty!"

Lingling thought excitedly—since Dongfang Chen was this strong, if she made him her partner, she could take on plenty of high-level Bounty Missions.

That way, with bounty missions as an excuse, she wouldn't have to go to school every day! Perfect!

"Sure, I'll drop by when I have time. But first, you have to tell me your name."

Seeing Lingling like this, Dongfang Chen knew exactly what she was thinking.

It wouldn't be bad to do missions with such an adorable Little Girl, but he was about to go into seclusion to level up—he'd probably have to disappoint her.

"My name is Leng Lingling—you'd better remember it!"

She had no idea what was wrong with this jerk—he already knew her name, yet he insisted on making her say it herself.

Could it be that he had a thing for her... Ew! Pervert!

Lingling thought it over—well, they weren't that far apart in age. If he could wait until she got into college, it wasn't completely impossible...

Ah, what was she even thinking about!

Lingling frantically shook her Twintails, trying to shake those embarrassing thoughts out of her head.

Dongfang Chen, meanwhile, had no idea what was going through Lingling's mind.

He had already shifted most of his attention to the system.

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