Crushing Qian Renxue!

"Hmph!"

The innate arrogance deep within her bones was instantly ignited.

Qian Renxue let out a cold snort, and the golden soul power light in her palm flared brilliantly.

In an instant, she increased the intensity of her soul power output.

The violent energy, like a bursting flood, surged continuously toward that vine shield.

She attempted to shatter it by force through sheer brute strength.

Yet, no matter how frantically she channeled her soul power, the vine shield formed from Blue Silver Grass remained as steady as Mount Tai.

The life force radiating from the vines even rapidly repaired the minute damage occurring at the point of contact.

The two of them remained deadlocked in the cramped room just like that.

Gu Qing watched the pouting face so close to his own, the smile in his eyes deepening.

Just as Qian Renxue prepared to mobilize all her soul power to launch another attack.

Gu Qing suddenly shifted his focus.

The indestructible Blue Silver Grass vine shield before him instantly collapsed and disintegrated.

It transformed into countless specks of glowing green light, dissipating into the air.

This sudden change caught Qian Renxue completely off guard.

All her strength had been poured directly forward, and with the sudden loss of resistance, her center of gravity lurched violently ahead.

She stumbled, her body lunging forward uncontrollably.

Without a hair's breadth of deviation, she crashed headlong into Gu Qing's broad embrace.

A faint, lingering fragrance of a maiden instantly drifted into Gu Qing's nostrils.

Although Qian Renxue was currently maintaining the disguised appearance of the man Xue Qinghe.

That soft, delicate body was, in reality, a perfectly feminine form.

The stunning curves of her body were clearly transmitted through her luxurious clothing.

Those long, beautiful legs, tightly wrapped in trousers, were filled with extreme temptation and a breathtaking, elegant allure.

The ambiguous atmosphere in the small room heated up as rapidly as a wildfire.

Gu Qing was quick-witted and fast-handed, immediately reaching out his right arm.

He firmly gripped her slender, willow-like waist.

The sensation against his palm was incredibly soft and possessed astonishing elasticity.

Qian Renxue was completely stunned.

In all her years, she had never had such intimate physical contact with any man.

After her brain experienced a brief shutdown, a surge of intense shame and anger flooded her heart.

She twisted her body desperately, wanting to break free from this man's embrace.

Her hands pushed hard against Gu Qing's chest, which felt as hard as an iron tower.

"Let me go at once!"

"You lecher, let go!"

Gu Qing not only had no intention of letting go, but he also deliberately tightened the arm around her waist.

Watching his fiancée in his arms struggling frantically like a ruffled kitten.

Gu Qing raised his free left hand high.

Without the slightest hesitation, he aimed for that perky, alluring curve and delivered a solid smack.

"Smack!"

A crisp, sharp sound echoed through the silent room.

This solid strike left Qian Renxue completely dumbfounded.

All her struggling movements came to an abrupt halt at that very moment.

Gu Qing lowered his head slightly, deliberately leaning close to her earlobe, which had already turned bright red, and whispered:

"Still dare to ambush your fiancé?"

"So lacking in manners; you truly deserve to be punished."

Qian Renxue's cheeks flushed to the roots of her neck, and even her ears looked as if they were about to drip blood.

That was her most private area, and this bastard had actually struck it right in front of her!

The mix of shame and rage completely ignited the last of her rational nerves.

She opened her mouth wide, just about to scream out loud.

She wanted to call all the guards outside to come in and tear this molester into a thousand pieces.

But the next second, the cruel reality dragged her back to her senses.

This was the Crown Prince Mansion of the Heaven Dou Empire!

If anyone were to see the dignified Crown Prince held tightly in a man's arms, or worse, being spanked, then her grand scheme, hidden for so many years, would become the laughingstock of the entire continent.

Even if ten thousand soul beasts were roaring in her heart, she had no choice but to swallow this insult.

Qian Renxue bit her moist lips hard, a crystalline mist of tears even welling up in her eyes.

She could only lower her voice to a whisper, issuing a protest filled with shame and anger.

"You... release me at once!"

"Do not touch me again, or I will kill you!"

Hearing this soft, hollow verbal warning, the smile on Gu Qing's face grew even more brazen.

Without a moment's hesitation, he raised his left hand again.

"Smack!"

Another crisp, resounding slap landed.

The force was even a fraction heavier than the last.

Qian Renxue's entire body shuddered violently, her legs turning to jelly as she nearly lost her footing.

Gu Qing lowered his head, questioning her word by word:

"I ask you, will you dare to launch a sneak attack again?"

His tone carried a clear sense of mockery, yet it was laced with an overbearing dominance.

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, tilting her head back to glare fiercely at Gu Qing.

But the moment Gu Qing raised his hand high for the third time, the defenses in her heart finally collapsed completely.

She truly dared not continue being stubborn with Gu Qing any longer.

She was terrified that this madman, who played by no rules, would strike her again.

If that really happened, she would be so ashamed she would want to crawl into a hole in the ground right then and there.

"I... I won't dare again."

Qian Renxue turned her head away in humiliation, her voice as thin as a mosquito's hum.

Her tone was filled with overwhelming grievance and reluctance.

"Your voice is too small; I didn't hear you."

Gu Qing's hand hovered in mid-air, poised to strike down heavily once more.

"I said I won't dare again!"

Like a startled fawn, Qian Renxue hurriedly lifted her head and shouted urgently.

Then, acting as if she had a guilty conscience, she immediately lowered her voice, terrified of attracting attention from outside.

Seeing that she had finally fully submitted, Gu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

He slowly loosened the arm that was tightly locked around her waist.

The moment she regained her freedom, Qian Renxue recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.

She retreated a full several meters before she finally managed to put a safe distance between them.

Standing by the bedside, her chest was still heaving violently.

The sound of her rapid breathing was clearly audible in the quiet room.

Her hands were clenched into tight fists, her sharp nails nearly digging into the soft flesh of her palms.

Her gaze, filled with fury, remained locked firmly onto Gu Qing.

Yet, beneath this overwhelming rage, a shock that could not be calmed was churning in the depths of her heart.

Only after they had separated did she truly realize how incredibly abnormal that brief clash had been.

For that palm strike just now, she had used seventy percent of her power in earnest!

For a level 70 Soul Saint, this terrifying force was enough to crush the vast majority of the older generation of experts.

Yet, Gu Qing's performance was simply too bizarre.

He hadn't even fully manifested the phantom of his martial soul.

He hadn't used a single soul skill, nor had he lit up a single soul ring.

Relying solely on a few strands of Blue Silver Grass released to protect his body, he had effortlessly neutralized her thunderous attack.

Not only was he completely unharmed, but he had also been able to drop his defenses in an instant and counter her with ease.