Teacher, I Didn't See Anything

Fifteen minutes later,

"Ow, ow, ow!"

"Teacher, I'm a Support System soul master. Go easy on me."

Lin Feng was covered in seven or eight swollen red sword marks. Looking utterly drained, he repeatedly waved his hands and retreated step by step.

"No more, Teacher. I'm exhausted. This Terror Claw not only consumes Soul Power, but mental strength too. Let's practice another time."

For some reason, an inexplicable, violent urge to tear apart everything before him suddenly surged through his heart.

The scene before his eyes swayed slightly. It felt as though a bloody mist had covered his consciousness. His ears rang, and his vision began to blur.

This feeling is so familiar... It feels like I've experienced it somewhere before...

Lin Feng shook his head, trying to clear his mind.

He realized something was wrong with his condition. As he looked at Qian Renxue before him, a vicious impulse to tear her apart rose uncontrollably within him.

Seeing his unfocused gaze, Qian Renxue frowned and hurried forward, calling out in concern,

"Xiao Linzi? What's wrong?"

"Teacher, I think the Terror Claw soul bone... Watch out... Terror Claw..."

Lin Feng lowered his head, his entire body trembling faintly. Gritting his teeth, he spoke word by word, but before he could finish, the last shred of clarity was completely devoured by the surging violent remnant soul.

The next second,

He abruptly raised his head and stared straight at Qian Renxue.

His once clear black eyes had been stained blood-red. Ferocity and madness churned in them, making him look like a raging beast that had completely lost its mind.

The Dark Gold Dreadclaw on his right hand flared with a cold gleam as it viciously struck toward Qian Renxue without mercy.

Qian Renxue immediately realized something was wrong. She held her Angel Holy Sword horizontally and precisely blocked the descending Terror Claw.

The clash of metal rang out, harsh and piercing.

With a flick of her wrist, she deftly knocked the Terror Claw aside. Her other hand shot out like lightning, accurately seizing Lin Feng's shoulder as her purple thousand-year soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Angel Blessing!"

Brilliant, sacred golden light poured down, firmly enveloping Lin Feng's entire body.

Within the light, a holy phantom of an Angel slowly condensed. It lowered its head, pressed its palms together, and softly chanted a prayer of purification.

Lin Feng's body suddenly stiffened. The blood-red color in his eyes faded at a visible rate, restoring their former clarity.

The violent remnant soul occupying his mind instantly crumbled like a mouse before a cat upon encountering the purest, holiest Angel energy. It was forced back into the soul bone and no longer dared to emerge.

All strength drained from Lin Feng's body. His vision went black, and he unconsciously fell forward, limply leaning against Qian Renxue's fragrant shoulder.

Qian Renxue hurriedly caught his collapsing body. Feeling the depletion of his mental strength and recalling his earlier loss of control, she frowned deeply and murmured,

"Was his mental strength overly depleted, causing his mind to lose its guard and allowing the remnant soul within the soul bone to seize his consciousness?"

Records regarding External Soul Bones had always been scarce. Especially with the hidden dangers of a soul bone from such a top-tier ferocious beast, even she could not immediately determine how to eliminate the problem completely.

Looking down at the pale yet handsome face in her arms, she somehow reached out and gently pinched his soft cheek. The corners of her lips could not help but lift slightly.

"Mm, he's much more obedient like this."

Early the next morning, when dawn had only just begun to break.

"Teacher!"

Lin Feng abruptly opened his eyes. Staring at the familiar ceiling in his room, he froze for less than half a second, his head buzzing.

The memory of his consciousness being taken over by the soul bone's remnant soul yesterday, followed by his attack on Qian Renxue, instantly flooded into his mind.

Without even bothering to put on his shoes, he sprang out of bed, rushed through the door, and hurried toward the room on the second floor.

"Tea...cher!"

As he pushed open the door, he froze in place at the breathtaking, indescribable sight before him.

Qian Renxue's gold-trimmed long dress was gathered loosely around her waist, leaving her smooth, jade-white back completely exposed to the morning light. Her skin was as delicate as the finest white jade.

Following the curve of her slender waist downward, a pair of snow-white, long legs with perfect proportions dazzled him so badly that he could not look away...

Lin Feng instinctively swallowed, his mind going completely blank.

"So white..."

Qian Renxue suddenly turned around. Her cool phoenix eyes fixed on Lin Feng standing at the doorway, and a visible blush instantly spread across her stunningly beautiful, usually untainted face.

Lin Feng shuddered under her gaze and hurriedly tried to close the door while explaining in a fluster.

"Tea... Teacher, listen to me. I didn't mean to. I was just..."

Before he could finish,

A dazzling flash of golden light suddenly streaked past.

He was sent flying by a single palm strike, crashing heavily from the second floor onto the floor below.

Lin Feng bared his teeth as he climbed up from the ground, but the pale, dazzling image kept surfacing uncontrollably in his mind.

At the slightest thought of it, his heart began pounding wildly. His blood rushed to his head, and a faint warmth rose in his nose.

"No, this isn't the time to think about that."

He vigorously shook his head, took several deep breaths, and barely suppressed the restlessness in his heart as his thoughts raced.

"Should I run? Is it still not too late to run?"

"If I don't run, Teacher is furious right now. Will she hack me to death with one sword strike later?"

"But if I run, it'll probably be even worse. I'm already in the wrong. If I run now, she'll hold it against me for the rest of her life, and I'll die even more horribly."

Just as he was caught in an inner struggle, a sacred light sword silently extended from behind Lin Feng's neck.

The icy blade pressed tightly against his skin, instantly making every hair on his body stand on end. He did not dare move at all.

"Trying to run? Too late."

A cold voice tinged with embarrassment and anger came from behind him, sending a chill down Lin Feng's spine.

"No, no, no, Teacher. I wasn't running. I really wasn't planning to run."

Lin Feng swallowed and slowly turned around, forcing out a smile uglier than crying.

"Teacher, listen to my excuse... Ah, no, listen to my explanation. This was all a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding."

Qian Renxue had already changed into a casual white outfit, her golden hair loosely pinned up.

She walked around in front of Lin Feng. Her phoenix eyes were full of embarrassment and anger as the hand holding her sword tightened slightly, pressing the blade even closer to his neck.

"A misunderstanding? Fine. If you can't give me an answer that satisfies me today, I'll cut down you sinful disciple with one strike."

Her tone was cool and emotionless. The more she sounded like that, the less certain Lin Feng felt. He forced himself to meet those icy phoenix eyes, unable to figure out what his cheap teacher was really thinking.

Looking at the light sword resting against his neck, Lin Feng spoke sheepishly.

"Teacher, let's talk this out. Could you take the sword away first? I'm a little nervous."

"Uh! If you don't say anything... I'll take that as agreement!"

Receiving no response, he shifted a tiny step to the right. The sword followed him, still resting against his neck.

"Fine, I won't move. This is pretty good too."

Lin Feng pulled a long face and sighed miserably, completely giving up on struggling as he hurriedly explained,

"Teacher, wasn't I controlled by that damned soul bone yesterday? When I woke up, all I could think about was whether I might have accidentally hurt you yesterday."

"I just wanted to hurry over and see if you were all right. Believe me, it's all true. I swear to heaven, I really had no other improper intentions."

As he spoke, his eyes could not help drifting away. Feeling guilty, he said,

"And... and I had just woken up. My mind was still muddled and dizzy. I really didn't see anything just now. Really!"

"Worried about me?"

Qian Renxue's grip on the sword hilt loosened almost imperceptibly. A warm current passed through her heart, though her voice remained cool and indifferent.

"You're only a tiny Support System Soul Elder. You think you could hurt a Power Attack System Soul Emperor like me? Do you think I'd believe such nonsense?"