Four days later, Bibi Dong came back and found Ye Xuan and Hu Liena still cuddled up together in the room. She was absolutely furious.
This was the golden period for their cultivation. Even with their extraordinary talents, they absolutely couldn't afford to let their training go to waste.
But Ye Xuan and Hu Liena showed no sign of stopping in the room. To keep anything from happening to them, Bibi Dong simply sat down in the middle of the courtyard and began meditating.
Five days later—
Six days later—
Seven days later—
The "井" character on Bibi Dong's forehead bulged slightly. It was clear she wasn't very happy.
Just then, the room was filled with the faint sounds of bathing.
After an unknown amount of time,
Hu Liena's slightly weak, bashful voice came from the washroom.
"Junior brother, you've worked hard these past few days."
Half an hour later, Ye Xuan had tidied up the room and replaced the damaged furniture.
But just as he opened the window, he saw Bibi Dong standing outside, her face full of murderous intent...
"Ah—! A ghost!!!"
Who could understand?
That horrifying moment when you've just finished doing something naughty, only to discover your teacher standing right outside the room.
A short while later,
Bibi Dong sat in the armchair in Ye Xuan's room, while Hu Liena lay weakly on the bed, looking unwell.
As for Ye Xuan, the culprit behind it all, he had it much worse. Under the pressure of his teacher's authority, he had no choice but to kneel on the floor.
Bibi Dong folded her arms, her expression indifferent. Her gaze as she looked at Ye Xuan and Hu Liena held a trace of scrutiny.
"Let's hear it. Why have you two been indulging in pleasure every day, wasting your talents and this golden period for cultivation?"
At her words, Ye Xuan's eye twitched.
Still, he explained every detail of the drawback in the Soul Bone he had fused with.
Ye Xuan knelt with perfect posture. He had noticed Bibi Dong's expression earlier and could tell that she had discovered what was going on between him and Hu Liena long ago.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been this angry.
"Teacher, no matter what happened, it was all my fault. Please punish me!"
But before Ye Xuan could finish, Hu Liena spoke up to defend him.
"Teacher, I know this was outrageous, but in the seven days I spent with Junior Brother, my cultivation advanced from level forty-eight to level fifty, making me a Soul King."
"Besides, Junior Brother told me the whole truth from the very beginning, and he never forced me. I was the one who took the initiative."
As Hu Liena said this, her cheeks burned with embarrassment.
But when Bibi Dong heard her, her expression turned strange.
"Seven days?"
Even Bibi Dong, the Pope, found such an outrageous stretch of time hard to believe.
But she quickly seized on the key point.
"What? Nana, you broke through to level fifty and became a Soul King?!"
Bibi Dong's voice rose several pitches. She never would have thought that doing that sort of thing could increase Soul Power.
"Yes, Teacher. I really have broken through to the Soul King realm."
In the end, thanks to Ye Xuan and Hu Liena taking turns accepting the blame, Bibi Dong didn't actually punish them.
"Ye Xuan, the Grand Pontiff already knows about you. He may come to speak with you in the near future."
"Yes. Thank you for letting me know, Teacher."
When Bibi Dong left, the tension in Ye Xuan and Hu Liena's hearts finally eased.
"Mm... Teacher's aura is just as terrifying as ever."
Hu Liena hung her head, then slid right off onto the bed.
Ye Xuan climbed onto the bed too, exhausted. After seven days and seven nights of battle, even he couldn't withstand that kind of intensity.
A little over a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Ye Xuan and Hu Liena had acquired a taste for it, and they sparred a few more times during this period.
Outside the Pope Palace,
Hu Liena followed Chrysanthemum Douluo onto a carriage bound for the Star Dou Great Forest.
With Ye Xuan's help, she had broken through to level fifty and become a Soul King ahead of schedule, so she needed to go obtain a suitable fifth Soul Ring.
"Junior Brother, see you again in a few days!"
"Mm. See you in a few days."
But before Ye Xuan could finish waving goodbye to Hu Liena, he sensed a familiar presence hurtling toward him at incredible speed.
"Ye Xuan, look out! It's that woman!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had been lurking in the Spirit Sea, immediately warned Ye Xuan when he sensed the threat.
"Might of God!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Xuan released the passive skill attached to the Holy King Soul Bone, covering everything within a five-hundred-meter radius.
"Boom—"
An invisible pressure instantly descended on the shadow. The domain's suppression slowed her movements by half a beat.
"External Soul Bone, Claws of the Holy King!"
As the shadow rushed toward him, Ye Xuan instinctively released his claws and drove them into her throat.
The shadow seemed to sense the danger. Her figure flickered as she tried to flee.
But she had underestimated Ye Xuan. As she escaped, he tore away the mask concealing her face, revealing a countenance filled with pride and holiness.
"It's you?!"
Ye Xuan looked at the familiar face before him and immediately recognized her.
The "idiot angel" he had beaten soundly two years ago, Qian Renxue.
"Heh, I didn't expect that after two years, you'd already reached level forty-eight and fused with a trace of divine essence."
Hearing Qian Renxue praise him, Ye Xuan didn't exactly give her a warm reception.
"Same to you. I didn't expect that after cultivating for more than two years, you'd only just reached level seventy-one and become a Soul Saint."
"You've only advanced two levels in over two years. I really have no idea how you cultivate. If I had a Martial Soul as powerful as yours, I'd have reached the higher ranks of Soul Douluo by now, at the very least."
Ye Xuan's two taunts sent a flush across Qian Renxue's cheeks. To be honest, she regretted not giving the little brat in front of her a proper beating two years ago.
"You..."
Qian Renxue was furious and wanted to attack Ye Xuan.
But when Ye Xuan saw this, he simply spread his hands, as if to say, go ahead.
"Hehe, my dear Saintess, don't forget that we're outside the Pope Palace. You know very well how much trouble you'd cause if your Martial Soul were exposed, don't you?"
At Ye Xuan's reminder, Qian Renxue reluctantly suppressed the urge to release her Martial Soul and beat him up.
Seeing this, Ye Xuan curled his lips into a mischievous grin and flashed Qian Renxue an internationally recognized gesture of friendship.
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"Hehe, go on, release your Martial Soul and hit me here if you dare, you idiot."
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