By the time the Soul Power inside Ma Xiaotao finally stopped surging out of control, Xiao Yi could at last take a closer look at the bizarre black-and-red flames. Under the suppression of the ice element, the Evil Fire was like a beast locked in a cage, able to do nothing but let out feeble roars.
By rights, Xiao Yi should not have been so calm in the face of these flames without Ultimate Ice, but that was the power of Heavenly Flames.
Even if this was only a Martial Soul, that did nothing to change its true nature—let alone when it was merely this Phoenix Evil Fire.
Several hours passed. No matter how abundant Xiao Yi's Soul Power was, he had started to run dry. Ma Xiaotao, on the other hand, was so comfortable she was about to fall asleep.
"Xiaotao, are you all right now?" Xiao Yi yawned, his voice heavy with exhaustion. Having to focus on controlling the Evil Fire's temperature and continuously channeling Soul Power was simply too tiring.
But the benefits were substantial. Suppressing the Evil Fire involved Xiao Yi sending his ice-attribute Soul Power into Ma Xiaotao's body, then drawing out some of the Evil Fire.
Normally, that Evil Fire should simply have dissipated. But Xiao Yi's Martial Soul was Heavenly Flames, so his flames refined the Evil Fire into pure energy and used it to replenish him. As a result, Xiao Yi and Ma Xiaotao both reached the bottlenecks at level 40 and level 60.
Xiao Yi was a little surprised that Ma Xiaotao was only at level 60. By rights, she should already have broken through to Soul Emperor by now.
"Mmm... I'm fine, little brother. That's enough. Now I can cultivate for a few more months." After saying that, Ma Xiaotao stretched out her perfect figure, making no attempt to hide herself from Xiao Yi.
As for the change in how she addressed him, that had been Ma Xiaotao's idea. Xiao Yi had no objections. Big sisters were the best, especially big sisters who were so generous with their charms.
Seeing Xiao Yi turn his head away, Ma Xiaotao smiled slyly. She didn't bother putting her clothes back on and turned around, revealing another expanse of snowy white skin.
"Don't be shy. It's getting late, so you can sleep here with your big sister tonight~~" Ma Xiaotao teased, lifting Xiao Yi's chin and forcing him to turn his head toward her.
"What?" Xiao Yi sounded reluctant (he was pretending), but before he could refuse, a soft force that brooked no resistance sent him tumbling onto the bed. (He was acting.)
Ma Xiaotao even draped her long legs across Xiao Yi's waist. His vision was filled with snowy white, and after struggling to no avail, he could only enjoy it.
Ma Xiaotao chuckled softly, her face a little flushed. She loosened her hold slightly, then felt the other's breathing and the warm breath against her body as she drifted into a deep sleep.
Xiao Yi remembered someone asking him in his previous life what kind of life he wanted to live. Back then, he had answered:
If I really had to say... if I really had to say... at least 165 centimeters tall, a huge chest, meaty thighs, long straight black hair, a little coquettish on the sly, and a faint fragrance. She'd love all kinds of outfits and stockings, and only wear them for me to seduce me.
Xiao Yi got to experience that today. As soon as he opened his eyes, he was greeted by a patch of snowy white. They had both slept very still, almost in the same position as the night before. Xiao Yi's face reddened a little. Wasn't this a bit too suggestive?
He looked up and saw a sweet, sleeping face. Ma Xiaotao had a seductive, bewitching beauty. Her delicate oval face wasn't overly pointed, and it still had plenty of youthful fullness. Her phoenix eyes were bright and charming; when she slept in such peaceful silence, she even looked a little cute.
But Xiao Yi was actually feeling a little uncomfortable. He couldn't quite figure it out. It made sense that she had asked him to suppress her Evil Fire. Although he didn't have an Ultimate Attribute, he had the rare combination of ice and fire attributes. Yan Shaozhe had probably seen that coming and known Xiao Yi would agree.
After all, it would let him suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire while benefiting himself. He had simply kept his Heavenly Flames a secret, which made the benefits even greater.
Of course, there was another reason. Xiao Yi's principle had always been not to make the first move, but not to refuse either. With a big sister being so enthusiastic, refusing would have been downright ungrateful.
"Mm..." Feeling a movement in her arms, Ma Xiaotao slowly opened her pink eyes and stared straight at Xiao Yi.
Ma Xiaotao's lips curled into a bewitching smile. In a teasing voice, she said,
"Now that you've slept with your big sister, little brother, you're mine from now on~" With that, she hugged Xiao Yi even tighter.
Feeling the soft touch against his face, Xiao Yi was at a loss.
"That's enough, Xiaotao. Stop messing around. I should get back. I was gone all night, so my roommate must be worried." Xiao Yi's words came out a little slurred. Tang Wutong wouldn't be worried, though. She'd only get angry and interrogate him.
Hearing that, Ma Xiaotao let him go and tugged at her skirt, giggling.
"That's enough, I was just kidding. Thanks for your help this time. I'll be counting on you again in the future." As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao stretched.
"Of course. Cultivating together with you helped me too. I even broke through this time."
Ma Xiaotao's pretty face turned red. Then she quickly caught the important part and looked at Xiao Yi in disbelief.
"You're at level 40?"
Xiao Yi nodded slightly. Ma Xiaotao leaned close and stared straight at him. His eyes, however, automatically locked onto their target. Ma Xiaotao smacked him, exasperated, and only then did their pink and green eyes meet.
"You're so talented. Big sister really wants to make you mine," Ma Xiaotao said in surprise.
"Don't tease me, Xiaotao. Someone as outstanding as me belongs to lots of girls, doesn't he..."
"Tch, silver-tongued. All right, my teacher's taking me to hunt for my Sixth Soul Ring next. Want to come along?"
"No need. I have other plans, but there's just one problem."
"Go on."
"I don't have any Gold Soul Coins."
"Here."
With that, Ma Xiaotao handed him a gold card. He had no idea how much money was on it; he'd never seen so much in his life. So this was what having a rich older sister was like. Xiaotao really had it all. If he hadn't wanted to avoid putting all his eggs in one basket, Xiao Yi would have been perfectly happy to stop working hard altogether.
"I told you, you're mine from now on. How could I let you run out of money? If you ever need anything, just say you're Ma Xiaotao's man."
"Got it, Xiaotao."
Xiao Yi felt like one of those pretty boys from his previous life: Big sis, I'm hungry. Feed me.
What a decadent, yet tantalizing life, damn it...
Before leaving, Ma Xiaotao gave Xiao Yi an Inner Academy pass and told him to come find her if he needed anything. Then she hurried off to hunt for a Soul Ring with her teacher.
Xiao Yi rubbed his nose. At least he had kept himself together and hadn't gotten a nosebleed. The experience of that night was something he had never had in all thirty-two years of his life, past or present. He had no idea how those transmigrators in the stories managed to stay composed with a beauty in their arms.
Anyway, Xiao Yi couldn't handle it. If she'd tried using her beauty on me sooner, I would have spilled everything.
After that, he retraced his steps. He didn't run into anyone on the way; most of the Inner Academy students were probably out on missions. He rowed his little boat back to the Outer Academy, humming a tune.
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