Tang San's face was ashen.
He watched as Yu Xiaolong was about to die beneath the fist of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Titan Giant Ape.
But just like that, the man vanished into thin air.
"Third Brother..."
Xiao Wu gently tugged at Tang San's sleeve.
She didn't want to see Third Brother so furious.
Tang San took a deep breath and said nothing.
The violet light in his eyes gradually faded.
But his clenched fists were so tight that his knuckles had turned white.
He hated it.
He hated that he hadn't been able to stop that man.
At the Lake of Life, the water was still as calm as a mirror.
The Titan Giant Ape stepped out of thin air.
His heavy footsteps sent ripples across the lake.
"Second Brother, why are you back?"
Sky Azure Bull Python's voice came from beneath the lake.
Its enormous bull's head emerged from the water.
Its azure scales glimmered faintly in the moonlight.
"Big Brother, I encountered something strange."
The Titan Giant Ape's voice was low.
"That human called Yu Xiaolong escaped."
Sky Azure Bull Python's slit pupils narrowed slightly.
"Escaped? From your grasp?"
"Not from my grasp."
The Titan Giant Ape shook his head.
"I struck, but hadn't even touched him yet."
"He simply vanished."
"He ignored the space laws around him."
Sky Azure Bull Python fell silent.
With a hundred thousand years of cultivation, it had a profound understanding of the laws of gravity.
But the laws of space?
Even in the Soul Beast Realm, that was an exceedingly rare ability.
"Just who is that Yu Xiaolong?"
The Titan Giant Ape asked in a low voice.
Sky Azure Bull Python did not answer.
The lake grew calm once more.
Only the occasional chirp of an insect broke the silence of the night.
Within the Star Luo Empire.
Deep in the forest outside Longxing City.
A flash of white light streaked by.
Yu Xiaolong tumbled out of thin air.
He held Huo Wu tightly in his arms.
The girl had already fainted.
Her fiery red hair spilled loose, covering half her face.
Yu Xiaolong dropped to one knee.
He gasped for breath.
Utterly spent.
Truly, utterly spent.
Forcing his way out of the Space-Time Mirror had consumed far too much of his Soul Power.
Just then.
The first Soul Ring on his body lit up.
Its light was strange.
It wasn't dazzling, yet seemed capable of piercing through anything.
The Soul Ring of Sagittarius Star Dragon.
A voice rang out in Yu Xiaolong's mind.
[Ding!] [Host detected in dire straits. Sagittarius Star Dragon innate ability awakening!] [Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the skill: Instant Teleportation!]
The system's voice was icy.
But joy surged through Yu Xiaolong's heart.
Instant Teleportation.
This was one of Sagittarius Star Dragon's core abilities.
It ignored the laws of speed.
It ignored all restraints.
He could move as fast as he wanted!
As long as he had enough Soul Power to sustain it, there was nowhere under heaven he couldn't go!
He forced himself to hold on with his last ounce of strength.
He poured his Soul Power into the Soul Ring.
White light flared again.
The next second.
He and Huo Wu vanished from the spot.
When they appeared again, they were beside a small lake in a forest.
The water was clear, reflecting the starry sky overhead.
Soft grass lined the shore.
Yu Xiaolong finally couldn't hold on any longer.
He released Huo Wu.
His whole body fell backward.
His back struck the ground.
His vision began to blur.
With his last bit of awareness, he saw the beautiful stars overhead.
Then everything sank into darkness.
Who knew how long later.
Huo Wu woke up.
She opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was a sky full of stars.
Then she saw Yu Xiaolong lying beside her.
This old man.
She struggled to sit up.
She found that Yu Xiaolong's clothes were in tatters.
A horrifying wound marked his chest.
It had stopped bleeding, but still looked terrible.
"You idiot!"
Huo Wu bit her lower lip.
She remembered.
At the very last moment, Yu Xiaolong had appeared from thin air.
He had shielded her.
He had taken every attack head-on.
Then she'd lost consciousness.
"What were you showing off for..."
Huo Wu's voice was full of reproach.
But her eyes had grown a little red.
She raised a hand and gently touched the wound on Yu Xiaolong's chest.
Her touch was light.
Careful.
She was afraid of hurting the unconscious old man.
"Who told you to save me..."
"It's not like I asked you to..."
That was what she said.
But her hands were already tearing at the hem of her skirt.
She ripped off a strip of red cloth.
Then she began bandaging Yu Xiaolong's wound.
Her movements were clumsy.
She hardly looked like someone who knew how to care for others.
But she was very thorough.
Round after round.
She wound the strip of cloth around Yu Xiaolong's chest.
"Old man, you can't die."
"If you die, who'll be there for me to vent on?"
When she had finished bandaging him.
Huo Wu sat on the ground.
She looked at the unconscious Yu Xiaolong.
In the moonlight, the side of the old man's face was actually rather handsome.
Sharp brows and bright eyes.
A high nose bridge.
If Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang of Shrek Academy was an ugly old man.
Then Yu Xiaolong here was his much more handsome, younger version.
He was a little old, but that mature man's charm...
Huo Wu's heart suddenly began beating faster.
She had never been the coy type.
If she liked someone, she liked them.
If she disliked someone, she disliked them.
She had always turned down Feng Xiaotian's advances outright.
But this old man in front of her...
Huo Wu slowly leaned closer.
Her breathing grew a little uneven.
Her red lips pressed together slightly.
A daring thought began to take shape in her mind.
Should she...
Kiss him?
He was unconscious anyway. He wouldn't know.
Huo Wu's cheeks grew warm.
At last, she made up her mind.
Her red lips gently pressed against Yu Xiaolong's.
So soft.
That was Huo Wu's first thought.
She had meant to kiss him once and leave it at that.
But...
A tongue was actually responding to her!
Huo Wu's eyes flew open.
She tried to push Yu Xiaolong away.
But it was already too late.
A pair of strong arms wrapped tightly around her waist.
"Mmph, mmph..."
Huo Wu let out a muffled sound.
Her eyes widened.
She realized that at some point, Yu Xiaolong had opened his eyes.
There was a smile in them.
And a hint of... aggression.
Huo Wu's face turned red in an instant.
The blush spread from her cheeks all the way to her ears.
A French kiss.
That old man was actually French-kissing her!
She tried with all her might to push him away.
But Yu Xiaolong's arms were like iron hoops.
They didn't budge an inch.
Huo Wu felt like she was about to suffocate.
She had never experienced anything like this before.
The feeling of their tongues entwining made her tingle all over.
A current of electricity spread from the tip of her tongue through her entire body.
Her struggles gradually weakened.
"Mmph..."
Huo Wu closed her eyes.
Forget it.
Let him do as he pleased.
Yu Xiaolong held Huo Wu in his arms.
The two of them lay there on the ground.
Their lips and tongues entwined.
The young woman had a very curvaceous figure.
Full breasts and rounded hips.
Her tight-fitting, fiery-red outfit outlined the full, perky curves of her chest.
They weren't exaggerated, papaya-shaped breasts.
They were rounded just right.
They weren't small enough to fit in one hand.
At least, they were twice as large as Shui Bing'er's.
The two of them pressed tightly together.
Yu Xiaolong could feel the softness against his chest.
Her neckline had come slightly undone as she struggled.
Through the gap, he could see a glimpse of her fair skin.
And the pair of breasts tightly wrapped in a red bandeau.
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