I Swear! I Didn't Do It on Purpose!

Early the next morning, the sky had only just begun to lighten.

Liu Erlong kicked open the door to Xiao Yin's temporary dormitory and forcibly "dragged" him out of his cultivation.

"What are you dawdling for? The sun's already shining on your ass!"

Liu Erlong was still dressed in a fitted black outfit that perfectly revealed her breathtaking curves.

They took no transportation, instead using their movement techniques and heading straight for the depths of Sunset Forest, a vast woodland on the city outskirts where soul beasts were relatively scarce.

Liu Erlong's plan was simple: find a sufficiently spacious and secluded place to properly "entertain" Xiao Yin.

In the end, they stopped in a forest clearing surrounded by enormous ancient trees.

"This place will do!"

Liu Erlong folded her arms, her gaze imperious and filled with absolute confidence. "Kid, don't say I'm bullying you. I won't use my Martial Soul Avatar, and I'll only use my first four soul skills.

"Come at me with everything you've got! Let me see your limits!"

"Then excuse me!" Xiao Yin took a deep breath, his gaze instantly becoming incomparably focused.

"Taotie Martial Soul Possession!"

A low roar seemed to come from ancient times!

A savage aura abruptly descended!

Xiao Yin's body seemed to grow slightly taller. Muscles bulged beneath his clothes, while a dim dark-golden sheen flowed faintly across his skin.

He had not used a soul skill, yet illusory scales and vicious fanged phantoms belonging to the First Soul Skill, Iron Chewer, emerged on their own along his arms!

This was the instinctive enhancement brought by the Taotie Martial Soul Possession!

Two purple soul rings beneath his feet slowly pulsed, emanating an extraordinary pressure.

"Come!"

A trace of gravity flashed through Liu Erlong's eyes as she cast aside the last of her contempt.

This brat's aura after Martial Soul Possession was several times fiercer than before!

Even she sensed a hint of danger from the phantoms on his arms.

"Stone-Splitting Claw!"

Xiao Yin moved!

Wind-Following Step erupted at full force. Strengthened by his Spirit Bone, he instantly became a blurry afterimage, moving at an astonishing speed!

His right hand formed a claw, tearing through the air with a sharp whistle as it shot straight for Liu Erlong's shoulder!

"So fast!"

Liu Erlong was slightly startled, but she did not panic.

She did not even retreat. She merely twisted her body slightly, cleverly dodging the fierce claw.

At the same time, her long right leg, wrapped in her fitted outfit, snapped out like a whip. Carrying a scorching gust of air, it swept toward Xiao Yin's waist and ribs!

That kick looked casual, but it contained the terrifying strength of a Soul Saint!

Xiao Yin's pupils contracted, but his reaction was equally swift!

His left arm instantly rose to block as he forcibly twisted his body!

Bang!

A dull collision rang out!

Xiao Yin felt an overwhelming force crash into his left arm. His body staggered several steps sideways uncontrollably, and the sharp pain and burning sensation in his arm made him suck in a breath.

Had Taotie Martial Soul Possession not strengthened his body, and had he not possessed the tough bones and muscles reforged by the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, together with the Endless Life Spirit Bone skill silently healing him, that kick would have broken his bones and torn his tendons!

"What a strong body!" The strange gleam in Liu Erlong's eyes intensified.

She had used thirty percent of her strength in that kick. An ordinary level-thirty Soul Grandmaster would have been severely injured and unable to rise, yet this brat had merely staggered a few steps?

And his arm had not broken after taking it head-on?

That defense was practically comparable to a Defense Clan Soul Ancestor!

"Again!" Xiao Yin suppressed his churning blood and qi, the battle intent in his eyes growing fiercer.

He pounced forward again. The Stone-Splitting Claw came in an unending stream, claw shadows whirling through the air with savage intent as they enveloped Liu Erlong's vital points.

His attacks held no flair whatsoever—only speed! Precision! Ruthlessness!

Combined with the elusive, drifting movements of Wind-Following Step, he pushed the union of speed and strength to its limit!

An excited curve lifted the corners of Liu Erlong's lips.

She no longer defended passively. Her figure moved through Xiao Yin's berserk claw shadows like a butterfly flitting among flowers.

She occasionally blocked or counterattacked, and every clash produced a dull impact.

Bang! Xiao Yin took a palm strike to the chest and flew backward.

Rip! Xiao Yin's claw wind tore off a strand of Liu Erlong's hair.

Thud! Xiao Yin took an elbow strike to the back. Sweetness rose in his throat, and he nearly spat out blood.

"Good brat! You're tough enough!"

Liu Erlong was also grazed at the waist by one of Xiao Yin's tricky claw strikes. Her fitted outfit tore open slightly, revealing the fair, taut skin beneath and making her frown faintly.

The battle was extraordinarily intense!

Xiao Yin was relying entirely on his body to withstand Liu Erlong's terrifying strength and speed!

But the gulf in their strength was ultimately difficult to cross.

Liu Erlong was like an immovable volcano. No matter how Xiao Yin bombarded her with storm-like attacks, she calmly neutralized them and returned even heavier blows.

Xiao Yin's clothes were torn in many places, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his breathing had begun to grow labored.

Frustration!

A sense of frustration at being suppressed by absolute power wildly grew within him!

After being effortlessly knocked back by Liu Erlong once more, Xiao Yin saw the ease still in her eyes, and the savagery and pride belonging to Taotie within him were completely ignited!

Roar—!!!

An extremely suppressed roar suddenly erupted from Xiao Yin's throat!

It was no longer the aura of Martial Soul Possession, but the Beast Pressure originating from Taotie's very essence!

Boom—!!!

An invisible storm instantly exploded outward with Xiao Yin at its center!

This time, he held nothing back!

Its target was Liu Erlong, standing close at hand!

Just as Liu Erlong was about to attack again, her body suddenly stiffened!

The fiery phantom of her Red Dragon Martial Soul let out a fearful cry the instant it touched that primordial, savage pressure!

Though it was nowhere near collapsing like a Green Wind Wolf, it still froze and trembled for an instant!

A jolt of terror from the depths of her bloodline flooded Liu Erlong's consciousness like an icy tide!

Although the pressure affected her, a peak Soul Saint, for an extremely brief instant—perhaps only a fraction of a second!

For Xiao Yin, who had been building up momentum, it was enough!

"Now!"

A savage light burst from Xiao Yin's eyes!

Taking advantage of Liu Erlong's extremely brief stiffness and distraction, he pushed his speed to the limit and closed in instantly!

His right hand, covered in phantoms of vicious scales and fangs, stabbed directly toward the vital point over Liu Erlong's heart!

However, Liu Erlong was, after all, a battle-hardened Soul Saint!

The tremor in her soul had only distracted her for an extremely brief moment!

Just as Xiao Yin's claws were about to touch the collar over her heart, her powerful combat instincts jolted her awake!

Not good!

Alarm bells blared in Liu Erlong's heart!

The opponent's attack was too fast and too close. She no longer had time to completely block or evade it!

In that split-second, she could only react on instinct—

Her body leaned back to its limit as her long right leg fiercely swept upward!

Fuck!

Xiao Yin had not expected Liu Erlong to react so quickly!

His full-power strike missed, but momentum still carried his body forward!

And Liu Erlong's fast, vicious leg had already reached his crotch!

If that hit...

The consequences would be unimaginable!

At the critical moment between life and death, Xiao Yin could not worry about anything else!

He hurriedly shifted his body to the right!

At the same time, his free right hand instinctively pushed forward, trying to steady himself!

The next instant, chaos erupted!

Soft!

Even through the sweat-soaked fabric, Xiao Yin could feel it clearly!

Liu Erlong's body suddenly stiffened!

The hand pressed against her front felt like a red-hot branding iron, bringing an unprecedented and strange sensation!

She could even clearly feel the scorching breath of the man before her against her face!

Xiao Yin also froze slightly.

He swore he had not done it on purpose!