The Power of a Golden-Level Awakening! The Heaven-Defying Indestructible Profound Jade Body!

The abilities of the Mystic Jade Body after its Gold-Grade awakening automatically surfaced in his mind:

The Gold-Grade Mystic Jade Body doubled its physical strength once more on top of the Silver Grade, comprehensively elevating strength, defense, speed, and recovery.

Mystic Jade True Intent: An advanced ability of the True Meaning of Fist. It could fuse the Mystic Jade Body's Bloodline Power into any move, allowing every attack to carry Gold-Grade bloodline pressure.

Blood Essence Shield: A defensive barrier formed from one's own pure yang blood essence. It could withstand the full-force strike of a Soul Master twenty levels above oneself. The shield contained its own space, isolating it from outside detection.

Gu Qing sensed the surging power within him while using the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to consolidate the foundation of his Gold-Grade Mystic Jade Body.

Soul Power surged through his meridians, breaking through the bottleneck at the peak of Rank 48 all the way to Rank 49, where it steadily settled at the peak of Rank 49.

He intended to use the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to guide the residual medicinal power and energy within him into condensing deep in his dantian, making the final preparations for his Body Martial Soul's fourth Soul Ring.

The spiritual mist of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well slowly began revolving around Gu Qing, forming an enormous vortex of spiritual energy. Scarlet-red and ice-blue light intertwined within the vortex before being swallowed into Gu Qing's body like a whale drawing in water.

A Soul Ring interwoven with reddish gold and ice blue slowly condensed around Gu Qing, its edges flowing with a golden halo.

The instant the ring fully solidified, the aura around Gu Qing underwent a qualitative transformation.

It was no longer merely the brute strength of his body, but a deep, cyclical vitality that seemed inexhaustible, as though his body itself were an eternal wellspring of life.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Indestructible Mystic Jade Body."

Gu Qing opened his eyes. The Blood Essence Soul Ring slowly revolved around him. "Built upon the physical body gained after the Gold-Grade awakening of the Mystic Jade Body, it pushes vitality and defense to their limits.

Fatal Damage Immunity: When struck by an attack sufficient to kill, the body automatically transforms into the Indestructible Mystic Jade Form, nullifying that instance of damage. Cooldown: one shichen.

Life Recovery: While in the Indestructible Mystic Jade state, any injuries heal at ten times their normal speed.

Soul Power Reflux: After the Indestructible Mystic Jade Form ends, the Body Martial Soul automatically converts the energy of the negated damage into Soul Power and feeds it back into the body. The amount of reflux increases with Soul Power Level."

Gu Qing rose to his feet, his aura restrained yet profound.

The instant the Soul Ring finished condensing, all the Soul Power in his body had been absorbed by the Indestructible Mystic Jade Body. It had not vanished; the fourth Soul Skill had converted it into activation energy and stored it within the Soul Ring.

His body was empty now. Not a trace of Soul Power flowed through his meridians, but the physical strength of his Gold-Grade Mystic Jade Body was enough to crush the vast majority of Soul Masters at the same level.

Once his Soul Power recovered naturally, his cultivation at the peak of Rank 49 would stabilize completely.

Tang San stood beside the pool, watching Gu Qing emerge from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Scarlet-red and ice-blue light fell across her, outlining his sharply defined face and the smooth lines of muscle beneath robes soaked through and clinging to his body.

The aura of Gu Qing's Gold-Grade Mystic Jade Body after awakening was richer and deeper than before. That pure yang power had not fully calmed after his union with Liu Erlong.

Instead, with the awakening now complete, it had become even purer and more restrained, like a jar of fiery liquor buried for a thousand years. Its fragrance could not be smelled, but one taste was enough to intoxicate.

To Tang San, who cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, that aura was as irresistible as a black hole. Her body instinctively screamed for her to draw close to him, touch him, and possess him.

Tang San's breathing visibly quickened. A faint pink glow lit up in the depths of her dark purple pupils, an instinctive reaction her body had whenever her emotions ran high.

Then the aura of Gu Qing's Gold-Grade Mystic Jade Body washed over her, making her knees go slightly weak.

But Tang San quickly noticed something else: there was no Soul Power fluctuation within Gu Qing. None at all.

The opportunity is here!

A sickly, possessive smile flashed across Tang San's face.

Brother Gu Qing has no Soul Power right now. He has just condensed his Soul Ring, and his body is completely empty. He is still adapting to the Gold-Grade awakening, so his speed and reactions are at their lowest.

Tang San had waited six years, from Holy Soul Village to Self Academy, from the age of six to twelve. Every time she had taken the initiative before, Gu Qing had blocked her with one excuse or another: she was too young, her cultivation method was unstable, the timing was wrong.

But things were different now. Liu Erlong had already gotten there first, so Gu Qing could no longer use "you're too young" as an excuse.

Tang San drew a deep breath, suppressing the sour ache and fighting spirit surging in her chest. With a flash, she darted into Gu Qing's arms like a nimble fish.

Her arms tightly circled his waist as she pressed her full, soft body against him without reservation, fitting perfectly against him from chest to waist.

Tang San's body, tempered by the Mysterious Heaven Skill, was both firm and supple. Hanging from him now, she tilted up her head and stared straight at him with her dark purple eyes.

"Brother Gu Qing."

Tang San deliberately lowered her voice, making it sound soft and sweet.

"I saw everything you and Teacher Erlong did inside the shield after I broke through the Purple Demon Eye with the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew.

You said before that I was still too young and told me to wait until I grew up. You can't use age as an excuse now, can you?"

Tang San's words were flawless in logic, pressing him forward step by step.

As she spoke, her hands did not stay idle. The fingers around Gu Qing's waist slowly slid upward along the lines of his back muscles, stopping between his shoulder blades. Through his soaked clothes, her fingertips could clearly feel every tightening of the muscles beneath.

Tang San pressed her face against Gu Qing's chest and deeply inhaled that pure yang scent that made her entire body go numb. Her lips were nearly touching his collarbone.

Gu Qing's body immediately reacted on instinct.

He had only just completed his Gold-Grade awakening. Although the pure yang blood essence in his body had already settled, Tang San's embrace and rubbing made the heat that had just subsided begin to rise again.

Worse still, his Soul Power was completely depleted. Without Soul Power to suppress his body's instinctive response, Tang San only needed to press against him and rub lightly a few times for his body to answer honestly.

Tang San immediately felt it, and the corners of her lips curled upward.

"Brother Gu Qing, your body is far more honest than your mouth! You probably haven't had your fill yet, have you? Let Little San help you, all right?"

"Little San, no."

Gu Qing's voice was hoarse and restrained. "If you lose your virginity now, the progress of your Mysterious Heaven Skill will be affected..."

Tang San bit her lower lip, knowing Gu Qing was telling the truth.

She fell silent for a moment. A trace of unwillingness flashed through her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by another, brighter light.

"Then I'll help Brother Gu Qing in other ways. My hands are fine, my mouth is fine... Don't even think about finding another excuse.

If you refuse again, I'll tell Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing about what happened between you and Liu Erlong. I'll let them all know that Liu Erlong got to you first."

Gu Qing looked into Tang San's eyes and saw that stubborn determination that would never rest until it achieved its goal. He knew that if he refused her again today, Tang San really would go dark.

He drew a deep breath and nodded.

Tang San smiled in satisfaction, pulled Gu Qing over to a rock by the pool, and had him sit down. Then she knelt before him and extended both hands.