Stand Up and Kick!

Liu Erlong took the two pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue from her Storage Soul Tool and placed them on the table.

Ye Yingling leaned in curiously, staring at the two dark-gold, head-sized gelatinous masses for a long time.

She had seen this item recorded in the Ye Clan's pharmacopeia—Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, an aphrodisiac used by nobles for "that" sort of business.

She blinked and looked up at Liu Erlong.

"Senior Sister, what are you doing with this?"

Liu Erlong did not answer; she simply ignited a wisp of dark-gold flame in her palm, wrapping the whale glue within it to slowly scorch it.

The whale glue hissed in the flames, fine bubbles rising to its surface as a strange, medicinal fragrance began to permeate the air.

Ye Yingling smelled the scent and became even more curious.

Liu Erlong handed one of the processed pieces of whale glue to her.

"Senior Sister, what is this for?" Ye Yingling took the still-warm gelatinous mass, her face full of confusion.

Liu Erlong's lips curled slightly as she looked her up and down, her gaze carrying a hint of undisguised malice.

Ye Yingling shivered all over under that stare.

Before she could react, the Black Latex Suit on her body tightened abruptly.

She let out a muffled groan, her hands instinctively clutching her chest as her face flushed a deep, bright red.

"T-Teacher... relax a little, give me some air—"

The latex suit constricted her body tightly, wrapping her so thoroughly that she felt dizzy.

"This thing is naturally for you to eat," Liu Erlong said slowly.

"F-for me to eat?" Ye Yingling's eyes widened.

This was an aphrodisiac—the kind of thing noble men used to torment women in the bedroom.

She looked at the whale glue in her hand, still radiating residual heat, then looked at the Black Latex Suit on her own body that left her curves fully exposed, and a highly ominous premonition surfaced in her mind.

"Heh heh, it is exactly as you think," Jiang Ce's voice rang in her ears, carrying undisguised amusement.

Ye Yingling's body jerked violently.

"However, the true utility of this item is to strengthen the body and increase the age limit for absorbing soul rings. Only idiots treat it as a mere aphrodisiac."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yingling looked down at the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue in her hand, her eyes gradually brightening.

Improving her physique and increasing the soul ring absorption limit—this was nothing short of a treasure.

The next moment, she suddenly shrieked.

The chest area of the Black Latex Suit tightened several times over, looking just like the arms of the Michelin Man.

"T-Teacher—what are you doing?" Ye Yingling's voice trembled.

"Not bad, truly not bad," Jiang Ce admired his handiwork, clicking his tongue in satisfaction.

At this moment, the Black Latex Suit on Liu Erlong's body receded entirely.

Ye Yingling instinctively looked up, her mouth dropping open into a circle wide enough to fit an egg.

"Senior Sister, you—"

"What are you making such a fuss about?" Liu Erlong crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes, gritting her teeth to suppress the discomfort caused by the Phantom Dragon. "From the moment you were parasitized by that bastard, you were already his."

Ye Yingling instinctively wanted to retreat, but the Black Latex Suit on her body tightened further, leaving her unable to catch her breath.

"Little Lingling."

"You don't want to be a weak, helpless healing soul master who can only hide behind others for the rest of your life, do you?"

Ye Yingling pressed her lips together and remained silent for a moment.

Then, she nodded slowly.

"Good, eat the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue first," Liu Erlong urged.

Ye Yingling took a deep breath and shoved the processed Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue into her mouth.

The whale glue melted upon hitting her throat, and a scorching hot current burned its way down into her dantian.

Before long, a gorgeous peach-red flush spread across her skin, and her body couldn't stop trembling slightly.

Suppressed moans escaped her reddened lips.

"Little Lingling, your body is quite hot. Tsk tsk, at this temperature, going inside is like a hot sauna," Jiang Ce's voice carried undisguised satisfaction.

Hearing this, Liu Erlong rolled her eyes fiercely.

This bastard had used the same lines to coax her into eating the whale glue, and she had been tormented to the point where she could barely walk afterward.

The Black Latex Suit on Liu Erlong's body suddenly surged, then detached from her back, condensing into a sturdy, two-meter-tall humanoid figure.

With bronze-colored skin and taut muscle lines, his entire body was filled with masculine vigor.

Venom had always possessed the ability to shapeshift, capable of perfectly disguising itself as others and even blending seamlessly into the environment.

He had consumed quite a few soul beasts in this Sunset Forest that possessed camouflage, concealment, and shapeshifting abilities, further elevating his own disguise skills.

Even a Super Douluo would be unable to discover his true form while in his presence.

He scooped Liu Erlong up and pulled her into his embrace.

"Let's have a wild time tonight."

Immediately after, The situation grew increasingly intense.

The next morning.

Ye Yingling finally managed to catch her breath.

"Teacher... I can't take it anymore."

At this moment, Ye Yingling looked as if she had transformed into a two-tailed cat-girl; her two tails swayed behind her, and with every flick, her waist would twitch in rhythm.

"That's why you need to train properly." Jiang Ce casually pulled over Liu Erlong, who was lying nearby in a defeated posture. "Your senior sister has undergone rigorous training, and she hasn't turned into a useless log yet."

Liu Erlong, who had only just regained her senses, heard him evaluate her like that and opened her mouth to bite down hard on his face.

"You bastard, you have the nerve to say that! You've nearly worn me to death."

"Hurry up and finish, I, I want to have a proper meal. This—"

"Heh heh, then let's continue."

However, Jiang Ce was a man of persistence!

By the time the sun was high in the sky, Liu Erlong and Ye Yingling finally tidied their attire, once again donning the identical black latex suits.

Ye Yingling clearly wasn't quite accustomed to them yet; her walk was stiff, her steps wobbly, and she furrowed her brows with every stride.

Liu Erlong slowed her pace to guide her, and the two walked down the stairs one after the other.

The maid at the hotel front desk saw their appearance and let her gaze dart back and forth between them several times.

It seemed the battle last night had indeed been intense.

That regular customer was truly a master at "mining."

The girl behind her was clearly drained of all her energy and spirit, her very aura a far cry from when she had walked in yesterday.

Much more mature now.

The maid clicked her tongue in wonder, a meaningful smile spreading across her face.

Ye Yingling felt the scorching residual medicinal power within her body slowly transforming into tangible strength.

Jiang Ce hadn't lied to her—her physique had truly grown stronger.

In the symbiote state, that power was further amplified, And both her muscular explosive power and the circulation speed of her soul power had clearly reached a new level.

Although, although she had also lost the innocent, naive purity of her girlhood.

But following her teacher, perhaps a more beautiful future awaited her.

Afterward, they found a restaurant in Heaven Dou City, ordered a table full of meat and vegetables, and ate their fill.

Liu Erlong polished off ten plates of roasted meat and two bowls of thick soup by herself, even wiping the sauce from the bottom of the plates clean with bread.

She had been "ridden" by that guy all night; she was exhausted.

"Since you're both fed and watered," Jiang Ce's voice echoed in their minds, "let's head to the next target location."

Liu Erlong and Ye Yingling exchanged a glance and nodded.

They both knew which place Jiang Ce was referring to—

Deep within the Sunset Forest, that hidden treasure trove in the valley: the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ye Yingling's heart was filled with intense excitement.

Although she was already a well-rounded, omnipotent warrior in her symbiote state, if she could fundamentally resolve the curse of the Ye Clan's martial soul, that would be true liberation.

The Nine-Heart Begonia could only have one successor per generation; the Ye Clan had always been forced to live by guarding a single lifeline.

If the curse were lifted, her future daughters, her granddaughters, and all the descendants of the Ye Clan would no longer be bound by these shackles.

Thinking of this, her hands trembled slightly.

Upon leaving the restaurant, Liu Erlong took Ye Yingling to the Mercenary Guild as usual.

She stood before the bulletin board for a moment and accepted several Soul Master-level mission orders in one go, all of which were related to the Sunset Forest—

Hunting specific soul beasts, gathering rare herbs, and exploring unmapped regions.

The total bounty for these missions amounted to over two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Ye Yingling watched from the side as her senior sister tore down the bounty slips one by one and tucked them into her clothes, unable to help but ask in a low voice: "Senior sister, aren't we already very wealthy?"

The auction proceeds from those dozen or so soul bones were more than enough for them to buy a mansion in Heaven Dou City.

Liu Erlong didn't even turn her head, continuing to scan the new missions on the bulletin board as she muttered, "We still have to take them."

For someone who had known the fear of poverty, even with a seven-figure sum of Gold Soul Coins lying in her account, not a single scrap of profit could be left behind.

Jiang Ce chuckled in her mind.

I never realized you were such a miser before.

Liu Erlong tucked the last bounty notice into her Storage Soul Tool without changing her expression.

"Enough nonsense. Let's go."