As Huo Wu's bewitching voice fell, the last shred of Lin Fan's reason was swept away. He pounced on her like a hungry tiger...
When Lin Fan woke, he found that it was already broad daylight outside. Huo Wu was still sleeping peacefully beside him.
"Baby... time to get up...!"
Lin Fan reached out and pinched Huo Wu's pretty cheek.
"Mmm... no... let me sleep a little longer..."
Her drowsy murmur drifted out as Huo Wu rolled over and continued sleeping. But the next moment, she seemed to realize something and abruptly sat up!
"You..."
When she saw Lin Fan beside her, her pretty face instantly turned as red as a ripe apple!
Chapter 67: Flame Attribute Soul Core
Yesterday, all she remembered was having dinner and drinks with Lin Fan. Everything else had slipped her mind!
"You little hooligan. You got me drunk yesterday and took advantage of me. You have to take responsibility!"
Lin Fan spoke softly, putting on a shameless expression as he imitated a girl.
"You're the real hooligan, taking advantage of me and then acting innocent!"
Huo Wu grabbed a pillow and started whacking Lin Fan with all her might!
"Alright, alright, quit fooling around. I have to go to Star Dou Forest today and help Zhuqing and the others get their Soul Rings. Do you want to come along?"
Lin Fan put an arm around Huo Wu's slender waist and asked.
"I want to go too, but I haven't been back all night. My brother and the others must be worried. And Blazing Academy has a Soul Fighting match today..."
Huo Wu said regretfully.
"Alright, then take this pill. It should help you get even stronger!"
Lin Fan didn't press her. He gently slipped a pale green pill into Huo Wu's rosy mouth.
Back at Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Lin Fan had prepared a suitable pill for Huo Wu. By then, he had already considered her his woman!
Huo Wu had no reason to doubt Lin Fan. After a night of cultivation, her Soul Power had already risen from level 42 to level 45!
As soon as the pill went down, the strength of the Soul Power radiating from Huo Wu's body visibly increased, eventually stopping at level 48!
That kind of increase at the Soul Ancestor level was already astonishing!
"Lin Fan, thank you!"
Leaning against Lin Fan's chest, Huo Wu's pretty face wore a complicated expression.
Lin Fan's arrival had shattered her understanding time and again. What had once taken years of painstaking cultivation now came as easily as eating and drinking!
"What are you thanking me for? Besides, you're already my woman. You should call me something else now!"
Lin Fan pretended to be annoyed and gave Huo Wu's pert bottom a light smack.
"Husband~!"
Huo Wu's pretty face flushed as her lips parted slightly. The sound she made nearly turned Lin Fan's bones to jelly!
"Good. Be a good girl and wait for me. I'll come find you when I get back from Star Dou Forest!"
Lin Fan cupped Huo Wu's pretty face and, after speaking, planted a hearty kiss on her fair cheek before finally leaving, thoroughly satisfied.
"Congratulations, Master, on completing the task of winning Huo Wu over. Your Soul Power has increased by two levels, and you have obtained a Fire Attribute Soul Core. It is currently 30% activated!"
Lin Fan had just left the hotel when Daji's voice rang in his mind.
"Fire Attribute Soul Core? 30%? What does that mean?"
Lin Fan was puzzled. A Soul Core usually only formed inside someone's body after they reached the Titled Douluo level. It wasn't surprising that he, with his cheat, had one early. What mattered was the rest of the information.
"Master, once the Fire Attribute Soul Core is fully activated, you'll be able to transform your Soul Power into fire attribute energy, increasing the strength of your attacks!"
Daji explained.
"Then how do I increase its activation?"
Lin Fan pressed on.
"Master only needs to cultivate with a woman of the fire attribute. The system will increase the activation based on her looks and Soul Power. The 30% is the result of your cultivation with Huo Wu."
Daji's explanation made everything clear to Lin Fan!
There was no need to say anything about Huo Wu's beauty or figure; she was unquestionably top-notch. The reason the Soul Core had only activated by 30% was simply that her Soul Power level was too low!
"Looks like I'll have to find a beautiful woman with a high Soul Power level and a fire-attribute Martial Soul to cultivate with..."
Lin Fan had a plan, but he couldn't force things. He could only leave it to fate!
Once he fully activated the Fire Attribute Soul Core, he would be able to transform the Soul Power inside his body into fire attribute energy, greatly increasing his overall strength!
After collecting his thoughts, Lin Fan returned to the residence of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team. He picked up Xiao Wu and the others, intending to head to Star Dou Forest.
"Looks like our sisterhood is about to gain another new member!"
Seeing Lin Fan return looking full of energy, Xiao Wu couldn't help commenting.
"Mm. Every time he succeeds, he gets that smug, shameless look..."
Zhu Zhuqing muttered under her breath.
"Zhuqing, what are you saying?"
Lin Fan came over with a smile and asked.
"N-nothing, husband. Everyone's here, so let's hurry!"
Zhu Zhuqing quickly changed the subject. She clearly remembered how Lin Fan had overheard her badmouthing him last time—and how severely he had punished her that night!
And so, Lin Fan led the five women to an open area and took off in the helicopter!
Ye Lingling, who was flying for the first time, was full of curiosity. The other four were already used to it!
With Lin Fan at the controls, the helicopter flew at high speed. Three hours later, they reached the outskirts of Star Dou Forest!
"Brother Lin Fan, that Titan Giant won't show up again this time, will it?"
After getting off the helicopter, Ning Rongrong still asked nervously.
"Don't worry, Rongrong. It won't."
Lin Fan answered with complete certainty. Beside him, Xiao Wu guiltily stuck out her tongue.
Ning Rongrong was still in the dark. The Titan Giant Ape's appearance last time had been entirely staged to let Lin Fan play the hero and save the beauty!
Lin Fan had originally planned to win Ning Rongrong over completely afterward, but that damn Sword Douluo had placed a restriction on her body. Lin Fan could look, but couldn't touch!
Naturally, he couldn't let his lie be exposed yet. He'd make sure the deed was done before coming clean to Ning Rongrong. By then, whether she made him kneel on a washboard or a durian, he'd accept it!
Next came the search for Soul Rings. Since Xiao Wu was a Soul Beast herself, she could sense the kinds of Soul Beasts nearby and roughly how old they were. Lin Fan's mental perception was also exceptionally strong, so they found what they needed very quickly!
In less than two hours, Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan had successfully obtained their Soul Rings.
"Now all that's left is Zhuqing's fourth Soul Ring. We need to find a feline Soul Beast that's around 6,000 years old!"
Lin Fan said. That was about the limit Zhu Zhuqing could absorb!
"Mm!"
Everyone nodded. They then spread out in a line and slowly moved forward, with Lin Fan in the middle so he could keep them all safe!
What no one knew was that a Soul Beast in the distance had been watching them the whole time. Even Lin Fan's sharp perception hadn't detected it!
The Soul Beast was about two meters long and five chi tall at the shoulder. Its entire body was covered in golden fur, and its body seemed like translucent crystal, giving it a strange, otherworldly texture!
Its overall shape looked very much like a lion, and golden flames seemed to burn atop all four of its paws!
The strangest feature was the vertical eye in the middle of its forehead, like Erlang Shen's. Its pupil gave off a strange red glow!
"So these are humans... How interesting!"
"And that human called Lin Fan seems very special..."
The Soul Beast spoke in a human voice, staring in the direction Lin Fan and the others had gone. Curiosity, confusion, and envy filled its eyes.
"Staying cooped up in this forest every day is so boring. Maybe I should..."
A glint passed through the Soul Beast's eyes. Its body began to change, and moments later, it had transformed into a human girl!
Chapter 68: Emperor Auspicious Beast
After transforming into a human girl, the Soul Beast followed Lin Fan and the others from a distance, her big eyes full of curiosity!
What she failed to notice was that, behind her in the forest, two gleaming green lights had appeared. A five-meter-long Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat, its entire body covered in black scales, had locked onto her!
The Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat wasn't very intelligent, but it had a strong premonition that devouring the girl in front of it would greatly increase its strength and might even transform its bloodline!
Whoosh!
Driven by a hunter's instincts, the Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat dug its powerful hind legs into the ground and shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, pouncing at the girl!
The girl had been watching Lin Fan and the others. It wasn't until a huge shadow fell over her that she came to her senses and hurriedly dodged to the side!
Perhaps she still wasn't used to her body after just transforming into human form. Although she dodged the Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat's sharp teeth, its claws slammed into her shoulder!
"Ah!"
A girl's scream rang out, startlingly loud in the quiet forest!
Lin Fan's attention was instantly drawn to it. He turned around and saw a girl sitting on the ground in a sorry state as the vicious Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat pounced at her again!
"Lingbo Microsteps!"
Lin Fan didn't hesitate. With a low shout, his figure turned into a streak of light. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the girl!
His right hand transformed into a dragon claw and struck the Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat's head!
Splurt!
Beneath Lin Fan's dragon claw, the head under the Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat's hard scales was as fragile as tofu. Five hideous bloody holes appeared in its skull!
The Bloodthirsty Leopard Cat collapsed to the ground, writhing and twitching in pain. It was already at death's door!
"Zhuqing, finish it off!"
This Soul Beast was a perfect match for Zhu Zhuqing's fourth Soul Ring in both age and attribute, so they couldn't let it go to waste!
After giving the order, Lin Fan turned his attention to the girl in his arms.
"Are you all right..."
Lin Fan stopped mid-sentence. His expression went blank, and he stood frozen in place as if his soul had been pulled from his body!
The girl was slender and slight. In Lin Fan's arms, she felt as light as a fallen leaf!
Her pinkish-blue hair fell loose around her. Her long eyelashes curled slightly upward, and her ice-blue eyes were like the purest sapphires in the world, bright and utterly untainted!
She had a petite, pert nose and thin, slightly pale lips that trembled faintly. Her long, willow-shaped brows drew together in pain, stirring boundless tenderness in anyone who saw her!
Looking down, he saw that the clothing over the girl's right shoulder had been completely torn away. Her exposed skin was as luminous as moonlight, even giving off a faint glow!
But strangely, the blood flowing from her wound wasn't red. It was pale gold!
"Ahem... bear with it!"
It took Lin Fan quite a while to come back to his senses. He took some medicinal powder for stopping bleeding from his Storage Soul Tool, gently held the girl's arm, and applied it to her wound!
Her skin was soft and smooth. Touching it felt like stroking tender, delicate white jade—an indescribably wonderful sensation!
"Ah..."
When he poured the powder into her wound, the girl bit her lip and let out a faint whimper of pain. That pitiful expression nearly made Lin Fan take a tumble right there!
"Alright, the bleeding's stopped. My medicine will heal your wound completely and won't leave a scar."
"Oh, right. What's your name? Why did you come here alone?"
Lin Fan asked. The girl was about the same age as Xiao Wu and the others, but her cultivation was pitifully weak! Even the outskirts of Star Dou Forest were extremely dangerous!
"I... I'm Rui'er. Big brother, thank you for saving me..."
The girl only gave him her name. She didn't seem to want to answer Lin Fan's other questions.
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