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Charm activated!

Charm was a great success!

In Hu Liena's eyes, a faint pink aura appeared above Chen Hong's forehead—the sign that a Charm Skill had activated successfully!

Yet when she looked into Chen Hong's clear eyes, her heart shook violently!

Why?! Why had the charm clearly succeeded, yet he was completely unaffected by it?!!

"Why... are your eyes so red?" Noticing Hu Liena standing there in a daze, Chen Hong asked softly and awkwardly.

"You!" Seeing the clarity in Chen Hong's gaze, Hu Liena suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of defeat.

The boy before her was merely a Spirit Master with a Soul Power Level of 11, yet she simply could not charm him!

Could this... be the gap between me and a Spirit Martial Soul? At that moment, Hu Liena suddenly lost a bit of confidence in her mental charm.

If Chen Hong's Soul Power Level had been a little higher, Hu Liena could have understood it. But Chen Hong was only Level 11! With her cultivation nearly at Level 30, aside from relying on the advantage of striking first to make him lose focus for an instant, she could no longer interfere with his mental state in the slightest! How could someone as proud and competitive as her possibly accept that?

Hu Liena did not understand that Chen Hong, terrifyingly powerful while in Sage Time, was not immune to charm—he simply could not respond to it.

Host: Responded!

Power supply: No response!

"Uh, wait!" Watching Hu Liena's eyes gradually lose their light as she stood there blankly, Chen Hong suddenly asked, "Did you just use some special skill on me?"

The red glow in Hu Liena's eyes slowly faded. She looked at Chen Hong with a complicated expression, then slowly sat back down. After taking several deep breaths, she said evenly, "I admit that your Mental Power is exceptionally resilient. You are the first person my age who has been able to resist my charm."

Her proudest skill had actually been completely ineffective, leaving Hu Liena somewhat shaken. Still, she quickly adjusted herself.

"Charm?!" Chen Hong's eyes widened at once. He stared straight at Hu Liena and asked for confirmation, "The kind of charm I'm thinking of?"

Chen Hong's reaction made Hu Liena sense that something was off. She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked in return, "Then which kind of charm do you think it should be?"

"Huh?" Chen Hong's expression suddenly stiffened. With a wave of his little hand, a glowing yellow soul ring appeared above his palm. The flickering light on it showed that Sage Time was still active.

"Could you tell me in advance whenever you're about to use a skill?" Chen Hong asked with a troubled expression.

"Didn't I tell you? You just weren't paying attention." Hu Liena looked curiously at Chen Hong, whose condition seemed somewhat strange.

"Then did your charm succeed?" Chen Hong still clung to a shred of hope.

What if it hadn't, right? People had to keep ten thousand what-ifs in their hearts, right?

"It succeeded. You just suddenly woke up afterward, and then it could no longer affect you." As she spoke, Hu Liena began considering the changes that had occurred in Chen Hong. It seemed that ever since his soul ring had lit up on its own, her charm had completely failed.

"So... is it the effect of your soul skill?" Seeing that Chen Hong seemed easy enough to talk to, Hu Liena's confidence recovered slightly, and she asked directly.

"Sigh." Hearing that, Chen Hong let out a soft sigh. He then sat cross-legged in front of Hu Liena, looking like an enlightened monk.

"I'm currently thinking about what to do. Your charm was very successful. The problem lies with me."

"Hm?"

"My First Soul Skill is Mental Focus. It can suppress the desires in my heart and keep me rational."

"Hm??" Hu Liena's eyes widened. It was her first time seeing such a soul skill.

"However, this skill has a serious side effect. It can only suppress the desires in my heart; it cannot eliminate them."

"And human desire is like a boulder rolling down a mountain. Once it starts moving, it only rolls faster and faster, becoming impossible to stop."

"..." Hu Liena looked at the little brat meditating before her, his expression peaceful and his entire body seeming to radiate a sacred glow, as he lectured her about the great principles of life. Her heart was both complicated and blank.

"So this skill endlessly postpones every desire I produce at every moment, until they erupt all at once the instant the skill ends. Respected Holy Maiden, I believe you can imagine that scene." Chen Hong expressionlessly described something terrifying.

Yet Hu Liena did not feel sad about it. Instead, she found it amusing.

"Your skill... is truly interesting." Hu Liena admitted that this was the first time she had heard of such a strange skill. Its effect was powerful, but so was its side effect.

At the same time, she recalled how Chen Hong's soul skill had caught her completely off guard earlier, nearly shattering her resolve. She had even doubted herself. Despite suppressing him with her cultivation, she still could not charm a little boy—was it because she was too weak? How could someone so weak deserve the position of Holy Maiden? How could she lead Spirit Hall to even greater glory? How could she make Spirit Hall great again?

It turned out she had simply overthought it all. She was still as formidable as ever. That hateful Chen Hong had not resisted her mental attack at all; he had merely used a special soul skill to delay its effects.

The carriage continued speeding onward. The two sat on opposite sides within it, silently looking at each other.

Finally, Chen Hong, sitting cross-legged like an old monk, looked at the yellow soul ring before him as it gradually dimmed and could not help saying, "Respected Holy Maiden, the longer this soul skill's negative effect is delayed, the more severe it becomes. To prevent something worse from happening, I should consider releasing it early."

"Then release it. No one's stopping you." Hu Liena, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them and said calmly, "If you suddenly go mad, I believe the Spirit Hall Elders outside will execute you on the spot without needing me to act."

Chen Hong: "..."

"Perhaps I can use this to obtain the Holy Maiden's forgiveness." Chen Hong expressionlessly took out a pile of components from the bundle behind him, then swiftly assembled them into a Generation One Soul Engine and explained its functions to Hu Liena.

"You made this?" Hu Liena looked at the Soul Engine in her hand in disbelief.

"As you can see, I have much more I wish to share with you, but..." Chen Hong sighed softly.

He could feel the beast sleeping within his body about to awaken.

"...You're interesting. I'll speak in your defense." After pondering briefly, Hu Liena agreed to Chen Hong's request, though she had only intended to frighten him in the first place.

Phew.

Chen Hong slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Holy Maiden... please excuse my disgraceful display."

Sage Time released!

The beast sleeping within his body awakened!

Awoo!

Oh ho ho ho ho!

The youth, whose temperament had suddenly changed, let out a howl and raised his arms, shouting:

"I'm the Holy Maiden's dog!!!"

Hu Liena: ???

Chen Lin: ???

Everyone from Spirit Hall: ???

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