Punishing the Brat Sparkle, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent?

Sparkle failed to prank Xu Yuan and turned to run.

Unfortunately, she was too late...

"Hmph, trying to run?"

Of course, Xu Yuan would not let this little entertainer get away.

The brat Sparkle had to be punished severely!

And the best punishment for a brat was...

A spanking!

Sparkle's alluring pink eyes suddenly widened as a large hand wrapped around her slender waist.

After a dizzying spin, their positions reversed.

Sparkle lay pitifully across Xu Yuan's lap, her goldfish-style kimono spread open, all of her previous composure gone.

She was like a brilliant red firework in full bloom.

"Run, then. Why aren't you running now, Sparkle?"

Xu Yuan grabbed Sparkle's fair wrist with one hand while pinning down her constantly writhing, supple waist with the other.

Smiles did not disappear. They merely changed owners.

"Little Gray Hair... no, darling, I was wrong."

Sparkle turned her face aside and forced out a smile uglier than a crying face.

In terms of actual combat strength and methods, Xu Yuan was naturally no match for Sparkle, but...

[Clock Trick], enhanced by Emotion Divine Power, was Sparkle's natural nemesis!

Making an entertainer lose her ability to feel emotions, leaving her unable to enjoy any fun at all, would undoubtedly...

Break Sparkle's defenses completely.

Sparkle had sensed exactly that, which was why she begged so sweetly.

"What were you wrong about? Tell me yourself."

Xu Yuan raised his right hand high and questioned the brat.

Sparkle thought for a moment, counting on her slender fingers painted with red nail polish as she pleaded softly.

"I shouldn't have teased darling. That was where I went wrong."

Before Sparkle could finish speaking, Xu Yuan shook his head and decisively carried out her punishment.

Smack~!

A slap landed squarely on Sparkle's perky backside.

"Darling, what are you doing?"

Sparkle was instantly dumbfounded. Why was he punishing her?

"Flirting with your contractor, playing a prank this morning, and failing to admit your mistake promptly. Multiple offenses, combined punishment."

Xu Yuan activated [Clock Trick], then unleashed a barrage of slaps.

Sparkle immediately suffered for it and began struggling without pause.

Unfortunately...

Sparkle, the twin-tailed girl, had slender arms and legs, and her position was too awkward. She was simply no match for the repeatedly strengthened Xu Yuan.

Instead, because she moved too much, Xu Yuan caught sight of some lovely scenery.

That kimono was quite substantial. Very white, too...

A while later.

Sparkle pursed her rosy lips, rose unsteadily, covered the area behind her waist with her little hands, and hurried away.

"Darling~ you're so bad. I've decided not to talk to you for half a day."

Sparkle's pretty face held mixed emotions. She was clearly trying to make a threat, yet it sounded like lovers flirting.

Naturally, Xu Yuan was not worried about little Sparkle, because...

[Intimacy: 71 (Ambiguous)]

After that little episode, Sparkle's intimacy had actually risen by another five points.

Could it be that Sparkle was...?

Brat entertainers were really strange. Winning them over was like riding a rocket; she was practically about to overtake everyone else.

By comparison, the silly March 7th was still at only 60 intimacy points.

Intertwined Fate was still somewhat difficult.

Before long, Jingliu and March 7th woke from their sleep and freshened up.

Xu Yuan and Sparkle had already gotten ready, and the four of them ate the breakfast sent over by the restaurant owner.

Only then did they leave their rooms and head downstairs from the second floor.

In the first-floor hall, Ye Zhiqiu, the Black Tortoise Soul King, stood at the head of a group of Canghui Academy members who had long been waiting there.

"Greetings, Mr. Xu Yuan. Greetings, Your Excellencies. Greetings, Senior March 7th."

Ye Zhiqiu bowed respectfully.

March 7th pouted at his words. "What? I'm a super cute girl. You're making me sound old."

"Yes, yes, yes."

The Canghui Academy members hurriedly changed their wording to flatter her.

"Let's go. We're heading for the Great Star Dou Forest."

Xu Yuan nodded casually and spoke.

The Great Star Dou Forest lay directly south of the Heaven Dou Empire. The forest stretched across two great empires and covered an immense area.

It was one of the continent's three major wild soul beast habitats.

The forest was dense enough to blot out the sky. As far as the eye could see, it was an endless sea of green.

More than half an hour later.

Xu Yuan's group of four parted ways with the Canghui Academy members. Hunting a Thousand Year Soul Ring had been easily taken care of.

Only then did March 7th ask curiously.

"Xu Yuan, what are we doing next?"

March 7th held a slender Six-Phased Ice Bow in one hand, recording the scenery with her camera as she spoke.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment before asking, "March, do you want a pair of angel-feather-type wings?"

An External Soul Bone Drop Card was still lying in Xu Yuan's system inventory.

March 7th had the temperament of a young girl, so he did not mind giving her a gift.

The moment she heard that, March 7th's pink eyes lit up.

"Huh? Really? I really do want a beautiful pair of wings, preferably feathered ones."

"Not gross flesh wings. Butterfly wings would be fine too."

"I'm learning swordsmanship from Sister Jingliu. When the time comes, I'll be unstoppable with wings like that!"

Thinking of the support-type soul masters she had seen these past few days, March 7th's tone was full of envy.

The Cloud Bat Aircraft was an external object in the end. How could it compare to a pair of holy white wings? That would be far more romantic.

After listening to March 7th, Sparkle parted her cherry lips. "March, Lady Sparkle will give you a pair of flesh wings."

March 7th immediately looked aggrieved and hurriedly sought help from Xu Yuan and Jingliu.

"Xu Yuan, Sister Jingliu, look! Sparkle is bullying me again."

Sparkle did not dare provoke Jingliu, and she had only just suffered at Xu Yuan's hands that morning, so she could only amuse herself by teasing March 7th.

"That's enough, Sparkle. If you bully March again, you definitely won't get any good juice."

"Then I'll use [Clock Trick] to seal your emotions, so you'll never be able to enjoy any fun again."

Xu Yuan's gaze swept over Sparkle's perky backside as he issued the pointed threat.

This move worked exceptionally well.

Sparkle immediately behaved herself, becoming incomparably obedient.

Once he had subdued the pair of lively troublemakers in the group, Jingliu finally offered Xu Yuan a suggestion.

"Little brother, didn't you say that the destined great villain of this world was Tang San? Our objective..."

"Big sister is right. We'll set out now!"

Xu Yuan waved a hand, and three deep-purple Cloud Bat Aircraft appeared. Then he activated [Mirror Flowers, Water Moon].

Xu Yuan and Jingliu formed one group, while Sparkle and March 7th flew to either side. Under the cover of the illusion, they began tracking their target.

On the other side of the Great Star Dou Forest.

Zhao Wuji led Shrek's six members onward, using bear claws to clear their path while searching for suitable soul beasts.

Tang San's expression was complicated. Yesterday's inexplicable David surrogate pregnancy had completely ruined his reputation.

Within the group, Rogue Rabbit Xiao Wu wore a relieved expression.

That team with two Titled Douluo seemed to have left for good. She could finally relax.

Suddenly, Tang San and Zhao Wuji both looked in the same direction.

Zhao Wuji shouted, "Everyone, get up! Something is approaching at high speed."

Shrek's six members hurriedly rose. Tang San and Ma Hongjun stood on the perimeter, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stood behind them.

Everyone activated their martial souls, protecting Ning Rongrong and Oscar, the two support-system soul masters.

A rustling sound grew louder and louder, swift and agile!

In its wake, tree trunks along the way snapped one after another, accompanied by the pressure of a ferocious and rapid soul beast overlord!

Zhao Wuji's face immediately turned extremely grim. That terrifying aura was absolutely not from an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beast.

The next second.

A giant serpent over ten meters long appeared, with dark-red wings and a fleshy crest atop its head as scarlet as blood.

The giant serpent's tail spread out like a fan, and its aura was overwhelming!

The might of a soul beast overlord poured forth, striking fear into every heart.

Rogue Rabbit Xiao Wu's pupils contracted. She was all too familiar with that sort of pressure, because...

It was the mark unique to a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

A "Hundred-Thousand-Year" soul beast—the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent!!!