A Woman Brimming with Allurement

Afterward, Cao Xin recalled the Ruthless Sword into his body.

He activated [Alchemy Furnace], swallowing the corpses scattered across the ground along with the lingering resentment and blood aura into the furnace.

An ancient Alchemy Furnace appeared in midair.

After a faint glow flowed through it, smooth, lustrous Upgrade Pills dropped into his palm one after another.

This haul brought his total number of Upgrade Pills to over a thousand.

Suddenly...

"Jingle, jingle..."

A crisp chime of bells rang out.

Immediately afterward, a coquettish laugh followed.

Soft and lingering.

It was as though a cat's claw were lightly scratching at the tip of one's heart.

A woman slowly emerged from the passageway.

She wore a red gown that clung tightly to her curves, its slit reaching up to her thigh, revealing fair, slender legs with every step.

Several delicate silver bells hung from her waist, producing a soft, pleasant jingling as she walked.

Her face was beautiful, and her features carried an innate charm and allure. Her red lips curled slightly upward as her hook-like gaze settled on Cao Xin.

"Oh? Where did this little brother come from?"

"You're so young, yet you have quite the temper."

Her voice was lazy and syrupy sweet, as though she were casually flirting with someone.

She stopped at the entrance to the passageway and leisurely sized Cao Xin up.

Yet a trace of wariness flashed through her eyes.

Although she, too, could kill every Evil Soul Master present in one go, who was she?

She was one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings!

A dignified Super Douluo...

Only someone of her stature could accomplish such a feat.

Yet the boy before her was only seven or eight years old.

How exactly had he done it?

Not to mention that more than a hundred people had died...

Yet even their corpses had vanished.

Na Nali's gaze casually swept over the empty hall, and the wariness in her heart grew stronger.

Could this have been some Evil Soul Master eliminating rivals and stealing their gains?

She had seen far too much infighting within the cult, with members killing and devouring their own comrades.

So perhaps some hidden expert had acted in secret, then sent this boy out as a decoy...

That speculation was far more reasonable than "a seven- or eight-year-old child killed more than a hundred Evil Soul Masters."

With that thought, Na Nali looked around.

Her gaze darted rapidly through the shadows and corners, trying to find the Evil Soul Master hiding there.

Unfortunately, she could not detect any flaw.

Thus, she could only turn her attention back to Cao Xin.

No matter what...

She would capture this boy first.

Then, in the next moment, she decisively made her move.

With a flick of her wrist, the several silver bells trembled at once, letting out a rapid, piercing ring.

"Jingle, jingle! Jingle, jingle!"

Waves of mental assaults erupted instantly!

Cao Xin centered himself and guarded his mind.

The assault was like enormous waves crashing against a reef. Though imposing, it could not break through his firm state of mind.

He then used [Self] to drive the power of heaven and earth, forming an invisible barrier around himself that kept the corrosive power within the bell chimes outside.

When Na Nali saw that her first strike had failed...

Though shocked, she continued attacking.

The sharpness in her eyes faded away, transforming into tender, lingering affection as she spoke softly.

Her voice was warm and gentle, like spring water thawing.

"Little brother, why are you so tense?"

"Would you like big sister to help you relax?"

Her voice carried a magic that made people involuntarily sink into it, as though hearing one more word would make them willingly lower all their guard and throw themselves into her embrace.

At that moment, Cao Xin rather admired Na Nali's methods.

The moment she saw that her mental attack was ineffective, she immediately changed tactics and used allurement against him.

Such quick adaptability truly suited her identity as a Super Douluo and her status as one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Unfortunately, his control over emotional power was even stronger than Na Nali's.

Because both he and his second father, Zang Xin, possessed the Sentimental Sword Martial Soul, which naturally countered such emotional powers.

Allurement, bewitchment, confusion...

Every trick that used emotion as a spear.

Before the Sentimental Sword, they were nothing more than childish games.

At that moment, Cao Xin's gaze turned sorrowful.

A thin sheen of moisture rose in his clear eyes, and his entire body radiated a desolate grief.

Power of the Seven Emotions, sorrow!

Instantly, with the enhancement of [Self]...

That sorrow surged back against the current.

Na Nali's allurement was directly shattered.

She herself was also plunged into sorrow and resentment.

She saw memories she had been unwilling to recall.

Those past events she had buried deep in her heart, long covered by blood and slaughter, now surged back to the surface.

Her gaze went unfocused for an instant.

She sank into self-pity, unable even to maintain her alluring posture from before.

In the next moment, Cao Xin stepped forward with Celestial Dipper Steps. The Sentimental Sword in his hand silently dispersed, replaced by the Ruthless Sword.

His figure flashed, crossing the distance between them like a streak of light as he thrust his sword forward.

The Power of the Four Seasons erupted!

Four-colored radiance flowed around the sword tip.

Four Seasons Cycle!

Myriad Things Reincarnation!

During this period...

Not only had he comprehended a trace of the Time Law from Four Seasons Cycle.

He had also gained considerable insight into Heaven and Earth Reincarnation.

Spring gives birth, summer nurtures, autumn harvests, winter stores.

Again and again, unceasing and eternal.

Pfft!

The longsword pierced in.

Life-and-Death Power erupted within Na Nali's body.

Na Nali instantly broke free from her sorrowful emotions. Pain and shock flashed across her face, followed by a sudden eruption of Soul Power as she retreated several meters.

Then, she stared at Cao Xin in disbelief, the allure and composure on her face shattering completely.

How was this possible!

This boy's understanding of emotional power...

Was actually beyond hers!

She had cultivated the Path of Allurement for decades and believed her attainments in this field had long reached the pinnacle.

Yet the backlash in that instant had defeated her as easily as though she were a novice apprentice.

She had only been at this outpost for a few days?

Had the outside world changed so quickly already?

A child who looked only seven or eight years old...

Could actually reach such a level.

And at that moment...

A trace of regret flashed through Cao Xin's eyes.

Although he had already grasped the outline of Heaven and Earth Reincarnation and seen the direction of that path.

What had flowed through that sword strike just now was merely the initial form of Life-and-Death Power.

It was not true circulation and rotation.

It could not transition as naturally as the Power of the Four Seasons.

The two appeared similar...

But in truth, the gap between them was enormous.

True Reincarnation Power contained death within life and life within death, like a constantly turning circle with neither beginning nor end.

As for his current Life-and-Death Power...

It was more like a one-way path from life to death.

Though it could erupt with both kinds of energy at once, it lacked the most important "rotation" that connected them.

However, Cao Xin was not too regretful.

After all, he was still young and had plenty of time.

"Little brother..."

"You've certainly made big sister see you in a new light."

Na Nali's voice still carried a trace of softness, but beneath it, she could no longer conceal her anger.