Head Soul Bone Skill

"Is that you?" Jing Ni accepted the pregnancy tonic and stared at Qin Xuan, who had draped the Thousand-Gold Fur over her and revealed his true face. She was utterly stunned.

"You know me?" Qin Xuan asked in surprise.

Before long, we will meet again. Those words echoed in Jing Ni's mind. She shook her head. "I was merely surprised."

From that killing intent and icy voice earlier, she had already prepared herself to marry an ugly brute, perhaps even a perverted murderer.

Who would have thought that beneath the black robe was such a handsome young man?

Qin Xuan had refined features, dark brows and eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips. He possessed an exceptionally handsome face.

In terms of appearance, he might not have counted among the very finest men in Douluo Continent, but in the world of The Qin Period, where the disparity in attractiveness between men and women was generally unbalanced—

It was already difficult to find anyone superior to him.

At the very least, this was only the second time Jing Ni had seen such a handsome man.

He was good-looking, and the more one looked, the better he appeared. The contour of his half-profile seemed polished by a mountain spring, gentle and clear whenever he was not wearing a cold, stern expression.

"Surprised? Because of my appearance? Did you think that beneath this black robe would be some sleazy old man lusting after your beauty? Or, at worst, a perverted murderer?"

Qin Xuan figured this was their first meeting and did not think much of it, teasing her lightly.

"Mhm." Jing Ni hesitated. She seemed to want to say something, but ultimately remained silent and slowly nodded. After taking the pregnancy tonic, she did not know whether it was embarrassment or the medicine taking effect.

She merely felt a warm current flow through her body. Her pale complexion, caused by the rain and pregnancy, visibly became rosy.

"How do you feel, Madam?" Qin Xuan asked with a smile as he looked at Jing Ni's face, only to discover that her favorability had already reached seventy percent.

The note in parentheses read: (Gratitude), but there was no love.

Hmm!

The revolution had yet to succeed; comrades still needed to strive.

Jing Ni froze. Madam?

Then she understood. "I already feel much better."

"Good, then." Qin Xuan nodded slowly. The more he looked at the salamander, the more he liked her.

Even though she was pregnant, her face remained flawlessly perfect, and her figure was still incomparably alluring. Her abdomen was raised high because the child had yet to be born, yet that only made her appear fuller and more captivating, lending her a unique charm.

Qin Xuan admitted that he was somewhat perverted.

He could actually entertain such improper thoughts even toward a pregnant woman.

"My lord, speaking of which, I still do not know your name." Jing Ni avoided Qin Xuan's undisguised, ardent gaze, and inexplicably felt a sense of relief.

As an assassin, reading people's expressions was the most basic ability.

All she saw in Qin Xuan's eyes was lust, not malice. That was fortunate amid misfortune.

As for why she had surrendered herself to Tian Meng, a man rotten to the bone, in the original story, perhaps she had simply had no other choice.

"My name is Qin Xuan. I come from beyond Heaven."

"Beyond Heaven?"

"That's right. You can understand it as another world. This is also why I said that Web would never be able to reach you again."

Qin Xuan took out six Awakening Stones and placed them on the ground. "I will explain that in detail later. Before that, stand inside this formation. Next, I will awaken the power unique to our world for you."

He had prepared this ever since obtaining the Mo Ya Recruitment Card, specifically so that he could conveniently awaken the Martial Souls of those he recruited. It had finally come in handy.

Though Jing Ni did not understand, she still obediently stepped into the awakening formation.

As Qin Xuan poured in his Soul Power, the six Awakening Stones lit up at once, transforming into a pale golden barrier that enveloped Jing Ni's entire body.

Jing Ni felt a warm aura seep into her body. Her whole body felt pleasantly warm, bringing an indescribable sense of relaxation and comfort.

The true qi within her body seemed to be drawn forth, stirring faintly. Guided by that warm energy, it felt as though something had shattered. All the warm aura instantly surged toward her palm.

The next second, a scene that astonished both her and Qin Xuan appeared.

The Jing Ni Sword in her left hand, sheath and all, transformed into red energy and fused into her palm. In her right hand appeared a small sword about the size of her palm, almost identical to the Jing Ni Sword.

A phantom of a purple-gold salamander emerged from within the little sword. It circled Jing Ni once, raising vast illusory waves in its wake.

Then it returned to the sword.

Jing Ni was shocked. "This is..."

"In our world, this is called a Martial Soul. Everyone has one, though their types vary greatly."

"At the same time, the true qi in your body has been converted into Soul Power. The Jing Ni Sword has followed you for many years and long since achieved unity with you. I never expected it to merge with you when your Martial Soul awakened. That is truly an unexpected delight. Jing Ni, one of the Eight Swords of the Yue King, is indeed extraordinary."

Qin Xuan gave a simple explanation, put away the Awakening Stones, then stepped forward and scooped Jing Ni into his arms.

"My lord, don't... Don't. You'll hurt the child." Jing Ni thought Qin Xuan was about to do that with her. Panic flashed through her eyes as she hurriedly stopped him.

Qin Xuan smiled. "Don't worry. Although I crave your body, I'm not so desperate that I would choose without discrimination. I won't touch you before the child is born."

"Next, I will take you back to my world. You need not worry about anything, nor do you need to be afraid. Just hold tightly onto me. Ahead of us, there shall be no enemy."

Jing Ni's pupils widened slightly as she stared at Qin Xuan in astonishment. Could there truly be other worlds beyond this chaotic age?

Holding Jing Ni, Qin Xuan vanished from this world alongside her in a flash of white light.

When they appeared again, they had arrived at the exit of Hell Road in Slaughter City—the location where Qin Xuan had used the Recruitment Card.

Because the exit hung above the Blood River at the end of Hell Road, there was nowhere for them to stand when they appeared.

Qin Xuan had long prepared for this. He shifted from holding Jing Ni with both arms to carrying her with one arm. A clear blue radiance gathered over his forehead as he tilted his head downward, releasing his formidable Mental Power almost without restraint.

With a flash of light, two enormous sword-shaped blue rays shot forth. They crisscrossed, then formed a giant sword that blasted fiercely into the Blood River below. It was so fast that it actually surpassed Hundred-Pace Flying Sword.

Qin Xuan's Head Soul Bone Skill, Sword Intent: Vertical and Horizontal, activated.

Unlike the Purple Demon Eyes' Purple Demon Divine Light, which Tang San activated in the original story, Qin Xuan's Head Soul Bone Skill was activated through sword intent born from cultivating the Vertical and Horizontal Sword Technique.

Its power depended on the strength of his Mental Power and consumed very little Soul Power.

With the formidable Mental Power of a Soul Douluo, if he disregarded the expenditure of Mental Power and unleashed it with full force, its might would be enough to rival a Soul Douluo's all-out strike.

It was one of Qin Xuan's strongest killing moves at present.

Amid a thunderous boom, towering waves rose from the Blood River below. The terrifying vertical and horizontal sword light blasted a massive blood-red vortex into the river.

Qin Xuan then used the recoil from that attack to dart into the exit's white light curtain with Jing Ni.

Bathed in white light, both of them lost consciousness.

When they awoke, they had already arrived outside.

Qin Xuan felt as though he had just awakened from a dream, but Jing Ni in his arms, wrapped in the Thousand-Gold Fur, and the weight in his right hand told him that this was real.

Turning his head, he was startled to find that the crimson Everbright Sword had somehow appeared in his hand. A white bat pattern, one inch beneath the guard, was especially conspicuous.

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