Who Was the Stunning Beauty Next Door? (Please Keep Reading)

"Vice Dean Cai, what are you doing? I merely asked you, a respected elder, how to clear blocked meridians. Why are you so angry?"

Seeing Cai Mei'er's raised hand and lovely face flushed crimson with embarrassment and anger, Dongfang Hao looked utterly bewildered and innocent. He even drew his neck in, every inch a good-hearted boy cowed by an elder's authority.

Yet the undisguised mischief and amusement deep in his dark-gold Golden Eyes gave his act away completely.

"You... you little scoundrel! That glib tongue of yours will be the death of me!"

Cai Mei'er bit her red lip. Her pale hand hung in the air for a long while, but in the end, she could not bring herself to strike that handsome face.

Faced with the boy's shameless pretense of ignorance, the level-ninety-five Titled Douluo felt, for a moment, as though all her strength had nowhere to go.

She knew full well that if she kept arguing with Dongfang Hao in this dim, cramped treasure chamber, there was no telling what outrageous, blush-inducing nonsense the brazen little scoundrel would say next!

"Enough of your cheek! You have what you came for, so come back with me at once!"

Cai Mei'er drew a deep breath and forced down the restless surge of blood he had stirred within her. She shot Dongfang Hao a fierce glare, seized his wrist, and hurried him out of the storeroom, almost as though she were fleeing.

Whoosh!

A moment later, a dark-green streak of light rose once more from the top-floor terrace of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. It tore through the night sky like lightning and sped toward Sea God Lake.

The night wind howled, bitterly cold.

Inside the flight barrier, however, Dongfang Hao's attention had long since left Cai Mei'er's alluring, mature figure. It was fixed entirely on the black crystal he had just pocketed.

Swallow it outright? I'm not that stupid...

Dongfang Hao laughed coldly to himself.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue was an exceedingly rare treasure on the Douluo Continent. But for someone with the Tenfold Critical Hit System, swallowing it himself without a second thought would be a criminal waste!

He needed only to find the right moment and "feed" it to that kid Huo Yuhao. Once the system's tenfold enhancement triggered and produced a supreme, divine-grade piece of hundred-thousand-year Whale Glue, that would be a truly earth-shaking move!

But as soon as that feverish thought crossed his mind, Dongfang Hao's eyelids twitched sharply, and his smile stiffened.

Wait...

That woman Cai Mei'er did remind me of something...

Dongfang Hao rubbed the tip of his nose. A trace of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Even a piece of ten-thousand-year Whale Glue held such fierce, overbearing aphrodisiac power that ordinary Soul Emperors and Soul Saints could scarcely withstand it with their bodies alone. Without a woman beside them to balance yin and yang, one careless step could leave them consumed by desire and dead from a ruptured body.

Then what if... it grew ten times stronger and became hundred-thousand-year Whale Glue?!

Once that mountain-scorching, sea-boiling medicinal power erupted inside him, what kind of terrifying "antidote" would it take to absorb and dispel it?!

An ordinary woman... probably wouldn't last even an hour before that power wore her body to pieces...

Dongfang Hao swallowed.

Even someone as strong as Ma Xiaotao, a level-sixty-five Fire Phoenix Soul Emperor, would likely face grim odds against the force of hundred-thousand-year Whale Glue.

It seemed that Ma Xiaotao alone would be nowhere near enough to help him refine and absorb such a divine substance. He would need more exceptional beauties with deep reserves and formidable strength at his side to protect him together. Only then might he have a chance of success!

"Phew..."

At the thought, Dongfang Hao let out a distracted breath. His wild, intimate fantasies churned like overturned rivers and seas, and even his breathing grew heavier without his noticing.

"Mmph..."

Sensing the scalding heat and strange tremor, Cai Mei'er shuddered as though struck by lightning while she sped through the sky. A flush of shame rose in her beautiful eyes.

She assumed the boy was secretly plotting something improper. Afraid he might do something even more outrageous in midair, she gritted her teeth. Rather than push him away, she wrapped both soft, slender arms around him and held him firmly against herself, almost as though trying to restrain him!

Thump!

She pulled him close with all her strength!

The boy's broad, straight back sank into the full curves of her chest. The softness and startling pressure made Dongfang Hao draw in a breath of pleasure.

Warmth and softness surrounded him, while a fragrance like ripe peaches rose to his head. The corner of Dongfang Hao's mouth lifted. Happy to enjoy this unexpected benefit, he lazily let his full weight rest against Cai Mei'er's supple figure.

Behind him, Cai Mei'er felt the boy's weight pressing into her and the increasingly restless movement of his head. Her eyes misted with embarrassment and her whole body burned, but she could only swallow her distress like broken teeth. She drove her Soul Power to its limit and pushed their flight speed as high as it would go!

Whoosh!

A few minutes later, a dark-green streak swept over Sea God Lake like a startled bird fleeing an arrow and landed heavily before a quiet, elegant residence amid a bamboo grove on the southern shore.

The instant her feet touched the ground, Cai Mei'er released Dongfang Hao as though she had burned her hands. She did not even dare look back, retreating several yards in haste.

In the moonlight, the renowned Vice Dean of the Martial Soul Department looked thoroughly disheveled. Her clothes were slightly rumpled, her dignified face was as red as a ripe peach, and her chest rose and fell sharply as she breathed.

"You little scoundrel... The detached Courtyard bearing the 'Purple Bamboo Residence' plaque is the home the academy has specially assigned to you!"

Cai Mei'er bit her lower lip. A tremor ran through her mature, alluring voice as she struggled to keep it steady. She did not dare meet Dongfang Hao's faintly amused dark-gold eyes as she warned him in a flustered rush:

"That Whale Glue... you must not take it on your own. If you want to use it, you m-must tell Xiaotao and me beforehand!"

Before the last word had fully left her lips, the Titled Douluo—ordinarily so lofty and composed—swung her dark-green robe and turned into a streak of light. As though afraid Dongfang Hao would devour her whole if she stayed another second, she fled toward the depths of Sea God Island without looking back!

Watching Cai Mei'er's alluring figure retreat in disarray, Dongfang Hao clasped his hands behind his back. A dangerous, domineering smile slowly curved his lips.

Run? Ripe peach, now that you've landed in my bowl, one day you'll willingly lie on that bed and give my meridians a thorough "clearing"!

Dongfang Hao looked away and turned to survey the quiet Bamboo Grove residence before him.

The setting was superb. Not only did it stand beside the shimmering waters of Sea God Lake, but the energy of heaven and earth was so dense it seemed almost ready to liquefy. It was leagues beyond the noisy, rundown boys' dormitories of the outer court.

Directly ahead, an elegant detached Courtyard built from purple bamboo and white jade stood quietly at the heart of the Bamboo Grove.

Purple Bamboo Residence...

Dongfang Hao murmured the name inwardly. His deep-set eyes shifted, and his gaze fell involuntarily on another residence separated from his own by just one wall.

The God-Level beauty next door, after the tenfold critical-hit enhancement...?

Curiosity and anticipation gleamed in Dongfang Hao's eyes. For the system to judge her ten times greater than Wang Dong, what astonishing identity and strength could she possess?

Dongfang Hao stepped forward and pushed open the gate of Purple Bamboo Residence. The Courtyard was lavishly and comfortably furnished, complete with a cultivation room and a soft couch of warm jade.

But the moment he entered the room, his steps faltered.

He stood before the closed window, his Golden Eyes narrowing. His gaze pierced the darkness and fixed on the neighboring residence, which lay silent to an almost eerie degree.

Should I activate Spiritual Detection and... sneak a peek first?

An exceptionally bold and thrilling thought quietly rose from deep within Dongfang Hao's heart!