Looking at Ma Xiaotao's beautiful face, slightly twisted with shock as she lay in his arms, Dongfang Hao's lips slowly curved into a smile that wasn't quite a smile.
His hand remained firmly around her supple, slender waist, his expression utterly composed.
"Twin Martial Souls, huh..."
He shook his head inwardly, amused.
If this proud fire phoenix knew that the person standing before her possessed not only Golden Eyes and a Divine Ice Martial Soul, both comparable to the divine level, but also a third Martial Soul hidden deep between his brows, one that governed life and death in the Nine Netherworlds...
Who knew whether that terrifying truth would frighten the crazy woman out of her wits?
Triple Martial Souls, each of them of a supreme grade that stood above the laws of heaven and earth. Such a foundation could be called an unprecedented miracle in the entire history of Douluo Continent!
Yet even without Dongfang Hao laying all his cards on the table, the mere tip of the iceberg he had revealed had already sent towering waves crashing through the heart of an elite inner-court student like Ma Xiaotao!
"Ultimate Ice... and an absurdly powerful spiritual Martial Soul on top of that..."
Ma Xiaotao panted rapidly. Her full, shapely chest rose and fell sharply, and even her long, rounded legs had gone a little weak from the overwhelming shock.
Her phoenix eyes locked on Dongfang Hao's deep, dark-gold gaze as she said hoarsely:
"Martial Soul quality follows the law of equal balance. Since your First Martial Soul is the legendary Ultimate Ice, then your Second Martial Soul... its rank is probably no lower. It might even... surpass it!"
"You little bastard... what hidden family of gods did a monster like you crawl out of?!"
Yet at the very instant Ma Xiaotao's mind faltered, two uncanny purple-gold runes deep within Dongfang Hao's eyes suddenly began to spin without warning!
Boom!
Through the spiritual connection he had already established, a vast, sacred will, almost tangible, forced its way into the very source of her soul, deep within her sea of consciousness, seeping into every crevice!
The spiritual brand took hold. Her heart was his, completely!
In that instant, the wild, proud scrutiny in Ma Xiaotao's phoenix eyes gave way to a dazed, hazy look.
An absolute closeness and boundless devotion born in the depths of her soul spread wildly from the most secret corner of her heart, like weeds.
It felt as though the black-clad boy before her, several years younger than she was, was the one person destined to command her and claim her heart. Even if Dongfang Hao asked her to tear out her heart and offer it to him right then, she would not resist in the slightest!
"Mmm..."
Ma Xiaotao shuddered violently, a deep, liquid desire rising in her phoenix eyes.
Her body, tense only moments before, went completely limp against the boy's broad, solid chest.
Her long, warm, pale arms slipped around his neck with unmistakable affection. She buried her ravishing face in the crook of his neck and greedily breathed in his cool yet commanding masculine scent.
"You little bastard... I don't know why, but just now... I suddenly felt that if I could spend my whole life in your arms like this... it would be a wonderful thing indeed..."
Ma Xiaotao gently brushed her long, shapely legs against Dongfang Hao's. Her breath was sweet, her voice seductively soft. She seemed like an entirely different person from the fierce, decisive "Flame Maniac" of the inner court!
Sensing the earth-shaking change in her attitude, Dongfang Hao could not help laughing inwardly. He grinned, secretly delighted.
This divine technique, honed over countless millennia, was truly terrifying!
Crushed beneath that vast spiritual power, a level-sixty-five high-ranking Battle Soul Emperor had become, in the blink of an eye, a fervent beauty utterly devoted and unfailingly loyal to him!
"Heh... Senior Xiaotao, there's far more to the wonders of Spiritual Detection than what you've seen so far."
His hand brazenly gripped the curve of Ma Xiaotao's full, lifted backside, drawing breathless gasps from her before he spoke softly, that half-smile still on his lips.
"Hmm? What else can it do?"
Ma Xiaotao lifted her face dreamily. Her phoenix eyes shimmered as she looked at Dongfang Hao with adoration and dependence, then asked in a low voice.
"That, Senior... you'll have to test for yourself."
Dark-gold light flickered in Dongfang Hao's eyes as his gaze settled on the beauty before him.
Whoosh!
As his gaze locked onto her, the skimpy red low-cut armor and tiny leather shorts Ma Xiaotao wore seemed to dissolve into nothing, layer by layer, within his field of vision!
Great expanses of dazzling, creamy-white skin, like the finest mutton-fat jade, struck his eyes without the slightest concealment!
Apart from a palm-sized scrap of black lace that barely covered her most intimate places, he could see everything: her flat stomach without an ounce of excess flesh, the enticing definition of her abdomen, and the breathtaking curves that quivered gently with each heavy breath. Every detail was laid bare!
"Gulp..."
Faced with that stunningly sensual sight, a veritable bombshell for the eyes, Dongfang Hao could not help swallowing hard and drawing in a sharp breath.
That perfect body, so full of wildness and explosive power, was ten or a hundred times more devastating than touching it through clothing!
"You little bastard... wh-where are you looking?!"
At the feel of his openly roving, invasive gaze, Ma Xiaotao's body tensed. She understood at once!
Yet under the divine spiritual technique that had won her heart, his shameless act of practically stripping her bare before his eyes stirred not the slightest anger in her. Instead, a deep thrill and pride rose within her.
She thrust out the proud curves that nearly burst through the thin lace. A luscious blush spread across her beautiful face, but rather than cover herself, she pressed even closer against Dongfang Hao in challenge and giggled wickedly:
"Like what you see? Hee-hee... since that's what you're into, you little bastard, I'll let you look your fill!"
"But... be honest with me, you little bastard! When Vice Dean Cai Mei'er carried you all the way here... did you use this same shameless trick to sneak a look at our chaste vice dean from head to toe?!"
"Ahem... ahem!"
Caught off guard when Ma Xiaotao exposed that intimate secret to his face, even Dongfang Hao, with skin as thick as a city wall, stiffened slightly. His eyes darted about as he coughed awkwardly and said:
"Senior, don't talk nonsense... I'm hardly that sort of lecher..."
"Hee-hee-hee! Deny it all you want!"
Seeing Dongfang Hao so uncharacteristically flustered, Ma Xiaotao laughed until she trembled, her soft curves pressing against his chest again and again. Her phoenix eyes gleamed with mischief and curiosity.
She rose slightly onto her toes, slipped a long, warm arm around him, and leaned close to Dongfang Hao's ear. Breathing softly against it, she nibbled his earlobe and giggled in a near-whisper brimming with temptation:
"Stop pretending, you little bastard... if you saw everything, you saw everything. I'm not going to blame you..."
"And besides... I know a tremendous, closely guarded secret about Vice Dean Cai Mei'er that she's hidden for decades..."
A slender finger traced across the boy's sturdy chest. Her red lips parted as she coaxed him like a temptress:
"Well... you little bastard, do you want to... hear it?"
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