Nine Heart Begonia, Blooming for You Alone!
With his left hand, he grabbed the girl's slender, cold waist and helped her up from the carpet. With his right hand, he spread his five fingers, carrying scorching Pure Yang Dragon Aura, and pressed it directly onto the swaying Nine Heart Begonia in her palm!
Boom--!
The moment the Pure Yang Dragon Aura touched the Begonia Flower, the primordial death curse that had been dormant within Ye Lingling for countless generations erupted with astonishing ferocity, as if it had been fatally provoked!
Countless streams of gray-black death energy surged out from the flower stem like venomous snakes. Not only did they strongly resist the influx of Pure Yang Dragon Aura, but they also frantically counterattacked along Su Chen's palm Laogong acupoint, trying to corrode and wither away the Meridians in his arm.
These two forces clashed violently within her body, and Ye Lingling could not withstand them. Her delicate body convulsed violently, her Swan -like white neck arched back, and a trickle of black and red blood spilled from the corner of her mouth. Her consciousness was on the verge of collapse...
"Su Chen... if things are beyond saving, then let go... I don't want to become a dried-up corpse drained of its life force..." Ye Lingling said through gritted teeth, her eyes half-closed, her remaining pride making her utter these words.
"No one in front of me Su Chen, is even safe from the clutches of the King of Hell!!"
Su Chen's eyes sharpened, and the two hundred and six Pure Yang Dragon Bones in his body resonated simultaneously, causing the Chaos Ancestral Dragon Qi and Blood deep within his dantian to boil completely. Faced with the stubborn resistance of the curse of this strange flower's origin, ordinary qi channeling was useless; he could only use his absolute power to completely crush it!
He bit his tongue hard, then wiped his lips with his right index finger, and a drop of dazzling, primordial Blood One essence of the Chaos Ancestral Dragon instantly formed, as if it had been condensed from crimson gold divine fire.
"Break it!!"
Su Chen flicked his finger. The drop of primordial blood containing the supreme life status of the Primordial Dragon Emperor transformed into a streak of crimson-gold light and fiercely struck the very center of the Nine Heart Begonia flower!
Hold head high--!!
A deep, Primordial Dragon Roar roar, perceptible only to the soul, resounded through Ye Lingling's Consciousness Sea and the depths of her bloodline! The instant the Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence entered the flower, the gray-black death energy that had been baring its fangs and claws and stubbornly resisting couldn't even hold on for half a breath. Under the crushing weight of the supreme Dragon Emperor's position, it let out a shrill scream, crumbled inch by inch, and burned to ashes!
A vast, boundless surge of pure Yang energy roared into Ye Lingling's palm through the Laogong acupoint, forcefully washing over her parched and cracked limbs and bones.
The black curse lines Entanglement around the surface of the heart were torn off one by one by the crimson- Dragon Qi. The heart meridian, which had begun to shrink, began to beat powerfully again under the nourishment of the Ancestral Dragon Blood Essence. With each beat, it pumped out fresh blood mixed with a faint golden light!
"Hmm..."
Ye Lingling's tense muscles suddenly relaxed, and she slumped into Su Chen.
The bone-chilling cold and deathly silence completely receded, replaced by a scalding and domineering warm current of Yang. She clearly sensed that the family shackles in her bloodline, which were like a death warrant, had been shattered by the young man before her with a single drop of his primordial blood essence!
An even more astonishing transformation occurred in the palm of her hand.
After absorbing that drop of Chaos Ancestral Dragon's essence blood, the originally white and pink Nine Heart Begonia's withered petals rapidly regenerated.
The entire crabapple tree had transformed into an incomparably noble crimson gold, with nine petals layered upon each other, and each petal was naturally imprinted with a clear and majestic dark gold dragon pattern!
A vast and powerful life force emanated from the Begonia Flower, not only eliminating any risk of overdrawing one's lifespan, but also giving rise to a terrifying power that could exorcise evil spirits and lock in one's life force!
Buzz...!
Ye Lingling's Soul Power surged, breaking through the bottleneck of level 35 that had trapped her for nearly a year. Her powerful Soul Power rose steadily and directly stabilized at the level 36 Soul Elder realm!
The light in the hall gradually dimmed. Looking at the crimson-gold begonia in Ye Lingling's palm, which exuded the might of Dragon Might, Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan couldn't hide their amazement.
Ye Lingling slowly opened her eyes. The lingering deathly silence and emptiness of the past were long gone, and a dazzling crimson-gold luster faintly flowed deep within her clear pupils.
She looked down at her fair, jade-like hands, feeling the blazing Dragon Qi within her body that shared the same origin and bloodline as Su Chen. Her once calm and aloof heart was now churning with monstrous waves.
The Nine Heart Begonia lineage has been passed down for hundreds of years. The ancestors of all generations sought out famous doctors and rare treasures, but could not escape the fate of extinction. Tonight, this twelve-year-old boy completely rewrote it with a flick of his wrist!
Using Su Chen's arm for support, she steadied herself and slowly took a half step back, straightening her slightly disheveled black clothes.
Immediately afterwards, this heir of the Nine Heart Begonia, who was never one to mince words with anyone, bowed respectfully to Su Chen, her voice clear and firm. "The fate of the Ye Clan has been broken; my life was given to me by you. From this day forward, whatever you command, young master, I will never refuse. I and this begonia will bloom only for you."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan stepped forward and took Ye Lingling's arm, teasingly saying with a smile, "I told you that coming along tonight was the smartest choice, wasn't it? From now on, we sisters will both serve under the captain, saving us from suffering those humiliations in the Imperial Fighting Team."
A rare, gentle smile appeared on Ye Lingling's usually aloof face as she nodded slightly.
Just then, a golden light silently emerged from the depths of Su Chen's mind:
[Successfully recruited Ye Lingling, a key character in the storyline, broke the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia family, and completely eroded the core foundation of the Imperial Fighting Team.]
[God-Level Critical Hit reward issued: The host's entire Soul Ring age has been increased by 1,000 years, and the cultivation level of the god-tier technique "Ancestral Dragon Indestructible Body" has been greatly improved.]
Boom! An immense, imperceptible force exploded within Su Chen's body.
The four Soul Ring that he hadn't released beneath his feet were frantically emitting golden light deep within his dantian, their lifespan increasing by a thousand years in an instant!
His Fourth Soul Ring, which had already reached the ten-thousand-year level, became even deeper and darker. The two hundred and six Pure Yang Dragon Bones in his body were coated with a thick layer of dark gold light, and his physical strength and recovery ability once again reached a new level!
The torrential rain outside the window had stopped sometime ago, and a faint glimmer of dawn was appearing on the horizon.
Behind the screen in the inner room, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, dressed neatly, came out.
Looking at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling standing side by side in the hall, Ning Rongrong's pretty face was full of sly smiles. "Congratulations, Captain! You've managed to win over the two most precious beauties of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in just one night. If that Teacher Qin Ming finds out now, he'll probably be so angry he'll vomit blood on the spot."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a series of rapid, heavy clattering sounds of armor plates colliding, along with chaotic footsteps, echoed down the long street below the Rose Hotel! The next second, a powerful shout filled with anger and agitation, imbued with the Soul Power of a level 62 Soul Emperor, pierced through the morning mist and boomed in front of the Rose Hotel:
"Su Chen!! Immediately hand over my Heaven Dou Royal Academy members Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling!! Otherwise, don't blame me for demolishing your Rose Hotel and reporting you to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for a serious crime!!"
Inside the hall, Xiao Wu raised an eyebrow, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to rush to the window. "These defeated bastards dare to come here and cause trouble?! Watch Sister Xiao Wu go down and knock all their teeth out!!"
"No need to lift a finger." Su Chen stopped Xiao Wu and calmly walked towards the carved terrace on the south side of the hall.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance, a cold and resolute glint flashing in their eyes at the same time.
Without Su Chen giving any instructions, the two girls stepped forward and pushed open the tightly closed carved wooden windows, one on each side.
A chilly morning wind swept into the hall. Below, on the wide street, Qin Ming stood at the head of the procession, his eyes bloodshot and his face ashen. Behind him followed not only Shi Mo, Shi Mo, and Osler, all wrapped in bandages and being supported by others, but also more than thirty guards clad in the standard heavy armor of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights. Early-rising civilians and Soul Master watched from afar, pointing and whispering, the atmosphere tense and fraught with danger.
Qin Ming looked up and saw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling appear on the terrace. He was initially delighted, but then, seeing Su Chen standing half a step behind the two women, his eyes widened in fury. He shouted angrily, "Yanzi! Lingling!! What are you two doing in that thief's room?! Did he use underhanded means to kidnap you? Get down here! With your teacher here, we won't allow him to act so recklessly!!"
On the terrace, Dugu Yan looked down at Qin Ming, who was acting like a madman, with a cold gaze as if she were looking at a stranger.
She slowly raised her right hand and removed the "Imperial Fighting" badge from her bosom... It was forged from pure gold and amethyst, symbolizing the highest honor of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Beside her, Ye Lingling also gently but resolutely removed the Imperial Fighting Badge from her waist.
"Teacher Qin Ming, there's no need to waste your energy." Dugu Yan's clear and crisp voice carried across the entire street. "Lingling and I are not being held hostage. From this day forward, I, Dugu Yan, officially withdraw from the Imperial Fighting Team, leave the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and follow Captain Su Chen!!"
"I, Ye Lingling, mean the same thing." Ye Lingling's clear voice followed immediately, without the slightest hesitation.
The moment the words left her lips, both slender, fair hands simultaneously released their grip!
Ding-dong...!!
The Purple-Gold Badge fell straight down from the third-floor terrace, landing on the Blue Stone in front of Qin Ming's feet with two crisp sounds!
The Soul Master who had gathered in the street were suddenly silenced... Qin Ming stood frozen in place, staring at the shattered badge at his feet, as if struck by lightning!