The woman looked to be in her thirties, her dark hair cascading down her back like a waterfall. Her beautiful, mature face radiated a fierce, murderous edge that rivaled any man's. Beneath her tightly fitted leather armor, full breasts that seemed ready to burst free and long, firm, alluring thighs traced a perfectly ripened, womanly silhouette.
She was the dean of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department, a level ninety-four Power Attack System Titled Douluo-the War God, Xian Lin'er!
At that moment, Xian Lin'er's phoenix eyes were fixed on the devastated, scorched valley below, filled with profound shock and alarm.
She drifted down, her nose twitching slightly as she caught the rich medicinal fragrance that had yet to fully dissipate and the lingering rings of resonance in the heaven and earth energy. Every hair on her body involuntarily stood on end.
"What terrifying medicinal potency... This phenomenon in heaven and earth looks like... the traces left by some Divine-Grade Pill that exists only in legend, freshly refined?!"
Xian Lin'er murmured involuntarily, her delicate hands trembling, her beautiful eyes filled with regret and shock.
Unfortunately, although she had rushed here after sensing the disturbance in the heaven and earth energy, she had still arrived a step too late!
Following the faint trails of energy lingering in the air, Xian Lin'er gazed into the distance. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she discovered, to her astonishment, that the departing presence had headed straight toward nearby Shrek City!
"Just what hidden, heaven-reaching powerhouse could refine such a Divine Pill, one that seizes the very creative power of heaven and earth?!"
Xian Lin'er drew a deep breath, her high leather-armored chest rising and falling sharply.
She had been stuck at the peak bottleneck of a level ninety-four Titled Douluo for several full years, unable to take that crucial step into the ranks of level ninety-five Super Douluos.
Yet just now, merely inhaling a trace of the scattered pill essence lingering in the air had caused the soul power barrier within her, stagnant for years, to faintly loosen!
Xian Lin'er had a powerful intuition that if she could truly find that mysterious Alchemy Grandmaster and obtain a genuine Divine Pill, she would surely break the shackles of fate and advance smoothly to the level ninety-five Super Douluo realm!
At that thought, determination and burning desire flashed deep within the beautiful eyes of this supremely alluring, mature Douluo renowned across the continent. Her body moved, becoming a swift streak of rainbow light as she shot toward Shrek City without hesitation!
Back in Shrek City, within the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's secluded, luxurious private residence.
They had barely entered the spacious, quiet hall of the inner courtyard when the ever-impatient, fiery Wu Feng could no longer contain her urgency. She hurried over to Xiao Dong, her narrow eyes fixed eagerly on the young man's Storage Ring, and pressed him anxiously:
"Hey, now that you've finished refining the medicinal herbs, where's the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid you promised us? Hurry up and take it out!"
Seeing Wu Feng's impatient, heated expression, Xiao Dong instead took his time settling brazenly into a nearby cushioned chair. He lifted his eyelids in feigned bewilderment and smiled teasingly:
"The Spirit Liquid is right here with me. But seeing how you're burning with impatience, Miss Wu Feng, don't tell me you plan to tip your head back and swallow it straight down?"
"You...!"
Seeing Xiao Dong's infuriating attempt to deliberately keep them hanging, Wu Feng clenched her teeth in anger. Her narrow eyes spat fire, her full, high chest heaving, and she wished she could rush over and bite the bastard on the spot.
Beside Xiao Dong, the elegant, ethereal young sect mistress Ning Tian and the adorable Xiao Xiao, whose dark-green twin ponytails swayed, also had eyes brimming with anticipation and longing. They blinked their large eyes, then stared at Xiao Dong without looking away.
No Soul Master at the Soul Grandmaster stage could possibly remain calm before an unparalleled miraculous medicine capable of raising their soul power by three or more levels without side effects.
Only after seeing the three girls' lovely, desperately expectant expressions did Xiao Dong's lips curl into a cool, faintly amused smile. He stopped teasing them, tapped the tabletop lightly with a bent finger, and said evenly:
"This Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was refined from the blood essence of a ten-thousand-year soul beast and several medicinal herbs. Its medicinal properties are overwhelmingly fierce. If you tip your head back and swallow it directly, never mind your frail little bodies-even a Soul Ancestor would end up with ruptured intestines and a rotting gut."
"We can't take it orally?!"
At Xiao Dong's words, all three girls froze. Xiao Xiao blinked her innocent, wide eyes and asked softly in confusion, "Then... Big Brother Xiao Dong, how exactly do we use this Spirit Liquid?"
"Very simple."
Xiao Dong leaned against the chair back, resting both hands behind his head. His gaze swept brazenly over the three girls' graceful figures, each charming in her own way, before he slowly delivered words that struck them like lightning:
"Find a pool, fill it with warm water, and drip the Spirit Liquid into it to dilute it. Then... all three of you must strip off every piece of clothing and underwear, jump into the pool, and circulate your soul power at full strength to absorb the medicine. Only then can you thoroughly undergo Marrow-Cleansing and Bone-Refining and absorb its effects."
Boom!
As Xiao Dong's calm yet domineering words fell, the entire inner courtyard hall instantly sank into deathly silence!
"Strip... strip naked and soak in the pool?!"
Wu Feng practically shrieked at once. Her beautiful, fiery face flushed as red as cooked pig's liver, and even her long, snow-white neck turned an enticing pink. Gritting her teeth, she angrily rebuked him:
"Shameless pervert! I knew a lecher like you was up to no good! You're clearly just trying to take advantage of us!"
Ning Tian's delicate body also trembled violently at that moment. Her normally composed, elegant face burned like fiery sunset clouds, and she was so embarrassed that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
As for Xiao Xiao, the youngest, she had already covered her little face tightly with both hands in mortification. A pair of watery eyes peeked through her fingers, her little heart pounding wildly.
"Soak or don't. Those are the rules."
Faced with Wu Feng's embarrassed, angry accusations, Xiao Dong merely sneered and shrugged indifferently. Making as if to put the jade bottle back into his sleeve, he said calmly, "Since certain people consider themselves too pure and find it troublesome, I'll save myself some top-grade medicinal herbs. You can simply pass up this chance to gain three levels of soul power."
"Wait... Young Master Xiao Dong, please stay!"
Seeing that Xiao Dong really intended to take the medicine back, Ning Tian, who had remained silent throughout, finally gritted her teeth and hurriedly spoke up to stop him.
The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was declining by the day. As its young sect mistress and future leader, she carried far too many hopes and burdens. For the sect's future, and to break the shackles of fate, what did a little embarrassment amount to?!
"Young Sect Mistress, you..."
Wu Feng turned and stared at Ning Tian in disbelief. Yet Ning Tian merely shook her head gently, an unprecedented determination shining in her clear, autumn-water eyes, and said softly:
"Wu Feng, Young Master Xiao Dong is right. Using warm water to cleanse the marrow and absorb such fierce medicinal potency is entirely sound. If we miss this heaven-sent opportunity, who knows how many years we'll have to cultivate bitterly? Come soak with me."
Seeing that her young sect mistress had gone this far, and that Xiao Xiao beside her was obediently nodding again and again, Wu Feng bit down hard on her lower lip. Though her shame and anger knew no bounds, she ultimately had no choice but to lower her proud head in anguish and tacitly agree.
Before long, in the quiet rear courtyard at the deepest part of the secluded residence, a bath carved from fine, smooth white jade had been filled with steaming, clear water.
Steam rose, shrouding the entire luxurious bathroom in a haze of white mist.
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