"Oh! What did you want to talk about, Senior Tang Ya?" Tian Chen deliberately feigned ignorance.
But Tang Ya laid her cards on the table. "Junior, stop pretending. I don't believe you haven't felt it."
"Felt it? Felt what?"
Seeing that Tian Chen was still playing dumb, she decided not to say anything more and dragged him out of the academy.
Ever since their first meeting, she had wanted to discover what it was about Tian Chen that attracted her Blue Silver Grass. Yet he had always brushed her off. Now that she finally had a chance to be alone with him, she was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Tang Ya dragged Tian Chen along at a brisk pace. Unable to resist at all, he could only let her pull him along.
Before long, they left Shrek Academy and arrived at a hotel.
After they paid, Tang Ya forcibly hauled Tian Chen upstairs under the reluctant gaze of the young woman at the front desk.
It was a couples' room, with a large red bed in the middle and vivid roses arranged into a heart at its center.
As soon as they entered the room, Tang Ya pinned Tian Chen against the wall. In truth, however, she was terribly shy. After all, this was her first time getting a room with a boy.
Tian Chen looked at Tang Ya, who was mere inches away. Her steady breaths brushed his face, carrying a faint fragrance that left him dazed.
"Senior Tang Ya, you..." Tian Chen stammered.
Tang Ya asked bashfully, "Tian Chen, I hope you'll give me an honest answer. What exactly is that power in you that attracts me? This is very important to me."
"Well... um..." Tian Chen had his reservations. Although he and Tang Ya were the only people here, in an age when anyone with an evil martial soul would be branded an Evil Soul Master, he always worried that his martial soul would bring trouble upon him and those around him.
Seeing that Tian Chen still refused to agree, Tang Ya decided to smash the already cracked pot and throw caution to the wind.
"Junior, I won't ask you to help me for nothing."
With that, Tang Ya actually began undoing the buttons of her clothes.
Tian Chen's eyes widened at the sight, and he caught her hands.
Tang Ya was certainly pretty, and if she liked him too, he would not mind. But he was not the sort of person who took advantage of someone in a vulnerable situation.
"Senior Tang Ya, don't! I'll tell you, all right?"
"Really?" Tang Ya was delighted. Ever since their first meeting, she had barely been able to sleep at night. That feeling of attraction kept reverberating inside her, as though urging her to seek Tian Chen out.
Tian Chen nodded.
Then he glanced around the room and took off the Snowflake Badge he always carried. A snowflake projected into the air, releasing a barrier that enveloped the room.
At the sight of this wondrous scene, Tang Ya could not help covering her mouth.
Then Tian Chen walked up to Tang Ya, and Blood Demon Heart-devouring Thunder gradually spread over him. An enormous human silhouette immediately rose behind him, reaching all the way to the ceiling. Even that height was the result of Tian Chen deliberately suppressing it.
Otherwise, if he truly unleashed his complete Blood Emperor Body here, it would probably burst the entire hotel apart.
"This is..." At the sight, even the Blue Silver Grass inside Tang Ya involuntarily emerged, reaching forward to coil around Tian Chen's body.
Immediately afterward, Tang Ya felt her Soul Power soar rapidly upon contact with Tian Chen, at least three to four times faster than her previous cultivation speed.
"Wh... what's going on?" A martial soul and its Soul Master were one, so she could naturally feel her Blue Silver Grass's extreme longing for Tian Chen's body. Even she could not help becoming intoxicated by it.
"Wh... what martial soul is this?" Tang Ya's voice trembled, her eyes filled with shock.
Tian Chen gave a faint, wry smile. "Senior Xiaoya, please forgive me for brushing you off all this time, but I had my reasons. This is my second martial soul, the Blood Emperor Body. It's also a body martial soul."
"Twin martial souls?" Tang Ya was astonished. She had never imagined that Tian Chen's talent would be so extraordinary.
Seeing her reaction, Tian Chen continued, "Senior Xiaoya, do you know why our martial souls resonated with each other before?"
Tang Ya shook her head.
"Actually, Senior Xiaoya, your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is really Dark Blue Silver Grass, possessing attributes such as darkness and devouring. Mine is the same in that respect. But these talents of ours are latent. As long as we don't tap into them, they won't manifest. Once they fully awaken, we'll become like Evil Soul Masters. Forgive me for keeping this from you. I just didn't want either of us to be treated as an Evil Soul Master." Tian Chen sighed softly.
Recovering from her shock, Tang Ya took Tian Chen's hand and said slowly, "I'm the one who should apologize. It was all my fault. I was far too impulsive just now, insisting on seeing your martial soul."
Then her expression turned serious. "Xiaochen, I'm truly sorry. Since I was the one who insisted on seeing your martial soul, I'll take responsibility for you to the very end. Don't worry. I absolutely won't tell anyone about what happened today."
Perhaps out of gratitude for his revealing his martial soul to her, even her way of addressing him had become much more affectionate.
Hearing this, Tian Chen tightened his grip on Tang Ya's hand. "Sister Xiaoya, knowing you feel that way is enough."
But after saying that, a playful smile appeared on Tian Chen's face.
"Still, who said awakening our talents means we'll definitely be treated as Evil Soul Masters?"
Watching Tian Chen change his expression as quickly as turning a page, Tang Ya suddenly found her head full of question marks.
"What if I told you I had a way to fully awaken your talent without turning you into an Evil Soul Master?"
Tang Ya's eyes widened with excitement. She hurriedly gripped Tian Chen's shoulders and asked, "Is that really true?"
Tian Chen nodded. "Cultivate with me first. As for what comes afterward, just leave it to me."
Tian Chen smiled faintly and nodded, then went over to the bed with Tang Ya and pressed both palms against hers.
Soul Power began to surge. Tian Chen took the lead in circulating his Soul Power, and a powerful force flowed slowly from his palms into Tang Ya's body.
Tang Ya was slightly startled when she felt this power, but soon relaxed.
As their cultivation progressed, Tang Ya felt her cultivation level soar rapidly.
"Thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-five and a half." In just a few hours, Tang Ya's Soul Power had risen to this astonishing level.
But this increase came with fierce side effects. A dark aura was gradually seeping from Tang Ya's body, and her eyes were taking on the blood-red hue unique to Evil Soul Masters. If Tian Chen had not erected a barrier using the badge the Snow Empress had given him, they would probably have been discovered long ago.
Seeing this, Tian Chen thought, The time has come!
He immediately entered his Sea of Consciousness and spoke to the large gray sphere within.
"Elder Yi, it's time."
As his words fell, Electrolux slowly revealed his form.
"Leave it to this old man! Speaking of which, that idea you mentioned earlier was quite interesting. I've been wanting to try it myself."
"However, little fellow, my last intervention already consumed a great deal of soul energy. Acting again this time will probably be my limit. Afterward, you must refine the Gold of Life as soon as possible to help nourish my divine consciousness."
"Don't worry, Elder Yi! Once this is over, I'll refine the Gold of Life right away," Tian Chen promised, patting his chest.
As their conversation ended, Tian Chen's eyes in the outside world gradually turned gray.
A question: what should I do with Wang Yan? I had a pretty good impression of him in the original work. As for encouraging cheating, changing his outlook a little should still be possible.
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