Silence. Utter silence filled the forest.
The light of Invincible Golden Body still shone over Xiao Wu. She stared at Su Chen, her eyes a complicated mix of resentment, anger, contempt, and even a trace of lingering attachment.
Two years after their last encounter, Xiao Wu had once again fallen victim to Su Chen's vicious handiwork.
Half a minute later, Xiao Wu finally broke the silence.
"Don't you have any other Soul Skills besides that move?" Xiao Wu looked at Su Chen reproachfully.
"I do. I was just afraid of hurting you." With a thought, Su Chen summoned a thick Qi Barrier around himself, fifth-level gale winds swirling about him.
Thud!
Su Chen casually swung his hand, landing his fist on the nearest tree, whose trunk was thick enough for one person to encircle with their arms.
With a creak, the tree snapped.
Xiao Wu stared at Su Chen in shock. Such terrifying strength was the nightmare of a close-combat power attack system Soul Master like her. Since their last parting, the strength contained within Su Chen's body had grown even greater.
If Su Chen had used his Taijutsu earlier, Xiao Wu had to admit that she could not have won so easily before.
I was just afraid of hurting you!
I was just afraid of hurting you!
I was just afraid of hurting you!
Those words echoed in Xiao Wu's ears, making warmth well up in her heart despite herself.
The searing pain in her bottom washed away that warmth. Xiao Wu demanded indignantly, "You always use that move on me. Does it feel that good to you?"
Xiao Wu had not forgotten how, because of that Thousand Years of Death, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong would call Su Chen's name whenever they dreamed. That alone showed how deeply