And beneath his feet.
Three soul rings appeared.
Yellow, yellow, purple.
The Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix's pressure and Ultimate Fire erupted, purifying the surrounding air.
Sacred pure yang energy poured into Huo Wu's body.
The whale rubber's lustful heat entangling Huo Wu's heart melted like ice and snow before this supreme flame.
Huo Wu's delicate body trembled, and her hazy eyes swiftly cleared.
When she saw the scene before her.
Huo Wu froze.
She was actually wearing nothing but a close-fitting red dudou.
Large stretches of fair skin lay exposed to the air.
She was hanging in Chen Jin's arms in a shameful position.
Her two snow-white legs were wrapped around the young man's waist, her rounded, jade-like feet pressed against the outsides of his thighs.
Both arms encircled his neck.
Their bodies were pressed tightly together.
She could clearly feel the warmth coming from his body and hear his heartbeat.
"Ah!"
Her startled cry rang through the woods.
As though struck by lightning, Huo Wu hastily let go.
Her movements were so hurried that she fell off Chen Jin.
Her rounded, jade-like feet landed on the soft grass.
Ignoring the stinging beneath her feet, Huo Wu scrambled backward, nearly losing her balance.
"You... I..."
Huo Wu looked at the outer garment on the ground, her lovely face scarlet.
The blush spread all the way to her collarbones and neck.
She looked as vivid and tender as a flower dripping with dew.
She hurriedly bent down, picked up the outer garment, and threw it on haphazardly.
Because she was so flustered.
She fastened the front crookedly.
Her long, straight legs showed intermittently beneath her disheveled skirt, adding a few touches of allure.
"Chen Jin, I... I didn't mean to do that!"
Huo Wu lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, not daring to meet his eyes.
Remembering how she had thrown herself into his arms and wrapped her legs around him.
Huo Wu wished she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Chen Jin opened his eyes.
The Phoenix God's Wings and the phantom of the Nine-Heaven Divine Phoenix behind him gradually dissipated.
The three soul rings beneath his feet also vanished into his body.
Looking at the flushed, flustered woman before him.
Chen Jin remained calm, a hint of amusement entering his eyes.
"It's all right."
"The whale rubber was too old, and its medicinal potency was fierce. It's normal that you couldn't withstand it for a while."
He rose and brushed the dust off his robes.
"Still, you were quite strong just now."
At those words.
Huo Wu's toes unconsciously dug into the ground, and her face grew even redder.
"And you're still talking about it!"
Huo Wu shot him a look of embarrassed annoyance.
Her beautiful eyes were misty, shy and bashful, without a trace of her usual imposing air as Blazing Fire Academy's leading lady.
To hide her embarrassment.
Huo Wu hurriedly circulated the soul power within her.
However.
The moment she stirred her soul power, she froze.
The previously unstable soul power within her had actually become incomparably solid.
Without her noticing, the pure yang energy had already fused with her Fire Shadow Martial Soul.
Searing warmth flowed through her meridians, the earlier feverish heat gone, replaced by a sense of fullness.
"My soul power..."
Huo Wu's red lips parted wide in disbelief.
Her cultivation, which had only just broken through to level forty and had yet to fully stabilize.
Had now stabilized, even faintly showing signs of advancing toward a higher level.
The quality of her Fire Shadow Martial Soul's flames had risen a grade.
"How is this possible..."
Huo Wu jumped with excitement.
Her skirt fluttered.
Her flawless legs gleamed like ivory in the sunlight.
Her jade-like feet touched the grass, light as a fawn in the woods.
"You earned it."
Chen Jin watched the cheering woman, his tone gentle.
"I told you this would greatly benefit your cultivation. The process was just painful."
Huo Wu stopped.
Looking at the young man before her, the shyness in her eyes gradually faded, turning into another emotion.
This man, who was even younger than she was.
Was powerful and repeatedly brought her surprises.
"Thank you, Chen Jin."
Huo Wu spoke softly.
Her voice held a tenderness even she had not noticed.
Her eyes shifted, settling on his handsome face, and ripples stirred in her heart.
The light in the forest gradually dimmed.
The sunset's lingering glow stretched their shadows long.
Huo Wu tugged awkwardly at her crooked collar.
What she had done earlier had left her weak all over.
Her legs, especially, still felt sore and numb.
"You really... didn't do anything just now?"
Huo Wu looked at Chen Jin suspiciously.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed with a measure of scrutiny.
"What were you hoping I'd do?"
Chen Jin countered.
His refined, handsome face was open and composed, without a trace of guilt.
Huo Wu was at a loss for words.
Scarlet rose once more on her fair cheeks.
"Pah, pervert!"
Huo Wu spat lightly.
She lightly stamped her jade-like foot on the ground and turned away in bashful annoyance.
Though she said that, she felt relieved inside, yet also faintly disappointed.
I'm Blazing Fire Academy's campus beauty, after all, with countless admirers.
I was so forward just now, yet this fellow could remain unmoved with a woman in his lap.
Am I really that lacking in charm?
At that thought, Huo Wu lowered her head and looked herself over.
The red dudou outlined her full curves, and though her outer garment was disheveled, it could not conceal her figure.
Her legs were long and straight, glowing with a warm luster in the sunset.
What a blockhead.
Huo Wu cursed inwardly.
Chen Jin's attention was entirely on the cultivation level he had just reached.
Level forty.
Though he had yet to absorb his fourth soul ring, the soul power within him had already reached the peak of level forty.
Once he obtained his fourth soul ring, he would complete his breakthrough.
The Nine-Turn Nirvana Art had broken through to the second turn, doubling his physical strength.
Now, even without using soul power, his physical strength alone was enough to contend with an ordinary power attack system Battle Soul Elder.
As for the Phoenix God's Wings.
They gave him an advantage in aerial combat.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament..."
Chen Jin murmured.
A gleam flashed through his eyes.
Those people from Shrek Academy should be in Heaven Dou City by now, too.
Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and those who once saw me as a weakling and a traitor.
I truly look forward to the day we meet in the arena.
I wonder what expressions they'll wear when they see my strength now.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?"
Huo Wu turned around, saw Chen Jin lost in thought, and asked.
"Nothing."
Chen Jin gathered his thoughts.
"Let's go. It's getting late. We should head back."
"Wait."
Huo Wu hurriedly called out to stop him.
"My clothes... aren't straightened out yet."
Huo Wu pointed aggrievedly at the crooked front of her garment.
Because she had been flustered earlier.
She had fastened several buttons incorrectly, leaving her collar wide open and exposing her fair skin.
Chen Jin shook his head helplessly.
He walked up to Huo Wu and reached out to grasp the edges of her garment.
"Don't move."
Huo Wu stiffened.
Feeling the warmth from his fingertips, her heart pounded fiercely.
They were extremely close.
Huo Wu could smell the sunlit scent on him, her beautiful eyes fixed unblinkingly on the man before her.
Chen Jin looked focused.
His fingers undid the incorrectly fastened buttons, then buttoned them properly.
His movements were unhurried.
"Done."
Chen Jin withdrew his hands and stepped back.
Only then did Huo Wu let out a breath of relief.
Her cheeks felt scorching hot.
"Thank you."
Huo Wu spoke quietly, her voice as faint as a mosquito's hum.
What she did at that moment made her seem much gentler.
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