"Say, Sister Luochen... where are you putting your hands?"
"And cultivation... does cultivation require stripping down like this and getting this close?"
Inside a guest room at a hotel in Shrek City.
Wearing only her undergarments, Ling Luochеn clung tightly to Xue Chen in her arms, her hands like the tangled roots of an old tree.
Not only that, but her smooth, long legs also locked his legs together.
Ling Luochеn was already considerably older than Xue Chen, and looking at them like this, it was as though he had been forcibly manhandled into a hold.
"Your Martial Soul possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute... only by sensing your presence at close range can I speed up my cultivation."
Ling Luochеn held Xue Chen against her chest, an unnatural blush flashing across her face.
Of course she knew what she was doing was wrong, but she simply could not help herself.
The Ultimate Ice presence emanating from Xue Chen seemed to possess some sort of magic, leaving her unable to stop even if she wanted to.
Sometimes, she even felt she was being rather frivolous.
She had only just met this boy, yet his presence had bewitched her so thoroughly that she no longer knew heaven from earth.
"I... I'm going to suffocate!"
Xue Chen tried to push Ling Luochеn away, but all he could see was a dazzling expanse of white, leaving him unable to find anywhere to put his hands.
"Sorry, I lost control!"
Only after taking a deep breath of Xue Chen's scent did Ling Luochеn's body slowly relax.
On the very first night after Xue Chen agreed to accompany her to Shrek Academy, she had been unable to resist cultivating together with him.
At the time, she had intended to use Xue Chen's Ultimate Ice attribute to accelerate her cultivation.
But by the end, she really had lost control.
All one could say was that a Martial Soul's influence on a Soul Master was simply too great.
"Sister Luochen, I haven't read much... don't fool me. Is there really a cultivation method like this?"
Gathering the clothes that had just been pulled open around himself, Xue Chen watched Ling Luochеn, whose expression was slowly calming, with a complicated look.
This woman had been fairly normal for the first two days, but she had grown more and more excessive afterward.
If he had not still been so young, this woman might well have done something to him that carried a minimum three-year sentence.
Oh my god, the Douluo Continent is far too dangerous. There are actually female perverts here!
Boys really have to protect themselves when they're out in the world!
I never saw her cultivate with Huo Yuhao this way in the original story!
"Little Brother Chen, ordinary cultivation really doesn't require this."
Seemingly satisfied, Ling Luochеn spoke with a trace of languor in her voice.
"But you're different. Your Martial Soul possesses the Ultimate Ice attribute."
"And your Ultimate Ice attribute is exceptionally pure. To all Soul Masters, you're the finest tonic."
Having said that, Ling Luochеn actually stuck out her tongue and licked her pink, cherry-like lips.
An inexplicable chill ran through Xue Chen, and he quietly edged backward on the bed.
Scary. Far too scary.
If I'd known this would happen, I'd have been better off traveling with my Dragon Slaying Saber Martial Soul!
Who knew Sister Xue's Soul Ring would work this well?
"Um, Sister Luochen, since we've already reached Shrek City, why aren't we going straight into the academy?"
Xue Chen hurriedly changed the subject.
"Why spend money staying in Shrek City for another night?"
After ten thousand years of development, Shrek Academy was no longer the Shrek Academy of Flender's era.
On the continent today, Shrek City was a supercity that could rival Mingdu of the Sun Moon Empire.
Even Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City, the two imperial capitals that had existed ten thousand years ago, fell slightly short of Shrek City in tax revenue and prosperity.
"It's a little too late now. The academy's gates closed long ago."
Ling Luochеn looked a little odd, but still explained:
"Since it was already so late anyway, I thought I'd take you back to the academy tomorrow."
"And while we're at it... show you around Shrek City."
Ling Luochеn could hardly say that once they reached Shrek Academy, she would no longer be able to seek Xue Chen out to cultivate so brazenly, could she?
She still wanted to save some face!
Besides, with Xue Chen's talent, he was bound to receive attention from Shrek Academy's higher-ups.
At that thought, her gaze abruptly sharpened.
And there was that woman who urgently needed the assistance of Ultimate Ice!
"Well, I'll head back to my room to sleep. See you tomorrow!"
Seeing that something was off about Ling Luochеn's expression, Xue Chen hurried out of the room as though fleeing.
Why had they booked two rooms, you ask?
The two of them were only cultivating together. Although the process was a little intimate, they were not actually going to do anything, so wasn't booking two rooms perfectly normal?
"Ma Xiaotao..."
Ling Luochеn did not stop Xue Chen from leaving. Once the door was closed, she could not help rubbing between her brows.
Although they were both inner court disciples, her Soul Power Level, talent, and even standing were far below Ma Xiaotao's.
Not to mention that Ma Xiaotao's teacher was Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department.
"If Xue Chen's talent is discovered, Dean Yan will definitely have him help Ma Xiaotao cultivate. Things might even go further..."
Almost everyone in the inner court knew that Ma Xiaotao was plagued by Evil Fire.
And Ling Luochеn and Xu Sanshi frequently had to use their own attributes to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire.
"But not reporting Xue Chen's talent would be unfair to him, too."
A conflicted look flashed across Ling Luochеn's face.
"Besides, once he enters Shrek Academy, there's no way his talent can stay hidden!"
For a moment, Ling Luochеn even wanted to spirit Xue Chen away and hide him somewhere only she knew.
"Forget it. I'll report everything truthfully to the academy!"
Shaking her head, Ling Luochеn gave a soft sigh.
"At worst, I'll just have Little Brother Chen help me cultivate in private!"
Early the next morning, when Ling Luochеn knocked on Xue Chen's door, she had already changed back into her clean Shrek Inner Court uniform.
Her long black hair was tied neatly behind her head, and she looked dignified and cool, like an entirely different person from the female pervert who pestered Xue Chen to cultivate with her every night.
"Let's go. I'll take you to register at Shrek Academy today."
"All right!"
Xue Chen nodded and hurried after her.
They checked out, then left the hotel together.
The sun was already high overhead, and Shrek City's streets had come alive.
The cries from all sorts of shops and the chatter of the crowds filled almost the entire street.
Ling Luochеn walked ahead at an unhurried pace, occasionally glancing back to see whether Xue Chen was keeping up.
It was quite an eye-opener for Xue Chen.
After all, since coming to this world, he had spent most of his time in the Core Circle of the Far North, where not a single person could be seen.
Even the other cities he and Ling Luochеn had passed through on their journey had not surprised him much.
Only Shrek City had let him glimpse a shadow of the great cities from his previous life.