Xiao Wu's delicate body trembled, and her exquisite face turned deathly pale. "Kill me. I won't be your beast pet!"
Thud...
Hearing her refusal, Lin Chen had yet to answer when Hu Liena grew angry. She grabbed Xiao Wu's long, brownish-pink hair and forced her down in front of him.
"Mm ah..."
"Little sister, Brother Chen is giving you a chance. You'd better seize it and think carefully before you answer~" Hu Liena gently stroked her face, a hint of threat beneath the softness in her voice.
Lin Chen looked at Hu Liena in surprise from the sofa, and understanding dawned on him. How could becoming Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden be as simple as having extraordinary talent?
Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes filled with tears. "Don't you just want my Soul Ring and Soul Bone?! Kill me..."
Hu Liena helplessly wrinkled her nose, indicating that she had no way to help either. She could tell Lin Chen wanted to take this little Soul Beast for himself, but the little Soul Beast was a bit stubborn.
"Kill you? Heh..." Lin Chen sneered. "If all I wanted was your Soul Ring and Soul Bone, do you think you'd still be alive?"
With that, he seized her chin and forced her to meet his gaze.
"What a pretty little face. What a pity... how did you end up falling for that good-for-nothing Tang San?"
Xiao Wu retorted, "My Third Brother isn't a good-for-nothing!"
"Then why are you here with me now?"
"You... you relied on Spirit Hall's power. Otherwise, Third Brother would have rescued me!"
Lin Chen said expressionlessly, "Then why didn't he rescue you on the competition stage today? And after you were captured, why didn't he immediately admit defeat to protect you?"
At those words, Xiao Wu's face turned deathly pale, and her delicate body trembled uncontrollably, whether from disappointment or despair.
"You... kill me~"
Lin Chen sighed softly. "It seems you still want to choose the second option. In that case, there's nothing I can do!"
[Beast Taming Art: can control the souls of all Soul Beasts. Price: 50,000 Villain Value. Note: If the host has more Soul Power than the Soul Beast, he can forcibly control it; if the Soul Beast has far more Soul Power than the host, the Soul Beast must cooperate willingly, or the chance of failure is extremely high.] [Ding! Congratulations, host. Exchange successful.] [Balance: 290,000 Villain Value]
Seeing the tall, upright figure before her slowly rise, Xiao Wu grew extremely nervous. "You... what are you going to do?"
The corners of Lin Chen's mouth lifted slightly as he restrained her movements. "Be good. It'll be over soon~"
With that, he drew out a drop of blood essence and swiftly formed several ancient hand seals. A square red mark instantly appeared between his hands.
An ominous feeling rose in Xiao Wu's heart, and she struggled backward. "Let me go! No, please~"
Hu Liena quickly grabbed her and held her in place before Lin Chen.
Smack!
"Mm ah..."
Lin Chen then drove the Beast Taming Seal straight into her sea of souls, engraving it deep within her beast soul (spirit). She cried out, and her pinkish-brown eyes rolled back slightly.
Several breaths later, Lin Chen slowly withdrew his hands and looked at her expectantly.
"Huff, huff..." Xiao Wu breathed rapidly, and her vacant expression slowly returned to normal. Looking at the tall figure of Lin Chen before her, she suddenly felt a powerful sense of attachment.
It was a feeling from the depths of her soul, beyond her control...
Thud~
"Xiao Wu greets Master~"
Seeing Xiao Wu kneeling before him, Lin Chen burst out laughing. He swept out an arm and pulled her into his embrace. "Hahaha..."
A trace of resistance flashed through Xiao Wu's pink eyes, but she was soon drawn in by the attachment deep within her soul. To her now, Lin Chen's figure and even his scent had become a deadly poison.
The Beast Taming Art was far more overbearing than the Love Soul Pill, though it had one drawback: it could not control Soul Beasts with more Soul Power than its user. Otherwise, it would not have been so cheap.
Seeing this, Hu Liena smiled charmingly and moved to Lin Chen's other side, a natural fragrance wafting from her.
Lin Chen held a woman on each side, the fated heroine Xiao Wu on one and Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden Hu Liena on the other. He did look rather like a great villain.
But as he saw it, there was no such thing as justice on the Douluo Continent. There was only the law of the jungle: the strong made the rules, and the weak could only obey.
He had never thought Bibi Dong was wrong to unite the Douluo Continent, nor did he consider himself a good person.
He acted as he pleased and lived as he pleased.
Life was not simply black or white, but an exquisite shade of gray...
"It's getting late. Nana, Xiao Wu, get ready to attend this young master's bath!" Lin Chen slowly rose and put his hands on his hips, looking every bit the young master.
"Yes, Master~"
"Got it, Brother Chen~"
Two hours later, splash... splash...
Lin Chen carried the two peerless beauties out of the bath and strode into the main bedroom of the inner hall. Hu Liena and Xiao Wu's faces were flushed, and their shapely, sultry bodies had gone completely limp in his arms.
"Heh... the Soft Bone Charm Rabbit and the Charm Heavenly Fox truly live up to their names~"
Spirit City, Shrek Academy's lodgings
"Dean Flender, Grandmaster, we'll be going now." Dai Mubai was taking his leave of Flender and the teachers, while Zhu Zhuqing comforted Liu Erlong, who had lost her daughter.
Flender nodded. "Mm, it's a long journey. Be careful on the road."
"We will." Dai Mubai then looked at Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhu Qing, let's go~"
Liu Erlong's eyes were red as she said, "Go on~"
Zhu Zhuqing's cool voice was extremely gentle. "Then we'll head back now, Aunt Liu. We'll come see you again when we have the chance."
"Mm~"
With that, the two each mounted a swift horse and departed. They had originally planned to share a carriage, but Zhu Zhuqing did not want to be too close to Dai Mubai for the time being.
Watching them leave, Ma Hongjun sighed softly. "How did the Shrek Seven Devils seem to fall apart in just one short day?"
"Xiao Ao, Rongrong has gone back to her sect. Where are you planning to go?"
Oscar looked lost. "I don't know~"
Ma Hongjun suddenly said, "Oh, right. Didn't Sect Master Ning say before that you were welcome to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Aren't you going there?"
Oscar gave a bitter smile. Since they returned from the competition, Ning Fengzhi had not paid them any attention at all. How would he dare force himself on them?
"Forget it. We'll talk about it later. I'm planning to go out and gain some experience first."
Flender said mildly, "Some experience would do you good. It can broaden your horizons, and if you encounter some opportunity, perhaps you'll have a chance with that little girl Rongrong when you come back."
"Mm~"
Ma Hongjun sighed deeply. "Third Brother's whereabouts are unknown, Rongrong has gone back to her sect, and Boss Dai and Zhu Zhuqing have left too. Now even you are leaving. That'll leave me all alone at Shrek Academy."
Flender said, "Enough. All feasts under heaven must come to an end. Let them go. Everyone has their own destiny."
Before long, Oscar left too.
"Huh?" Flender looked puzzled. "Where did Erlong go?"
"Xiao Gang, did you see Erlong just now?"
Yu Xiaogang looked dejected and gave a perfunctory answer. "No."
"You! Sigh..."
Ma Hongjun hurriedly said, "Teacher, don't worry. Aunt Liu was just here. She probably hasn't gotten lost, has she?"
Flender said irritably, "What do you know, boy? Hurry and take some people to find her! Go!"
"Oh, all right~"
On a street in Spirit City
A cool, glamorous mature beauty in a dark green leather skirt and leather pants walked down the street on long, stunning legs. Her figure curved at the front and back, with a slender waist and a plump, rounded, upturned rear whose impressive proportions could not be concealed even by her loose leather skirt.
At one point, a trace of resolve appeared on the beauty's cool, gorgeous face, and she murmured in a magnetic voice, "Xiao Wu, Mother absolutely won't let anything happen to you!"
"No matter what the cost, Mother will protect you!"
With that, she strode with a sexy catwalk gait resolutely toward Spirit Hall.