Two hours later.
The strange phenomena in the cultivation room finally dissipated completely.
Chu Yunfei and Ling Xueyao lay side by side on the bluestone floor, both drenched in sweat.
Ling Xueyao was so weak that she barely had the strength to lift a finger.
She wasn't in a hurry to find clothes, and just lay there naked.
She turned her head, her eyes, now cold again, fixed intently on Chu Yunfei.
Chu Yunfei felt a chill run down his spine under her gaze, and could only cough awkwardly before forcing a smile and saying, "Your Highness, this isn't entirely my fault. I warned you before I came in."
Upon hearing this, Ling Xueyao's gaze turned even colder.
"You mean, I'm practically offering myself up for you to take liberties with?"
"Of course not! I absolutely did not mean that!"
Chu Yunfei quickly protested, "It's because the secret technique I cultivated was too domineering, and I lost control... This wasn't my intention."
"Yeah?"
Ling Xueyao sneered, forcing herself to sit up on one side, and looked down at him condescendingly. "You lecherous scoundrel, you've been wanting to ride my horse for a long time, haven't you!"
Chu Yunfei gazed at her stunningly beautiful face so close to his own, and at her undisguised arrogance.
He didn't dodge or make excuses; instead, he nodded quite frankly.
"Yes."
Ling Xueyao was stunned.
She thought he would continue to make excuses and try to justify himself, but she didn't expect him to recognize it so readily.
Chu Yunfei continued, "Your Highness is so beautiful and elegant, what man in the Eastern Continent wouldn't want to have her by his side? I, Chu Yunfei, am a normal man, so it's perfectly normal for me to have such thoughts."
These candid, almost audacious words left Ling Xueyao momentarily speechless.
She maintained a composed expression on the surface, but a strange ripple of emotion stirred within her, one that even she found absurd.
The shame and indignation she felt for being so openly expressed by this man who had saved her several times, seen her body, and was even called the "Prince Consort" subtly faded, replaced by an extremely complex emotion.
Just then, Ling Xueyao suddenly realized that something was wrong with her body.
She abruptly closed her eyes.
Within his dantian, the liquid spiritual energy pool that originally belonged to the Heavenly Origin Realm Ninth Layer had disappeared. In its place was a vast, boundless ocean of spiritual energy, radiating a faint golden light!
Spiritual power transforms into a sea, divine thoughts become unobstructed!
This is... the Divine Sea Realm!
"I... I broke through?!"
Ling Xueyao suddenly opened her eyes, her face filled with disbelief.
It should be understood that the gap Heavenly Origin Realm and the Divine Sea Realm is enormous. Even with her talent and ample resources, it would still take her at least one or two years of arduous training to truly take this step.
But now, after just one absurd night, she has actually stepped into the Divine Sea Realm, which countless people dream of!
Chu Yunfei's voice rang out at the right moment. Seeing Ling Xueyao's shocked expression, he casually explained, "I have an extremely large amount of energy accumulated within me, and my constitution happens to be quite special. With the interaction of Yin and Yang, it naturally came to fruition."
He did not reveal the secret of the dual cultivation of the Dragon and Phoenix Dao Yellow Scripture, only vaguely mentioning it as "a special physique".
Ling Xueyao looked at him with complicated emotions, and then felt the surging power within her body. Her mind was in turmoil.
Could it be... that doing that kind of thing can improve one's cultivation level?
If this happened a few more times, wouldn't that be...?
The moment the thought crossed her mind, Ling Xueyao's pretty face flushed bright red.
She frantically shook her head, trying to banish this absurd idea from her mind.
At the same time, Chu Yunfei was also checking his physical condition.
Fourth Level of the Heavenly Origin Realm!
Moreover, he is only one step away from reaching the Heavenly Origin Realm Fifth Layer.
To his even greater surprise, the secret runes of the Great Heaven-Burning Art had been firmly imprinted deep within his soul.
This means that he has completely mastered this Saint-level secret technique!
Overnight, he broke through three realms and also acquired a life-saving Saint-level secret technique.
The gains were far greater than imagined.
In his mind's eye, Xiaoxiao Dragon's mischievous voice rang out. "You brat, you're just one step away from the Heavenly Origin Realm Fifth Layer. Look at how weak that girl is right now; it's the perfect opportunity for another try. With a little more effort, you might just break through to the top."
Upon hearing this, Chu Yunfei felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
Now that they've already done the most intimate things, and that thin veil has been pierced, he no longer has so many reservations.
His gaze returned to Ling Xueyao's alluring, naked body, and his eyes gradually turned dangerous.
"Your Highness, shall we... do it again?"
Ling Xueyao trembled all over, like a startled fawn, and quickly tried to get up and move away.
"Get out! Don't even think about it!"
But this was her first time experiencing something like this, and after all that commotion, she was already sore and weak all over, and couldn't stand up anymore.
As soon as he propped himself up, he felt dizzy and fell to the side with a cry of alarm.
Chu Yunfei reacted swiftly, stretching out his long arm and precisely pulling her back into his arms.
The warm, soft body was once again in her arms, and the familiar scent of the man enveloped her, causing Ling Xueyao to soften even more instantly.
Forced to lean against Chu Yunfei's strong chest, listening to his steady and powerful heartbeat, she felt as if the little strength she had just mustered had been drained away.
She raised her head, using the last bit of stubbornness, glared at this shameless scoundrel who had taken advantage of her, and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.
" Chu Yunfei, this is a warning..."
Before she could finish speaking, a warm and domineering touch pressed heavily onto her lips.
He shut down all her unspoken warnings.
Ling Xueyao's phoenix eyes widened instantly, her mind going completely blank.
She tried to raise her hand to push him away, but Chu Yunfei grabbed her wrist and pinned it to the bluestone floor.
The man's presence pressed down overwhelmingly.
She sobbed, and her jaw was easily pried open.
Chu Yunfei showed no politeness whatsoever, and his actions were forceful.
Ling Xueyao had just broken through to the Divine Sea Realm and was therefore of no use in this confrontation.
Her already weak body quickly lost even the last bit of strength to resist.
"You..." Ling Xueyao finally managed to catch her breath, her voice breaking. "Let go!"
Chu Yunfei not only didn't let go, but his hand moved upwards along her slender waist.
Ling Xueyao was panting heavily, her chest heaving violently.
Looking at Chu Yunfei's handsome face so close to hers, shame, indignation, and humiliation welled up in her heart once again.
" Chu Yunfei, you're getting more and more outrageous! What exactly do you want?!"
Chu Yunfei looked at her, his smile deepening.
"What?"
He lowered his head, his lips almost touching her burning earlobe, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Of course... I'd like to ride the princess's horse again."
These words sent a shiver down Ling Xueyao's spine, and her cheeks, which had just regained a sliver of color, were instantly flushed red again, like the glow of the sunset.
You... shameless!
Ling Xueyao was both ashamed and angry. She finally put all the strength she had been holding in into action and raised her hand to slap him.
But as soon as she raised her wrist, Chu Yunfei easily grabbed it.
"Your Highness, you are now a genuine Divine Sea Realm expert. If you slap me like that, I'm afraid my handsome face will be ruined." Chu Yunfei held her soft and delicate wrist, smiling innocently.
"You still know I'm at the Divine Sea Realm?" Ling Xueyao's ample bosom heaved with anger. "And yet you dare to be so insolent!"
Times have changed.
Chu Yunfei's fingers gently caressed her smooth, jade-like back, feeling its amazingly silky texture. The predatory look in his eyes remained undiminished. "Just now it was consensual, and now it's mutual affection. How can you say it's presumptuous?"
"Who said we were mutually in love!" Ling Xueyao nearly jumped out of his arms like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "I was forced by you!"
"Yeah?"
Chu Yunfei raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping unabashedly over her naked, alluring body before finally settling on her pretty face, a mixture of shame and indignation. "But I remember, Your Highness screamed... much more ecstatically than I did later."
"You..."