This Got Awkward

Qiu Wanxi had once said that the farther people went from human society, the less of their humanity remained in their hearts, and the more of the beast took its place.

That was why she had always told Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er to stay wary of the sailors. Shui Bing'er had even talked back to Qiu Wanxi over it.

The facts proved her right.

Having survived the disaster, their surging adrenaline had yet to subside. With three delicate beauties right before them, the sailor leader and the others instantly felt their desires flare.

Not to mention that the lovely woman they both revered and feared, who had just saved their lives, now lay unconscious on the ground.

With multiple buffs stacked together, it struck a particular kink of theirs all the harder.

Led by the sailor leader, several sailors advanced step by step, rubbing their fists and flexing their hands.

Among the remaining sailors, some had lust gleaming in their eyes, while others were numb and indifferent. Even the few who could not bear it ultimately failed to step forward and stop them.

"Our teacher only passed out. She isn't dead yet. Aren't you afraid she'll spring up and kill every last one of you?"

The sailor leader laughed wildly and said in a mocking tone:

"Oh, I'm so scared. She's a mighty Soul Saint, after all. Won't she slap me dead with one blow when she wakes up?"

"Why do you think I coaxed you into feeding her that pill? That's our specially made Lustful Snake Pill, designed specifically to deal with chaste, strong-willed women."

"I wish she were awake. I'd love to see that haughty, icy Soul Saint begging us to fuck her."

The sailors' lewd laughter made Xiao Yao's gaze grow colder and colder.

He swept his gaze over all the sailors, both before him and farther away.

"Do you all think the same way? My teacher just saved every one of your lives."

Meeting his gaze, only a few lowered their heads in shame.

The sailor leader laughed wildly. "Don't waste your breath. We're at sea. Here, all humanity and morality cease to exist. I'm the one who rules over everything."

"You don't actually think I fed Director Qiu that whatever-the-hell pill you gave me, do you?"

An invisible flame rose from Xiao Yao's palm, with a pink-and-purple pill bobbing within it.

As it turned out, he had never fully trusted the sailors from the start. When he accepted the pill, he had completely enveloped it in Fallen Heart Flame, much less fed it to Qiu Wanxi.

The sailors' laughter cut off abruptly, just like a stage play.

"Th-the Lustful Snake Pill? Why is it still in your hand? Then what did she swallow?"

The sailor leader stammered, the panic in his voice unmistakable.

"Our family's Lesser Recovery Pill, a supreme healing remedy. As long as you're not dead, no matter how serious your injuries, you'll recover soon after taking it."

The situation reversed in an instant. Now Xiao Yao was the one sneering:

"Why do you think I wasted time talking to you? I was just waiting for the medicine to take effect and Director Qiu to recover."

"Director Qiu, you heard everything, didn't you? There's no need to keep any of them around."

The sailors paled in shock and dropped to their knees:

"Spare us, mighty Soul Saint! Spare us!"

"It was all that bastard leader's idea! We just had no way to resist."

"Mighty Soul Saint, I have elderly parents and young children. My entire family depends on me alone to feed them. If I die, none of them will have any way to survive!"

Whether they had acted or not, all the sailors were now kneeling on the ground, kowtowing incessantly and pleading in every way they could think of, hoping to be spared.

However...

Shui Bing'er quietly tugged at Xiao Yao's trouser leg.

"What? I was having a great time showing off."

"The director... she hasn't woken up. Look at her."

Xiao Yao looked at Qiu Wanxi. Her skin was like congealed cream, so delicate a breath or touch might break it.

The wounds that had covered her body had already healed, and her complexion was rosy, with no lingering complications.

Though her clothes were tattered and her long tunic stained with blood, that was all from before. There was no impediment now.

Xiao Yao continued looking down toward her lower body.

Qiu Wanxi's trousers had been torn apart, leaving only a pair of extremely short hot pants, with her pert, rounded buttocks and shapely, full legs exposed in plain sight.

Even those hot pants could barely cover anything now, because the fox tail had pierced through them, leaving only a few threads holding them together.

The mysterious runes on the fox tail faded from view as it swayed, as though beckoning, "Come here, hurry."

"Is this... External Soul Bone fusion?"

Although an External Soul Bone could not be taken away like other Soul Bones, making it respond as naturally as one's own arm still required undergoing the fusion process.

If it fused naturally, the process might take decades.

But with external pressure, that time could be shortened dozens or even a hundred times over.

Clearly, Qiu Wanxi had never managed to fully fuse with her External Soul Bone before.

But after this great ordeal, supported by the medicinal power of the Lesser Recovery Pill, it had begun fusing with her on its own.

This was a good thing in itself, but the timing was not particularly appropriate.

The sailors raised their heads one after another.

The Soul Saint's wrath they had imagined never descended. They had not even heard a sound.

They could not help wondering whether they had been tricked.

"Brothers, looks like that bitch was lying to us. Even if the Soul Saint didn't take the Lustful Snake Pill, there's no way she could recover that quickly."

"Let's cripple them now. Otherwise, when the Soul Saint wakes up, we're really dead. Cripple them, and we'll have three more sex slaves."

"Goddammit, I've never tasted a Soul Saint before. I promise every brother here will get a taste."

Under the sailor leader's incitement and the threat of death, the sailors exchanged glances and decided to follow their leader's plan after all.

They rose one after another, releasing their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

Seagulls, tuna, sharks, sea forks-all were Martial Souls commonly seen around the bay.

These sailors who dared venture into the middle seas were all Soul Masters, most with two or three rings, and a handful with four.

The strongest of them, the sailor leader, was actually a Five-Ring Soul King!

His Soul Ring Configuration was even the optimal yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black!

For a moment, dozens of Soul Rings rippled before them. The oppressive force bearing down on them made Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er's hearts tighten.

But even so, they could not possibly surrender without a fight.

The fate awaiting them if they fell into these men's hands was foreseeable.

"Senior Sister, do you trust me?"

"Of course."

"Then give me full control of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. I'll wipe them all out."

"Wipe us out? Aren't you getting a little too arrogant? Fifth Soul Skill, Anchor from Beyond the Heavens!"

The sailor leader took the lead. His Martial Soul was a ship's anchor.

Empowered by his fifth Soul Ring, the anchor became shrouded in dense black light.

The sailor leader stamped his left foot, shattering the ground beneath it.

The anchor in his hand swung high like a meteor hammer and was hurled into the air, turning into a glittering star before vanishing.

Though it was still daytime, countless stars twinkled. The anchor the sailor leader had thrown had split into a vast meteor shower.

The swarm of meteors then formed a new anchor-shaped pattern, aimed straight at Xiao Yao and Shui Bing'er.