Seeing the faint sorrow on Ya Fei's beautiful face, Xiao Se pulled her straight into his arms. His chin brushed against the soft skin of her jade-like neck as he inhaled her faint fragrance. In a gentle voice, he whispered, "I'll come back."
"…Mm." Ya Fei lowered her eyes and answered softly, quietly enjoying the embrace of the young man who was five or six years younger than her.
Unknowingly, the warm and ambiguous atmosphere spread through the entire hall.
Perhaps… ever since that young boy in Wu Tan City first told her, "If you don't want to be controlled by your clan, then you must be the one controlling it," something had already formed between the two of them—something subtle and inseparable.
Just then, a sharp sting at his waist made Xiao Se suck in a cold breath.
The ambiguous mood shattered instantly.
Queen Medusa had bitten him again.
—
By dusk, after refining the queen's essence blood, Xiao Se had successfully mastered the first layer of Flame God's Fury. The massive energy contained in that essence blood also boosted his cultivation, pushing him up another star—now a nine-star Da Dou Shi.
"System, open my personal panel."
[Ding. Opening personal panel…]
[
Host: Xiao Se
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Cultivation: Nine-Star Da Dou Shi
Soul Level: Fifth-Tier Alchemist
Dou Qi Attributes: Fire (mixed with a trace of wood)
Cultivation Methods: Burning Art (High Xuan Rank), Origin Soul Art (rank unknown)
Battle Skills: Scarlet Flame Sword (Mid Earth Rank),
Misty Smoke Step (High Xuan Rank),
Wild Lion's Roar (High Xuan Rank),
Qi Suppressing Art (rank unknown),
Sky-Shattering Kick (Low Xuan Rank),
Eightfold Peaks (High Xuan Rank).
Exchange Chances: 0
Lottery Chances: 0
System Inventory: Zhu Zhuqing (sealed), Douluo Travel Voucher (7 days), Water Fairy Jade Bone, Nine-Petal Purple Ganoderma, Fragrant Qi Luo Immortal Herb, Snow Swan's Kiss
]
Seeing the "little kitty" sitting inside the system inventory, Xiao Se showed a helpless smile. Without realizing it, he had left her inside the system for two whole days and nights.
"System, can the travel voucher bring someone with me to Douluo Continent?"
Long Kui was fused with his spirit sword and stayed inside his body, so there was no problem with her. The troublesome one was Queen Medusa. Until she completely fused with the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python's companion soul, she would occasionally fall into deep slumber.
[Ding. The travel voucher may only be used by the host alone.]
"Then what if I store someone inside a storage treasure like the Ruyi Hundred Treasure Pouch?" Xiao Se asked with a frown.
[Ding. The system has no restrictions on non-living items inside storage tools.]
Xiao Se let out a breath of relief. He gently took out the drowsy little seven-colored snake, stroked her with care, and placed her into the Ruyi pouch.
"System, use the Douluo Continent travel voucher."
[Ding. Voucher activated. Beginning transmission…]
With the system's prompt, the space around Xiao Se twisted violently. In the next moment, he vanished entirely from the room.
—
Douluo Continent.
On a steep mountain peak just outside Soto City in the Barak Kingdom—
The surrounding space suddenly twisted into a vortex, and moments later, Xiao Se appeared at the summit.
Kneeling briefly on one knee, he slowly rose to his feet. Taking in a deep breath, he scanned his surroundings and murmured, So this is the Douluo Continent…?
"Big brother, where are we? The energy in the air feels much thinner."
A soft, airy voice sounded beside his ear—Long Kui.
"This is the world I told you about, the place where spirit bones exist. It's completely different from the Dou Qi Continent," Xiao Se explained with a smile.
"Spirit bones…?" Long Kui drifted out from the sword's pattern. After feeling the air carefully, she blinked. "No wonder the energy here is so thin compared to the Dou Qi Continent. But it isn't violent like the Dou Qi Continent's energy. So these gentle waves… are spirit power."
Xiao Se nodded. The sky was already growing dark. He knew he wouldn't be able to search for the Ice–Fire Yin Yang Well tonight. He looked around, spotting a city to the southwest—about the same size as Wu Tan City.
"No idea what this place is called. Whatever—we'll find a place to rest for the night, confirm our location, and buy a few maps. But before that… I need to let the little kitty out."
Decision made, he called out in his mind, "System, retrieve Zhu Zhuqing."
[Ding. Zhu Zhuqing has been retrieved. Please check. Reminder: once retrieved, she cannot be placed back.]
Hearing this, Xiao Se looked around.
No one.
He expanded his soul perception—still nothing.
"Long Kui, do you sense anyone nearby?" he asked.
"Long Kui will try."
She closed her eyes, and after a moment, she pointed upward in alarm. "Big brother! Someone is falling from the sky!"
Xiao Se looked up. A small black dot plummeted from the heavens, rapidly growing larger until the shape of a girl appeared.
"…Are you kidding me? A literal 'falling from the sky' situation? This is insane."
Cursing under his breath, Xiao Se's Purple Cloud Wings burst open behind him. With a powerful flap, he shot into the air and sped downward toward the falling figure.
He caught her when she was still about a hundred meters above the peak. His wings swept once more, gently carrying them back down to the mountaintop.
Holding the girl in his arms, Xiao Se finally got a good look at her.
She appeared to be around twelve or thirteen, dressed in a form-fitting black leather outfit. Her skin was pale, her limbs slender and graceful, and her figure… unexpectedly explosive for her age.
Her face was stunningly beautiful—and her chest was so outrageously developed that Xiao Se instantly recalled ostrich eggs from his past life on Earth.
Startled and impressed by her… generous attributes, he couldn't help swallowing hard.
"Big brother… who is she? And why did she fall from the sky?"
Long Kui hovered beside him, eyeing Zhu Zhuqing in his arms—especially those. A faint jealousy crept into her voice.
She lowered her gaze to her own budding chest, inhaled deeply, and silently lamented, Why aren't mine like that…
"We'll ask when she wakes up," Xiao Se said with a wry smile. In a situation like this, he obviously couldn't say he already knew who Zhu Zhuqing was.
As they spoke, Zhu Zhuqing's eyelashes fluttered. Her fingers twitched slightly.
Long Kui quickly whispered, "Big brother, she's waking up. Should I hide?"
Xiao Se smiled. "This world isn't as dangerous as the Dou Qi Continent. Almost nothing here can threaten us, and the people's perception is weak. When no one else is around, you can stay out. And judging from the energy in her body—it matches this world perfectly. She must be a native. So, we can ask her where we are."
(End of Chapter)
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