Chapter 78: Fool Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Great King Xiang Xiang Naer Will Always Be Together, Welcome

Yin and Yang Qi condensed into Yin Fire and Yang Fire, converging into a Chaos Lotus. Mystical patterns flowed across the lotus surface, as if containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

Fire particles like stardust erupted from the stamen. The surrounding air warped from the intense heat, forming visible ripples. The world seemed to turn into silent black and white due to the Chaos Lotus.

A sense of fatal threat crazily assaulted his mind. Hu Hu Yanba instantly made an instinctive choice. The seventh soul ring lit up. His obese, massive body swelled several times, transforming into a diamond mammoth over ten meters tall, with ivory-white tusks and a trunk curling like clouds!

The diamond mammoth roared, shaking mountains. Its pressure spread wildly. A huge watershed exists between Soul Emperors and Soul Saints: the seventh soul technique, Martial Soul True Body. Martial Soul True Body can unleash the source power of the martial soul; it is the strongest combat form for Soul Saints and Soul Masters above them!

As the ringleader of the Shi Shi Laike City thugs, Hu Hu Yanba was naturally a ruthless man. He lowered his head slightly. The halo of the fourth soul ring flashed. His entire head was wrapped in a seemingly indestructible diamond shield, and he crashed straight into the drifting Chaos Lotus!

Diamond Head versus Chaos Lotus!

When that breathtakingly beautiful black-and-white lotus collided with the diamond mammoth's solid skull, heaven and earth first fell into dead silence, then erupted into an unspeakable, terrifying boom.

Before the diamond mammoth's dying cry could spread, the Chaos Lotus turned into a raging tide of Yin-Yang flames devouring all things. A beam of black-and-white light erupted from the lotus stamen, piercing straight to the clouds, churning the cloud layer into a chaotic vortex. Fire waves raging close to the ground plowed through the diamond mammoth's mighty body like razors.

The diamond defense famous across the continent of the Xiangjia Sect shimmered with an eerie crystalline luster, then crumbled into sparkling, fine powder.

Amidst the chaotic fire waves woven of Yin and Yang, the diamond mammoth struggled constantly. The diamond shield on its head, harder than its body surface, cracked and melted. Its trunk carbonized into flying ash filling the sky.

Hu Hu Yanba staggered backward. Each step left a cracked pit. Nearly half the flesh of his Martial Soul True Body was eroded by the Chaos Lotus until it carbonized and peeled off, revealing rows of ivory-white bones covered in dense, hideous cracks.

Reduced to such a miserable state, Hu Hu Yanba no longer possessed a shred of the dignity of a seven-ring Soul Saint. Spectators hiding far away gaped in shock, their faces filled with disbelief.

The Zhao Xuan-Na combination of a Soul King and a Hun Sect member actually left a seven-ring Soul Saint in a wretched state. How formidable Hu Hu Yanba truly was, the Shi Shi Laike residents who suffered under him knew best!

The diamond mammoth's light flickered, occasionally shifting into Hu Hu Yanba's original human form. This signified the Martial Soul True Body was nearing its limit and would collapse soon if not supported!

Hu Hu Yanba struggled to stabilize the mammoth true body. Suddenly, he recalled a fierce battle years ago with a cold young man named Wu Wu Changkong. Both the opponent and the handsome youth before him were his favorite top-tier goods, both possessing combat power surpassing their own soul power levels.

Last time, Wu Wu Changkong beat him into a rolling gourd, rolling him from the street entrance all the way to the street end. Along the way were the hearty laughter and mockery of Shi Shi Laike residents. It took Hu Hu Yanba a full three years to walk out of that gloomy memory filled with ridicule.

Hu Hu Yanba, unwilling to be eliminated, stayed in Shi Shi Laike City to cause trouble, yet suffered for three years due to his defeat at Wu Wu Changkong's hands. He was a man who found it hard to accept failure and did not want to repeat the same mistake with Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen!

The fifth and sixth soul rings blazed with light!

The diamond mammoth roared hoarsely. Its heavily injured body shot skyward like a cannonball. It curled into a diamond meatball in the high sky, then crashed down toward Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen like a falling meteor.

Fifth Soul Technique: Lock On. Sixth Soul Technique: Crush!

The Xiangjia Sect, over ten thousand years of inheritance, slowly developed a set of soul techniques perfectly suited for the diamond mammoth, including Lock On and Crush.

Crush is an attack soul technique combining the diamond mammoth's terrifying weight and brute force. Against soul masters with weak physiques, it can even produce a powerful one-hit kill effect.

Everything has pros and cons. While this soul technique is undeniably explosive in power, the diamond mammoth's speed is too slow, causing the Crush hit rate to be extremely low. The Lock On soul technique compensates for this weak link, allowing the diamond mammoth's Crush to hit one hundred percent!

The diamond meatball whistled down from the sky. Calculated by Hu Hu Yanba's strength, once the Crush landed, half of Phoenix Street would inevitably shatter instantly!

Xiang Xiang Naer let out a low shout. Four soul rings flashed in succession, directly activating Soul Spirit into Technique. Thorn Dragon amplified Silver Dragon Rage. Emerald Jade Dragon strengthened Silver Dragon Domain. Deep within her pupils, purple light surged. As her bloodline boiled, silver dragon scales covered her body. Spear intent exploded like a wild dragon leaving the sea. Her slender body transformed into a silver streak of light, charging to meet the falling diamond mammoth!

A golden body followed like a shadow. The Tai Chi Domain covered heaven and earth. Black and white cloud qi flowed around her.

Their understanding required no words. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen acted a step ahead of Xiang Xiang Naer. He drew arcs with his arms, pressing his palms against the diamond mammoth. Two vortexes of Qi surged rapidly, dissipating the overwhelming ten-thousand-jun falling force. He then used that force to spin Hu Hu Yanba continuously!

Hu Hu Yanba suddenly realized the force of the Crush had vanished like a mud ox entering the sea. Shock and rage filled his heart. But Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen gave him no chance to react. After neutralizing the Crush, he pushed upward, smashing Hu Hu Yanba violently toward the firmament!

The next second, countless silver spikes extended from the void. The second skill of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Soul Bone: Omni-Directional Thorn Spikes!

Xiang Xiang Naer's combat wisdom could not be underestimated. All the Thorn Spikes attached with space-cutting targeted the fragile parts previously damaged by the Chaos Lotus, which lacked diamond armor defense!

Hot blood poured down. A blood-red thorn flower bloomed in the sky. The diamond mammoth's wail echoed through heaven and earth!

The Silver Dragon Spear hummed. Silver flames at the spear tip tore through the thin mist, revealing the cold eyes and brows of the silver-haired girl. Hu Hu Yanba had committed a great crime; in Xiang Xiang Naer's eyes, he was utterly unforgivable. The Silver Dragon Slash split a spear beam, angrily chopping at the diamond mammoth's protruding buttocks!

"Xun Character, Wind Lock."

A hurricane suddenly rose. Howling gale winds condensed into hundreds of green chains. The chains clattered. Every chain link was woven from wind blades compressed to the extreme.

The Wind Locks coiled around the diamond mammoth like giant pythons, wrapping its four limbs in an instant. Hu Hu Yanba attempted to struggle, but the Wind Locks tightened further. The Xun Character primal text shone, trapping the diamond mammoth firmly in the sky. Its four feet and head were pulled apart as if by five horses!

The sky suddenly darkened. The cloud layer cracked open into a vortex. Purple lightning sludge brewed within the cloud vortex.

Hu Hu Yanba guessed what was about to happen. Ignoring his painfully injured buttocks, intense fear seized his heart. He shook his head incessantly. His mouth shape seemed to say words of begging for mercy, but this fellow never understood the anger of a straight man!

If he didn't beat him up badly, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen wouldn't sleep tonight!

The next instant, a purple-gold lightning pillar as thick as a water bucket suddenly struck down. The moment the lightning pillar pierced his body, scorched black smoke rose curling. The mammoth true body collapsed under the unbearable weight, exposing Hu Hu Yanba's charred flesh and blood. Purple electricity surged and exploded, even illuminating his bones transparently.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"

Nine consecutive thunderbolts. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen struck to his heart's content. His handsome face was rarely twisted like this.

Finished and done. Hu Hu Yanba had long since fainted. His whole body was black, soft, and shiny. His layer of fat was nearly five-doneness cooked.

The Wind Locks bound that obese body as it fell to the ground. Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen lightly tapped with a single finger. A crack opened in the earth, snapping shut around Hu Hu Yanba's body. The skinny monkey youth and other thugs also sank into the earth, crying out to heaven and earth, begging for mercy in a pathetic manner.

"How should we deal with them? Kill them?" Xiang Xiang Naer asked, her killing intent overflowing.

"It's a busy district. Killing people would have a bad influence."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen waved his hand, took out a soul tool communicator, found a number, and dialed:

"It's me, Big Sister Bai. I caught a few thugs on Phoenix Street. Trouble you and Little Sister Bai to come over, take them to the Spirit Tower, and send them directly to Old Man Han. He's short on manpower over there."

Having provoked someone they shouldn't have, these thugs would naturally be taken care of by the Spirit Tower for the rest of their lives. The new virtual space needed zero-distance testers. Spirit Tower disciples were precious; the person in charge, the Limit Douluo of the Illusion Brain, Han Han Tianyi, was worried about where to find brave warriors who feared no death. Hu Hu Yanba and the others arrived at just the right time.

Then the smart ones might ask, what if the thugs object?

Then split the forces into two routes to attack the Star Dou Great Forest!

Battles inevitably caused some property damage, but the Chicken Bone Boss and many surrounding shop owners stated they did not want compensation.

These bad thugs were a major headache for the common people of Shi Shi Laike City. Zhao Xuan and Na resolving them was undoubtedly a huge help; how could they be so shameless as to accept extra compensation?

However, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and Xiang Xiang Naer still made compensation. They took the property from the thugs' storage soul tools, taking from the people and using it for the people. The crowd naturally thanked them a thousand times, waving tearfully to send off their two golden patrons and guardians.

Night fell. A bright moon hung in the sky. Silver light poured down like gauze, enveloping the entire Shi Shi Laike City in a hazy dream. Streetlights flowing on the streets wove into golden threads, reflecting with the warm orange colors of convenience store signs, like a galaxy pouring down to the human world.

White mist rose from the takoyaki stall at the alley entrance, mixing with the scent of sake overflowing from late-night bars. Drunkenness climbed the evening wind; every inch of air was brewed to be slightly tipsy.

Xiang Xiang Naer held a bowl of takoyaki. She took a huge bite, and her stunning face instantly bloomed with a happy smile. Then, very naturally, she fed one to Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen.

As soul power gradually increased, the tasks Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen needed to complete grew more numerous: crafting Dou Armor, promoting soul spirits at the Ascension Platform, practicing combat, comprehending body secret arts... Busy all day, he wished he could become a deep-sea octopus, dancing with eight arms.

Xiang Xiang Naer understood Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's hardship. She no longer constantly begged him to play with her as she did in childhood. She only occasionally pulled him out to relax, after all, keeping nerves strung like a single wire was not good; cultivation should combine work and rest.

She spent a very happy half-day, with Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen by her side, and only the two of them.

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen chewed the takoyaki, savoring the wonderful burst of flavor between his teeth, a slight upward curve gracing his lips.

Xiang Xiang Naer suddenly stopped, her fingertip brushing Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's hand back as if by chance, the fragmented light from the street-side convenience store's soul-reflective screen dancing in her eyes like a handful of glittering stardust.

"Hey, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, look over there!"

The girl pointed at the sky with feigned surprise; the moment Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen lifted his gaze, her slender jade fingers skillfully slipped between his, ten fingers winding tight like vines.

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen paused slightly, looking down to meet Xiang Xiang Naer's upturned cherry lips; that smile was cunning like a little fox stealing grapes, the triumphant joy burning from her eyebrows all the way to her hair tips.

"Fool Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, I've caught you!"

She shook their tightly clasped hands, the silver chain on her wrist chiming, as if fragments of moonlight had fallen among her Bai Xi skin.

Before Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen could speak, Xiang Xiang Naer tugged him toward the street corner; the night wind lifted her snow-white skirt, her flowing silver hair brushing past Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's ear, while the streetlights became streaks of flowing gold rushing past endlessly.

They ran aimlessly, randomly darting through the streets and alleys of Shi Shi Laike City; this is how one should go out, running wildly at will in a bustling, lively city until day breaks.

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen was grateful for such a wonderful moment; having a girl beside him to share the beautiful scenery and taste delicious food together was a memory the two of them experienced jointly.

From the silver-haired girl's perspective, the reflected figure was tall and straight, with a high nose bridge, like a beautiful backlit shot in a movie; the contour of his profile was especially handsome. She turned her head toward the distance, trying to hide the rosy blush secretly spreading across her pretty face with the night.

They were no longer children; years of companionship could no longer conceal the surging flutter in their hearts.

Her chest heaved like trembling butterfly wings; Xiang Xiang Naer did not know Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's inner thoughts, but she could barely hold back.

For her human core, the most important person in this life, she had no power to resist, nor could she accept the pain of leaving him; the thoughts in her heart were like a wildfire that could not be extinguished.

In front of over a hundred first-year students, Xiang Xiang Naer spoke those words about being a child bride; it seemed like a harmless little joke, but in reality, she had begun to take it seriously.

Just as Gu Yue had initially envisioned, as the two gradually matured, Xiang Xiang Naer, whose heart and eyes were filled entirely with Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, was destined to fall.

Human nature is greedy; Xiang Xiang Naer would absolutely not be willing to maintain only a childhood sweetheart relationship. She wanted to take the next step, advancing from childhood sweetheart to lover.

Xiang Xiang Naer took a deep breath, believing she held a huge advantage; the bond of growing up together put her far ahead of all other women. Even in her view, the only female worth guarding against was Gu Yue.

For a sweet life in the future, Xiang Xiang Naer carefully devised a meticulous conquest plan: first hold hands, then kiss, and once eighteen and truly an adult, she could...

"Hehe... hehe..."

The old woman's dreamlike, sticky laughter suddenly rang out; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen gazed at the silver-furred girl's profile, brightened by the moonlight, and inexplicably felt this fellow seemed rather lewd.

He pulled her close with a reverse motion; their shadows overlapped into a single thin line, like the stitches of fate quietly sewing them together.

The midnight bell tolled in the distance; they stood side by side, the warmth in their palms more burning than the lights of ten thousand homes.

"What was that phrase on the Soul Net again? 'In spring, make a promise and do not let it down'..." Xiang Xiang Naer struggled to recall.

"Spring has a promise, flowers do not miss it; year after year, we shall not fail each other."

"Such a long, gibberish string! I am a martial general; I simply cannot remember it!"

Seeing Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's face, bright with a smile, Xiang Xiang Naer stamped her foot in indignation, then puffed out her impressively sized chest and said proudly:

"I only know one thing: Fool Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen and King Xiang Xiang Naer will be together forever!"

The girl's clear, bright eyes shone brilliantly under the white streetlights; her voice was crisp and melodious, drifting through the moonlight with the gentle evening breeze.

"Our future is the stars and the sea!"

(End of this chapter)