Chapter 1635: So You

The celebration banquet continued deep into the night without stopping.

Xu Jingming took Lin Qianxue back to their lodging ahead of everyone else.

The door closed, shutting out the noise of the outside world.

Xu Jingming turned around, his gaze burning as it settled on Lin Qianxue.

She had changed into a black long dress adorned with silver threads.

Her figure, wrapped in the fabric, curved with perfect contours.

Especially those long, straight, jade-like legs.

Even with the hem covering them, their perfect outline could still be glimpsed.

Xu Jingming's lips curled into a mischievous smile as he stepped closer slowly.

He reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist, his palm sliding down naturally.

He gave a light squeeze against her firm thigh:

"Senior Sister, it's time you fulfilled your promise."

He lowered his head, his breath brushing her flushed earlobe, voice low:

"Now that you've become a Divine Body,

I must thoroughly experience how it's different from before."

Lin Qianxue's body trembled slightly, her Bai Xi face instantly flushed crimson.

She lifted her pale golden eyes and shot him a coquettish glare:

"I've figured you out—you're just a little rogue!"

"Wrong. I'm not small."

Before the words were fully out, Xu Jingming leaned down and kissed her.

His hand slipped greedily beneath the hem, gliding slowly up her thigh.

Lin Qianxue let out a soft hum.

She instinctively pressed her legs together, but he forcefully pried them apart.

Where his fingers passed, her skin was smooth as jade.

Even finer and tighter from the Divine Body's rebirth, faintly cool to the touch.

Yet it warmed rapidly beneath his palm.

"Mmm..."

Lin Qianxue's breathing grew erratic; her fingers gripped his collar.

She let his kiss travel from her lips down to her neck.

As he kissed her, he murmured teasingly:

"Senior Sister, your legs have gotten even smoother since becoming a Divine Body."

Lin Qianxue blushed and turned her face away, but he pinched her chin and brought it back.

His eyes gleamed with deeper amusement.

His fingers hooked onto the zipper at her dress's side and slowly pulled it down...

"Wait."

At that moment, Lin Qianxue suddenly reached out and lightly pressed his wrist.

Xu Jingming paused, raising an eyebrow at her.

He saw a mischievous yet shy glimmer shimmer in her pale golden eyes.

She bit her lower lip, then deliberately stepped back half a pace.

Then, under Xu Jingming's burning gaze,

she gently lifted the hem of her black long dress.

First revealing a slender, jade-white calf, its skin glowing with a luminous sheen under the light.

Then the hem rose higher.

Past the knees, revealing plump, snow-white thighs.

Full and rounded in shape, firm in texture yet soft with delicate flesh.

Against the black fabric, they glowed blindingly white.

As if carved from the finest mutton-fat jade.

Refined by the Divine Body's rebirth, not a single flaw marred her skin.

Under the light, they shimmered with an almost imperceptible luminous halo, like solidified moonlight.

Xu Jingming sucked in a sharp breath, his eyes locked in awe.

A thought surged violently in his heart.

Has she already been trained by me?

More than a month ago, in the Starfall Divine Palace's grand hall,

she was still that cold, composed Senior Sister who blushed at the mere sight of him.

Now, she was willingly lifting her dress for him.

Revealing such an irresistibly alluring sight.

Seeing him stunned, Lin Qianxue's cheeks burned even redder, yet she forced calm.

She tilted her body slightly, allowing the light to fully illuminate those plump, snow-white legs.

Her voice, barely audible, trembled slightly:

"You wanted to experience the difference, didn't you? Is this detailed enough?"

Xu Jingming's Adam's apple rolled, a surge of heat rushing straight to his lower abdomen.

He suddenly reached out, scooped her up in his arms, and strode toward the bedroom.

His voice was hoarse:

"Not enough! This has only just begun."

The Divine Body's essence is condensed energy.

Even when injured, it does not bleed—only energy leaks, and the Divine Body sustains damage.

But as Xu Jingming delved deeper, he unexpectedly sensed a familiar barrier.

He paused, raising an eyebrow in surprise:

"Hm? This has recovered?"

Lin Qianxue, blushing furiously, buried her face in the pillow, her voice muffled:

"Condensing the Divine Body is merely restoring the original state—don't ask me..."

"Fine, I won't ask."

Xu Jingming let out a low laugh, then...

Five hours later.

The bedroom was thick with languid, intoxicating warmth.

Lin Qianxue, drenched in sweat, lay sprawled atop Xu Jingming's chest.

Her Bai Xi skin glowed with a faint blush; the lightning mark on her brow flickered faintly in the dim light.

This goddess of lightning.

Now radiated a seductive, alluring charm.

She lifted her eyes, breathing lightly, and asked:

"Little brother, what are your plans next?"

Xu Jingming played with a strand of her black hair in his left hand.

His right hand sank deep into her full, soft bosom as he smiled:

"First, finish Colonel Colt's task.

Then head to the Seven Stars Continent in the Second War Zone.

Hai Li said there are plenty of insect races there—perfect for earning military merit."

"Then I'll go with you."

Lin Qianxue immediately replied, her long legs unconsciously wrapping around his waist.

"Hm?"

Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow, his hand sliding down her spine to gently pat the curve of her hips.

"Go with me? What about your Ashes Warband?"

She had managed this warband for centuries.

Its annual profits were substantial—could she really just abandon it?

Lin Qianxue let out a soft moan from his pat.

Yet she pressed even closer, her voice soft yet resolute:

"I want to be with you.

The warband was always meant to gather resources to break through to Immortality.

Now that I've broken through, it's no longer necessary for me."

This newly broken-through Immortal Spirit now clung to him like a lovesick girl.

"Besides, I've already condensed a top-tier Divine Body.

The lightning primordial source has been recognized by the universe—I can stand against even a fourth-stage Immortal.

And I can still use the Chaos Pearl—I'll never hold you back in a critical moment."

Warmth flowed through Xu Jingming's heart—he knew she was willing to abandon everything to journey with him.

He said no more, his large hand slipping beneath the thin blanket.

He gripped her long, smooth, jade-like legs.

Slowly tracing from her ankles up the inner thighs, his fingertips occasionally brushing the tender skin:

"Fine, then we'll go together."

He bent down and kissed her forehead, his voice warm with amusement:

"But these legs of yours, sister—I'm afraid I'll never let go."

Lin Qianxue's thighs grew weak beneath his touch; she bit her lip, breathing lightly:

"You only know how to torment them..."

"What else should I do?"

Xu Jingming replied without shame, his fingers slipping deeper, "They're mine."

"... Rogue."

Lin Qianxue blushed as she scolded him.

Yet her body melted into his arms, silent now.

Next,

Xu Jingming and Lin Qianxue remained at the 102nd Planet Fortress for several more days.

Lin Qianxue acted swiftly and decisively.

She swiftly transferred all affairs of the Ashes Warband.

He passed the position of commander to the squad's Seven-Star War General.

Before parting, Duke and the others felt a sense of loss.

Yet they sincerely wished the commander and Xu Jingming bright futures.

On the third morning, the brand-new SS1-class starship "Stellar Scar" departed from the spaceport.

It became a streak of dark-silver light, racing toward the vast stars.

Inside the cabin, Xu Jingming set the course for Barock Star, his eyes faintly filled with anticipation.

Once he completed this SSS-class mission,

he wondered how furious Colter would become.