Chapter 254

Holy crap!

Xu Jingming finally understood why Song Qiuyun said her battle suit was inconvenient.

The battle suit clung to her like a second skin.

It was like body paint—covering only key protrusions, leaving all other contours unmistakably visible.

Such a suit could never be worn outside...

"This is a new low-drag battle suit from Extreme Tech—I just bought it yesterday."

"Doesn't it seem weird? Should I go change into another set?"

It was a trick taught to her by her roommate Qi Dongxia: wear a suit one size smaller and deliberately test Xu Jingming's reaction.

Even Song Qiuyun, normally so open and confident, couldn't help feeling a little shy in such tight attire.

"No need—this is fine as it is."

Xu Jingming cleared his throat and replied without changing expression.

As a nineteen-year-old youth with normal sexual orientation and abundant energy,

it was impossible for him to have no reaction to such an outfit.

But since the training room held only the two of them, he might as well treat it as focus training.

"Alright then."

Song Qiuyun exhaled in relief, yet a quiet thrill surfaced in her heart.

Her A-rank natural light-based ability, "Dawn Light," granted her unique perceptual senses.

It was through this ability that, upon enrolling, she had keenly sensed the beast-like aura on Xu Jingming.

But from last semester until now,

apart from that beast-like ferocity, she had sensed no other emotions from him.

Know that

Even when fully covered,

she could still sense hot gazes everywhere she went.

Yet she had never, through Dawn Light, sensed such emotion from Xu Jingming.

This made her wonder if she simply couldn't stir any interest in him at all.

But just now, she finally sensed heat emanating from him.

With her weak strength, this could not possibly be battle lust.

If not battle intent, then the source of this heat was obvious...

"Xiao Xia's plan really worked!"

Song Qiuyun silently gave her best friend a mental thumbs-up.

A faint shimmer from her space ring, and she gripped a long, thick halberd:

"Same as always—suppress your power to Second Rank Lower Tier. Can you beat me?"

On Song Qiuyun's slightly flushed face, a mischievous smile sparkled.

"Beat you?"

Xu Jingming raised an eyebrow: "I've never heard such a request. Since you insist, I'll oblige..."

This wasn't their first sparring session.

Xu Jingming knew Song Qiuyun's fighting style and all her techniques inside out.

Even with his power suppressed to Second Rank Lower Tier, he still dominated her.

Of course, he'd always dominated her before.

But this time was different—because of her words: "Beat me."

So Xu Jingming increased his force slightly, striking more brutally than before.

In response, Song Qiuyun, as the weaker side, widened her defensive movements.

In the past, this would have posed no issue.

But because of the unique nature of her battle suit, each defensive motion inevitably revealed glimpses of her flesh.

Thus, the entire battle unfolded in an intensely alluring atmosphere.

"Jingming... I can't take it anymore."

After only half an hour of intense sparring,

Song Qiuyun, drenched in sweat, leaned against her halberd, gasping for breath, and surrendered first.

This caused the thick shaft of the halberd to sink perfectly into the deep cleavage between her breasts.

Such an undeniably seductive pose made even the usually composed Xu Jingming's eyelid twitch.

He took a deep breath, slightly calming his surging blood, then teased with a smile:

"How's that? Got beaten into submission now?"

"Submission? I surrendered, but that doesn't mean I'm convinced—unless you can actually make me feel pain."

Song Qiuyun, having caught her breath, blinked her beautiful eyes.

She thrust her impressive chest forward, wearing an arrogant look: "Go ahead, try something."

"Make me feel pain to be convinced?" Xu Jingming was taken aback.

His moves had been rough, but it was still sparring.

He hadn't held back, but he hadn't hurt her either.

Yet now, this became her reason for being resentful

"I don't believe I can't beat you into submission!" Xu Jingming's temper flared.

His gaze swept over Song Qiuyun's delicate frame, searching for a suitable spot to strike.

When he noticed a certain full, perky place.

He instantly felt a surge of unholy fire, and his originally clear eyes actually showed a slight draconic tendency!

Then he stretched out his right hand and, without the slightest hesitation, struck it.

Smack—

An exceptionally crisp sound abruptly rang out in the training room.

"Mm~~"

Song Qiuyun let out a delicate moan, her body trembling all at once; her already limp frame nearly failed to stay upright.

A strange, feverish heat, after that slap ended, spread outward from her abdomen.

"Sorry, sorry, I lost control just now."

Only then did Xu Jingming react to what had happened, and he hurriedly apologized.

"It's fine, I don't blame you."

A flush colored Song Qiuyun's cheeks.

Then, her pearly teeth gently biting her red lips, a pair of beautiful eyes seeming to pool with a pond of spring water, she looked over and said:

"Jingming, I want to ask you a question, may I?"

Seeing that Song Qiuyun wasn't pressing the matter, Xu Jingming couldn't help but let out a breath of relief and gave a slight nod:

"Go ahead."

Under normal circumstances, he would absolutely never have made a move like that just now.

But just now, it seemed he had been influenced by the dragon-blood power within him.

It was also at this moment that Song Qiuyun stored her Fangtian Huaji into her spatial ring.

Striding on her long, shapely thighs, she closed the distance to Xu Jingming in three quick steps.

Tilting her head slightly to look up at Xu Jingming, her alluring eyes as fine as silk, she asked with a touch of bashfulness:

"Jingming, do you like me?"

"Hm?" Xu Jingming gave a slight start.

Having lived two lives, his emotional intelligence was by no means low; he naturally understood what kind of situation would lead a girl to ask such a question.

So Xu Jingming drew in a deep breath and seriously considered the answer to this question.

After a good several minutes, he finally looked into Song Qiuyun's eyes, smiled, and nodded: "I do."

Whether in figure or in looks, Song Qiuyun could be said to be among the very best.

He also admitted that this was the first thing about Song Qiuyun that had drawn him in.

But that was only one aspect.

The confidence and poise Song Qiuyun had shown afterward, along with her pursuit of strength, were what Xu Jingming valued most.

Otherwise, with the SS-rank ability he possessed.

Having the state arrange some prettier, better-figured vase-girls than Song Qiuyun would have been all too easy.

"Really? That's wonderful!"

Song Qiuyun's originally anxious heart was scattered by the sudden surge of joy.

A dazzlingly bright, radiant smile bloomed on her pretty face, and she threw her arms open to hug Xu Jingming tightly:

"I like you too, let's be together."

According to his original plan, Xu Jingming had intended to wait until his level was a bit higher before considering such matters.

But the girl had already taken the initiative to this extent, so there was no need for him to keep clinging to that rule.

So Xu Jingming wrapped his large hands tightly around Song Qiuyun's delicate frame and said with a light chuckle:

"Alright."

PS: Finally got the first female lead—congratulations to our Xiaoming on escaping singlehood.

I really am not great at writing romance scenes, but since this is another world, it wouldn't do not to put together a harem.

Also, the protagonist was an orphan in both his past and present lives.

The author doesn't want him to still be alone on the day of the grand finale—that would just be too lonely, so a whole family gathered together, round and complete, is best~~