Chapter 175: Battle Soul

"Mmm!"

Eve let out a startled sound.

"Damn it. Are you even human?"

Luo De spread his hands.

"And."

Eve pleaded: "Can't you give me something else?"

Saying this, she climbed into Luo De's arms.

Fair enough.

Luo De frowned: "Come to think of it, I've never seen a Naga come forward voluntarily to fulfill a wager."

"You promised me an enhancement to my Spiritual Nature technique. Isn't this a good deal?"

The Naga's serpent tail coiled around Luo De's waist, her slender arms passionately pulling his head into her chest.

Luo De: "Didn't I tell you? During yesterday's fight with the seventh-rank, I used up all my 【Growth Spiritual Nature】."

But not entirely.

Ten points remain in reserve.

"What?!"

Eve's seductive state instantly faded by half.

She shoved his head away, glaring at him angrily.

"So you're trying to get something for free from me? Do you have any idea how humiliating this is for a Land Naga?!"

I've taken more than my fair share from you already.

Luo De: "You can stay another week. This thing regenerates quickly."

"No, I sneaked out. Mother is isolated in the Mirror Desert, her power unstable—I must return quickly to help her."

As she spoke,

her eyes suddenly lit up: "Why don't you go kill the rebel Naga for me?"

Luo De shook his head.

The Twilight Hills situation is unstable; Stormwind City's forces are too weakened. The negotiations with Coral Bay are coming soon—these Naga are valuable combatants and still useful to us.

Besides, Eve's attitude of "I order you to do something, and you must pay me back" annoyed him.

So what if I'm taking advantage of you?

Eve slumped instantly: "What good are you?"

Luo De's lip twitched.

His hand moved to her buttocks.

The Naga's entire body trembled slightly.

"! Y-You suddenly—"

"When you beg, you must show sincerity, Eve. Do you know about the Naga who were tricked out of their gear?"

"Of course. A bunch of fools—shameful to Land Naga. They couldn't even spot such a simple scam."

Luo De lifted her up and walked to the sofa.

He picked up a magical pouch embroidered with a Naga's image:

"Look. All the gear they were tricked out of is inside."

Eve gasped in astonishment: "You… you did this?"

Luo De gave no answer: "I can let you pick a few representative items to take back. Even without killing the rebels, you'll have something to show for it, won't you?"

"Yes!"

Her face lit up with joy as she reached for it.

But Luo De moved the magical pouch away.

Eve: "?"

"You must show your sincerity, Eve."

"What more sincerity do you want?"

"Not enough."

"Then I'll pay! I'll buy it back—won't that do?!"

"Still not enough."

Eve snapped: "Then what do you want?!"

"A challenge, Eve."

The Naga froze: "Are you some kind of supreme lecher?!"

Luo De pinched her exquisite, beautiful face, then gently squeezed her soft red lips.

"The thought of you leaving, of us being apart for so long, makes me ache to die. I want to make sure you remember me."

"You're not… in love with me, are you?"

"Of course. What else do you think we're doing?"

"A cold, physical transaction!"

Luo De's lip twitched, recalling his encounter with the Skytree Eva.

But he still smiled: "Then your entire life will be permitted to engage in this transaction with me alone."

Eve was slightly moved. For the first time in her long life, she'd heard words like these.

She turned her head away, flustered: "Of course not. I'm not a whore. Naga are a faithful race."

【Eve's obedience toward you +2. Current obedience: 51】

【Obedience surpassed 51. Unlocked shared skill with Eve】

【Beginning random draw…】

【Draw successful!】

【Shared Skill: Battle Soul Impact】

【Details: A Spiritual Nature technique usable only after perfect fusion of body and soul, discovered by Land Naga tomb raiders on the boundary between life and death. Knowledge of Battle Soul techniques is greatly enriched, and understanding and application of Battle Soul are significantly enhanced.】

Battle Soul?

A good skill. Very good.

Luo De himself highly favored this skill.

As knowledge of Battle Soul flooded his mind, his understanding deepened.

Using one's own form as a Battle Soul, like Eve, was not optimal. The best approach was to model Battle Souls after powerful creatures.

Battle Souls resonate with cosmic will—Spiritual Nature across the continent even mistakes them for true powerful beings, flooding them with spiritual enhancement.

Yet Battle Souls are formed from the warrior's physical will and soul—effectively amplifying the warrior himself!

This was a path no one had ever walked.

Luo De felt something stir within him.

He sensed the immense potential of this path.

So the question was: which creature?

On this continent, the best choice was undoubtedly powerful True Dragons. The might of dragons needed no proof.

Luo De had an even better option: Naulin, the Cursed Dragon. But sadly, her dragon body was still unfinished.

"I need to hurry Naulin's dragon body restoration…"

After all, one needn't have only one Battle Soul.

Luo De decided to first construct a dragon Battle Soul.

After all, dragons were the most common powerful creatures on the continent.

Eve: "What are you daydreaming about? Get down already!"

Time was short.

To finish before dawn—this was a formidable challenge!

"And! Don't hold back—I mean it!"

Luo De smiled: "Then you'd better work hard—use every single page of that Human-Naga training manual."

"You wish. Quick, lean against my tail—I'm going to use my ultimate technique!"

(End of Chapter)