Chapter 225: Painful Yet Happy

"However, the risk of the second method is very high. No one knows exactly how much Spiritual Power this stone gate will unleash; just a light touch earlier released such an intense force."

After Su Chen finished speaking, he couldn't help but sigh.

Although the first method was the safest and most stable, one would have no idea how long it would take for the Spiritual Power on the stone gate to completely dry up.

The Qingyun Secret Realm was only open for a short fifteen days this time, and five days had already passed within this Illusion Realm. They still didn't know if the flow of time in this Illusion Realm was the same as the outside world; a moment of carelessness could result in them being trapped in the Qingyun Secret Realm.

But Su Chen truly couldn't bear to let Lv Luo take such a risk. He gritted his teeth and suddenly proposed, "How about I touch it? I have quite a few Life-Saving Treasures on me; I reckon I can withstand it."

Upon hearing this, Lv Luo shook her head like a rattle-drum.

She had finally managed to find her master again, and her master's strength had not yet recovered to its former level, nor were his wings fully fledged. She dared not attempt anything that might cause her master injury.

Thinking of this, Lv Luo said straightforwardly, "Let me do it instead; my strength is higher."

Looking at Su Chen's tightly furrowed brows and eyes filled with worry, Lv Luo felt a warmth in her heart for some reason, a feeling that it would be a happiness to die here for her master.

But she knew Su Chen would absolutely not agree so easily. Her little brain whirred, and she suddenly thought of an excellent idea.

"How about this: you give all those Life-Saving Treasures to me. My strength is higher, so the success rate will definitely be higher than any of the ideas from just now!"

After speaking, Lv Luo couldn't help but lift her chin, like a proud little cat waiting to be petted.

Seeing this scene, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh.

As things stood, this was indeed the best method.

Su Chen stuffed all the Life-Saving Treasures he had onto Lv Luo, then added a worried instruction: "I will be watching from the side. If anything happens, prioritize your own safety."

Lv Luo nodded, took a deep breath, looked solemnly at the massive stone gate in front of her, and gently covered the stone gate with her hand.

Almost instantly, a massive amount of Spiritual Power surged from the spot where Lv Luo's hand covered, attacking Lv Luo with extreme aggression; the speed was so fast that the naked eye could not capture it.

In the blink of an eye, that Spiritual Power grew several times over, rushing forward with an unstoppable momentum.

Lv Luo had already sprung to the side in an instant, barely dodging that bolt of Spiritual Power, but even with such speed, two of the treasures on her person were shattered to pieces, helping her avoid a fatal attack.

This wasn't even the center of the Spiritual Power, just the insignificant Spiritual Power at its edge.

Lv Luo patted her towering chest, having survived a disaster; her heart was pounding wildly, and sweat had dampened her hair, with a layer of fragrant sweat even coating her back, adding a touch of fragile beauty.

She had been too close to that bolt of Spiritual Power; no one felt the terror of that majestic Spiritual Power more intuitively than she did, and she had even felt the fear of death.

Watching that bolt of Spiritual Power drift further away, the two hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief when Su Chen suddenly noticed with sharp eyes that the Spiritual Power had actually turned midway and was once again attacking Lv Luo.

The speed was getting faster and faster, almost becoming a light arrow, carrying an irresistible, unstoppable momentum, as if it wanted to destroy everything.

And Lv Luo was still immersed in the fear from just a moment ago, unable to pull herself out, and had not noticed the change over there.

It was too late for Su Chen to open his mouth to warn her. In his desperation, his hands moved faster than his brain; he lunged forward and tackled Lv Luo to the ground.

That bolt of Spiritual Power grazed over the top of the two of them and struck the stone gate head-on.

Only hearing a "Boom—" from the stone gate, followed by cracks like a spider web, it quickly spread across the entire gate. The stone gate, which had been indestructible and immovable just a moment ago, was reduced to rubble.

The rising dust flew about, making the entire environment hazy and making it impossible to see the scenery in front of them.

Su Chen couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood. He had almost no Life-Saving Treasures on him, and just now, in order to save Lv Luo, he had pressed his entire body onto hers.

The aftermath of that Spiritual Power grazed past him; it was thanks to Lv Luo's Protective Magic Treasure that he hadn't suffered too serious an injury.

Su Chen stumbled and fell into Lv Luo's embrace; because of the positioning, his face was buried into Lv Luo's softness.

Having survived a disaster, his brain was buzzing, and he didn't realize what his situation was, only feeling that his face was buried in something soft and squishy.

Su Chen subconsciously rubbed against it twice, feeling as if he had buried himself in a cloud.

He sighed comfortably, feeling as if his whole body had reached the clouds in bliss.

After Lv Luo realized what Su Chen had done, she was first dazed, and then in the next instant, her mind felt as if it had exploded, as if fireworks were going off in her head.

Her face instantly flushed to the tips of her ears, red as if it were dripping blood.

"Mas-Master, I... you..."

Lv Luo became incoherent, her whole body trembling non-stop.

Only then did Su Chen realize what he had done, and his own head felt a bit dazed as well.

He hurriedly sat up and coughed twice, feigning composure. For some reason, looking at this pure-hearted appearance of Lv Luo, he felt a bit shy in his own heart as well.

Lv Luo pursed her lips, her cherry-red mouth bitten pale by her, as green and unripe as a half-ripe cherry, with two blushes on her cheeks adding a touch of soft charm.

Su Chen leaned against the wall and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. He subconsciously gasped; only then did he discover that his back was soaked with blood, and it burned with pain when touched.

Seeing this, Lv Luo rushed over, pulled Su Chen into her arms, and anxiously checked his injuries.

Fortunately, the large area on Su Chen's back was just abrasions; it wasn't very deep, nor had it injured his bones. Lv Luo hurriedly unleashed pale green Spiritual Power, covering Su Chen's wounds.

The affinity and healing power of plants have always been very strong, especially for a Tree Spirit with high cultivation like Lv Luo, whose healing ability is top-notch.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the wounds on Su Chen's back were mostly healed.

Because she was worried about Su Chen's injuries, Lv Luo hadn't noticed that Su Chen's face was buried in the roundness of her chest.

Su Chen only felt his nose filled with a faint scent of grass and trees; unlike the perfume or milky scents of women he had encountered before, this scent was exceptionally fresh.

For some reason, Su Chen felt a dry mouth and tongue, especially with the burning pain on his back paired with the Spiritual Power of Lv Luo's healing; it could be called a world of ice and fire, stimulating him abnormally.

(End of chapter)