A faint warmth lingered upon Soul Miesheng's lips. There was a touch of sweetness within it a sweetness that seeped into his chest and unsettled the calm he had maintained until now. The fragrance of hair brushed gently across his face soft and soothing like the touch of flowing silk.
Before him was the flawless face of Zi Yan. Her cheeks carried a blush as if spring clouds had scattered their light upon her skin. Their eyes met and her trembling eyelashes resembled willow leaves fluttering in the wind so close he could almost count each delicate strand.
The girl in the white dress had stepped lightly upon her toes hands clasped behind her back as she pressed the briefest kiss upon him. Her slender body trembled from the boldness of her action and she quickly withdrew in panic her heart racing.
"Your courage is greater than I imagined" Soul Miesheng froze for an instant his thoughts scattering.
His first kiss had been taken just like that. Gone before he had even realized it. A fire rose within his chest and he instinctively pulled Zi Yan into his arms his hand circling her slender waist his gaze burning with intensity.
"I I" Zi Yan stammered unable to understand why she had done it. Her mind had gone blank overcome by impulse. Heat filled her cheeks and the closeness of his presence made her heart race wildly a mist forming within her clear eyes.
Soul Miesheng released a deep breath then slowly let her go. His expression softened though his heart still beat heavily. Zi Yan lowered her head her voice trembling. "I feel like I will soon fall into another deep sleep and it may be a very long time before I awaken again. Perhaps I will not see you for many years so I just I just" She stumbled over her words flustered. "Ah I do not know anymore" Her cheeks turned crimson her hands twisting together as she lost all composure.
A cool sensation touched her smooth forehead as Soul Miesheng leaned forward lightly pressing his lips there. His voice echoed softly. "This is what you owe me"
When the words faded his figure had already vanished from the Dragon Island together with the others. Only Zi Yan remained standing alone upon the windswept shore her white dress swaying gently her long hair fluttering in the breeze. She lifted a hand to her forehead her heart pounding with a strange rhythm.
'Is this what it means to like someone' she thought in confusion. 'Why did brother seem even more nervous than me Could it be' Her bright eyes sparkled with a hidden light as she pondered the answer.
Meanwhile Soul Miesheng calmed the turbulence in his heart. This little girl was truly fearless bold to the point of ignorance. For a moment he had almost lost control of himself. Women were dangerous distractions he reminded himself. Medusa was one matter yet with Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan already so close to him it would not be difficult to draw them fully to his side. But he understood the words restraint and moderation. Some lines were better left uncrossed until the right time.
Still his first kiss across two lifetimes had been taken away and the more he thought on it the more aggrieved he felt. Hei Qing and Chu Li exchanged strange glances watching him with barely hidden amusement until Soul Miesheng shot them a cold glare. They coughed awkwardly turning their heads aside. "We saw nothing at all" they muttered quickly.
The group soon left the Dragon Island and entered a realm of endless void. Here all forms of energy seemed absent leaving only pure emptiness stretching in every direction. From time to time spatial turbulence surged like invisible storms sweeping across the void with destructive might strong enough to tear apart anything in their path.
Gui Lao and Tianhuo Zun Zhe looked around with shock. Though they had traveled far and witnessed much never had they encountered a place like this. Hei Qing and Chu Li shifted into their true forms enormous Ancient Void Dragons nearly a thousand zhang in length. Their colossal bodies glided through the turbulent void tails sweeping behind them carrying Soul Miesheng and his companions safely forward.
Only beings of the Ancient Void Dragon Tribe or experts above the Dou Saint level could traverse such space without being consumed. For others remaining here even a short while meant certain death.
At last Soul Miesheng's black pupils gleamed. "We have arrived" His voice was calm yet his heart stirred for within his body the thunder spirit grew restless arcs of lightning flickering faintly across his skin.
Ahead a silver white glow appeared at the edge of the void.
"That is the Void Thunder Pool" Chu Li exhaled a stream of dragon breath his eyes alight. Even Hei Qing who had never seen it before was astonished. The glow grew larger and larger filling their vision until the two great dragons dove into its brilliance carrying all with them.
When the radiance faded an awe inspiring scene spread before them. Tianhuo Zun Zhe's eyes widened unable to contain his amazement. In all his journeys across the continent he had never seen such a place.
A vast sea of thunder stretched across the horizon endless and boundless. Silver white liquid surged like waves yet it was no ordinary water but lightning condensed into liquid form by a mysterious force. From the void above countless bolts of lightning descended gathering into the thunder sea and merging as if drawn by invisible hands. The density was beyond measure creating an ocean of lightning without end.
The energy within this place was violent and terrifying. Even Soul Miesheng felt a ripple of shock. Lightning arcs danced across the air colliding and exploding with constant roars that shook the world. A mere Dou Zun who stepped into this place would be torn apart within moments if careless.
"Is this where we must cultivate" Tianhuo Zun Zhe's scalp tingled as he stared at the raging thunder sea. With his current strength of seven star Dou Zun he would need to withstand this terrifying force while refining the Saint's blood essence. The pressure was enough to make him hesitate.
Chu Li's deep voice rumbled. "Since we have brought you to the Void Thunder Pool we shall not linger. May your cultivation rise swiftly. Take care for within the deepest reaches lies the Black Demon Lightning which even Dou Saints cannot endure" With those words he and Hei Qing returned to their dragon forms and withdrew leaving only their solemn warning behind.
Tianhuo Zun Zhe swallowed nervously. "Must we truly cultivate within that"
Soul Miesheng's lips curved faintly. "What do you think"
Before Tianhuo Zun Zhe could protest he was kicked directly into the thunder sea. The moment his body touched the lightning liquid countless bolts surged forth wrapping around him in an instant. Pain lanced through his flesh as thunder crashed relentlessly. He could only unleash his Dou Qi in desperation to resist.
Gui Lao did not wait for orders. Without hesitation he leapt into the thunder sea and seated himself cross legged upon its surface. Like a monk in meditation he allowed the lightning to strike him again and again his body torn and burned yet his focus unshaken as he began his cultivation.
Soul Miesheng nodded. His voice echoed across the storm. "Until you step into the Dou Saint realm you may not leave the thunder pool" With that command he too entered the lightning sea heading deeper.
Bolts struck him ceaselessly but the arcs vanished the instant they touched his body absorbed into nothingness. The thunder here was far too weak to harm him. Within his body the thunder spirit darted wildly filled with excitement. For it these energies were the purest nourishment.
"Do not rush little one soon you will have your feast" Soul Miesheng murmured as he advanced into the depths of the endless thunder.
(End of Chapter)
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