"My second Martial Soul is called—Thorn Blood Prison. Its effect is exactly what you just saw. All the Blue Silver Vines are covered in sharp thorns with extreme penetrating power, and every vine possesses the same blood-sucking ability as my first Soul Skill~"
A Yin explained while continuing to absorb.
"Mmm, not bad. That's a super powerful killing move~"
Ye Feng nodded, clearly quite satisfied with A Yin's Soul Skill.
This skill could be used either as a single-target attack or an area-of-effect assault.
For single targets, it only needed to restrain one person, with slightly stronger power.
For group attacks, the consumption was higher, but Thorn Blood Prison could directly envelop the entire opposing team.
With a sneak attack, a single Soul Skill could wipe them out.
Ordinary teams would have a hard time reacting in time.
"Hmph, it's not that amazing. It can't even beat Brother." A Yin muttered under her breath.
"Oh? So now you're thinking of taking me on? What'll happen when you grow up then?" Ye Feng pretended to be angry, lifting A Yin up and giving her a light flick on the bottom.
"Eek… Don't hit me, Brother, I was wrong…" A Yin hurriedly covered her bottom, her face flushing red.
"By the way, in the future, you're not allowed to talk carelessly about… those kinds of things between men and women, especially…"
Ye Feng seemed to recall something and gave her another warning.
He didn't want A Yin going around blabbing about ***** later.
If that happened, the accusations of him abducting a loli might really stick.
"I know already~"
A Yin stuck out her tongue and whispered.
Though she could be a bit scatterbrained at times, she still knew what should and shouldn't be said.
Things like that, she would only share with her closest friends.
"Good."
Ye Feng gave her a few more reminders before finally sending her off.
A Yin still needed to spend more time with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, broadening her horizons and learning more about human interactions.
Though staying by his side could accelerate her cultivation, he couldn't keep her with him forever.
After all, he still had plenty of his own matters to attend to.
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Ye Feng returned to his courtyard.
Zi Ji, next door, sensed his presence and rushed out in an instant.
"Ah… Sister Zi Ji, you're home…"
Ye Feng feigned surprise, instinctively taking a step back.
"Hmph~ Young Master, you've been in seclusion for so long, I've missed you to death~"
Zi Ji flashed in front of Ye Feng, wrapping her arms around him and taking a deep inhale, her face filled with satisfaction.
Clearly, Zi Ji had grown somewhat addicted to him.
"Ahem… Sister Zi Ji, bloodline evolution isn't something that can be achieved in a short time. You can't rush it…"
Ye Feng coughed dryly, feeling slightly apprehensive.
Zi Ji was just too wild.
He really couldn't handle her.
"Hmph, I don't care. Bi Ji's bloodline evolved successfully, so I want mine too."
Zi Ji pouted, refusing to listen as she dragged Ye Feng toward the house.
Though she knew dragon bloodline evolution was more difficult, as long as she persisted and milked him dry every day, she would eventually succeed.
Ye Feng: "..."
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Another half-month passed.
Ye Feng finally managed to escape Zi Ji's clutches.
If it were just Zi Ji alone, it might have been manageable. But since Zi Ji and Bi Ji lived together, Bi Ji would occasionally join in midway.
One against two.
Ye Feng was completely outmatched.
Even with his [Kidney Strengthening and Body Fortifying], he couldn't withstand their relentless milking.
...
After leaving the Star Sect, Ye Feng decided to return to the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, having wandered outside for so long, he definitely needed to visit Gu Yuena.
Well, there were also some matters that required an explanation.
Ye Feng felt that Gu Yuena must have known something about what he had been doing outside.
He wasn't sure if she would be angry when he returned this time…
To be honest, Ye Feng was a little nervous.
After all, he had done some bad things outside, and he was feeling quite guilty.
Coupled with Gu Yuena's overwhelming strength, Ye Feng was no match for her at all.
However, Ye Feng also knew that Gu Yuena wouldn't do anything too harsh to him. The worst outcome would probably be being caught and locked up, squeezed dry every day, and not allowed to leave.
For this, Ye Feng had prepared an apology gift.
He hadn't used the more than twenty drops of Essence Blood he had recently saved up—he planned to give them all to Gu Yuena. They should help her recover from her injuries quickly and also serve as a small appeasement to calm her anger a little.
With the [Void Walker], traveling to the Star Dou Great Forest was just a matter of a step or two. In just a few breaths, Ye Feng went from Sky Curtain City to the Star Dou Great Forest.
The familiar aura washed over him, instantly giving him a sense of coming home.
The next moment, Ye Feng activated [Void Walker] again.
This time, however, he wasn't in a hurry to choose a landing point. Instead, he wandered slowly through the void.
In the void, the concept of distance didn't exist.
A single step for Ye Feng in the void could traverse a hundred kilometers or just 0.00001 meters—it all depended on his will.
Soon, Ye Feng noticed a peculiar spot.
The void there was visibly expanded, clearly indicating that the space in that area had been stretched by some unknown force.
Ye Feng shifted his consciousness back to reality and focused slightly.
Sure enough, just as he had guessed, that was Gu Yuena's private chamber—a separate space she had created herself.
"I wonder if I can just barge in…"
Driven by curiosity, Ye Feng set a coordinate and took a step.
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"Whoosh—"
The scene before him shifted, and Ye Feng found himself standing inside Gu Yuena's private chamber.
As for Gu Yuena—just as Ye Feng was about to turn his head—he felt a deadly pressure bearing down on him, rendering him completely immobile.
"How dare you! Who dares to—"
"Sister, it's me!!"
Ye Feng's soul nearly left his body from fright.
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, a fragrant breeze brushed past him.
Gu Yuena's graceful figure appeared before him. She reached out with her delicate hand, grabbed Ye Feng by the collar, and said with a hint of anger, "What are you doing, you brat?! Not using the front door but sneaking in the back?! Are you trying to scare me to death?!"
Gu Yuena was genuinely a little upset.
She had almost lost control and accidentally struck Ye Feng dead.
If she had killed him by mistake, she would have wanted to die herself.
"Sister, I was wrong…" Ye Feng quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake honestly.
He was feeling some regret now—it was mostly his curiosity that had led him astray, nearly causing a disaster.
Only now did Ye Feng recall the "Warning" note in the Lexical Trait's description.
Even within a Plane, danger could still be encountered, let alone in other Planes.
If he had run into someone other than Gu Yuena—some other powerful being—he might not have even had a chance to escape.
Ye Feng swore that he would never venture into unknown spaces without absolute certainty, lest he encounter dangers beyond his ability to handle...
"You little rascal..."
Gu Yuena pulled Ye Feng over and pressed him against her chest, giving him a thorough rubbing.
She truly couldn't stay angry at him.
Her earlier fury had merely been caused by her own overly intense emotional fluctuations.
"What's going on with you? When did you learn this spatial teleportation ability? You can actually enter the space I'm in directly?"
After satisfying her urge to fuss over him, Gu Yuena finally looked at Ye Feng and asked curiously.