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As night deepened, Wuhun City was enveloped in tranquility.
In the courtyard.
Hu Liena originally intended to stay and sleep with Xuan Hao under the guise of "comforting her injured junior brother".
But Xuan Hao was so annoyed by Bibi Dong's evasiveness that he was preoccupied with how to break through that thick shell, and he really couldn't muster any romantic thoughts.
Noticing that Xuan Hao was in a bad mood, Hu Liena, who was always sensible and well-behaved, did not insist.
She simply stayed with him gently for a while before getting up and returning to her own place next door, leaving him to rest by himself.
It was late at night.
Xuan Hao lay on the large, comfortable bed, his hands behind his head, staring blankly at the carved bed curtains.
"Brother, I think you're overthinking it."
Suddenly, the Ice Dragon King's cold, disdainful voice echoed in his mind:
"In my experience, that woman is a typical example of someone who is stubborn but soft-hearted, plus timid.
She clearly wants you, but because of all those messy rules and concerns, she has trapped herself."
"If you really wanted it, why didn't you just grab her and kiss her on the sofa?
If you had been more proactive and made it a fait accompli, she would have resigned herself to it. Why are you sighing and complaining here?"
The Ice Dragon King's way of thinking was simple and straightforward.
Dragons were a powerful race, and if they wanted something, they would just take it directly.
Why bother with all the complicated stuff?
"no."
Xuan Hao sighed helplessly and immediately rejected the Ice Dragon King's suggestion in his mind:
"Sister Bing, you don't understand her."
"If we really force ourselves on each other as you say, then it's truly over between us, and there won't be any room for maneuver!"
Xuan Hao recalled Bibi Dong's extremely insecure personality and said in a deep voice:
Because of her past experiences, she is extremely sensitive to the word "coercion," and even detests it.
She will absolutely not allow anyone, in any form or under any pretext, to force her to make a decision!
"If I had really used force just now, even if she still had feelings for me, her extremely fragile self-esteem would have caused her to collapse instantly.
Then, in order to protect herself, she would have completely closed her heart, or even... died with me."
"Then what are you going to do?"
The Ice Dragon King snorted coldly:
"You can't use force, but if you try to be gentle, she'll hide from you like a hedgehog.
This woman is too awkward!"
"There will always be a way…" Xuan Hao rubbed his temples, just about to say something.
"etc!"
The Ice Dragon King's voice suddenly changed, its previous coolness and casualness vanishing instantly, replaced by an extremely rare vigilance and solemnity:
"Did you feel it?"
"What?" Xuan Hao was taken aback.
"An extremely dangerous aura is approaching... no, it's erupting!"
The Ice Dragon King's dragon soul faintly roared within the Soft Bone Rabbit's soul bone, its voice tinged with apprehension: "It's the power of a god!
And it's filled with evil, tyranny, and resentment... It's that strange power emanating from that woman!"
Xuan Hao was startled upon hearing this.
He thought for a moment and immediately made a judgment:
"It should be the evil thoughts of the Rakshasa on my teacher. She may be cultivating or undergoing the Rakshasa God test."
"wrong!"
The Ice Dragon King interrupted him sharply, his tone extremely urgent:
"If it were normal cultivation, how could the evil thoughts emanating from her be leaked out to the point that even I, the King, could clearly sense them from this far away?!"
"etc..."
Xuan Hao suddenly sat up in bed, his expression changing drastically.
Because in those few short seconds while the Ice Dragon King was speaking, he himself sensed that nauseating, evil aura!
That aura was like a runaway flood, spreading wildly from the direction of the Pope's bedroom, and even the elements in the surrounding air were groaning under the corrosive influence of this malevolent energy!
"Something's happened!"
Xuan Hao rolled out of bed, and with a stomp of his foot, he transformed into a silver lightning bolt, smashing through the window of the side hall and speeding toward Bibi Dong's palace!
In just a few breaths, Xuan Hao rushed into the Pope's bedroom.
The moment he stepped across the threshold, the sight before him made his pupils shrink sharply.
The air in the center of the bedroom was completely distorted, and a bottomless, dark void, emanating a thick, purplish-black mist, floated in mid-air.
The malevolent energy of the Rakshasa, which seemed capable of devouring all reason and light, was pouring out continuously from this void.
The entrance to the Rakshasa Realm!
Without any hesitation, Xuan Hao pushed off with his feet, ready to rush into the dark, empty cave to rescue the person.
"Stop right there! Are you out of your mind?!"
The Ice Dragon King's furious roar exploded in Xuan Hao's mind.
At the same time, an extremely powerful ice-attribute soul force forcefully erupted from his right leg bone, forcibly pulling Xuan Hao's steps and blocking him in front of the void.
"It's extremely dangerous inside, you absolutely must not go in!"
The Ice Dragon King's voice was sterner than ever before:
"That's a secret realm left behind by a god! And judging from this aura, the other party is definitely an extremely insidious and evil god!"
"With the remaining remnant power of your souls, are you still not enough to protect me?!"
Xuan Hao retorted.
"I am unsure of the situation inside!"
The Ice Dragon King explained in a deep voice, "If this is a place of divine inheritance, and you haven't obtained the god's permission, your reckless intrusion as an outsider will only anger the master of this secret realm, and you might even bring divine punishment upon that woman as well!"
"It's too dangerous!
You just stay here and wait at the door!"
"But..."
Xuan Hao looked at the churning purplish-black mist, his heart filled with anxiety.
He could roughly guess what was going on.
As a peerless Douluo, Bibi Dong possesses an incredibly resilient mind.
How could she possibly make such a basic mistake as "not even closing the gate to the secret realm"?
The only explanation is that his relentless questioning and relentless pressure today completely triggered her most sensitive nerve.
Her emotions spiraled out of control, causing her to lose her composure during the divine trial in the Rakshasa Secret Realm.
The Rakshasa God's evil intent seized the opportunity, leading to her current power outburst!
"Make me wait? I've never had the habit of waiting for others in my life!"
Xuan Hao stared intently at the dark, empty space, a glint of madness flashing in his sky-blue eyes.
Since they couldn't go in, he forcibly "called" them out!
"Buzz—"
Xuan Hao took a deep breath, instantly compressing his massive mental energy to its limit, and then unleashed a silent mental roar at the dark void!
This is a modified version of "Golden Dragon's Roar".
It strips away the physical destructive power of sound waves, transforming all its power into a simple and extremely condensed mental impact.
Although the overall destructive power has been reduced, it is silent and has extremely strong penetrating power!
"roar--!!!"
Accompanied by an extremely arrogant and provocative dragon roar that exploded on the spiritual level, the spiritual shockwave pierced straight into the dark depths of the void like a sharp sword!
"boom!"
As if provoked, the dark void suddenly rippled violently, and the surrounding purplish-black mist churned violently like boiling water.
Xuan Hao's heart tightened, and he instinctively sensed danger, so he quickly dodged back several meters.
The instant he stepped back!
"Whoosh—!"
A purplish-black figure, carrying overwhelming killing intent and resentment, burst out of the hole like a cannonball and slammed heavily onto the bedroom floor.
"Teacher!" Xuan Hao looked closely.
It was Bibi Dong.
However, at this moment, her state was extremely strange.
She was not wearing the purple-gold papal robe, but was maintaining the battle state of being half-possessed by the "Death Spider Queen".
Her vitals were covered by a hideous dark purple carapace, and eight sharp, spear-like spider legs bared their claws behind her.
What terrified Xuan Hao the most was her gaze.
Those phoenix eyes, which should have been filled with complex emotions and restraint, were now filled with an extremely cold and violent purplish-black light, devoid of any human warmth.
Bibi Dong slowly stood up, looking down at Xuan Hao.
The terrifying aura mixed with the evil thoughts of a Rakshasa locked onto Xuan Hao.
Why are you here?
Bibi Dong's voice was hoarse and cold, as if it came from the depths of hell, carrying extreme anger and a trace of barely perceptible pain:
"Why...why won't you listen to me?!"
"Why... do you have to push me step by step?!"
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