...
After listening to Arou's "case analysis," Xuanhao felt a deep sense of helplessness.
This whole mess is no wonder he's causing trouble.
Who would bother to boast about having twin martial souls unless it's a life-or-death situation?
Even close friends like Ning Rongrong are kept in the dark right now.
Xuan Hao sighed softly, then pulled back the blanket covering Qian Renxue and hugged her tightly from behind.
Because Qian Renxue had left in a hurry, she was only wearing a thin silk outer robe, while Xuan Hao, in order to save trouble, was also only wearing a thin black robe.
Therefore, at the moment when the two bodies are pressed tightly together, it is almost a skin-to-skin contact without any barriers.
Qian Renxue's originally stiff body instantly tensed up like a fully drawn bow!
"You..." she was about to struggle.
"Don't move." Xuan Hao rested his chin on her shoulder and hugged her waist tightly. "Silly girl, why didn't I let you go out and wait?
Why did I insist on keeping you in this secret room, cultivating and condensing your soul core with me without any defenses?"
"I deliberately revealed my twin martial souls to you without reservation, and deliberately exposed my most core trump cards and secrets to your sight... You're so smart, how could you not understand the meaning behind what I did?"
Qian Renxue's body trembled slightly. She didn't speak, but the soreness in her eyes intensified.
How could she not know?
In the past, although she and Xuanhao flirted and were ambiguous with each other on the surface, they actually harbored a deep mutual testing and wariness in their hearts.
It wasn't until recently that the two finally broke through that barrier and truly got closer to each other's souls.
Today, Xuan Hao deliberately took advantage of the opportunity to cultivate together to frankly reveal to her the shocking secret of his "twin martial souls" that he had kept hidden for many years.
This was undoubtedly the ultimate expression of trust and confession.
He was telling her in this way: From now on, there will be no more secrets or barriers between us.
But...
The thought that Bibi Dong, that woman, knew about it even earlier than him, and was even intimately guiding him in cultivating his twin martial souls...
Qian Renxue felt as if a bottle of mixed emotions had been spilled, and she felt extremely wronged.
Xuan Hao sensed her slightly trembling body and complex emotions, and naturally guessed what this proud angel was feeling awkward and jealous about.
He didn't use any more fancy words to explain anything, because he knew that what Qian Renxue needed now was not an explanation, but an unconditional sense of security.
So he simply tightened his arms in silence, holding her even closer to his embrace, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
However...
Due to the intense deep meditation and soul core condensation over the past three days, Xuan Hao's soul power underwent a terrifying qualitative change.
Furthermore, his blood and qi power, which had been severely depleted due to the release of the "blood and qi bomb," was perfectly replenished and restored during this period!
Furthermore, at this moment, both of them were only wearing thin, almost naked clothes, and they were pressed tightly together on the bed in this ambiguous and intimate position...
As a vigorous and energetic young man, Xuan Hao's body reacted almost uncontrollably and inevitably to a strong and violent primal instinct when faced with the stunningly beautiful woman in his arms who exuded a deadly fragrance and ultimate allure!
"..."
Feeling the intense and aggressive sensation emanating from behind through the thin fabric, Qian Renxue's beautiful face, which had been pale from grievance, instantly turned bright red, and even her slender neck and earlobes were tinged with an alluring crimson.
Her heart was pounding like a drum, and her mind went completely blank.
But right now... she doesn't dare to move even the slightest bit!
Move? How dare she move?!
What if she struggled even slightly, and things went wrong, completely igniting the long-suppressed lust within Xuan Hao?
What if he really did act recklessly and took her on the spot?!
You have to understand, she's still furious that he hid the fact that she has twin martial souls!
If she were to give in half-heartedly at this point, what would become of her reputation and dignity?!
But... what if I were to forcefully push him away and run away?
Feeling the restrained yet deeply affectionate embrace behind her, Qian Renxue couldn't harden her heart.
In this moment of open and honest communication, if she were to coldly push him away, it would undoubtedly be a cruel blow to Xuan Hao's feelings.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Qian Renxue could only bury her head in the sand like a pitiful ostrich, her body stiff and daring not to move, letting the flames of torment and ambiguity spread wildly between them.
Time ticked by. The two remained pressed tightly together in a posture that tested their willpower.
Xuan Hao knew very well that overthinking at a time like this would only cause him trouble.
To prevent himself from accidentally doing something that would be difficult to handle, he took a deep breath and secretly activated the Taiji Dual Soul Core that had just begun to take shape within his body.
He precisely mobilized the pure, ultimate ice element belonging to the Ice Dragon King.
A faint but bone-chilling coolness quietly coursed through his body, brutally suppressing the boiling blood energy and forcibly putting himself into a state of "physical calm."
However, as the intense heat and aggression within Xuan Hao's body quickly subsided and returned to calm, Qian Renxue, who had been burying her head in his chest like an ostrich, keenly sensed that something was amiss.
How could they have gone down so quickly?!
Qian Renxue's heart skipped a beat, and a nameless panic instantly surged into her heart.
She hadn't forgotten that Xuan Hao had held her so tightly last time, and that guy had managed to maintain that dangerous state for a whole night thanks to his absurd physique!
She was still sulking and deliberately ignoring him, and he just stayed up all night like a branding iron.
Why did things stop so quickly today?
Could it be... that the "blood and qi bomb" he unleashed earlier, which drained his life force, really damaged his manhood?
Or did something serious go wrong when he forcibly condensed his dual soul cores, causing a major problem with his body?!
Thinking of the terrible consequences, Qian Renxue no longer cared about her pride or sullenness.
She turned around abruptly, her beautiful eyes filled with tension as she looked Xuan Hao up and down, even her voice carrying a hint of obvious panic:
"Are you... are you feeling unwell?"
"Huh? No, I'm fine, my blood and energy have recovered perfectly."
Xuan Hao was taken aback by her sudden action and blinked, somewhat confused.
Qian Renxue looked at his carefree attitude and didn't believe his story at all.
Nothing's wrong?
If nothing's wrong, how could it have gone limp so quickly?!
Her eyes were slightly red with anxiety, and she bit her red lips tightly, asking in a soft but worried voice,
"Tell me the truth, don't force yourself! Is there really something wrong with your body?
Or... or should I help you release some tension?
Don't really hurt yourself by holding it in..."
Seeing Qian Renxue so anxious she was about to cry, and even willing to abandon all her reserve to offer "help," Xuan Hao was stunned for a full three seconds before he couldn't help but chuckle softly.
He reached out again and pulled this silly angel, whose mind was full of wild thoughts, into a tight embrace, resting his chin on her forehead, and softly explained:
"Fool, what are you thinking?
I'm perfectly healthy, I don't have any problems at all."
Xuan Hao sighed helplessly and confessed, "I just recently condensed the prototype of the dual soul cores, and now my control over the elements of the other silver dragon martial soul has made a qualitative leap.
I can directly manipulate elemental power with exquisite precision.
Just now, seeing how nervous you were, I was afraid that my willpower wasn't enough to hurt you, so I secretly called upon a little bit of the ultimate ice attribute to give myself a localized 'physical cooling' and forcibly suppress the fire. I'm really fine."
"Physical cooling?!"
However, upon hearing this absurd explanation, Qian Renxue was not relieved at all; instead, she became even more anxious and horrified.
Her beautiful eyes widened in anger, and she angrily punched Xuan Hao's firm chest hard:
"Are you crazy?!
That kind of place... you actually used ice to forcibly suppress it?!
Aren't you afraid that the alternation of hot and cold will completely ruin your body?!"
Qian Renxue's cheeks flushed red with anxiety.
She glared at him, both ashamed and annoyed, but her eyes were filled with stubborn heartache and lingering fear.
"No! You need to remove that damn ice element right now, and you're not allowed to do this kind of reckless thing again!
If you really damage your body using such extreme methods, then... I'll be the one who suffers in the end!"
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