Endure, she had to endure.
In order to prevent Ye Shu from discovering her vulnerable state, Medusa suppressed the urge to open her eyes. Keeping them tightly shut, she silently accelerated the pace of refining the Azure Lotus Sky Flame.
The azure flame flickered, becoming somewhat unstable.
Soon, it would be done soon.
Just give me half an incense stick of time!
As long as she could endure for half an incense stick of time, she would free up her hands and tear this little thief who dared to intrude into her bedchamber into ten thousand pieces!
Rustle...
An almost imperceptible sound suddenly echoed in the bedchamber.
It was... it was that little thief!
He moved!
Could he have seen through my current state?
Medusa's heart tightened. Her ears twitched slightly as she relied on her five senses to capture the youth's every move.
The footsteps were very light and slow.
He was shifting bit by bit.
He was testing the waters!
Medusa's heart relaxed a fraction.
Testing was good; testing meant he was uncertain.
As long as she did not move and revealed no flaws, this cautious little thief might slowly retreat.
When that time came, she would—
Step!
The footsteps grew closer!
Medusa's newly settled heart leaped into her throat again.
Did that little thief choose not to retreat, but instead approach her? Although the sound was very light and slow, it was indeed moving in her direction.
Rustle... rustle... rustle...
In the silent bedchamber, there were only faint, barely audible footsteps, yet every step seemed to trample right on the tip of her heart.
Medusa clenched her jaw, trying her utmost to suppress her heartbeat.
No, she could not panic, she could not lose her composure.
She could not let him find any flaws.
The other party had not realized it yet. She just needed to refine the last trace of the exotic flame before he noticed.
Rustle...
The footsteps suddenly stopped.
Then came a long silence, accompanied only by the faint, almost nonexistent breathing of the two people.
What was that little thief doing?
Medusa did not dare to release her divine sense, afraid the other party would notice.
He is looking at me!
Unbidden, this realization crashed into Medusa's mind.
It was only today that she realized the elders of her tribe were not wrong. A gaze also possessed weight, heavy and oppressive, like the scorching midday sun in the desert.
That gaze slid from her forehead to the tips of her eyebrows, from her eyebrows to the bridge of her nose, and from her nose to her lips, traveling all the way down, leisurely, as if admiring a painting.
Medusa could swear that she had never been so palpitating and nervous because of anyone in her entire life.
But now, a mere Foundation Establishment little thief.
Just standing in front of her made her so nervous that her palms were sweating cold sweat.
Her whole body felt as if ants were crawling all over it!
Endure.
Endure forcefully!
Half an incense stick of time had already passed.
If she endured for another half an incense stick, she would be able to tear this little thief into ten thousand pieces, subject him to the cruelest punishment of the Snake-People Tribe, throw him into the Ten Thousand Snake Cave to be made into a snake slave, and suffer the agony of ten thousand snakes biting his heart day and night.
Just as she was thinking about how to torture Ye Shu.
A faint breath suddenly puffed onto her face.
It was warm.
Very light, like a feather brushing across her cheek.
Medusa's breath hitched.
Close, too close.
So close that she could feel the rhythm of his breathing, so close that she could smell the faint scent of green grass on him, so close that her heartbeat involuntarily began to accelerate.
It was not infatuation, but tension.
Next, she felt the breeze brushing her cheek draw even closer.
And then... something warm, soft, like jelly, pressed against her lips.
Medusa's brain completely short-circuited at this moment.
That little thief actually kissed her!
This bastard!
This was her first kiss. In all her life, no one had ever dared to treat her like this!
Medusa subconsciously wanted to open her eyes, but she forcibly held it back.
No, I cannot.
This guy must still be testing the waters.
If I open my eyes now, all my previous efforts will be wasted.
Medusa clenched her teeth, her nails digging deeply into her palms. That warm and soft sensation still lingered on her lips, unseparated.
Endure.
Endure forcefully.
The weaknesses of human nature were fully displayed at this moment. People would always indulge in a certain comfort zone, unwilling to leave.
Medusa was exactly like this right now.
From the initial shifting of steps, to approaching, to getting close to her face, and finally to kissing, it was a gradual process like boiling a frog in warm water. She had clearly noticed the abnormality, but her heart constantly resisted, telling herself to endure a little longer. As long as she endured a little longer, everything would be fine.
Soon, it would be soon.
Just a little bit more!
In just five more breaths of time...
On the second breath, a hand... suddenly lifted her skirt.
At the same time, far away in the underground rock cave.
Medusa, who was entangled in a fierce battle with Mu Yunxi, suddenly paused in her movements and was almost stabbed in the shoulder by a sword.
Your Highness the Queen, what is wrong?
Bai Ling sent a voice transmission in shock and uncertainty.
N-nothing. Medusa retreated explosively, biting her lower lip tightly as two blushes of red flew across her cheeks.
A monstrous humiliation, a monstrous humiliation!
That little thief actually dared!
All of you, get lost!!!! she shouted furiously, her voice shaking the surroundings, shocking everyone into a daze, filled with doubt and fear.
Has this woman reached menopause?
Bingxuanzi scratched his head, somewhat surprised.
When they challenged her before, they had never seen this woman lose her composure like this.
Meanwhile, in the bedchamber.
Medusa could bear it no longer and fiercely opened her eyes.
Little thief, you are courting death!!! she roared sternly, fury surging in her golden vertical pupils, wishing she could swallow this audacious youth alive.
However, to her shock.
The youth before her not only showed not a shred of fear, but instead revealed a knowing smile.
So, you really cannot move, huh.
What?! Medusa's pupils violently shrank.
A shattered longsword suddenly appeared in her field of vision. Ye Shu used all the spiritual energy in his body, pouring it entirely into the Male Mandarin Duck Sword, and then slashed out with a single strike!
Pfft!
Blood splattered everywhere!
Right before her death, Medusa's pupils still reflected sheer disbelief, but they gradually turned ashen as her body slowly fell backward.
There was not the slightest bit of mercy.
In the instant he confirmed that Medusa truly had no power to resist at this moment, Ye Shu slashed out this sword without hesitation.
Hey! Why did you kill her!
Looking at Medusa collapsed in a pool of blood, Xiaobai was stunned.
If I do not kill her now, once she finishes refining the Azure Lotus Sky Flame, the one to die would be me. Ye Shu crouched down and carefully inspected Medusa's body. Only after confirming that the other party had no life aura left did he retract his hand and stand up.
Sigh...
He let out a sigh. Medusa, it is not I who harmed you, but this chaotic world that harmed you. Do not blame me.
Then why did you just now... just now...
Xiaobai was so angry she almost fainted.
To put it plainly, she was going to die anyway, Ye Shu said with a straight face. So what is wrong with letting me have a kiss? We could not just let her die keeping her first kiss, could we? That would be too pitiful.
Besides, that was also part of the test.
Furthermore, are you not curious about what difference there is between the lower half of the Snake-People Tribe and us humans?
Xiaobai was utterly speechless.
What to do when her own Child of Destiny had such a bizarre thought process?
But since things had come to this, it was better to collect the fire first.
After Medusa's death, the Azure Lotus Sky Flame became an ownerless object.
Shu'er, take out the small pouch your master refined earlier. Danxia's voice transmitted from the ring. An unowned spiritual flame cannot be touched directly.
Ye Shu nodded and took a bag out from his robes.
Refining the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame right here was definitely impossible; if things went wrong, he might end up with the exact same fate as Medusa.
He had to find a safe place to carry out the process.
However.
He had only just approached the Green Lotus Heavenly Flame.
Boom!!!
The Green Lotus Heavenly Flame suddenly erupted with a burst of dazzling light and lunged fiercely towards Ye Shu!
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
villain is the number one simp for the book's leading female protagonist, Shen Wan'er. As expected, he later becomes a tool for the main character to show off and slap faces, ultimately meeting a tragic end with his family ruined and his life in shambles. Fortunately, he awakens the [Universal Pure Love System], which allows him to earn points by performing acts of pure love. To change his fate, Gu Yan makes a decisive choice to seek warmth and companionship with the book's biggest villain—Cold Qingqiu. ........... My name is Leng Qingqiu. To find the murderer who killed my parents years ago, I deliberately blinded myself so that everyone would lower their guard around me. Just as I was secretly accumulating power and capital according to my initial plan, a man walked into my world. "Lengleng, Qingqing, Qiuqiu, which nickname do you prefer?" I don't like any of them. You'd better leave quickly! "Why aren't you saying anything? How about I call you my baby wife?" Leng Qingqiu thinks to herself, this man is truly annoying! (Stubborn pure love warrior + single female lead + true pure love + 1v1)
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
