183: Chapter 183 Xia Bingning's Curse Lifted!

"Ah—"

Xia Bingning let out a roar of agony.

Her body began to tremble violently, as frost and flames alternated across her skin.

Forces of extreme cold and extreme heat collided frantically within her.

"Bingning!"

Xia Bingli wanted to step forward in worry, but Lin Yuan stopped her.

"Don't go over. This is a necessary process."

Lin Yuan stared intently at Xia Bingning:

"Physique transformation—one must be broken to be rebuilt."

Xia Bingning's surrounding temperature changed drastically.

One moment, the cold was biting and the ground froze.

The next, heatwaves rolled and the air distorted.

"It hurts... it hurts so much..."

Xia Bingning knelt on the ground, veins bulging on her forehead.

Sweat was evaporated as soon as it emerged, only to instantly freeze into ice.

This kind of pain was simply worse than death.

"Hold on!"

Lin Yuan grabbed her hand:

"I'm with you!"

The extreme cold temperature instantly attacked.

Lin Yuan's arm froze at a visible rate.

"You're crazy!"

Su Yuyan cried out:

"Let go, quickly!"

But Lin Yuan didn't let go; instead, he gripped even tighter.

"I said..."

He looked at Xia Bingning's pain-contorted face:

"I would see you through this."

Tears fell like rain from Xia Bingning's eyes.

Through her tears, she saw that Lin Yuan's hand had already turned purple from the cold.

But he still didn't let go.

This man...

Why was he so good to her?

Her voice trembled:

"I... I might not be able to hold on..."

"Nonsense!"

Lin Yuan suddenly roared:

"Xia Bingning, listen to me!"

"Didn't you say you wanted warmth?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to be my woman?"

"You want to give up now?"

"I won't allow it!"

Xia Bingning was stunned.

From the time they met until now, this was the first time she had seen Lin Yuan so emotional.

"But..."

"No buts!"

Lin Yuan interrupted her:

"If you dare to die, I'll take your corpse and whip it!"

Xia Bingning: "???"

Wait, is this right?

Shouldn't you be saying something sentimental yet overbearing CEO-like?!

But Xia Bingning was still amused by these words:

"You... you bastard..."

"Yes, I am a bastard."

Lin Yuan grinned:

"So you must live to teach this bastard a lesson yourself."

Looking at his face, which still wore a smile even in pain.

Infinite strength welled up in Xia Bingning's heart.

That's right...

She couldn't die yet.

She still wanted to feel warmth.

She still wanted to be his woman.

And... have a bunch of little bastards with him!

"I... I won't lose!"

Xia Bingning gritted her teeth and began to actively guide the power within her body.

No longer resisting, but accepting.

No longer opposing, but merging.

Gradually, the powers of ice and fire began to blend.

Like a Taiji diagram, they entwined and balanced each other.

Her body stopped trembling, and her breathing gradually stabilized.

A brand new power was born within her.

Boom—

Energy erupted!

Xia Bingning slowly stood up.

At this moment, she was like a new being.

Her left eye shimmered with ice-blue light, while her right eye burned with crimson flames.

Strands of fiery red were mixed into her silver-white long hair.

Ice and fire fused perfectly, forming a unique "Ice-Fire Dual Element."

"It worked..."

Luo Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief.

It was exactly like the images Xiao Qi had seen.

Xia Bingning looked down at her hands.

Her left hand condensed frost, and her right hand burned with flames.

Two completely opposite powers could now be perfectly controlled.

"This feeling..."

She turned to look at Lin Yuan, her eyes full of excitement:

"I... I really succeeded!"

"Congratulations."

Lin Yuan said with a smile, but then his body went limp.

He had exhausted himself too much just now helping her stabilize the energy.

"Lin Yuan!"

Xia Bingning hurriedly supported him.

This time, there was no extreme cold.

There was only... a normal, warm body temperature.

"So warm..."

Xia Bingning murmured.

This was the first time she had truly embraced someone.

Without worrying about freezing the other person, without fearing a loss of control.

Just like that, simply embracing the person she loved.

"Cough, cough..."

Ye Qingyue's coughing came from the side:

"Um... how about you two find a room first?"

"There are so many people watching here."

Xia Bingning finally realized.

Dozens of eyes around them were staring.

Her face instantly turned red.

But she didn't let go.

Instead, she held him even tighter.

"Let them look!"

She said dominantly:

"I want everyone to know..."

"He is my man!"

Whoosh—

The whole place erupted in an uproar.

This was way too direct, wasn't it?

Lin Yuan was also stunned for a moment, then didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"You silly girl..."

"What?"

Xia Bingning looked up, her eyes full of defiance:

"You dare to do it but not admit it?"

"Who says I don't dare to admit it?"

Lin Yuan suddenly lowered his head and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead:

"From today on, you are my, Lin Yuan's, woman."

"Whoever dares to bully you is my enemy."

Xia Bingning's heart was about to melt.

She had waited for this moment for a very, very long time.

"Then... then we..."

She whispered with a red face:

"Tonight... is it okay?"

Lin Yuan's heart raced.

This girl was too proactive, wasn't she?

"Cough, it's getting late."

Su Yuyan suddenly spoke up:

"The Evolved Beasts are still out there watching like tigers."

"Whatever it is, let's talk after the crisis is resolved."

Even though she said that, her look toward Xia Bingning was clearly hostile.

Another competitor had appeared.

And a proactive one at that.

The pressure was immense.

"Sister Yuyan is right."

Lin Yuan stood up:

"Let's resolve the current crisis first."

He walked to the edge of the Shelter and looked at the distant pack of Evolved Beasts.

These beasts were gathering in greater numbers, already exceeding two thousand.

Furthermore, they were all B-rank or above, with dozens among them emitting an A-rank aura.

"Strange..."

Chen Hanyue frowned:

"Why aren't they attacking?"

"They are waiting for an opportunity."

Luo Qinghan said:

"Or rather, waiting for a more powerful existence."

No sooner had the words been spoken—

Roar—

A world-shaking beast roar echoed through the clouds.

All the Evolved Beasts simultaneously prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling.

The pressure of a king!

"A big fellow has arrived."

Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes.

In the distant mountain forest, a strange figure slowly floated over.

It was a transparent jellyfish-like creature, over twenty meters in diameter.

Its body was as clear as crystal, with countless starlights swirling inside, as if it contained a small universe.

Most bizarrely, it didn't touch the ground but floated in mid-air.

Its tentacles hung down like the Milky Way, each one flashing with lethal electric light.

"What kind of monster is this..."

Su Yuyan's eyes widened:

"I've never seen an Evolved Beast like this!"

"SS-Rank... Void Jellyfish."

Luo Qinghan turned pale:

"A terrifying existence rumored to control space and the mind."

An SS-Rank Evolved Beast's strength is comparable to an SSS-Rank human expert.

Even more terrifying, this creature can drive other Evolved Beasts into a state of frenzy.

"Interesting."

Lin Yuan cracked his wrists:

"Perfect time to test my new weapon."

He took out the annihilation cannon.

This weapon born from future technology was finally going to show its power today.

"Everyone, fall back!"

Lin Yuan shouted.

The annihilation cannon began to charge.

Terrifying energy fluctuations made the air tremble.

The Void Jellyfish seemed to sense a threat, its tentacles twitching slightly.

Buzz—

Space suddenly distorted!

The eyes of over two thousand Evolved Beasts simultaneously turned blood-red.

"Roar—"

They let out frenzied roars and surged toward the Shelter like a tide!

"Seeking death."

Lin Yuan sneered.

30 seconds of charging complete.

Boom—

A beam of light capable of destroying heaven and earth shot out.

Wherever it passed, everything was annihilated.

Hundreds of Evolved Beasts were instantly reduced to particles.

But just as the beam was about to hit the Void Jellyfish—

Its body suddenly became translucent, and the beam passed right through it!

"Spatial Etherealization?!"

Lin Yuan's eyes widened.

This fellow could actually make its body enter a void state!

The Void Jellyfish's tentacles suddenly surged, attacking the Shelter like ten million Milky Ways.

Every tentacle carried a terrifying mental attack.

"Ah—"

Some weak-willed survivors fainted instantly.

"Ice-Fire Dual Strike!"

At the critical moment, Xia Bingning acted.

Extreme cold in her left hand, blazing flames in her right.

The two forces intertwined into a spiral, striking directly at the Void Jellyfish's core.

The Void Jellyfish clearly didn't expect someone to master such a bizarre dual-element power.

Its etherealization stalled for a split second.

"Now's the time!"

Lin Yuan seized the opportunity, his lightning power fully unleashed!

Countless bolts of lightning formed a cage, trapping the Void Jellyfish inside.

The Void Jellyfish emitted a sharp mental wave.

Knowing it wouldn't fare well today, it retracted its tentacles, and its entire body began to distort.

In the next second, it vanished into thin air.

Spatial Teleportation!

The other Evolved Beasts, losing their leader's control, instantly regained their senses.

Seeing the ground littered with the corpses of their kind, they fled in terror in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, the beast tide receded.

"Holy crap..."

"What kind of monster was that just now?"

"Even an SS-Rank Evolved Beast has appeared?"

The survivors were filled with lingering fear.

If not for Lin Yuan and Xia Bingning joining forces, they might have been wiped out today.

An SS-Rank Void Jellyfish is an existence that can destroy an entire city!

"So strong..."

Xia Bingning looked at Lin Yuan's back, her eyes full of little stars.

This was her man.

Powerful, reliable, and omnipotent.

"Done, calling it a day!"

Lin Yuan easily put away the annihilation cannon and even stretched:

"This Void Jellyfish is quite interesting, knowing how to use Spatial Teleportation."

"Next time it comes, I'll have to prepare a big net to fish it up and keep it as a pet."

Luo Qinghan walked over, her face pale:

"Xiao Qi just sent a warning... this is only the beginning."

"Even more terrifying existences are waking up."

Lin Yuan laughed instead:

"More terrifying? That's great!"

"I was just worrying about not having anyone to practice on."

"What's an SS-Rank? Even if an SSS-Rank comes, I'll still blow them up!"

Everyone: "..."

Big brother, an SS-Rank Evolved Beast almost wiped us out just now; could you please be a bit more serious?

"By the way, Bingning."

He turned to look at Xia Bingning, his eyes carrying a hint of playfulness:

"What you said just now about tonight... were you serious?"

Xia Bingning's face instantly turned bright red.

But she still nodded bravely:

"Of... of course I'm serious!"

"I've waited for so long..."

"Tonight, I want to become your woman for real!"

Lin Yuan's heart beat like a drum.

Tonight...

Is destined to be a sleepless night.