573: It's still a bit lacking.

"Mmm... ah..."

A low moan, one that she herself could hardly believe,

filled with complex confusion, leaked out from behind her tightly clenched teeth like a kitten's whimper.

The sensation of trembling and loss of control coming from deep within her body, something she had never experienced before, made her so ashamed she nearly collapsed!

Yet she could not suppress her body's longing... as if within this pain, there was honey mixed in that the world could not resist!

...An unknown amount of time passed.

Inside the cave, only two heavy breaths intertwined.

Luo Tianying was drenched in fragrant sweat, looking as if she had just been fished out of water.

She slumped on the ground, her eyes staring blankly at the mottled rock patterns on the cave ceiling; deep within her originally hopeless and gray eyes,

there surged a trace of dazed relief from surviving a disaster and... an even more dazed shock!

Her Cultivation Origin... not a single bit had been plundered or harvested!

Instead... after that Peak of extreme, frenzied pain and a strange, harmonious rhythm that seemed to touch the Origin of the Great Dao... she clearly felt that the Demonic Essence under the Seal, which had been difficult to move, had actually become a tiny bit more pure!

The lingering charm of the Yang source washing through her Meridians fused with her own Profound Yin Qi, actually seeming to have the profound effect of nourishing her dao foundation!

It was like a warm star that would never be extinguished being thrown into the depths of a frozen marsh!

At the very moment this preposterous thought arose.

In Yao Delong's mind, the cold, inorganic System notification sounded clearly:

"Ding! Detected that Dao Rhyme Resonance with target 'Luo Tianying' has been completed! Mutual Origin Yin and Yang compatibility: Extremely High!"

"Ding! yin-yang value +80! Current total yin-yang value: 390 points!"

Accompanying the notification was a clear stream pouring into his limbs and bones!

The seemingly solid barrier of the Late Stage Soul Transformation Peak was instantly washed over, covered in countless tiny cracks!

Surging magical power, like a galloping river, flowed through the Meridians that had widened by a few points!

He was now only a thin sheet of paper away from the Perfected Spirit Transformation Stage!

"Still lacks a bit of heat..."

Yao Delong whispered, his voice slightly deep and raspy after the exertion, yet the pressure of his true power contained within had become a few points more majestic.

He stretched his muscles and bones, the Divine Fire Origin circulating through his body, emitting low, muffled sounds like forged steel.

He looked down, his gaze falling on the pale, jade-like body nearby that was still trembling slightly with graceful curves.

His eyes remained calm, filled with scrutiny and calculation: "It seems I will need to trouble Senior Sister a few more times over the next few days."

These words carried no hint of eroticism or ambiguity, only a simple assessment of a tool's effectiveness!

Hearing this, Luo Tianying, who was propping up her weak and limp body to pick up her torn clothes to cover herself, suddenly froze!

Trouble her... a few more times?

Her head buzzed!

The strange and cruel experience from just now instantly replayed!

That bizarre pleasure within the extreme pain, her primal yin Origin that hadn't been destroyed but instead seemed to have improved,

the washing of the Yin and Yang Dao Rhyme that made her Soul tremble with comfort... an extremely complex and contradictory set of emotions instantly threw her mind into Chaos! Was it fear? Was it hatred?

Or... a hidden, inexplicable flutter like surviving a disaster that she didn't even want to think deeply about?

She didn't dare look at the figure behind her that was as powerful as a god or demon, her fingers tightly clutching the fragments of torn cloth, her knuckles turning white.

However... "Ding! Detected that target 'Luo Tianying' is currently experiencing intense emotional fluctuations; the host's behavior has generated positive feedback!"

"Favorability +10!"

"Current favorability toward target: 60."

"Hmm?" Yao Delong, who was about to put on his outer robe, suddenly narrowed his eyes! His body even paused for a moment.

He turned his head, his gaze like a pair of ice picks penetrating the dim air,

falling upon Luo Tianying's slightly trembling, sweat-slicked back.

Favorability? It went up???

This result... even for the decisive and slaughter-hardened Yao Delong, who was used to controlling everything,

caused a moment of absurdity and caught him off guard!

Before Luo Tianying could clarify even a fraction of the chaotic and sticky thoughts in her mind, the coldness of reality slapped her again.

She vainly moved her stiff fingers, subconsciously wanting to touch the storage ring worn on her finger, which symbolized her status and all her belongings.

Her Demonic Essence was completely locked! She had lost even the most basic ability to store or retrieve items!

Ssh!

Almost at the same moment her thought moved, an irresistible invisible force locked onto her out of thin air!

Without even turning his head, Yao Delong made a grasping motion with his hand in the air!

That hard-textured dark ring, engraved with complex demonic patterns, was forcefully pulled away as if by an invisible thread, humming as it fell into his open palm!

His overbearing Divine Thought, like a siege ram cast with divine fire,

slammed hard against the Soul imprint at the core of the ring, which she had considered indestructible!

"Crack—!"

A crisp sound of shattering that only the Soul could clearly perceive exploded deep within her consciousness!

All traces belonging to her, Luo Tianying, were completely erased along with the shattering of that shackle!

"...!"

Luo Tianying bit her lower lip hard, her pale face completely losing the last few traces of color,

as pain and a deeper sense of powerlessness swept through her entire body. She looked up at the tall figure with his back to her,

the lingering shame, indignation, and resentment in her eyes finally subsiding into a numb, dead silence.

There were no screams, no curses; even her breathing stopped for a moment. With such a disparity in Realm, struggling would only add to the mockery.

Resigning to her fate? Perhaps at this moment, there was only a chaotic void in her mind.

Yao Delong's Divine Thought swept through the ring's space from which the imprint had been erased.

Mountains of various Ores, poisonous herbs and exotic insects emitting a corrosive aura,

evil objects required for practicing Demonic Techniques, a few Demonic Path Magical Artifacts of ordinary grade... in his eyes, they were all like dust and trash!

He didn't even bother to use cleaning methods. With a wave of his hand, he took out the most inconspicuous

black velvet hooded dress with complex hidden Demon Race runes and threw it backward without looking.

"Put it on!"

The cold command had no emotional fluctuation, as if he were dealing with a bumped package.

Luo Tianying silently took the black dress. The fabric felt bone-chillingly cold to the touch,

feeling even harder and colder against her skin which still had residual sweat. She silently gripped the clothing, her knuckles turning white from the force.

Deep within those tired eyes, which were tinged with a bit of coquettishness due to her complex and chaotic emotions,

a complex struggle flashed by, only to be covered by an even deeper gloom.

A moment later, a figure wrapped in the inconspicuous black dress, her curves still startling yet unable to hide her pale weakness, hesitated before moving to the edge of the cave entrance.

Yao Delong gave a deep stretch, his spinal joints emitting a series of low, thunderous pops like firecrackers!

His nearly perfect physique stretched under the faint glow of the first morning light, every inch of muscle containing explosive power,

with divine fire contained within and the Yin and Yang Qi intertwining and flowing; his aura was vigorous and vast!

Late Stage Soul Transformation Peak! Only one step away! The harmonizing effect of Luo Tianying's Profound Yin Demonic Origin... was unexpectedly strong!

The Demoness Xin Yuelan had fled far and would be hard to chase; instead of actively looking for trouble, it was better to improve himself and meet up with Qiong Shuang as soon as possible,

gathering intelligence on the Hundred Refinements' nest and waiting for an opportunity was the right path!

Yao Delong's gaze swept over, pausing imperceptibly for a moment. This woman indeed had an excellent appearance,

and wearing clothes added a layer of silent temptation. But so what?

"Don't have any other thoughts," the beast taming pouch in his palm flowed with black light, "the journey is still long, stay quiet."

Whoosh!

A black light flashed from the pouch's opening, and an irresistible devouring suction suddenly descended!

"You?!"

Luo Tianying only had time to let out a short, startled, and angry cry that also carried a hint of coquettishness,

before her entire being turned into a beam of chaotic light and was instantly sucked into the pouch!

In the instant before the light was completely stripped away, she gave Yao Delong's back one last resentful and murderous glare.