358: Chapter 358 Shedding the Lotus Robe! The Demon Emperor's Descendant, Untouched by Mortal World

In the center of the Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Bones, the dark red reef, about ten feet in diameter, seemed to have become the only pure land in this asura field.

As Xu Chen unsparingly poured in Hongmeng Purple Qi, the life radiance emitted by the Creation Green Lotus grew more and more dazzling.

The emerald green lotus leaves gently stretched in the breeze, every leaf vein flowing with the profound Dao rhythm of life.

“Crack—”

An extremely faint yet incomparably clear sound of cracking echoed above the silent blood pool.

Xu Chen's eyes flickered, and he immediately withdrew his palm.

He saw a crack appear at the top of the lotus pedestal that had originally been tightly closed.

Following that, lotus petals that looked as if they were carved from green jade slowly bloomed in this world filled with deathly aura, accompanied by bursts of refreshing fragrance.

When the last petal had completely stretched out, a piercing green divine light soared into the sky, even forcibly pushing back the thick surrounding blood mist by hundreds of feet.

Within that dazzling divine light, a flawless, delicate body began to condense bit by bit, like a peeled egg.

The Green Lotus taking human form!

Xu Chen stood where he was, his gaze unscrupulously admiring this scene that could be called a miracle of the Creator.

The light gradually dissipated.

A stunning woman with a graceful figure stood barefoot on the blooming lotus pedestal.

She had a head of black hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, with a few strands playfully clinging to her snow-white skin. Her face was exquisite to the extreme, and her brow held a coldness and sanctity that did not belong to the mortal world.

Most fatally, because she had just taken form, she was completely unclothed.

Those perfect curves and that frost-surpassing skin radiated a fatal temptation under the faint halo.

She was like a peerless treasure just out of the kiln, untouched by any worldly dust, so pure that even the slightest wicked thought felt like a desecration.

In his mind, the silent System panel surfaced right on time.

[Name: Ji Qingyun]

[Identity: Descendant of the Demon Emperor (Creation Green Lotus transformed into human form)]

[Height: 172cm]

[Weight: 50kg]

[Measurements: 93 - 58 - 90]

[Special Physique/Bloodline: Demon Emperor Bloodline, Longevity Physique (Top-grade Dual Cultivation Cauldron, contains vast life Origin)]

[Overall Rating: 97 points]

Ji Qingyun slowly opened her eyes.

Those were eyes as clear as a pool of autumn water.

Inside them was not a hint of human cunning or worldliness, only the ignorance and purity of a newborn infant.

She looked down at her smooth hands, then at her long legs, seemingly very confused by this novel body.

Then, her gaze fell upon Xu Chen, who was standing not far away.

Their eyes met.

Ji Qingyun's eyes held no shyness of a human woman being seen naked; instead, they carried a wariness and defensiveness like that of a wild animal.

She instinctively took half a step back, her slender arms crossed over her chest, trying to cover this body that was still somewhat foreign to her.

Although the man before her radiated an aura that made her feel extremely close and comfortable, during her long and lonely life as a plant, any creature that approached her did so to devour her Origin.

This self-protection mechanism carved into her bones kept her highly guarded against Xu Chen.

Seeing her look like a startled fawn, Xu Chen couldn't help but chuckle.

He did not press forward, but instead casually untied the large red cloak from his shoulders and flicked his wrist.

The cloak drew a graceful arc in mid-air and landed precisely on Ji Qingyun's body, tightly wrapping up that perfect, blood-pumping Physique.

“Miss, although you are truly beautiful and standing here is simply a scenery one cannot look away from...”

Xu Chen put one hand behind his back, a gentle yet humorous smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

“But it's quite cold with these ghostly winds in the Forbidden Zone. Let's put on some clothes before talking, so as not to freeze the flower This Young Master worked so hard to save.”

Covered by this sudden red cloak, Ji Qingyun's body stiffened slightly.

She subconsciously tugged at the edges of the cloak.

The cloak still carried Xu Chen's body heat and that domineering, pleasant masculine scent.

This scent shared the same source as the purple Qi that had just healed her, making her instinctively feel a sense of security.

She tried to open her mouth, seemingly wanting to speak.

But since she had just taken form, she had not yet fully mastered the vocal techniques of human language, only producing a few dry and blurred syllables.

“Don't... don't... come near.”

The voice was cold and ethereal; though unpracticed, it was as pleasant as pearls falling on a jade plate.

Xu Chen smiled and spread his hands to show he had no ill intent.

“Alright, alright, I won't come near. But you have to tell me, in this middle of nowhere, with you being a flower growing here all alone, where are your elders? You couldn't have just jumped out of a crack in a rock, right?”

Xu Chen deliberately used this relaxed and casual tone to talk to her, trying to ease her tense nerves.

For such a descendant of the Demon Emperor who did not eat the food of mortals, using forceful methods would only be counterproductive.

Taking it slow was the kingly way.

Hearing Xu Chen's banter which carried a bit of worldly flavor, a trace of confusion flashed across Ji Qingyun's cold face.

Her autumn-water eyes stared unblinkingly at Xu Chen, as if she were trying hard to understand the meaning of his words.

“I... have no... elders.”

Ji Qingyun answered intermittently, her voice carrying a heartbreaking sense of loneliness.

“I have... always been here. They... all want to... eat me.”

She extended a scallion-white finger and pointed at the undead monsters on the shore that, although they had retreated, were still looming in the darkness.

Looking at her aggrieved and defensive appearance, the softest part of Xu Chen's heart was deeply touched.

From a seed, she had grown alone into a green lotus in this Forbidden Zone of Life filled with Death Qi and slaughter.

Facing rotting corpses and vengeful Souls who wanted to devour her every day, this bone-deep loneliness and fear were things ordinary people could not even imagine.

“From today on, no one will dare to eat you again.”

Xu Chen put away his cynical attitude, his tone becoming more serious than ever before.

“My name is Xu Chen. Since you drank my Hongmeng Purple Qi and took form, you are now a member of my Xu Family. With me here, in these myriad realms, if anyone dares to touch a single petal of yours, I will make their Soul and body perish!”

Ji Qingyun was slightly stunned by Xu Chen's resounding declaration.

In her understanding, there were no complex concepts like 'Xu Family' or 'Soul and body perish'. But she could clearly feel the absolute protective desire and sense of security contained in this man's words.

This was a warmth she had never experienced in tens of thousands of years in this dead land.

She tightly gripped the large red cloak, and the defense in her originally cold eyes quietly melted away a little.

“Xu... Chen?”

She tentatively spoke the name, as if to carve it into the depths of her Soul.

“Yes, Xu Chen.” Xu Chen smiled and nodded, preparing to step forward to close the distance and take this newly minted wife back to the battleship.

At that moment.

A sudden change occurred.

Ji Qingyun, who was standing on the lotus pedestal and whose aura had gradually stabilized, suddenly turned as pale as paper.

Her waterfall-like black hair instantly lost its luster, and a trace of eerie grey-black Death Qi actually surfaced at the center of her brow. That Death Qi was like a maggot on a bone, rapidly spreading through her Meridians to her entire body.

“Ugh!”

Ji Qingyun let out a painful groan. Her originally upright body suddenly hunched over, her legs gave way, and she fell directly from the lotus pedestal.

Xu Chen's face changed drastically.

Without the slightest hesitation, his figure instantly turned into an afterimage, and at the moment Ji Qingyun was about to fall onto the hard reef, he firmly caught her in his arms.

Where he touched her, it was ice-cold.

Ji Qingyun's body temperature was dropping at a terrifying speed. She curled up in pain in Xu Chen's arms, her clear eyes having lost their focus, panting heavily like a dehydrated fish.

“What's going on?!”

Xu Chen's Divine Thought swept over her, instantly identifying the cause, and he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

The viciousness of the Death Qi in this Forbidden Zone far exceeded his expectations!

Although Ji Qingyun had successfully forced her transformation with the help of Hongmeng Purple Qi, she had been rooted in this Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Bones for tens of thousands of years. Her life Origin had long been subtly polluted by the high-level Death Qi in this blood pool!

Before, when she was in the green lotus form, she could still barely suppress it using plant instinct.

Now that she had transformed into a human form of flesh and blood, that suppressed Death Qi lost its shackles and instantly erupted in a fatal backlash!

If this Death Qi wasn't forced out quickly, this stunning demon woman who had finally taken form would probably be completely corroded into a skeleton in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

“Damn it!”

Xu Chen cursed under his breath, killing intent flashing in his eyes.

He tightly held the cold, trembling Ji Qingyun, his gaze scanning the surroundings like lightning.

The Evil Qi of this Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Bones soared to the heavens; it was no place for healing. He had to immediately find a relatively safe, hidden place that could isolate the interference of external Death Qi.

Xu Chen tightened the red cloak wrapped around Ji Qingyun and picked her up horizontally.

“Don't be afraid, with me here, you won't die.”

Xu Chen lowered his head and spoke in a deep voice into Ji Qingyun's ear.

Then, his feet suddenly exerted force, and purple-gold light erupted again. Like a meteor rising against the current, he carried the beauty in his arms and charged out of the crimson blood mist without looking back, heading towards the unknown depths of the Forbidden Zone.