132: Senior brother is actually a tsundere!

"..." Xiao Qinger was stunned for a moment; Senior Brother's words were still as direct as ever...

"Heh, this kid is quite the tsundere. He's just lying to you. Who wouldn't covet such a divine object? Unless he has something better, why would he turn his nose up at it?" The Female Yan Emperor chuckled as she explained, though in her heart, her favorability toward Shen Nian was skyrocketing.

"So Senior Brother is a tsundere!" Xiao Qinger suddenly realized, then looked at Shen Nian with a strange expression. Just thinking about him being a tsundere made her unable to help but purse her lips and smile.

After noticing Xiao Qinger's strange gaze, Shen Nian's eyelids twitched. He kept feeling like something was off.

Xiao Qinger's smile vanished immediately, a trace of panic appearing in her eyes, and her cheeks flushed red.

"That was close, Senior Brother almost caught me."

"Hehe, so Senior Brother has been pretending to be aloof all this time!"

After recalling all of Shen Nian's past words and actions, Xiao Qinger couldn't help but feel excited in her heart.

"Aiyaya~!"

"It really seems to be the case. Although Senior Brother speaks coldly every time, the things he does are so warm!"

"It was like that at You Mountain, and it's the same in the ruins!"

"Senior Brother is truly too good to me!"

"How is Qinger supposed to repay this? I owe Senior Brother more and more favors."

"How will I ever pay this back?"

"If you can't pay it back, just pay with your body." The Female Yan Emperor chimed in with a playful tone.

"(⊙o⊙)...!!!" Xiao Qinger's cheeks turned completely red, and she panicked in her heart: "Lady Yan Emperor, what are you saying!"

"Heh, what are you pretending for with me?" The Female Yan Emperor asked with a mocking laugh.

"Ah, this... I'm not pretending anything..." Xiao Qinger thought, feigning calmness.

The Female Yan Emperor smiled faintly and continued: "I don't blame you. Who told you to meet such a handsome Senior Brother, one with monstrous talent, a terrifying background, and who is also so good to you, right at the age when your heart first starts to stir?"

"Who could resist not falling for him?"

"Then what about you, Lady Yan Emperor?" Xiao Qinger asked for no apparent reason.

"Of course I also..." The Female Yan Emperor almost slipped up after being asked, and immediately said solemnly: "I am different, I can resist..."

At this moment, Shen Nian looked at Xiao Qinger, who was silent but whose face was changing expressions unpredictably, and couldn't help but speak: "Are you putting on a play? Why aren't you hurrying up to refine?"

"Oh, oh." Xiao Qinger nodded quickly, then looked at the strange fire on the ground and glanced around.

"Senior Brother, right here?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian looked at the Azure Moon Spirit Fire on the ground and said: "Find a place yourself."

When these words were spoken, Xiao Qinger paused. Even the Female Yan Emperor in her mind was stunned. Huh? No way! To refine a strange fire, and he's letting the fire find its own place? This, this, this... Even I haven't been this arrogant, and I am the Yan Emperor!!

"( ; ´ ༎ ຶ Д ༎ ຶ ` )" The Azure Moon Spirit Fire climbed up, its face full of resentment, but it dared not disobey Shen Nian.

Immediately after, the Azure Moon Spirit Fire extended its small hand and pointed into the void. The entire great hall was instantly turned upside down. It was the array foundation of these ruins, and manipulating space was merely a trivial task for it. Shen Nian knew this, which is why he told it to find a place.

The next second, the figures of Shen Nian and Xiao Qinger had disappeared from the great hall. When they appeared again, they were in an underground world filled with azure flames. All around were materialized azure flames like Dragons baring fangs and brandishing claws. The terrifying high temperature could incinerate everything in an instant, and only Shen Nian's Chaos Indestructible Body could withstand it.

If it were Murong Chen, he would have turned to ashes in the blink of an eye.

"My Lord... this is where Xiao Qing sleeps. Refining me here will be faster..." The Azure Moon Spirit Fire approached Shen Nian and said very respectfully, but its gaze was fixed on Shen Nian's feet.

Shen Nian noticed this, swept a cold glance at it, and scolded coldly: "Scram."

The Azure Moon Spirit Fire then very reluctantly turned into a round ball and really rolled away.

It rolled beside the bewildered Xiao Qinger. Two flame eyes like ox eyes appeared, staring at Xiao Qinger without joy or sorrow, but its voice was somewhat excited.

"Little Human Race girl, come, come! Hurry and follow!" "When you are refining, I will not resist. If you still can't fuse with me after this, then there's nothing that can be done."

Xiao Qinger stared blankly at the strange fire in front of her. She didn't understand; she was the one who was going to refine it, so why did it look so... excited? Just because of Senior Brother's order? Is it that much of a bootlicker?

"What are you stunned for? Hurry up and go!" The Female Yan Emperor urged, her golden eyes filled with only envy. Thinking back to how she had risked her life for a single strange fire back in the day, and the refining process had been a near-death experience, unlike Xiao Qinger—what was this? A strange fire throwing itself at her? There was no need to even consider the possibility of a backlash from the strange fire. Comparing it like this... honestly, she was a bit unbalanced. What was she lacking? Why hadn't she met such a Prodigy Senior Brother?

Although she was depressed, she didn't say it. Xiao Qinger glanced at Shen Nian, and after receiving a nod from Senior Brother, she followed the Azure Moon Spirit Fire toward the depths of the underground. The closer they got to the bottom, the more intense the terrifying high temperature became. Even with the Female Yan Emperor protecting her, she was dripping with sweat from head to toe...

Seeing Xiao Qinger walk away, Shen Nian pondered for a moment and said: "This place is actually not bad; I can try to break through my Realm." Just upon arriving here, Shen Nian discovered that his Nascent Soul Early Stage Cultivation had returned, realizing that this place was not restricted by the rules... It was perfect; he could max out his Soul Transformation Stage here first. Previously, his Realm had been suppressed in the ruins, and he was afraid that simulating his Realm would cause problems and lead to a backlash from the ruins. Now that Xiao Qinger was going to refine the strange fire, the ruins hadn't closed yet, and the spiritual energy here was abundant, making it a good place for a Breakthrough. Thinking this way, Shen Nian sat cross-legged and began to simulate...

Murong Chen, who was still in the great hall, caught up with Wang Damu. While picking up scraps with him and finding some decent Medicinal Pills, he also sat cross-legged to Cultivate, waiting for Shen Nian to return.

Meanwhile. Upper Realm, Five Domains. Southern Desert. At the end of a desolate land, beneath a pitch-black abyss. Passing through layers of barriers, one could see hundreds of tribes rooted here. In the deepest part, above a majestic city. Witch Clan Holy Land, in front of a five-colored altar.

An old man holding a glazed staff walked over with unsteady steps, a smile on his face at all times. This was because the Witch Clan had finally waited for the appearance of the Destiny Person; their rise was only a matter of time. They could even take revenge for the beating they suffered from the Ninth Ancestor of the Shen Family back then... Ahem, but that wasn't urgent.

Thinking of this, the High Priest couldn't close his mouth, speaking in a local accent: "Comfortable!" "Old ghosts of the Shen Family, I can't beat you, but my Witch Clan's Destiny Person can surely beat your younger generation!"

Just at this moment. "High Priest, news just came in. There has been a change in the profound dragon ranking. The one who ascended the list is the Shen Family's Young Clan Leader who hasn't appeared for many years, Shen Nian!" A burly man covered in totems suddenly appeared, kneeling on one knee to report the news he had just received, his expression somewhat grave. The relationship between the Witch Clan and the Shen Family was not good; this good news for the Shen Family was bad news for them.

"Oh?" The High Priest was a bit surprised upon hearing this, and then asked casually: "What rank is he?"

"Fifth." After the burly man answered, he also showed a hint of displeasure. Although he was the Young Clan Leader of the Shen Family, wasn't it a bit inappropriate for Old Man Tianji to just insert him directly into fifth place? Who in the front of the profound dragon ranking hasn't killed a powerful Soul Transformation demon? Just because the Shen Family Young Clan Leader has a big background, and hasn't done anything, he can shoot straight to fifth?

When these words were spoken, the High Priest laughed contemptuously and said: "Hahaha, no matter, no matter, it's only fifth. When the Divine Lord returns this time, I will send him to the Ancestral Land to train, and then he will be able to fight for the top three."

Hearing this, the burly man also showed a hint of joy and said: "The Young Lord Divine Lord can already go to the Ancestral Land?"

"That must be possible!" The High Priest laughed, grinning with his sparse teeth. Suddenly! A figure appeared beside the High Priest, his hand holding a fragmented jade tablet shaking uncontrollably, trembling as he said: "Gr... Great Priest..., it seems the Young Lord Divine Lord has been killed by someone..."