7: The two beauties reunite, and the first boundary marker is reached.

【Ding!】

【Chen Yichun/Bai Zhaoning Intimacy +25】

【Chen Yichun/Bai Zhaoning Intimacy +10】

【Chen Yichun/Bai Zhaoning Intimacy +10】

Huang Chen checked his panel. Chen Yichun's intimacy had already recovered to 37, and Bai Zhaoning's was also 35.

His brow relaxed, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Indeed, saving a beauty in distress was the easiest way to win a goddess's heart!

But then he frowned again.

Chen Yichun's speed was too slow, severely affecting their progress.

In this second life, anything could happen. Perhaps someone else would get another fortuitous encounter and enter the Novice Village early to claim the rewards.

He couldn't waste too much time on Chen Yichun anymore.

Chen Yichun cried for a while, buried in Huang Chen's chest. Her sobs gradually subsided, but her shoulders still trembled slightly.

Before even entering the Novice Village, she had already faced life and death twice. The cruelty of the Star Abyss filled her with despair.

A moment later, she looked up at Huang Chen, her gaze as firm as if she had joined the Party: "Huang Chen, I promise you! I'll be your woman."

Huang Chen lowered his head upon hearing this.

Tears still clung to the eyelashes of the person before him, her nose slightly red, making her appear delicate and evoking pity.

"You should have done this sooner, why suffer?" Huang Chen said with a roguish smile, continuing:

"Well then, no time like the present, and no present like right now."

"Ah??"

Both girls exclaimed simultaneously.

Now?

Here?

"Is... is it that urgent?"

Chen Yichun's face turned crimson all the way to her ears in embarrassment.

Huang Chen nodded and said, "Do you know why you couldn't keep up with Zhao Ning at all today?"

(PS: He guarantees with the author's personality that he did this to become stronger, absolutely not because of lust.)

"Wh-why?"

"Because... being with me makes you stronger!"

As his voice fell, a slightly rough large hand gently stroked downwards from her delicate, smooth, and beautiful face.

Chen Yichun tensed up as if electrocuted.

The Immaculate Cloth Robes were system-issued, indestructible, impervious to dirt, and could not be removed by an outsider without consent.

But at this moment, two robes slid down, landing as a soft carpet.

Every inch of pure white skin Huang Chen's fingertip traced brought a shiver.

【Ding】

【Congratulations Host, you have successfully established a bond with Chen Yichun】

【Activating Bond Feedback with Chen Yichun:

One party's Life/Mana recovery is simultaneously fed back to the other party.

If one party's potential increases, the other party gains an equal increase.】

【Quest complete, reward Dream Butterfly Halo】

【Dream Butterfly Halo Level 1, Experience 2/3】

【Increases Host and allied forces' Stamina, Life, and Magic recovery: Recovers 5 × number of beauties within 100 meters per second.

Area of effect: 100 meters around the Host.

Current Stamina/Life/Internal Energy recovery speed: 5 × 2 = 10 points/second】

"Eh?"

"What's wrong?"

Huang Chen tenderly kissed Chen Yichun's forehead, the glistening sweat carrying a hint of a young girl's fragrance.

Chen Yichun shyly buried her head in Huang Chen's chest, murmuring softly:

"No... Originally, my stamina was depleted before encountering the giant snake."

"But after that, I don't know when, it became full."

"Even now, it's still full."

Huang Chen smiled: "That's the effect of the Dream Butterfly Halo."

Afterward, the two dressed. Huang Chen explained the origin and effects of the two Halos to the two girls.

Both goddesses were stunned. The Halo's effect was directly proportional to the number of goddesses.

They both had 80 Life points now. Did that mean if there were 16 goddesses, they would be immortal as long as they weren't instantly killed?

Moreover, the more goddesses there were, the more Halos there would be, and the more various effects would be buffed.

Halo upgrades were also linked to the number of goddesses.

If they found Huang Chen a hundred...

No, a thousand goddesses... Suddenly, their eyes widened slightly, and they looked at Huang Chen with scrutiny.

They felt Huang Chen was setting a trap for them, but they had no evidence.

However, the survival environment in Star Abyss was harsh, as evidenced by the trial grounds.

As weak women, they indeed needed to rely on a strong man to survive until the end.

This person could be Lin Chen, Li Chen, so why couldn't it be Huang Chen?

With this thought, their brows relaxed, and a certain barrier in their hearts quietly disappeared.

【Ding!】

【Chen Yichun Intimacy +42】

【Bai Zhaoning Intimacy +45】

Good heavens, both their intimacy levels immediately reached 80.

【Explanation of Intimacy here:

Negative intimacy means aversion.

0-30 is acquaintance.

30-50 is friend.

50-80 is close friend.

Above 80 is admiration.

Above 90 is very fond.

If it reaches 100, it means their body and mind completely belong to you.】

Half a day had already been wasted. Now that both girls were completely his, Huang Chen no longer needed to hide his strength. He had to reach the Novice Village as soon as possible to avoid any complications.

Chen Yichun, having tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time, fought for over three hours. Although her stamina was now abundant, her body was still too weak to walk.

Huang Chen had to carry her on his back to continue their journey.

With stamina recovery and the 10m/s Flowing Water Aura buff, Bai Zhaoning's speed reached 15m/s, which was 54 kilometers per hour.

Of course, that was on flat ground.

Even so, their speed in the dense forest was 7 meters per second. They could cover the remaining distance in less than two hours.

After all, their stamina recovery exceeded their consumption, so they didn't need to stop and rest.

Along the way, whenever monsters blocked their path, Huang Chen would instantly deal with them with a single stone.

Finally, after more than an hour of trekking, a boundary marker, dozens of meters high and entirely carved from a single grey-white giant stone, appeared before their eyes.

The boundary marker was about 50 meters tall, shaped like a flat, elongated cuboid, appearing solemn and majestic.

Huang Chen put down Chen Yichun and slowly walked to the boundary marker.

This was the second time. He vividly remembered how disheveled he was when he first arrived here.

But in this life, he was the first among hundreds of millions to arrive here, and he was completely unharmed.

"I'll go in first, then Zhao Ning second, and Yi Chun third. Remember to hide your information, don't become the target of public criticism."

After Huang Chen finished speaking, he was the first to place his hand on the boundary marker. Immediately, a flash of white light appeared, followed by a huge light screen appearing in the Star Abyss sky, and then three announcements appeared before everyone's eyes:

【Congratulations to an anonymous Huaxia Clan member for being the first to arrive at the Novice Village, taking 0 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes, and 53 seconds. You have received generous rewards.】

【Congratulations to an anonymous Huaxia Clan member for being the second to arrive at the Novice Village, taking 0 days, 19 hours, 20 minutes, and 58 seconds. You have received generous rewards.】

【Congratulations to an anonymous Huaxia Clan member for being the third to arrive at the Novice Village, taking 0 days, 19 hours, 21 minutes, and 03 seconds. You have received generous rewards.】

【The top three in the Trial Ground have been determined. Subsequent arrivals will no longer be announced.】