578: Chapter 578 The King's Gift

The next instant, an unusual, scorching heat surged up from the dao palace world, like a spark falling into a pile of dry firewood, instantly burning through every limb and bone.

Qin Wushang's breathing suddenly became heavy, his blood felt as if it were boiling, and even his skin flushed a fiery red.

"What is happening..."

"What kind of poison is this..."

The Heavenly Venerable's voice trembled slightly.

She looked down at her hands and noticed that her fingertips were already trembling slightly.

After that energy entered her body, an indescribable sense of emptiness seeped out from the marrow of her bones, making her entire body heat up.

She gritted her teeth, trying to suppress it, but the scorching heat only burned more fiercely.

The two exchanged a glance.

Qin Wushang's Adam's apple bobbed, his gaze fixed upon her beautiful body.

"Don't be like this! Suppress your thoughts!"

The Heavenly Venerable's expression changed drastically.

She knew this look all too well; it was like a hungry wolf seeing a little lamb.

And he was the little lamb!

"The poison of lust is terrifying!!!"

Qin Wushang said in a deep voice, frantically circulating the Great Dao Scripture, trying to suppress it.

The Heavenly Venerable turned away, not daring to look at him.

"Stay away from me!"

She shouted, feeling as if she had been thrown into a furnace, her blood burning throughout her body.

Her reason was crumbling bit by bit, and her instincts wanted to lean toward Qin Wushang.

"No... this cannot be..."

The Heavenly Venerable was horrified, biting her lip tightly.

"No... do not let your own strength merge with that ghostly thing! It will only become more terrifying!"

She discovered something incredibly terrifying.

The more the poison was suppressed, the more terrifying it became.

"It's already too late..."

Qin Wushang gave a bitter smile.

"It cannot be forced out at all, nor can it be refined directly."

As soon as he spoke, he moved.

Not retreating, but advancing.

He strode forward and grabbed the Heavenly Venerable's wrist.

Her scorching skin felt like a branding iron, causing his fingers to tremble slightly from the heat.

The moment the Heavenly Venerable was gripped by him, it was as if the final dam had collapsed.

She did not struggle; instead, she took a step forward, almost crashing into his embrace.

"This won't do... this place, here..."

Her remaining reason wanted to struggle, but her body's instincts wanted to hold onto Qin Wushang.

The closer she got to Qin Wushang, the cooler she felt, and the less uncomfortable she was.

"Mmm~"

She let out a muffled groan, her face flushed like a peach.

"It's uncomfortable!"

"I've wronged you!"

Qin Wushang said, and then his large hand grabbed out.

"Riiip!!!"

A terrifying power erupted, and the Heavenly Venerable's outer skirt was directly torn open by his overbearing brute force.

Then, his large hand pressed against her waist, and through her thin robes, he could feel the astonishing heat radiating from her body.

"This won't do... this can't happen... you, you, you must not think in that direction!"

The Heavenly Venerable whispered anxiously.

However, her fingers were clutching at Qin Wushang's lapels, pulling at them frantically.

"This won't do, that won't do! Yet you are pulling at my clothes! You are playing with fire!"

Qin Wushang shouted, and he bit down directly.

Both of their robes were torn open, revealing large swathes of skin that glowed with an alluring crimson.

Their breathing intertwined, hot and rapid.

The Heavenly Venerable tilted her head back, her eyes rimmed with red, her lips slightly parted, gasping anxiously.

Qin Wushang lowered his head and kissed her lips once more.

"Mmm~"

The Heavenly Venerable couldn't help it and bit back onto his lips, her beautiful eyes wide open.

Damn it!

Fate is cruel; to think she would get entangled with this guy again!

Which heaven-forsaken bastard left this ghostly thing here!

She cursed in the depths of her heart, then raised her jade hand.

A dharma seal flashed, and instantly a Formation enveloped the entire palace, cutting off all prying eyes.

Day after day passed...

The Heavenly Venerable rolled off Qin Wushang and lay on the other side.

"Is there something in your brain?"

She asked in a weary voice.

"Yes!"

"A Frost Gu insect!!!"

"There is a worm parasitizing the depths of my Sea of Consciousness."

Qin Wushang nodded, lying on a massive block of ice, and slowly turned around to embrace her smooth, milky-white body from behind.

"I have one too!"

"It told me... you are my slave now!"

"As long as I want, I can use Dual Cultivation to drain you and devour all your strength."

Having regained her clarity, the Heavenly Venerable's words were cold.

Qin Wushang raised an eyebrow!

Both of them had Gu insects in their minds, but his was motionless.

However, the one inside the Heavenly Venerable had a Legacy.

"Have you considered... that it is using you as a culture dish, waiting to grow stronger, and then backlashing against you?"

Qin Wushang asked.

This was not impossible!

"I also thought of this! That is why I told you!"

"And I will certainly not listen to it and use Dual Cultivation to drain you!"

The Heavenly Venerable whispered, her beautiful body trembling slightly.

The madness of the past few days made her feel as if her worldview had collapsed!

"I will do my best to slash it!"

Qin Wushang said.

Thinking of this, he moved his intent, and an incredibly terrifying Saber Qi was released.

In an instant, a blade hovered deep within his Sea of Consciousness!

A massive frost worm moved instantly, releasing an incredibly cold aura.

"Hmm?"

Qin Wushang frowned, his whole body trembling.

For a moment, he felt as if his entire being had been frozen.

"Don't slash it!"

"It says the sub-worm has already been branded onto your Soul; if it dies, you will suffer a backlash even if you don't die!"

Suddenly, the Heavenly Venerable turned around abruptly, grabbed him, and told him loudly.

At this moment, she felt that what she was holding was not a person, but a block of ice!

"So cold!"

"What exactly do you want to do!"

She shouted into the depths of her Sea of Consciousness.

"Human... you have accepted the grace of the King's gift... you should take action for the propagation of our race."

A voice emerged in the Heavenly Venerable's mind.

Then!

A giant frost worm appeared before her!

This was only a phantom image!

The Heavenly Venerable looked at it, her aura surging, wishing she could strike instantly to crush it.

"King? What King?"

The Heavenly Venerable's voice turned cold, her gaze staring sharply at the Void Realm before her.

Having cultivated to this stage, any uncontrollable factor appearing in her mind was a major taboo.

This was not allowed!

"You do not need to worry about that."

The ice worm's voice was aloof and superior.

"Now, you only need to make that slave stop; otherwise, he will die."

"Boom!"

Before the words even faded, a beam of light from the Supreme Double Pupils suddenly appeared, piercing through the ice worm's phantom image.

As Qin Wushang's Supreme Double Pupils opened and closed, the light struck down like a sharp blade.

The palace shook, and the light exploded and scattered.

The ice worm disappeared.

Qin Wushang's large hand landed on the Heavenly Venerable's back, his palm warm.

He looked up at her, his breathing still a bit unsteady:

"Will killing it affect you?"

In his mind, that ice worm was already surrounded by billions of blades, and a great dao diagram was pressing down from above, suppressing it so tightly that it couldn't even move.

"It said it wouldn't."

The Heavenly Venerable bit her lip, feeling somewhat uncertain.

"But it said that killing the sub-worm would cause a backlash against you; you would be severely injured, or even die from your Soul exploding."

"Worth it."

Qin Wushang lowered his head, his gaze falling upon the snowy white skin on her chest, his lips curling slightly.

"Killing it in exchange for your freedom is a bargain, no matter how you calculate it."

"What kind of nonsense is that!"

The Heavenly Venerable raised her hand and struck his chest, feeling somewhat anxious.

"You are the Supreme Double Pupils! A top Prodigy of the Human Race! Is it worth taking such a risk?"

"And you... haven't you noticed? When we do it... it has the effect of Dual Cultivation..."

When she said the last sentence, she turned her head away, the roots of her ears turning red as if they were bleeding.

Qin Wushang was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

He reached out and cupped her face, turning her flushed cheeks back so she would look directly at him:

"Are you concerned about me?"

"I certainly am not..."

The Heavenly Venerable denied, her gaze dodging.

"Look into my eyes."

Qin Wushang commanded:

"Say it again, is there or isn't there?"

"There isn't."

The Heavenly Venerable bit her lip, still denying it, her face becoming redder and redder.

This was the bad guy who had tormented her ten thousand times in her past life; how could she possibly care about him!

"Smack."

A crisp sound was exceptionally clear in the empty palace.

A burning, stinging pain came from the Heavenly Venerable's backside.

She stiffened completely, and before she could react, she was pulled entirely into Qin Wushang's embrace.

"Dishonest children deserve to be spanked."

Qin Wushang had a cheeky grin.

His face was buried in her chest as he continued:

"Mmm~ if you don't admit it next time, it won't be as simple as just one smack."

The Heavenly Venerable's face was as red as a monkey's bottom, and she did not struggle.

"You are just a... bastard."

She scolded, but her voice was as soft as cotton.

Then!

"Ah!"

She screamed, her expression changing drastically.

"You bit me!!! Are you crazy! What are you doing!!!"