Seeing Zi Yan's completely unreliable expression, Xiao Yan began to doubt whether entrusting her with guarding him was truly the right decision. But at this point, he had no better option, so he could only shake his head and close his eyes, preparing to continue tempering the soul fire within him. As soon as he did, Zi Yan cheerfully dumped all the pills from the jade bottle and tossed them into her mouth.
Xiao Yan hadn't expected that she would treat his warnings like air the moment he entered his cultivation state. But right now, he had no time to concern himself with the outside world. His full focus was on tempering the soul fire within his body. Under his refined control, the gray flame he had tempered over ten thousand times was continuously compressed until, in the end, it became a fine wisp of flame, quietly floating within him.
The moment that tiny wisp of fire took shape, a wave of unbearable pain tore through his entire body. This searing agony was the result of his soul being scorched—an unavoidable stage in the formation of the soul fire seed. If one lacked sufficient willpower, they would be driven mad by this alone.
Fortunately, Xiao Yan's strongest attribute had always been his indomitable will. Though his body trembled with pain, he gritted his teeth and endured. His face turned deathly pale, and his body weakened rapidly. It was the soul exhaustion he had expected—the very thing he had feared most.
But this state also confirmed that he had succeeded. The soul fire seed had fully formed. All he needed now was time to recover, and he would soon return to peak condition.
"Hu..." Xiao Yan exhaled slowly and opened his eyes.
What he saw caused his expression to freeze.
A stunning woman stood before him, her figure voluptuous and alluring, easily comparable to Queen Medusa in beauty. Her tall build and flowing violet hair cascading down to her waist immediately caught his eye.
The moment caution welled up in his heart, he realized her face looked oddly familiar. Moreover, the tattered clothes she wore were unmistakably the ones Zi Yan had been wearing earlier. He wasn't foolish enough to think some stranger had taken her clothes—there was only one explanation.
This mature beauty was a grown-up version of Zi Yan.
'What the hell? How did Zi Yan suddenly grow into this?' Xiao Yan's gaze darted toward the empty jade bottle beside her and instantly understood.
'That damn Dragon Saliva Fire Spirit Grass pill…'
"This girl..." Xiao Yan couldn't help twitching at the corner of his mouth. She had clearly ignored his warnings and gobbled all the pills at once. Luckily, the pill's medicinal effect hadn't harmed her. Things had turned out better than expected.
"Hee hee, scared you, didn't I?" Zi Yan shot him a flirtatious look. Her now-mature figure had given her a new kind of confidence, and she was clearly in the mood to play around. Xiao Yan had no interest in humoring her though.
Just as she prepared to tease him further, a strange heat began to rise in her body. Her lips grew dry, her face flushed red, and she staggered slightly.
"Are you alright? What's going on?" Xiao Yan immediately noticed her abnormal condition. Her skin was burning red, a sign of overheating. He frowned deeply. 'The medicinal power couldn't be too strong for her… Could it?'
After all, Zi Yan's true form was a Taixu Ancient Dragon known for its powerful physique. It made no sense for her to show adverse reactions. Yet the way her body was heating up... it reminded Xiao Yan disturbingly of the time he himself suffered the backlash of merging Heavenly Flames.
That was when he took a step back—but it was already too late.
In a blur, Zi Yan lunged and pinned him to the floor. Before he could react, her hands locked around his wrists, firmly restraining him.
The Dragon Saliva Fire Spirit Grass was a top-tier medicinal herb. Pills made from it were undoubtedly high quality. But for that very reason, they also came with a serious side effect—something akin to a backlash similar to that from fusing Heavenly Flames.
If Xiao Yan had studied the pill formulas more thoroughly, he would've noticed they all included ingredients with cold properties to counterbalance the fiery nature of the herb. But the pill he gave Zi Yan had no such ingredients—only a few taste enhancers. That was the true cause of the current situation.
Within seconds, Zi Yan's body temperature soared to an unbelievable level. Her clothes couldn't withstand the heat and disintegrated into ash. Had it been anyone else under her grasp, they would have been incinerated. Fortunately, Xiao Yan had refined several Heavenly Flames and was resistant to extreme heat. But even so, this wasn't what worried him most.
The real problem was that Zi Yan was now completely exposed.
In a panic, Xiao Yan shut his eyes. But just as he did, something soft sealed his lips. A nimble tongue slipped into his mouth.
His eyes snapped open wide.
'What the hell?! I'm being kissed?!'
Xiao Yan tried to struggle, but his body was still in a state of weakness from forming the soul fire seed. His Dou Qi couldn't circulate, and he had no strength. Zi Yan, on the other hand, was soaring with power from the medicinal boost and easily suppressed him.
To his horror, she even freed a hand and began tearing at his clothes.
'Heavens, am I really about to be… taken advantage of?!' Xiao Yan nearly burst into tears.
He had survived countless trials, slaughtered his way through the Fallen Grounds, forged his name in the Black-Corner Region—but never had he imagined he'd face defeat like this.
Even worse, that kiss had passed some of the medicinal power into his body. He could feel the warmth spreading within him, stirring something dangerous. His rationality began to fade.
'No! This can't be how it ends!'
'Me, the great Demon Saint, subdued… like this… by a loli!'
In the final moments before his consciousness blacked out, Xiao Yan felt himself give up the last thread of resistance.
And just before her mind, too, was swallowed by the fire, Zi Yan lowered her head and whispered,
"I'm sorry."
(End of Chapter)
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