"Hiss…"
Luo Yu took a deep breath.
Seeing Qian Renxue with such a mature and calm demeanor, at this moment he somewhat couldn't tell who was the hunter and who was the prey.
He had always thought that it was his schemes that had conquered Qian Renxue.
But now, why did it feel like something was not quite right?
Seeing the change in Luo Yu's expression, the corners of Qian Renxue's mouth slightly curved upwards.
Feeling that she had been bested by Luo Yu so many times, she finally managed to gain an upper hand.
"Alright, this young miss is leaving!" Qian Renxue flashed out of Luo Yu's embrace.
"Leaving?" Luo Yu was surprised.
They were embracing so passionately, and she wants to leave just like that?
"Yes, I'm leaving. What, should I stay and have your babies?" Qian Renxue spat.
Luo Yu was stunned.
Didn't this girl just show signs of being willing to follow him?
What did this mean?
Seeing Luo Yu's confused expression, Qian Renxue chuckled inwardly.
Gathering the little bit of Soul Power she had just recovered, golden wings appeared on her back, and she soared into the sky.
"You're really leaving?" Luo Yu said.
"Giggle."
Qian Renxue was not keeping a straight face but smiling gently, like a blooming flower.
"You bad man, this young miss keeps her promises."
"Since I lost to you this time, I will be your woman in the future."
"But, having been bullied by you so many times, I have to get back at you or I won't feel good!"
Luo Yu was speechless.
"I guess... you must be feeling uncomfortable right now," Qian Renxue covered her mouth with a giggling gesture, her gaze drifting toward a certain spot.
Luo Yu: "..."
Watching Luo Yu's embarrassed look, Qian Renxue seemed to be in a very good mood.
She waved her delicate hand.
"I'm off, but I'll come back for you tomorrow."
"Swoosh!"
She left a fragrance in the wind and disappeared into the horizon, leaving Luo Yu alone in the wild and in disarray.
Once he was sure Qian Renxue was far away.
Luo Yu's lips curled upwards, his face lighting up with a faint smile, not the slightest bit distressed.
How would you make a proud and tsundere woman feel better if you didn't let her think she won a round?
Since the System had indicated a successful capture, it obviously meant Qian Renxue had fallen for him.
He was already prepared to 'violently' take care of the girl tomorrow.
Glancing down at the "little hill", Luo Yu's mind flashed with Bi Bidong's graceful figure.
He took to the sky and headed back to Tiandou City.
On the other side, Qian Renxue's cheeks were flushed with intoxication, awkwardly veering as she flew through the sky.
"Thank goodness I ran fast."
"Otherwise, it would have been incredibly embarrassing, and that bad man would definitely have mocked me."
Qian Renxue lowered her eyes and glanced askance.
There—
It was soaked with water, creating a damp circle.
"I'm so embarrassed!"
"How could this happen!!"
Qian Renxue bit her lip, cursing Luo Yu inwardly, resolved to settle the score with him tomorrow.
...
"Achoo"
Luo Yu sneezed on his way back to Tiandou City.
"Who is talking about me!"
"Never mind, let's see what the System's gift pack has."
Luo Yu signed for the God-level Gift Pack.
[Ding! God-level Gift Pack signed for. Please choose whether to open it!]
"Yes."
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the "Emperor Flame" immature form!]
"What's this?" Luo Yu was full of surprise.
"Whoosh!"
A streak of golden light suddenly appeared before Luo Yu.
Upon the light's appearance, the temperature in the surrounding area seemed to instantly rise significantly.
Luo Yu looked closely.
It was a golden lotus, entirely condensed from liquid-like golden flames, continuously emitting a scorching aura.
The aura was elusive, mysterious and profound.
Luo Yu paused his flight and floated in mid-air, observing the sight, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
He made a special discovery.
This lotus, forged from golden flames, had twenty-six small holes in its center.
Each crevice contained a tiny curtain.
Each lotus seed was a different color, emitting a special aura of unique attributes, but the aura was so faint that it was virtually imperceptible unless examined closely.
"What is this?"
Luo Yu was utterly baffled.
The things that were appearing from opening the System gift packs were becoming stranger and stranger.
Before, there was the dowdy pottery jar and sand of unknown purpose, now there had emerged a mysterious flame of unknown origins.
"Hey, System, what is this thing?"
Immediately after asking, Luo Yu regretted it.
"Forget it, it's pointless to ask."
The System had always been sparing with words—getting a response would be a miracle.
[Ding! The flame is known as Emperor Flame, and it requires nurturing by celestial materials to grow, its mysteries boundless.]
"???"
"The System actually sent a message out of the blue?" Luo Yu was stunned.
"What use is this thing?"
[This object is boundlessly mysterious, not from this continent; its specific wonders, you have to explore on your own.]
Luo Yu's eyes widened.
"Great! As good as saying nothing."
"I thought you had changed, but you're still the same old System."
Luo Yu recalled a detail and suddenly realized something.
"Larval stage, nurture."
"This thing couldn't be alive, could it?"
"Swoosh!"
Luo Yu's pupils emitted an Amethyst Gold light, shining on the golden Emperor Flame that was burning continuously in the void.
After some thorough observation, he indeed detected a hint of sentience within the flame, although that sentience was extremely weak.
It was as fragile as a dying elder or a newborn infant.
"Is it really alive?"
"So what's the use of this thing, for refining weapons? For alchemy?"
"System, you can't say anything else, but you should at least be able to tell me how to feed it!"
[Ding! Feeding the Emperor Flame with divine weapons can accelerate its growth.]
[The stronger the divine weapons you feed it with, the faster it will reach maturity.]
"Damn, it eats divine weapons?"
"What does 'divine weapons' mean, divine artifacts?"
[Correct, that is divine artifacts.]
Luo Yu was dumbfounded.
He had thought a bit of medicinal herbs or something would suffice; turns out this thing won't opt for cheap nourishment, but goes straight for divine artifacts?
Luo Yu had a sudden bold idea.
Feed it his own Nine Heavens Execution Sword and see what happens.
"Tch."
Luo Yu shook his head with a smile, "What a joke."
If he ruined his own Martial Soul, that would be idiotic.
He did have two super divine weapons on him now, but one was a heartfelt gift from the Music Deity, and the other could grant invisibility; he couldn't bear to part with either.
[Ding! Host activates the Capture Goddess mission.]
[Reach Sea God's Island, capture the Goddess Poseidon, reward: an exclusive seventh Soul Ring for the Nine Heavens Execution Sword.]
[Soul Ring ages of the Zhu Tian Sword increase by three hundred thousand years!]
[If you capture Poseidon and acquire the Purple Pearl simultaneously, the reward will be the Mysterious God-level Gift Pack!]
"Hiss—"
Luo Yu took a deep breath.
He had just completed a mission, and now another big task was upon him?
Luo Yu seriously looked at the System panel.
He couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth.
"Good fellow, indeed, System, you're incredible!"
"First want me to take down Xiaowu, then the A'yin Sisters, and now I have to deal with Poseidon."
"Do you intend to have me snatch away all the women of the Tang family line?"
"That's too ruthless!"
Luo Yu pondered for a moment.
It seemed... He could accept that.
After all, he heard Poseidon was an extremely beautiful and pure lady who lived in the Sea God Hall year-round without contact with the outside world.
She was also the target of the tireless pursuit by two prodigies, Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen; how bad could her looks or disposition be?
As for age?
To cultivators, who cares about age.
An older woman is as good as a gold brick, an older woman by three thousand joins the ranks of immortals.
Luo Yu's eyes lightened up as he remembered something.
He was just worried about not having a divine artifact to feed the Emperor Flame.
And now the opportunity had come, had it not?