Chapter 260 - Battle Between Queens
đrđ˛eweđđ§đvel.đđmXuefeng felt the atmosphere heat up as Nuwa locked her gaze on Anastasia. Even if he wanted to escape, she held him tight in place so he was forced to stay and get pulled into their battle.
"So you are also a fellow Queen," Anastasia pointed out as she gazed at Xuefeng. "I am honestly not surprised. Xuefeng does have this energy that can make us lonely Queens fall for him."
"I will not deny that. I naturally have the best man out there," Nuwa agreed fully before reaching up to caress his cheek. "I would do anything for him."
"Thatâs only natural. You did a nice job earlier too," Anastasia praised as she watched amused. "Iâm sorry I finished him though. You looked like you were struggling so I decided to help."
Nuwa returned a smile. "Itâs okay. I did my job anyway. Someone had to defend your Kingdom if the Queen wasnât strong enough."
Anastasia didnât give in to the provocation. "It was an unusual situation but there is hardly anything one can do to stop it. We have to protect our gardens and one of the guards committed this crime. It is a risk we have to take while managing one of the most powerful resources in our hands."
She paused before adding with a sigh, "I guess having a treasure that can boost oneâs strength by such amounts is really unfortunate. You are lucky your Race doesnât have to deal with it."
"Yeah, they donât have to deal with it because I would end it before anything happened, just like I did today. You are welcome," Nuwa replied unbothered. "Ah, right. I must give you some credit. The Mermaid Bloodline came in handy. Thank you for being so generous."
Xuefeng was already on his limits, ready to stop them. Their rate of fire was higher than he expected and he didnât see any signs of stopping. Both Nuwa and Anastasia didnât show any weaknesses either.
"Oh, Itâs alright. It was Xuefengâs request so I couldnât reject him," Anastasia replied as she sent Xuefeng a wink. "We enjoyed plenty of pleasant activities together and Xuefeng filled me with lots of juicy moments. I donât regret it at all."
"Good for you. Iâm glad you enjoyed your time," Nuwa commented while preparing another bullet. "I hope you also—"
Too bad, she wasnât able to shoot as Xuefeng closed her mouth, stopping the battle completely.
"Thatâs enough. Donât fight each other anymore," Xuefeng wished as he released her. "Did you finish consuming that young manâs Soul?"
Nuwa wasnât mad at him for stopping her but it was clear she wanted to continue.
"We didnât fight. It was just a friendly conversation," Nuwa countered as he glanced at Anastasia. "Right?"
"Correct, we were just chatting," Anastasia agreed with a nod only to frown as she realized what Xuefeng just said. "Wait. You donât really think of absorbing an Ancient Soul without even having one, do you? Not to mention that this Soul still has the remains of a Forbidden Fruit. In the best-case scenario, your Soul will suffer an injury while in the worse case you will die."
"Hehe, is that so?" Nuwa chuckled as she didnât show any fear in her eyes. "It just happens that compared to that man, I know my limits.
Nuwa rubbed Xuefengâs arms and decided on her own, "Baby, hold me close, okay? Iâm going to absorb his Soul now."
"Xuefeng, this is crazy. Stop her before she makes a mistake," Anastasia called out in warning. "If anything, at least wait for the Forbidden Fruitâs effects to wear off."
Before Nuwa spoke again, Xuefeng stepped in and tightened his embrace around her.
"If Nuwa said she can do it, I believe in her. Since she already decided I can only support her," Xuefeng announced his stance and kissed Nuwa on the head. "Take your time baby."
Nuwa repaid him with a kiss before she closed her eyes. Her body immediately started burning as excess Soul Power began leaking through her body, but Xuefeng focused on regenerating her body to ease the process.
Meanwhile, Xuefeng called for their group to come down, not knowing how much time Nuwa would take.
âThis is going to be interesting,â Ming commented first. âShe might even create her own Ancient Soul from this if she can handle the stress to her Soul.â
Xuefeng couldnât help but brighten at this news.
âWhat do you think are her chances?â Xuefeng asked excitedly, only to widen his eyes when he heard the answer.
âAbout fifty-fifty,â Tianshi pointed out casually. âIn half of the future scenarios, her Soul shatters and explodes and in half of them, she succeeds. Those are some good chances if you were to ask me.â
âSo she can die at the flip of a coin?â Xuefeng question speechlessly. How was that good?
âYup, basically,â Tianshi agreed before Ming followed up, âBut she doesnât know about that so itâs good. She is confident so we can only hope she knows what she is doing.
Xuefeng gazed at Nuwa and seeing she was still smiling, he breathed to calm himself down.
She had to succeed!
Boom!
Just as he relaxed, the pressure coming from Nuwa doubled within a second. It was nothing in comparison to the time in the Dragon Tower but he could feel it constantly growing. It was almost as if she was—
âShe broke through to the Celestial Stage!â Ming finished his thought, shocking everyone in their group. They were already watching from a distance but didnât approach to not disturb Nuwa.
âDidnât we just advance to the Immortal Stage?â Xuefeng asked. âI thought she was absorbing Soul Power. Is she cultivating instead?â
âTo break through to the Celestial Stage, one needs to create a Celestial Soul. With so much Soul Power at her disposal, she only needed a moment to reach another step on the ladder. Her next step will be transforming it into an Ancient Soul,â Ming informed.
âWill she become an Ancient Celestial then?â
âShe canât, thatâs the tricky part. To become a full Ancient Celestial, she would need to form an Ancient Body as well. Usually, cultivators start with their body and only then proceed to form their Ancient Soul to be sure their body can handle it. Right now Nuwa has to basically use her Immortal Stage body as a home for her Ancient Soul,â Ming explained briefly. âThatâs also one of the reasons why there are so many experts stuck at the Celestial Stage and they struggle to ascend for many years.â
Seeing that Xuefeng didnât take it well, she added, âThe good news is that as long as she can create her Ancient Soul, we can save her even if her body gives up. We have to be quick though or else her Soul will die.â
âThatâs not good news at all!â Xuefeng protested, not wanting to hear about Nuwaâs death at all. âHow can we help her?â
Nuwa continued to grow stronger as they spoke, her aura doubling in power once again. She already started to shiver while she gripped onto his arm as if using him for support. As much as he believed in her and supported her, he would still worry if her life was in danger.
âYou canât help her. This is her own battle,â Ming replied helplessly. âAll we can do is watch and hope for the best.â
"How is she?" Anastasia questioned after a long silence, looking at Nuwa with a different look from before. One could see more respect in her eyes as Nuwa grew stronger.
Xuefeng opened his mouth to reply but Nuwa was first, speaking out for herself.
"Iâm obviously fine. How can be unwell in my Xuefengâs embrace?" Nuwa asked back as if it was just her normal cultivation routine but Xuefeng knew she was just pretending. Her body was trembling and muscles contracting with more intensity.
"Nuwa, focus," Xuefeng reminded as he kissed her ear and created an air bubble around them so no one would disturb them. "I will protect you so do your best."
"Mhmm..." Nuwa muttered as she collapsed into Xuefengâs arms, letting him hold her fully. He created a soft cloud and they sat down together.
It was probably the most relaxed Soul Cultivation that the Mermaid Kingdom has seen as all the Mermaids came back to watch the scene.
A minute later, even Xuefeng started to feel discomfort from Nuwaâs Soul pressure but he didnât let go. He could see his presence gave Nuwa peace of mind, letting her focus on the job.
At least thatâs what he thought.
"Nuwa..." Xuefeng whispered as he felt Nuwaâs butt wiggle on his crotch. That was not the time to get aroused but just a few moves of her sexy body made his soldier hard and ready for action.
"Aaahh..." Nuwa moaned into his ear as her arm wrapped around his head. She gripped hard as something in her body unlocked.
Boom!
With a single explosion, the growth accelerated rapidly as if she just swallowed another Forbidden Fruit.
âShe broke through again!â Ming called out excitedly. âNow the real challenge starts. Can she hold on till the Soul Power is exhausted?â
While Ming explained what was happening, Nuwa didnât even look like she was Cultivating when she made an unreasonable demand.
"My body has been shaking so much I suddenly got horny... I want my reward now... Lick me!"