As the scorching fingertips made contact with the slightly cool skin, both parties trembled slightly.
Su Cheng felt like he was touching a piece of warm, smooth jade, with a slight elasticity resisting his fingers from pressing further inward.
As his fingers, infused with subtle soul power, gently swept across, a layer of fine goosebumps rose on Qianren Xue's pristine abdomen, bringing a flush to her cheeks, and her suppressed gasps became slightly more urgent.
Gliding past the petite and round navel, his fingertips continued their upward journey.
From the clearly defined lines of her vest, flowing into the graceful curves of her waist, until they reached the delicate hollow of her waist, forming a perfect arc.
Perhaps the medicine was beginning to take effect, as a few strands of warmth emanated from the originally cold skin, causing a ripple in Su Cheng's heart.
Forcing down his wandering thoughts, he flicked the silver needle in his palm, accurately piercing into the acupoint along the belt vessel under the guidance of soul power.
"Umm...."
A melodious moan escaped from the girl's lips. Su Cheng's brow twitched slightly.
"Calm your mind, don't let your thoughts run wild."
Qianren Xue's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, feeling as though the other's fingertips possessed some kind of magic. Despite being just a light touch, it stirred her thoughts and imagination.
Su Cheng was not feeling great either.
Despite his calm exterior, he too struggled with internal turmoil, finding it difficult to maintain composure.
No matter how resolute his willpower, he had never experienced such a situation before.
Even with his eyes covered, the sensation of fingertips, the fantasies in his mind, and even the scent of musk-like fragrance emanating from the other side's warm breath, all posed a significant challenge to his willpower.
As each needle pierced through, Qianren Xue's physical potential was continuously activated, her meridians expanding, her body experiencing pain.
But these intense sensory stimuli were completely overshadowed by another peculiar sensation.
A slippery sensation between her legs, a strange sense of satisfaction in her heart, and yet, a feeling of emptiness lingered...
Su Cheng stood outside the dungeon, gazing up at the azure sky, feeling rather uneasy about his current mental state.
"..."
Then, raising his hand, "...*smack*!"
After giving himself a good slap, he found himself instantly feeling calmer.
"Su Cheng, you need to restrain yourself. You must maintain distance from her!"
After warning himself, he became concerned about Qianren Xue, who was currently absorbing the soul ring underground.
Under normal circumstances, with her current foundation, she should be able to withstand the mental impact of absorbing a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
However, given the recent state of affairs, it was hard to say whether any unexpected changes would occur.
After waiting for several hours, during which his mood had completely stabilized, Su Cheng suddenly heard a painful moan coming from underground.
His expression changed, and he hurried back into the dungeon.
Upon seeing the scene before him, he couldn't help but freeze in shock.
In front of him, a figure radiated brilliant golden light, with a pair of long and broad white wings extending from her back, wrapping around her chest protectively.
"External Soul Bone?!"
Qianren Xue would normally grow a pair of wings after summoning her martial soul, but that was just a supplementary effect of her Six-winged Angel martial soul, unrelated to soul bones.
According to her, as a divine-level martial soul, awakening the Six-winged Angel martial soul would grant flight and extreme speed effects to the soul master, with a new pair of wings growing every 30 levels. By the time they reached the Title Douluo level, they would achieve the complete six-winged form.
However, the appearance of these wings, shielding Qianren Xue, was clearly different from what Su Cheng had seen before.
They were larger in size, more prominent, and positioned higher up on her back.
"How is this possible..."
The emergence of these external soul bones completely caught him off guard.
In theory, the Holy Light Beast was gentle in nature, and according to the theory that soul beasts with greater resentment were more likely to produce soul bones, it was almost impossible for such a soul beast to produce external soul bones even if it was killed and its soul ring absorbed.
"Interesting, could it be an issue of compatibility..."
Su Cheng felt like he had stumbled upon a new insight.
The emergence of these external soul bones is significant and worth studying. If one could roughly understand the reasons behind it, there might be a chance to obtain them in the future.
Of course, more importantly, with these soul bones, Qianren Xue's future combat effectiveness will undoubtedly be greatly enhanced.
Seeing her making smooth progress, with the soul ring absorption about to come to an end, Su Cheng, feeling relieved, didn't leave the dungeon anymore. Instead, he turned his back and patiently waited for the process to conclude.
After another half hour passed, Qianren Xue's slightly excited voice finally came from behind.
"Teacher, did you see it?"
As the heir of the Martial Soul Hall, and having read plenty of theoretical books, she naturally wouldn't fail to recognize external soul bones, and she knew this was a rare opportunity.
At the same time, summoning her Six-winged Angel martial soul with an additional fourth soul ring, against the backdrop of the intertwined virtual and real five pairs of wings, she looked even more divine.
"Not bad at all," Su Cheng turned around upon hearing her words, praising, "With these external soul bones, they will greatly assist you in both cultivation and combat in the future. As for the specific usage methods, we'll need to do further research."
"I understand," Qianren Xue replied.
Thinking back to the intimate moments they shared earlier, a blush crept onto her face, and she felt a strange sense of excitement welling up from within. She quickly steadied her mind, calming her emotions, while also trying to conceal her facial expression as she walked up to Su Cheng's side.
After absorbing this ten-thousand-year soul ring, Qianren Xue's figure seemed to have changed slightly, appearing even taller.
Standing in front of Su Cheng, she now only seemed to be slightly shorter than him.
A surge of powerful confidence coursed through her body, both inside and out.
With a hint of cunning smile on her lips, she looked at Su Cheng and said, "Teacher, shall we go to the arena for a sparring match?"
If before advancing to the Soul Ancestor level, she had no confidence in defeating her teacher, who was nearly ten levels higher than her.
Now, with an additional ten-thousand-year soul ring, a highly compatible fourth soul skill, and a pair of external soul bones, she couldn't believe she wouldn't win.
More importantly, previously Qian Daoliu had already roughly explained to her the principles and flaws of Su Cheng's self-created soul skill, and he had also told her that as her cultivation progressed, the power gap between soul masters of different realms would only widen.
After absorbing the fourth soul ring, in terms of combat alone, Su Cheng would definitely not be her match.
Seeing Qianren Xue looking so confident in front of him, Su Cheng raised his eyebrows lightly.
"I remember we had a bet the first time we sparred, right? At that time, I didn't mention any stakes."
At this moment, she clearly had enough confidence to erase the past shame. Su Cheng, seeing this, smirked and turned to walk out of the dungeon.
"Alright, this time I'll also wager something," Qianren Xue responded enthusiastically.
He had a new idea for developing a soul skill and had planned to try it out with Qianren Xue after her promotion.