Chapter 262: Entering the Dreamscape Again (Part 2)
“Crack…”
Without any warning, Xu You’s feet suddenly sank into the ground, and the granite slabs shattered like fragile glass.
Cheng Hong Ling also moved. She took a step forward, and Profound Ice True Qi instantly surged forward like waves. Before her toes landed, the ground was frozen.
In the next moment, Cheng Hong Ling’s figure rapidly disappeared from her original position, her speed so fast that not even an afterimage could be seen. Only the faint glint of the Blue Scale Sword flickered and vanished, charging towards Xu You like a shooting star.
Xu You remained calm in the face of danger. Powerful killing intent surged out, enveloping Qi Huang without reservation. He knew that to win, he first had to break through the opponent’s spiritual sense pressure.
Qi Huang’s back instantly turned cold, as if she had fallen into hell. Immense fear, like a lurking beast, was ready to devour her at any moment.
“It’s killing intent! No wonder he dared to be so arrogant.”
Qi Huang panicked, and her spiritual sense immediately began to scatter.
“Not good!”
Cheng Hong Ling also sensed something was wrong. Her speed did not decrease, and a similarly terrifying killing intent shrouded Xu You ahead.
Thus, the two killing intents violently collided, and terrifying auras spread in all directions. The onlookers trembled, some crying tears of fear, some collapsing on the ground, and others wetting themselves in terror.
Qi Huang was freed from her fear, and her body immediately felt weak and mentally exhausted, like an ordinary person who had not slept for three days and three nights.
With the shackles of spiritual sense gone, Xu You’s figure instantly disappeared from his original position.
Cheng Hong Ling’s sword strike, unleashed with all her might, missed. She stood unwillingly in place, her chest heaving violently, clearly at the end of her tether.
“You, at such a young age, have actually comprehended killing intent?”
Xu You stood not far away, a hint of astonishment on his face.
“Although I am young, I have killed no less.”
Cheng Hong Ling responded through clenched teeth.
“What a pity, it ends here! Who was the last person you killed? Remember his name, this is the last person you will kill in this life.”
Xu You’s expression was cold. He once again grabbed Cheng Yuan’s throat and threatened, “Now I’ll give you a choice, die by yourself, or your father dies? You have three breaths to consider, three…”
Cheng Hong Ling’s pretty face showed struggle. She wanted to fight desperately but was unsure if she could save her father.
Cheng Yuan was secretly anxious. He wished he could die himself, but he couldn’t even commit suicide now.
Qi Huang was also extremely anxious. She wanted to try again, but the fear in her heart had not dissipated, making it impossible to condense her spiritual sense.
…
At the same time, inside the palace in Qi Huang’s Sea of Consciousness, the Spiritual Wisdom Soul was watching everything through the window of her mind. The corners of her rosy mouth gradually curved up. “It seems this time, no one can save you but me.”
After saying this, the Spiritual Wisdom Soul turned to the “Spirit Soul” not far away, which had not been feminized, and said, “You’ve seen the situation. Let me feminize it! Otherwise, we will all die!”
“If I let you feminize, we won’t die?”
The Spirit Soul asked doubtfully.
“As a Spirit Soul, don’t you understand? Spirit Soul represents not just desire, but the seven emotions and six desires. The reason Qi Huang is afraid of killing intent is that she is timid and her inner fear is infinitely magnified, while I am fearless. As long as you are feminized by me, her inner fear will naturally disappear. This is the only chance to turn the situation around.”
The Spiritual Wisdom Soul explained calmly, as time in the Sea of Consciousness was not synchronized with the outside world and had much more time available.
The Spirit Soul wanted to say something but couldn’t find a reason to refute, as he understood that what she said was the truth.
“Ninth brother, don’t fall for this woman’s trick. If you are feminized again, we will have no hope of turning things around.”
“Yes! Once she gets out again, all of us will be feminized. Do you want to be a pure woman?”
…
The Earth Soul and Human Soul beside him quickly persuaded.
“What’s wrong with being a woman? Besides, I’m so beautiful, with a swarm of admirers and high status! Look at your ugly appearance, no one of the opposite sex will ever fancy you! Think about it, aren’t you pitiful?”
The Spiritual Wisdom Soul said disdainfully.
“There’s nothing wrong with being a woman, but if my sexual orientation changes and I start liking men, I’m sorry, that’s completely unacceptable!”
The Earth Soul retorted without hesitation.
“Yes, Ninth brother, think it through. Do you like men? Are you willing to get married and have children and be a housewife?”
The Human Soul questioned the Spirit Soul.
“Second brother, third brother, of course, I’m not willing, but as you can see, the situation is critical. Do you have any other solutions besides this?”
The Spirit Soul retorted.
The Earth Soul and Human Soul exchanged glances, speechless.
“…Two…”
Xu You outside continued counting.
“Alright, I agree to let you feminize me, but you can only feminize the part of me that represents fear!”
The Spirit Soul immediately said to the Spiritual Wisdom Soul.
“No problem! You can trust my self-control.”
The Spiritual Wisdom Soul agreed without hesitation. If she hadn’t shown a wicked smile, she would have seemed more sincere.
“Second brother, third brother, keep an eye on me later. If she tries to feminize more, stop her immediately.”
The Spirit Soul asked for help from the Earth Soul and Human Soul beside him.
“Don’t worry! If she tries to play any tricks, she will never succeed!”
The Human Soul guaranteed.
The Spiritual Wisdom Soul smiled noncommittally, then gracefully walked forward, extending her fair jade hand. Her slender, fiver-fingered hand rested on the Spirit Soul’s chest.
The chest was precisely the part of the Spirit Soul that represented fear. Idioms like “terrified,” “heart pounding,” and “lingering fear” all refer to this position.
As time passed, the Spirit Soul’s chest visibly grew in size, a result of being feminized.
…
“No need to count, I’ll die!”
Cheng Hong Ling gritted her teeth and, without hesitation, raised her sword and slashed towards her fair neck. At the same time, she sent a telepathic message to Qi Huang: “I’m sorry! I hope we can be one person again in the next life, of course… if there is a next life!”
“Don’t!”
Qi Huang screamed. For some unknown reason, at this moment, the fear in her heart suddenly disappeared. Powerful spiritual sense surged out again, enveloping Xu You.
“Boom!”
Xu You was struck as if by lightning. His feet sank deeply into the ground, and his upright body suddenly hunched over, as if he had aged decades in an instant. Huge cracks spread outwards from him, affecting two buildings, which instantly collapsed.
Cheng Hong Ling was experienced in combat. Although her True Qi was depleted, she still had her spiritual sense. She immediately wrapped her body with her spiritual sense and flashed towards Xu You. Before she arrived, her killing intent preceded her. She would not let the other party affect her clone again.
Xu You’s scalp tingled. He immediately resorted to his old trick of releasing killing intent towards Qi Huang. Unfortunately, it was intercepted by Cheng Hong Ling’s killing intent halfway there.
Although Cheng Hong Ling’s flying speed couldn’t compare to her Wave Butterfly body technique, it was still astonishingly fast. Her sword drew a crescent-shaped afterimage and directly slashed across Xu You’s neck.
“This… this is impossible… why can she still use her spiritual sense?”
Xu You clutched his neck and roared in disbelief. His large head gradually slid from his shoulders.
“I’m very sorry, it seems that wasn’t the last person I killed, but you were.”
Cheng Hong Ling calmly sheathed her sword and hurried to support her father.
Qi Huang let out a deep sigh of relief, her tense nerves beginning to relax. The aftereffects of overusing her spiritual sense immediately manifested. Intense pain shot from her brain, as if a stick was constantly churning her brain matter.
“Ah!”
Qi Huang let out a painful groan, then her vision went black, and she collapsed, falling asleep. As she closed her eyes, she saw her main body rushing towards her in shock.
“Heh heh, I told you long ago, you can’t guard against me forever.”
The triumphant voice of the Spiritual Wisdom Soul also resounded in her mind.
“I hope this time, those male souls can still stop her.”
This was Qi Huang’s last thought before losing consciousness.
