Free Web NovelThe pond water rippled, and mist rose.
In the not-so-large Mist Flower Undying Spring, the air was momentarily silent.
Xiao Li squatted in the pond, ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) not even noticing when the fruit in his mouth fell into the water with a plop.
Ying Bing, on the other hand, stared fixedly, looking at the illusory panel with a stunned expression.
【Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy Rank 2: Ying Bing.】
【Eastern Wasteland Region Prodigy Rank 1: Li Mo.】
She suspected this was a dream, and the dream hadn't ended yet.
This time, both their Realms were the same.
At the same time, she was immeasurably stronger than in her previous life.
She had more Blood Phoenix Essence.
She had various martial arts that she could display to their utmost.
She had even observed the Bronze Divine Tree and was in the process of condensing her Great Dao Divine Form.
And, she even had the true phoenix feather rewarded by the System.
Yet, she still lost.
"Why?"
Ying Bing's heart was filled with confusion; she couldn't understand.
Not to mention the Eastern Wasteland Region, she now believed that among Prodigies who had just entered the Guan Shen Realm across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, no one was her match.
Other methods aside.
Within the Blood Phoenix Secret Realm, she had already seen them all.
But.
How many people in the world could observe the Great Dao Divine Form to enter Guan Shen Realm, and also have a Physique that perfectly matched?
She hadn't seen him enter Guan Shen Realm.
Wasn't Li Mo's enlightenment accidental, due to a natural phenomenon?
That meant his Yi Soul had only grown, and he didn't possess a Divine Form.
Without a Divine Form, he was still stronger than her?
'Is the System malfunctioning?'
This thought popped into Ying Bing's mind.
【This System adheres to the principle of absolute fairness and impartiality. Battle power comparison is calculated entirely based on one's current highest level.】
【In ten life-and-death battles, the host only won three times.】
【One of those times was a narrow victory due to clothing tearing, which had a hard crowd control effect on Li Mo.】
Ying Bing: "....."
She glanced sideways and saw Li Mo in a daze, his ears red.
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's an old problem, just... high blood pressure, you know."
Li Mo coughed lightly.
Xiao Li's blood pressure looked high, but it wasn't actually low.
He wanted to retract his gaze, after all, it wasn't good to keep staring at the Ice Cube.
But isn't it strange, his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own.
"Mm..."
Ying Bing pursed her lips and slowly sat back into the pond water. Her mood was now extremely complicated.
The System's judgment seemed quite reliable.
Could it be... this sixteen-year-old youth, whose old problem was already high blood pressure, really suppressed her again in the same Realm?
But wasn't that even more absurd than the System having problems?
【Congratulations, Host, for taking second place in this Prodigy ranking.】
【Rewards being distributed...】
【Detected that the host has activated the 'Loser's Punishment'. All rewards have been stored in the System space and will be distributed after the punishment mechanism is completed.】
【The content of this punishment is: bathing together with 'Li Mo'.】
【Requirement: Wear the intimate outfit provided by the System.】
If it were anyone else.
They would probably be cut down with a sword the moment they stepped into the Mist Flower Undying Spring.
He...
After all, they had slept in the same bed last time, so bathing together wasn't that difficult to accept.
But, wearing that kind of clothing...
If she could, she would have long since wanted to destroy that shameful outfit!
【Ding!】
Coincidentally.
At this moment, another notification sound came.
【Detected that the host's current environment meets the scene requirements. Punishment is about to begin.】
【In ten seconds, the corresponding clothing will automatically be changed for the host. Countdown ten...】
【Nine...】
【Eight...】
The countdown ticked.
At this moment.
Ying Bing's eyes lost their luster, and various chaotic thoughts surged in her mind.
"Hmm?"
Li Mo, unsure where to look, narrowed his gaze slightly.
He saw Ying Bing curling her fingers, leaning against the edge of the pond, seemingly having lost her spirit.
Ice Cube, your art style has changed!
"Are you sick? Your face is so red..."
Li Mo stood up with a splash and walked over.
Then he reached out and placed his hand on Ying Bing's forehead.
Feeling the warmth from his forehead, Ying Bing looked up in a daze.
【Five...】
【Four...】
【Three...】
In her line of sight, the continuing countdown flashed right above the youth's head.
Ying Bing: "!"
Li Mo: "(⊙ˍ⊙)"
Visibly.
The Ice Cube's neck was like a ripe pomegranate, transparently red.
Li Mo opened his mouth, but before he could say anything.
Ying Bing suddenly stood up and raised her hand to cover his eyes.
Her movements were swift, like a Transcendent palm technique.
And so...
Xiao Li's eyes were plunged into darkness.
A delicate hand, warm and slightly trembling, firmly covered his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Don't... look at me."
The Ice Cube must really be sick, right?
Does she also have times when she can't speak clearly?
Li Mo heard a slight tremor in her voice.
But then he realized something was off.
Just now, he seemed to have, with his extraordinary eyesight, vaguely caught a glimpse of a silky white and a captivating black, appearing simultaneously on the Ice Cube's fatal figure...
"If it's inconvenient, should I go out first?"
Li Mo tentatively spoke softly.
"You also... can't leave."
Her voice, like jade falling to the ground, betrayed a forced composure.
Li Mo: "??"
This was baffling.
He knew that Ying Bing, deep down, had a proud and strong nature, unwilling to be seen vulnerable, which was why she suggested he leave first.
To avoid another awkward situation like last time.
But...
Not letting him look, and not letting him leave, what kind of confusing operation was this?
"So, are we just going to stand like this forever?"
"Close your eyes and sit down."
"......Alright."
Li Mo felt helpless.
The sound of water rippled.
He could tell that Ying Bing was trying to move behind him.
Splash—
Suddenly, she seemed to trip, almost falling.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, it's just a bit slippery, you... don't turn around."
"....."
.....
And so.
Xiao Li sat in the pond, reflecting on his mistakes. freewebnovel.cσ๓
He knew the Ice Cube hadn't gone far.
Because from time to time, he could feel slightly disordered breathing gently hitting his back, tickling...
Well.
Li Mo had originally wanted to practice his cultivation.
Now he couldn't practice at all.
Behind him.
Her bath robe had disappeared at some point.
The pond water shimmered, vaguely revealing a mysterious and beautiful sight.
This outfit, truly, was even more shameful than being naked...
Ying Bing's slender fingers were curled so tightly that she couldn't even open them, completely disobedient.
"Almost... just now, almost..."
"The System... even specified the distance between the two of us..."
Ying Bing's mind replayed the scene from earlier.
She had risen from obscurity to stand at the peak of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
But... she had never experienced a situation like this!
Now, every moment, her mind was fluctuating.
Even she herself was curious.
Hadn't she, in the past, remained composed even when Mount Tai collapsed before her?
【Bathing countdown, two quarters of an hour.】
【As everyone knows, bathing in a hot spring for two quarters of an hour is the healthiest!】
And... two quarters of an hour?!
