Chapter 281: Chapter 251: Silk Feet Increase Attack Speed, Got Controlled!
The audience in the stands observing the Blood Ladder fell silent for a moment. After a brief silence, a burst of booming discussion erupted.
"Who is he really, to be courted by two princesses in succession?"
"First, the Succubus Princess, and then the Moon Princess invited him as well. Just a mere human, is he really that popular?"
"I remember the Moon Princess is the last descendant of the Moon Gods. Perhaps she admires his bloodline; being able to overpower the Child of Gold already shows his extraordinary lineage."
"So young, yet he’s developed his bloodline to such an extent, and with the use of the Furnace of Life, he’s destined to soar to great heights!"
"No matter which faction he allies with, his future is limitless. He’ll become a favored one of the Divine!"
"..."
Aside from the many shocked Alien Races, whose envy was evident, a few people’s expressions were complex.
For instance, Zhang Yi and his two companions were just about to probe for more information, only to find Chu Yi had been summoned by prominent figures from both Alien Races.
"The Enchanting Demon Royal Court of the Abyss, the Moon Princess of the Eternal Night Realm... this kid..."
Zhang Yi was dumbfounded for a moment, his expression odd: "He is certainly popular."
The other two colleagues, for a moment, were at a loss for words. Prominent figures from two major Alien Races had personally come to recruit Chu Yi; it was truly enviable. This once again proved Chu Yi’s excellence. Even the Alien Races were not put off by his human origin and had personally come to recruit him.
"Without this level of skill, he wouldn’t catch Qin Zheng’s eye."
Zhang Yi let out a breath, calming down, and said, "Perhaps this is also part of Qin Zheng’s plan. Let’s keep watching."
「...」
The splendid palace was bathed in moonlight that poured like a waterfall. Thousands of pavilions and towering buildings stood there, containing realms of wonder within them.
Chu Yi was stunned by the luxurious scene. His fiancée was a hidden wealthy lady; even her mode of travel was so extravagant.
At this moment, a Ghost Maid led him to a side hall. As she turned her head, her jade-colored, exquisite face flickered with a strange expression because this place was where their master and that taboo figure had once practiced Cultivation.
"Thank you, miss."
Chu Yi set down the dim-witted Dragon Maiden, entrusting her to Bika’s care. He then turned to the Ghost Maid and asked, "Should I go in now?"
The Ghost Maid nodded. Her dark blue butterfly wings fluttered around her, scattering glowing powder and accentuating her icy cold aura. She glanced at Chu Yi’s back, seemingly lost in thought.
「Inside the side hall.」
Soft curtains drifted like light smoke, and pearl curtains, half-drawn, clinked with a pleasant, crisp bell-like sound. It was just like the first time he met the Moon Princess.
Chu Yi slowly stepped forward, then suddenly stopped. Through a gap in the waving curtains, a charming silhouette appeared.
The next moment, his heart gave a warning. He crossed his arms as a snow-white glow flashed and vanished. A long leg, carrying terrifying force, kicked out hard.
BANG!
The Human King Physique activated, but the rising golden light instantly dissipated as if losing its color. It turned into chaotic lines, split apart by a single leg.
Immediately, a tearing pain surged from both arms to his chest. He faintly heard the sound of bones cracking; he flew like a kite with a broken string, landing heavily on the stone floor over ten meters away.
What’s all this about?
Chu Yi got up from the stone floor. His shoulder suddenly felt heavy as a petite boot stepped on it; bone-cracking sounds were heard. He knelt on one knee. The special material of the floor cracked, and the surrounding tens of meters subsided by a few centimeters.
No way! This is the Human King Physique (castrated version)! It could slay the Child of Gold, yet I was suppressed in a single face-off?
But considering the Moon Princess’s dimensional reduction attack, it seemed normal.
"Chu Yi, is this really all the strength you possess?"
Her silvery-white hair fluttered like snow, and her dense, long eyelashes trembled slightly. A pair of amber-colored silver eyes coldly stared at the suppressed youth, an occasional trace of joy flashing within them. Her voluptuous body was wrapped only in a War Skirt, highlighting her proud figure. She was in a combat stance, activated by her Chaos State. But for some reason, a strange tingling sensation crept over her whole body.
"Since the Princess invites, I will not stand on ceremony."
Chu Yi’s ink-black eyes flickered with electric light. He reached out, gathering bright golden lightning, and grabbed the slender leg cleaving at his shoulder.
BANG!
The battle boot’s Spiritual Structure was destroyed, torn apart by the domineering lightning, revealing a Jade Foot wrapped in thin white socks.
"Hmph!"
The Moon Princess hadn’t expected the lightning’s power. A current tingled her calf but was blocked by moonlight. She pivoted on that leg, her other leg swinging down like a battle knife towards the back of Chu Yi’s head.
CLANG!
Chu Yi, covered in golden light, felt his spine undulate like a fierce dragon. A shining golden Demon Halberd flew out, and his aura suddenly changed—bloody, terrifying, wild, fierce... The Demon Halberd flew out, blocking the leg. Chu Yi’s other hand quickly grasped it, spinning the halberd and stirring up a torrent of blood energy, which transformed into countless Blood Serpents carrying a deadly curse.
"A Blessed Weapon, huh? Interesting."
The Moon Princess’s lithe body effortlessly avoided the Demon Halberd’s attack. Her long, taut legs instinctively coiled around Chu Yi’s waist with the tightness of a python, squeezing a mist of blood from his waist as bone-cracking sounds echoed continuously.
"But the flaws are obvious too."
A crimson moon hung in the air, astonishingly formed by countless eyes, wriggling gradually like bloody foam. It cast eerie moonlight, imprisoning Chu Yi. His consciousness sank, his thoughts became chaotic, and his acquired knowledge corroded his sanity like a curse.
The Moon Princess exuded a cold and aloof aura. Her hands, wrapped in moonlight, controlled Chu Yi’s arms. The Eight Desolations Demon Halberd lost its strength and flew out, only to be imprisoned in a cage made of grotesque bones.
"By closing the distance and restraining your actions, I can easily subdue you."
The boy was pressed against the stone slab, with a cold, imposing woman sitting on his waist, looking down on him. He had no time to feel the softness from his abdomen; by the time he sorted out his thoughts, he had already been defeated.
So fast!
Chu Yi was momentarily stunned into silence. Even though he had intended to lose to his fiancée, the speed of his defeat was unexpected.
Somehow, the Moon Princess was even stronger than last time.
"Thank you, Princess, for showing mercy. I was too arrogant."
Chu Yi admitted defeat. Even with the Human King Physique (incomplete), his fiancée had hit him so hard that he couldn’t move.
However, the Moon Princess did not get up. Her beautiful face was close. With her delicate arms, she grabbed Chu Yi’s arms and, with a SNAP, broke his bones.
Chu Yi: "!!!"
"Do you know, the first time I saw you, this Princess felt we had met before."
The Moon Princess spoke calmly as the previously arranged Array activated. Chaotic strings emerged from the stone slabs, slowly writhing and binding Chu Yi’s limbs to the ground. From the moment Chu Yi entered the hall and they fought, it had all been her setup.
"Princess, this is our first meeting, isn’t it?"
Chu Yi’s hand glowed with a faint white light, ready to use the Divine Hand for a surprise attack. He spoke with difficulty because he sensed no killing intent from the Moon Princess.
"Not admitting it?"
The Moon Princess, whose jade-like face was usually indifferent, smiled. Her smile was as radiant as a blooming flower, her beauty breathtaking and captivating. To Chu Yi, she appeared as a wicked woman pulling a sudden prank. The cold goddess had suddenly turned into a Witch!
"I don’t quite understand." Chu Yi shook his head, intending to deny it to the end.
"It’s actually quite simple to confirm."
She extended a soft, jade-like hand, now covered by a pure white silk glove. Her bright, amber-like silver eyes flashed with amusement as her hand moved downward, observing Chu Yi’s expression change from confusion to bewilderment, then to shock, and finally to terror.
He was... caught!
Chu Yi was shocked. He was amazed that such a method existed; it truly opened his eyes to a new world.
[River Crab]
「...」
Thick grey mist floated through the side hall, with shadows occasionally writhing and whispering softly. Heavy veils hung like light smoke. A Lotus Pool reflected the moonlight, noble and pure. Petals floated on the water’s surface, dispersing a subtle fragrance, breaking the shimmering moonlight, and blending into the enchanting hot spring.
In the end, I was still discovered, Chu Yi thought to himself. He removed his clothes to take a bath in the pool, wiping away a sweet jasmine scent still lingering at the corner of his mouth, savoring it.
After confirming he was the King of Black Robes, the Moon Princess had "gently and generously" served him a cup of jasmine tea, its sweet aroma lingering pleasantly in his mouth.
Of course, when they were preparing to practice Cultivation together, his fiancée, with her obsession for cleanliness, demanded he go wash up by himself to clean off the filth from the Divine War. This filth included the decaying aura from the Nether River, the weak curse power from blood-soaked willow branches, and the Power of Rules rejected by the will of the Nether River... Now that his fiancée had reached her current realm, she was very sensitive to these things. And this Lotus Pool could purify everything. Last time, he had been so focused on the "close-quarter engagement" with his fiancée in the pool that he hadn’t noticed its peculiar nature.
However, Chu Yi’s feelings were mixed. On one hand, he was looking forward to the upcoming Cultivation; on the other, he worried about his girlfriend Lias, feeling a pang of guilt. But what could he, a newly risen Gold, do against the Moon Princess, a Beast Taming expert at the peak of the Dawn Star realm?
Moreover, the side hall had been completely sealed by the Moon Princess, specifically to imprison him.
With the Moon Princess’s cover, I’ve also managed to avoid the gods’ attention, Chu Yi thought. He extracted his remaining Divinity, converted it into Divine Power, and used [Something from Nothing]. Vaguely, he knew Lias would become stronger, but he couldn’t edit the specific content because the amount of Divine Power required was terrifyingly enormous.
"Lias will climb the Blood Ladder, receive a blessing, earn recognition from a Blessed Weapon, and her status will be significantly raised..."
The throne would surely be taken by Avril, but the gods’ rewards were plentiful, including a growable Blessed Weapon. As for which sequence it belonged to, Chu Yi couldn’t specify.
The moment he spoke these words, a set of rules manifested. Chu Yi could vaguely see faint strands of thread-like strings extending from his Divine Hand.
It should be fine now, Chu Yi thought.
Next, he planned to exchange the prepared banquet offerings with his fiancée for Divinity to replenish his resources.
When he left the Lotus Pool and got dressed, he lifted a corner of the curtain and froze.
In the courtyard of the side hall, he saw a lush pear blossom tree towering one hundred feet high, with white pear blossoms blooming all over it. These pear blossoms resembled little moons, casting a gentle, silvery glow.
Under the tree, a petite, purple-haired girl in lavish attire, with exquisite makeup and a cool demeanor, sat on a stone table, her posture accentuating the gentle curve of her hips. Her light purple hair flowed down. On each side of her delicate face, golden silk ribbons gathered her hair into two cute twin pigtails. Her bare shoulders were round and white, her collarbone delicate. She wore a gold chain that wrapped around her jade neck, extending to her chest where it transformed into a golden ring embedded with an egg-sized amethyst. Beneath this was a black and white intertwined dress, thin and elegant, highlighting the girl’s noble aura. It covered her only to her thighs, revealing a pair of jade-like legs tightly wrapped in white silk stockings.
This exquisite attire did not conceal the girl’s perfect beauty but instead complemented it. It was like a dimensional reduction attack; the world around her seemed to turn into chaotic lines, losing all color, leaving only this ethereal, romantic girl, quietly waiting for her Knight.
"Very beautiful."
Chu Yi praised her with a smile. Since his true appearance was exposed, he didn’t bother using the grey mist to hide himself and walked in confidently.
"This is my court dress. It’s been a long time since I last wore it."
The Moon Princess looked at him, her delicate hand caressing the purple gemstone on her chest, her purple eyes reflecting a hint of nostalgia. "I thought you might find this outfit a bit childish."
"It’s rather cute. And this gift you prepared for me—I’m very happy with it."
Chu Yi smiled, picked up the beautiful girl, untied her Jade Belt, and prepared for their Cultivation.
"You..."
The pear tree trembled slightly, petals raining down in a flurry, and even the sound of her protest was drowned out.