Chapter 246

Chapter 246

Inside the Soul Palace. Yu Yourong’s phoenix-like eyes locked onto Yang Chen’s primordial spirit, which radiated a dazzling white divine brilliance.

Her expression was full of shock.

“To think that in just half a year, you’ve already comprehended the Innate Radiance Essence to such an extent! When you fought against Zun’er, you must not have used your full strength, did you?”

Though her tone was calm, her heart was filled with turbulence.

This damn bastard, for all his roguish ways, had an unparalleled, monstrous talent.

Given time, surpassing her would not be difficult at all.

Setting aside her Jade Clan’s interests, he truly was the best choice for the Holy Son. After all, if he one day became the Heavenly Dao Holy Lord, he could bring Heavenly Dao Holy Land to new heights.

But—as the Jade Clan’s leader, she had to think of her clan first.

If this damn bastard wanted to become the Holy Son, he would have to marry into the Jade Clan, becoming its son-in-law and fathering descendants.

“Holy Lord flatters me too much! Inferior as I am, I’m only a tiny bit stronger than Senior Brother Yu Zun! My victory was purely a stroke of luck!” Yang Chen smiled as he spoke.

Truthfully, he hadn’t used his full strength in that battle.

For instance, if he had fused the Radiance Essence with the Solar Divine Flame, he could have unleashed a far more destructive force.

If he had combined it with the Sword Intent of the Eighth Realm, then Yu Zun wouldn’t have just been severely injured—he would’ve been dead on the spot. But doing so would have been pointless.

Right now, he lacked a strong enough backer. Keeping some hidden cards was still the wisest choice.

“Tch!” Yu Yourong rolled her eyes dismissively.

Then, she spoke again.

“Enough nonsense—let’s begin! How do we … stick together this time?”

Hearing this, Yang Chen’s lips curled into a smirk.

“That depends, Holy Lord—which position do you prefer? Do you like it when I come from the front—or the back?”

…

“Let’s go from behind, this one.”

“Insolence! Yang Chen, are you really courting death?” Yu Yourong had originally thought that approaching from behind would allow her to suffer less from this scoundrel’s harassment.

But she suddenly detected the hidden implication in his tone. Although she had always cultivated alone, she had lived for over four thousand years and naturally understood many things.

As Yu Yourong let out a cold rebuke, Yang Chen felt as if his primordial spirit was being torn apart.

The divine radiance of light spread out, suppressing the tearing sensation.

“Holy Lord, why are you suddenly angry? Disciple didn’t say anything inappropriate. I was merely asking whether we should make contact from the front or the back. After all, the transmission of the Innate Radiance Essence requires our primordial spirits to be tightly connected! Could it be that you misunderstood and twisted disciple’s words?” Yang Chen spoke with an innocent expression.

Yu Yourong glared at him coldly. But she did not say anything more. The primordial spirit attack she had just released had been easily neutralized by this scoundrel.

At that moment, she knew that in this Soul Palace, she could do nothing to him.

“Enough nonsense, hurry up and begin! However, Yang Chen, this one warns you—do not entertain any funny ideas. Even if I cannot do anything to you within your Soul Palace, once we leave, I have countless ways to deal with you!”

Yu Yourong gave a stern warning and closed her phoenix eyes.

Yang Chen curled his lips.

He stepped behind Yu Yourong, wrapped his arms around her supple yet slender waist, and pressed his body against her back.

Hiss!

A startling sensation spread through him.

Yang Chen couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath.

Yu Yourong was well-endowed in the front, but in the back … she was just as remarkable.

“Yang Chen, you had better behave yourself! This one is not Zhan Qiuyun, who would let you take advantage as you please! And start transmitting the Innate Radiance Essence immediately!”

As Yang Chen pressed against her, Yu Yourong’s primordial spirit clearly trembled. Her voice was low and cold, yet her expression was hidden from view.

“Holy Lord, please rest assured. This disciple holds nothing but admiration for you. How could I dare be disrespectful? This disciple shall begin now!”

As Yang Chen finished speaking, strands of the Innate Radiance Essence, shining with dazzling divine radiance, seeped from his primordial spirit.

The pure white divine brilliance enveloped the two of them, as if they were bathed in a radiant sun, illuminating the entire Soul Palace with an extraordinary brightness.

Through the close contact of their primordial spirits, the Innate Radiance Essence slowly flowed into Yu Yourong’s primordial spirit.

Yu Yourong, who had initially closed her phoenix eyes, suddenly opened them.

Feeling the Innate Radiance Essence entering her primordial spirit, she couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice: “Yang Chen, why is the transmission so slow? At this rate, even after half a month, not even ten percent of the Innate Radiance Essence would be transferred!”

Yang Chen sighed helplessly: “Holy Lord, disciple also wishes to be faster! But this is no longer the beginning. The Innate Radiance Essence has already fused deeply with my primordial spirit! Furthermore, after disciple’s comprehension, it has become even more compatible with my primordial spirit! Now, I have to forcibly extract it before I can transfer it to you! Given this speed, it’s already quite good!”

Although embracing Yu Yourong’s voluptuous figure from behind felt great, Yang Chen wouldn’t deliberately slow down the transmission just for such minor enjoyment.

Extracting the Innate Radiance Essence from his primordial spirit was genuinely a slow process.

“Hmph! This one might as well just refine your primordial spirit directly—it would be faster that way!” Yu Yourong uttered a cold threat.

But she did not continue pressuring Yang Chen. She could feel that he was not lying.

Moreover, this scoundrel had spent the past six months comprehending the Innate Radiance Essence to such an extent that extracting it now was clearly no easy task.

“Truly infuriating!” Yu Yourong wanted to slap Yang Chen twice to vent her frustration.

But she restrained herself.

In this scoundrel’s Soul Palace, even as a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, she could do nothing to him. If she really pushed him too hard and he simply gave up, things would become troublesome.

After all, the Innate Radiance Essence was inside him. She couldn’t kill him, nor could she control him—how infuriating! The two maintained their front-to-back posture for three whole days.

Suddenly, a violent fluctuation erupted from Yu Yourong’s primordial spirit.

If Yang Chen hadn’t been holding tightly onto her waist, he would have been sent flying by the sheer force of it.

“The Innate Radiance Essence … this one has finally acquired a full ten percent! Although it’s only just ten percent, the effect it has on this one is astonishing—it has directly allowed my primordial spirit to break through an entire realm!”

Yu Yourong’s voice carried an uncontrollable excitement and joy.

But at that moment, perhaps due to the intense fluctuations of her primordial spirit, Yang Chen suddenly noticed something strange.

A part of Yu Yourong’s primordial spirit was unexpectedly merging with his own. And along with it came an electrifying numbness that pierced deep into his soul.

“Ah!”

Yu Yourong let out a sudden, low moan.

Then she snapped in fury: “Yang Chen, you damned scoundrel, what the hell are you doing?!”