Chapter 185: Chapter 185: Don’t Put Yourself at Risk

Xu Qingsui’s actions provoked intense opposition from the Golden Octopus.

"Host, although this is the Spiritual World and it won’t leave physical marks on your body, your current actions will harm your spirit body. If the damage is severe, you will be heavily impacted. Worse yet, your spirit body might perish, trapping you here forever."

Xu Qingsui’s behavior was tantamount to courting death; she was gambling with her very life.

The Golden Octopus continuously sounded alarms in her mind, attempting to stop her. However, Xu Qingsui acted as if she hadn’t heard a thing. She continued what she was doing, her brows knitting even tighter.

Soon, Xu Qingsui’s fair skin turned flushed red, and large beads of sweat continuously rolled down her forehead. Her initially steady steps gradually slowed. She stumbled, nearly falling straight into the magma several times.

"Host, rebirth is not easy. Please cherish your second chance and refrain from such dangerous actions."

Xu Qingsui slowly and weakly raised a hand to wipe the sweat from her face, but it dropped uncontrollably just as it reached her chest.

"Just hold on a little longer..." Her lips barely moved, her voice as faint as a whisper.

Soon, her legs felt as heavy as lead, making it difficult to even lift them. A hint of disappointment finally crept into Xu Qingsui’s resolute expression. Instantly, she began channeling the Fire Attribute within her body.

If she didn’t want to be burned by the fire, she had to become one with it.

Just as Xu Qingsui was about to release her accumulated Fire Attribute, a towering pillar of magma suddenly erupted from the molten pool not far ahead of her. Immediately after, a Flying Snake burst out from the magma pillar.

Seeing this, Xu Qingsui’s eyes finally lit up. In an instant, she unleashed the Fire Attribute within her and reached out both hands toward the snake in mid-air.

"Shen Yan! Come to me! I’ll take you back, and everything will return to normal."

The Flying Snake hovered in mid-air, staring blankly at Xu Qingsui. Its slitted pupils blazed with fire as it scrutinized her every move. Suddenly, the Flying Snake opened its jaws, and a stream of fire spewed out, shooting straight at Xu Qingsui.

Xu Qingsui’s pupils shrank in shock, and she instinctively tried to dodge. However, just as she leaned to the side, she quickly corrected her posture, forcing herself to face the incoming stream of fire head-on.

"I’m here to help you. No matter what you do, I won’t blame you." The fiery attack reached Xu Qingsui in an instant, yet she stood her ground without flinching, declaring her resolve.

When the flames were a mere centimeter away from her, they froze dead in mid-air.

Xu Qingsui locked eyes with the Flying Snake’s slitted pupils. A second later, the stream of fire exploded with a loud BOOM, shattering into countless sparks that rained down into the magma.

Some of the sparks splashed onto Xu Qingsui, but she didn’t react at all, as if she couldn’t feel a thing.

"Now you can trust me, right?" Xu Qingsui smiled sweetly, keeping her arms wide open toward the Flying Snake.

The Flying Snake flicked its tongue in the air, then shot toward Xu Qingsui like an arrow released from a bow.

The next second, Xu Qingsui felt something coil around her body, constricting tighter and tighter. Soon, her entire body was bound tight. Her chest felt heavy, and it became difficult to draw breath into her lungs.

Xu Qingsui remained utterly still, allowing the Flying Snake to wrap around her until its massive head rested squarely on her shoulder. The Flying Snake’s tongue slithered incessantly against her face, its venomous fangs hovering dangerously close to the carotid artery on her neck. She could clearly feel the Flying Snake’s breath and smell its distinct scent.

"You must be tired, too, right? It’s okay now. You can rest." Because her body was tightly constricted, her breathing was unsteady, but she still managed to squeeze the words through her teeth.

The Flying Snake let out a low HISSS by her ear, even pressing the tips of its fangs against her neck. Xu Qingsui remained unfazed. The two sides were locked in a tense stalemate.

More than ten minutes later, the Flying Snake finally retracted its fangs and hesitantly buried its head in the crook of Xu Qingsui’s neck.

A soft smile graced Xu Qingsui’s face. Slowly, she rested her hand on the serpent’s head. Releasing her spiritual power, she began to gently stroke it.

Sensing her touch, the Flying Snake’s sharply glowing slitted pupils slowly narrowed until its eyes closed completely.

As the Flying Snake closed its eyes, the coils wrapped tightly around Xu Qingsui’s body also loosened.

The change in the Flying Snake triggered a transformation throughout the entire Spiritual World. The surging magma gradually receded, and the erupting volcano died down, returning to a state of calm.

It was as if nothing had ever happened, leaving only Xu Qingsui and the Flying Snake behind. Eventually, the Flying Snake’s massive body rapidly shrank, turning into a tiny snake coiled around Xu Qingsui’s arm.

She thought, "It worked!" and curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

However, the Golden Octopus watching all this remained dead serious.

"Host, what you did was far too reckless. You were simply courting death! If the spirit body hadn’t appeared, you could have been trapped here forever."

Xu Qingsui had always felt that this stinky seafood was trying to gaslight her, so she hadn’t had much affection for it. But at this moment, she could genuinely feel its concern for her. A wave of warmth instantly swelled in her heart.

"I was impulsive this time, but don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. If things were truly hopeless, I would have pulled out in time.

"I’m not some bleeding-heart martyr; I wouldn’t actually gamble away my own life."

"That may be so, but please refrain from taking such risks again. You might end up playing with fire and losing your life!"

"I got it. I won’t do it again." Xu Qingsui smiled. She thought this stinky seafood wasn’t so bad after all.

Although Lu Jingyu couldn’t see what was happening inside the Spiritual World, he knew Xu Qingsui had succeeded when he saw the berserk aura vanish from Shen Yan’s body.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head to look at the Mutants that were still rioting. Frowning slightly, he glanced back at Xu Qingsui.

By this time, Shen Yan had completely relaxed, slumping heavily into Xu Qingsui’s embrace.

This caused Lu Jingyu—who had been about to deal with the Mutants—to stiffen. A flash of displeasure crossed his eyes. Cries for help still echoed continuously in the distance, yet he couldn’t stand seeing Shen Yan being so intimate with Xu Qingsui.

His gaze immediately locked onto Meng Donghua, who had rushed in after him and joined the battle.

"You stay here and keep an eye on Guide Xu. Don’t let the Mutants hurt her!

"And watch out for those wandering hands. The moment Guide Xu withdraws her spiritual power, pull him away immediately."

Forcibly intervening between a guide and a Sentinel during a channeling process would cause severe backlash to the guide’s spiritual power. If it weren’t for this, Lu Jingyu would have dragged Shen Yan away himself long ago.

"If you can’t even handle this little task, I’ll definitely settle the score with you later!"

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