Chapter 0081

Chapter 81: Only Death Can Keep Us Apart!

Caught off guard, the little demoness let out a soft, throaty hum. Heat washed over her. She felt weak and boneless and leaned into Zhou Tong’s body. Panic flashed in her bright eyes. She had never thought this block of wood would take the lead.

After a long while, their lips parted. The little demoness’s eyes were hazy. She gulped air like someone who had almost drowned. Greed, anger, and obsession were gone. What remained was simple, full joy.

She whispered, “Let me go.”

Feeling the heat of him, her face burned red. Her strength slipped away, and she tried to pull back on instinct.

Zhou Tong held her fast and teased with a crooked smile: “Trying to run? It is not that easy.”

He leaned in and mocked her lightly: “You made the first move. Now you are scared? I did not expect the famous demoness to be strong only with words and timid in truth.”

She bristled, “Who is scared? I—” Her protest broke off as he kissed her again. This time it was wilder and more careless, raw and bold.

When they separated, both their lips were swollen. A thin line of blood marked the corner of her mouth.

She laughed and scolded him: “Not one bit professional. All that bedroom training went to the dogs.”

Zhou Tong raised a brow and rumbled: “Oh? Woman, are you teaching me how to act? I hate people pointing fingers at me. You must be punished.”

She pushed at his chest and huffed, “I hate it. Go away.” Her eyes had gone clear again, but inside she wanted to die of shyness.

She did not know what had come over her. Why had she done something so bold? She only knew that when she saw so many beauties like Zhou Tong, she felt so nervous she almost lost her mind. During that time, she had also gained a supreme secret art, so her strength shot up. Her mood went off balance, and she did things that made no sense.

Suddenly, cold sweat beaded her skin. When she thought of her own origins, it felt like a mountain sat on her heart and she could not breathe. As she was now, she did not have the right to give herself to her beloved without holding anything back. If they crossed that final line, a heaven shaking disaster would come.

[What do I do? I started this fire. Is it too irresponsible to stop now?] She felt guilty and dared not look at Zhou Tong’s face. Then a warm hand cupped her cheek.

His voice was clear and gentle, like a spring of water: “Demoness, I am here.”

He looked into her eyes and said: “I know you have worries, and I know you have ties you cannot cut. I will wait until you want to tell me everything. No matter when, no matter where, I am here.”

Those words opened her heart like a door. Two bright tears slipped free without her control.

She laughed through tears and scolded him, “You bad thing, when did you learn to say this kind of line? I think you are the real demon.”

Her smile bloomed, and for the first time her heart was steady. Zhou Tong’s confession told her his true feelings. From now on, there would be no gap between their hearts.

She lifted her chin and vowed: “Little lecher, I will grow very, very strong, so strong that nothing in this world can stop me from doing anything.”

Zhou Tong smiled and brushed a thumb under her eye, saying: “Then dry your tears first, or people will tease you when we go back.”

Before he finished, the little demoness caught his hand and pressed it against her chest. He started, “You—”

She met his gaze and asked softly: “Do you still remember the three promises we made?”

Zhou Tong answered at once: “Of course. Join the Joyous Union Sect. Win the Hundred Sects Tournament. And in the end, help you cultivate.”

She nodded and declared: “Now I want you to help my cultivation. Release the Joyous Union Lock and bind me.”

He hesitated for a long breath and asked in a low voice: “Do you know what that means?”

She held his eyes and spoke firm and clear: “I do. It means only death can separate us forever.”

He exhaled and smiled, saying: “As you wish, as I wish.”

Red lightning burst from his body and wrapped the little demoness tight. Both of them trembled. Even their heartbeats matched, and they could feel each other strongly. It felt like even if a thousand mountains and rivers lay between them, they could close their eyes and still find the other at once.

With a thunderous boom, rainbow light flared from the little demoness. The bottleneck inside her loosened in an instant. She took a half step forward. That half step was the divide to the transcendent. Countless geniuses had fallen there and lived out average lives.

Zhou Tong looked up and muttered, “Strange. No Lightning Tribulation fell.” He had been ready to scatter the thunder, but nothing happened. Her breakthrough flowed like water, unblocked by the Heavenly Dao, and brought even greater gains. An ordinary person who crossed that divide would at most raise their battle power three or four times. The little demoness’s strength rose at least tenfold. On top of that, her spiritual power swelled by at least double. What most people needed bitter training to gain, she claimed with ease.

…

In the Heaven Prison, Mu Rong Ya turned toward a far off place and smiled wide, saying: “The girl has finally taken this step.”

As someone who also bore the Joyous Union Lock, she could clearly sense the state of the two.

Zhang Chu Qiao threw herself into Mu Rong Ya’s arms and asked with a playful whine: “Master, what good thing happened?”

Mu Rong Ya tapped her nose and teased: “Silly girl, for you it may not be a good thing.”

The big senior sister’s smile froze at once. She clenched a fist and tried to look fierce, saying: “How dare she sneak off. I must strike hard!”

…

At the Phoenix Soar Inn, Chen Ling’er went pale and curled into a ball. Just now, her heart felt empty, as if something important had been taken away.

She sobbed and shook, crying: “What did I lose? Do not leave me. Please, do not go!”

Mo Liu Su felt the same hollow ache, but the keepsake that rested over her heart glowed faintly and eased her sorrow.

…

At the same time, in a wide ceremonial hall, rows of Jade Tokens lay in neat order. All at once, a special Jade Token blazed with light, startling the old man on watch. He snapped an order: “Hurry and inform the patriarch!”

Moments later, countless powerful auras arrived. At the front stood a tall, iron faced middle aged man.

A steward bowed and reported: “Reporting to the patriarch: the Life Token shows that the best ‘material’ has matured. It has reached the Heaven Slaying realm. It is ready to use.”

The middle aged man, who seldom smiled, let a rare curve touch his lips and said: “Faster than I expected.”

He asked in a steady voice: “Where is You Feng?”

The answer came at once: “The young master is in the Heavenly Dao Domain, preparing to seize the Yin Yang Dao Physique.”

The patriarch’s gaze hardened as he gave the order: “Send word to him. Tell him to retrieve the material on the way back. He must not fail.”