Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 182

silence.

An unprecedented silence and tranquility.

Ma Xiaotao's consciousness slowly rose from a cool and comfortable darkness.

She felt as if she had been asleep for centuries, every cell in her body immersed in clear spring water. That long-lost feeling of ease, free from the scorching heat of the flames, made her almost want to sink into it forever.

'What...is this feeling?'

Her thoughts were still somewhat sluggish, like rusty gears turning with difficulty.

'So comfortable...'

'That damned fire inside me... seems to be... gone?'

She tried to sense the raging evil fire within her that had plagued her for over a decade.

No.

Nothing at all.

The burning pain that used to be ever-present, as if it were igniting her soul, had vanished without a trace.

Instead, there was a gentle, pure, and completely under her control fire soul power.

She could even sense that her total soul power seemed to have... improved slightly.

How can this be? !
A tremendous shock, like an electric current, shot through her mind, jolting her completely awake from that comfortable darkness.

Her eyes shot open.

What comes into view is a magnificent, almost dreamlike world of ice crystals.

The tall trees were completely frozen, and the crystal-clear ice refracted a rainbow of colors under the afternoon sun.

The air was filled with a crisp, refreshing chill that felt incredibly comforting to her.

Right in front of her, the boy who had caused all of this was leaning lazily against a tree trunk that was frozen in ice.

He neither looked at this spectacular sight nor anywhere else.

His heterochromatic eyes, one gold and one green, were staring at him intently and without any attempt to hide it.

There was a hint of amusement and appreciation in his eyes.

'Is he... looking at me?'

Ma Xiaotao's brain was still somewhat malfunctioning.

She remembered that she was so enraged by her teacher's scheme that her anger erupted prematurely, and then... then she asked Yin Chen for help.

Then, a cold power surged into her body, and the feeling was... incomparably comfortable.

Then, she lost consciousness.

So, is it... over now?

She instinctively tried to sit up, but her body felt weak and she couldn't muster the strength.

It was at this moment that she sensed something was wrong.

My body... feels so cold.

The clothes... feel... clinging tightly to my body, sticky and uncomfortable.

Feeling a little strange, Ma Xiaotao subconsciously lowered her head slowly.

The next second, her pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints.

What did she see?
Her fiery red uniform, which signified her status in the inner court, was now completely soaked with sweat and melted frost.

The soaked fabric, like a second skin, clung to every curve of her body without reservation or gap.

That stunningly beautiful figure, enough to drive every male in Shrek Academy wild and outshining his peers, was thus... completely and clearly exposed to the silver-haired boy's gaze.

A surge of heat rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and a blush spread across her face.

But that blush quickly disappeared.

She abruptly raised her head and glared fiercely at the culprit who was still calmly watching her. "I didn't expect you to be such a little pervert."

She practically spat out those words through gritted teeth.

At the same time, she forced herself to sit up, her body feeling weak.

With a thought, a surge of pure soul power flowed out from within his body.

"call--"

The scorching flames instantly enveloped her entire body.

With a hissing sound, a large amount of water vapor rose up, enveloping her figure.

In just two or three breaths, when the steam dissipated, her clothes were dry as before, but the wrinkles caused by the high temperature still told the story of her earlier embarrassment.

After doing all this, she felt she had regained a little sense of security and dignity as a senior student.

However, Yin Chen's next words caused her newly built psychological defenses to crumble instantly.

"A pervert is a pervert, why add the word 'little' to it?"

The boy's nonchalant voice, tinged with a hint of a smile, rang out.

Ma Xiaotao was stunned.

She had imagined all sorts of reactions from Yin Chen, such as a flustered explanation, an awkward apology, or being so frightened by her that he didn't know what to do.

But to her utter surprise, he actually... admitted it so readily?!
Before she could react, Yin Chen had already stood up straight from the tree trunk, shrugged, and had a matter-of-fact expression on his face.

"Besides, I'm appreciating this openly and honestly, not sneaking around spying. And besides, Sister Tao, you offered yourself up. I can't just close my eyes and help you suppress your lust, can I? I'm not Liu Xiahui, who can remain unmoved in the face of such beauty."

As he spoke, he slowly walked towards Ma Xiaotao, his heterochromatic eyes filled with undisguised mockery.

"besides……"

He walked up to Ma Xiaotao, looked down at her, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.

"Is this... part of the reward for helping you suppress the evil fire?"

Ma Xiaotao opened her mouth, only to find that she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Because she realized that what Yin Chen said seemed to make sense, and it really was something she had given away for free. If Yin Chen hadn't known more, she wouldn't have just given out some perks.

Yin Chen, on the other hand, was indeed very relaxed at the moment.

Heart of beauty in everyone.

Ma Xiaotao's figure is indeed top-notch; she gave herself this opportunity, so why not take a look?

Moreover, this is completely different from how he treated Zhang Lexuan before.

Back then, in the cave, faced with the same enchanting scene, he was willing to risk frostbite to forcibly keep his distance and refuse to look.

Because he wasn't familiar with Zhang Lexuan at that time, he needed to keep his distance; this was a matter of social etiquette.

But for Ma Xiaotao... there's absolutely no need for that.

Their relationship was never simply that of an upperclassman and an underclassman from the very beginning.

It was a transaction.

She needed his extreme ice to suppress the evil fire and continue her cultivation.

In this deal, he was the one who held absolute control.

He didn't need to please her, nor did he need to pretend anything in front of her.

Moreover, what he just said wasn't entirely a joke.

As he said, this is part of the compensation.

Suppressing the evil fire was a simple task for him, but for Ma Xiaotao, it was a life-saving grace.

One piece of whale glue isn't enough, after all, he and Ma Xiaotao aren't that close.

(End of this chapter)