Chapter 165 requires a lot of money.
“Master, during cultivation, I will remove all physical pain shields and defensive energy fields.”
His voice was calm and indifferent.
But Ning Shuyin noticed that his fingertips were trembling slightly.
"Master, you may attack at will. I will not beg for mercy or make any sound of pain until it is over. But if you soften your heart and stop, please grant my request one more time."
As he spoke, he knelt down in front of Ning Shuyin.
Ning Shuyin gripped the cold whip handle, feeling as if the weapon weighed a ton.
She resists whipping someone, even if he is a servant or a former enemy.
Moreover, he is a person with a real physical body. After removing his energy defenses, the metal field whip would probably tear his skin apart.
Cross noticed her hesitation.
“Master, please keep your promise and begin,” he urged.
Ning Shuyin suppressed her heartbeat, gently bit her lip, and tentatively lashed out with her whip.
The whip tip landed softly on Klose's chest without even making a sound, leaving not even a mark on his clothes.
"Master, your strength is too light." Kross slowly raised his head, his golden eyes looking at her like dark fire in the night.
He suddenly stood up.
Before she could even see him clearly, he had already flashed behind her with incredible speed.
“Master, you have no control over your servants at all.” His voice sounded like a sigh.
A warm and firm chest pressed against her back.
He embraced her from behind, completely enveloping her. His long, slender fingers covered her hands, grasping the cold handle of the whip.
“Like this.” His chin rested gently on her shoulder, his deep voice carrying an electric current, lingering near her ear.
"Feel how the power travels from the handle to the tip of the whip." He guided her on how to use her arm muscles and how to generate power with her wrists.
Snap!
The silver metal whip drew a sharp arc in the air.
"When I face you, my target is my heart. When I turn my back to you, my target... is my spine."
Under Klose's tutelage, Ning Shuyin was forced to unleash a real whip.
The crisp sound echoed across the training ground.
Kross's body tensed instantly, and he forced a suppressed gasp down his throat.
Ning Shuyin could clearly feel his muscles spasm violently in an instant.
The feeling of inflicting pain on herself made her panic.
“Now, you know how.” Cross took a few steps back.
He turned around, exposing his unguarded back to her once again.
"Cultivation, officially begins."
Ning Shuyin forced herself to swing her whip a second time. This time, Kross didn't stand still, but nimbly dodged it.
Ning Shuyin's attack missed.
Seeing him dodge, she reflexively lashed out with her whip. Klose was agile, and her whip missed again.
Aroused by her subconscious competitive spirit, she began to devote herself to it with a real training attitude.
She started to try her best.
Her S-level perception gave her much greater predictability. The whip's shadow became faster and more cunning.
She was unaware that this was a hidden scheme by Clos.
She seemed to find it hard to be ruthless to let her hit her while she stood there.
But if he pretends to fight, it will be easy to trick her into making a move, so that he can get what he wants... pain.
In each of his ten dodges, he would deliberately miss once, allowing the whip tip, imbued with power, to strike him.
He did it very subtly; she might not even realize she hit him.
With each attack and dodge, the air in the training ground gradually heated up.
Clos's body temperature is also rising.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead and slid down his jawline.
In the instant their bodies intertwined, a bead of sweat would streak through the air and land on Ning Shuyin's fair neck, bringing a brief, warm, and moist sensation.
Ning Shuyin was also drenched in sweat and breathing rapidly due to the long training session.
Finally, with a surprise low sweep, the tip of her whip struck the back of his knee.
He could no longer maintain his standing position, let out a muffled groan, and collapsed heavily to one knee.
He didn't speak, but his body trembled from the excruciating pain, and sweat dripped from his pure white hair like raindrops, wetting the metal floor beneath him.
He raised his head, and in those eyes that had once been filled with indifference and pride, a pleading, moist light appeared. He looked at her so vulnerablely.
Ning Shuyin's heart skipped a beat, and she loosened her grip on the whip. The metal whip fell to the ground.
Klose seemed to have exhausted his last bit of strength; his body, which had been holding on, finally went limp and he fell forward.
Ning Shuyin quickly went over to help him.
But his body is very heavy.
All of his weight pressed down on her, slamming her heavily against the alloy floor.
At that moment, Klose felt the energy accumulating within his body.
The cultivation has taken effect.
He buried his face in the crook of her neck, like a large beast seeking its master's comfort. His rapid, hot breaths sprayed onto her sensitive skin, one after another.
"Master, today's training..." His voice was hoarse and broken, yet it held a hint of satisfaction, "is over."
——
Ning Shuyin's combat abilities have been successfully enhanced.
But it wasn't due to her own training; rather, it was because the system's monthly discount store refreshed.
Having used up all the points in his account, he bought discounted items, and his superpower leaped to level B.
[Host, congratulations on your combat ability being promoted to Rank B.] The system notification sounded.
[However, please be aware that after Rank B, the system shop no longer offers any regular items to support this level of qualitative change. Unless you can trigger an extremely special opportunity to successfully unlock the module's usage limits again.]
Ning Shuyin felt the power growing within her body. The system had made it very clear that it would be difficult to take shortcuts by spending money in the future.
She is currently at Rank B, just one step away from Rank A.
"Does that mean I have to train for hundreds of years before I can advance to the next level?"
[Host, that's not necessarily true. This world itself contains some wondrous objects that contain immense primordial energy. Things like the Purification Crystal; you can try looking for them.]
"Treasure hunting? Or should we just check the existing information?"
She soon received a useful piece of information.
Two weeks later, the Alliance's annual auction will be held at the Shadow Abyss Auction House in the Outer Starfield. One top-grade energy crystal will be up for auction.
She still vividly remembered her last trip to the auction. She clearly remembered what the Shadow Abyss Auction House was like: the highest bidder wins, with no upper limit.
This means she has a chance to acquire this treasure. It also means she needs a lot of money.
——
The night of Chaos Trading Star is one of extravagance and debauchery.
In the hotel room, Close handed her a pure black silk dress.
This is a high-necked, sleeveless long dress. The cut is extremely simple and conservative, with only a small section of fair skin faintly visible as you walk.
With a half-face mask, her appearance could be completely concealed.
Stepping out of the hotel, I boarded the pre-booked hovercar.
Her next destination was an old place—the Cupid's Labyrinth.
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