Heaven-Dominating Martial Emperor

"To avoid giving you the impression I was hitting on you," Ye Chen replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, the realm spirit fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, she asked, "Have you met… Fairy Luoxia?"

The moment she said this, Ye Chen trembled, a look of utter astonishment flashing in his eyes.

"You know her?"

He never, ever expected to hear that name here.

The exquisite figure of a woman with a graceful bearing and peerless, fairy-like elegance, her face hidden behind a white veil, surfaced in Ye Chen's mind.

Fairy Luoxia's origins were shrouded in mystery, seemingly far beyond anything the Lei Province Cultivation Realm could conceive.

'Could I really learn something about Fairy Luoxia from the realm spirit of this Burial Ground?'

At this thought, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

Seeing the look on Ye Chen's face, the realm spirit sighed. "You really have met her. The woman has the aura of an immortal, and her abilities are simply incredible. I've never been able to forget her since the day we met."

Ye Chen couldn't help but look the realm spirit up and down.

The realm spirit's own bearing was just as ethereal and fairy-like, her face stunning enough to bewitch the world.

For even the realm spirit to sing such high praises of Fairy Luoxia... one could only imagine how devastatingly beautiful the face hidden beneath that light veil must be.

However, the realm spirit seemed to have read his mind.

She looked at Ye Chen with a faint, enigmatic smile. "Do you find me as beautiful as a heavenly fairy, with a face pure and transcendent?"

It was the first time Ye Chen had ever seen someone so shamelessly boast about themselves.

But he wasn't about to lie against his conscience. He nodded and said, "To be honest, you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."

At his words, the realm spirit suddenly smiled.

Though she was usually cold and exquisitely beautiful, her smile at this moment was breathtaking beyond compare.

"I'll grant you have good taste," the realm spirit said with a faint smile. "My current appearance is an exact copy I created in the image of Fairy Luoxia."

Her words landed.

Ye Chen's face twitched uncontrollably!

"You… What did you say?!"

Never before had he been so shocked he could barely breathe.

"You mean… this body of yours is a perfect match for Fairy Luoxia's?"

Ye Chen's eyes widened.

"Is it so strange?" The realm spirit glanced at Ye Chen, a hint of confusion in her eyes. "I am, by nature, just a Spirit Body born in this blessed grotto. I don't have a fixed form."

"After countless ages, my cultivation reached a level where I could form any kind of body I desired."

"And of the thousands upon thousands of Cultivators I have seen, that Fairy Luoxia was the most beautiful. Hers was the form I most wanted for myself."

"So, ever since then, I have walked this world in her form. I also subconsciously began to imitate her mannerisms."

"She's just too cold. I have to admit, I've had some trouble getting used to that part."

The realm spirit shook her head. The coldness on her face instantly vanished, replaced by a hint of girlish innocence and charm that was completely at odds with her aloof facade.

'That's even a thing?' The realm spirit's explanation left Ye Chen speechless.

'In other words, just now, it was as if I was with Fairy Luoxia herself…'

At this thought, the blood in Ye Chen's veins began to churn!

'Fairy Luoxia was as cool and aloof as an immortal, a woman of peerless elegance. That was precisely the type of woman who could most easily ignite a man's desire for conquest!'

Ye Chen hadn't had any such ideas before, but after hearing the realm spirit's explanation, an unavoidable flicker of restlessness stirred within him.

No wonder the realm spirit's demeanor was so strange—aloof and serene one moment, then coy and teasing the next.

'So that aloofness was just a facade, a complete imitation of Fairy Luoxia!'

"Then what's your true form?"

"Don't you have a true form of your own?"

Ye Chen swallowed hard.

"I do."

The realm spirit's voice suddenly became childlike. With a shimmer, she transformed, turning into a little loli with a ponytail!

"This is what I originally look like!"

The little loli gave Ye Chen a sweet smile.

Her face was fair and delicate, as exquisite as a porcelain doll. Her bright, limpid eyes, sparkling like emeralds, blinked as she gazed at Ye Chen.

"..."

Ye Chen nearly coughed up a mouthful of old blood!

'Where is this sudden feeling of guilt coming from?!!'

'No! This is ridiculous! She's an old monster who's lived for countless eons! I can't let her cute appearance fool me!'

Ye Chen suddenly began to understand why the realm spirit was so eager to see the outside world.

'A lively little loli like her, trapped here for so long… she must be bursting with curiosity about the world outside, right?'

'And as for… consummating the relationship… she's probably completely clueless about it, isn't she?'

'Did she just think that since I managed to get in here, I must be the fated one, and that by having me take control of this place quickly, I could then take her away from this Burial Ground?'

The more Ye Chen thought about it, the more unsettling it all became!

"You… You should hurry up and change back," Ye Chen said, sucking in a sharp breath. His heart was a whirlwind of emotions.

Even though she had lived for untold ages, her innocent, adorable, and clueless appearance still filled Ye Chen with a profound sense of guilt!

"Sigh… I knew it. Fairy Luoxia's form is still prettier."

"Even though she isn't a good person, I still really like the way she looks."

The little loli realm spirit lowered her head, looking dejected. A hazy mist began to swirl around her.

When the mist cleared, she had returned to her previous form.

"Ahem…" Ye Chen cleared his throat. Looking at the peerless beauty before him, the awkwardness in his heart finally began to subside.

"You've never left this place?" he couldn't help but ask, looking at the realm spirit.

"Correct." The realm spirit gave a slight nod. "Since the moment of my birth, I have wandered this small world, but I have never left it."

She seemed to have reverted to her previous cold and transcendent demeanor, even though Ye Chen knew it was all an act.

"Then why, when you were so intent on consummating with me earlier, did you then make me comprehend the True Dragon Jade Emperor Scripture? That wasted a lot of time."

Ye Chen suddenly recalled this and was rather perplexed.

"I'm this beautiful, I offered myself to you, and you still resisted that much?"

"You made me angry. Naturally, I needed some time to cool down."

The realm spirit said coolly, "Of course, I regretted it afterward. In truth, I wasn't angry anymore after just half a day, but I'd already said it, so I couldn't very well take it back."

"..." Ye Chen fell silent. 'Sure enough, women's minds work in mysterious ways.'

'And on top of that, she's a little loli—the type to get angry at the drop of a hat!'

'No! I can't think of her as a little loli!'

'Otherwise, this feeling of guilt will never go away!'

Ye Chen shook his head vigorously, forcing himself to calm down and stop his wild thoughts.