Chapter 500 - 492: Elemental Imbalance

Chapter 500: Chapter 492: Elemental Imbalance

With that last remark, Master Ling turned and flew toward the dining hall. It was the scene of the battle, and someone had to clean it up. He had been worried he wouldn’t find anyone to help, but now, seeing so many students gathered below, he was actually a little pleased. After all, he was the only staff member for such a huge dining hall—at least, for today. But since the battle had happened today, the responsibility was naturally his.

"Hey, you! All of you good-for-nothings who just stand around watching the show! Get in here and clean up these tables and chairs for me!" Master Ling bellowed.

"Why us? This is all Mu Chen and Shan Tianyu’s fault!" a student protested defiantly.

"Why?" Master Ling released a sliver of his Saint Realm aura. "You little brat, you dare ask me why?! You itching for a beating?" Instantly, all the students present wilted.

...

「First floor, student dormitories.」

At this moment, Chu Aoqing had already gently placed Mu Chen onto the large bed. She had claimed this bed for herself, precisely because when she first touched it, she hadn’t detected any trace of him on it, which meant he had never slept there. That was why she had been able to sleep in it so soundly without any inhibitions.

Seeing Mu Chen now occupying the spot where she usually slept, Chu Aoqing sighed in resignation. She crossed her arms and murmured, ’This kid is getting off easy.’

But after she said that, Chu Aoqing was surprised by her own reaction. ’In the past, forget about putting a boy on my own bed. The mere thought would have made me feel uncomfortable. I seem to be... different now.’

Watching Mu Chen sleep, Chu Aoqing stood by the bed, lost in a daze. Then, on some strange impulse, she reached out with her fair, slender fingers. She brushed aside the long, ice-blue hair covering his eyes and let her fingertips graze a cheek that was even fairer than a woman’s. She chuckled softly. ’Who would’ve thought? You’re not exactly handsome, but your skin is enviably perfect. Four types of Attribute Elemental Power... and all those strange Combat Techniques and Secret Methods. Mu Chen... just what kind of person are you?’

As her fingers lingered on Mu Chen’s face, a trace of pink suddenly flashed through Chu Aoqing’s red eyes. To her, the world had abruptly turned into a vision of pink!

’Something’s wrong...’

Frowning, Chu Aoqing instinctively tried to use her Primordial Power to probe her own body. But when she focused her will, she was horrified to discover that the Primordial Power she could command so freely just moments ago was now completely unresponsive!

THUMP-THUMP... THUMP-THUMP...

The two thumps, so loud she could hear them herself, echoed from her chest. Chu Aoqing felt a sharp, throbbing pain in her temples. Losing her balance, she collapsed weakly onto the bed, her cheek landing right in Mu Chen’s arms.

’My consciousness... is fading... Why is this happening?’

Just as she tried to push herself up, her heart began to race again. A wave of heat spread from her lower abdomen throughout her entire body, surging into her mind. The appearance of this heat drove what little consciousness Chu Aoqing had left to retreat into the deepest part of her Sea of Souls.

With two hot pants of air, Chu Aoqing’s expression changed drastically. Her once-fair cheeks were now flushed a deep, feverish red, like someone who was drunk.

’Why is this happening!?’

Within her Sea of Souls, Chu Aoqing’s last sliver of reason struggled to fight back, but it was futile. Without Primordial Power, she had no power. And without power, how could she possibly resist?!

"Ngh... Mu... Chen..."

Deep in his slumber, Mu Chen’s brow furrowed. Her cry, tinged with tears, reached his ears and seemed to pierce straight to his heart. His eyelids fluttered twice, and then, he opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw was Chu Aoqing’s face. The second was a vision of Wan Xian’Er’s helpless, tear-streaked expression. With the third, he finally snapped back to reality...

Without a second thought, Mu Chen pressed his fingers against Chu Aoqing’s back, sending a sliver of Primordial Power into her body. He had hoped to heal her this way, but he was shocked to find her body in a state of Primordial Power imbalance. Forcing more of his power into her now could destabilize her own completely, causing irreparable damage.

’What do I do!?’

Focusing his will, he rapidly flipped through the pages of the Golden Dragon Medical Scripture in his mind’s eye. Within seconds, he found a solution that wouldn’t destabilize her Primordial Power, but...

’There’s no other choice.’ Feeling Chu Aoqing clinging to him tightly, Mu Chen’s gaze hardened. He whispered, "Aoqing, please forgive what I’m about to do. It might be the only way to save you."

With that said, as Chu Aoqing watched with panicked eyes, Mu Chen quickly gathered Fire Elemental Power into his palm and gently pressed it against her lower abdomen...

Mu Chen looked down at the stunning woman, now limp in his arms, and made a wry face.

He gently laid Chu Aoqing back on the bed, pulled the covers over her, and tidied up the room before turning to leave, closing the door behind him.