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KWA-BOOM!
Yoo Seol-ra snapped her bound hands upward, slamming them into the jaw of the man covering her mouth. A frigid chill began radiating from her pale hands, and her eyes, glimpsed through the disheveled strands of her hair, began to bleach over white.
"Gurk...! Ice White Divine Palm!"
The man who had ambushed Yoo Seol-ra stared at his rapidly freezing wrist. In the split second he hesitated, caught off guard by the sheer bulk of his own body, Yoo Seol-ra drove her other fist forward.
"Kut!"
He snatched her fist with his free hand. But that hand, too, began to freeze solid. Just as the man had noted, any strike from Yoo Seol-ra wielding the Ice White Divine Palm carried the power to encase its target in ice.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Would I be wearing a mask if I felt like telling you?"
"Fair point. Doesn't matter. I'll just beat it out of you."
Yoo Seol-ra flared her inner energy higher. As she channeled the Ice White Divine Art, white frost vapor began billowing from her entire body, and a layer of rime settled across the man's black martial attire.
"Right. I can just beat it out of you."
Hwaruk! A crimson glare erupted from the man's eyes, and every frozen patch on his body melted in an instant. In that cramped, enclosed space, as flames exploded outward, Yoo Seol-ra instinctively jerked her head back.
"What the...?!"
"Someone once told me. The only thing that can melt the Ice Princess... is a hot kiss."
Kung!
Flames blazed to life in both of the man's hands. The heat radiating through his glare began overwhelming Yoo Seol-ra's qi.
"Yeah, just eating you whole would be boring. Why don't you struggle a bit, for my entertainment?"
"Hmph!"
Yoo Seol-ra took a step back and reset her stance.
"I'm not the one getting eaten!"
Her straight punch shot toward the man's solar plexus.
"No, I'll definitely be eating you."
Licking his lips, the man caught her fist.
"I'm going to savor you. Have myself a nice, hearty body-tonic. Heuheuheu."
A sensation like being wound tight in spider silk dragged a full-body shiver crawling up Yoo Seol-ra's spine.
* * *
While all eyes converged on Xuchang in Henan, a black-haired, handsome young man arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan.
"It really has been ages since I came to Sichuan."
"Because you haven't visited even once since you entrusted everything to the Flame Demon."
Behind the young man, Grand Duke Ju-ji, a black-haired woman with a ponytail styled like a horse's tail followed obediently. Clad in attire reminiscent of a lady-in-waiting, she seemed ready to throw her life away for the Grand Duke.
"Thunder Demon, what are your thoughts on the Flame Demon's recent behavior?"
"Hard to say. She couldn't have simply abandoned her position as Flame Demon. If she had, the Heavenly Demon Divine Art planted inside her would have killed her by now."
The woman, Thunder Demon, tapped her own chest twice.
The Heavenly Demon Divine Art dwelling within all of them served as a source of power for the Ten Demons, but simultaneously acted as a forbidden restraint that verified their loyalty to the Demonic Cult.
"Father said there are no issues with Flame Demon. But ever since the Sword Pavilion Canyon collapse, she's completely cut off contact with me. What do you suppose that means?"
"Could it not mean she's chosen to maintain her status as one of the Ten Demons while abandoning the Earth Qilin Three Demons... and living as a wild beast?"
"Exactly. It means she's dared to betray me, Ju-ji."
Murderous intent seeped into the Grand Duke's eyes.
"That wench, who used to roll her body around for anyone, got favored by Father just for wielding a bit of immortal art... and now she dares betray me, the next Heavenly Demon? I'll have to kill her."
"But Grand Duke, she remains one of the pure Ten Great Demons of the cult. Even putting aside her martial arts, she is powerful."
"But I am more powerful."
The killing intent in the Grand Duke's reddening eyes was undeniable. Thunder Demon simply shook her head flatly.
"Yes, I understand that your confidence is overflowing. However, you cannot simply openly attack the Sichuan Tang Clan because of that, can you?"
"Right. First, I'll have to lure her out of the Tang estate. Lure her out, violate her, and kill her."
Reviewing the intelligence obtained from the Hao Sect, the corners of the Grand Duke's lips twisted upward.
The courtesan Seo-hui had returned to the Tang Clan, the report stated.
To confirm whether her chastity remained intact, she'd been confined behind closed doors for three years and forbidden from meeting anyone. If she recklessly threw her body around during those three years, she would be expelled from the Tang Clan forever.
Though not officially publicized, after the Emperor Shaolie Twin Sword Uproar, the Tang Clan had drastically curtailed all external activity.
Officially, the excuse was that Dang Sa-rim and Dang O-dok had attained martial enlightenment, but in truth, the entire family's movements were designed to protect Dang Seo-hee.
"Should I simply spread the information that Dang Seo-hee is the Flame Demon?"
"It wouldn't work. You know how fiercely devoted the Tang Clan is to family ties. If Flame Demon's power is publicly revealed, they are the kind of people who would abandon their entire foundation in Chengdu and become the Tang Clan division of the Demonic Cult."
"Yes. No one could stop a Harmony Realm master from leading the Tang Clan. ...Damn it. The Tang Clan really has its hooks in deep."
If the Sichuan Tang Clan joined the Demonic Cult, one of the seats among the Ten Demons would inevitably be passed down through their generations as the 'Poison Demon'. And, in all likelihood, the will of the Demonic Cult's Tang Clan division would effectively become the will of the Flame Demon.
In other words, if he touched the Tang Clan carelessly, there was a high risk the Grand Duke would end up making an enemy of one of the Ten Demons.
He might achieve the glorious feat of dragging the Sichuan Tang Clan into the Black Path, only to find himself in the absurd position of being their enemy anyway.
"Not happening. Absolutely not. I've already turned the Bandit Demon into an enemy—I can't afford to make an enemy of the Flame Demon too."
"What? But isn't that only natural? She is part of the Flying Heaven Three Demons."
"...Khum. Right. Yes. Naturally."
The Grand Duke cleared his throat with a cough and shook his head. Thunder Demon, a worried look in her eyes, pointed toward an inn.
"You seem very tired. Let's go inside so you can rest."
"Fine. The only thing needed here is to wait patiently, anyway."
Grabbing the inn door handle, the Grand Duke sneered.
"Flame Demon, that slut, keeping her virtue? A passing dog would laugh itself silly."
Woof woof woof!
"......."
Wordlessly, the Grand Duke opened the inn door.
* * *
"Haak, haak."
Dang Seo-hee, the woman once called the Flame Demon, dashed into the hut built within the Fire Bone Mountain Rain Formation, too breathless to think straight.
"Wh- what kind of crazy...!"
Jjigeok, jjigeok.
A stabbing, thrusting sensation deep in her lower abdomen drove Dang Seo-hee to her knees. She wasn't even having sex, and yet her body felt like it was in the middle of it—she thought she might suffocate.
"Ah, n-no, hik...!"
Hastily, Dang Seo-hee stripped off every piece of clothing. Then, stark naked, she plunged her body into the bath filled with water, carved from Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Iron.
"Uuuuuu...!"
Pshiiiii---
The water instantly boiled over, sending up clouds of steam. The valley water always kept in the tub to cool her body's heat boiled over as it always did, but today the heat burned especially fierce.
"S-Seo-hui. A-are you alright...?"
"I'm fine, Uncle!"
Outside the washroom, the man who had been teaching Dang Seo-hee the Tang Clan's unorthodox methods until moments ago, the Poison Ghost Dang Sa-rim, was completely at a loss.
"I-I'm sorry. D-Do you need anything?"
"A towel! Fresh clothes and underwear! And get out!"
"A-Alright!"
Dang Sa-rim fled the washroom in a hurry. Left alone, Dang Seo-hee shuddered lightly as the pounding, thrusting sensation continued from below.
"Uuuuut...!"
Her head fell back, and she peaked with a soft cry.
The fact that she had hit a climax while her uncle was right outside just moments ago had nothing to do with him. It was caused by a wicked, imaginary Sex Demon tormenting her from some far distance.
— I've filled your lower body with the internal energy of the Zhongli Divine Fire Well, locked tight like a chastity dam. When I use the Zhongli Divine Fire Well, you will immediately feel the sensation of dual cultivating with me.
She'd wanted to ask if that was physically possible, but the Sex Demon possessed a deeper understanding of the Zhongli Divine Fire Well than she did.
— Impossible? It's 'flame-possible', you bitch. Did you think the Zhongli Divine Fire Well was called an immortal art for nothing?
"Ngiiiih!!"
To unlock the internal energy chastity dam, Dang Seo-hee needed to train the Zhongli Divine Fire Well to a higher stage, but unfortunately, her martial arts had not yet reached that level.
So, she had no choice but to endure it, helplessly. Even if she was eating a meal. Even if she was in the middle of martial training. She was powerless against these fiery climaxes that came without warning.
"Ah, Aaak, Hyaaaak...!"
Three times a day. Usually, she could finish with just one or two body-rocking peaks. She would cool the heat inside the tub, soothing the fire within her body in the cold valley water and calming the sexual urges.
"Eu, Euhung, Huhhuhng...!!"
Sometimes she even masturbated in time with the movements of her internal energy. When she sat in the Full Lotus Position for energy circulation breathing, it felt like mounting a man in the cowgirl position and being pounded, which meant she never skipped a single day of internal energy training.
Chumbung, chumbung, chumbung!!
But it had never been this intense before. The valley water in the tub churned like a stormy wave, and the internal energy of the Zhongli Divine Fire Well ruthlessly speared deep into her core.
"Th-This time it's way too brutal...!!"
The memory of the day the enraged Sex Demon had devoured her and then run off resurfaced, vivid and sharp. Dang Seo-hee clutched her own chest, using her other hand to cover her mouth and stifle her moans.
"S-Seo-hui! Did your complete demonization flare up again?!"
"Clan Head!!"
The head of the Tang Clan, Dang O-dok, roughly yanked open the curtain in front of the washroom and tried to barge in.
"Euhhuhng, haak, hyaaaaahk!!"
Dang Sa-rim hastily grabbed his wrist, but the moans echoing inside the steam-filled washroom made Dang O-dok immediately spin his body around.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to—"
"Get out!!"
"A-Alright!!"
"You idiot! I'm sorry, Seo-hui! I'm sorry I can't help you! Calm down your complete demonization on your own, be careful!"
The Clan Head and the Poison Ghost fled the washroom at top speed. She was already mortified enough to want to die, but letting out a breath-stealing scream because of it meant she could never show her face outside.
Yet the internal energy of the Zhongli Divine Fire Well held no consideration at all.
— Becoming consumed by lust can be explained as a desperate measure to properly build up the divine art's qi. If you say that handling extreme yang energy forced you to unavoidably crave yang essence, even your whoring around will be somewhat whitewashed.
Ssuk-kung, ssuk-kung.
— If you happen to be violated by my energy while channeling the divine art, just gloss it over as a side effect. The only way to calm forced demonization is to accept having your body ravaged to a climax. Well... I'll overlook a bit of masturbation.
Just like that day when he had bound her limbs in front of the Young Heavenly Demon and ruthlessly pounded into her: the phantom member piercing into the deepest depths of her womanhood drove Dang Seo-hee insane.
— Ah, right. One more thing. When I start operating the Zhongli Divine Fire Well in earnest... just shut up and enjoy it.
"!!"
Budeul-budeul. Her body began trembling like an aspen tree as climax washed over her.
Her back arched like a bow, and her smooth abdomen rose above the water's surface. A chain of successive climaxes began searing hotly across her whole body, and the scorching internal energy flooding her dantian turned Dang Seo-hee's vision pure white.
"Eubup.....!!"
Gogogogo---
The internal energy she had accumulated through energy circulation breathing seeped into her dantian like a member pumping yang energy deep inside her. The gentle internal qi that should have accumulated naturally was filtered through her chastity dam like a sieve and filled Dang Seo-hee, exactly as if she were being filled with a man's release.
Bubble-bubble.
In reality, she had not engaged in a sexual act even once, yet she found herself violated in an illusion several times a day.
"Ogo-gok, kuhung! Th-that bastard...!"
...The Sichuan Tang Clan's greatest prodigy, Dang Seo-hee.
"Who the hell are you fighting with to be slamming it like this, euhung, so damn hard... Aak!"
Currently, the Harmony Realm master who could be considered their strongest combat asset had no time to step outside her family's gates, too busy enduring the side effects of her divine art.
"Hauk, M-More, give me more...!!"
......The complete demonization placed upon Dang Seo-hee.
"M-More, let me enjoy it more pl... euhhuhng!!"
Its name, they say, is the Sky-Soaring Lust Demon.
* * *
"Kuhuk!"
Yoo Seol-ra was hurled onto a pile of cargo in the warehouse. No matter how she wielded the Ice White Divine Palm, when extreme Yang Energy and extreme yin energy collide, victory is decided by which side holds more energy.
"Y-You bastard! You're from the Sun God Palace, aren't you!"
"Sun God Palace? That's hurtful, comparing me to people like that."
I picked up a length of cord rolled nearby and bound Yoo Seol-ra's wrists. Frost erupted from her dantian and tried to coat my hands, but the cord wrapped around her wrists radiated tremendous heat, disrupting the flow of her qi.
"I've been pretty qi-drained lately, running on empty. But hey, what do we have here—a Ten-Thousand Year Ice Crystal walking around? Can't resist that."
"Y-You scum! Do you think you'll survive laying a hand on me?!"
"Trust me, I've heard that line so many times. Heh, I've been repressing my temper so much lately I thought I'd explode; this is perfect."
Buuuu-ruk! I grabbed Yoo Seol-ra's clothes and tore them open. The body of the silver-haired, white-jade beauty, a sight rarely glimpsed even in the Central Plains, was like porcelain ground out by an artisan's very soul.
— Among earthly steeds, they say the red horse is fastest. But the really pretty ones are the white horses.
"You look like you'd bear a child exceptionally well. Cheu."
"Y-You're crazy! What are you planning to do after stripping me?!"
"Ho-oh, you still haven't grasped the situation? For the Ice Palace Mistress to be this innocent."
"!!"
I forcefully pried apart the legs that kept trying to close.
"Cheu, a snowfield is right here! A veritable masterpiece of scenery!"
Into the pristine white snowfield that seemed utterly untouched by anyone, I channeled the Yang Energy of the Zhongli Divine Fire Well into my member.
Bulkkeun, bulkkeun!
Word was that if you thrust into a woman who had cultivated the Ice Art of the North Sea Ice Palace, a man's member would freeze solid. But for someone operating the Zhongli Divine Fire Well like myself, it posed no issue whatsoever.
"Entering enemy territory alone was your fatal blunder. Ice Demon Yoo Seol-ra."
"H-How do you know my...?!"
"That would be because I know you!"
Puu---uk.
Without further fuss, I plunged my member in. Now, to harvest this living Ten-Thousand Year Ice Crystal—
"Ue, uhkkeuk, heuhhuk...!!"
"......Uh?"
Yoo Seol-ra clenched her bound hands tightly and writhed in what looked like pain. The foreign sensation I felt while thrusting in sent a shiver creeping up my spine.
"Uh, eu, I-I mean..."
I was genuinely flustered.
'This is different from the future I knew!'
Swallowing hard, I had to ask the glaring, tear-streaked Yoo Seol-ra the question that had to be asked.
"...Why are you a virgin?"
Jurook.
A single red tear slid down the white snowfield.