"Damn it!" Ryan Ling tried to shove her away, but this 'sticky taffy' was way tougher than Angie Chen—no matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't budge her. Plus, that Green-Realm grandmaster qi of hers morphed into a bunch of fine threads, straight-up binding Ryan and her together.
Ryan felt like this old lady's kissing skills were totally OP—Angie Chen's wild moves didn't even come close. So this is what 'kissed to the point of suffocation' feels like... Ryan was getting the full experience now.
But just as Ryan was getting drunk on that kiss, Angie Chen suddenly yelled, "Ryan, push her off—now! That's Penny Pan's ultimate move, Soul-Hook Drain! If you get hit, you'll be forced to sleep with her every single night until she sucks you dry—literally!"
Ryan froze—no wonder one kiss from her felt like he was getting drained. He tried his hardest to push Penny Pan off, but it was like her lips were coated in superglue. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free. Desperate, Ryan bit down hard on Penny Pan's fiery tongue—no holding back. Penny shrieked and finally pulled her sexy lips away.
"Oh, my little heart! Such a temper, but I like it!" Penny Pan was a shameless seductress. As she spoke, her hand started creeping down toward Ryan Ling's lower half.
Right now, she was clearly working her seduction magic again. Ryan knew it was a trap, but he couldn't control his eyes—mouth, chest, all the other sexy parts, he was totally hooked. He even felt the urge to go in for another kiss himself.
"Ryan, snap out of it! Don't let her seduce you!" Angie Chen shouted, seeing things getting out of hand. But before she could finish, a slap came swinging her way.
Smack! Angie Chen went flying. Penny Pan shot her a murderous glare—obviously, if Angie dared to interrupt her fun again, she'd be toast.
"Come on, baby, unleash your manly instincts and ravage me!" Penny Pan was full-on beast mode now, her words dripping with temptation. Ryan was practically losing himself in her hands, like a lamb caught by a tiger.
Clearly, Penny Pan's skill at seducing men had hit max level.
"Ryan Ling, stay focused! Don't let that demoness mess with your mind!" The System inside him suddenly roared, like a boulder splashing into a calm lake.
In a daze, Ryan snapped back to reality.
"Huh?" Penny Pan blinked in surprise. She was hypersensitive and instantly noticed the shift—Soul-Hook Drain was her signature move, and it was thanks to this skill she made it into the Azure Dragon Society's eight Rudder Masters. This trick had never failed her with men before.
"Come on, darling, look into my eyes!" Penny Pan steadied herself, her sexy tongue darting out—she was the very definition of 'mature woman' right now.
But by now, Ryan had his senses back—his expression was more determined than ever.
In a flash, Ryan's eyes locked onto Penny Pan—his Fire Eyes flared up, blasting out a wave of black hellfire. Penny's face twisted in shock; clearly, she never expected Ryan to pull a move like that at a time like this.
She couldn't block it in time—her cheek got scorched, and her Green-Realm grandmaster qi instantly retreated. Ryan finally broke free from her claws and landed back on the ground.
"Ryan, are you okay?" Angie Chen rushed over. Ryan was out of immediate danger, but Angie looked super tense—Penny Pan's whole face had changed, now radiating a creepy, menacing vibe, nothing like her earlier seductive beauty.
"Run!" Ryan's heart was pounding, and he felt a surge of disgust—he'd just been force-kissed by this old demoness, nearly assaulted. Penny Pan's tricks were way too freaky; besides her grandmaster power, Ryan suspected she was the source of all the poison, probably packing toxins no one could handle.
"Trying to run? If you don't become my man, you'll never escape! I won't let you go—you've got a special flavor, and I have to devour you!" Penny Pan declared, unleashing a flood of Green-Realm grandmaster qi.
Her qi was supposed to be tough as steel, but now those threads were like silk—instantly wrapping up Ryan and Angie Chen.
Even with his dao body, Ryan couldn't break free—the more he struggled, the tighter it got. Angie Chen was in even worse shape; her face turned purple in a flash.
"Stop struggling! With your strength, you two can forget about escaping my Green-Silk Binding Art—keep dreaming!" Penny Pan laughed triumphantly, her ugly face making the whole scene extra creepy.
"Summon the flames of the Hell Furnace—burn her Green-Silk Binding!" The System was on point, yelling in Ryan's head.
Ryan took a deep breath. Thanks to the effects of Angie Chen's Yin-Maiden energy, the Hell Furnace's fissure had widened a lot. He still couldn't fully open it, but he could draw out some hellfire.
No hesitation—Ryan called up hellfire and blasted it right at those green threads.
It worked—all the threads burst into flames.
"How is this possible? My Green-Silk is supposed to be fireproof! What kind of flames are those?" Penny Pan's face twisted in shock—she never saw this coming from Ryan.
"It's the kind of fire that kills! Today I'm burning this soul-sucking demoness to ashes!" Seeing the hellfire work, Ryan aimed another blast at Penny Pan. She scrambled back, instantly summoning her Man-Soul Aegis.
But now, that supposedly indestructible Man-Soul Aegis started to crack—hellfire was about to bust through. Penny Pan went pale. She'd spent over a decade and drained more than a thousand men to forge this thing; it was way more precious than her Green-Realm power.
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But now, her super-defense was about to go down in flames.
"No way! Who the hell are you? There's no human fire like this!" Penny Pan was suffocating, and before she could finish, there was a loud bang—her Man-Soul Aegis shattered, and hellfire went wild, burning her up.
It looked just like when Ryan wiped out Ryuichi Hashimoto and those three Chiba Shrine onmyōji, except this hellfire was even more savage. Crackle and pop—Ryan could practically hear Penny Pan's skin splitting.
Suddenly, a stray spark landed on Yvonne Su below—her whole body turned to ash in an instant.
"Yes! Awesome! That old demoness is toast—Jiangdong Province is finally rid of a huge menace!" Angie Chen cheered, practically bouncing with excitement.
But Ryan didn't react—he was still on edge. Penny Pan had more than just grandmaster power, Man-Soul Aegis, and Soul-Hook Drain up her sleeve. If she played her last card, it would be a do-or-die move, stronger than anything else.
Just as Ryan thought that, the bitter, defeated Penny Pan suddenly let out a piercing scream. A compact ink-green sphere of toxic gas burst out in her hand—plants and flowers nearby withered instantly. This was the Ten-Thousand-Poison Source.
"You want to kill me, Ryan Ling? Fine—I'll take all of Harbor City with me!" Penny Pan cackled as the ink-green poison started swelling.
Everyone's face went pale. If that poison blew, Harbor City would be wiped out—hundreds of thousands could rot and die in seconds.
It was a critical moment—no time for hesitation. The fate of hundreds of thousands hung in the balance.
Suddenly, Ryan flew forward and threw himself in front of the swelling poison—using his own body to block it. As a Harbor City Seventh-Grade Spirit Officer, he had to step up and make the sacrifice.
"Ryan!" Angie Chen screamed in terror from below.
And right at that moment, the poison sphere exploded against Ryan Ling...