"What the hell is this?" The words were barely out of Ryan Ling's mouth when he was instantly drenched in sweat. The sensation hit him like a truck—way stronger than popping a handful of aphrodisiacs. He could barely stand, inside and out.
"Relax, don't panic! It's just the aftershock from that last epic battle, plus you just broke through to Great Saint and instantly picked up all eighteen forms of the Infernal Madblade. Stack those together and boom—your body's overflowing with fire. It's not a big deal, but you gotta vent it fast or it'll mess up your next breakthrough!" The Ghost Elder sighed, sounding a little helpless too.
Ryan Ling shook his head. Right now, boosting his power was the only thing that mattered—nothing else could get in the way. So he didn't hesitate and yanked out Chiharu Mitsui; that crazy chick was hands-down the best outlet for his pent-up fire.
But just as Ryan was about to make his move, the Ghost Elder immediately stopped him.
"Nope, not her! You still need her for Japan, and she's way too young—she can't handle your old fire right now!"
"Then what?" Ryan was already struggling, his whole body trembling—clearly, all those upgrades had some serious aftereffects.
"Idiot, don't you have a bunch of hot older ladies on your side? Go find Serena Yan, Rose Yates, and you could even consider Anqi Chen. All three together—guaranteed to drain your old fire!" the Ghost Elder suggested without missing a beat.
"Whoa, isn't that a bit much?" Ryan shuddered—he'd never tried anything like that before.
"My dear Crown Prince, do you even realize what time it is? Which matters more right now? Power comes first, period! Or do you want all of Guihai One-Blade's sacrifice to go up in smoke?" the Ghost Elder yelled, going all out.
"Got it. I'm on it now!" Ryan sighed, picked up the pace, and headed straight for Jinling.
At this moment, the Qianzhou affair was settled, everyone had returned to Jinling, and all of Ryan Ling’s “girlfriends” were naturally gathered there too. Finding a couple to help burn off his ‘old fire’ wouldn’t be hard at all.
Right now, the Yan Family mansion in Jinling was ablaze with lights, crowded inside and out. Everyone was talking about the Qianzhou battle, and Xue Yue and the others were pounding back celebratory drinks, hyping Ryan up to the heavens.
But in one of the inner rooms, Serena Yan, Rose Yates, and Anqi Chen had gathered together. You could say they were heroes of the Qianzhou fight too—thanks to their moves, a bunch of big families were suppressed, and after the battle those families were successfully brought under their control.
But right now, they weren’t talking about the Qianzhou battle—they were focused on another sudden ‘big event.’
“No way, why’s Victor Yan back at a time like this? Didn’t he go off to be a monk? How’d he suddenly show up?” Anqi Chen stared out the window in surprise, spotting a man dressed as a monk sitting outside, solemn as could be, like someone not of this world.
“He’s not having second thoughts, is he? The Yan family’s riding high right now—maybe he wants to take charge again? But didn’t Victor hand everything over to Ryan before he left? Even you and Yan Xiaobai are with Ryan now, wouldn’t it be awkward for him to come back?” Rose Yates was startled too. She clearly knew all about Ryan, Serena, and Yan Xiaobai’s relationship.
“Exactly. Once you’ve become a monk, you can’t just come back. Besides, even if Victor’s great, he’s not exactly a beast in bed—no way he’s better than our Ryan, right?” Anqi Chen gave a wicked grin and sidled up to Serena.
“You two are terrible!” Serena blushed, but quickly added, “Relax, Victor’s totally a man of the Buddha now—pure as can be. He won’t get mixed up in worldly stuff. He’s just here to see his daughter, say a few words, and then he’s off to India for years of ascetic training.”
“Oh, so that’s it. Good, I was worried for nothing. Victor’s a smart guy, no way he’d go back on his word!” Rose and Anqi both snickered, glancing next door—sure enough, Victor was chatting with Yan Xiaobai.
Just then, a man suddenly burst in from outside. Without hesitation, he grabbed Serena and looked at Rose and Anqi: “Nice, you’re all here—saves me the trouble of hunting each of you down!”