# Chapter 1312: Breaking Dawn
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Shen Xi's ethereal voice drifted like a magical butterfly in a dream world, fluttering and dancing within his soul.
What… is she saying?
What is she saying!?
Hallucination… it must be hallucination!
Even if it isn't hallucination, it must be… some kind of test?
From the moment Yun Che first laid eyes on Shen Xi, he felt she was a woman born to stand above the clouds, not belonging to the mortal realm. She lived in seclusion, never touching the mundane world, her temperament indifferent yet gentle, speaking very little, but every time she opened her mouth, it was a soul-soothing ethereal melody. Her immortal grace was truly transcendent in the most literal sense — even the legendary Moon Goddess of the myths could at most match her.
With his wild and unruly nature, every time he faced Shen Xi, he would be extremely respectful, not daring to meet her gaze, afraid of the slightest disrespect — whether in sight or in thought, he would never harbor even a hint of desecration.
Because he believed that in Shen Xi's eyes, he was merely a mortal she had saved out of grace… the most ordinary of mortals, perhaps no different in essence from the flying insects and flowers here.
But the Shen Xi just now had nearly overturned every belief he held.
Her appearance and immortal grace were supremely beautiful — beautiful beyond any fantasy he had ever had… even beyond his comprehension. Though his life had not been long, he had encountered many women of nation-toppling beauty who could stun a person into losing their soul, but he had never met anyone so beautiful that it could make a person's will sink in an instant, and sink completely… a true calamitous seductress of the world.
She was like someone who should not exist in this world. Her appearance and immortal grace had also reached a realm that fundamentally should not exist.
The moment she revealed her countenance, it dealt an earth-shattering shock to Yun Che's soul…
Her voice was still so soft and gentle, yet it seemed to carry a soul-stealing, charm-dispelling seductiveness, like a lover whispering grievances from a bedchamber. And the words she spoke — every sentence, every word — delivered an almost destructive impact to Yun Che's soul.
He simply could not believe that such words could come from Shen Xi's mouth… and be spoken so nakedly to him.
Hallucination… it must be hallucination!
He unconsciously bit the tip of his tongue, and a clear sensation of pain came through. That pain also touched his sinking will… he closed his eyes with almost all his strength, then turned around.
As if waking from a dream, his perception of the world began to reappear. A breath rushed out from his mouth… He had been in a state of breath-holding this entire time, forgetting to breathe.
She was terrifyingly beautiful — just as He Ling had said, capable of erasing all the colors a person had ever seen in their life, capable of making even a strong-willed person willingly sink… even if it meant a thousand deaths, ten thousand deaths.
Perhaps even the legendary "Dragon Queen Divine Maiden" could not compare to her… because the Dragon Queen Divine Maiden, after all, was an existence of the mortal world, while she was someone beyond the world, even beyond fantasy.
After a few heavy breaths, Yun Che's mind and thoughts finally began to awaken and calm. He wanted to turn around, to indulge completely in that peerlessly beautiful illusion that could devour all of a person's will, but he dared not turn, afraid he would truly sink forever. He forcibly forgot Shen Xi's last words and desperately shifted his attention, speaking seriously: "Senior Shen Xi, I admit I have no interest in ruling the world with no one daring to oppose me, and I have never deliberately pursued the pinnacle of the Profound Dao. So, when you say I have no ambition, I concede."
"But you don't understand me."
"Just because I lack the ambition you speak of doesn't mean I have no pursuits, and certainly doesn't mean I am timid or afraid of anything. On the contrary, I have always been someone who repays grudges. If I had enough power, I would make Qianye pay back tenfold for her grievances… It's just that the gap between her and me is far too vast. It's impossible for me to take revenge now, let alone help He Ling take revenge. That is the most basic self-awareness."
"Moreover, compared to seeking revenge against Qianye, what's more important to me right now… and more practical… is how to return to my own world."
If he abandoned everything in the Tian Xuan Continent and the Huan Yao Realm, he could indeed stop being constrained and could truly focus without distraction. His space would be larger, his growth rate faster.
But to become someone like Qianye for the sake of revenge, to become unmatched under heaven… he would rather die than do that!
That had always been who he was.
A hint of surprise flickered in Shen Xi's beautiful eyes — not because of Yun Che's words, but because she was amazed that his will had recovered so quickly, and his words were so firm and resounding.
She said softly, "You are the person in this world who should most have ambition. Not having it… though regrettable, isn't entirely a bad thing. So, this is no longer important. As for avenging Ling'er, I've said we'll discuss it another time."
She gently took half a step forward. They were already very close, and this small half-step brought Shen Xi's proud, towering chest almost touching Yun Che's back. One of her fingers, still covered in a faint white glow, slowly lifted and touched his back, her already soft voice becoming even more tender: "What I want to know now is your courage… Are you really not going to… tear my clothes to shreds?"
The sensation of her jade finger on his back… very, very light, yet as if carrying an irresistible magic, turning his entire body and soul soft and limp.
Earlier might have been hallucination, but this time it certainly was not.
Yun Che's brain went blank, his eyes staring straight ahead. The beliefs he had barely managed to reclaim were shattered into pieces once more. In both his lifetimes, he had never been so stunned. He didn't even know how long he was blank before he finally uttered the most feeble three words: "Wh…y…"
"Sigh…" Shen Xi's gaze dimmed slightly. She let out a sigh. Yun Che, with his back to her, could not appreciate how fantastically beautiful and shimmering her eyes were. She said faintly, "A woman that every man in the world dreams of having stands before you, offering herself for your pleasure… and your response is those three most disappointing words."
Yun Che: "…"
"It seems you lack not only ambition, but also sufficient courage and boldness… No wonder that woman named Xia Qingyue chose to leave you and face Qianye alone."
Yun Che's gaze instantly froze — Shen Xi's words had undoubtedly dealt a harsh blow to his pride.
The corner of his brow twitched, and he forcibly turned around. The sight of Shen Xi still gave him a surreal feeling of being in an illusory realm, but there was now an extra trace of provoked ferocity in his eyes. His right hand suddenly shot out, and he growled fiercely, "Do you really think I—"
Before the words "Do you really think I wouldn't dare" were even half out of his mouth, Yun Che's entire body froze solid.
His quickly extended palm landed heavily on Shen Xi's chest. His five spread fingers sank deeply into a plump and soft mound of jade fat.
Yun Che was stunned — completely stunned. He had thought, and was utterly convinced, that Shen Xi was deliberately provoking him for some reason he didn't know, or testing him. This bold, extremely profane move of his would surely make her dodge… There was no reason, no possibility whatsoever that she would let him succeed.
But his hand had landed solidly, and quite forcefully, on her soft chest. The soul-shaking, mind-shattering sensation spread clearly from his palm through his entire body.
Yun Che was as if petrified, his gaze fixed, unmoving… He even forgot to move his hand.
Shen Xi did not dodge, nor did she struggle. Her fantastically beautiful, peerlessly immortal face showed not a hint of anger. Her gaze gained an extra layer of moving, dreamy blur. As Yun Che stood there in a daze, she actually lifted her jade arms and wrapped them around Yun Che's neck. Her cherry-pink lips breathed out soft, seductive tones: "Is your courage… limited to this?"
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Yun Che's vision gradually focused, then focused more… and then, his hand finally loosened — not withdrawing, but grabbing the corner of her clothes and tearing violently.
Instantly, her pure white long dress was completely shredded. Under the flying shreds was Shen Xi's flawless body, perfect as a divine miracle… completely uncovered.
She was as if bathed in soft moonlight. A halo of moonlight-like soft light flowed along her fragrant shoulders and snow-white skin, tracing the two most lustrous semicircles of her collarbone. Before her chest rose two proud, round, snow-white peaks. Jade-like flowing light slid down the perfect curves of those peaks… past her breathtaking waistline, all the way down to her smooth, gleaming jade-like legs…
Words were gone. Yun Che's entire being was nothing but fully boiling flames. He threw himself fiercely onto Shen Xi, pressing her down onto the bamboo bed behind them.
Shen Xi… She was as sacred and otherworldly as a goddess. And if such a woman suddenly became alluring and seductive, she needed only a single glance to shatter any man's will.
A shred of confusion and rationality still lingered in Yun Che's heart… but when a dreamlike soft moan escaped Shen Xi's lips, the only thing radiating from his eyes was the most intense desire of both his lifetimes…
To hell with rationality!!
Like a lustful starving wolf, he threw himself on her again, almost roughly. One hand directly hooked around her plump jade-like leg, pressing her beneath him.
Shen Xi's towering chest traced exquisite curves. Her immortal body did not resist. But her beautiful eyes held not a trace of lust, nor any disgust or rejection — only a layer of increasingly blurred, hazy mist…
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From morning to noon, then to dusk.
He Ling, burdened with thoughts, had been standing silently among the flowers, but a whole day had passed with no movement from Shen Xi or Yun Che. She would not disobey Shen Xi's words and waited quietly, not taking a single step closer to that small, verdant bamboo house.
The most perfect jade body in the world — the only one he had never dared to defile or even fantasize about — an otherworldly goddess, was letting him press her down and indulge to his heart's content. This feeling was too intense, too addictive. Yun Che was like a wild beast gone mad, spending an entire day and night entwined with Shen Xi, hating that he could not die upon her.
That indescribable pleasure, that indescribable thrill… it felt like being back in that life on the Cang Yun Continent, his first time with Su Ling'er…
Until at some moment, he went limp on Shen Xi's body, and without warning, fell into a deep sleep.
The world finally quieted down.
Shen Xi gently pushed Yun Che off her body and slowly sat up.
This utterly pure little bamboo house, which had always belonged only to her, was now a complete mess, splattered with filth everywhere. The air was thick with the scent of lust… too strong for even the fragrance of the flowers here to dispel in a short time.
Shen Xi stood up. A flash of white light, and the filth on her body vanished. She put on another simple, pure white long dress, still extremely plain and elegant.
Her beautiful eyes were like a jade-green lake, showing not a single ripple. In the silence, she raised her hand and looked at the pure white light flickering in her palm. She stared silently for a long time, then murmured softly, "As I thought…"
"With this, I have finally…"