Watch out!"
Before she could protest further, Ye Chen's arms wrapped around her again.
Yun Yun's body stiffened like a live wire.
Even after their previous intimate encounter, a faint blush rose on her cheeks....she couldn't help the instinctive shiver of sensitivity.
In an instant, Ye Chen whisked her to an open clearing several meters away.
Where they had stood, a massive red paw had struck the ground, sending shockwaves through the earth.
"His speed… it's like a phantom!" Yun Yun thought, astonished. Counting this moment, Ye Chen had now saved her life twice.
More than that, she could sense the genuine anxiety in his expression earlier.....it was real, not pretend.
"Could it be… he truly cares about me?" A strange glint appeared in Yun Yun's eyes as she looked at the man holding her.
"Jungle Giant Ape, you're courting death!"
Ye Chen's face hardened with anger.
He released his grip on Yun Yun and placed his palm on the Na Jade Ring.
In an instant, a blood-red spear materialized in his hand.
The spear was long and rigid, a deep crimson radiating a palpable aura of ferocity.
Yun Yun tilted her head, impressed. With her experience, she could immediately tell this was no ordinary weapon.
Ye Chen infused his Dou Qi into the spear, and red arcs of lightning began to coil around it.
"What… is that?" Yun Yun's surprise deepened. Though her strength had diminished, her perception remained sharp.
She could tell that while Ye Chen was technically only at the Great Dou Master rank, the energy gathered on the Blood Dragon Spear now rivaled peak Dou Ling, capable of threatening even a Dou Wang.
"How is he doing this? Some powerful Dou Technique? But what kind… Earth-grade Dou Technique?" Yun Yun pondered.
The Jungle Giant Ape's massive eyes widened in shock, clearly sensing the threat emanating from Ye Chen's spear.
"Roar!"
The Ape attempted to disrupt Ye Chen's charging technique, swinging its massive fists charged with red energy toward his head.
"Thunderstorm Strike!"
This was the first move of Ye Chen's Heaven Thunder Spear technique, cultivated after reaching Great Dou Master.
Though it was only the simplest form, it had nearly drained all his internal Dou Qi.
At the apex of his charge, the spear's tip shimmered as space itself rippled, releasing a massive silver thunder spear dozens of meters long. It shot forward, striking the Ape.
"Boom!"
The impact blew a burnt hole through the Jungle Giant Ape's chest, sending it flying hundreds of meters.
It crashed through a row of tall trees before landing heavily on the forest floor.
Even from a distance, Yun Yun could see lightning arcs crawling over its massive body, which twitched before finally being engulfed by fire.
"Wh...." Yun Yun gasped.
To one-shot a fourth-rank beast with such high defenses.....something even many Dou Wang cultivators couldn't accomplish...was astounding.
And Ye Chen, a mere Great Dou Master, had done it.
"What kind of person is he, able to master such advanced techniques?
" Yun Yun's curiosity stirred, though she didn't link this display to her own apprentice's attributes ....the disparity was too vast.
"Your wound… does it hurt?" Ye Chen's voice softened, his earlier urgency replaced with concern, though it carried a faint weariness.
"It's nothing serious… just a scratch. But you… after using that technique, you must've drained all your Dou Qi!" Yun Yun's eyes briefly flinched under his soft gaze.
"So… you do care about me?" Ye Chen teased with a grin.
"I could never care about someone like you!" Yun Yun's lips curved slightly as she looked away.
"Cough!"
The strain from the technique left Ye Chen's legs wobbly.
"You're alright?" Yun Yun instinctively supported him, voice tinged with concern.
"Heh, yet you said you didn't care!" Even pale and weak, Ye Chen couldn't resist teasing.
Yun Yun didn't retort this time. She helped steady him and glanced around cautiously.
"Roar! Roar!"
More distant roars erupted from the forest, and Yun Yun's expression turned serious.
"I guess we should return to the cave for now.
Once I remove the Violet Crystal Winged Lion's seal, these threats will be neutralized.
"
She made up her mind and carefully guided the weakened Ye Chen toward the cave.
Inside the cool cave, Ye Chen looked at Yun Yun's scratched back with concern.
"I'm fine. Let's check your wound first."
"If this isn't treated, it'll heal slowly!" He reached toward the tear in her black robe, pulling back the fabric gently.
"Ah!"
The sight of blood-soaked fabric and the raw wound caused Yun Yun to flinch in pain.
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