The moonlight was hazy. In the dark cave, Chang Ping faced a pool of icy water burning with flames, deep in thought.
Although he had confirmed that Xiang Liu's soul was not in its physical body, he couldn't approach it without clearing the poisonous water from the pool.
Xiang Liu's physical body possessed legendary strength; the black scales covering its body were equivalent to legendary armor, making it impossible to harm even a hair on its head unless using a legendary ranged weapon.
Chang Ping's current strength was only a little over 20,000, not even enough to exchange for a gold weapon worth 50,000, let alone a legendary weapon worth 5 million.
To kill Xiang Liu's physical body, there was only one way—to attack its weak point.
He remembered how he had blinded Xiang Liu with just a silver weapon.
"By the way, what kind of poison is in the water?" Chang Ping suddenly turned to Shen Xiu, who was yawning, and asked.
Shen Xiu was stunned: "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? The old monster only told me the water was poisonous, but he didn't tell me what kind."
"Why don't you try going into the water?" Chang Ping's eyes burned with desire.
Shen Xiu was terrified and backed away repeatedly: "Why don't you go down and try it yourself?!"
What a scumbag! He took her body and now he's sending her to her death.
A night of passion is worth a hundred nights of kindness, how cruel he is!
"I remember you once said that the poison you were afflicted with was called the Black Water Poison, and right now there's a pool of poisonous black water in front of us. I believe there must be some connection between the two. You're already poisoned, and there's a high probability you won't be affected by the poisonous water anymore."
Chang Ping said as he chased after Shen Xiu.
"What do you mean 'a high probability,' you bastard?!" Shen Xiu desperately tried to escape, "Give up, I absolutely will not go down." Chang
Ping was gambling with his life, not his own, but hers.
" That heartless scumbag, Baldio!
" "You have to go down!" Chang Ping quickly caught up with Shen Xiu, grabbed her snow-white legs, and hoisted her onto his shoulder. He gently patted Shen Xiu's buttocks and said, "If you don't die this time, all the grudges you held against me will be forgiven."
"No! No! I don't want to go down! I'm your woman, a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness, how can you bear to let me die?" Shen Xiu frantically pounded on Chang Ping's back, struggling desperately.
Reaching the edge of the pool, Chang Ping put Shen Xiu down.
"Indeed, I can't let you go to your death, so I prepared this for you!" Chang Ping held Shen Xiu's shoulder with one hand to prevent her escape, and with the other, he carried the diving suit he had just exchanged.
This high-end diving suit wasn't cheap; it cost him a thousand strength points, the same price as the All-Powerful Mask.
The All-Powerful Mask's incredible abilities are well-known, and since the diving suit could be sold at the same price, it must have its merits.
First, regardless of the wearer's height or weight, it could automatically adjust to the appropriate size.
Secondly, it possesses extremely strong pressure resistance; even at a depth of ten thousand meters, it won't be crushed by the immense water pressure.
Finally, it provides all-around 360-degree protection, with an oxygen tank on the back allowing the wearer to remain underwater for up to 24 hours.
"What the hell is this thing? It's so ugly! I don't want to wear it!" Looking at the bizarre frog-man-like costume, Shen Xiu directly rejected it. "Chang Ping, if you have any conscience, let me go, for the sake of all the times I've served you."
"Conscience?" Shen Xiu's words amused Chang Ping, making him want to push her into the water immediately. "I don't have that kind of thing anymore. Have you forgotten that my heart has been stolen and swallowed by you?!"
"This thing can effectively protect you from poisonous water. Since you don't want to wear it, then go in naked!" Chang Ping grabbed Shen Xiu's slender arm and savagely pulled her into the water.
"Stop! Don't pull me! I'll put it on, okay?" Shen Xiu's face was pale and desperate. "Remember what you said. As long as I go into the water, our grudges will be wiped clean. You're not allowed to make things difficult for me anymore!"
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She was filled with regret. If she hadn't swallowed Chang Ping's heart, she wouldn't have lost her virginity and now faced death.
"A real man's word is his bond," Chang Ping patted his chest, promising. "Come on, let me help you change."
In a few quick movements, Chang Ping stripped Shen Xiu naked, leaving her standing before him.
Chang Ping felt a surge of emotion. However, he suppressed his reluctance.
The most important thing now was to destroy Xiang Liu's true form.
Helping Shen Xiu change into her diving suit, Chang Ping embraced her slender waist and carried her into the water.
With a splash, water sprayed everywhere.
Shen Xiu sank to the bottom in the blink of an eye.
"Are you alright?" Watching the ripples spreading across the water, Chang Ping's heart pounded.
After a short while, Shen Xiu surfaced.
She said excitedly, her voice muffled, "I'm alright! I'm still alive! Don't forget your promise."
"Promise? What promise? I don't even know what you're talking about." Seeing that Shen Xiu wasn't dead, Chang Ping was also very excited, but he didn't show it on his face. "Just kidding, come up here for now, I have something for you."
He exchanged for eight C4 explosive packs and gave them to Shen Xiu, telling her to stick them to Xiang Liu's eyelids.
"Remember, one pack per head, don't stick more than that," Chang Ping reminded her, holding the remote control.
C4 explosive packs were silver-grade disposable weapons, relatively cheap, costing only 1000 strength points.
But the quantity was too much; eight packs cost him 8000 strength points, almost half of his available strength points.
"I know, you're so long-winded!" Shen Xiu muttered impatiently, picked up a pack of explosives, and submerged into the water.
The C4 explosive packs exchanged from the shop were highly waterproof, unaffected even when submerged.
One…two…three…eight!
Shen Xiu made trip after trip, placing all eight bags of explosives before returning to shore.
Chang Ping took a bucket of clean water from his spatial ring and rinsed the grime off her high-grade diving suit.
He took a brush and meticulously cleaned it inch by inch, paying special attention to certain private areas, making Shen Xiu's face turn bright red with embarrassment.
Scrub! Scrub! Scrub!
After washing it thirty times, Chang Ping finally stopped, satisfied.
The diving suit was removed, revealing Shen Xiu's flushed face. She had thought Chang Ping would only need to scrub two or three times, but he went on to scrub it thirty times, leaving her almost breathless.
"Here!" Chang Ping handed Shen Xiu her original clothes, then bent down and carefully touched the diving suit, storing it in his small spatial ring on his right hand.
After helping the limp Shen Xiu, whose hands and feet were sore from being scrubbed, get dressed, Chang Ping pointed to a rope not far away and said, "Let's go up first. Detonating the explosives might cause the underground cave to collapse and bury us inside."
A moment later, the two climbed back to the surface using the rope and arrived in the open courtyard.
"Die, you old monster!" Chang Ping pressed the detonation button on the remote control.
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