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"Don't move." Mo Bai's voice carried a hint of a smile. "Let me feel it properly... your new soul skill."
His hand began to move.
First, it slowly moved in circles on her lower abdomen. Xiao Wu's breathing grew rapid. The heat from his palm burned through her thin clothing, making the muscles in her abdomen tighten in waves. Then, that hand moved upward, stopping just below her chest.
He didn't touch any sensitive parts, simply stopping at that ambiguous position.
But Xiao Wu could barely remain standing.
Her soul power was fluctuating uncontrollably. The pale yellow soul ring emerged automatically, rotating slowly beneath her feet. The light from the soul ring reflected on her flushed face and her chest, which was heaving due to her rapid breathing.
"It seems the effect is quite good." Mo Bai seemed to be evaluating experimental results. "The passive effect is very obvious. Now then... what about the active effect?"
His fingers suddenly exerted force, pinching a small piece of soft flesh at the side of her waist.
Xiao Wu let out an "ah!" cry.
It wasn't pain. It was another... more indescribable feeling. Like an electric shock, it exploded from the place where she was pinched, instantly spreading to her entire lower body. Her legs gave out completely, and she leaned entirely into Mo Bai's embrace.
"Try to activate it." Mo Bai's lips were almost touching her earlobe. "Use your will to guide your soul power to your waist."
Xiao Wu's mind was a mess. But the obedience instinct formed through long-term induction made her follow his instructions subconsciously.
She mobilized her soul power, surging it toward her waist.
And then—
"Hah...!"
Her waist became soft at a visible rate. Not an ordinary softness, but a softness like losing the support of bones, pliable enough to be bent at will. Simultaneously, the temperature of the skin in that area rose sharply, and its sensitivity soared to a terrifying degree.
Mo Bai's fingers were still pinching there.
Now that feeling was no longer like an electric shock, but like countless tiny flames igniting from the point of contact, burning through her entire body.
"It seems active triggering magnifies the effect." Mo Bai's tone was as calm as if he were giving a lecture. "What about the duration? The consumption? Let's test it."
He began to knead.
It wasn't a gentle caress, but a purposeful, forceful kneading. His fingers tightened, sinking into the soft flesh of her waist, then twisting in different directions.
Xiao Wu's soul power fluctuated even more violently.
Her mouth was open, but she couldn't produce a complete sound. There were only intermittent gasps, like the whimpering of a young beast. Her body trembled uncontrollably in Mo Bai's arms, and her hands unconsciously grabbed the arm he had wrapped around her waist, her nails digging into his sleeves.
The light of the yellow soul ring began to flicker unsteadily.
"Soul power consumption rate... medium-to-fast." While continuing the movements of his hand, Mo Bai analyzed calmly. "It seems this soul skill cannot be maintained for a long time. But it's enough... after all, you don't need to be this sensitive all the time."
He suddenly released her.
Xiao Wu's waist still maintained that excessive softness, and the heat on her skin did not immediately dissipate. She slumped in Mo Bai's arms, gasping for air, her eyes vacant.
"There is one more effect." Mo Bai lowered his head, his nose nearing the back of her neck, and took a deep breath. "Do you smell it?"
Xiao Wu shook her head blankly.
"A very faint scent..." In Mo Bai's voice, there was finally a certain emotion she couldn't understand. "Only I can smell it... like a freshly peeled peach mixed with a bit of sweat... and the scent of your soul power."
His hand pressed against her waist again, but this time without force, just resting there lightly.
"This scent... makes my body react." He spoke into her ear, his tone calm yet predatory. "Your soul skill, from the very beginning, exists for the sake of pleasing me. Do you understand?"
Xiao Wu's mind was still fuzzy.
But she caught those few keywords. Pleasing... Teacher Mo Bai... meaning of existence...
She nodded dazedly.
"Very good." Mo Bai finally released her.
Xiao Wu's legs gave out, and she fell directly into a sitting position on the ground. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, clinging to her body. Her waist was still trembling slightly, and the residual touch, magnified countless times, made even the hand she used to prop herself up on the ground shake.
Mo Bai looked down at her.
The moonlight, passing through his concealment domain, became hazy and ambiguous. Patches of light spilled over Xiao Wu, illuminating her flushed face, her moist eyes, and her chest that rose and fell with her rapid breathing.
Her first soul ring still hovered beside her; the pink interlaced within the yellow appeared exceptionally piercing in the night.
"Remember this feeling, Xiao Wu." Mo Bai knelt down and lifted her chin with his finger. "Your power, your soul ring, your everything... from now on, it all exists for the sake of making me happy. This is your value, and the only thing you need to remember."
Xiao Wu looked up at him.
Teacher Mo Bai's face appeared exceptionally handsome and exceptionally distant under the moonlight. His gaze was deep, reflecting her disheveled appearance.
She suddenly felt... this was fine too.
To be watched like this, to be touched like this, the strange pleasure surging through her body... it seemed there was nothing bad about it.
At least Teacher Mo Bai was by her side.
At least he wouldn't be like other humans who would kill her to take her soul bone upon discovering she was a soul beast.
At least...
In her subconscious, the repeatedly branded thought surfaced again: Obeying Teacher Mo Bai is natural and pleasurable.
"I... I remember." Xiao Wu's voice was hoarse but clear.
Mo Bai smiled.
It was the first time she had seen him show such a genuine smile. It wasn't the usual gentle, mask-like smile, but one filled with satisfaction and pleasure—even a bit... cruel.
"Good girl."
He patted her head and then stood up.
"Rest for ten minutes. Then we go back to the academy. Tonight's test... was very successful."
Xiao Wu sat on the ground, watching his back as he turned to pack away that silver soul tool.
She looked down at her hands, then at that yellow soul ring still slowly rotating beside her.
The pink patterns on the ring pulsated slightly, like blood vessels.
She slowly raised her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then lightly touched her own waist.
"Mm..."
Another wave of electric-like numbness.
She quickly pulled her hand back, her face turning even redder.
But at the same time, something unfamiliar and scalding slowly began to breed deep within her body.
Like a seed breaking through the soil, like ice and snow melting.
She knew that starting from tonight, some things could never go back.
In the distance, with his back to her, Mo Bai's fingers lightly brushed over the surface of the silver soul tool.
The corner of his mouth still held that smile.
The first soul ring: "Charm Bone." Passively increases full-body sensitivity, especially the reaction to the caster's aura and touch; active triggering allows for a massive increase in flexibility and sensitivity in localized areas and emits an exclusive seductive scent.
The effect was even better than he had anticipated.
Now then... what about the second soul ring?
He stole a glance back at Xiao Wu, who was still sitting on the ground.
The girl was bowing her head, her fingers unconsciously plucking at the hem of her clothes, the tips of her ears red enough to bleed.
Mo Bai's gaze darkened.
In what direction should he mold the second soul ring?
He already had several plans in mind. Each one would make Xiao Wu more thoroughly... into the form he desired.
But tonight was enough.
Domestication must proceed step by step, just like training a hawk; one cannot break its wings all at once.
One must make it get used to being touched, get used to being bound, and get used to obtaining happiness from the food bestowed upon it.
Until one day, it forgets how to fly on its own.
He packed away the soul tool, and the concealment domain slowly dissipated. The true scents of the forest night flooded back in—the smell of soil, the scent of rotting leaves, the commotion of soul beasts in the distance.
"Can you stand up?" He walked back to Xiao Wu's side and extended his hand.
Xiao Wu looked at the hand he offered, hesitated for a second, and then placed her hand in his.
Mo Bai pulled her up. Her legs were still a bit weak; she wobbled as she stood and instinctively grabbed his hand tightly.
"Walk slowly." Mo Bai did not release her hand. "The road back to the academy is still long. On the way, we should have a good talk about your soul skill... and how to 'use' it in the future."
Xiao Wu nodded and followed beside him.
The figures of the two gradually disappeared into the depths of the forest.
Where the Soft-Bone Rabbit had disappeared, only a small tuft of white fur remained, swirling gently in the night wind.
The first soul ring was forged.
And Mo Bai's long experiment had only just begun.