Chapter 199 Punishment_1

"Snap." Along with a crisp sound, Xu Ran's palm rippled through the flesh.

The touch, soft and incredibly elastic, made Xu Ran's heart flutter.

"Nice touch," Xu Ran shamelessly said, yet his expression remained unchanged, as if everything was a matter of course.

As the saying goes, a fair lady is a gentleman's delight.

What of it?

A woman like Zi Ji, with her top-notch strength, position as clan leader, and extreme enchanting beauty—unless one was a eunuch, he couldn't believe anyone would be without improper thoughts.

Moreover, was it not Zi Ji who intentionally seduced him?

"Lord Auspicious Beast," Zi Ji felt a mix of shame and fury internally, never expecting Lord Auspicious Beast to be so bold as to touch her body directly. Even well-prepared as she was, she found it too much to handle in the moment.

As the Hell Devil Dragon King, no one had ever touched her body in this life.

For more than two hundred thousand years, she had been alone.

To her, unless she faced her Tribulation day with no other choice but to find a way to pass on her bloodline, she would not allow anyone to defile her body.

Having been single for over two hundred thousand years, suddenly being touched by someone else, especially in such a sensitive area, and then being critiqued, naturally stirred shame and indignation in her heart.

If it were anyone else, even someone like Di Tian, she wouldn't indulge.

But with the Auspicious Beast… With his Luck Power, and revered as the Soul Beast Emperor, she dared not offend Lord Auspicious Beast.

And besides, she had had that kind of intention herself.

"Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji, you've made a mistake today, do you know that?" Xu Ran said with a playful tone, his palm cradling Zi Ji's chin, looking at the exceedingly seductive and charming face before him.

The Hell Demon Dragon King, Zi Ji—even Di Tian would not dare treat her so frivolously, would he?

Even Xu Ran was only tentatively probing step by step.

Just like with lovers, the men start by walking shoulder to shoulder with their girlfriends, gradually daring to hold hands, then cautiously venturing to touch her thigh, followed by kisses, and then…

Courage, after all, is something that is cultivated.

Step by step, testing the girl's boundaries, then cautiously probing the edges before slowly lowering her thresholds, and finally, conquering her outright.

"What mistake?" Zi Ji tensed up all over from Xu Ran's frivolous behavior. Even if she had considered mating with the Auspicious Beast, it was with the thought of obtaining some Luck Power from him or to continue his lineage.

In essence, Zi Ji hadn't let go of her inherent pride.

As the Hell Demon Dragon King, her heart was also extremely proud.

It was precisely because of this that being treated like a little woman by Xu Ran made her so uncomfortable. Any powerful woman treated this way would be disconcerted.

But then, with Xu Ran's disposition, how could he let Zi Ji maintain her strong-willed personality?

However, taming such a Zi Ji, making her completely submissive, would be all the more intriguing.

"I said last time that in the human world, you need only call me by my name. Stop calling me Lord Auspicious Beast. Otherwise, what if someone discovers my identity?" Xu Ran spoke as his index finger slid across Zi Ji's red lips, savoring the smooth touch.

"I—I am wrong, Lord Xu Ran," Zi Ji's gaze shifted evasively, feeling that Lord Auspicious Beast was deliberately finding excuses to take advantage of her. But faced with Lord Auspicious Beast, she couldn't help but lower her stance.

Since ancient times, every generation of Auspicious Beast has been exceedingly indifferent, impervious to passions of that nature, unless a fellow Auspicious Beast appeared, which is the only time they would be interested in such matters.

Now, this Lord Xu Ran before her was just such a lecherous Auspicious Beast.

Auspicious Beast has commanded, and no soul beast under heaven dares to disobey.

If Xu Ran truly demanded it, all it would take was one command from him, and even she wouldn't dare resist, only to let Xu Ran do as he wished.

This was the terrifying deterrence of the Auspicious Beast in The Soul Beast Realm.

Auspicious Beasts are born nurtured by heaven and earth, blessed with Luck Power. To defy their commands is to go against the heavens themselves, and the difficulty of one's Tribulation would increase, leading to certain death.

"If you're wrong, you must be punished, don't you agree?" Xu Ran said with a teasing smile. Looking at Zi Ji's incredibly perky buttocks, a mix of business with pleasure... seemed very appealing.

"Lord Xu Ran speaks the truth. Zi Ji has done wrong and deserves to be punished," Zi Ji said, her eyes darting away, her heart even more in panic. She wasn't afraid of the punishment itself but was worried by the burning look in Xu Ran's eyes.

Because the look Xu Ran was giving her now was even more intense than the ferocious beasts of Aquipeia Forest when they saw her, it made her scalp tingle and her legs go weak.

She had a feeling the Auspicious Beast wasn't thinking of anything good at the moment.

Could it be that the Auspicious Beast was considering that sort of thing?

"Punishment? What do you think I, as the Auspicious Beast, should do to punish you?" Xu Ran continued, looking at Zi Ji, who was visibly anxious. As an experienced flirt, Xu Ran could naturally control Zi Ji's emotions quite well.

"This... Zi Ji doesn't know..." Zi Ji bit her lip, overwhelmed by Xu Ran's frivolous words, entirely at a loss.

"Count for yourself. Twenty." Xu Ran said and vigorously swatted Zi Ji's buttocks.

Seeing this, Zi Ji felt utterly humiliated.

As the Hell Devil Dragon King, when had she ever been treated this way? The Hell Devil Dragon was an extremely noble race; nobody had dared to do such a thing to her.

But the Auspicious Beast...

Feeling both ashamed and helpless, she could only count quietly as Xu Ran had said, inwardly chanting, hoping the time would pass quickly.

Only, Xu Ran deliberately slowed down the pace to mess with Zi Ji's state of mind.

What should have been a quick twenty strikes was drawn out by Xu Ran into three to four minutes.

During this time, Zi Ji's heart was filled with shameful annoyance, wishing she could burrow into a hole. She wanted to quickly get past this embarrassing moment, but Xu Ran simply wouldn't allow it, making Zi Ji's heart fluctuate with every strike of his palm.

Finally, the last strike fell.

"Lord Xu Ran, it has been twenty," Zi Ji quickly said, and without waiting for Xu Ran to speak, she straightened up. She didn't dare to deliberately arch her back and stick out her hips as before to highlight her curves.

She suspected that Xu Ran's treatment of her was definitely because she had displayed a seductive demeanor that displeased him. An Auspicious Beast of such high standing would never want someone to plot against him, not even with the seduction of a beautiful woman.

"Does it hurt?" Xu Ran asked, his hand unconsciously feeling numb.

"It doesn't hurt, and since Zi Ji was at fault, it is right for Lord Xu Ran to punish me," Zi Ji quickly replied with an extremely respectful and submissive attitude.

No matter the strength of an Auspicious Beast, one with the power of Luck is not to be offended by any soul beast. She certainly didn't want to go through what had just happened again.

The feeling of such shame and being unable to resist was something she never wanted to experience again.

"Then let's go, to Aquipeia Forest."

"Lord Xu Ran, you've agreed? You're going to Aquipeia Forest?" Zi Ji's heart leapt for joy, no longer caring about the tingling soreness coming from her buttocks.

"Yes. However, I won't be staying in Aquipeia Forest for long."

"Lord Xu Ran is an Auspicious Beast, and even if you go to Aquipeia Forest, no one will dare to restrain your freedom," Zi Ji quickly said. The actions of an Auspicious Beast were not something they could interfere with.