Douluo Starting with the Chaos Divine Examination

"You've lost! You've lost! You've lost!"

Mu Chen's words echoed in Zi Zhenzhu's mind, like a bell tolling repeatedly.

"I've lost?" Zi Zhenzhu murmured as she glanced back at the cliff behind her, which plummeted three to four hundred meters. Below the cliff, a rushing river flowed. At this moment, she truly found herself with no way forward and no way back.

Mu Chen nodded calmly.

"No, I haven't lost yet. There's still a little time left before the incense stick burns out, isn't there?" Zi Zhenzhu asked with a faint smile.

Mu Chen's expression tightened, but he nodded in acknowledgment.

The previous chases and captures had indeed consumed significant time. If Zi Zhenzhu managed to hold out just a bit longer, the wager between her and Mu Chen would result in his defeat.

"Do you think I, Zi Zhenzhu, the proud leader of a pirate crew, would ever admit defeat? You might as well start preparing to drink two whole basins of my foot-washing water!" Zi Zhenzhu sneered as she suddenly stepped back and leaped off the cliff without hesitation.

The cliff loomed over three hundred meters high. Though a river lay beneath, jumping from such a height guaranteed severe injury, if not death.

Zi Zhenzhu had jumped to avoid accepting Mu Chen as her master, fiercely attempting to buy herself the final moments needed to win the bet.

"Leader!"

"Leader!"

"Leader!"

Pirates who had just arrived at the mountaintop cried out in alarm, witnessing their leader's dramatic leap.

Whoosh!

Mu Chen reacted instantly, kicking off the ground and soaring after her. In the blink of an eye, he had leaped off the cliff in pursuit.

"You…" Zi Zhenzhu's mind went blank.

She had barely registered her surroundings when she noticed Mu Chen diving toward her, his hand outstretched.

Mysterious-Tier Low-Rank Dou Technique: Absorbing Palm!

A terrifying suction force erupted, halting Zi Zhenzhu's descent and pulling her upwards. By the time she regained her senses, she was already in Mu Chen's arms.

"You've lost!" Mu Chen said with a confident smile.

"You risked your life just to make me your subordinate?" Zi Zhenzhu asked, her gaze complicated.

Should she feel touched? No. She knew Mu Chen's actions weren't about saving her—they were about winning the wager. Besides, Zi Zhenzhu had her own life-saving methods. Although she would have suffered injuries, she would have survived the fall.

Mu Chen, no longer a novice in such matters, instinctively glanced down at the beautiful woman in his arms. Their close proximity allowed him to take in her delicate features, and she appeared even more stunning up close.

"Did you really think I'd risk my life so easily?" Mu Chen chuckled as nine radiant wings of chaos unfolded from his back. With a single flap, he soared back up the cliff and landed steadily on the ground.

"Leader!"

"Leader!"

"Leader, are you alright?"

The cries of concern from the pirates jolted Zi Zhenzhu back to reality. Only then did she realize she was still in Mu Chen's arms, staring directly into his eyes.

"Let me go!"

Zi Zhenzhu struggled lightly, freeing herself from his embrace. For some reason, she felt a small pang of loss in her heart.

"You've lost," Mu Chen stated simply.

"I'm not someone who can't afford to lose." Zi Zhenzhu smiled wryly and knelt on one knee before Mu Chen. "From this moment on, you are my master."

Turning to the pirates behind her, she commanded, "Why are you all just standing there? My master is your master now. If I kneel, so do you!"

The pirates exchanged glances but quickly followed Zi Zhenzhu's lead, kneeling before Mu Chen in unison.

Zi Zhenzhu stood up and faced Mu Chen. "Tell me, how did I lose? I hid so well, and it's your first time on my island. How did you find me so quickly?"

"Smell for yourself," Mu Chen said with a hint of mischief.

Following his suggestion, Zi Zhenzhu took a sniff, her expression shifting as she detected a faint, unfamiliar fragrance. She sniffed again, and her face turned pale as realization struck. Her hand instinctively touched her slender neck.

"When I first captured you, I applied a special fragrant substance to my hand. It's highly persistent and lasts a full day, even through bathing. That's how I tracked you," Mu Chen explained with a sly smile.

"So that's it. How despicable," Zi Zhenzhu muttered.

"Despicable? I'd call it clever," Mu Chen said smugly.

Zi Zhenzhu fell silent, tacitly agreeing with him.

A powerful individual was already terrifying, but one with intelligence was even more so.

After staring at Mu Chen for a while, Zi Zhenzhu waved her hand and said, "Let's go."

"So soon?" Mu Chen asked.

"Why stay? To let you mock me further?" Zi Zhenzhu retorted. Then, with a teasing glint in her eyes, she added, "Or should I ask if my master needs… special services?"

Before Mu Chen could respond, she felt herself being pulled forward.

Mysterious-Tier Low-Rank Dou Technique: Absorbing Palm!

Zi Zhenzhu found herself once again in Mu Chen's arms. His chaos wings unfurled, enclosing them in a cocoon of shimmering light that obscured them from view. From outside, only muffled sounds could be heard.

After twenty minutes, Mu Chen withdrew his wings, revealing the two figures.

Mu Chen looked utterly content, while Zi Zhenzhu, her hair disheveled and her clothes damp with sweat, had a dazed and puzzled expression. A faint trace of crimson stained the ground beneath her.

"What… just happened?" Zi Zhenzhu asked, her voice tinged with confusion.

"What do you think?" Mu Chen replied with a cryptic smile.

A system notification suddenly chimed:

"Ding!"

"Congratulations! Harem member added: Zi Zhenzhu. Rewards: 10 million soul points, 1,000 skill points."

Zi Zhenzhu stared at Mu Chen, her expression complicated. "Did you really…"

"Didn't you offer your services?" Mu Chen chuckled, his gaze drifting to the ground, where the crimson evidence brought a mix of surprise and satisfaction to his heart.

Despite her life as a pirate leader surrounded by countless men and constant threats, Zi Zhenzhu had somehow remained untouched. This realization only deepened Mu Chen's elation.

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