CHAPTER 560: CHAPTER 557 SAKURA FESTIVAL! [SECOND UPDATE]

Li Chen saw that the timing was just right, so he waved his hand casually, extinguishing the flames surrounding Miyamoto Sakura.

The light ring he had previously sent out not only restrained others but also had defensive effects.

Thus, the annealing of Miyamoto Sakura he just performed seemed extremely cruel. In fact, it only made her feel the pain of being burned by fierce fire, while actually leaving her unscathed.

As soon as the flames were retracted, Miyamoto Sakura collapsed to the ground weakly, her whole body seeming as if drained, completely exhausted.

However, when she realized she was not burned, her eyes also showed surprise.

Li Chen stood with his hands behind his back, graceful, as if a relegated immortal from heaven.

He glanced at Miyamoto Sakura and asked expressionlessly: "Miyamoto Sakura, are you willing to be my female slave now?"

Miyamoto Sakura struggled to get up, crouching at the feet of Li Chen, and said tremblingly: "This servant is willing!"

The previous flames, although they did not cause any harm to her body, the spiritual annealing was akin to hellish torture. Anyone who experienced it once would not want to go through it a second time.

At this moment, Miyamoto Sakura had none of the pride of a Heavenly Pride Girl, she was entirely like a maid waiting for her master’s orders. Whatever her master told her to do, she had to obediently do, even if it meant offering her pure and untouched body.

Seeing that Miyamoto Sakura was obedient, Li Chen casually flicked a hexagram-like flame imprint, embedding it above her forehead.

"From now on, I am your master. All of you belongs to me alone. If you dare harbor any thoughts of defiance, with just a thought from me, this flame will burn within your body, subjecting you to unbearable burning, unable to live or die, do you understand?"

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Miyamoto Sakura trembled, her heart quivering.

Now her entire life and death were literally controlled by Li Chen’s mere thoughts. He could let her live, or let her die.

Seeing that Miyamoto Sakura did not respond, Li Chen asked again with a stern voice: "Did you hear what I just said?"

Miyamoto Sakura was startled, quickly bowed deeply.

"I heard everything, this servant Miyamoto Sakura, greets the Master!"

Seeing Miyamoto Sakura’s attitude, Li Chen nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good, take off your clothes now."

Hearing Li Chen suddenly asking her to take off her clothes, Miyamoto Sakura was greatly shocked.

"Take off clothes?"

Li Chen nodded and responded: "Yes, take off your clothes. Hurry up, don’t test my patience!"

Miyamoto Sakura did not expect Li Chen to be so impatient. With formidable enemies around, he was intent on possessing her right here.

After hesitating for a moment, her face showing difficulty, she spoke tremulously: "Master, this isn’t quite appropriate, maybe after we get out..."

However, before she could finish her sentence, Li Chen’s icy gaze was already cast upon her.

"I told you to take them off, why all this useless talk?"

Miyamoto Sakura shuddered, biting her lip nervously, her face flushed with embarrassment, she stripped off her clothes one by one until only the last piece remained covering her modesty.

Belly band?

Since ancient times, Japan has admired Huaxia’s Prime Tang period. Hence, their apparel, rituals, and customs still carried the characteristics of Prime Tang.

The belly band, a traditional cultural element, has almost completely disappeared in Huaxia. But unexpectedly, it had been preserved across the sea in Japan.

Miyamoto Sakura’s proudly erect ’Alpine’, standing tall, filled with endless allure.

However, that dark red Sakura in the middle always seemed very glaring.

Miyamoto Sakura felt uneasy and anxious as she saw Li Chen staring at her with burning eyes.

She was fully aware that something might happen next. She felt both embarrassed and angry about it, yet there was a small part of her that felt expectant.

No matter what, at this moment, Li Chen, with his face as beautiful as a Heavenly God, taking her innocent body wouldn’t be considered a disgrace.

However, the thing she guessed didn’t happen.

She mustered the courage to look up, only to see that Li Chen wasn’t staring at the indescribable parts but was examining her Sakura Tattoo.

She really couldn’t understand how her Sakura Tattoo could be more seductive than her perfect body?

Honestly, the Sakura Tattoo wasn’t pretty at all, and it could even be described as ugly.

It was said that this was a Sakura Divine Pattern obtained at the Heavenly Light Divine Palace by her grandfather when she was born.

She remembered her grandfather telling her that she was an Innate Spiritual Body, coveted by a demon, and had been plagued with numerous ailments since childhood, relying on this Sakura Divine Pattern to suppress it. And every year, a week before Tomb-Sweeping Festival, she felt as if her body was bitten by thousands of bugs, unbearable pain.

It required soaking in blood-red Sakura water for 24 hours during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival to relieve the pain. This cycle repeated every year.

She had no doubts about this explanation.

Seeing Li Chen continually staring at her Sakura Tattoo, feeling puzzled, she boldly asked.

"Master, do you have any other orders?"

Li Chen did not answer her question directly, but casually counter-asked: "Is this tattoo from the Sakura Festival?"

Hearing the words "Sakura Festival," Miyamoto Sakura shuddered.

As a Japan Princess, she was naturally familiar with the name Sakura Festival.

Every year during Tomb-Sweeping Festival, the boys and girls sacrificed to the Mountain God would all have a Sakura branch tattooed on them. Hence the name, Sakura Festival.

However, she had never thought about it in this respect.

After all, she was a Royal Princess, the legitimate daughter of the Gongmen Family, and the beloved granddaughter of Sword Saint Miyamoto Musashi. Who would dare to use her as a sacrifice?

"No, I am an Innate Spiritual Body, afflicted with a strange disease due to a demon possessing me since childhood. This is a Divine Talisman that my grandfather obtained at the Heavenly Light Divine Palace for me, capable of expelling all diseases and suppressing demons!"

Li Chen shook his head, very confidently saying, "This is indeed for the Sakura Festival! You truly are a Spiritual Body, specifically an Innate Snow Spirit Body. However, there is no demon coveting your body."

"If there really were a demon, that person would be your grandfather, Miyamoto Musashi. And you, Miyamoto Sakura, are merely a sacrifice he has been raising!"

"Buzz!"

Li Chen’s words, like a thunderclap on a clear day, made Miyamoto Sakura’s entire body start to shiver.

The grandfather who always doted on and loved her, was he just raising her as a sacrifice?

"No, that’s impossible, you are lying!"

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you!"

Li Chen shrugged his shoulders, with an indifferent "believe it or not" expression.

Miyamoto Sakura steadied her mind, closely examining the Sakura Tattoo on her body, and couldn’t help but feel horrified.

Li Chen wasn’t lying; she really was a sacrifice raised by her grandfather.

She was meant to be sacrificed today to help him break through the Life and Death Shackles.

At the critical moment, if not for Zhao Yuqing and Li Chen’s sudden arrival, she might have already become like those sacrificed children. Turned into a mummy, a pile of bones...