Xena kept her head down, and her voice was barely above a whisper. "I... I want to do another Spirit Binding with you."

Felix heard her with full clarity as his cultivation made that effortless. Finally, he understood why she was acting so out of character.

Just as Billy had said, ordinary people couldn't resist the allure of Spirit Binding. Even Xena had become addicted.

For a woman to muster the courage to say something like this, it spoke volumes about how deeply it had affected her.

He sighed.

"That time was a necessity—an emergency. We can't do it again. It's for your own good. The more you experience it, the harder it becomes to resist. Eventually, you'll lose all self-control, and then things will get even messier. You might even do something reckless," he explained.

Xena finally looked up, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

"Why are you doing this to me? Yes, the first time was out of necessity, but as a woman, I still agreed to it. Do you have any idea how much cour