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Douluo Dalu_ Legend of the Ancestral Dragon_chapter_0076
Chapter 76
Chapter 76: Realm Advancement
"I told her that she could be your woman in the future."
"My goodness." Aotian touched Bibi Dong's forehead and said, "She's only twelve, and you're telling her this? She's still naive about relationships. What if she meets someone she likes more in the future?"
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Aotian. "Do you think she'd fall for another man after being by your side? Besides, would you want her to fall for another man?"
"Uh..." Aotian suddenly felt awkward. Thinking about it, he really didn't seem to want Xiao Wu to fall for another man.
If it had been back when he first met Xiao Wu, he definitely wouldn't have had such thoughts, but now, he found his feelings had changed.
"Look at you. Men truly are all the same, eating from their bowl while eyeing what's in the pot," Bibi Dong said indignantly.
"Hehe... Isn't this because you've given your approval?" Aotian said shamelessly, his large hands beginning to wander.
Bibi Dong snorted delicately, swatting Aotian's hand away. "We haven't finished discussing serious matters yet."
"You've rested well. What else could there be?" Aotian asked.
Bibi Dong glanced sideways at him. "What's the situation with Gu Yuena? Aren't you going to tell me?"
Aotian handed the letter Gu Yuena had left to Bibi Dong and said, "See for yourself. I caught up with her just now. She's thin-skinned, so she won't be coming back here for the time being. I sent her back to the Star Dou Great Forest."
After reading the letter, Bibi Dong asked with a smile, "Did nothing happen between you two?"
"With so little time, what could have happened?" Aotian took the letter back and urged, "It's getting late. We should get down to business."
"Wait, I have something important to tell you," Bibi Dong said.
"What is it?"
"Gu Yuena is the Silver Dragon King, and Xiao Wu is a 100,000-year soul beast. Given the hostile relationship between humans and soul beasts, if we hunt soul beasts in the future, they'll surely intervene, won't they?" Bibi Dong said with concern.
"Don't worry, we just won't kill 100,000-year soul beasts anymore. Killing some low-level soul beasts won't have much of an impact. I will resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts within a hundred years."
"How do you plan to resolve it?" Bibi Dong was very curious.
"It's hard to say right now. We'll see in the future," Aotian said.
"So we can't kill 100,000-year soul beasts anymore? My second martial soul still has a few soul rings to absorb. What do I do?"
Aotian said, "That's not a problem. Haven't you absorbed the God-bestowed Soul Ring given to you by the Rakshasa God?"
"Mm, what does that have to do with God-bestowed Soul Rings?" Bibi Dong asked.
Aotian smiled. "Their so-called God-bestowed Soul Rings are just condensed from their divine power. If you want one, I can condense one for you too."
"Really?" Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.
"Why would I lie to you? Let's stop talking and get down to business."
"But I want to absorb a soul ring now..."
"Don't absorb soul rings this late at night. I'll let you absorb something even better."
"What's something better?"
"..."
"Go to hell!" Bibi Dong's small fists pounded Aotian's chest.
A moment later, she said breathlessly, "Let's not. It'll be dawn in two hours, and I have a meeting with the Elders and Bishops in the morning."
"Let's change the meeting time in the future. Henceforth, the monarch forgoes the morning court..."
...
Bibi Dong didn't fall into a deep sleep until dawn.
Although Aotian could eliminate her physical fatigue, her mental fatigue wasn't so easily erased.
When one's mind is kept in a tense state for a long time, even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to endure.
However, in the end, Aotian had her absorb a great tonic. When she awakens, she will be a hundred times more vigorous, and her spiritual power will have increased significantly...
Aotian stepped out the door, facing the morning sun. He stretched vigorously, his bones cracking like rolling thunder, though he managed to contain the sound within his body.
Although he had been active all night, he felt refreshed and showed no sign of fatigue.
Moreover, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his realm had advanced further. He figured it was because becoming a true man had led to a change in his state of mind, causing his realm to rise.
At his level of cultivation, absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth was no longer the primary method of cultivation. Instead, it was about comprehending the laws of the universe. As long as his realm advanced, absorbing spiritual energy was not difficult for him.
A realm is like a reservoir's capacity, and the water in the reservoir is the energy within a cultivator's body.
What Aotian needed to do now was to expand the capacity of this reservoir; he wasn't in a hurry to fill it.
Once the reservoir was large enough, he could go to the God Realm above and absorb to his heart's content.
This was also why he wasn't in a hurry to leave the Douluo Continent yet.
"Mr. Ao." The maid, who had been dozing not far away, suddenly saw Aotian standing at the door and hurried over.
"Mr. Ao, breakfast has already been prepared in the kitchen." The maid had dark circles under her eyes, and her delicate face looked utterly exhausted.
Aotian was left speechless, immediately realizing the commotion from last night had kept the young maid from sleeping well.
He had been too focused at the time to remember the girl was in the room next door.
He gently patted her shoulder, transferring a wisp of energy into her. Instantly, her fatigue vanished and her body was filled with strength.
"The Pope is still resting. Wait at the door and help her bathe and dress when she awakens."
The maid's face instantly turned crimson, and she stammered, "O-Okay..."
Aotian smiled gently and left.
Even after his figure disappeared, the young maid still stood there, face flushed, Aotian's warm smile replaying in her mind. Her shoulder could seemingly still feel the warmth from his palm...
Aotian arrived at Xiao Wu's room. The little girl was still sound asleep.
To avoid rolling off the bed again, she had switched to sleeping at the other end of the bed.
She lay on her side, facing away from the edge, her hands clutching the soft quilt, her two long legs also tangled in it.
Because her legs were bent, the curve of her slender waist accentuated her buttocks, which, though not yet large, were perfectly round.
Aotian smiled, sat on the edge of the bed, and unceremoniously reached out and slapped hard.
With a *smack*, Xiao Wu shrieked and shot up, nearly hitting the ceiling, fully demonstrating the jumping ability befitting a rabbit.
She quickly woke up, screaming with a red face as she pounced on Aotian. "Aotian! You hit me again!"
She was furious. Aotian always slapped her butt when she was asleep, making it impossible for her to sleep in. This wasn't the first time.
Seeing Xiao Wu pounce with bared teeth and brandished claws, a carrot suddenly appeared in Aotian's hand.
Xiao Wu abruptly stopped and swallowed hard, her expression conflicted.
A moment later, she declared firmly, "I will never be tempted by you again! I'd rather die than yield!"
With that, she pounced at Aotian again, opening her mouth to bite him.
She knew she couldn't beat Aotian, so she could only use this method to vent her anger.
Aotian said, "I've already instructed the kitchen to prepare your favorite breakfast of carrots. If you don't go wash up now, it'll get cold."
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Wu covered her mouth and glared at Aotian. "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Before the words had even left her mouth, she had already rushed into the adjacent washroom.
(end of chapter)
"I told her that she could be your woman in the future."
"My goodness." Aotian touched Bibi Dong's forehead and said, "She's only twelve, and you're telling her this? She's still naive about relationships. What if she meets someone she likes more in the future?"
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Aotian. "Do you think she'd fall for another man after being by your side? Besides, would you want her to fall for another man?"
"Uh..." Aotian suddenly felt awkward. Thinking about it, he really didn't seem to want Xiao Wu to fall for another man.
If it had been back when he first met Xiao Wu, he definitely wouldn't have had such thoughts, but now, he found his feelings had changed.
"Look at you. Men truly are all the same, eating from their bowl while eyeing what's in the pot," Bibi Dong said indignantly.
"Hehe... Isn't this because you've given your approval?" Aotian said shamelessly, his large hands beginning to wander.
Bibi Dong snorted delicately, swatting Aotian's hand away. "We haven't finished discussing serious matters yet."
"You've rested well. What else could there be?" Aotian asked.
Bibi Dong glanced sideways at him. "What's the situation with Gu Yuena? Aren't you going to tell me?"
Aotian handed the letter Gu Yuena had left to Bibi Dong and said, "See for yourself. I caught up with her just now. She's thin-skinned, so she won't be coming back here for the time being. I sent her back to the Star Dou Great Forest."
After reading the letter, Bibi Dong asked with a smile, "Did nothing happen between you two?"
"With so little time, what could have happened?" Aotian took the letter back and urged, "It's getting late. We should get down to business."
"Wait, I have something important to tell you," Bibi Dong said.
"What is it?"
"Gu Yuena is the Silver Dragon King, and Xiao Wu is a 100,000-year soul beast. Given the hostile relationship between humans and soul beasts, if we hunt soul beasts in the future, they'll surely intervene, won't they?" Bibi Dong said with concern.
"Don't worry, we just won't kill 100,000-year soul beasts anymore. Killing some low-level soul beasts won't have much of an impact. I will resolve the conflict between humans and soul beasts within a hundred years."
"How do you plan to resolve it?" Bibi Dong was very curious.
"It's hard to say right now. We'll see in the future," Aotian said.
"So we can't kill 100,000-year soul beasts anymore? My second martial soul still has a few soul rings to absorb. What do I do?"
Aotian said, "That's not a problem. Haven't you absorbed the God-bestowed Soul Ring given to you by the Rakshasa God?"
"Mm, what does that have to do with God-bestowed Soul Rings?" Bibi Dong asked.
Aotian smiled. "Their so-called God-bestowed Soul Rings are just condensed from their divine power. If you want one, I can condense one for you too."
"Really?" Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.
"Why would I lie to you? Let's stop talking and get down to business."
"But I want to absorb a soul ring now..."
"Don't absorb soul rings this late at night. I'll let you absorb something even better."
"What's something better?"
"..."
"Go to hell!" Bibi Dong's small fists pounded Aotian's chest.
A moment later, she said breathlessly, "Let's not. It'll be dawn in two hours, and I have a meeting with the Elders and Bishops in the morning."
"Let's change the meeting time in the future. Henceforth, the monarch forgoes the morning court..."
...
Bibi Dong didn't fall into a deep sleep until dawn.
Although Aotian could eliminate her physical fatigue, her mental fatigue wasn't so easily erased.
When one's mind is kept in a tense state for a long time, even a Titled Douluo would find it difficult to endure.
However, in the end, Aotian had her absorb a great tonic. When she awakens, she will be a hundred times more vigorous, and her spiritual power will have increased significantly...
Aotian stepped out the door, facing the morning sun. He stretched vigorously, his bones cracking like rolling thunder, though he managed to contain the sound within his body.
Although he had been active all night, he felt refreshed and showed no sign of fatigue.
Moreover, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his realm had advanced further. He figured it was because becoming a true man had led to a change in his state of mind, causing his realm to rise.
At his level of cultivation, absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth was no longer the primary method of cultivation. Instead, it was about comprehending the laws of the universe. As long as his realm advanced, absorbing spiritual energy was not difficult for him.
A realm is like a reservoir's capacity, and the water in the reservoir is the energy within a cultivator's body.
What Aotian needed to do now was to expand the capacity of this reservoir; he wasn't in a hurry to fill it.
Once the reservoir was large enough, he could go to the God Realm above and absorb to his heart's content.
This was also why he wasn't in a hurry to leave the Douluo Continent yet.
"Mr. Ao." The maid, who had been dozing not far away, suddenly saw Aotian standing at the door and hurried over.
"Mr. Ao, breakfast has already been prepared in the kitchen." The maid had dark circles under her eyes, and her delicate face looked utterly exhausted.
Aotian was left speechless, immediately realizing the commotion from last night had kept the young maid from sleeping well.
He had been too focused at the time to remember the girl was in the room next door.
He gently patted her shoulder, transferring a wisp of energy into her. Instantly, her fatigue vanished and her body was filled with strength.
"The Pope is still resting. Wait at the door and help her bathe and dress when she awakens."
The maid's face instantly turned crimson, and she stammered, "O-Okay..."
Aotian smiled gently and left.
Even after his figure disappeared, the young maid still stood there, face flushed, Aotian's warm smile replaying in her mind. Her shoulder could seemingly still feel the warmth from his palm...
Aotian arrived at Xiao Wu's room. The little girl was still sound asleep.
To avoid rolling off the bed again, she had switched to sleeping at the other end of the bed.
She lay on her side, facing away from the edge, her hands clutching the soft quilt, her two long legs also tangled in it.
Because her legs were bent, the curve of her slender waist accentuated her buttocks, which, though not yet large, were perfectly round.
Aotian smiled, sat on the edge of the bed, and unceremoniously reached out and slapped hard.
With a *smack*, Xiao Wu shrieked and shot up, nearly hitting the ceiling, fully demonstrating the jumping ability befitting a rabbit.
She quickly woke up, screaming with a red face as she pounced on Aotian. "Aotian! You hit me again!"
She was furious. Aotian always slapped her butt when she was asleep, making it impossible for her to sleep in. This wasn't the first time.
Seeing Xiao Wu pounce with bared teeth and brandished claws, a carrot suddenly appeared in Aotian's hand.
Xiao Wu abruptly stopped and swallowed hard, her expression conflicted.
A moment later, she declared firmly, "I will never be tempted by you again! I'd rather die than yield!"
With that, she pounced at Aotian again, opening her mouth to bite him.
She knew she couldn't beat Aotian, so she could only use this method to vent her anger.
Aotian said, "I've already instructed the kitchen to prepare your favorite breakfast of carrots. If you don't go wash up now, it'll get cold."
Gritting her teeth, Xiao Wu covered her mouth and glared at Aotian. "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Before the words had even left her mouth, she had already rushed into the adjacent washroom.
(end of chapter)
