Men Have It Hard

Under Chen Jianshu's coercion and enticement, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had no choice but to sign the "selling the ditch" agreement and take action accordingly.

The gist of it is that in the evening, they went to challenge Little Changkong Wu Changkong to a private duel, saying they wanted to get some extra help from him.

Then the two of them would carry miniature cameras, so that while they were being beaten to improve their combat experience, they could also record videos of Little Changkong. Afterwards, Chen Jianshu would print out the images frame by frame and sell them.

However, during this time, Xie Xie and Tang Wulin's butts will definitely get a lot of beatings, hence the nickname "selling their bottoms".

What are you all disappointed about? Are you thinking of going somewhere else again?

Meanwhile, on a street, Gu Yue silently watched the trio. She had witnessed them selling photos of teachers and plotting how to make more money.

She had also witnessed this so-called human civilization, and immediately showed a look of disgust, saying:

With those three around, human civilization is probably doomed.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie approached Little Changkong of Eastsea around 8 PM and challenged him to a duel.

"Teacher Wu! We want to have a real-world simulation with you!"

Tang Wulin could only bite the bullet and say it. After a moment of silence inside the teachers' dormitory, the door opened and a blue-haired figure wearing Little Duck Pajamas slowly appeared.

Because Long Bing was away on a business trip, the father and daughter stayed in the college dormitory.

"... I'll satisfy you."

Looking at Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, who suddenly and inexplicably came to his door asking him for private lessons, a question mark appeared on his head. Although he was a little puzzled, he wondered why they would ask him to spar in the middle of the night.

However, since the student was so eager to learn, he didn't mind imparting more knowledge to him.

Soon, Douluo I. The two attacked Wu Changkong, only to be brutally beaten and forced to flee in terror.

Especially when Little Changkong of Eastsea whipped their buttocks with a belt, the stinging sensation was unbelievable!

Being a man is really tough, it's hard being a man. After being beaten for half an hour, Wu Changkong stopped. Looking at the two men, their faces bruised and swollen, clutching their buttocks and trembling, he turned and went back to his dormitory.

"It's late, go back and rest."

Upon hearing this, the two breathed a sigh of relief and left the area, their legs trembling and clutching their buttocks.

Soon the two met up with Chen Jianshu, and they both grimaced and complained:

"Sword Pivot, we've suffered so much! Let's finish this job and retire from this life. I'll never do this kind of thing again, it's too torturous."

Xie Xie sighed and complained. He wasn't some kind of person with special attributes, so being hit was indeed very painful. Tang Wulin, on the other hand, was thick-skinned and tough.

Because of its Golden Dragon King Bloodline, it is very resilient. However, no matter how resilient it is, how could it withstand the crazy output of the tall Little Changkong of Eastsea?

Now the two of them don't even dare to sit down, and they need to hold onto the wall to walk. There's nothing they can do; Little Changkong of Eastsea is too powerful. He just casually turned the two of them into this state.

He responded with a smile, reassuring her, "Don't worry, you won't lose out this time. Relax."

Hearing this, Xie Xie and Tang Wulin were relieved and returned to their dormitory. Chen Jianshu, on the other hand, asked someone to help with the merchandise, such as developing photos and packaging, which all required costs.

However, as everyone knows, Soul Masters are the easiest to make money from, and girls have an incredibly high spending power. All the girls at the Eastsea Academy are Soul Masters, so naturally they can make a fortune.

She can even make money off some men; it's amazing! Little Changkong of Eastsea's charm is still as strong as ever.

The next day arrived quickly, and everyone went to the classroom as usual. Today's lesson was to go to the Spirit Pagoda to ascend to higher spiritual levels.

Chen Jianshu was quite familiar with this process. He could use it as an opportunity to grind monsters and earn some currency. In fact, he had over 800 coins saved up, and now was the perfect time to spend them all.

He's reached level three, which greatly increases the probability of getting Blue Quality three-cost card, and there's even a 1% chance of getting a purple- Quality four-cost card.

Based on his strength, he's already capable of venturing into the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform. As long as he doesn't encounter Soul Emperors or Soul Saints, he can handle them all.

Led by Long Hengxu, the group arrived at the Spirit Pagoda once again. Little Changkong avoided suspicion, as it wouldn't be appropriate for a Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion heir to keep visiting the Spirit Pagoda.

Therefore, he chose to enter the Spirit Pagoda silently, donned a black robe and walked in the shadows, while summoning his Martial Soul, the Heavenly Frost Sword, for authentication before he was allowed to enter.

After entering the Spirit Pagoda, he slowly walked towards the Spirit Transferring where Chen Jianshu and the others were, wanting to see the students' performance, until another figure in black robes appeared.

Wu Changkong's pupils contracted; the other party was the man in black who had kidnapped the civilian couple. Long Bing, on the other side, also had his pupils contract; that was the man in black who had fought with him!

The two stared intently at each other, and the cloaks they wore were Level 9 Soul Tools, used to Simulation the aura of Ice Silkworms, as well as other functions such as concealing their appearance and aura.

It can even move through the shadows; this is a suit of armor issued by the Spirit Pagoda, the kind that can be bound to a master by blood.

Therefore, Wu Changkong and Long Bing did not recognize each other. They simply faced each other in silence for a moment. When they saw that they had both appeared in the Spirit Pagoda, they immediately understood something.

So they're all on our side. One's a spy sent to Shrek, and the other's an assassin from the Spirit Pagoda's Shadow Division.

After a moment of silence, they walked away from each other. Although they felt a sense of familiarity with each other, they were both busy.

Wu Changkong had to go see the students, Long Bing had to report the situation. Yesterday, a fire broke out at the Tang Sect base. She went to investigate and found that the fire was caused by an overload at the Tang Sect Hall of Heroes.

In response, the Federation and the War God Temple pressured the Tang Sect, stating that the Soul Tool produced by the Tang Sect had quality issues and inadequate fire safety measures, and imposed fines!

Meanwhile, the news headlines were about the fire caused by the Tang Sect Technology, Spirit Pagoda immediately launched the same product, taking over Tang Sect's market share.

What a despicable business war!

Federation: What happened, Tang? Why is your technology on fire?

War God Temple: I think there seems to be a problem with your fire safety measures.

Spirit Pagoda: Come and see my family's Soul Guidance Technology! It will never cause a fire like the Tang Sect did.

In an instant, the shares of the Tang Sect's companies in Eastsea City plummeted, and companies in other cities also suffered a significant blow.

Tang Sect responded, saying the fire was caused by excessively dry weather and had nothing to do with their products.

Aside from this response, there were no other comments. After all, the Tang Sect made their money by selling arms, so this small profit was nothing to them.

Led by Long Hengxu, everyone entered the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform.

Chen Jianshu's figure quickly appeared in the Spirit Ascension Platform. He first looked around, then stretched out his hands, preparing to find his way and head straight for the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform.

The stronger the enemy he challenged, the more rewards and currency he could collect. He immediately chose a direction to walk and soon encountered the enemy: a group of people, three NPCs with the third ring cultivation level and four NPCs with the second ring cultivation level.

"Black Tiger Martial Soul, Possession! Third Soul Skill, Crow Takes Flight!"

Without hesitation, the person at the front unleashed their third Soul Skill, leaping up and crashing down towards him.

Chen Jianshu raised an eyebrow slightly, and several Prototype Archaic appeared above him, attacking his opponent.

I'm starving!

The Prototype Archaic pierced the opponent's body, and the Black Tiger Soul Master immediately crashed to the ground, his body slamming heavily, and then pinned to the ground by several more greatswords.

In the end, the opponent dissipated into spiritual energy, and then other enemies attacked. The next Soul Elder with wheat-colored skin and another Soul Elder with a middle-part hairstyle also summoned their Martial Souls.

"Take this elbow strike!"

"Eat my skewer!"

The bald, wheat-colored Soul Elder's arm joints glowed, revealing his Elbow Martial Soul. The other boy, wearing overalls and with his hair parted in the middle, had his Shoulder Martial Soul. The two attacked from the left and right.

A Lone Bamboo appeared in Chen Jianshu's hand, which he then slammed into the ground and flew up; it was none other than the Noble Phantasm, the Lone Bamboo.

Floating in mid-air! The close-range attacks of the two Soul Elder instantly missed their target. It was a pity that the opponent was not named Yuan Liu, otherwise, one elbow strike would have brought him down.

"The Grand Luck is here!"

With a thought, Chen Jianshu floated into the air and a Blue Quality Soul Beast Card, Diamond Mammoth, appeared in his hand.

As he placed it on the front desk, a five-meter-long Diamond Mammoth instantly appeared, then slammed heavily to the ground, killing the two people below.

"Oh no! Run!"

After their leader was eliminated, the remaining four Soul Grandmaster scattered and fled. However, Chen Jianshu would not let them escape. He raised his hand, conjured numerous Iron Swords, and sent them flying, eliminating the remaining four.

Numerous spiritual energies surrounded him, but it was only a drop in the ocean.

His current Soul Ring age is three thousand years. The food, medicinal baths, and Forging at the Spirit Pagoda are all good ways to improve his physique, and his physique is improving very quickly.

After defeating a wave of enemies, Chen Jianshu continued forward, while the Diamond Mammoth dissipated as data.

After advancing about two hundred meters, Chen Jianshu encountered a Hundred-Year Soul Beast, easily killed it, and determined the direction.

The fact that he encountered Soul Elder team before meant they were in a deeper area. Now that he's encountered Hundred-Year Soul Beast, it means they've probably headed outwards. So he just needs to change direction and head back.

However, he had only walked a short distance when he heard a commotion in the distance. He turned his head and saw a figure with black hair and purple eyes running towards him. Upon seeing him, the figure quickly waved.

"Kenshu, come help me!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jianshu seemed to be deep in thought, glancing at the Crystal Bear chasing Gu Yue behind him, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Millennium Crystal Bear: I chased after a god! I once chased after the Silver Dragon King, and my record is verifiable.

Just as Gu Yue was about to hide behind Chen Jianshu, she saw the other party suddenly raise his hand and summon a five-meter-long Diamond Mammoth.

"Let's have a Cyber Cricket Fighting, and see if the Crystal Bear or the Diamond Mammoth is stronger."

He immediately gave the order, Diamond Mammoth charged toward the Crystal Bear with great momentum, Gu Yue carefully examined the abilities of the Chen Jianshu.

So far, this human has demonstrated abilities including Copying Device Martial Soul, summoning Soul Beasts to fight, and a support ability. But what exactly is that Martial Soul?

Gu Yue, slightly out of breath, leaned against a large tree to watch the show. She saw the Crystal Bear and the Diamond Mammoth fighting fiercely, with the Diamond Mammoth's huge tusks piercing through the Crystal Bear.

The Crystal Bear slammed its paws down on the Diamond Mammoth, instantly turning the struck area into crystals, but this did not impede its movement.

In the end, the Crystal Bear bled to death, collapsing heavily to the ground and transforming into spiritual energy, while the Diamond Mammoth let out a roar befitting a victor.

The aftershocks of the battle between the two behemoths were terrifying. The enormous roar of the elephants resounded throughout the land, and a bird's nest that happened to be on a large tree behind Gu Yue was shaken off and landed at the feet of the other creature.

Chen Jianshu and Gu Yue both subconsciously turned their heads to look at the bird's nest that had fallen to the ground, where there were still several bird eggs inside.

"Gu Yue, why did you lay an egg? Is it your ovulation period?"

He posed a fatal question, and Gu Yue's mind went blank for a moment, unable to process it. Clearly, she never expected the other party to say such a thing.

However, after realizing what had happened, she blushed immediately, a surge of embarrassment and anger welling up inside her. She kicked the person in front of her in the leg and cursed angrily.

"You're only ovulating! Are you sick?!"

Are you kidding me? It's just a baby dragon that's a few million years old, and a virgin at that! How could it be ovulating?

Chen Jianshu, who staggered a few steps after being kicked, didn't care. After all, the other party was a dragon, so laying eggs seemed quite normal. When he saw the bird's nest and eggs next to the other party's feet, it seemed normal for him to admit his mistake, right?

Seeing Gu Yue blushing and gritting her teeth, looking as if she wanted to beat him to death, he immediately changed the subject.

"Ahem, now that we've reunited, let's make the most of this opportunity. I'm going to continue my exploration."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue finally suppressed her embarrassment and anger. The other party's comment about ovulation had almost made her die of anger on the spot. Damn it, even if I were looking for trouble, I wouldn't say such a thing. Humanity should just die soon.

She still followed Chen Jianshu with a huff, and the two continued to venture deeper. Along the way, they encountered various Soul Elder teams and Soul Beasts, all of which were dealt with by the opponent single-handedly.

Upon seeing the pride of twenty Flame Demon Lions, Chen Jianshu's eyes lit up, and he immediately summoned the Diamond Mammoth.

"Gu Yue, would you like to see five Diamond Mammoths battle twenty Flame Demon Lions?"

"What? You can summon many Soul Beasts to help you in battle at once?"

Gu Yue raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. She wondered what the limit of this summoning ability was. Soon, she saw the third Soul Ring on Chen Jianshu's body shine.

"Third Soul Skill, Mirror Copy Card."

He held four light blue cards in his hand. The cards were initially blank, but soon images of the Diamond Mammoth appeared on them.

As the card flew out, four identical Diamond Mammoths appeared; this was Chen Jianshu's third Soul Skill.

The Mirror Copy Card is similar to Oscar's Head Soul Bone Soul Skill; it can create Clones. As long as Chen Jianshu has the corresponding Character Card, or the opponent is on the other side, it can be copied.

Thousand-Year Soul Ring can replicate 50% of the target's stats, and a ten-thousand-year soul ring can replicate 70%. The number of copies is unlimited and depends entirely on the user's Soul Power.

The only thing to note is that the copied target cannot inherit things like Intent. Soul Skills can be inherited, but Sword Intent, Spear Intent, and the like cannot.

P. S.: This is the third and fourth update on July 27th, totaling 4,000 words.