"You're trying to make me commit a mistake!"
In the room, Tian Hao opened his eyes. Ling Yuan was lying beside him, her face full of helplessness.
Aunt, please have some self-respect!
"For a child, that would be called a mistake. You're already eighteen, so what kind of mistake would that be?"
Ling Yuan rolled her eyes at him. Over the past year, she had made no shortage of overt and covert advances, but this boy stubbornly refused to respond. Only today had she resolved to use a drastic move.
You'll submit today whether you want to or not. There's no second option!
"You're really sure you want to become my Wives? In my case, there's only being widowed—divorce isn't an option."
Seeing that he could not escape today, Tian Hao asked seriously.
He was not a Titanium Alloy Straight Man who had no interest in women. He was simply serious about such matters.
If it was only for fun, he would never agree, no matter what. The main reason was that he was quite possessive.
If they truly became intimate, she could only be his for life. Otherwise, if they broke up and she got together with someone else in the future, he would always feel as if he had been cuckolded.
"Do you think I'm joking?"
Ling Yuan asked in return, a little more seriousness appearing in her expression.
At first, in Spirit City, she had merely been interested in this Little Man. But after spending a year together, she had found herself increasingly unable to break away and had accepted this Little Man as hers. Otherwise, she would not have come over like this today.
"Starting today, you can only be mine for the rest of your life."
Tian Hao made the domineering declaration. In this regard, he believed a man should be more proactive. Only then could he take the dominant position in the family later on.
"Why can't you be my Little Man?"
Ling Yuan retorted. She also liked occupying the dominant position.
"Shall we compare?"
Tian Hao gave her a provocative look. This concerned a man's dignity, and he would not yield—not even half a step.
"Compare, then!"
Ling Yuan accepted the challenge readily, possessing absolute confidence in her own strength.
The battle began at once...
"Are we still comparing?"
After an unknown amount of time, Tian Hao asked arrogantly, inwardly feeling incredibly relieved.
He had almost lost—truly, he had come dangerously close. If he had, he had no idea how badly she would have mocked him.
Of course, the reason he had managed to secure the final victory was not merely his excellent physical constitution. More importantly, he had received the Blue Silver Domain's recovery boost through the Blue Silver Emperor Body, which was what allowed him to win in the end.
Ling Yuan did not respond because she no longer had the strength to do so.
She had thought he was a Little Milk Dog whom she could easily handle. Who could have expected him to be a Wolf King? She had been utterly defeated.
Seeing that his opponent no longer even had the strength to admit defeat, Tian Hao grinned smugly. He then took out the Soul Bone Qian Daoliu had given him, pressed it against his leg bone, and guided his Soul Power to slowly fuse and refine it.
This was also a Soul Bone that someone else had already refined. It did not provide the benefits of a fresh Soul Bone, such as improving physical constitution and Soul Power, but it could still strengthen his bones, and its attached Soul Skill would not weaken.
As for increasing his Soul Power, he genuinely looked down on that little improvement now.
With the support of multiple cultivation methods, his Soul Power cultivation speed was not slow.
Not to mention that he had proposed the Soul Core concept and had Qian Daoliu study and ponder it. Once it succeeded, his cultivation speed would be raised even further.
Although a Soul Core could not directly increase cultivation speed, it could accelerate it indirectly.
Moreover, after awakening his Second Martial Soul, his Soul Power cultivation speed would increase again. Thus, he genuinely did not care about the small amount of Soul Power provided by the Soul Bone.
As for the physical improvement from the Soul Bone's inherent Qi-Blood...
"Now that we've laid everything bare, there are some topics I can discuss with Sister Ah Yin."
Thinking of Qi-Blood, Tian Hao could not help thinking of that Blue Silver Emperor.
Although Ah Yin was a plant-type Soul Beast, she still possessed Qi-Blood Within the Body. At most, it was not as powerful as that of an Animal Soul Beast. He could discuss the mysteries of Soul Beast Qi-Blood with her.
In fact, after human Soul Masters reached a certain level, they also possessed Qi-Blood power. It was simply dormant Within the Body and could not be used directly, much less cultivated.
Now, he was going to draw out that Qi-Blood, which could not be directly utilized, and begin cultivating it. Its potential would definitely be greater than that of the Soul Power System.
That was because the Soul Power System had limitations, whereas the body's Qi-Blood and Spiritual power had no bottleneck restrictions. They could be cultivated endlessly.
"I wonder how that Body Sect in the future managed to cultivate Qi-Blood. I also wonder whether this impure Body Martial Soul of mine can be cultivated."
For a moment, Tian Hao was not very confident. Although his Martial Soul was a Body Martial Soul, it was not body-type. It had no apparent connection to Qi-Blood, and he did not know whether it could assist in stimulating his Qi-Blood and cultivating it to the level of Soul Power, allowing him to strengthen it independently through cultivation.
"High Priest should be able to research it."
As he thought about it, he could not help thinking of the expert Next Door. He planned to Find an Opportunity to bring up his Qi-Blood idea.
His own cultivation and strength were too low, and he had yet to reach that level. But the expert Next Door had long stood at the pinnacle of the Soul Master System. With his cultivation realm and understanding of Body Martial Souls, there was a great chance he could work it out.
"The people on this continent lack nothing but imagination. As long as they have enough imagination, they can absolutely develop rapidly. Let me, Tian Hao, fill in this blank!"
Tian Hao was quite confident about this. As a transmigrator, he knew very well that the development of civilization depended more on imagination, while accumulation was secondary.
It was just like that saying: genius was one percent Inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. But that one percent Inspiration was often the most crucial part, because it was equivalent to determining the direction.
Only with the correct direction could effort bear fruit. Otherwise, it was nothing more than wasting time.
"Can't rush this. I have to take it slowly. At the very least, I need to find suitable excuses for where those ideas came from."
Tian Hao drew a deep breath. He knew this matter could not be rushed. Some ideas could not appear out of thin air. Otherwise, if people became suspicious, he would be in trouble. He had to act like a native-born local and reveal no flaws. Only then could he ensure his own safety to the greatest extent.
In this regard, he had to put hiding first. Keeping a low profile and quietly amassing wealth was the true path.
"Besides, the burden on High Priest and the others isn't light either. I wonder whether they've finished developing the Sacred Light System."
Recalling the Sacred Light Meditation and the series of suggestions he had offered last time, Tian Hao did not know how far High Priest and the others had progressed. This was also a major priority and could not be handled carelessly.
Leaving Tian Hao, who was thinking in Sage Mode, aside, out in the corridor, Bibi Dong looked at the tightly closed door and Xiao Ha guarding outside it, then cursed under her breath.
"Shameless couple!"
She had gone to look for Ling Yuan yesterday, only to discover that she was not in her room. She had not returned all night, and anyone could figure out where she was without even using their toes.
But it had already been a full day and night. Weren't the two of them afraid of dying in there?
"Xiao Gang, oh, Xiao Gang, what are you doing now?"
Her thoughts shifted, and Bibi Dong could not help thinking of her lover. Then she recalled how increasingly intimate he and that woman had appeared in those recordings, and her heart twisted as if it were being cut by knives.
Why? Why did you forget me so quickly and throw yourself into another woman's arms?
Was our relationship really that fragile?
Questioning her own heart, Bibi Dong became lost about her persistence in that relationship. She had always believed in her feelings, but now she had discovered that Yu Xiaogang did not seem to be very deeply devoted or loyal to them.
Is there still any meaning in continuing to hold on?
"There are still eight and a half years!"
Only after a long while did she finally calm down. Bibi Dong decided to continue persevering. It was both an act of stubborn devotion and an accounting to that relationship.
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