Qian Renxue

Bibi Dong was delighted.

Whenever she felt Su Chen had already made her happy enough, the boy always gave her an even greater surprise in some unexpected way.

"Little one, you really are a gift bestowed upon me by heaven!!"

His Holiness the Pope murmured, a faint blush appearing on her pretty face.

Then, without giving him a chance to object, she pulled him into her embrace and pressed him tightly against her chest.

By the time Su Chen reacted, a delicate fragrance had entered his nose, while his face was tightly enveloped by something soft, full, and elastic.

He was stunned.

Having lived two lives, Su Chen had never been treated like this before. His mind went completely blank. Nearly three seconds later, he finally came to his senses, struggled free with all his strength, and used the Body Flicker Technique twice in succession to flee twenty meters away. "What are you doing??!!"

Hearing the boy's somewhat exasperated voice, Bibi Dong revealed a teasing smile. Her jade-like finger lightly tapped her red lips. "Are you angry? Then I'll apologize to you, all right~"

Having calmed down from her excitement, His Holiness the Pope also felt that her actions had been somewhat inappropriate. But the little one's reaction was simply too amusing, and she could not help teasing him again.

It was not intentional. She had simply been too excited and lost control of herself for a moment.

"Forget it."

Su Chen said sullenly.

What else could he say? Could he really get angry at her and stop cooperating with her?

Why did this woman have so little sense of boundaries?

"All right, don't be angry. I promise you, your laboratory will be furnished entirely with the best materials, okay?"

Bibi Dong gave a soft laugh and sat upright with dignity. Then her smile faded, and her eyes filled with seriousness.

"Then, little one, tell me—can those miraculous abilities of yours be replicated?"

At this moment, His Holiness the Pope was somewhat nervous.

Fortunately, the boy did not disappoint her, as always.

"Of course they can. It's just that my research is still rather shallow at the moment, so there probably will not be any major results in the short term."

After thinking for a moment, the boy gave an affirmative answer.

In truth, that was naturally impossible.

All ninjutsu in the Ninja World depended on Chakra to function. Other than himself, no one else could use them. Su Chen had tested that long ago on his nominal father.

But just because it could not be done now did not mean it could not be done in the future. As the only Chakra Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent, perhaps it could produce an effect like the Divine Tree Fruit?

In any case, it did not stop Su Chen from making empty promises in exchange for better resources and a better research environment.

Of course, there was no need to mention favorability anymore. Really.

"There is no need to rush. You are still young, and your top priority is to cultivate your Soul Power properly. We can discuss such matters later."

An intoxicating smile appeared on Bibi Dong's pretty face. In her delight, she resembled a lazy cat, lying on the table in complete relaxation, her voluptuous figure fully displayed.

Or rather, she had never intended to let her guard down around the boy before her.

In any case, Su Chen had seen quite a few things he should not have seen.

"However, little one, I know you must be very proud right now, and you are fully qualified to be proud."

His Holiness the Pope tilted her head and looked at him seriously with her wine-red eyes.

"But remember this well: looking down on others is a great taboo in the Spirit Master World. Yu Xiaogang's research may indeed be inferior to yours, but you must not underestimate him. No matter what, he is still a renowned senior."

Bibi Dong did not say this to defend Grandmaster's reputation. She was merely using him as an example to teach Su Chen not to be arrogant or impatient.

Geniuses who were too unyielding broke easily. Su Chen was a genius among geniuses, and she did not want this child to encounter trouble because of pride.

"With all due respect, His Holiness the Pope, I have read Yu Xiaogang's works as well. I can only say that the only people who can benefit from his theories are once-in-ten-thousand geniuses. Such theories are inherently flawed."

Su Chen shrugged. "For geniuses like that, how much difference could his theories possibly make?"

For someone who loved research as much as he did, respecting someone like Grandmaster was simply too difficult.

He had felt that something was wrong with the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul from the very beginning. Only later, when he gained the ability to investigate for himself, did he realize that they were nothing but empty assumptions!

First was Martial Soul inheritance. It claimed that Martial Souls were inherited through one's parents' bloodline, but on what level exactly? Genes, or something else?

If they were inherited through bloodlines, then how were mutations to be explained?

It did not solve a single practical problem. It merely stated a conclusion that could be reached by observing patterns.

Then there was the claim that Innate Martial Souls were proportional to Soul Power. That was equally absurd. Oscar's Martial Soul was merely an ordinary sausage, yet he possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

Could it be that his sausage was also a Clear Sky Sausage or a Blue Silver Sausage?

And the most ridiculous one of all, in his opinion, was that there were no useless Martial Souls, only useless Spirit Masters.

What, were the Clear Sky Hammer and a hoe on the same level?

This did not even count as a theory. It was nothing but poisonous chicken soup!

As for the other theories, they were fairly normal, but they were all rather unimportant matters.

Yu Xiaogang had actually become Grandmaster based on such ambiguous nonsense. Su Chen truly found it difficult to understand.

"You need not put it that way. After all, I could be considered a beneficiary of those theories."

Bibi Dong had just been about to speak up for Grandmaster when she suddenly froze.

The little one seemed to be right!

She possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Even if she had merely cultivated step by step, the time she took to become a Titled Douluo would not have been much later than it was now.

Thinking about it now, even if she discarded all those theories, it seemed that there would not have been much impact?

At that thought, His Holiness the Pope closed her eyes in pain.

She had once believed it was all his credit. She had spared no effort in helping him and supported him unconditionally, yet...

The filter over her memories suddenly shattered. Yu Xiaogang's lofty image in Bibi Dong's heart instantly became ordinary. Coupled with the thought of how passionately he had recently been involved with her cousin, Bibi Dong unexpectedly felt a trace of disgust toward him for the first time.

Looking at it this way, the little one's assessment had not been wrong at all.

Ignorant, incompetent, pitiful, and pathetic.

How had she ever fallen for such a person and remained so utterly devoted, unable to forget him?

For a moment, His Holiness the Pope was lost.

Seeing Bibi Dong sink into thought, Su Chen quietly left.

His objective had already been achieved.

Making this Pope less love-brained was also part of the plan.

By now, a large part of Su Chen's plan regarding Bibi Dong had been completed. The rest would require time to slowly ferment.

Facing the rising sun and feeling its faint warmth, the boy was in an excellent mood.

The plan had been thrilling but ultimately uneventful, and in the end, he had achieved all his goals.

He had already hinted at the beginnings of a Self-Created Soul Skill, so he could use that as an excuse for future ninjutsu.

As for why he had displayed the Clone Technique, it was because he would likely need to use the Shadow Clone Technique often in the future, so he was giving her advance warning.

As for a rather overpowered skill like the Transformation Technique, displaying it could easily cause unnecessary trouble. It was better to keep it hidden as a trump card.

Besides all that, he had gained a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, discovered Natural Energy, obtained a fully equipped top-class laboratory, and earned Bibi Dong's trust.

Those were the gains from last night.

Of course, it would have been better if that woman had not had such poor boundaries.

Thinking of that gave Su Chen a headache.

"Forget it, I won't think about it. It's time to go back and catch up on sleep."

The boy shook his head, throwing those messy thoughts out of his mind, then yawned.

He had already been sleepy yesterday. If last night had not been so stimulating, he would have fallen asleep long ago.

Now that he had relaxed, exhaustion washed over him.

Just as he was considering whether to find somewhere nearby to rest for a while, a delicate and familiar fragrance entered his nose.

"Damn, did that woman chase after me???"

Su Chen was startled and hurriedly looked up, only to discover a golden figure walking toward him.

"Not Bibi Dong... this is..."

"Qian Renxue?"