A massive wave of Emotional Value surged in.
Zhuge Lan's first reaction wasn't joy!
He swiftly took off the Storage Belt and tossed it into the system space.
His presence diminished once more.
Only then did he feel a little safer.
Too terrifying!
This had blown up a little too much!
Originally, he had only planned to harvest a wave of Emotional Value from the onlookers gathered outside the hotel.
He hadn't expected Sage's Eye, worthy of being a million-year External Soul Bone, to be this damn amazing!
There was actually no distance limit?
—Even the distant Star Dou Great Forest had been outlined when he looked at it just now!
Wherever the golden light reached, anyone who dared look directly at it got hit!
There were heaps of four-ring Soul Ancestors, and quite a few five-ring Soul Kings too.
He could even pick out several six-ring Soul Emperors.
There was even one seven-ring Soul Saint!
Mm.
It was that unlucky bastard, Zhao Wuji.
What a terrifying lineup.
This wasn't the Great Soul Arena, where the organizers would protect him.
If they found out he was the culprit—
One spit each would be enough to drown him.
Though he could rent Soul Tools, he couldn't exactly slaughter an entire town, could he?
Luckily, luckily.
I played it safe earlier and activated Close In Distance, Far In Horizon.
Not too many people know I did this.
With one hand holding up his pants and his feet stepping on thin air, Zhuge Lan slipped into Zhu Zhuqing's room.
Until they set out tomorrow, he had no intention of turning off Close In Distance, Far In Horizon.
On the bed.
Zhu Zhuqing sat cross-legged, cultivating.
Perhaps because they were outside, she hadn't cast off her restraints and unleashed her nature.
That left Zhuge Lan somewhat regretful.
Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, was fidgeting restlessly.
The wails and howls outside left her both scared and curious.
She wanted to sneak a peek, but was worried about getting hit.
She was completely torn!
A classic case of having the heart of a thief but not the guts.
Zhuge Lan ignored her and opened the system panel.
Huh?!
Emotional Value: 213213;
Over 210,000 Emotional Value?
Before the duel, he had only had a little over 40,000 in reserve!
In such a short time, it had risen by 170,000?
And it was still skyrocketing at a rate of over ten thousand per second!
Woohoo—
This haul had been dangerous, but the gains were insane!
Zhuge Lan even considered flying up again after an hour and casting another Strongest Appraisal Technique.
—After all, they'd be strangers once, friends twice.
Emotional Value +1211
Emotional Value +451
Emotional Value +2511
Emotional Value +999
A string of unusual Emotional Value notifications caught Zhuge Lan's attention.
He opened the details.
Other than the 2511 Emotional Value from Zhao Wuji—
He didn't recognize any of the others.
Zhuge Lan had a suspicion, but he wasn't certain.
He went outside for a lap.
He discovered that some unfamiliar faces, who weren't even ordinary passersby, could produce hundreds or even thousands of Emotional Value.
That wasn't right.
Even when the Great Soul Arena audience collectively experienced childbirth, only a few had broken nine hundred.
Not until he used Physique Scan to inspect them one by one—
Did he understand!
It was their level.
The higher the level, the higher the minimum Emotional Value they provided.
After tallying them one by one, he came up with a rough pattern.
Four-ring Soul Ancestor: 400 Emotional Value;
Five-ring Soul King: 500 Emotional Value;
Six-ring Soul Emperor: 1000 Emotional Value;
There was only Zhao Wuji among the seven-ring Soul Saints, and he was a familiar face.
So he wasn't included as a reference.
Good, good, good!
Now he had another way to farm Emotional Value.
I wonder if Titled Douluo can give more than ten thousand Emotional Value.
What about demigods?
It's not like I can't tease the Sea God and the Asura God too.
Hehehe—
When he returned to Zhu Zhuqing's room—
Ning Rongrong had already calmed down and was meditating as well.
The hotel bed was huge, enough for three people with room to spare.
Zhu Zhuqing was sitting cross-legged in cultivation anyway, so she didn't take up much space.
Zhuge Lan lay down directly behind her.
Breathing in the girl's faint fragrance, he waited for the Strongest Appraisal Technique's duration to end.
How much Emotional Value would there be?
There would definitely be over a million.
Could it exceed two million?
There was a chance!
How to spend all that Emotional Value was another question.
Open another Soul Bone?
Zhuge Lan was no longer so resistant to the idea.
Though it would definitely come with some bizarre Soul Bone Skill, Close In Distance, Far In Horizon had proven it—
Anything produced by the system was bound to be top quality.
If he had enough, he could also raise his Soul Ring Year Limit.
As his thoughts drifted—
He thought of tonight's combo skill: Strongest Appraisal Technique + Close In Distance, Far In Horizon.
Two bizarre abilities that worked ridiculously well together!
Let's give this combo skill a name.
What should I call it?
Making people experience childbirth without leaving them any memory of it?
Hmm.
That sounds a bit like picking up unconscious girls outside a bar.
In that case, let's call it—
One-Night Stand!
It was perfectly fitting.
As Zhuge Lan kept thinking, drowsiness swept over him.
The system maintained the Soul Bone, so he didn't need to worry about it cutting off.
He prepared to get a good night's sleep.
In his haze—
He felt like he had forgotten something?
Forget it.
If he couldn't remember it, it must not have been important.
Time to sleep.
In the lobby downstairs—
Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar waited anxiously.
Waiting.
"Huh?" Oscar asked in confusion. "What are we waiting here for?"
"No idea." Xiao Wu shook her head blankly.
Listening to the miserable howls outside—
Oscar shrank back.
"What's going on out there? Should we go take a look?"
"You going?" Dai Mubai shot back.
Oscar shook his head so hard it left afterimages.
—How could a support-type Soul Master like him dare?
Dai Mubai rolled his eyes.
—Like I dare either?
"Let's not meddle in other people's business. We should go back and rest," Tang San suggested.
"Okay!"
"Let's go!"
"Back to our rooms!"
Xiao Wu and the other two unanimously agreed and rushed upstairs.
As they passed Zhao Wuji's room, they heard a series of cries.
"Ow, ow, ow—"
"Hiss—"
"Ah—"
"Oh—"
Those sounds—
Made Dai Mubai and Oscar exchange knowing smiles.
"Teacher Zhao sure knows how to enjoy himself," Oscar snickered.
"Let's go. Don't disturb Teacher Zhao's fun," Dai Mubai said.
Tang San and Xiao Wu wore strange expressions as they quickened their pace and left.
"Xiao San, I'm sleeping with you tonight," Xiao Wu muttered. "This place isn't clean."
"Okay." Tang San said indulgently, "Then sleep with your brother."
"But you're not allowed to get handsy again!"
"I, Tang, am irreconcilable with gambling and drugs!"
"Hm? What about women?"
".I, Huang?"
"You're terrible!"
The four left too quickly.
Which meant they didn't hear what came next—
"My hemorrhoids just got better, and now the pain's split them open again!"
"Which bastard poisoned me?"
"Don't let me—"
"Hey! Don't!"
"Pff pff pff pff—"
"No!!!!!!"
During childbirth, temporary urinary and fecal incontinence could occur.
Normally, this was "nothing serious."
But combined with hemorrhoids...
The agonizing relief was multiplied tenfold!
Zhuge Lan was awakened by a knock at the door.
He opened his eyes.
Just in time to hear Zhu Zhuqing open the door as Xiao Wu said sweetly—
"Teacher Zhao said he had diarrhea last night, so we'll be leaving half a day later."
"And."
"Something strange happened last night. The entire town was poisoned, so try not to eat anything from the town for now."
After a brief exchange.
Zhu Zhuqing closed the door and glanced at Ning Rongrong, who was rubbing her legs.
"You heard that?"
"Yeah." Ning Rongrong responded, "Zhuqing, how do you manage to sit cross-legged all night without going numb?"
"You get used to it."
Ning Rongrong gave a wry smile. She should never have asked.
But then.
Zhu Zhuqing crouched down and used Soul Power to relax Ning Rongrong's muscles.
"Hehe!"
"Zhuqing is the best!"
"Mwah—"
Zhu Zhuqing wiped the saliva from her face and coolly kneaded Ning Rongrong's little feet.
Yet her eyes held a trace of confusion.
She had the feeling...
That she should be doing something right now, but she had forgotten what it was.
Off to the side.
Watching Ning Rongrong's white-stockinged calves, Zhuge Lan smacked his lips.
Why did he suddenly have this...
Voyeuristic sense of déjà vu?
An illusion!
Those two were one girlfriend and one "sister" approved by his girlfriend.
How could this count as peeping?
He looked away.
Zhuge Lan opened the System Interface.
Eek!
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