Soul Saint Level 79—Zhu Zhuqing

"I would rather give up godhood and grow old with you."

Clutching Zhou Chen's hand tightly, Zhu Zhuqing said through tear-filled eyes.

"Silly girl."

Zhou Chen spoke slowly, his eyes gradually reddening.

Humans were not plants or trees—how could they be without feelings? Even he, who had always valued profit over emotion, found his heart in turmoil at that moment.

Back on Earth, Zhou Chen had seen too much and long since grown disillusioned. At the time, he believed that aside from blood relatives, there was no true affection in this world, only false sentiment built upon interests.

Thus, after transmigrating to the Douluo Continent, he had developed his forces by any means necessary, gathered talent, killed enemies like chickens, and schemed without end.

Yet faced with Zhu Zhuqing's deep devotion, willing to follow him through life and death, Zhou Chen wavered.

So there truly was love in this world. He had simply never met the right person.

"Zhuqing, take it. Don't worry about me. For your sake, I will definitely become a god. We will be together for all eternity."

Gazing at Zhu Zhuqing, Zhou Chen made the second promise of his life.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and said tearfully, "No, you should take it. I'm not very smart, and my talent is far inferior to yours. My chances of becoming a god are very small. Giving the godhood inheritance to me would practically be a waste."

As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing's tears flowed even more freely. Raising a slender hand, she gently caressed Zhou Chen's cheek and said slowly, "Compared to myself, I want even more to see you become a god and live forever. I only hope that, thousands of years from now, you will remember that there was once a girl who loved you, named Zhu Zhuqing."

Hearing this, Zhou Chen reached out and covered the soft hand caressing his face. The first tear he had shed in six years rolled down his cheek.

They said transmigrators had no tears, but today, he truly could not hold them back.

Closing his eyes and squeezing away the tears, Zhou Chen knew that persuasion alone would never make Zhu Zhuqing swallow this God King Gem.

His heart hardening, Zhou Chen suddenly gripped Zhu Zhuqing's chin with one hand and squeezed hard, forcing her mouth open. With his other hand, he shoved the God King Gem directly into her small mouth.

As a gem containing the Dark Shadow God King Bloodline, it was originally an artifact of the rules.

Thus, the instant the gem entered Zhu Zhuqing's mouth, it transformed into a stream of God King blood containing the rules of shadow and merged into her body, leaving her no time to spit it out.

"You..."

"Zhuqing, calm your mind, circulate your Soul Power, and don't let this God King Gem go to waste!!"

Zhou Chen's sharp shout immediately calmed Zhu Zhuqing. The deed was done. The only thing she could do was thoroughly refine the Shadow God King's bloodline, so as not to betray Zhou Chen's devotion.

Thus, Zhu Zhuqing immediately shut her eyes and carefully controlled the changes in her Soul Power.

Boom!

The next moment, black-and-white flames suddenly erupted around Zhu Zhuqing's body. They were so powerful that even Zhou Chen had to retreat, backing all the way to the doorway!!

Those black-and-white flames actually caused the surrounding space to begin twisting!

Then the entire bed, the stone table beside it, and the floor were all engulfed by the warped space before gradually vanishing from the room!

"Space distortion—a Dou Zong expert?"

Seeing this, Zhou Chen could not help blurting out a famous saying from Earth's internet.

Immediately afterward, two yellow Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath Zhu Zhuqing's feet, while her Soul Power began increasing at a terrifying rate!!

The Shadow God King's bloodline contained an enormous amount of energy. Even absorbing a small portion of it was enough for Zhu Zhuqing to rise dozens of levels in a row.

Level 27, level 28... When she reached level 30, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power suddenly came to a halt.

Because she did not have a third Soul Ring!

Zhou Chen found that somewhat regrettable. If Zhu Zhuqing's strength greatly increased, it would be equivalent to his own strength greatly increasing. After all, the feelings between him and Zhu Zhuqing had already reached the point where they would follow each other through life and death.

However, just as Zhou Chen thought this bloodline fusion was over, a third Soul Ring actually rose from beneath Zhu Zhuqing's feet—a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

In an instant, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power surged once more. Like a rocket, it shot from level 31 to level 40 in less than half a minute!!

Just as Zhou Chen stood dumbfounded, something even more outrageous happened!

A fourth Soul Ring, also purple, slowly rose into view!!

Then Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power surged forward once more, breaking through to level 50.

When Zhou Chen saw the fifth Soul Ring appear—a black Ten Thousand-Year Soul Ring—he finally could not help asking, "System, what is going on?"

Ding... The Dark Shadow God King Bloodline can control Dark Matter. Dark Matter accounts for more than 95% of the mass in the known universe, so Zhu Zhuqing can mobilize Dark Matter without limit, transform it into Dark Energy, and condense Soul Rings for herself!

Zhou Chen: "..."

When he thought about how he had to buy Soul Rings from the System, each costing millions or tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins!

Yet Zhu Zhuqing could actually mobilize Dark Energy to condense Soul Rings, producing them herself and using them herself—a one-stop service!!

Perhaps this was what they meant by foolish girls having foolish luck.

Of course, as the saying went, every advantage had its drawback. Though the shadow bloodline could draw upon Dark Energy, its bloodline strength was far inferior to the Xuanyuan Bloodline. Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing could only endure purple Thousand-Year Soul Rings and black Ten Thousand-Year Soul Rings. Unlike Zhou Chen, whose first Soul Ring had been a million-year God-level Soul Ring.

In other words, Zhu Zhuqing's shadow bloodline had the advantage of endless energy, but its upper limit was low, as was her physical strength.

Zhou Chen's Xuanyuan Bloodline, meanwhile, had an extremely high upper limit and explosive power. Killing enemies above his level was as easy as eating and drinking, but its drawback was poor endurance. Often, after using one or two moves, he would be spent.

However, if the two of them could develop a Martial Soul Fusion Skill belonging solely to them, perhaps they would possess both endless energy and overwhelming explosive power!

By then, no one on the entire Douluo Continent would likely be their match.

"Zhou Chen, what are you spacing out for?"

Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing's voice rang out, pulling Zhou Chen back from his lustful fantasies and into reality.

Then, he froze.

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing's hair was even blacker, her eyes as pure as the moon, her pretty face even colder, and she stood half a head taller than Zhou Chen. Her entire bearing was as lofty and coldly beautiful as a goddess of the moon.

Of course, the minor changes to her appearance were nothing.

What truly left Zhou Chen dumbfounded were the seven Soul Rings rhythmically rising and falling around Zhu Zhuqing's body—two yellow, two purple, and three black!

"Soul Saint..."

Zhou Chen closed his eyes, then opened them again, only to find that what he saw was not an illusion.

"What, are you stunned?"

Zhu Zhuqing waved a hand before Zhou Chen's eyes, then opened her arms and pulled him into her embrace, pressing him against her ample breasts.

Holding Zhou Chen tightly, Zhu Zhuqing whispered into his ear, "I'm already a level 79 Soul Saint now. From now on, I'll protect you. As long as I'm alive, I won't let anyone hurt you."