Talent, Six Senses

"Let me introduce them. These two are His Highness the Crown Prince's lovers in Suotuo City. Now that The Crown Princess has arrived, it would be rather shameless for His Highness the Crown Prince to hurriedly deny his relationship with them. Of course, I prefer to believe that His Highness the Crown Prince loves The Crown Princess so deeply that he neglected this pair of former lovers. His Highness the Crown Prince's sincere feelings for The Crown Princess truly move me."

That was a knife to the heart. Mother Zhu wanted nothing more than to tear Xu Yu's foul mouth apart. Forget taking Xu Yu as a son-in-law—she would not even want him as a servant now. If this matter was not handled properly, the relationship between Star Luo Empire's two heirs would become delicate.

"And this child carries the Dai Family bloodline. His Highness the Crown Prince cannot possibly ignore him, can he? Once His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, this child, as the eldest legitimate son, might even get to sit in the Crown Prince's seat someday."

Xu Yu continued teasing, and Mother Zhu's expression grew uglier and uglier.

On one hand, Xu Yu's mouth was incapable of saying anything decent. On the other, she was furious over Dai Mubai's disgraceful conduct.

Unlike Xu Yu, who spoke so casually, Dai Mubai was jolted awake. He had suddenly become a father—should he be happy?

He stared blankly at the child, who did not even reach his knee and was timidly looking at him. Dai Mubai's emotions tangled together. Logically, he should have been happy, but the timing was all wrong.

He turned back and sighed as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing, whose face was pale as she was supported by her third sister. Dai Mubai felt helpless. He would eventually have to pay the proper price and bear the consequences for the mistakes he had made, rather than brush them aside or simply pretend not to see them.

"Dai Mubai, is what he said true? Do you know how many assassinations and ambushes Zhu Qing endured just to go to Suotuo City and find you? Our eldest sister was quite formidable. Every few hours, she sent another wave of assassins to lie in wait along the route, with orders to kill without mercy. After all the hardships she suffered to reach Suotuo City, this is how you treated her?"

Third Sister Zhu Zhuqiu was furious. As she angrily berated Dai Mubai, she did not forget to take a jab at Zhu Zhuyun's vile actions, which had seriously violated the principles of fair competition.

Silently, Xu Yu touched Zhu Zhuyun's small hand beneath her black robe. Her grip was tight, but she soon relaxed and let go.

Yes. She had done it.

Even if she had not personally sent those people, she had tacitly approved of it. There was no need to argue.

What was wrong with eliminating a competitor in advance?

This had been the Star Luo Empire imperial family's tradition for tens of thousands of years. She had never been willing to let go of any chance to sit in that position.

Though she had ultimately suffered retribution, she would have made the same choice even if she had to do it all over again.

Shaking off Xu Yu's hand, Zhu Zhuyun wore an indifferent expression. Her state of mind grew ever more open and clear. With the life energy she had absorbed from Xu Yu's body last night, she had unexpectedly broken through another level, and her Soul Power had reached Level Fifty-Six.

Xu Yu was somewhat surprised.

Mother Zhu was also surprised, her expression thoughtful. She gave Xu Yu a faintly smiling look, then left with Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and a whole heap of trouble in tow. This was a family matter; they would discuss it after returning.

After everyone left, Xu Yu returned to the inn. Zhu Zhuyun followed him inside and suddenly said, "She may have discovered my identity."

Who knew her aura better than the person who had been with her day and night—her mother?

She had been unable to control her aura from spreading when she broke through, and her mother was a Titled Douluo. Zhu Zhuyun would be the first not to believe that Mother Zhu had failed to notice.

"So what if she discovered it? What can she do to me?"

As the Chaos Ancient Tree's cultivation had risen to fifty thousand years, the Blue Silver Grass had refined the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and absorbed its Four Great Divine Skills. Its cultivation had also risen to thirty thousand years. Once Xu Yu absorbed his sixth soul ring, he could guarantee his escape from the hands of a Titled Douluo. Once he reached Level Seventy and became a Soul Saint, he would no longer fear even Titled Douluo above Level Ninety-Five. Why should he fear the Star Luo Empire?

The Star Luo Empire indeed had many Titled Douluo. At least five were known publicly: the emperor, the empress, the Zhu Family head, the Zhu Family head's husband, and the Dai Family main branch patriarch. It was unknown how many Titled Douluo of the previous generation were still alive. Compared to the Heaven Dou Empire, which had the support of the Three Upper Sects, the Star Luo Empire's strength was indeed terrifyingly high.

But so what?

Could they really send several Titled Douluo to hunt him down?

"You're one of mine. I'll protect you!" he said, comforting Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuyun looked at him strangely for a long time, then turned and left without saying a word.

Xu Yu knew she was moved. It was good that she was moved. He also needed to sort through what he had gained these past few days and properly plan the upcoming journey to Sunset Forest.

As the foundation of his survival, Xu Yu summoned the Treasure Codex.

Ever since the Treasure Codex had upgraded to Silver last time, it had not shown any response.

The levels of his summoned beasts already met the requirements. The only thing restricting the Treasure Codex's upgrade was his talent skill.

Illusionary Talent had gained hearing with its last upgrade.

Sight, hearing—next would be smell.

But how was he supposed to comprehend smell? He could not possibly sniff around everywhere like a puppy, could he?

He could find a similar summoned beast and absorb its understanding of smell. That was an option. In any case, he still had plenty of pages, enough to search for suitable soul beasts.

According to the talent skill's description, if he completed all Six Senses, Illusionary Talent would upgrade into "True World." Its effects would make him capable of anything, in heaven or on earth.

If that was the case, perhaps he should also look for summoned beasts with exceptional sight and hearing. After all, those two senses had only been passively enhanced. He did not know how to use them flexibly. It was obvious enough from the fact that he barely used his talent skill when fighting others.

Therefore, it was still necessary to find summoned beasts with keen sight and hearing.

Later, he would have to look up which kinds of soul beasts had especially sensitive Six Senses and capture them.

"Dad, you can separately designate six pages under the talent section. That way, any creature possessing the 'Six Senses' can be stored. The downside is that soul beasts whose Six Senses have not been identified by the Treasure Codex cannot be stored," Moss Head appeared and reminded him.

As his Life Guardian Battle Beast, the Chaos Ancient Tree could freely enter and leave the Summoning Tome.

Xu Yu had not expected there to be such a method. Fortunately, Moss Head had reminded him.

Then again, it made sense. If this were a cultivation world, Moss Head would essentially be the spirit of the Summoning Tome. It was perfectly normal for it to know some of the functions the Tome had already unlocked.

Wait... he seemed to have overlooked something extremely important. Xu Yu asked cautiously, "Humans can too?"

In theory, the Summoning Tome could not store humans, but there were always exceptions. In Summoning Supreme, the protagonist had defied the heavens by forming a contract with a human woman.

Could he do that too?

"Mhm, yes." Moss Head lay atop Xu Yu's head and nodded.

The air outside was a little chilly. Xu Yu pulled the blanket higher and nodded thoughtfully. If so, his options had greatly expanded. Based on what he knew about Douluo Continent, he already had two ideal candidates for sight and hearing, but he still had no clue about the other four senses.

That was rather troublesome. After all, sight and hearing were already part of his talent. Storing corresponding summoned beasts would merely be icing on the cake and could not resolve his current predicament.