"This Myriad Transformations Divine Ability is really hard to master. After three days, I've only just gotten started." Zhou Hao clicked his tongue and sighed.
If others learned that he had mastered the basics of a Heaven Grade Mid-Rank martial skill in just three days, their jaws would surely hit the floor.
Cultivation techniques and martial skills were ranked Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow, and Mortal, each further divided into top, mid, low, and supreme grades. Heaven Grade Supreme was the best, but also the hardest to cultivate, requiring exceptionally high comprehension.
Yet Zhou Hao had mastered the basics of a Heaven Grade Mid-Rank martial skill in three days. Calling him an unparalleled genius would not be an exaggeration, and it also proved from another angle that the Spirit-Womb Ring had indeed made the right choice.
Zhou Hao stopped cultivating, calculated the time, and muttered, "Three days have passed. That old hag should be here by now."
The moment his words fell, a streak of red light flashed, and Murong appeared before him.
"Who are you calling an old hag?" Murong asked, studying him with an appraising gaze.
A bead of cold sweat formed on Zhou Hao's forehead. With an awkward grin, he said, "No, I didn't call anyone an old hag! You must have misheard, hehe..."
"Hehehe." Murong copied his laugh three times. The next moment, her face turned stern as she asked, "Are you tired of living?"
Zhou Hao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and immediately smiled apologetically. "I was wrong. I won't dare do it again."
That was what he said, but only he knew what he truly thought.
With a sweep of her sleeve, Murong condensed the Throne of Ice. She sat down and looked at Zhou Hao. "Do you still remember what you should call me?"
"I remember, I remember, Your Majesty," Zhou Hao said ingratiatingly.
Murong nodded in satisfaction, then looked Zhou Hao up and down.
"Not bad. You finally look somewhat human."
Zhou Hao smiled. "Thanks to..."
Before he could finish, Murong said again, "Take off your clothes."
Zhou Hao's mouth twitched. Good heavens, why was she always in such a hurry? May Heaven bless you with infertility.
He viciously cursed Murong in his heart.
Yet his actions still followed Murong's orders. He obediently stripped off his clothes and casually asked,
"Could you bring me a pair of underwear next time? It feels weird not wearing any."
Murong was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Fine. Hurry up and take them off."
Zhou Hao rolled his eyes, but his movements unconsciously sped up. Soon, he was completely naked.
Murong, meanwhile, simply dispersed her own clothes.
Seeing this, Zhou Hao felt incredibly envious. With a skill like that, who needed to undress?
While he was distracted, Murong had already pressed herself against him, followed by an indescribably enchanting scene.
Fifty minutes later, Murong and Zhou Hao finished their "battle."
It was not that they could not continue, but Murong had deliberately saved some time to give Zhou Hao the things she had brought.
"Place these two fire crystals around the two eggs. They'll automatically send energy and heat into them."
Murong tossed the two fire crystals to Zhou Hao.
Zhou Hao quickly caught them. A treasure like this was free for the taking, and he would not be as foolish as before and throw away a hard-won divine crystal.
"And this." Murong then tossed Zhou Hao a golden-patterned wooden box the size of a Rubik's Cube.
As Zhou Hao opened it, he asked, "What is this?"
"Ahem, ahem~" Murong coughed twice and explained, "Foundation Strengthening Pill. It's mainly used to nourish the kidneys. You... have worked hard lately, so... you understand."
That was right. After thinking it over for three days, she had decided to bring Zhou Hao the Foundation Strengthening Pill. In her eyes, Zhou Hao was merely a mortal; over time, he would surely suffer losses.
Zhou Hao was greatly shocked upon hearing this. He snorted coldly. "Do you think I need something like this?"
"You do," Murong answered honestly and calmly.
Zhou Hao felt as though an arrow had pierced his chest, but he had no strength to refute her, so he simply did not.
He silently accepted the Foundation Strengthening Pill, then pointed at the ceiling and changed the subject. "Can you get to the level above?"
Murong looked in the direction he indicated and nodded. "I can."
For her, it was as easy as turning over her hand.
"Um..." Zhou Hao hesitated, secretly thinking, Wouldn't it be humiliating to ask her for help?
Murong slightly raised an eyebrow, then vanished in a flash. Before long, she reappeared before Zhou Hao with the divine crystal.
"Do you want this?"
Zhou Hao looked at the divine crystal, paused, and asked, "How did you know?"
"There's only this divine crystal up there. What do you think?" Murong rolled her eyes slightly.
Zhou Hao smiled and reached for the divine crystal in her hand.
But just as his hand was about to touch it, Murong pulled it back.
Zhou Hao grabbed at empty air, his hand hanging awkwardly in midair.
Murong waved the divine crystal in her hand and asked with a smile, "Did you throw it away?"
"No, absolutely not." Zhou Hao's thoughts raced as he made up a lie. "The reason it got separated from me was because of the mechanism. The ceiling opened, and I fell before I could react, while the divine crystal was left above. I never intended to be separated from it."
Damn it, this old hag isn't going to take it back, is she?
The thought had barely surfaced when Murong said, "Since you don't want it, I'll take it back."
"No, I want it," Zhou Hao hurriedly said.
The anxious expression on his face made Murong feel his deep affection for the divine crystal.
Murong looked at his sincere display of emotion and nodded. "I know you want it now, but you must have thrown it away before. Otherwise, why would it be sitting in the corner?"
Zhou Hao sighed quietly and confessed honestly, "Fine! I admit it, I did throw it away. But I've sincerely repented. Give me another chance."
As he spoke, he extended both hands before Murong.
Murong covered her mouth and laughed, placing the divine crystal in his hands with a beaming smile. "You're really amusing."
She had merely wanted to tease Zhou Hao. Given her status, how could she possibly care about one tiny divine crystal?
She simply had not expected teasing Zhou Hao to be so entertaining.
Zhou Hao's mouth twitched. How could he not realize that Murong had played him?
But there was nothing he could do. Who told her to have such strength?
He fell silent for a moment and secretly made up his mind. Once his cultivation rose, he would definitely teach that old hag how to behave.
Murong asked with a smile, "Are you angry?"
Zhou Hao instantly put on a smiling face and shook his head. "No."
"If you're angry, tell me. I promise I won't hit you," Murong said with narrowed eyes, smiling without warmth.
What could Zhou Hao say? Naturally, he stuck to his earlier answer and shook his head firmly. "Absolutely, absolutely not angry."
Murong nodded in satisfaction and patted his shoulder. "This divine crystal will greatly benefit the purification of your energy. Make good use of it. Well then... see you in three days."
Her words still lingered in the secret chamber, but she had already vanished.
Zhou Hao looked at the divine crystal and revealed a satisfied smile.
Though Murong had teased him a little, the divine crystal was now in his hands. Those trivial matters were not worth mentioning at all.
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