What Kind of Monster Are You?!

After emerging from the subspace, Li Yao collapsed onto the sofa in the laboratory.

His face was ashen, his eyes were vacant, and it took him a while to recover.

After absorbing certain energies and spiritual matter from the subspace, the Queen Mother activated the program inscribed in the origin of life, thus evolving towards a higher level of life, and in this process, the soul was born.

In order to completely control this behemoth, Li Yao branded the Slavery Contract onto the soul of the Empress Mother.

This decision was correct.

The branding of slave contracts needs to be calibrated by willpower. The Queen Mother's soul is newly born. Although the strength of her soul is astonishing compared to humans, the tenacity and resilience of her will to live are not directly related to the strength of her soul.

A strong soul may possess high resistance, but a weak soul may still possess a tenacious and resilient will.

Willpower is a very mysterious thing; it is a power that is sublimated from the body, soul, and even experience of life! And the power of willpower can nourish the soul and change the body!

This is also how many monks and ascetics in the Main World train themselves.

They acquire extraordinary power by enduring pain, experiencing extreme environments, and even tempering their will with immense grief and sorrow.

This is somewhat similar to the concept of "intention" in the Earth.

However, there are subtle differences between the two.

In the Main World, the way to "forge one's will" is to completely hone oneself, while on Earth, the "will" seems to also emphasize the concept of "being in harmony with heaven and earth."

The Queen Mother's soul was powerful in both capacity and strength, but it was essentially a blank slate, making it impossible for her to resist the "forced slave contract" imposed by Li Yao. However, for such a massive soul to find its origin and forcibly establish a contract was no easy task! Li Yao finally reached the core after consuming a vast amount of magic and soul energy! He successfully formed the contract in one fell swoop! This exhausted Li Yao...

Lying on the sofa, Li Yao recalled the immense pain he endured when he was promoted to Formal Mage, the tension and excitement at that critical moment, the agony of being forcibly bound by the contract, and the scene of having his Specialized Magic Rune engraved on his soul in the future...

Ha! No wonder mages have such high "Willpower Immunity!

It's not that the mage is looking down on anyone by comparing self-torture, but rather that everyone here is trash!

Not to mention some particularly "curious" mages who will deliberately explore extremely dangerous knowledge... such as having a close encounter with the Abyssal Purgatory! Or perhaps they want to test the strength of their will by using a Hellish Succubus...

In any case, any mage who can survive must be incredibly skilled at Willpower Immunity.

Hmm... no problem.

Li Yao flipped his hand and took out a thermos containing Vitality Potion from his Space Ring. He took two sips, and after the powerful Vitality Potion spread throughout his body, he finally caught his breath.

"Forgot!"

Li Yao slapped his thigh while holding the thermos! Damn it, I forgot to let Derek out to ask him something!

never mind...

Asking again another day won't change anything; I'm so tired today.

He decided to skip practicing his alchemy skills today. After completing his daily analysis of Spell Circuit models, Li Yao went to meditate early... As the Meditation Technique began, his depleted mental energy started to recover, and then, under the influence of the magic rune array on his soul, he absorbed external spiritual energy and refined it into magic power!

The next day, early morning.

When Li Yao awoke from his meditation, he immediately felt refreshed and his senses were clear! The dull feeling that had been blocking his mind yesterday was completely gone!

He went to the bathroom to shower and wash up, changed his clothes, and then went downstairs.

It's still very cold in the provincial capital today.

Chen Xi had finished practicing her sword and washing up, and was busy making breakfast in the kitchen. Lin Xiaoxi was helping out in the kitchen, but in reality, she was just causing trouble.

Oh, and now there's Han Xiaosang too.

Xiao Sang now follows Lin Xiaoxi around like a shadow, copying everything Lin Xiaoxi does. Li Yao always feels that this girl will be corrupted by Lin Xiaoxi.

He was wondering if he should leave the girl with his parents to worry about, so they wouldn't have to wander around aimlessly and could enjoy some more family time.

Even though it's not my own child...

But Xiao Sang is just too adorable! Back at the tavern, she's been pampered with good food and drink, and Xiao Sang's no longer the dry, sallow girl she once was. Her little face is now so soft and smooth, it feels so good to rub! And most importantly, she's beautiful!

If I can distract my parents a bit, they won't keep pressuring me, Boss Li, to get married! Hahaha!

Perfect! Li Yao immediately sent a video call to his parents.

Then the call was disconnected!

Li Yao: "???"

He won't even answer his own son's video calls? We're really related... oh, we really are his biological son. Mom even said—even if we adopted him, he wouldn't want me! Ouch!

Li Yao again.

Hangs up instantly!

Dial again!

He didn't believe in this nonsense!

This time the call finally connected. In the video, his mother was wearing a heavy down jacket for mountaineering, sunglasses, a mask, and a hat—basically, she was completely covered up and his face was nowhere to be seen. If it weren't for her muffled voice, Li Yao wouldn't have recognized her! His mother said, "I'm skiing! If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll call you back when I get home!"

Li Yao: "..."

He immediately smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Mom, it's almost Chinese New Year, aren't you two coming back yet? By the way, where's Dad?"

Zhang Yufeng, the mother, turned the video camera and saw a man in a red mountaineering down jacket rolling down the snow slope. "He fell down when you called, and I was about to go help him up. Oh, he's still rolling... He seems quite comfortable, so there's no rush."

She turned the camera around. "What's wrong? Just tell me."

Li Yao: "..."

Okay,

Then let Dad roll around freely for a while longer.

Moreover, this shows that in the mother's heart, the son of the Old Li Family is still slightly more important than the Dad!

Hahaha~ Li Yao said happily, "Is that so... Xiaoxi somehow picked up a girl from outside. The girl's family background is quite pitiful, so I asked a friend to help me keep her. But we don't know how to take care of a child..."

"No, wait a minute!"

My mom immediately stopped me. "Come on, tell me where you picked her up? How miserable was she? What kind of friend could help you get things done?"

Three deadly questions that lead to a series of deaths!

Li Yao's forehead immediately broke out in a sweat... It really wasn't easy to fool his mother.

He immediately shifted the blame. "Lin Xiaoxi, you come here right now!"

Lin Xiaoxi poked her head out of the kitchen, looking fierce. "What are you doing!"

Li Yao: "My mom is looking for you."

Lin Xiaoxi: "???"

She immediately became very obedient, running over to him while holding her phone and smiling sweetly, "Hello Auntie~~ Where are you? Wow, Auntie, you're so cool~ Are you skiing? Oh my, I really want to play with you too~"

Li Yao: "???"

What kind of monster are you?! Tell me right now where you hid Lin Xiaoxi?!

First update. I changed the cover today. I made it myself, and I feel that this cover better suits Lin Xiaowei's character... Well, I hope you all like it and enjoy reading it. If you don't like this cover... I'll change it back?