Once Zhuqing had gotten used to it, Da Ming took them back to Suotuo City.
Suotuo City.
Luo Yan had no plans to go to the Great Soul Fighting Arena again today.
He and Xiao Wu had cultivated until the early hours of the morning, so by the time Luo Yan woke up, it was already noon.
Xiao Wu was still wrapped around him like an octopus.
"You lazybones, get up already!" It wasn't until the afternoon that the two finally got out of bed.
Just as they were about to go out for a walk, Da Ming and Er Ming returned to the hotel.
Zhuqing was at the front, her steps a little brisk.
The moment she opened the door and saw Luo Yan, she abandoned her usual calm and threw herself into his arms, exhilarated.
"Luo Yan, I did it!"
"Zhuqing, congratulations!"
Luo Yan was taken aback by how forward Zhuqing was.
He'd thought he would have to find an opportunity to help her overcome her habit of going mute, but it seemed to be working already, before he'd even done anything.
It seems Zhuqing needs someone to lean on...
Looking at the excited girl in his arms, Luo Yan suspected that ever since she was born into a family in the Star Luo Empire, she'd been treated like a tool by the Zhu Family.
No one had cared about her, and she hadn't had anyone to rely on.
Even the way she lived had been dictated by others. She could only keep her own thoughts to herself.
Thinking of this, Luo Yan patted her back and rubbed his cheek against her hair.
Feeling the warmth radiating from Luo Yan, Zhuqing's nose suddenly stung, and she began to sob.
Just as Luo Yan had thought.
For the past decade or so, she had lived her life according to the Zhu Family's arrangements.
Every day, she either studied noble etiquette or was forced to cultivate. She didn't have time to herself, or even a chance to stop and rest.
"Big brother, we've completed the task!"
Da Ming and Er Ming stepped forward and cupped their hands like humans.
Luo Yan nodded slightly.
Then Da Ming and Er Ming reported what had happened over the past few days, including their feud with the Scarlet King.
"You both did very well this time!"
"Don't worry. It's only a three-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast. Once you break through to the peak of Tier 6 Demon Emperor or higher, you can suppress it with ease!"
"If it comes to it, I'll take care of it myself. I can suppress it with a wave of my hand."
Hearing from Da Ming that the Soul Beast Zhuqing had hunted was one of the Scarlet King's consorts, Luo Yan didn't give it much thought.
By the time he returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, he would probably have undergone another bloodline evolution.
With his cultivation at the peak of Tier 6 Demon Emperor, suppressing a three-hundred-thousand-year-old Soul Beast would be effortless.
He didn't even take Di Tian seriously.
Thinking of the Silver Dragon King, a being with power beyond the divine, deep in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest alongside Di Tian and Xiong Jun, Luo Yan furrowed his brows.
Even severely injured, the Silver Dragon King still possessed divine power. She was more than he could handle right now.
Fortunately, she didn't dare leave the Life Lake, so she posed no immediate threat to him.
He had no idea how long it would be before he returned to the Star Dou Great Forest.
Luo Yan stopped pondering and continued, "All right, Da Ming, Er Ming, go back and cultivate. If you want to go out and have some fun, you can explore the city, too!"
"But there are a lot of people in Suotuo City lately. Try not to pick fights with anyone."
Luo Yan remembered that Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would probably arrive in Suotuo City around this time, then join Shrek Academy with Tang San and the others.
A two-ring Soul Grandmaster like Ning Rongrong wasn't much of a threat.
But she would certainly have one of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's two old experts accompanying her.
Otherwise, Ning Rongrong couldn't have traveled all the way from Seven Treasure Glazed Tile City to Suotuo City by herself.
He said this because he was worried Da Ming and Er Ming might run into Ning Rongrong. With her personality, a fight between them was practically inevitable.
Then Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo would definitely step in.
If it was Jian Chen, Da Ming and Er Ming would stand no chance.
"Big brother, don't worry. We won't start a fight without good reason!"
Da Ming nodded slightly.
They had both noticed that, for some reason, Suotuo City was now full of powerful auras that hadn't been there when they left.
"Don't worry, big brother. I can control myself now!" Er Ming scratched his head.
He knew Luo Yan's warning not to fight was directed at him.
"Good. You two can go."
After giving them a few reminders, Luo Yan said no more.
He didn't go out again, but returned to the room to soothe Zhuqing.
The two of them chatted back and forth.
Luo Yan also learned that after absorbing her fourth Soul Ring, Zhuqing's Soul Power had reached level 43 and she was close to level 44.
Xiao Wu didn't come over to disturb Luo Yan. She sat cultivating on the other side.
Two weeks passed.
During those two weeks, aside from going to the Great Soul Fighting Arena in Suotuo City every couple of days to harvest Resentment Points, Luo Yan spent his time at the hotel guiding Zhuqing and Xiao Wu in their cultivation.
He occasionally went out for a stroll, too.
Zhuqing had officially broken through to level 44 yesterday.
Xiao Wu hadn't broken through again and was still at the early stage of Fifth-Rank Demon King, though she was already close to the middle stage.
This was thanks to the advantage of rebuilding her cultivation. Otherwise, a Demon King would need at least ten or even dozens of years to break through a minor stage.
Luo Yan, meanwhile, was still at the same level, since he hadn't cultivated at all.
"System, open the panel!"
Glancing at the two girls as they cultivated, Luo Yan summoned the system panel with a thought.
Host: Luo Yan Race: Purple Thunder Flood Dragon Cultivation Realm: Peak Fifth-Rank Demon King Physical Cultivation: Early Tier 6 Demon Emperor Resentment Points: 90157418
Ever since Xiao Wu defeated a Soul Douluo without releasing her Martial Soul, Luo Yan had been going to the Great Soul Fighting Arena every two days.
At first, some Soul Saints with special traces had tried to force Xiao Wu to reveal her Martial Soul.
But they had all failed.
Then two Soul Douluo showed up, and they fared no better.
Seeing this, the audience realized it would be hard to find anyone powerful enough to defeat them.
They simply let Luo Yan keep acting so arrogantly.
And the more they were taunted, the more resilient they became, so the Resentment Points they gave him kept dwindling.
Fortunately, there were always newcomers.
That had allowed Luo Yan to harvest over eighty million Resentment Points in twenty days, leaving him less than ten million short of one hundred million.
Luo Yan planned to spend some Resentment Points to evolve Xiao Wu's bloodline a few times after his own next evolution.
That would also increase Xiao Wu's cultivation speed and help her progress faster.
"Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, let's go out for a stroll today!"
It had been a long time since they'd left the hotel—well, since the last time they'd left.
Zhuqing and Xiao Wu didn't refuse. They stood up, one on either side of Luo Yan, and left the Rose Hotel with him.
As they stepped outside, Da Ming and Er Ming were getting ready to go out, too.
So the five of them set off to explore Suotuo City together.
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