Adjusting His State, Preparing for Another Bloodline Evolution

Luo Yan also explained the relationship between Chen Xin and Ning Rongrong.

"Hmph! That Ning Rongrong's got something wrong with her. I was the one who wanted that necklace first!"

As soon as Luo Yan mentioned Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu pursed her lips and cursed in annoyance.

She had already been ready to pay for the necklace, but Ning Rongrong had suddenly butted in. When she realized she was in the wrong, she'd even resorted to violence.

If that hadn't happened, Xiao Wu wouldn't have fought back.

She hadn't controlled her strength, and that was what had caused the fight.

"She really does have something wrong with her. As the young miss of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she's been spoiled rotten by those two old men her whole life. Her princess syndrome is practically incurable!"

Looking at Xiao Wu's angry expression, Luo Yan agreed.

Zhu Zhuqing, sitting nearby, found her suspicions confirmed.

Although she had always lived in the Star Luo Empire, she knew a little about Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

Zhu Zhuqing hadn't expected to run into him here.

But when she thought of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's power, she couldn't help worrying about Luo Yan.

"Luo Yan, besides Chen Xin, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also has Bone Douluo, a level 95 Super Douluo!"

"We hurt Ning Rongrong today. Will they come after us for revenge?"

She had also heard how much the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doted on Ning Rongrong. This time, Xiao Wu had accidentally injured her badly, and once Ning Rongrong recovered, they definitely wouldn't let it go.

"Don't worry, Zhuqing!"

"I can feel that I'm at a cultivation bottleneck. I'll break through in the next couple of days!"

"Once I break through, it won't matter if Chen Xin is a level 96 Super Douluo. I won't even take Qian Daoliu of Spirit Hall seriously!"

He had already reached one of his goals. After another bloodline evolution, his cultivation would break through to the peak of Tier 6 Demon Emperor.

And with the body of an early-stage Tier 7 Demon Venerable to match it,

there would be no one on the entire continent who could stand against him.

"Congratulations, big brother!"

Da Ming and Er Ming hurriedly offered their congratulations.

"I'm going to cultivate too!" Spurred on by Luo Yan's words, Xiao Wu struggled out of his arms.

She dashed back to her bed, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating with great determination.

Seeing her, Luo Yan smiled but said nothing.

Then he told Da Ming and Er Ming to return to their cultivation for the time being.

Chen Xin had probably gone back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Even at full speed, the journey from Suotuo City to the sect would take him several days.

So they didn't need to worry about Chen Xin coming after them for the next few days.

With only Zhu Zhuqing sitting beside him, Luo Yan found things much quieter.

He looked at Zhu Zhuqing, feeling a little awkward. "Zhuqing, sorry I worried you..."

Zhuqing had originally planned to consolidate her cultivation at the hotel today and prepare for her match with Dai Mubai at Shrek Academy in a few days.

But Luo Yan had dragged her out with one excuse after another.

"As long as you're all right." Zhu Zhuqing gave a small nod.

As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Yan pulled her into his arms and covered her cherry-red lips with his.

"Mmm..."

Zhu Zhuqing's face quickly flushed bright red.

But this time, she didn't resist. She simply let Luo Yan kiss her.

After a while, Zhu Zhuqing felt herself go limp against Luo Yan, her whole body weak. When she started to feel like she couldn't breathe, she instinctively pushed at his shoulder.

Seeing that, Luo Yan finally let her go.

"Phew..."

Once free, Zhu Zhuqing drew a breath and finally recovered.

She quickly slipped out of Luo Yan's arms and hurried back to her bed, her face scarlet.

She burrowed under the covers and didn't even bother cultivating.

Luo Yan watched her from behind but didn't stop her.

Putting that out of his mind, he focused on his cultivation.

"System, open my status panel!"

Thinking of the three times he'd collected Resentment Points from Chen Xin today, Luo Yan wondered how many he had now.

Host: Luo Yan

Race: Purple Thunder Flood Dragon (evolvable)

Cultivation: Peak Fifth-Rank Demon King

Body Cultivation: Early-stage Tier 6 Demon Emperor

Resentment Points: 130005424

His Resentment Points had exceeded 130 million. After setting aside the 100 million needed for bloodline evolution, he still had 30 million left.

"System, you said before that I could spend Resentment Points to help Xiao Wu undergo bloodline evolution. She's still rebuilding her cultivation. Would evolving her bloodline make her lose the advantage of rebuilding it?"

Luo Yan glanced at Xiao Wu, who was gradually settling into her cultivation.

When Xiao Wu's favorability toward him had reached 100, the system had given him that option.

But he'd been worried that evolving her bloodline while she was rebuilding her cultivation might cost her the advantage of doing so.

It would be better to wait until she had returned to her former level before evolving her bloodline.

"Yes."

The system's reply was brief.

But just as Luo Yan was about to ask more, the system spoke again. "Although it will have an effect, it will only slow her cultivation. She'll still have no bottlenecks before reaching the early stage of Tier 6 Demon Emperor."

Oh?

Luo Yan was a little surprised.

He'd thought bloodline evolution would strip Xiao Wu of all the advantages of rebuilding her cultivation.

If she'd still have the advantage of advancing without bottlenecks, then evolving her bloodline now wouldn't be a bad idea.

After all, the stronger her bloodline, the stronger she would be. Naturally, breaking through would require more spiritual energy, so it made sense for her cultivation to slow down.

In essence, though, her cultivation speed would actually improve.

"System, how many Resentment Points would Xiao Wu need for one bloodline evolution?"

"Ten thousand."

Luo Yan considered this.

His first bloodline evolution had cost 1,000 Resentment Points, and ten times that was 10,000.

The later ones would probably cost about the same.

"Thirty million should be enough for several bloodline evolutions. It'll be more than enough to give Xiao Wu's cultivation speed a big boost!"

With that thought, Luo Yan put away the system panel.

He wasn't injured, but he still planned to rest for a day before undergoing bloodline evolution.

The thought of soon reaching the pinnacle of the continent filled him with excitement.

But after a brief burst of excitement, Luo Yan forced himself to settle down and began adjusting his state.

At noon the next day, Luo Yan stopped cultivating.

His body, essence, and spirit had all recovered to their peak.

Bloodline evolution wasn't dangerous in the way that absorbing Zhu Zhuqing's third Soul Ring had been, but the better his condition, the less pain he would feel.

Every time he underwent bloodline evolution, Luo Yan thought he must have gotten used to it by now.

Yet the agony of the process was still hard to endure.

His previous experience with the pain had at least kept him from screaming wildly like he had the first time.

"Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, come over here!"

As he was about to undergo another bloodline evolution, Luo Yan called Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing over, interrupting their cultivation for the moment.

"Brother Luo Yan, what is it?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

She skillfully slipped into Luo Yan's arms, not caring in the least that Zhu Zhuqing had come along.

Zhu Zhuqing came over to Luo Yan as well, a puzzled look on her face.