Liu Erlong Was Pregnant

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Looking at the unconscious Hu Liena before him, Qian Yu stepped forward, picked her up, and murmured softly.

He naturally had no romantic feelings for Hu Liena. More than anything, he was grateful that she had risked her life to help him.

He admitted it: Qian Renxue and Hu Liena were both idiots, both spendthrifts.

But now, all their recklessness had been spent on him. One had sacrificed everything, and the other had risked her life to help him hunt a Soul Ring.

Anyone with a shred of decency should be grateful for that.

Before she completely lost consciousness, Hu Liena vaguely heard Qian Yu's words. Without realizing it, the corners of her mouth lifted.

"No wonder they call this Douluo Continent. Besides its other nickname, the Continent of Romance, it's also known as the Continent of Hormones."

Only after picking up Hu Liena did Qian Yu realize how much he had changed.

Just absorbing two Soul Rings had made him shoot up in height. Though he was only six, he already stood a full 1.45 meters tall.

With Hu Liena in tow, Qian Yu didn't return to Heaven Dou City right away. Instead, he took her to a small city near Sunset Forest, where they could rest temporarily and recover from their injuries.

During that time, aside from his daily Soul Power cultivation, Qian Yu devoted all his remaining hours to studying the Tang Sect Unique Skills.

His cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye was already on track. With his powerful spiritual force and divine Angel Head Bone, he had quickly mastered it with ease. The problem now was that he didn't have enough purple qi, so he had to absorb it at the same time every day.

Lately, he had been thinking of trying to draw directly on the Sun True Fire to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye.

That would be extremely dangerous for other people, but with his Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and divine head Spirit Bone, he could give it a try.

If he could refine the technique, the Purple Demon Eye would become even better suited to him.

Aside from that, he also attached great importance to the Mysterious Jade Hand.

In this world of high attack and low defense, apart from the Body Sect—which, twenty thousand years later, would possess a body-tempering technique called the Flawless Golden Body—he had never heard of any similar methods.

The Mysterious Jade Hand could refine Soul Power and temper the hands, making them as hard as iron. If he could take it a step further and extend it throughout his body, even deep into his internal organs, then perhaps he could attain a divine body while still at the Titled Douluo level.

Compared to those two techniques, he cared far less about the other Tang Sect Unique Skills. He occasionally practiced the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, which suited his Martial Soul's fighting style, but otherwise he only studied the rest briefly, understood their principles, and took whatever useful insights he could.

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed. Only then did Hu Liena's injuries begin to improve.

The Mysterious Heaven Skill had played a major part in her recovery.

Without it, given Hu Liena's condition, she might have needed another ten days or even half a month in bed.

Only then did the two of them return to Heaven Dou City.

As luck would have it, the day they returned was the day the God Teacher was giving a public lecture.

The former good-for-nothing, now a God Teacher, Yu Xiaogang was full of himself.

He had not only taught a god, but was also an honored guest in both empires and had a beautiful wife. He was practically bursting with pride.

Wherever he went, people showered him with praise.

"There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters."

"This was the first lesson I taught the Sea God. It was by holding to this principle that, under my guidance, he rose step by step from a useless Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass to become the Sea God."

"..."

Yu Xiaogang sat in a prominent seat in the busiest part of Heaven Dou City and spoke with confidence.

Everyone there to support him was someone of considerable status.

Even Xue Beng, the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, had come in person. He humbly took a seat on the street and listened attentively.

"Still, you have to give Xue Beng credit—he's quite a character!"

Passing by, Qian Yu stopped and watched it all with a smile.

"What kind of character is he? He's just a shameless little man. He's the emperor of an entire nation, yet he's groveling at Yu Xiaogang's feet like a dog."

Hu Liena was thoroughly disgusted by the sight, especially when she looked at Yu Xiaogang on the platform.

Her eyes were filled with anger and hatred.

Most of the suffering her teacher had endured had been caused by that culprit.

"Don't be so quick to look down on Xue Beng. If you had the same status, could you swallow your pride and fawn over someone like he does?"

"Besides, however much he grovels, he's doing it for the teacher of a god, not some good-for-nothing."

After spending all this time together, Qian Yu had mellowed out a little and wasn't quite so sharp-tongued anymore.

Otherwise, he would have called Bibi Dong out by name and mocked her outright.

"I..."

Hu Liena had been about to retort, but she opened her mouth and realized she had no idea what to say.

That was right. In the same situation, could she lower herself to do something like that?

Even after falling so far, she still had her pride—the pride of the former Spirit Hall Saintess, the pride of a genius.

"Is she already showing?"

Qian Yu's gaze wandered to the two people sitting in the front row: Liu Erlong and Flender.

Liu Erlong was sitting there with a big, round belly, gazing up at Yu Xiaogang on the platform with adoration as he spoke.

She practically worshipped him from the depths of her soul.

Flender sat beside her, carefully tending to her every need.

Anyone who didn't know better would think the child in Liu Erlong's belly was his.

If we were talking about groveling, wasn't there another one right here?

Flender used to fawn over Liu Erlong alone. Now he was fawning over both her and Yu Xiaogang with all his might.

He was hoping to use Yu Xiaogang's fame to promote Shrek Academy, which he planned to open in six months.

The title of God Teacher was enough to draw countless admirers.

Down below, Flender kept attending to Liu Erlong's every little request. One moment he was handing her water; the next, he was pulling all kinds of fruit from his Soul Tool and patiently peeling it for her.

He was thoroughly enjoying himself, too.

Every so often, he shot Yu Xiaogang a meaningful look, hoping he would seize the opportunity to mention Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang had noticed Flender's glances long ago. The only reason he hadn't responded was that he wanted to keep him waiting.

Even though the request came from an old friend, if he agreed too easily, wouldn't that cheapen his status as a God Teacher?

Only after watching Flender bustle about for a while did Yu Xiaogang finally give an inwardly satisfied nod, then promote Shrek Academy.

At that moment, Qian Yu's attention was mostly on Liu Erlong.

More precisely, on her swollen belly.

He thought he could stir up some trouble.

Even if he couldn't act in person, he could spread a few rumors and sow discord within the enemy camp.

As for whether that would affect the unborn child, he wasn't concerned.

"No, I should put it another way."

"I'm making a tremendous contribution to the continuation of human civilization. A child conceived by close relatives could very well suffer from congenital illnesses. Such a child shouldn't exist in this world."

"Isn't the point to promote healthy offspring?"

A sacred smile appeared on Qian Yu's face. He was about to bring down the hammer of morality.