Liu Erlong Just Wants to Cry to Her Parents

Liu Erlong climbed off the mattress, grumbling, and kicked the crumpled blanket aside.

She dressed herself in a few quick motions under Jiang Ce's urging.

"Got it, got it, stop nagging—let's get to work."

Over the next few days, Liu Erlong entered full hunting mode.

Whenever she sensed a fluctuation in soul power, she would pounce without a moment's hesitation, killing the target in one strike before it could react, leaving it for Jiang Ce to devour and absorb.

Fire-attribute dragon-type and sonic-type soul beasts, ranging from two thousand to six thousand years old, fell one after another in every corner of the forest.

Jiang Ce's age grew at a steady pace.

Based on a ten percent conversion rate, he gained two hundred years from the younger beasts and six hundred from the older ones, advancing steadily without haste.

The moment Jiang Ce's age finally broke through the ten-thousand-year mark, a change occurred.

The black symbiote suit on Liu Erlong's body began to churn violently without warning.

"Finally evolved." Jiang Ce's voice was suppressed, yet tinged with excitement. "All base abilities have been comprehensively enhanced. Normal-state amplification—fivefold."

"The devouring conversion rate has increased from ten percent to twenty percent."

"From now on, if I consume a fifteen-hundred-year soul beast, I can convert three hundred years of age and feed back thirty years to you—equivalent to half a month of your hard cultivation."

Liu Erlong looked down at her fist and subconsciously clenched it.

The air at her knuckles let out a muffled pop.

It wasn't an illusion; it was a genuine fivefold increase in all attributes.

A deeply satisfied arc slowly spread across her lips—

The amount she needed to kill to level up had been cut in half.

Hunting had become even faster after the evolution.

With the fivefold normal-state amplification layered on top of her Dragon Wing and soul skills, Liu Erlong practically steamrolled through the forest.

Jiang Ce also made a point of having her seek out camouflage-type soul beasts—Phantom Beasts, Color-Changing Lizards, Mist-Hidden Pythons—never letting one go if it could hide its aura or simulate soul power fluctuations.

His reasoning was simple: his level wasn't high enough yet, but he would eventually step into places teeming with Titled Douluo. The symbiote's aura could not escape the perception of true powerhouses; he had to plan ahead.

For several days, Liu Erlong killed from dawn until dusk.

After the evolution, the amount of soul power fed back to her with each devouring had doubled. The feeling of having a larger ladle to scoop water into her reservoir made her more excited with every kill.

A heaven-shaking roar erupted from the depths of the dense forest.

A figure, larger than any Red Fire Earth Dragon she had encountered before, crashed through the trees and charged out—

A nine-thousand-year Explosive Flame Earth Dragon, its scales a dark red, its entire body wrapped in a layer of visible, high-temperature explosive flames.

Liu Erlong didn't wait for it to open its mouth.

She flapped her Dragon Wing, dove, and slammed her right fist, reinforced by her Dragon Arm, directly into its chest, wreathed in flames.

The Explosive Flame Earth Dragon's protective flames were useless against the fivefold amplification, and her fist punched straight through.

Jiang Ce's black tentacles surged forward and began to devour.

A moment later, after converting eighteen hundred years of age, Jiang Ce's main body had surpassed twenty thousand years.

Skill—Explosive Flame Impact: compresses explosive flames in front of the body for a high-speed dash, adding a knock-up effect to a single target upon impact.

Unfortunately, this didn't trigger an evolution; it seemed the next threshold was still further ahead.

But as Liu Erlong felt the surge of feedback soul power pouring into her body, The reservoir she had been filling ladle by ladle for days finally overflowed—Level Forty!

Her Fire Dragon Martial Soul manifested automatically behind her, erupting with an unprecedented dragon roar.

The Martial Soul's size had expanded by a full circle, and the edges of every scale shimmered with a dazzling gold.

The flames on her body were no longer blue, but wrapped in a molten, golden core, so intense that they scorched the surrounding air into a shimmering, distorted heat haze.

Liu Erlong looked down at the dark golden flames dancing on her knuckles and let out a long breath.

These past few days had been spent hunting soul beasts like a madwoman by day and being worn out by Jiang Ce at night.

But tired as she was, it was truly worth it.

She retracted her fist, caught her breath, and asked casually, "Are your fire resistance and sonic resistance maxed out? If not, let's keep grinding."

"Fire resistance is already maxed," Jiang Ce replied. "Sonic resistance is still a bit short. The camouflage ability also needs more work—"

"At the current level, it's fine to fool a ninety-five-level Titled Douluo, but it's not enough."

"Isn't fooling a ninety-five-level enough?" Liu Erlong asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Ce had told her before that although a hundred-thousand-year soul beast could fool most soul masters after taking human form, A Titled Douluo could still spot clues at close range, and a Soul Douluo might also notice something abnormal.

Now that his aura was layered over and over by the symbiote, combined with the aid of his camouflage ability, It was more than enough to fool a ninety-five-level Super Douluo; was that still not enough?

"You don't understand." Jiang Ce's tone was uncharacteristically devoid of all jest.

"Although the God Realm has rules that deities must not directly interfere with the lower realms, there are always some old schemers secretly eyeing the Douluo Continent."

"However, there's no rush for the disguise ability; we can take our time with that. The most important thing right now is your fourth soul ring."

Liu Erlong's eyes lit up.

With her fire resistance maxed out and her level meeting the requirements, she had finally reached the threshold of a Soul Ancestor after barely escaping with her life from the bottom of the cliff. She was only one soul ring away.

"A ten-thousand-year soul ring."

"A ten-thousand-year soul ring," Liu Erlong repeated.

"Find a ten-thousand-year soul beast that qualifies, and I will pick the best one for you."

Liu Erlong's heart stirred.

During the time they had spent together, she had learned that Ling Xiao possessed a vast amount of theoretical knowledge.

As long as she followed the path he planned for her, she would absolutely be able to climb to the very pinnacle.

Of course, besides his sufficient theoretical knowledge of soul masters, he also had many other tricks up his sleeve, each one leaving her utterly exhausted.

"Oh, Big Breasted Dragon, are you thinking about me exhausting you again?"

"That's perfect, I'll drill you properly once more."

"Wait a second, assistant."

Liu Erlong's voice suddenly changed pitch.

"We still need to obtain a soul ring."

"What's the rush? I need to give you some buffs before we set off. Looking at your perseverance in calling me 'Daddy' during our sprints these past few nights, I really need to 'reward' you."

Liu Erlong gritted her teeth and cursed:

"Be serious, you bastard! We're about to hunt a ten-thousand-year soul beast, stop messing around!"

Jiang Ce let out a sinister, cackling laugh:

"It's precisely because we're hunting ten-thousand-year prey that I need to give you an extra session. If your legs go weak when the time comes and you end up diving into a dragon's embrace, wouldn't that be quite awkward?"

"Your legs are the ones that are weak! I'm as tough as nails!"

Liu Erlong's face flushed red as she strode forward, though she couldn't help but recall the scenes from the past few nights where this guy had sprinted so crazily that her mind went blank, leaving her no choice but to tearfully beg, "Mercy, Daddy Jiang!"

Just as she indignantly pushed aside a patch of bushes, several shrill, miserable howls suddenly drifted over from the stream in the distance.

They immediately grabbed Liu Erlong's attention.