Tentacle Monster and Liu Erlong, I'll have to train you hard.

A loud crash erupted at the entrance.

The mercenary keeping watch was thrown directly inside, his body shattering the heavy doors.

"What is it you want to ask?" A woman's cold voice drifted in from outside.

Ma Biao sprang to his feet; years of living on the edge told him that danger had arrived.

In an instant, Spirit Avatar—Iron-Armored Rhino.

Two yellow and one purple spirit rings lit up beneath his feet.

However, a dark shadow had already surged inside.

Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon spirit had long since manifested behind her, its crimson vertical pupils glowing eerily in the dim warehouse.

Flames illuminated half the room. She locked onto Ma Biao and threw a punch.

Ma Biao crossed his arms to block.

The defense of an Iron-Armored Rhino was considered upper-tier among his peers—

But his protective spirit power, along with his pride-and-joy physique, was torn wide open by that single strike.

With a crack, His arm bones shattered, and he was sent screaming through the air, smashing through a wall.

Liu Erlong did not let up, her figure chasing him down like lightning.

She delivered a vicious kick to his head, sending him flying like a ball through a second wall.

Ma Biao let out a miserable shriek and fell completely unconscious.

Liu Erlong turned slowly.

The entire room fell into dead silence.

"Attack together! All of—" Someone shouted half a sentence before Liu Erlong kicked him in the head, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words along with two of his teeth.

She flipped through the air, landing and kicking away another mercenary who had tried to flank her from the side.

The remaining men scattered, desperate to flee.

Black liquid surged along Liu Erlong's arm, transforming into a whip that lashed out, coiled around the furthest man, and dragged him back to be slammed headfirst into the ground.

Black tentacles branched out simultaneously, locking the four exits and dragging every mercenary attempting to escape back to the center of the warehouse.

In less than half an incense stick's time, a dozen men lay on the ground, their groans rising and falling in succession.

Ma Biao was the worst off, embedded in a hole in the wall, his two arms twisted into unnatural shapes and his skull caved in.

Liu Erlong stood in the middle of the collapsed mercenaries, her breathing steady, white smoke still rising from her fists.

She looked down at Ma San—

The bandages wrapped around his face had been torn off during the chaotic brawl, his broken nose was crooked once more, and he was trembling like a sieve, desperately shrinking backward.

"You... don't come any closer... I'm telling you, if you dare touch me, Brother Ma Biao won't let—"

"Ma Biao." Liu Erlong tilted her head to glance at the unconscious Ma Biao embedded in the wall, then turned back to look at Ma San. "Continue."

Ma San's mouth hung open, unable to spit out a single word.

Black liquid poured from Liu Erlong's skin, a mass of it drilling into Ma Biao's body to read his memories.

A moment later, Jiang Ce's voice echoed in her mind: "No one else, just this bunch of trash—a third-rate gang that gets by on collecting protection money."

Liu Erlong hummed, and the black liquid retracted.

She picked up a short blade dropped by a mercenary, crouched down, and pressed the tip against Ma San's chin, forcing him to look up.

"I told you," Liu Erlong said, her voice icy.

"Stay out of my way when you see me in the future. You didn't listen."

Before Ma San could even beg for mercy, the blade sliced across.

After clearing the scene, Liu Erlong set the entire warehouse ablaze.

The firelight reflected on her face, her expression devoid of the slightest ripple from beginning to end.

In this world, if you cannot be strong, you can only be bullied by others.

Rose Hotel, top-floor suite.

A dark golden, gelatinous substance the size of a human head sat on the table.

Liu Erlong stared at it for a long time.

"Is this thing really useful?"

"You'll know once you eat it." Jiang Ce's voice carried a hint of a smile. "Melt it down; it must be processed before it can temper your physique."

"That may be so."

"Why did you change my clothes again?"

Liu Erlong looked down at herself.

The black latex suit was now even thinner and lighter, its surface gleaming with an oily sheen that outlined her explosive figure to the fullest.

Even those two mounds were given their own separate compartments, kept apart.

Even someone as brazen as her felt a sense of shame.

What was this guy trying to pull now?

"I just changed you into something better-looking. Hurry up and process the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue."

Liu Erlong pursed her lips, deciding not to dwell on it.

Since she had already traded this body to this strange fellow, the worst that could happen was being poked full of holes.

Having grown up scraping by in the slums, she wasn't naive about such things.

Liu Erlong processed the whale glue with her flames and swallowed it in one gulp.

In an instant, wisps of steam surged from her body.

"Heh heh, Big-Breasted Dragon, your body is so hot."

Beneath the black latex, Liu Erlong's skin took on a peculiar peach-red hue.

Her sharp, piercing eyes gradually grew hazy, and a stifled moan escaped her flushed lips.

At this moment, Liu Erlong looked incredibly alluring.

"Fantastic."

Tendrils of pitch-black liquid surged from the black latex suit, coiling around Liu Erlong and binding her tight.

"Heh heh, they really are huge."

Jiang Ce felt the mounds, which had been bound into shapes resembling the arms of the Michelin Man, and clicked his tongue.

Immediately after, the black Venom continued to pour out, coalescing into a two-meter-tall, sturdily built humanoid figure.

Since Venom possessed the ability to mimic and shapeshift, he naturally reverted to his original appearance.

His face was masculine and handsome.

However, his physique was even more robust and brawny.

"Venom is just different. This sturdy build, plus the ability to change forms at will—it's just perfect."

He glanced at the bound Liu Erlong, this peerless stunner.

She had consumed the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and needed to hold out for a while to let the medicinal power take effect and temper her body, otherwise, it would be wasted.

But then again, weren't there other ways to play?

Big-Breasted Dragon, naturally, it was time for a fresh coat of latex paint!

The Douluo version of tentacle monster meets maiden, and the strong man, began.

The next day.

The sun was high in the sky.

Liu Erlong finally regained her senses, her hands braced against Jiang Ce's sturdy chest.

"You bastard, you nearly killed me with your antics. Can you stop drilling into me?"

Recalling the events of last night, Liu Erlong's entire body still felt feverish.

"You made me eat that thing just to satisfy your perverted desires, didn't you?"

"Feel the changes in your body for yourself."

Jiang Ce chuckled softly. To let Liu Erlong properly sense her current state, he released her from the pillar.

He popped open a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

With a pop, the cork flew off, and the champagne bubbled over, filling the air with its fragrance.

Liu Erlong's angry retort stalled, and she rolled her eyes.

Suddenly, she realized she had actually broken through to level thirty-four.

How long had it been?

Last night, she had surged from level twenty-six to level thirty, then broke through to level thirty-three, and after being toyed with by this tentacle monster all night, she had actually broken through again.

This was simply unbelievable.

In her excitement, Liu Erlong even forgot she wasn't wearing any clothes and began testing her strength right there in the room.

Fortunately, Jiang Ce had carefully treated her afterward so he could enjoy her properly, so she wasn't left stumbling about.

Liu Erlong darted and shifted around the room, throwing punches and kicks.

This scene was a feast for Jiang Ce's eyes.

Punching, side-kicking, pivoting in place—

Every movement carried an aesthetically pleasing grace.

"My physical constitution has become so much stronger."

Liu Erlong was extremely excited, swinging her fists until they whistled through the air.

"Whether it's speed or strength, it's even greater than my state after my Martial Soul possession, and my flexibility has improved in tandem."

"The tempering effect of this Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue is simply too powerful."

"If your buffs were stacked on top of this, just how strong would I become?"

"Do you understand now? I've been training you hard all along to make you stronger; how could you call it venting my desires?"

Jiang Ce let out a low chuckle and immediately released his tentacles, binding the hands and feet of the still-excited Liu Erlong and hanging her against the wall.

"Now, the second round begins."

Just then.

The door was rapped loudly, as if someone were knocking in a great hurry.