Bai Xiao had not expected Qian Renxue's beauty to evolve even further.
Qian Renxue had originally stood at the pinnacle of beauty on Douluo Continent, but now she was even more "adorable" than before.
Bai Xiao noticed that Qian Renxue was a little more "plump" than before. He could tell from the slight baby fat on her chin—absolutely not from anywhere strange.
Bai Xiao thought of Qian Daoliu, who had previously gone madly transporting his Divine Power into her.
Not only had the Divine Power Qian Renxue needed not decreased, it had increased. Bai Xiao guessed the excess Divine Power had been used to help Qian Renxue grow, since fat cells stored the most energy.
Watching Qian Renxue transform from the aloof "goddess" she had been into the adorable "Xiaolongbao" she was now, Bai Xiao did not know what to say.
At least, Qian Renxue now seemed more approachable to Bai Xiao than before. After all, boys did not generally harbor hostility toward cute girls. Bai Xiao decided that from now on, he would cheat Qian Renxue a little less and argue with her a little less.
Qian Renxue had also noticed certain changes in her body. She felt somewhat embarrassed, but to preserve her dignity before Bai Xiao, she still looked at him with a stern expression.
Little did she know, there was nothing stern about her current face at all.
Looking at the "grown-up loli" before him, Bai Xiao said with satisfaction, "Congratulations, Qian Renxue. You have obtained an unprecedented Soul Spirit!"
Qian Renxue had originally been a little angry, but seeing how sincerely Bai Xiao congratulated her, the prejudice in her heart eased slightly. She replied, "Thank you..."
At that moment, Doctor Dugu suddenly poked his head out and said, "Qian Renxue, please describe your current bodily sensations and the so-called Soul Spirit state. Later, come with me for some tests so we can gain a deeper understanding of Soul Spirits."
The reason Bai Xiao had given Qian Renxue a Soul Spirit was,
first, to save the life of Mysterious Bird, his Soul Beast underling,
and second, for Qian Renxue, this rare experimental specimen. After all, she was the only one with innate level-twenty soul power. It would be a waste not to use her.
On top of that, Qian Daoliu, this "pseudo-god," came as a bonus energy reservoir, providing the experiment with the higher-level energy known as "Divine Power."
"Divine Power" could only be obtained after breaking through to God-Tier. As a former inheritor of a Godhood and the current guide, Qian Daoliu still had some reserves of it.
Otherwise, neither Bai Xiao nor Dugu Bo would have been able to find another way of obtaining "Divine Power."
Even if they had found one, they would have had to pay an enormous price for it.
Poor Qian Renxue was hauled into the laboratory by "Doctor Bai" and "Doctor Dugu."
As for Qian Daoliu, he paid no heed to Qian Renxue's resistance. This unprecedented Soul Spirit had to be investigated thoroughly—what if it affected the inheritance of a Godhood?
At present, only Bai Xiao and Dugu Bo on Douluo Continent had the ability to research it. Besides, with him there, Bai Xiao and the others would not dare do anything improper to Qian Renxue.
After undergoing some tests, Qian Renxue finally ended her career as a lab rat.
During the tests, Bai Xiao touched Qian Renxue's arm and other parts of her body with his hands, making her incredibly shy. Qian Renxue had nearly flown into a rage from humiliation and shouted at Bai Xiao.
But when Qian Renxue saw that Bai Xiao and Dugu Bo were looking at her as though she were an object, she felt she had nowhere to vent her anger. At the same time, a sense of dissatisfaction rose in her heart.
What frightened her most was that Dugu Bo had actually suggested, "Cut off a piece of flesh and taste it!" Though Bai Xiao interrupted him, the way Qian Renxue looked at Dugu Bo changed completely, as if she were looking at a pervert.
Bai Xiao was also troubled by this habit Dugu Bo had left among the Soul Beasts. Previously, quite a few Soul Beasts had felt that after being modified, they had been left short by a pound or two.
It was because of the attribute Dugu Bo had accidentally awakened: "True • I Want to Eat Your Liver."
After Bai Xiao and Dugu Bo had performed one high-intensity Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast modification surgery after another, they became extremely hungry—especially Dugu Bo. Just then, he happened to see the patients' severed limbs, and once he started, he could not stop.
From then on, Dugu Bo began frantically recruiting Soul Beast underlings for Bai Xiao: bird-type Soul Beasts with enormous wings, sturdy wild boar Soul Beasts, fish-type Soul Beasts in ponds...
There was a reason Bai Xiao's Soul Beast army was so complete across sea, land, and air.
After Bai Xiao and Dugu Bo continuously researched Mysterious Bird's current condition, Bai Xiao arrived at one key conclusion: "Mysterious Bird in its current state should not be called a Soul Spirit. It should be called a 'Tailed Beast'!"
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