God of Thieves in Douluo: Stealing Tang San's Protagonist Luck at the Start
Chapter 9

Stealing Xiao Wu's Heart of Admiration, Li Daotian Learns Combat Techniques

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Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit Spirit Bone!

Li Daotian was greatly shocked.

This was a treasure Soul Masters dreamed of, something countless Titled Douluo wished to obtain.

And he could actually steal it?

He felt somewhat excited.

After taking a deep look at Xiao Wu, he pondered briefly.

[System, what will happen to the other party if I steal their Spirit Bone?]

Li Daotian decided to ask about it first.

[This person is a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit transformed into human form. If her Spirit Bone is stolen, she will completely lose the source of her life and be unable to maintain her body, putting her at risk of death.]

Li Daotian's expression changed immediately upon hearing the System's words.

Didn't that mean that if he chose to steal her Spirit Bone, Xiao Wu would die right before his eyes?

That was no different from killing her.

He truly found it hard to bring himself to do such a thing.

Although she was merely a Soul Beast transformed into a human.

She did not seem to have done anything evil.

He stared at Xiao Wu, feeling deeply conflicted.

For a moment, he could not make a decision.

"What are you thinking about? Are you scared?"

Seeing Li Daotian suddenly fall silent, Xiao Wu found it strange and spoke with a frown.

At the same time, she recalled what the big guy had said and felt that Li Daotian really was somewhat strange.

She studied him carefully, guessing that he might be a Soul Beast transformed into a human, yet she sensed no unusual aura from him.

Li Daotian was clearly human.

"Forget it. I'll just steal the Rogue Rabbit's heart of admiration. Making her my maid wouldn't be bad either."

Li Daotian finally made his decision.

[System, steal 3, heart of admiration.]

Li Daotian gave the order.

[Ding! The host has successfully stolen it. You now possess Xiao Wu's heart of admiration. She will admire you for a long, long time, unless she dies.] [At the same time, the target will begin displaying signs of admiration toward the host.]

The System's voice rang out.

Li Daotian smiled faintly. He had succeeded.

He looked at Xiao Wu again.

Her eyes became slightly unfocused. When she opened them again, an unusual gleam had appeared within them.

Her gaze at Li Daotian seemed filled with little stars.

"Li Daotian, I've decided that from now on, you will be my Brother Tian!"

Xiao Wu spoke cheerfully, then darted to Li Daotian's side and wrapped her arms around his arm.

She had completely turned into a little woman.

Li Daotian chuckled. This girl really was bold.

In broad daylight, she actually dared to cling to his arm.

"Hey, what are you two doing?"

At that moment, an academy teacher walked over with a rather stern expression.

Following the voice, Li Daotian saw that she was a female teacher. Her face was taut, and anger filled her eyes.

"We aren't doing anything."

Li Daotian said.

"Doing nothing? At such a young age, she already dares to hold your arm!"

"Will you two be hugging each other next?"

After sweeping her gaze over Li Daotian and then looking at Xiao Wu, the female teacher became even angrier.

Xiao Wu still did not release Li Daotian's arm. Instead, she said calmly, "Teacher, I'm only holding his arm. Is that any of your business?"

The female teacher was furious at her words and snapped, "At your age, you have no sense of propriety. How outrageous!"

"Come with me to the academic affairs office!"

As she spoke, the female teacher reached out to drag them away.

"Why?!"

Xiao Wu protested.

Li Daotian also frowned. This female teacher was being far too meddlesome. Xiao Wu had merely held his arm.

Yet she could imagine so much from that?

"Because I'm an academy teacher!"

The female teacher said angrily.

"Xiao Wu, let go for now. Don't bother with her."

Li Daotian did not want to go to the academic affairs office either, so he patted Xiao Wu's hand.

Only then did Xiao Wu reluctantly release him.

"You two can't leave. You must come with me to the academic affairs office."

But the female teacher refused to let the matter go.

"Teacher, we didn't do anything. Why should we go to the academic affairs office?"

Li Daotian was becoming annoyed.

"You were just holding each other's arms. How can you call that doing nothing?"

"Come with me."

The female teacher sneered. She had decided to forcibly take them to the academic affairs office.

"Wait."

Just then, Yu Xiaogang walked over. His gaze was sharp, and his tone was deep.

Hearing his voice, the female teacher could not help looking over, and a trace of respect appeared on her face.

"Grandmaster."

The female teacher greeted him politely.

Yu Xiaogang nodded lightly at her before bowing to Li Daotian. "Young Master."

Li Daotian raised his hand slightly, signaling for him to dismiss the female teacher.

"Young Master?!"

The female teacher looked at Li Daotian in disbelief.

This young man was actually Yu Xiaogang's Young Master?

What kind of status was that?

"Teacher, perhaps there was a misunderstanding just now. What do you think?"

Yu Xiaogang said to the female teacher.

"Grandmaster, you're too polite. I'll pretend I didn't see anything. Goodbye."

The female teacher was quite tactful. She turned around and quickly left.

"That female teacher was truly awful."

Xiao Wu was somewhat displeased.

She had only held Brother Tian's arm. What was the big deal?

"Young Master, who is this?"

Yu Xiaogang looked at Xiao Wu with some surprise.

"Her name is Xiao Wu. She's also an academy student, and she's my maid now."

Li Daotian introduced her.

"Who said I'm your little maid? I want to be Brother Tian's wife."

Xiao Wu pouted, somewhat dissatisfied.

Li Daotian was speechless.

This girl really dared to say anything. No wonder the female teacher had thought there was a problem.

Yu Xiaogang also frowned. This little girl was truly far too precocious.

"Xiao Wu, don't talk nonsense like that in the future. It wouldn't be good if someone heard you."

Li Daotian waved his hand.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Xiao Wu said haughtily. She did not care at all.

Li Daotian could only stop saying anything more.

"Young Master, did you experience any issues after taking the Whale Gum yesterday?"

Yu Xiaogang asked with concern.

"No abnormalities at all."

Li Daotian shook his head.

"That's good. It seems Young Master has a high absorption rate for Whale Gum. However, this medicine is highly nourishing. Young Master still needs to find a way to release the side effects of its medicinal power."

Yu Xiaogang said.

After returning, he had looked up some information and discovered that taking Whale Gum would definitely bring certain side effects. If too much accumulated, it would affect the body.

"Release it?"

Li Daotian looked at Yu Xiaogang in surprise. What kind of filthy nonsense was this guy saying?

"Young Master, don't misunderstand. I mean that you need to stretch your muscles and bones and clear your Bloodline aura, so it doesn't affect your body."

Yu Xiaogang explained.

Li Daotian understood what Yu Xiaogang meant. This guy wanted him to gain control over the medicinal power.

He currently possessed the Mystic Tiger Bloodline and indeed needed to find some special martial techniques to temper his body.

But unlike Tang San, he did not possess the Mysterious Heaven Skill to cultivate.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at Xiao Wu.

She was a Soul Beast transformed into a human and naturally possessed combat martial techniques.

"Brother Tian, do you want me to teach you something?"

Xiao Wu seemed to understand the meaning behind Li Daotian's look.

"That's right, Xiao Wu. Do you know any fighting techniques?"

Li Daotian asked.

Xiao Wu nodded lightly, blinked her eyes, and said haughtily, "Of course. I relied on my fighting techniques to defeat every student in the academy."

"If Brother Tian wants to learn, I'll teach you everything."

Xiao Wu looked exceptionally generous.

"Alright, then teach me your fighting techniques."

Li Daotian said.

"Then let's practice on that patch of grass first."

Xiao Wu looked around and pointed at a patch of grass not far away.

"Alright."

Li Daotian and Xiao Wu immediately ran toward the grass.

Yu Xiaogang wanted to follow, but Li Daotian stopped him.

"Brother Tian, my combat technique is called the Soft Bone Rabbit Combat Technique. It emphasizes real combat."

Xiao Wu stood on the grass and spoke to Li Daotian.

Li Daotian nodded slightly. Xiao Wu possessed nearly a hundred thousand years of combat instincts. Though she had transformed into a human, those combat instincts were surely etched into her bones.

Moreover, after transforming into a human, she had certainly optimized and modified her fighting techniques.

This was absolutely not a Combat Technique to be underestimated.

Once he learned this set of Combat Techniques, he would gain the ability to sense martial techniques. Combined with the Mystic Tiger Bloodline, he felt he could unleash even greater power from them.

"Come on, let's settle this through real combat."

Li Daotian spread his hands, a smile appearing on his face.

"Brother Tian, excuse me."

Xiao Wu called out, then leaped to Li Daotian's side. She quickly wrapped both arms around his waist, intending to lift him and throw him down.

However, despite Li Daotian's small body, his aura was extremely heavy, as though he were a tree rooted firmly in the earth.

Xiao Wu could not lift him with that hold.

"Hmm?!"

Xiao Wu was somewhat surprised.

"Girl, teach me instead of throwing me."

"Do you really think I'm that weak?"

Li Daotian said with a smile.

Seeing that one move had failed, Xiao Wu did not give up. She immediately bent backward, her legs forming a scissor hold as she attempted to break Li Daotian's lower-body balance.

Li Daotian allowed those soft legs to wrap around his legs, remaining motionless where he stood.

Xiao Wu became somewhat anxious.

She attacked repeatedly yet still could not knock Li Daotian down. She began to doubt her own Combat Technique a little.

However, she changed her approach again, deciding to target the strength in Li Daotian's waist and abdomen.

Slender Waist Entanglement.

Half of Xiao Wu's body pressed against Li Daotian's.

Li Daotian felt a considerable force constricting him.

Even so, he held steady.

Seeing that three consecutive moves had failed to achieve much, Xiao Wu sprang off Li Daotian and retreated a little.

"Brother Tian, I had no idea your body was this strong!"

Xiao Wu said in surprise.

"I didn't expect it either."

Li Daotian said with a smile.

"Then... I won't hold back!"

Xiao Wu's eyes turned slightly bloodshot as she suddenly leaped into the air.

Her speed and strength increased greatly compared to before.

This girl has used Soul Power. Perfect, I can learn from her.

Li Daotian saw through Xiao Wu's movements and thought to himself.

For a time, the two children traded blows on the lawn, fighting fiercely without pause.

After seeing all this, Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.

"This little girl is truly impressive. Even without using her Martial Soul, she has such combat strength. She must not be underestimated."

"The Young Master's body is even stronger than it appears."

"It seems I need to find Whale Gum from an even older source to nourish the Young Master's physique."

As Yu Xiaogang watched the scene before him, he pondered silently.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, he turned and left.

By evening.

Li Daotian and Xiao Wu finally stopped fighting.

"Brother Tian, you learn so fast!"

Xiao Wu reached out and wiped the sweat from Li Daotian's face, her eyes filled with admiration.

She had originally thought her Combat Technique was somewhat difficult.

Yet Li Daotian had learned most of it in just one hour.

"I've only learned the basics. Let's continue tomorrow."

Li Daotian said.

After today's exchange, he felt that his control over his physical body had improved by several degrees.

If this continued, it would not be long before he mastered a decent Combat Technique.

Even without using Soul Power, he would still be able to unleash formidable strength.

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