The Profound Question of Three Plus Four

"Bzzz~"

Faint ripples spread through the air. The force around his body continuously gathered, and every cell, every tendon and bone began to tremble!

"Bang, bang, bang!"

It was as if countless tiny hammers were constantly striking Er Dongsheng's body. Fine crackling sounds continually rang in his ears—that was his body clearing away dead cells!

His cells became arranged ever more densely, while every inch of tendon, bone, flesh, and blood shone brilliantly! The hidden injuries left behind by improper cultivation in the past were also quietly healing!

Everything was developing for the better!

Raising his head, he picked up a bowl of Tree Heart Soup beside him and gulped it down. Vital essence surged forth like rolling tides, mixed with endless Abyssal Aura, rushing toward his heart and wrapping around it as it began to temper the entire organ!

Externally temper the tendons, bones, and skin; internally cultivate a breath of qi. Though he could not cultivate any qi at present, with the new Basic Body-Tempering Technique, Er Dongsheng had now found a way to temper the internal organs within his body!

One of the most important internal organs of a demon's body was the heart. There had once been a saying that a demon might survive without its head, but without its heart, it would certainly die!

"Sizzle, sizzle!"

He separated out a large amount of vital essence energy and used it alongside the external technique to temper the scales on his skin. The glossy black scales began turning a deep black. At times, tempered scales suddenly flashed with a faint black glow, and mysterious patterns appeared upon those glowing scales. Some were long, some short; some intricate, some simple. No one knew what they were.

Looking closely, a mysterious aura drifted out from them, unfathomably strange!

This was the true strength of the Basic Body-Tempering Technique!

Not only could it internally cultivate vital essence, it could simultaneously temper the tendons, bones, and skin externally. What excited Er Dongsheng most was that during external tempering, a few scales would occasionally develop several mysterious spirit patterns. Whether in overall defense or the toughness of their internal cells, scales that bore spirit patterns were vastly strengthened!

Though he did not understand what was happening, the fact that he had grown stronger was something he could truly feel!

Every bit stronger he became increased his chances of surviving in the Abyss! Lately, he had always felt that a great crisis seemed destined to arrive someday. Whether that feeling was true or false, growing stronger was an urgent matter!

"Huff!"

Letting out a long breath, Er Dongsheng stopped cultivating and rose to his feet. Stretching every bone in his body, he immediately produced a series of crackling pops!

"Now this is cultivation! That awkward feeling from practicing an unsuitable technique is finally gone!" He nodded in satisfaction. He was immensely pleased with the Basic Body-Tempering Technique!

"Then I'll go stretch my limbs in the Game Space! Today's cultivation ends here!" In a flash, Er Dongsheng vanished! Less than a second later, his figure reappeared in the same spot, holding a small trinket in his hand!

"Tsk, tsk. I didn't expect to get something today. My luck isn't bad!"

This subsidiary mini-game space was a place for battling oneself. One copy of yourself, or two, even three, or more! You could challenge it once each day, with the difficulty randomly determined every time. The challenge lasted ten minutes, and your true body entered it. Whether you won or lost, you would be instantly teleported out. Of course, if you controlled the pace well, you could choose to remain until the full ten minutes had passed before leaving. That depended on your level of control in battle!

Er Dongsheng felt that it gave him a great place to vent. Though the simulated versions of himself inside were somewhat mechanical and rigid, once their numbers grew, they could still cause him some trouble! Moreover, he felt that if this ability was used well, it might come in handy someday—for example, when evading certain dangers!

Unfortunately, this space could not be used during battle. He could only enter after fully relaxing and waiting, just like the return-to-town loading bar in a game. It could not suffer the slightest interruption!

"What a damn cheating setting. Was this retribution for playing too many games in my previous life?"

"Sure enough, old God's moral integrity has completely gotten soaked! What a filthy old pervert!"

Looking at the tiny ball of light in his hand, he lightly tapped it with a finger, and a stream of information emerged!

"The brewing method for Tiger Bone Wine. Steps—several refined bones from an Abyssal Demon Tiger, one jar of wine brewed from Blueberry Fruit, one small piece of Abyss Tree Heart. Specific method... Effect: slightly accelerates recovery from injuries."

Shaking his head, Er Dongsheng gave a wry smile. Sure enough, it was merely a small trinket—a method for brewing Tiger Bone Wine. Even without the knowledge inside this ball of light, Er Dongsheng himself knew how to make it!

"Sure enough, completely underwhelming!" After making that jab, Er Dongsheng no longer paid attention to these miscellaneous trivialities. He walked out of the cultivation cave and once again saw the little girl arrogantly lecturing the pitiful Lesser Demon!

Heh, ever since Er Dongsheng's remark, the little girl had become obsessed these past few days with the feeling of being someone else's teacher. Every so often, she taught the Lesser Demon some of the knowledge Er Dongsheng had once taught her! Such as how to make soup, how to calculate, and so on!

Unfortunately, compared with the little girl, the Lesser Demon's intelligence was far too lacking!

Wasn't that just the case? The Lesser Demon had once again been so stupid that he made the little girl stomp in fury! The bamboo switch in her hand cracked loudly as it struck!

The delighted way she swung it made Er Dongsheng's eyelids twitch!

No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like this little girl was using someone else to build up her confidence. After all, Er Dongsheng had used that very bamboo switch to supervise her martial arts practice, and he had not whipped her any less with it!

"Smack!"

"You got it wrong again!"

"Brother said three plus four equals eight. The answer is one hand, plus... plus three... right, three! One hand plus three fingers! That equals eight! Understand?" The little girl counted on her fingers, then viciously lashed the Lesser Demon again!

"You're so stupid! How could it possibly equal six?" As she spoke, the little girl wanted to strike the Lesser Demon again. Unfortunately, he had grown smarter this time and had already hidden far away, lest he be beaten whether he was right or wrong!

"Come over here!" She was furious. Why was this student so disobedient? Back then, she herself had been so well-behaved!

"Lulu won't hit you anymore! Come over here!" Her big eyes turned, and the little girl began acting innocent and cute. Every time she used this trick, that foolish, dull-witted Lesser Demon would definitely fall for it!

Just wait until you come over. Let's see how Lulu deals with you! the little fellow thought viciously.

Unfortunately, this time the little fellow had miscalculated. With her back to the cave, she had not seen Er Dongsheng emerge and was still pretending to be innocent and cute as she lured the Lesser Demon over!

"Smack!"

A huge palm lightly patted the little fellow on the head!

"Tell me, what does three plus four equal? Did I tell you it was eight?"

A familiar voice came from behind the little Succubus, followed by a hard knock on her little head!

"Huh?" Her large ears fluttered as she instantly turned around, sprinted forward, and threw herself into Er Dongsheng's arms!

"Brother, you're out of seclusion! Lulu missed you so much!" Her big eyes stared fixedly at Er Dongsheng while her little face continuously rubbed against him!

"Go on, stop changing the subject. Acting innocent and cute won't work on me." He knocked the little fellow on the head again.

"We saw each other just this morning. How much could you possibly miss me?"

"Lulu just..."

"What does three plus four equal?"

"Uh, well, well... eight~~~~"

"Hm?" Er Dongsheng frowned!

"No, no, it equals six! Right, it's six!"

"Six? What did I teach you? Think carefully. What does it equal?"

Er Dongsheng had already grabbed the bamboo switch. It seemed this little fellow had been lacking discipline these past few days! Sure enough, the ancients had spoken well: strict teachers produced outstanding students! Children would never amount to anything without a beating!

"It equals, it equals..." The little Succubus lay sprawled against Er Dongsheng, her huge eyes rolling wildly as she thought of a way to escape!

"Wow..." She suddenly cried out in surprise!

"What is it?" This little fellow must be up to some trick again! She was always like this.

"Lulu's stomach hurts. Lulu ate too much crushed ice! Wuwu, Lulu needs to go to the toilet!"

"Oh, is that so? It won't hurt to answer the question before going. A little while won't make any difference!" Little girl, trying to play tricks on me? You're still far too green! In his previous life, when students wanted to escape punishment, they had truly been like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their divine powers. Your excuse is far too poor! It has no skill to it at all!

"Huh?" The little girl froze. The method that had worked every single time had actually, actually failed today!!!!

"How could this be possible? How could this be possible!" Ten thousand Abyssal alpacas galloped across her forehead, and the little girl was left dazed!

"Say it! If you get it wrong, you'll get the switch!"

"Uh... uh..." Seeing the switch draw ever closer, the little fellow suddenly...

"Wuwu, Lulu doesn't know! Lulu forgot! Waaah!" Even louder sobbing came from the little fellow's mouth!

"Waaah!!! Lulu hates Sbiya to death! It's all his fault, he made Lulu forget! Wuwuwuwu!" The little fellow brought out her ultimate weapon and, at the same time, shoved all responsibility onto the bewildered Lesser Demon Sbiya standing nearby!

It seemed that, sigh...

There really was nothing he could do about this little fellow!

"Alright, alright. It equals seven, remember that!" Er Dongsheng rubbed the little fellow's head. Though he knew this little thing was pretending to cry, he still could not bring himself to strike her when he saw her like this!

After all, she was his only little sister!

"Exactly, it equals seven! That's what Lulu thought too! Sbiya was too stupid and got Lulu all confused!" The little fellow wore an expression that said, That's what I said from the beginning! Then she fiercely looked down on Sbiya as well! She had truly come to hate the Lesser Demon. It looked like Sbiya would have a hard time in the future!

"Yes, yes, Little Mistress Lulu is very smart. Sbiya is simply too stupid!"

I mean... what does this have to do with you?

Why are you coming over here to join the fun, you bastard?!

Actually, you two were cut from the same cloth. One said eight, one said six—not too much, not too little. At least you were evenly matched!

Crying is the most annoying thing, don't you think!!!!