"Smack!"
Both of them had tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time.
Although they were excited, their movements and technique still fell short.
But there was no hiding the sweetness in their eyes!
"From now on, I'll call you A Feng!"
"All right, Senior Sis..."
"Uh... all right, honey!"
"Then shall we go dig up the ten-thousand-year cold marrow?"
"Dig what? It's freezing in here!"
"Let's just get some samples to take back and show Mom!"
"Sure, whatever you say, honey!"
Young people were all much the same, really.
At their age.
Resources and money certainly mattered.
But love commanded a higher price!
Luo Feng's original plan had been to fill every storage Soul Tool he had brought.
In reality, when the two walked out of the Secret Realm hand in hand.
They brought only a small batch of samples.
Which Nan Qiuqiu passed on to her mother.
"Why were you two in there so long?"
Watching her daughter and prospective son-in-law emerge with beaming smiles.
Nan Shuishui looked as though a weight had lifted from her shoulders.
"Mother-in-law, is something wrong?"
As he spoke, Luo Feng slowly took out the samples.
Several were things the Earth Dragon Sect had never excavated before.
Among them was even the extraordinarily rare ten-thousand-year cold marrow.
"Y-you, where did you get these?"
"Didn't you see a terrifying monster when you went inside?"
Clearly, his mother-in-law had encountered the Zero-Realm Giant that Luo Feng and Nan Qiuqiu had run into.
But no amount of manpower or resources had been enough to deal with him.
That was why, for all these years, the Earth Dragon Sect had been guarding a mountain of treasure without being able to obtain anything of value.
"We did. A Feng took him apart!"
Although she had not figured out how Luo Feng had managed it.
Seeing her mother's astonished expression filled Nan Qiuqiu with pride.
Luo Feng had rendered an enormous service to the Earth Dragon Sect!
"Well done, lad! Even I, a level-80 Soul Douluo, couldn't handle that fellow. How did you do it?"
In truth, Nan Shuishui understood.
Although her soul power was above level 80.
Her martial soul was only a Sub-Dragon.
Compared with those genuinely pure-blooded True Dragons, it was considerably weaker.
It seemed the son-in-law who had fallen into her lap possessed power far beyond her imagination.
As for the details, there was no need to pry!
"I'll keep my word. Half of everything the sect excavates from now on will go to you two!"
Nan Shuishui was a clever sect leader, too.
On the surface, she had agreed to give Luo Feng half the output.
But he was her son-in-law.
With Nan Qiuqiu tying them together.
After going around in one big circle, wouldn't everything still remain in their own family?
"Hehe, Mom! You didn't see it just now. This naughty fellow was like a magician..."
Women really were strange creatures.
One kiss had been enough to make Nan Qiuqiu turn her elbow outward and side with someone outside the family.
She spoke up for Luo Feng the entire time.
She even deliberately concealed his inconceivable ability!
She invented a fierce battle in which he had slain the monster and seized the treasures.
Even Luo Feng, listening beside her, had to admit.
My darling little wife could easily become a novelist!
"Good!"
"Back to business!"
"The Body Sect has sent word. We can get moving now!"
"The Sun Moon Empire has officially issued its invitation. It's time for you youngsters to take the stage!"
After witnessing Luo Feng's stunning performance.
Nan Shuishui's eyes were full of anticipation.
It seemed the Earth Dragon Sect would surely make a name for itself across the Douluo Continent this time.
"Yay!"
"But as the Earth Dragon Sect's eldest senior sister, can I still lead the team this time?"
It was clear.
Nan Qiuqiu had ideas of her own.
If Luo Feng led the team.
He would draw attention from all sides.
Then he would no longer be able to conceal his hidden strengths.
“A Feng, do you have any objections?”
Nan Qiuqiu glanced at her mother, then nudged Luo Feng beside her with her elbow.
Nan Qiuqiu's mother nodded somewhat awkwardly.
"Sure! Whatever you say!"
"Great!"
In fact, Luo Feng had never liked drawing attention.
This arrangement suited him perfectly.
But when the Earth Dragon Sect's representative team arrived on the outskirts of the Body Sect.
They still caught the scent of gunpowder hanging in the air.
Although the Three Great Empires presented a united front against their external enemy.
In reality, the various sects never stopped fighting among themselves.
In particular, the Heavenly Dragon Sect's lot had always found the Earth Dragon Sect an eyesore.
When they saw the Earth Dragon Sect's people approaching.
Their captain, Yu Tianlong, stepped straight forward.
"Well, well!"
"The Earth Dragon Sect really did show up. Let me guess which round you'll be eliminated in!"
As an inheritor of the blue lightning tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
Yu Tianlong was very confident in his own strength.
And he had always looked down on the Earth Dragon Sect's people.
He considered their martial souls nothing but mongrel Dragon Martial Souls.
Compared with their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the difference was simply heaven and earth!
"Yu Tianlong, don't get cocky!"
"Our Earth Dragon Sect has a secret weapon this time!"
Perhaps unable to stomach such provocation.
Nan Qiuqiu sprang forward with both hands on her hips.
She even insisted on dragging Luo Feng out of the team.
But he was still bleary-eyed at that moment.
He looked utterly listless.
In truth, Luo Feng could do nothing about it.
If using the Time-Stop Skill once every hour and a half had worked as expected.
His strength could have reached Titled Douluo long ago.
But for some reason.
Even when he got up in the middle of the night to use the skill.
The system in his mind would not report any level gains.
It seemed that effect only occurred during a formal duel or competition.
Without a fight to be had, he could not even be bothered to move!
“This kid—isn't he the one who supposedly defeated Long Aotian?”
"But he doesn't look like some peerless expert!"
As the saying went, people feared fame just as pigs feared growing fat.
Although the last match had only been a friendly bout.
And Long Aotian's defeat had been baffling.
Many people had already learned Luo Feng's name.
"Qiuqiu, who's this?"
Hearing the ill intent in the other man's tone.
Luo Feng had no intention of indulging him.
He slowly stepped in front of his wife.
The four Black Rings beneath his feet instantly lit up!
"What? This..."
Yu Tianlong had originally thought the earlier rumors were nothing but hearsay.
But only when he actually saw Luo Feng did he realize that the rumors outside were not exaggerated in the slightest.
A level-48 Soul Ancestor.
With four Black Rings beneath his feet!
Never mind their Heaven Dou Empire—there could hardly be more than a handful like him across the entire Douluo Continent.
Just as the atmosphere grew tense, with swords drawn and bows bent.
A hearty laugh rang out from behind them.
"Haha, Brother Luo, it really is you!"
"It's only been a few days, and you've already broken through to level 48?"
The newcomer was none other than Long Aotian, who had sparred with Luo Feng before.
A beautiful woman accompanied him.
She was Vina, princess of the Heaven Dou Empire.
At the same time, this princess was also the darling of the Body Sect.
She possessed the strongest Brain Martial Soul.
Seeing these two figures arrive.
Yu Tianlong, who had been itching to make a move, instantly lowered his head.
Even his speech became humble!
"Greetings, Your Highness, and Brother Long Aotian!"
These fellows really did size up the diner before deciding which dish to serve.
Still, Luo Feng could not be bothered to fight him.
They all belonged to the same empire. If they truly wanted to determine who was stronger, they could do it in the arena.
There was no need to fight within their own nest now.
At that thought, Luo Feng put on a smile as well.
"Brother Aotian, have you been well?"
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