Transition

It took Li Sen a few minutes to digest his gains before he finally suppressed the smile tugging at his lips.

Now that he had consumed the immortal herbs, his strength had soared.

He could begin plotting his path to godhood while also arranging some benefits for his parents.

Li Sen stood up. Around him, he saw only six bored girls gathered together.

With their martial souls evolving, everyone's appearance had changed as well.

Li Sen's features had grown more handsome, and a touch of mysterious purple tinged the ends of his hair.

After Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul evolved, her body developed a second time. Her face lost its youthful immaturity, and a hint of allure mingled with the coolness in her eyes and brows, making her far more seductive.

Ning Rongrong's previously slightly inferior figure had filled out until it rivaled those of Li Xin and her sisters. Her bearing had become more noble, making her seem unapproachable.

Among them, Li Xin and her sisters had changed the most. Their skin had become fairer, their features pure and lovely, yet they carried the air of mature women who had been thoroughly nourished, tempting others to bully and knead them mercilessly.

All their martial souls had evolved, transforming from useless little white flowers into gorgeous Five-Colored Orchids.

Dugu Yan had changed the least. Her hair had turned black, and she had gained a little of the Dragon Race's innate pride. The changes to her figure were so slight that they were impossible to notice without a close look.

Li Sen looked at them and asked, "Where are Xiao San and His Excellency Poison?"

Ning Rongrong said, "Dugu Bo took Tang San out to hunt soul rings."

As she spoke, she planted her hands on her hips and gave Li Sen a scornful look.

"Li Sen, my martial soul evolved. I can give people a forty-percent boost regardless of their level."

"From now on, call me Princess Rongrong. Speak politely to me, apologize, and stop making me your maid.

"Otherwise, whenever you get into a fight, not only will I refuse to help you, I'll boost your enemies instead!"

Sitting beside her, Dugu Yan's lips twitched. At last, she understood where the marks on Ning Rongrong's ice-smooth, jade-fair skin had come from.

Li Sen gave an amused smile.

He had to admit that when it came to dealing with others, Ning Rongrong had truly mastered taking a mile when given an inch.

He had left all her discipline to Zhu Zhuqing, Li Xin, and the others, and this girl had become increasingly unrestrained when speaking to him.

Li Sen did not dislike the feeling.

It gave him an excuse to punish someone without his conscience reproaching him.

Of course, he could not do it too often. If Rongrong learned to behave, it would not be nearly as fun.

Looking at the rich air of nobility Ning Rongrong had acquired after her evolution, Li Sen felt an itch stirring within him and called softly.

"Zhu Qing~"

Li Sen called softly and gave her a meaningful look.

Smack~

Zhu Zhuqing understood instantly. In a flash, she pinned Ning Rongrong to the ground and took out implements to bind her.

"Ah! Don't get carried away! Don't do anything rash! My support is really strong! If you keep bullying me, I won't support any of you anymore!"

Ning Rongrong kept crying out, but before long, she admitted defeat and leaned into Li Sen's arms like a defeated princess resigned to her fate.

Seemingly accustomed to this sort of bullying, she remained bound and snuggled beside Li Sen, sleeping soundly.

She showed no burden whatsoever, none of an innocent maiden's shyness, nor any resentment or struggle.

With an arm around Ning Rongrong, Li Sen made several circuits of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, picking more than a dozen immortal herbs and putting them away in jade boxes.

After a while, seeing that Li Sen had finished, Xiao Wu asked ingratiatingly, "Teacher Li, we've all improved so much, and Sister Li Xin and the others have broken through level twenty too. Can we go have some fun in the city?"

"I heard Rongrong and Yanyan say Heaven Dou City is near Sunset Forest. It's where the Imperial Family lives, and it's super prosperous."

"Not only does it have delicious food and fun clothes, there's also..."

Xiao Wu's eyes darted around twice before she said, "There are lots of beautiful women too."

Li Sen nearly laughed aloud.

Xiao Wu wanted to go out and have fun, yet instead of saying so outright, she insisted on beating around the bush.

Was lust really my lifeblood?

"All right. We'll go once Xiao San and His Excellency Poison return."

Delighted, Xiao Wu bounced on the spot. "Teacher Li, you're the coolest!"

What she had not expected was that this wait would last half a month.

Only then did Dugu Bo bring Tang San back to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The moment they returned, Li Sen felt Dugu Bo's resentful gaze.

"Headmaster Li, your disciple really is both a genius and incredibly picky."

"He broke through level fifty after absorbing a plant soul beast over forty thousand years old, then absorbed another plant soul beast sixty thousand years old.

"Those two soul beasts nearly made me turn all of Sunset Forest upside down!"

Li Sen smiled awkwardly.

"Don't be angry, Your Excellency Poison. For a soul master, choosing a soul ring is an important decision that determines their future."

"Xiao San was only following my instructions, so he was a little more careful about his choices."

Dugu Bo smiled, then changed the subject.

"Headmaster, I visited Heaven Dou City earlier. Everyone there knows your strength rivals that of a Titled Douluo.

"You fought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Bone Douluo for several hours.

"Please stop calling me Your Excellency. These old shoulders can't bear it."

"Since I'll be a teacher at your academy from now on, why not call me Teacher Dugu Bo? Or, if you don't mind, Brother Dugu works too."

Li Sen nodded. "All right, we'll do as you say, Brother Dugu."

"I'm planning to visit Heaven Dou City in the next few days. Sorry for the trouble, but please help me look after Xiao San and that little rabbit."

Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Sharing the headmaster's burdens? Naturally."

At his words, the girls were mostly bewildered, apart from Xiao Wu, as was Tang San.

They looked around but found no rabbit, and their gazes inevitably turned toward Xiao Wu, whose martial soul had evolved into the Soft Moon Rabbit.

Hearing this, Xiao Wu looked toward Tang San with a trace of worry and whispered, "Third Brother, do you like me?"

Tang San nodded firmly. "Of course."

Xiao Wu pressed, "If I weren't human, would you still like me?"

Tang San nodded again. "Don't worry. I'll always like you!"

His assurance eased Xiao Wu's heart a little, but she still dared not tell Tang San that she was a transformed soul beast, afraid that it would create a rift in his heart.

Once I reach level seventy, no one will be able to see through my identity anymore, and I'll count as human too, Xiao Wu thought.

The group headed toward Heaven Dou City.

Dugu Bo kept glancing at Li Sen.

He vaguely remembered Li Sen saying that if Dugu Yan became his disciple, she could become a Limit Douluo and have a chance to glimpse a divine seat.

Previously, he had been like a frog in a well, seeing only his little patch of sky.

Ever since hearing yesterday that Li Sen's strength rivaled Bone Douluo's, he had begun to believe him.

A twenty-six-year-old Titled Douluo—half the age of Tang Hao, the continent's current youngest Titled Douluo.

Someone like that had a strong chance of becoming a god. His words surely could not be groundless nonsense.

Not to mention, after agreeing earlier to become a teacher at Li Sen's academy, he had already arranged for Dugu Yan to withdraw from school.

Originally, he had only intended for Dugu Yan to become a student at the academy.

But now, he wanted even more to see a god emerge from his family.

Dugu Bo could not help asking, "Headmaster Li Sen, you said earlier that if you took Yanyan as your disciple, you could make her a Limit Douluo. Can you take her now?"

Beside him, Dugu Yan pricked up her ears, curiosity stirring within her.

When she had spoken with Ning Rongrong and the others earlier, they had all said that even if they asked to become his disciples, they might not be accepted.

As a young person with her own innate pride, Dugu Yan refused to concede and wanted to know the answer.

She had broken through to Soul Ancestor at sixteen, and she was beautiful too. Why shouldn't she qualify?

As for Yu Tianheng and lechery...

Earlier, she had refused to withdraw, saying that her boyfriend Yu Tianheng was still at the academy and that she did not want to get close to a lecher like Li Sen.

In response, Dugu Bo had promptly produced both physical evidence and witnesses proving that Yu Tianheng sought out other women, jolting her awake.

Her own boyfriend was a lecher too. What else could she say?

Hearing Dugu Bo ask whether Li Sen would accept Dugu Yan as his disciple, Ning Rongrong also pricked up her ears with great interest.

After all, she remembered Zhu Zhuqing's words quite clearly: when she had wanted to become his disciple, Zhu Zhuqing had said she had no chance.

Tang San also turned to look, eager to see whether he would gain a junior sister.