The Debtor Is the Boss!

"Really warm." That night, after finishing his Longevity Exercise, Zhu Wu used Light Attribute soul beast fur spread in the nest to fold himself a pillow and leaned against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possessed ultimate Fire Attribute. She was a natural heater—why not take advantage of her?

After adjusting his position, he began telling the Three-Eyed Golden Lion a story.

In his previous life, he had read or watched adaptations of three of the Four Great Classical Novels, with only Dream of the Red Chamber untouched. Those memories had originally faded with age, but after absorbing the Gold of Life, those buried memories and impressions resurfaced and became exceptionally vivid, as though they had happened only recently. Even some things he had never understood before now made sense.

Without a doubt, the Gold of Life had enhanced not only his spiritual power, but also every aspect of his physical functions, including his brain. Not bad. He had grown a brain again.

"If we're talking about enlightening the mind and increasing one's cunning, Three Kingdoms would be more suitable." However, he did not intend to tell that story.

"Let's start with the Great Qin Empire."

Fission, Vertical and Horizontal, and Rise were his favorite historical drama series from his previous life. Reading history made one wise, and he felt they were more suitable.

As for what to say if Di Tian and the others asked, don't ask. If they did, he would just say he had made it all up.

And so, Zhu Wu's little pseudo-history class began.

"Ah! This Gan Long is awful!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion quickly immersed herself in Ying Quliang's role, fiercely condemning the stubborn conservative faction led by old Gan Long.

Time slowly passed, and before long, it was late at night. Zhu Wu stopped his storytelling.

"Ah!? That's it? Senior Treasure Hiding Beast, tell me more." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion acted cute as she begged for more.

"Xiao Ni, tell me what you think of these characters first." Zhu Wu smiled. He wanted to use these historical stories to train the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's ability to put herself in others' shoes, so that she would not lose her own judgment or opinions after being sweet-talked by someone in the future. People were easily deceived; sometimes, it was decided by their personality and values.

And so, man and beast began discussing people and events. They did not settle down until the early hours of the morning, when Zhu Wu cut them off. "It's late. We'll continue tomorrow."

"Alright." Seeing that it was indeed late, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could only agree helplessly.

I never thought I'd be teaching soul beasts as a human in this world. Shaking his head, Zhu Wu quietly lay down to sleep.

"So warm!" He soon rolled over to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's side and squeezed into her thick fur.

Man and beast slept curled against each other, and the night passed without incident.

The next day, Zhu Wu's biological clock kicked in. He rose early, washed up, then flew to the top of a tree and sat down to cultivate under the sunlight.

Unlike when he cultivated the Longevity Exercise, when faint fluorescent specks appeared around him, cultivating the Vajra Power Exercise produced no unusual signs beyond making his skin slightly flushed. Moreover, Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts did not live on this Lake Island, while the Cypress Tree he had climbed was enormous, its canopy spanning several hundred meters. With that, a tiny human sitting beneath the leaves of one treetop branch would be impossible to find without careful sensing or searching.

Since Zhu Wu had informed her the night before, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not look for him after waking. Instead, she found a spot beneath the tree to bask in the sun.

Two hours later, at around nine in the morning, Zhu Wu descended from the tree and began preparing breakfast.

Then Scarlet King, who served as both the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's bodyguard and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's temporary warden, happened to arrive. Zhu Wu had no choice but to work overtime as a cook.

"Delicious, delicious." In her beast form, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion swallowed ten-jin grilled fish one after another.

"Not bad, not bad!" Scarlet King, who could take human form, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, whose mouth was small, had it much easier.

Luckily, the other Ferocious Beasts didn't come. Otherwise, I wouldn't get anything done this morning. Zhu Wu sighed inwardly.

Before long, seeing Zhu Wu finish eating, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion immediately spoke. Expectation filled all three of her large eyes.

"Senior Treasure Hiding Beast, there's still time this morning. Can you continue telling me last night's story?"

"Alright." Zhu Wu nodded slightly.

The audience immediately increased by two!

Maybe Zhu Wu really can scheme against that Asura God. When it came time for discussion, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm listened to Zhu Wu's analysis and insights regarding the people and events in the story, and inexplicably felt his confidence rise by several points.

This Zhu Wu really has something to him!

No wonder he came up with that kind of plan. The admiration in Scarlet King's eyes was even more obvious.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was already completely engrossed, with no other thoughts in her mind.

Soon, it was noon. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Scarlet King, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm mooched another meal.

Damn it, so I have to be not just a teacher, but a nanny too?! Sure enough, benefits aren't that easy to take. Zhu Wu felt utterly helpless.

"Zhu Wu, since I happen to be here, let me discuss things with you this afternoon." Scarlet King spoke while eating. This was also the result of the discussion Di Tian had held with him after leaving yesterday.

"Sure." Zhu Wu smiled and nodded.

And so, that afternoon, Scarlet King became the teacher in the open clearing.

"My attribute is fire, so all my skills are Fire Attribute as well. There's really nothing special to it. It's simply a matter of using absolute control over one's own attribute to release the Fire Attribute energy within the body in different ways. Different methods produce different effects."

"For example." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed. Blazing crimson flames immediately gathered in his palm.

At one moment, they spread out and clung to his five fingers, dancing with his attacking movements. At another, they compressed into a high-density Fireball and were violently hurled outward.

Boom! Dozens of meters of water erupted from the distant lake surface.

"So you still need to possess the corresponding attribute yourself." Zhu Wu could not help falling into thought. "Or perhaps one could use powerful spiritual power to establish some kind of connection with the world's elemental energy in the air—some kind of resonance. Simply put, one needs to build a good relationship with the elements of heaven and earth, increasing one's affinity with them. Once that is achieved, one can borrow the elemental energy in the air and use it."

"After using it to a profound enough level, perhaps the body itself might gradually acquire the corresponding attribute."

"The Ten Thousand Year Silver Moon Wolf King in the sequel could use multi-attribute skills. Perhaps that was the path he took."

"One method draws from within, while the other borrows from without. Borrow enough, and eventually it becomes your own."

Sure enough, the debtor is the boss!

"It seems I need to ask Ten Thousand Demons King, who possesses a spiritual attribute, for guidance first. I'll master the spiritual attribute before anything else."

"Also, in the original work, after Tang San consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot and tempered his body with ice and fire, his Soul Power could freely switch between ice and Fire Attribute. That should count as his physique possessing both attributes, right? If so, perhaps I can start by cultivating those two."

"As for the rest, I'll wait until the Dragon God Bloodline advances and raises my affinity with the other elements."

With that in mind, he looked up at Scarlet King and said, "Scarlet King, perhaps you could try compressing your flames into a single point as much as possible, then control those highly compressed flames to erupt from an even smaller point and in a single direction, forming a highly condensed High-Temperature Ray."

"If you can achieve that, I believe the temperature and penetrating power of your flames will greatly improve."

"Or, you could find a way to add explosive properties to highly compressed flames."

"In that case, once it is thrown out and explodes, the temperature and armor-piercing power at the center should be extremely high."

"Furthermore, the shockwave created by the explosion would possess immense impact force, while the flames produced by the explosion would be carried outward in every direction, creating wide-area damage."

"Good idea!" Excitement appeared in Scarlet King's eyes. He slapped his thigh as though he had found a new direction in life.

Not bad, very spirited! Go practice. Once you master it, I can learn it directly. Zhu Wu smiled and continued, "Scarlet King, I do not possess a Fire Attribute myself, so I'm afraid I cannot learn anything from you for the time being."

"However, I thought of the path taken by the Silver Moon Wolf clan. Perhaps I can first improve my use of the spiritual attribute, then borrow the elements of heaven and earth from the outside world to unleash skills. And when it comes to using the spiritual attribute, Ten Thousand Demons King is undoubtedly an expert."

"So, I'd like to trouble you to inform Ten Thousand Demons King and have him come teach me a thing or two."

"No problem!" Scarlet King agreed without hesitation.

"I'll go find him right away."

With that, he turned and flew away.

Fishing successful. Zhu Wu was quite satisfied. He turned to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, whose bright gaze was now full of admiration. "Xiao Ni, you possess the Fire Attribute too. You can try what I just described when you have time."

"Mhm, mhm." The Three-Eyed Golden Lion nodded repeatedly.

He really does have something to him. Sky Dream Ice Silkworm thought to himself, then blurted out, "Boss, you're awesome!"

Because there have constantly been matters at home recently, my updates have not been stable. This is the author's fault, and I apologize to everyone.

And precisely because the updates have been unstable, my recent follow-up readership has plummeted. I understand that many readers have chosen to stockpile chapters, and I can understand that. However, the author needs to make a living too. This book is now nearing 120,000 words, and books generally go premium at 150,000 words. At most, I can delay it until 200,000 words before putting it behind a paywall. My follow-up readership is already low, and if I continue writing 6,000 words a day, this new book will soon reach 200,000 words. Not only would it miss out on recommendations—there's no helping it, I'm not some top-tier author and can only rely on recommendations to get ahead—but with my current situation, since things at home are not yet settled, forcing myself to maintain 6,000 words a day may also leave me without saved chapters for a major update burst after the book goes premium, putting me in an even more passive position. Everyone saw the overnight extra updates before.

Therefore, after consideration, the author has decided to reduce the daily updates to a guaranteed two chapters totaling 4,000-plus words. If there is a point where it is truly difficult to end a chapter, there will be an extra update. During this period, I will finish dealing with matters at home and save up chapters in preparation for a major update burst when the book goes premium.

I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause everyone!