"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?" Xu Ran yawned and looked at Xiao Wu in some confusion. Her eyes were hazy, and her delicate cheeks had flushed red.
"Brother Xu Ran, could you turn the other way?"
If Xu Ran fell asleep, he would sleep for several hours. Over that much time, she really would not be able to hold back.
"Oh, sure." Xu Ran nodded, turned over, and lay with his back toward Xiao Wu. Though he usually loved teasing her, he was quite the gentleman now. Xu Ran was no clueless fool when it came to women. If he dared say anything now, Xiao Wu definitely would not be this intimate with him next time.
It would also affect his relationship with Xiao Wu. Sometimes, a little teasing could bring them closer, but with some things, going too far was as bad as not going far enough. Overdoing it would directly affect their feelings for each other.
Even after Xu Ran turned away, the blush on Xiao Wu's face lingered for a long time.
"Hey, Brother Xu Ran, did you notice something just now?" Xiao Wu poked Xu Ran's back with a slender finger, unable to keep herself from asking worriedly.
"Notice what? I'm about to fall asleep. Remember to wake me when we reach Suotuo City." Xu Ran feigned ignorance, even yawning before going straight to sleep.
"Oh." Xiao Wu pursed her lips and answered with a miserable expression. She was not a child anymore, so naturally, she knew Xu Ran had said nothing to spare her embarrassment.
She was no longer a child now. She understood everything she ought to.
Xiao Wu gently stroked Xu Ran's face. Watching his peaceful face as he lay on her lap like a child, her thoughts wandered wildly. Meanwhile, Xu Ran opened the system panel.
[Host]: Xu Ran [Age]: 12 [Martial Soul]: God-Slaying Sword [Skill Points]: 500 [Cultivation]: Level 31 [Bloodline]: Qilin [100 years] [Harem]: None (will only have one after doing it) [Quests]: None at present
"System, how do I increase my age as a Soul Beast? How many years can one skill point add?" Xu Ran asked.
"One skill point can add one year. Once your age as a Ferocious Beast reaches ten thousand years, one skill point can add ten years."
"Soul Beasts are different from humans. Soul Beasts like the Qilin can rival ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts with just ten thousand years of cultivation. They can match level ninety-five Titled Douluo in the human world. But even when their cultivation reaches nine hundred and ninety thousand years, their strength still lies between the Titled Douluo and god levels. That is why increasing a Soul Beast's age before ten thousand years requires more skill points," the system explained.
"Then wouldn't becoming a million-year Soul Beast require nearly a hundred thousand skill points?" Xu Ran could not help swallowing. His current five hundred skill points were not worth a damn beside a hundred thousand. They did not even amount to the spare change.
How long would he have to earn skill points? It would also take a hundred thousand skill points to let the system take physical form. And there were his Soul Rings' ages to upgrade, too.
Good grief, wouldn't he be worked to death in the future?
"Host, there is no need to worry. As your strength increases, the number of skill points you receive from completing quests will gradually increase as well. You can also obtain skill points through other channels. Whenever you gain a Goddess-level harem member, the system will award you between one thousand and ten thousand skill points."
"Holy shit, you're really forcing me to build a harem here." Xu Ran's eyes lit up, and he could not help feeling a little excited. Just as he had thought, working himself to the bone on quests was not as good as picking up girls.
Picking up girls and leveling up without neglecting either-wouldn't that be sweet?
One Goddess-level harem member meant several thousand skill points, perhaps even ten thousand.
"But what does Goddess-level mean?" Xu Ran could not help asking.
"Goddess-level is a special rating determined by a comprehensive assessment of a woman's looks, figure, learning, strength, and other factors. This threshold was also set to prevent you from casually finding disreputable girls to farm skill points," the system girl said.
"So a girl like Cuihua wouldn't earn me a reward even if I added her to my harem. Only someone like Zhu Zhuqing would, right?" Xu Ran immediately understood what the system meant. This Goddess-level requirement was there to stop Xu Ran from fleecing the system.
"Correct." The system girl nodded, affirming Xu Ran's explanation.
"Then why is my harem still empty? I'm already Zhu Zhuqing's fiancé. Doesn't she count as part of my harem yet?"
But soon, Xu Ran looked thoughtful. After looking at the note on the system panel, he understood everything.
"Then help me spend those five hundred skill points on my Soul Rings' ages first," Xu Ran said. "Add three thousand years to the first Soul Ring, one thousand years to the second Soul Ring, and one thousand years to the third Soul Ring."
"Ding! Host, your first, second, and third Soul Rings were originally three hundred, six hundred, and two thousand years old, respectively. After using skill points, they have become three thousand three hundred, one thousand six hundred, and three thousand years old."
As the system's voice rang out, Xu Ran distinctly felt a stirring deep within his soul. His Soul Power had also grown considerably stronger. Clearly, the years had been successfully added to his Soul Rings.
"Three Thousand-Year Soul Rings. If I revealed them, I'd probably scare people witless," Xu Ran murmured, unable to keep a smile from appearing. He rather looked forward to the day when he used skill points to raise all his Soul Rings to a hundred thousand or even a million years. When that time came, no one would be able to stand in his way.
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