Qing Linyun slowly awoke.
He didn't open his eyes immediately.
A sliver of morning light peeked through the curtains and fell onto the blankets.
The blanket slipped down halfway, and a soft, warm object pressed against my side.
He turned his head, Ye Lingling was curled up to his left, her black hair spread across the pillow, fast asleep. All the decisive and efficient demeanor she usually displayed at the company was gone; her eyelashes drooped, and her lips were slightly parted.
The skin on his collarbone was dazzlingly white in the morning light, and there were still a few faint red marks on his shoulder, left by his rough handling last night.
Further inside, Na Nali took up half the bed.
This First Knight, who was usually aloof and high-ranking in public, was now curled up in a ball, with the Dark Bell pressed under her pillow.
She was even more unruly than Ye Lingling, with one leg casually draped over Qing Linyun's waist. Her nightgown had long been rolled up to her thigh, revealing a section of her slender leg, and her face was as white as the finest jade.
A slight smile lingered on her lips, as if she were having a sweet dream.
Leng Yulai is at the very back.
This Dark Phoenix Douluo was indeed well-behaved, but he was only well-behaved on the surface.
Her brows were still slightly furrowed, as if she were struggling with someone even in her dreams, a strand of hair clinging to her sweaty cheek. Even in her deep sleep, her body remained taut, clearly the result of years of training.
Qing Linyun was somewhat stunned.
Last night's game was definitely not easy.
Three women, whose combined age is nearly three hundred, were kept occupied by him until the wee hours of the morning.
Na Nali couldn't hold on any longer and grabbed the bedsheet, begging for mercy. Leng Yulai stubbornly held on for half an hour, but in the end, she too was overwhelmed by his Golden Dragon King Bloodline until her eyes glazed over.
Instead, she watched as the most delicate Ye Lingling gritted her teeth and stayed with him until the very end.
Finally, with the suppression of his Golden Dragon King Bloodline and the surge of his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Bloodline, the three women turned to mush one after another.
The phrase "dragon-spirited and tiger-like" has now been proven true.
He looked down at the restless leg on his waist, then at the red mark on Ye Lingling's collarbone, and felt quite satisfied.
'This day.'
'It's much better than working on Blue Planet.'
He gently moved the leg that was wrapped around his waist away and tiptoed out of bed.
He stepped onto the carpet and glanced back.
Three faces, rosy from sleeping, each more beautiful than the last.
Okay, I won't sleep in anymore.
I have important business to attend to today.
He put on his coat, not wanting to wake them, and pushed open the door to the secret room next door.
The secret room wasn't large.
The walls were bare, without even a window, and the door was equipped with three layers of alarms, so not even a fly could get in.
In the center was a futon, and next to it was a small table with two objects sitting Lingling on it.
Qing Linyun sat down cross-legged.
He didn't rush into action; instead, he first went through the tasks he needed to accomplish that day in his mind.
He has two things to do.
First, increase the age limit for the first seven Soul Ring. Second, condense the Eighth Soul Ring.
His seven Soul Ring were given to him by two Soul Spirit.
The first Soul Spirit is called the Spirit of Elements.
This little thing controls the power of the elements. In human form, it is a little angel with a pair of tiny colorful wings on its back and a nine-colored outfit from head to toe, even its eyes are nine-colored. It provided Qing Linyun with the first four Soul Ring, each worth 89,000 years.
The second Soul Spirit is the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, just like his Martial Soul. However, after transforming, it's a chibi version, the size of a palm, with a round head and a round face.
It provided Qing Linyun with the last three Soul Ring, each worth exactly 100,000 years.
Both Soul Spirit are extremely rare.
Qing Linyun accepted the lower age limit.
After all, these things are obtained from the system shop, and they are extremely rare. If he had to wait hundreds of thousands of years to find them, he probably wouldn't need to get Soul Ring in his entire life.
Soul Spirit aren't like Soul Ring, where you just need something suitable. As for the age limit, we'll talk about that later.
But today is different.
He has something good in his pocket.
Qing Linyun picked up the two rhombus-shaped crystals from the small table and placed them in his palm.
One piece shimmered with nine colors, the other was as black as ink. The nine-colored piece was warm, the black piece was cool, and they each spun slowly in his palm.
He had gotten this from the system store a few days ago; Qing Linyun saw it and was tempted, so he bought it.
The purpose of this thing is to give the Soul Spirit a self-growth ability.
After consuming it, the Soul Spirit becomes no different from a real Soul Beast, capable of cultivating and increasing Soul Spirit lifespan on its own.
He, as the host, doesn't even need to be cared for.
He placed the two crystals on the prayer mat in front of him.
"Come out."
As soon as he finished speaking, a nine-colored light shone on his shoulder.
A tiny angel, no bigger than the palm of your hand, fluttered out.
Her hair was light gold, loosely tied up. She wore a colorful little dress, and her little feet were bare, with a pair of small, colorful wings fluttering behind her.
As soon as it appeared, it circled Qing Linyun's head once, moving slowly and quietly, like a feather drifting by. Finally, it landed on his knee and tilted its head to look at him.
That look in his eyes was quiet and still, but upon closer inspection, it hid a hint of malice.
Good morning.
Qing Linyun reached out and gently tapped its little head with her fingertip.
The little angel squinted, rubbed his fingers, and fluttered his nine-colored wings.
It doesn't like to make a sound, so it greets people in this way.
Even after it's finished rubbing against you, it still won't stop.
It stretched out its little feet and gently tapped Qing Linyun's hand three times, glancing at him with each tap, as if to say, "I'm here."
Qing Linyun's heart melted.
'This little thing.'
'How can you be so lovable?'
He wanted to rub it a couple more times, but a cloud of black energy had already emerged from his chest.
A tiny black tiger, no bigger than a palm, rolled out.
It's called a tiger, but it actually looks more like a furry ball.
It's mainly because they're overweight.
It has round ears, round paws, and a tail that twitches. As soon as it came out, it gave a big yawn, revealing a row of tiny teeth.
It didn't land properly and rolled half a circle before finally flipping itself upside down.
It shook its head, saw Qing Linyun, let out a howl, and stretched out its short legs to climb onto his lap. After climbing two steps, its paws slipped, and it slid down. Undeterred, it climbed again, only to slip again.
I went back and forth three times.
Qing Linyun couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He reached out and lifted the silly tiger up, placing it on his other leg.
You said it.
He poked Black Tiger's round belly with his finger.
"When it's in its proper form, it's the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, a top-tier Ferocious Beast in the Douluo Continent. But when it transforms into human form, it's like this?"
The little black tiger howled defiantly and nudged his finger with its head.
I tried to nudge it twice, but couldn't budge it, so I simply grabbed his finger and nibbled on it. Of course, I didn't use any force, just like a kitten nibbling on a hand.
He looked like a husky that had come to life.
Fortunately, it was a tiger; if it had been a cat, it would have Qing Linyun long ago.
The Spirit of Elements nearby couldn't stand it any longer.
It flapped its wings and flew over, stretching out its little feet and gently kicking the little black tiger's bottom.
The little black tiger roared and jumped up, pouncing to bite it.
The Spirit of Elements nimbly dodged, then circled behind it and delivered another kick.
The kick was quite light, but it couldn't withstand the Spirit of Elements's deceptive sneak attack.
The little black tiger pounced forward, but missed, spun around on Qing Linyun's leg, and bumped its head into his other arm.
Still dazed after hitting it, he shook his head.
Clearly, they were somewhat confused.
The little angel's kick left me bewildered but not brain-damaged.