Jiang Yan: "?"
"It's fine, it's fine. I was joking before. Go get some rest. It's already late," Jiang Yan said with a perfectly straight face.
"Then... all right." After hesitating for a while, Ye Guyi closed the door again.
For some reason, when Jiang Yan saw the door close, he felt an emptiness inside.
"I'll sleep first. Tomorrow I'll exchange some money and buy them phones."
"Earning Shock Points through anime alone is still too slow. If they spent the whole night watching short videos in their rooms, how many Shock Points would I get?"
"There are countless Douluo Continent fan works and derivative creations on short-video platforms. Wouldn't the points go crazy overnight?" Jiang Yan thought.
The next day, Jiang Yan got up early.
While out buying breakfast, he also bought a phone for each of the three women at home. His house was in a pretty good location, with a shopping mall nearby, so he did not need to go far.
By the time Jiang Yan returned home, Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, and Leng Yaozhu had gotten up one after another.
"Come have breakfast, and try out your new phones while you're at it," Jiang Yan called, putting everything on the living room table.
Drawn by the aroma of breakfast, the three of them sat down nearby.
At the same time, Qian Renxue picked up one of the phones and asked, "Is this the same as that thing you showed us yesterday?"
"That's right. Exactly the same model as mine, the latest one this year. I'll teach you how to activate and use them," Jiang Yan said.
Just as Jiang Yan was helping Qian Renxue, Ye Guyi, and Leng Yaozhu activate their phones...
The enormous Sky Screens hanging over the Douluo Continent of three different eras displayed an image again.
The Sky Screen Livestream Room opened at the same time.
[Ghost Emperor: Wasn't there some Sea God Pavilion host who wanted to PK me yesterday? Are you still here?]
The Ghost Emperor was the first to appear, and Yun Ming happened to see his message.
[Yun Ming: Here. Come on.] [Ghost Emperor: ?] [Yun Ming: What? Scared?]
At that moment, on the Sky Screen, Jiang Yan had finished activating their phones and had downloaded a short-video app as well.
"There are lots of Douluo Continent fan-made videos on this short-video app. They don't have much to do with the original work. They're purely fan creations. You can browse them yourselves when you're free."
As Jiang Yan spoke, he opened the short-video app and searched for Douluo Continent. The very first video that popped up nearly made him lose it.
"What is it? What is it? What's with that look?" After what had happened last night, Ye Guyi's impression of Jiang Yan had improved considerably, and she had already become quite familiar with him.
"See for yourselves." Jiang Yan placed the phone on the table.
All three looked toward the phone together.
At that moment, the Sky Screen's view happened to be focused on the phone as well.
Having just finished cultivating his Purple Demon Eye, Tang San looked up at the Sky Screen. "Let's see just what these short videos are!"
They had not seen Tang Wulin's short video at all before, so this made him even more curious.
The short video's title read: Tang San's Path to Death and Mother's Entanglement.
The video began with the scene from the anime where Tang San recited the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.
"Article three of the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record General Principles: once you have confirmed that your opponent is an enemy, as long as they have a path to death, there is no need to show mercy. Otherwise, there is no need to add to your own troubles!"
"Mother's Entanglement!"
When he heard Tang San say "Mother's Entanglement" in the short video, Tang Hao, who was drinking water outside the Sky Screen in the Spirit Hall era, suddenly spat out a mouthful.
"Entanglement? What entanglement?"
On the Sky Screen, Ye Guyi could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! You already have a path to death! Mother's Entanglement! This is way too absurd."
Even Qian Renxue and Leng Yaozhu could not hold back and chuckled softly.
Meanwhile, in the Sky Screen Livestream Room, Tang San was furious as he watched his own ridiculous portrayal in the video.
[Tang San: Damn Sky Screen, you already have a path to death!] [Sky Screen Livestream Room: Tang San has been muted for ten minutes.] [Meng Hongchen: Hahahaha!] [Xu Xiaoyan: Hahahaha!] [Qiangu Dongfeng: Hahahaha!]
Outside the Sky Screen, practically none of the Soul Masters watching could hold back. They all started laughing.
"No, seriously, this is too funny! Mother's Entanglement? Who came up with this skill? Hahahaha!"
"Speaking of which, why is it Mother's Entanglement?" someone who had not watched the Sky Screen yesterday asked in confusion.
"Because Tang San's mother is the Blue Silver Emperor. His Blue Silver Grass comes from his mother, so Blue Silver Entanglement became Mother's Entanglement," someone nearby explained.
"Hahahahaha!"
On the Sky Screen, Jiang Yan checked the system panel and discovered that the Shock Points seemed to be increasing less than when they watched the anime.
"Could it be because the original anime is so closely connected to them?" Jiang Yan guessed.
"I wonder how many Shock Points would be added if I showed them other fantasy anime."
Meanwhile, Ye Guyi took the phone and swiped to the next video.
She had thought the first video was already absurd, but this second one was even more absurd, making Ye Guyi grin from ear to ear.
"Come look, all of you," Ye Guyi called.
Hearing her, Qian Renxue, Leng Yaozhu, and Jiang Yan all looked in her direction.
On the screen, Gangzi brought Little San over to that stalk of ten-year solitary bamboo.
"Little San, here's a stalk of ten-year solitary bamboo. Hurry up and absorb it!"
"Okay!" As he spoke, Tang San sat down and absorbed the stalk of ten-year solitary bamboo. Then a white Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet.
"First Soul Skill, Pole Vault!"
Tang San unleashed his first Soul Skill, and a green bamboo pole appeared in his hand. Then Tang San vaulted straight into the Divine Realm.
Gangzi immediately flew into a rage where he stood. "Little San, I haven't gone to the Divine Realm yet!"
Then the screen went black. When it lit up again, Gangzi looked around at his surroundings and said,
"Have I... been reborn?"
At that moment, Tang San happened to point at the ten-year solitary bamboo beside him.
"Teacher, here's a stalk of ten-year solitary bamboo. I'll absorb it."
"Wait, Little San." As Gangzi spoke, he rushed toward Tang San.
But by the time Gangzi reached Tang San, Tang San had already finished absorbing it.
"First Soul Skill, Lone Bamboo Pole Vault!"
"Little San, take me with you!" As Gangzi spoke, he jumped onto Tang San's head.
The two of them flew toward the sky just like that.
"I, Gangzi, have finally become a god!" Gangzi shouted excitedly.
But because the two of them were too heavy, they began falling halfway up.
"Sao Gang, you're too heavy!" Tang San shouted.
The scene changed again. Gangzi looked around at his surroundings. "I've been reborn again? This time, I have to become a god."
"Teacher, here's a stalk of ten-year solitary bamboo. I'll absorb it." At that moment, Tang San's voice came from beside him again.
"Wait, Little San. There's a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape over there. Go absorb him." As he spoke, Gangzi shoved Tang San away.
Then he went over to the ten-year solitary bamboo himself and began absorbing it. "This time, I have to become a god!"
"Third Soul Skill, Farts Like Thunder, Heaven-Shaking, Earth-Splitting Pole Vault!"
A green bamboo pole appeared in Gangzi's hand. Gangzi leaped onto it, and the bamboo pole flew into the air.
Gangzi sat on the bamboo pole while Luo Sanpao served as fuel, farting nonstop.
"Hahaha! I, Yu Xiaogang, have finally reached the Divine Realm!" Gangzi took out a mask and put it on as he said, "Sanpao, more power! I can't wait anymore! Divine Realm, here I come!"
At this point, Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi could no longer restrain themselves and burst out laughing.
Even the usually cold and aloof Leng Yaozhu laughed along.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, who was watching all this through the Sky Screen, turned green with anger.
[Yu Xiaogang: Damn Sky Screen, I will destroy you at any cost!] [Sky Screen Livestream Room: Yu Xiaogang has been muted for ten minutes!] [Meng Hongchen: Hahahaha!] [Xu Xiaoyan: Hahahaha!]
On the Sky Screen, Qian Renxue and the others finished breakfast. Jiang Yan cleared the table, then turned on the television and switched to the Douluo Continent Anime.
"Sit down. Let's spend the morning finishing what we didn't get through yesterday."
"When noon comes, I'll cook lunch for you myself."