Douluo: A Century-old Legend I Am the Second Uncle Chenxin

Chapter 1923 Level 12.5, Abnormal Increase in Innate Soul Power
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When Chen Xiaojun and his party returned to the Duke's mansion, it was already late.

Since everyone was hungry, they simply set up a table in the courtyard of Chenxiaojun's Sword Pavilion.

Zhu Wuneng was so hungry that his stomach was practically sticking to his back, so he didn't care about anything else and devoured the food in a flash.

When he finally put down his chopsticks with satisfaction, his belly was so full that he was almost leaning back in his chair, humming.

He patted his bulging belly with satisfaction, then smacked his lips and muttered with some regret, "Hmm... it's delicious, but it feels like... this meal doesn't taste as good as the dishes the kitchen made before? It's like something's missing."

Chen Shurui was sipping her soup when she rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Nonsense! Most of the kitchen staff in the manor were temporarily reassigned to support Ironjaw Fortress. Besides, our seniors prepared several tables of food for Sister Wushan Shuyao's place. It's already a miracle that we were able to put together a hot meal for you like this. And you're still being picky!"

Chen Bin said coldly, "Then why did you eat so much? Most of it went into your stomach!"

Zhu Wuneng rubbed his stomach and complained indignantly, "I'm starving! Aunt Si is really something, she didn't even offer us something to eat before we came back."

Chen Shurui was so angry he almost laughed. Looking at the pile of empty plates in front of Zhu Wuneng, he said, "Invite the runner-up to stay for dinner? Wuneng, did you get hit in the head by your nine-toothed rake? Have you ever seen a family actively invite the runner-up's guests to stay and delay the celebration banquet?"

Dugu Fu was bored out of his mind. When he heard Zhu Wuneng's words and looked at his belly, which was almost bursting out of his clothes, he clicked his tongue in disgust: "Come on, Bajie, stop pretending to be innocent after getting a good deal. Look at your belly. If you keep eating, you probably won't even be able to tie your belt anymore. It's like a ball."

Zhu Wuneng looked down at his round belly, his face immediately fell, and he wailed, "Alas! Why! Why is God so cruel to me!"

Sitting across from him, Ma Liang was leisurely picking fish bones. Hearing this, he didn't even bother to lift his eyelids and simply retorted, "Bajie, when you say that, doesn't your conscience hurt at all?"

Zhu Wuneng immediately put on a "I'm thick-skinned and proud" expression and chuckled: "It's okay, it's okay, I have a good mental fortitude."

Dugu Fu rolled his eyes, choked, and stabbed the sour pomelo flesh in his hand: "Pah! You call this good mental fortitude? You call this heartless! Shameless! ...Speaking of which, who picked out the white pomelos in this fruit platter? They're so sour they're making my teeth ache."

Zhu Wuneng's eyes lit up, and he reached out to grab it: "Sour? A little sour is good, it'll cut through the greasiness! Give it to me, Afu, for you, I'll eat it even if it's sour!"

"roll!"

At this moment, Chen Mu walked excitedly into the courtyard carrying a small jar of sixth-grade wine. "Come, come! The competition has come to an end today, and Chang'an has achieved remarkable results. We must drink something good to celebrate! Ningxia, would you like a cup?"

As he greeted everyone and distributed wine vessels, his gaze swept over Zhu Wuneng and noticed that the space next to him was empty. He casually asked, "Hey, Bajie, where's your Cuilan?"

Zhu Wuneng was eagerly waiting for the wine to be poured when he gestured towards Chen Xiaojun's brightly lit three-room room: "Oh, I had just sat down for a short while when the young master and Miss Xiaoyi called me away. They were acting all mysterious. I wonder what happened."

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The warm yellow candlelight danced within the exquisite glass lampshade, illuminating Chen Xiaojun's slightly solemn profile.

His slender fingers tapped unconsciously on the smooth rosewood desk, producing a rhythmic tapping sound that was particularly clear in the quiet study.

Xiao Yi sat quietly on the soft chair next to him, her eyes calm as she glanced at him.

At the lower end, Gao Cuilan stood holding her breath, her hands clasped in front of her lower abdomen, her fingertips slightly curled, revealing a hint of unease and doubt in her heart.

The young master had just asked Sister Ruyin to call her in, but she just kept tapping the table without saying a word.

The unusual silence made her uneasy; judging from the young master's expression, he seemed to be considering something extremely important. Finally, the long-lasting knocking stopped abruptly.

Chen Xiaojun raised his eyes. "Cuilan, test your innate soul power."

As soon as he finished speaking, the super soul-testing ball was handed to Gao Cuilan.

Gao Cuilan was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously took the warm, round ball with both hands.

A hint of doubt arose in her mind: Is Young Master... preparing to match me with a Grade 9 precious medicine?

She remembered that Su Ningxia had told her that when the Chen family prepared precious medicines for these Heavenly and Earthly Fiends, they would record in detail the changes in their innate soul power before and after taking the medicine, as an important reference and for archiving.

Suppressing her thoughts, Gao Cuilan did as instructed to calm her mind. A wisp of pure soul power flowed from her fingertips and slowly poured into the soul-testing ball in her hand.

The crystal-clear sphere was instantly filled with soft blue light, like the deep sea under the night sky.

She stared intently at the markings that appeared on the surface of the sphere, her pupils suddenly contracting as she gasped in astonishment, "8.7?! How is that possible!"

She suddenly looked up: "Young Master, this... my innate soul power should clearly be 8.2! What happened?"

The abnormal increase in the value was so sudden that she couldn't understand it for a while.

Chen Xiaojun looked at the clear "8.7" on the Soul Testing Ball, but there was no surprise on his face.

"As expected, Cuilan, although you and Wuneng cultivate together and increase your cultivation speed by fusing soul power, the increase in level seems a bit too rapid."

"When your martial soul's grade is promoted, it will indeed slightly improve your physique and soul power affinity, bringing a slight increase in innate soul power. This is in line with the general rule that the higher the quality of the martial soul, the more innate soul power one has."

He then shifted his tone, pointing out the key point: "However, your original innate soul power base had already exceeded level eight. The increase brought about by the advancement of your martial soul should have been very limited, only about 0.2 levels. Now, it has increased by a full 0.5 levels..."

Gao Cuilan's heart raced, and her lips trembled slightly: "Young Master, what about the extra..."

Chen Xiaojun's gaze became even more serious. He did not answer immediately, but instead instructed, "We'll talk later. Cuilan, go and call Wuneng here now."

He needed another crucial piece of data to confirm his suspicions.

Gao Cuilan accepted the order and left. A moment later, Zhu Wuneng, his lips still slightly greasy, lifted the curtain and came in. "Young Master, what is it? You've barely eaten any dinner before coming in. This beef is so tender..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Chen Xiaojun glare at him, and immediately swallowed the rest of his words, awkwardly wiping his mouth.

"Cuilan, let Wuneng take the test too." Chen Xiaojun ignored his greedy look and gave the order directly.

Zhu Wuneng didn't understand, but he still took the soul power ball and followed the instructions to put his soul power into it.

Blue light quickly filled the entire sphere, and then, a portion of the area lit up with dazzling golden spots of light.

Zhu Wuneng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw the number: "12.5?! That's not right, young master! I remember it was only 12.3 last month!"

(End of this chapter)