In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 45 It's true, those who owe money are the bosses!

"It's really warm." That night, after finishing his Longevity Technique, Zhu Wu used the fur of a light-attribute soul beast that he had laid out in his nest to make a pillow and leaned against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion possesses extreme fire attributes, making it a natural giant heater; why not rely on it?

After adjusting my position, I began to tell the story to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

In his previous life, he had read all four of the Four Great Classical Novels except for *Dream of the Red Chamber*, both in print and as film and television adaptations. These memories had faded with age, but after absorbing the Gold of Life, they resurfaced and became extremely vivid, as if they had only happened recently. He even came to understand some things he couldn't comprehend before.

Undoubtedly, the Gold of Life enhanced not only his mental strength but also various bodily functions, including his brain. Well, he's gained a brain now.

"But if we're talking about enlightening minds and increasing strategic thinking, the Three Kingdoms period is more suitable." However, he wasn't going to talk about that.

"Let's start with the Qin Dynasty."

The trilogy, "Fission," "Vertical and Horizontal," and "Rise," were his favorite TV series from his previous life. He felt that studying history made him wiser, and that was even more fitting.

As for Di Tian and the others asking, don't ask. If they do, it's all made up.

Thus, Zhu Wu's pseudo-history mini-class began.

"Ah! This Ganlong is so wicked!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion quickly took on the role of Ying Quliang and denounced the stubborn conservatives led by old Ganlong.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was late at night. Zhu Wu stopped telling his story.

"Huh!? That's it? Senior Treasure Beast, please tell us more!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion said cutely as it continued to update.

"Little Lion, first tell me your thoughts on these figures," Zhu Wu said with a smile. He wanted to use these historical stories to train the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's ability to empathize, so that it wouldn't be easily swayed by a few words and lose its own judgment and independent thinking. People are easily deceived, sometimes because of their personality and values.

And so, the man and the beast began their discussion about people and things, which lasted until the early hours of the morning when Zhu Wu interrupted them, saying, "It's getting late, let's continue tomorrow."

"Alright." Seeing that it was indeed getting late, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had no choice but to agree.

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

"So warm!" It quickly rolled over to the side of the three-eyed golden lion and squeezed into its thick fur.

The man and the beast slept side by side, and nothing was said that night.

The next day, Zhu Wu's biological clock kicked in, and he got up early to wash up. After that, he flew to the treetop, sat down, and basked in the sunlight to cultivate.

Unlike when he practiced the Longevity Technique, where he was surrounded by shimmering lights, when he practiced the Vajra Technique, apart from his skin becoming slightly rosy, there were no other unusual colors. Furthermore, the abodes of the ferocious beasts like the Heavenly Emperor were not on this island in the lake, and the cypress tree he climbed was large enough, with a canopy diameter of several hundred meters. Thus, a small human sitting cross-legged under a branch was truly difficult to spot without careful sensing or searching.

Because they had given prior notice the night before, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not search for anything after waking up, but instead found a spot under the tree to sunbathe.

Two hours later, around 9 a.m., Zhu Wu fell from the tree and began preparing breakfast.

Then, the Crimson King, who was the bodyguard of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and also the temporary guardian of the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, happened to arrive, and Zhu Wu had no choice but to work overtime as a cook.

"Delicious, delicious." The three-eyed golden lion in its beast form devoured a ten-pound grilled fish in one bite.

"Not bad, not bad!" The Crimson King, who can transform into human form, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm with its small mouth are much better.

Fortunately, the other ferocious beasts didn't come, otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do anything this morning. Zhu Wu sighed inwardly.

Before long, seeing that Zhu Wu had finished eating, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spoke up immediately, its three big eyes filled with anticipation.

"Senior Treasure Beast, there's still time this morning, could you continue telling me the story from last night?"

"Okay." Zhu Wu nodded slightly.

The audience immediately cheered!

Perhaps Zhu Wu really could successfully outwit that Asura God. After listening to Zhu Wu's analysis and insights into the people and events in the story, Tianmeng Bingcan inexplicably felt her confidence increase.

This Zhu Wu is really something!

As expected of someone who could come up with such a plan, the Beast King's eyes showed even more obvious admiration.

The three-eyed golden lion was completely absorbed in the moment, with no other thoughts in mind.

Soon, it was noon, and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, the Crimson King, and the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm once again freeloaded on lunch.

Damn it, so besides being a teacher, I also have to be a babysitter?! The benefits aren't as easy to come by as Zhu Wu thought helplessly.

"Zhu Wu, I happen to be here. Let me discuss this with you this afternoon," said the Crimson King while eating. This was the result of a discussion he had with Di Tian after he left yesterday.

"Okay." Zhu Wu nodded with a smile.

So, in the afternoon, in the open space, the Red King became the teacher.

"My element is fire, so all my skills are fire-based. There's really no other trick to it; it's just about releasing the fire energy within my body in different ways through absolute control of my element. The different methods produce different effects."

"For example," he said, reaching out with his right palm and grabbing, whereupon blazing red flames gathered.

Sometimes it disperses and adheres to the five fingers, dancing with the attack movements. Sometimes it compresses into a high-concentration fireball and is violently flung out.

With a loud "bang!", water splashed dozens of meters high on the distant lake surface.

"So, one still needs to possess the corresponding attributes." Zhu Wu couldn't help but fall into thought. "Or, one could establish some kind of connection, or resonance, with the elements of heaven and earth in the air through one's own powerful spiritual energy. In short, is this about building a good relationship with the elements of heaven and earth and increasing affinity? And once this step is completed, one can utilize the energy of the elements of heaven and earth in the air."

"When its application reaches a high level, the physical body may even acquire corresponding attributes imperceptibly."

"The Silver Moon Wolf King in the sequel can use multiple attribute skills, which may be following this path."

"One way is to draw it from within, and the other is to borrow it from outside. If you borrow enough, it will eventually become your own."

It's true what they say, the one who owes money is the boss!

"It seems I need to learn a thing or two from the Demon King who possesses mental attributes first, and master the mental attributes before making any further moves."

"In addition, in the original story, after Tang San ate the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Vegetable to train his body in ice and fire, his soul power could switch between ice and fire attributes at will. This should also be considered that his body has these two attributes, right? If so, perhaps I can train these two first."

"As for the rest, we'll talk about that once the Dragon God's bloodline advances and the affinity with other elements increases."

Thinking of this, he looked up at the Crimson King and said, "Crimson King, perhaps you could try compressing the flame into a single point, and then controlling the highly compressed flame to burst out from an even smaller point in a certain direction, forming a highly concentrated high-temperature ray."

"If you can do that, I think your flame temperature and penetration will be greatly improved."

"Alternatively, you could try to add explosive properties to highly compressed flames."

"Therefore, after it is thrown out and explodes, the temperature at the center point and its ability to penetrate defenses will be extremely high."

"Furthermore, the shockwave generated by the explosion will have tremendous impact and will also spread the flames generated by the explosion in all directions, causing widespread casualties."

"Great idea!" The Crimson King's eyes lit up with excitement, and he slapped his thigh as if he had found a new direction in his beastly life.

"Great, very energetic! Go practice, and once you've mastered it, I can directly learn from you." Zhu Wu smiled and continued, "Red King, I don't possess fire attributes myself, so I'm afraid I won't be able to learn anything from you for the time being."

"However, I thought of the Silver Moon Wolf clan's approach. Perhaps we can first improve our ability to utilize our spiritual attributes, and then borrow elements from the world to unleash our skills. And when it comes to utilizing spiritual attributes, the Demon King is undoubtedly an expert in this area."

"Therefore, I would like to trouble you to inform the Demon King and ask him to come and give me some guidance."

"No problem!" Red King agreed without hesitation.

"I'll go find him right now."

After saying that, he turned and took off.

Zhu Wu was very satisfied with his successful fishing. He turned to look at the three-eyed golden lion, whose eyes were now shining with admiration. "Little lion, you also have the fire attribute. What I just said, you can try it when you have time."

"Mmm." The three-eyed golden lion nodded repeatedly.

"That's something," Tianmeng Bingcan thought to herself, then blurted out, "Boss is awesome!"

Due to recent family matters, updates have been inconsistent. This is the author's fault, and the author apologizes to everyone!

The unstable updates have led to a sharp drop in readership recently, and I understand that many readers have chosen to wait and read the book, which I, as the author, also understand. However, authors also need to make a living. This book is now nearly 12 words long, and it usually goes on sale at 15 words, with the maximum I can manage to get it to free at 20 words. With already low readership, continuing to update at 6000 words a day will quickly push the new book to 20 words, which will not only cause me to miss out on recommendations—I'm not a top-tier author, I can only rely on recommendations to get ahead—but also, given my current situation, with family matters still unresolved, continuing to force myself to maintain 6000 words a day could lead to a lack of drafts after release, putting me in an even more passive position. You all saw the all-night extra updates I did before.

Therefore, after consideration, the author has decided to reduce daily updates to a minimum of 4000+ words per day, with two updates per day. Additional updates will be added if there are any chapters that are difficult to finish. In the meantime, the author will take care of family matters and build up a stockpile of chapters in preparation for the upcoming online release.

The author sincerely apologizes for any unpleasantness caused!

(End of this chapter)