Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

Orange and Coco looked at each other in bewilderment.

Orange's face twitched. She thought Lu Cheng didn't want to owe her a meal, and her face turned slightly pale. Just as she was about to explain, she smelled a fragrant aroma.

Lu Cheng changed his usual demeanor, picked up the iron wok, and skillfully stir-fried the meat, the aroma of meat and sauce flooding the two of them.

"Here."

It wasn't until the golden-brown dishes were placed on the plates and emitted an enticing aroma that the two women snapped out of their daze.

"What a coincidence! I also have some knowledge of cooking. Why don't you give it a try?"

Lu Cheng smiled.

"Mmm...delicious, delicious!!"

Keke kept stuffing food into her mouth, her cheeks bulging, and she swept away the food in a whirlwind.

Lu Cheng gestured towards the orange with his lips.

The latter nodded cautiously, displaying a rather ladylike demeanor, picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and chewed it gently, then a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

This senior brother's culinary skills...are actually just as good as theirs?

Is this the legendary all-rounder?!

After the three of them had dinner, Keke noticed the strange atmosphere and made an excuse to slip away to her tent to sleep.

The moon hangs high in the sky at night.

Lu Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground, feeling the gentle breeze: "Do you know why I spoke so harshly during the day, without any regard for your feelings?"

"..." Ju Zi was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

"Because you're too arrogant," Lu Cheng said calmly. "I haven't felt the slightest bit of respect. Do you think you can easily control me with just a few simple words and gain another top-tier subordinate in the future?"

"Or... do you not trust Xu Tianran and are planning to find another backer?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Orange's pupils dilated in shock; for the first time, she felt a sense of horror.

Throughout the entire Sun Moon Empire Royal Soul Guidance Academy, even Jing Hongchen was unaware of her relationship with Xu Tianran. She had always prided herself on keeping it well hidden, but now it had been revealed by a guy who had just entered Mingdu.

"Don't worry, Orange."

Lu Cheng waved his hand, "Who your backer is has nothing to do with me. I am just Teacher Xuan's disciple, your senior brother, nothing more. You just need to understand that when people interact, the most important thing is sincerity... not so-called routines."

"Moreover, your approach is quite clumsy."

After a long silence behind him, just when Lu Cheng thought that Ju Zi would obediently crawl back into the tent, a cool body pressed against him. Black hair wrapped around Lu Cheng's neck, tickling him, and a slightly resentful voice sounded: "Senior Brother, is it because I didn't show my loyalty?"

"In that case, I can give my body to you. Does this... count?"

After saying that, she paused, as if afraid that Lu Cheng would refuse, and added: "Xu Tianran has a problem with his lower body and cannot reproduce. He is impotent. So even if I become the Crown Princess, he will never find out this secret. He will probably select a man from the Xu royal family to inseminate me. But don't worry, I will handle this matter well."

"In other words, even if I am loyal to Xu Tianran and become the future Empress of the Sun Moon Empire, I will always only be your woman, and the future Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire will also be your bloodline..."

Orange knelt down and hugged Lu Cheng from behind, her voice soft yet irresistibly alluring.

"I will do everything in my power to support you, all you need to do is..."

Chapter 182 The Golden-Scaled Armored Clan; Desperate Situation? Identity Exposed

Is the royal bloodline of the Sun and Moon Empire?

Borrowing a hen to lay eggs?

In the original novel, there was a scene where Xu Tianran was completely fooled. Even before he died, he probably never imagined that the child he had placed so much hope in was not of royal blood from the Sun Moon Empire...

However, to some extent, since he himself was already completely cuckolded, it didn't really matter whether he was betrayed by a member of the royal family or by Lu Cheng.

In fact, if the child hadn't been almost six years old and awakened his martial soul, potentially exposing the truth, this matter could have been kept secret...

"Senior Brother, is my pledge of allegiance enough?" Orange's voice softened slightly as she gently wrapped her arms around Lu Cheng's neck and spoke slowly.

"In this world, since I am not as strong as you, senior brother, to the point of being able to change the rules, I can only rely on you. I will spare no effort to take revenge."

"Even my own body..."

"If you still don't believe me, you can use the recording crystal to record the process during our intercourse later, as a way to control me. At that time..."

Lu Cheng's eye twitched slightly.

What a decisive woman.

"Shh..."

Lu Cheng suddenly grabbed the beauty's snow-white arm and pulled her into his arms. The fragrance wafted over, and at the same time, there was the ambiguous softness of holding a warm jade in his arms. It seemed that Ju Zi had not only shed her outer clothes... large areas of snow-white skin were exposed to the air. Seeing that Lu Cheng had finally "let his beastly nature run wild", her beautiful eyes closed and her eyelashes trembled slightly. Although her pretty face was full of calm, her heart was not so calm.

Something is coming.

Just as Orange was lightly biting her red lips, waiting for the downpour to begin, she suddenly heard a hushed voice in her ear.

"..."

Orange suddenly opened her eyes, her watery eyes filled with astonishment and blankness.

What do you mean?

Should we not punish her?

However, she quickly realized what was happening, wrapped her arms around Lu Cheng's neck, and parted her red lips slightly: "What's going on?"

"According to preliminary estimates, it is a group of Golden Scaled Armored Beasts migrating, numbering around a thousand. They are moving slowly, and we don't know if they are heading towards us..." Lu Cheng said calmly.

"Thousands..."

Orange's pretty face turned deathly pale in an instant. The Golden Scale Armored Beasts feed on metal and are covered in hard metal scales. When they curl up, they resemble a fortress, with terrifying defensive capabilities. They are also known for their ability to burrow underground. In this vast forest, being entangled by these guys would be a huge problem, let alone having thousands of them. Looking at Jingyanggang, this is probably one of the largest soul beast groups.

Its renowned reputation stems from a unique ability: anti-flight.

“We can’t fly anymore…” Lu Cheng frowned slightly. The bionic wings on his back trembled, but he did not take off as usual. Clearly, the nearly one thousand Golden Scales had completely blocked the airspace over this area.

"What should we do?" Orange's voice betrayed a hint of panic. She didn't want to die, whether for revenge or anything else...

Her soft, fair arms clung tightly to Lu Cheng's neck, her delicate body involuntarily pressing against him like an octopus, as if afraid he would abandon her.

"Go wake up Keke and get inside the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret."

Lu Cheng said calmly.

"I'll be there shortly."

"Hmm..." Orange was a straightforward person. Although she was still a little worried that Lu Cheng would abandon the two of them as a burden, she gritted her teeth, turned around decisively, and tiptoed towards the camp not far away.

In the darkness of night.

As a faint call abruptly disappeared, the atmosphere gradually became eerie and heavy. Two furtive figures slipped out of the tent. Keke was only wearing a trench coat. The two glanced at Lu Cheng, who was standing not far away around the camp. They only saw his back, but out of trust, they hurriedly headed towards the all-terrain self-propelled soul-guided turret.

It seems that the only one we can count on right now is our senior brother, Lu Cheng.

To expect just the two of them to break through the encirclement... don't even dream about it.

This all-terrain self-propelled soul tool is composed of dozens of level-seven core formations, making it incredibly fast. However, it also consumes a terrifying amount of soul power from soul masters. If the two of them went up, they would probably be completely drained before they even ran a few kilometers. Even with some baby bottles attached, it would be impossible to replenish the energy consumed.

Ju Zi crawled into the all-terrain self-propelled soul tool. The huge metal shell isolated her from the outside world, which seemed to give her a sense of security. But when she thought of the dark forest around her, which was full of golden scales, her sense of security vanished instantly. Senior Brother... he wouldn't lie to them, would he?

After all, if Lu Cheng were truly heartless, he could have simply abandoned the two of them and left alone.

His chances of surviving alone are much greater than the two of them.

Some even more ruthless individuals might lure the Golden Scaled Armor Clan directly to themselves and Keke, then seize the opportunity to escape.

Looking at the mental probe from God's perspective, one could see countless slow-moving, densely packed crimson-gold soul beasts crawling into the detection range. Their claws were sharp and long, and the scales on their backs were all made of metal. The more metal they consumed, the tougher their scales became. There were already hundreds of them "seen," not to mention those outside the "field of vision."

Lu Cheng exhaled a breath of stale air and frowned slightly.

"This is troublesome..."

If he could freely use all his martial souls, soul skills, and soul bones, he would naturally have no reason to worry. Even with two burdens, he could still fight his way out. But the problem is... if he wants to avoid revealing his identity, he should even conceal his double pupil martial soul and not use it. Otherwise, with Ju Zi's intelligence, she will definitely notice something amiss and might even guess his identity directly.

He didn't want to kill him to cover it up.

"Never mind."

He shook his head: "If it comes to a last resort..."

His face turned completely cold after saying that, and with a flash, he appeared in the cockpit. "Sit tight, this time, it will be quick..."

"Uh-huh!"

Orange and Coco both breathed a sigh of relief. Their senior brother hadn't lied to them. At this critical moment, they dared not cause any trouble and obediently tied themselves to their seats, not daring to move an inch.

"Om..."

Lu Cheng pressed the start button, gripped the control handle, and slowly injected soul power. The large "spider" slowly emitted a faint light in the dark night sky, but was instantly switched to daytime mode by Ju Zi with quick eyes and hands.

"Shhhh..."

At the same time, with a series of chilling sounds, the entire night seemed to boil over. Countless sounds rang out all around, gradually growing louder. Outside the glass enclosure, figures in golden scale armor gradually appeared and accelerated towards the three of them.

Orange Coco's face turned deathly pale instantly, and her hands clenched tightly together.

She was even about to close her eyes.

Lu Cheng remained calm and suddenly pressed the control lever. Six sharp, long legs slowly stretched out and began to run forward. Because it was downhill, the speed increased at a visible rate. The mechanical stiffness gradually disappeared, replaced by a powerful acceleration brought about by inertia.

Fortunately, this all-terrain self-propelled soul tool is a level seven soul tool; otherwise, if it were the level five soul tool that Huo Gua and others rode in the original work, they probably wouldn't have been able to rely on it at all.

There were more Golden Scaled Beasts in this direction, but in Lu Cheng's eyes, it meant the safest. After all, once they reached the level of ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, these creatures had acquired considerable intelligence. The west, north, and south were all teeming with them, but the east was sparsely populated. Someone with a weak will might have chosen the east as their breakthrough point, but in reality...

This is probably a trap set by the other side.

Sure enough, just as Lu Cheng chose to roll westward down the hillside, the golden scale armors all around him paused. Then, from the seemingly sparse land in the east, countless golden scale armors suddenly emerged and rushed westward. Among them were even several enormous figures, which Lu Cheng estimated to be at least 30,000 years old.

This lineup would probably leave even an eighth-level Soul Master sweating profusely.

Not to mention... behind the entire Golden Scaled Armor Clan, there is probably a true Golden Scaled Armor King!!

That's the truly troublesome opponent.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The enormous soul tool leaped high into the forest and then crashed to the ground. Its six seemingly slender legs bore the terrifying kinetic energy. After all, it was only a probe-type soul tool, biased towards speed rather than carrying a heavy soul cannon.