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

Inside the college dormitory.

Lu Cheng lay leisurely in Nana's arms, while the latter sat quietly on the bed, her slender fingers stroking Lu Cheng's short black hair, her fair hands cupping Lu Cheng's face, a hint of infatuation flashing across her pretty face, her beautiful eyes seeing only this handsome man.

He was able to rescue her from dire straits and free her parents. She had no way to repay his kindness, so she could only follow him, even if it meant being his "shadow." The girl had no complaints whatsoever.

Lu Cheng leisurely enjoyed the soft leg pillow, flipping through some secret manuals from Mingde Hall. These were all taken from the core base of Mingde Hall a few days ago. There were no outsiders around, so he took them out to take a look openly.

Meanwhile, Meng Hongchen sat on the other side, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, somewhat absentmindedly leaning on the table, stroking a crimson ring in her hand—a coming-of-age gift from Jing Hongchen.

The entire Sun Moon Empire has been in an uproar these past few days.

News of the devastating bombing of Mingde Hall quickly spread throughout Mingdu. With some people stirring up trouble and fanning the flames, most of the uninformed public and the powerful vented their anger on Jing Hongchen, and many even threatened to execute him.

This situation is also particularly evident in the Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Many unsuspecting students directed their anger at Meng Hongchen. Fortunately, Meng Hongchen still wielded considerable influence, and veterans like Lin Jiayi had not been dismissed by their superiors and still maintained their networks. Therefore, they did not dare to go too far. However, when they saw Meng Hongchen, many of them still showed disdain.

This isolation was real; if Lu Cheng hadn't been there to comfort her, she probably would have become depressed.

Lu Cheng didn't offer any advice. Can you blame the many colleges for being ignorant?

No way, this was all the old emperor's doing from beginning to end. He might be using this as an excuse to make some big move... like executing loyal officials with tears in his eyes. He knows that old man's petty nature all too well.

"Don't worry, before I leave, I'll press his head down and make him apologize to Grandpa," Lu Cheng said, glancing at the sullen Meng Hongchen.

"Who?" Meng Hongchen blinked her big eyes, somewhat surprised.

"The Emperor of the Sun and Moon," Lu Cheng said casually.

"..." Meng Hongchen's eyes twitched wildly. This was very "Lu Cheng". According to the other party's personality, three years ago, he dared to openly betray Shrek Academy in the All-Continent Soul Master Competition, making Super Douluo Yan Shaozhe so angry that he almost vomited blood, causing a huge uproar. He could probably really do something like forcing the Sun Moon Emperor to apologize to his grandfather.

But the problem is, how can one get close to him while he is heavily protected by the elite forces of the Sun Moon Empire?

Could it be...?

Meng Hongchen's mouth gaped open as she stared at Lu Cheng, speechless: "The people from the Body Sect... didn't leave?!"

"Hmm, otherwise what would I use to break him out of prison?" Lu Cheng leisurely flipped through the book and said, "I can't possibly let our grandfather be trapped in a deadly situation. This is my betrothal... cough cough, sincerity."

Although he set this up...

Lu Cheng is somewhat shameless.

But under the filter of being in love, Meng Hongchen bit her lip and her eyes gradually became serious: "Lu Cheng, don't worry, after we meet Grandpa, I will definitely help you persuade him. If he is unwilling, I will fight to the death! And my brother... he admires you very much. He has a strong talent in the Soul Guidance System and can help you a lot."

"Cough cough cough..."

Lu Cheng was taken aback, and even with his thick skin, he felt a little embarrassed.

She simply focused on reading, while Meng Hongchen's beautiful eyes would occasionally drift over, staring at Lu Cheng's profile, wiping her lips from time to time, as if afraid that drool would involuntarily drip down.

Lu Cheng without his disguise... he's so handsome.

Lu Cheng closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, but in reality, he entered the sea of ​​spirit.

The entire spiritual world has been continuously expanding in recent years. With the super-powerful Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and several ferocious beasts entering one after another, the spiritual sea is now magnificent. However, it has also been divided into several distinct "territories".

Tianmeng is a pale gold color, occupying about a quarter of the total spiritual sea. Xuedi is pale blue, with extremely cold waters within, much like the far north, occupying a third of the sea. The remaining quarter is a lava-like landscape, where Jiaojiao sleeps at the bottom of the lake. The last sixth, which is also the smallest territory, is where Chiwang resides.

As for Electrox, he had long since moved to Lu Cheng's Eye of Life and settled there, or perhaps in the half-dead plane...

"Hehe, this girl is so infatuated, and you just ignore her?" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm chuckled as it surfaced from the water.

"Brother Tianmeng," Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Have you absorbed all the Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow I gave you?"

Ever since he obtained those ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrows from the cave of the Earth Dragon Gate, not only the Ice Emperor and Titan Snow Demon King benefited, but also Tianmeng and the Snow Emperor. There was no way around it; there was just too much ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing marrow in that cave, enough to rival the cave that Tianmeng had fallen into before, and there was still a little left over.

As for Tianmeng, Xue Di was, strictly speaking, a soul that was gradually standardized after ten thousand years. Therefore, although she was sacrificed, she was still an independent individual who could eat, drink, sleep, and even fight for Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng summoned the Snow Empress in the previous competition, which appeared in the form of a soul spirit. At that time, the Snow Empress's combat power was at least comparable to that of an ordinary Soul Douluo. After absorbing the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow and sleeping for two years, she had already advanced to the level of a titled combatant. As for the Crimson King, Jiao Jiao was slightly inferior, roughly at the level of a Soul Douluo.

In other words, relying solely on these soul-powerful abilities, Lu Cheng could easily defeat an ordinary Title Douluo.

This is also why his spiritual sea has been unusually quiet in the past two years. Snow Emperor and Tianmeng, who have absorbed the ten-thousand-year-old Xuanbing Marrow, have been sleeping most of the time and only come out to breathe occasionally. Crimson King, on the other hand, often transforms into a small dog and goes out for a stroll.

"Hehe, who is Brother Tianmeng?" Tianmeng said smugly, transforming into a huge, plump ice silkworm and swaying in front of Lu Cheng. "With my current spiritual power, I have recovered about one-tenth of my peak strength."

This is still quite impressive, after all, Tianmeng's peak period was a genuine million years, and the spiritual power he relied on to become famous was truly as vast as the "sea". Even if he only "recovered" to one-tenth, it was enough to rival a Super Douluo who was good at spiritual attributes. What's more... this was not the state he had reached by borrowing the power of origin, which is a consumable resource.

Rather, it is a stable state of being, equivalent to shedding one's skin and being reborn.

"Not bad, little bug..."

Below, in the sea of ​​consciousness, the azure ocean surged with waves, accompanied by a lazy yet cold female voice, and the graceful figure of the Snow Empress appeared before Lu Cheng.

Compared to two years ago, the spirit's form is more solid and has an added touch of "divinity" that is difficult to see through.

Tianmeng saw it clearly. It had cultivated for millions of years and had vaguely touched that barrier before, but it was firmly bound. Perhaps it was because of its bloodline origin that it had not developed any divinity even after millions of years.

The Snow Emperor, who was only a little over 700,000 years old, absorbed the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow. Even though she was just Lu Cheng's soul, she unknowingly gave birth to a wisp of extremely precious divinity. That was the threshold for her to advance to godhood in the future. Even just a tiny bit of it was enough to make Tianmeng envious.

More importantly, the presence of this wisp of divinity means that Xue Di's soul has essentially taken a step toward becoming the "divine soul" of Ilex. If she truly reaches the level of divine consciousness, she will be immortal and indestructible. Even if Lu Cheng dies, Xue Di can leave peacefully, condense a physical body, or find a new vessel.

"Snow Empress...you've awakened too?"

Lu Cheng's eyes were filled with complex emotions. The scene he saw again with this woman he had called "Mama" felt both familiar and strange to him.

"Yes, if he doesn't come out soon, my little Cheng might be snatched away by some other bad woman..." Xue Di's eyes were gentle as she straightened Lu Cheng's clothes, her eyes full of relief, and her fair hand gently stroked Lu Cheng's cheek, "You've grown up."

Lu Cheng: "..."

The Snow Empress has such a powerful aura.

She was also the only woman who even Lu Cheng found somewhat overwhelming. Her peerless beauty and snow-like demeanor, coupled with a hint of teasing as she looked at Lu Cheng, made him slightly dodge her gaze.

Tianmeng Ice Silkworm was somewhat numb. The Snow Empress, who once dominated the far north and had now awakened her divinity first, was actually so close to a human. You should know that the Titan Snow Demon King, who had once expressed his feelings, had his bones crushed into dust and minced into meat paste. The Snow Empress seemed to have a cold and peaceful personality, neither happy nor sad, but in reality, she was extremely sensitive to certain bottom lines.

But when it came to Lu Cheng...

"It's been so long, we've all become strangers. Call me 'Mama' so I can hear it..." Snow Empress covered her mouth and chuckled, reaching out to pinch Lu Cheng's cheek. Her stunningly beautiful face made everything around her pale in comparison, leaving Tianmeng Ice Silkworm speechless.

This...is this really the Snow Empress?!

"Waaah..." Lu Cheng muttered in dissatisfaction as his face was being roughly pinched and squeezed.

"Honestly, naughty." The Snow Empress snorted lightly, glancing indifferently at Tianmeng, whose two small, dark eyes were wide open beside her. Her expression instantly returned to its usual indifference: "Tianmeng, is there anything good to see on my face?"

"No, no, I'm just suddenly feeling a bit sleepy. Xiao Cheng, you... good luck."

Tianmeng's enormous body trembled instantly, then curled up into a ball and burrowed into the water, refusing to come out again.

"Xiao Cheng~"

When Xue Di looked at Lu Cheng again, there was a hint of mockery in her beautiful icy blue eyes. She opened her arms and pulled Lu Cheng into her embrace. She was taller than Zhang Lexuan, and even though she was barefoot, with only her white and tender lotus feet exposed, Lu Cheng still had to look up to see her.

The car headlights were dazzling and glaring, shining directly into Lu Cheng's face, utterly unreasonable.

His large chest embraced Lu Cheng, gently inhaling his scent.

Her icy blue eyes held a hint of resentment: "While I was asleep, you must have been sneaking a lot of food, didn't you?"

"..."

Lu Cheng felt a little guilty.

"But it's alright, as long as she didn't recognize another mother." Xue Di chuckled.

They're quite possessive of their food.

Lu Cheng made a comment.

However, he is indeed now a powerful force. Not to mention the Body Sect, he is now able to fight against a level 92 Title Douluo with his Soul Saint combat power and four Martial Souls (Sun-Shooting Bow, Double Pupil, Snow Empress, and Fallen Angel) without being at a disadvantage. Both Sun-Shooting Bow and Double Pupil have been filled with seven Soul Rings.

As for the soul bone... the seventh soul ring of the Double Pupil was a 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant. After killing it, a 100,000-year-old skull was also dropped, which was absorbed by Lu Cheng. Of course, after killing the Evil Eye Tyrant in the Demon Forest, the soul bones can be fused together and will not take up space.

Jiaojiao gave the torso bone, Xue Di's left leg bone fused with the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone containing the Ice Explosion Technique, plus the first 100,000-year-old arm bones absorbed, and now the only empty one is the right leg bone.

Of course, with the Soul Bone Synthesis Technique, his left and right arm bones will eventually be fused with stronger Soul Bones. In the early stages, ordinary 100,000-year Soul Bones are still very strong, but as time goes by, the opponents Lu Cheng encounters become stronger and stronger, making them somewhat useless...

"Also, thank you for your hard work over the years."

Xue Di gently stroked Lu Cheng's cheek, her eyes full of tenderness, and hugged Lu Cheng in her arms, her tone suddenly becoming gentle.

"From now on, I will walk with you through the rest of your life, no matter what you want to do... I will always be with you."

Even if her soul truly advances to the level of a divine soul, she will not leave Lu Cheng; they are one and inseparable.

"Mmm..." Lu Cheng was enveloped by a gentle, enveloping feeling. He hesitated, then finally let out a soft hum, ceasing his struggle, as if sinking deeper and deeper into a pool of tenderness...

……

Tian Dou City.

A horse-drawn carriage travels quietly on a continent paved with blue-tiled steps.

Inside the car, Xiao Hongchen's body was stiff, still unable to recover from the shadow of the past few days. He was eating hot pot and singing with exchange students from the Sun Moon Empire, Lin Xi, Ma Rulong and others when they were robbed by the Body Sect. These guys were running rampant in Shrek Academy, coming and going as they pleased, and they were also incredibly strong and unreasonable. He had originally placed his hopes on the only Limit Douluo in Shrek Academy, but he never expected that the old guy was so weak.

He could only watch helplessly as he was carried away and robbed, coughing up blood on the spot.

run!

We absolutely have to get away!

Xiao Hongchen's throat bobbed. If he were truly taken to the enemy's lair, he might never have a chance to leave. Moreover, if his grandfather knew he had been kidnapped, he would definitely spare no effort to ransom him. In that case...

Sitting opposite him was a beautiful young woman in a pale yellow dress, dressed in luxurious attire, who was currently resting with her eyes closed.

"Hey, hey..."

Xiao Hongchen probed in a low voice.

The woman slowly opened her eyes, staring calmly at Xiao Hongchen, her eyes revealing a hint of inquiry.

"Were you also robbed here?" Xiao Hongchen asked in a low voice.

The woman neither admitted nor denied it.

Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath: "Don't worry, we're in this together now. I won't betray you. But those guys from the Body Sect are ruthless. Once we get back to their main camp, we probably won't have a chance to escape. Now that their main force has left, this is our only chance to leave!"

Vina parted her red lips slightly, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of playfulness.

"I am Princess Vina of the Heavenly Soul Empire." (The relationship between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Body Sect in the early stages is little known.)

"They even dared to kidnap a princess?!" Xiao Hongchen's eyes widened, but considering the unreasonable strength of those guys, who could come and go freely even from Shrek Academy, it was not surprising that they would also kidnap a princess from the Heavenly Soul Empire.

"Listen, if you help me, we have a chance to escape."

Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath and said earnestly.