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

Lu Cheng's eyes twitched, and he had an urge to turn around and leave.

but……

I still gritted my teeth and went up anyway.

"Look over there..." Ma Xiaotao lay down next to the hot spring, her chest rippling with moisture, and smiled as she rested her chin on her hand to indicate.

"Soul bone?" Lu Cheng's eyes widened in surprise.

Looking at the fiery red soul bone that was still radiating warmth beside him.

"Yesterday, I went with an elder to the Star Dou Great Forest and killed a golden earth dragon king with 100,000 years of cultivation," Ma Xiaotao said with a smile.

"Here, this is its soul bone."

"You've advanced to the Soul Saint level?!" Lu Cheng exclaimed in astonishment.

"Hmm~" Ma Xiaotao said with a smile.

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Chapter 57 Absorbing Soul Bones, Breakthrough

"What a coincidence, I have another soul bone here."

Helpless, Lu Cheng pulled out a left arm bone from his pocket.

It was the one Ning Cong gave me. Judging from its attributes, it must be a soul bone second only to the Ultimate Flame, comparable in quality to the Golden Earth Dragon King.

Two 100,000-year coins.

"A reward from the academy?" Ma Xiaotao lay in the hot spring, a hint of surprise flashing in her phoenix eyes. It was truly a bit... strange that the teacher would be willing to give such a generous reward.

"Given by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, a reward from the academy... Heh." Lu Cheng tossed the soul bone aside and chuckled.

Those who expect Yan Shaozhe to show mercy are bound to starve to death.

"What about the academy's reward?" Ma Xiaotao was stunned.

"Here you go~" Lu Cheng tossed her a storage soul guide diamond ring, which she caught with her slender hand. Her fingers, painted with red cinnamon, opened it to examine it, her red lips gradually widening, and her beautiful eyes gradually filling with anger.

"Has the teacher gone mad?!"

"I'm going to confront him!" Ma Xiaotao leaped out of the bathhouse in a flurry of activity. "Lu Cheng, let go! Don't stop me! I have to report this to Elder Mu. Is Shrek Academy really going to just hand over such a powerful genius?"

"..." Lu Cheng turned his head away, and a surge of white flesh rushed in front of him. For a moment, he found it hard to suppress his anger, and his nose felt hot, as if blood was flowing out.

"clothing."

Lu Cheng said helplessly.

"..." Ma Xiaotao's pretty face flushed red. Even in her memory, she didn't seem to have been looked at like this before. In the past, it was always her who tried to seduce him, but this guy was always righteous and didn't want to look at her twice.

Her slender feet rested on the stones beside the bathing spring, her fair toes clearly defined, her toenails painted with dazzling red cardamom, and the blue veins on her fair insteps clearly visible, making her arches appear even longer and more graceful.

With a casual wave of the hand, a thin veil was draped over it.

The way it wraps around her graceful figure makes her even more alluring.

"Dean Yan isn't crazy, but Xiao Tao, you know I don't have much of a liking for Shrek Academy." Seeing this, Lu Cheng, though still passionate, managed to suppress some of his anger.

"..." Ma Xiaotao's face stiffened.

"Are you leaving again?"

She stared at Lu Cheng with a stubborn look in her eyes.

His tone softened, seemingly pleading.

"Yes." Lu Cheng nodded.

This seems to be an insurmountable obstacle.

Shrek Academy has twice clashed with him, not to mention whether everything in the simulator actually happened in reality... The massacre of Zhang Lexuan's family overnight was indeed the work of Mu En, which means that neither he nor Zhang Lexuan can reconcile with Shrek.

“This time, I’m going to follow you!” Ma Xiaotao stared intently at Lu Cheng with her phoenix eyes.

"..." Lu Cheng's lips twitched.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe was terrified...

"it is good."

Lu Cheng nodded.

This kind of trust is rare and precious. He really can no longer treat her as a tool to be manipulated at will. She is also a living, breathing person with flesh and blood.

"That's more like it..." Ma Xiaotao's eyes softened when she saw that Lu Cheng didn't seem to be faking it.

"Absorb the soul bone, and I will protect you."

"After absorbing the soul bone, I can probably raise my soul power to the Soul Venerable level. We'll have to go to the Star Dou Great Forest again in a couple of days," Lu Cheng said thoughtfully.

"That would be perfect," Ma Xiaotao said, licking her red lips and giving him a seductive look.

"Let's wait until we get Mother back before we talk about anything else." Lu Cheng said helplessly. No matter what he said, this girl could always find a way to steer the conversation in the right direction.

"Jiang Nannan's mother? The one who adopted you all these years? I'll thank her properly when I meet her." Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's expression became much more serious.

"Should I go too?"

“You don’t need to.” Lu Cheng’s eyes twitched. “You can just protect me.”

After saying that, he took off his clothes and, under Ma Xiaotao's teasing gaze, entered the bathing spring. He sat cross-legged in it and took out the 100,000-year soul bone given to him by Ning Cong, slowly absorbing it.

The simulated reward, the Sun-Shooting Bow, basically encompasses the corresponding cultivation talent and physical attributes of talent level 10. Therefore, for Lu Cheng, absorbing the 100,000-year-old soul bone is difficult, but not dangerous.

Ma Xiaotao sat leisurely on a rock to the side, her fair little feet stepping into the bathing spring next to her, gently stirring it.

Her beautiful eyes quietly admired Lu Cheng.

Looking at his figure gives me an indescribable sense of security.

Even though he is still young, he still appears quite composed.

"Om..."

A crimson light rose from the pool, flames swirled around Lu Cheng, and as his soul bone slowly merged into his body, his cultivation level surged.

Level 27, Level 28, Level 29...

After Lu Cheng completely absorbed the soul bone, he took a deep breath, exhaled a puff of white mist, and began to absorb Ma Xiaotao's 100,000-year-old golden earth dragon king soul bone again.

He broke through level 30 in an instant, and a huge amount of energy surged within his body.

Without a spirit ring, Lu Cheng could not continue to improve his cultivation, but his enormous energy was temporarily stored, waiting for the moment he obtained his third spirit ring so that he could ascend to immortality.

"So handsome!"

Ma Xiaotao said as if she were infatuated.

ps...

Chapter 58 will be updated at 6 PM today.

As the title suggests ()

Chapter 59 Jiang's Mother is Rescued

"Huff..."

Lu Cheng exhaled a cloud of white mist.

He slowly opened his eyes. Absorbing the soul bone not only increased his soul power, but also enhanced his physical strength. At the same time, it also gave him two soul bone skills.

The Golden Earth Dragon King granted him a Soul Bone Skill: it is imbued with the attribute of Light and Fire, and its power is increased by 40%, while also inflicting a continuous burning effect. The other Soul Bone is purely for increasing the speed and range of his arrows, from the original 1,000 meters to about 1,500 meters, while also increasing his own movement speed.

The former's Light Flame is the nemesis of evil soul masters, comparable to Ye Guyi's Holy Angel. He remembered Wang Dong'er's Light Goddess Butterfly martial soul in the original work, which also absorbed a Golden Earth Dragon King in the early stages. Later, relying on the characteristics of the martial soul, it was able to overpower the Holy Spirit Cult team in the competition.

Although the latter is a 100,000-year-old soul bone, its fire attribute ability has been completely devoured by the Golden Crow Fire, making it more of a passive amplification skill. It is like adding icing on the cake, purely increasing combat power and adding points in terms of stats.

The moment Lu Cheng opened his eyes, the Crimson Fire Bow materialized in his left hand, and with his right hand, he pulled back, and a crimson arrow condensed between his fingers.

He narrowed his eyes, aiming at the courtyard and then at a large tree outside the gate.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, the tree snapped in half, sending splinters flying and dust billowing everywhere.

The arrow, once released, carried the power of light and holiness, like an angel's arrow, and with pure white flames, devoured all darkness.

Lu Cheng nodded slightly, a hint of joy in his eyes. After absorbing the soul bone, his waist strength and arm strength had been significantly increased.

Arrows, as a weapon spirit, excel in range, killing silently. By the time the enemy reacts, the arrow has already pierced their throat. Therefore, the rate of fire is also a very important factor.

The Sun-Shooting Bow slowly dissipated. Lu Cheng moved his shoulders, and residual heat emanated from the location of his soul bone, a sign that he had activated it.

"Not bad. In a couple of days, I'll go to the Star Dou Great Forest with my sister to get your third soul ring," Ma Xiaotao said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

……

Three days later.

"mom?"

Shrek City.

Inside a quaint courtyard.

Lu Cheng spoke softly. A middle-aged woman who had been sitting restlessly saw Lu Cheng, and her pink eyes relaxed slightly. She took a few steps forward, looked Lu Cheng up and down, cupped his face, and said softly, "Xiao Cheng, are you alright?"

"It's alright... How are you feeling?" Lu Cheng asked with concern as he breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm much better now. This gentleman specially invited a doctor to straighten my meridians and cure my illness. I'm much better now," Jiang's mother said with a gentle smile.

"This must be my young friend Lu Cheng. I've heard so much about you."

An elderly man with gray hair walked out from the backyard and spoke with a smile.

"Thank you for your soul bone, and... for saving my life. I, Lu Cheng, will never forget it." Lu Cheng said solemnly, bowing slightly.