Chapter 236: Level 50, New Mission_1

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A week had quietly passed.

Xu Ran finished designing the armor he wanted to create and handed the designs over to Bear Lord and his associates.

With Bear Lord and the others committing their efforts, there was no need for Xu Ran to say much; they would put in their utmost effort.

Seated cross-legged beside the Lake of Life, Xu Ran was absorbing the frenzied energy from within the soul bone.

In Xu Ran's possession was nearly all the resources of the Aquipeia Forest, countless soul bones; however, the only soul bones that caught Xu Ran's eye were a few pieces.

For now, he only planned to absorb the hundred-thousand-year Duskgold Dreadclaw given to him by Bear Lord, as well as the two-hundred-thousand-year right leg bone of the Three-Headed Red Demon Hound from Red King. He hadn't decided on the other soul bones yet. Currently, he couldn't absorb that many soul bones at once anyway, so he would take his time.

"Level Fifty," Xu Ran murmured as he stood up, feeling the endless, majestic energy within his body and could not help feeling spirited and confident.

A dark golden light surged on his palms, and the roar of a Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear could faintly be heard. However, it was not a resentful howl but rather an extremely excited roar.

To battle for an Auspicious Beast is the highest honor.

Xu Ran learned from Bear Lord that this pair of attached soul bones came from a hundred-thousand-year Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear from tens of thousands of years ago. The calamity of ferocious beasts was extraordinary. This Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear fell during the heavenly tribulation, leaving behind these attached soul bones.

"Following me, your legacy won't be buried," Xu Ran murmured. Dark golden light surged over his palms, and five dark golden blades appeared on both hands at the same time. Gently sliding the blades around the large trees, they instantly collapsed with a thunderous crash.

"Sky Tearing Claw."

"Duskgold Dreadclaw."

These were what the Duskgold Dreadclaw brought to him.

Duskgold Dreadclaw Bear, a ferocious beast that was infinitely close to the pinnacle of gold. Bear Lord had once attempted to contend with Di Tian for the control of the Aquipeia Forest, even managing to injure Di Tian with the Sky Tearing Claw, but ultimately he was soundly beaten by Di Tian. This incident, however, was enough to show the terror of this soul skill.

"Ding, the 'System' detects that the 'Host' has broken through to level fifty, triggering the Level Breakthrough Mission."

"Ding, please 'Host' reveal the true face of Yu Xiaogang in front of Liu Erlong."

"Mission Reward: Sword Flight Technique, Fifth Soul Ring: Fifteen Thousand Year Evil God Sword. Skill Points two thousand."

"Yu Xiaogang is the greatest hypocrite on the Soul Land Continent, adept at deceit and manipulation of Liu Erlong and Bi Bidong within the palm of his hands. Considering Yu Xiaogang's vile character and his importance on the Soul Land Continent, the reward is quite substantial. Hopefully, the 'Host' will give him a good 'slap in the face'. If this mission is completed exceptionally, there might be an extra reward of Skill Points."

The instant Xu Ran retracted the Duskgold Dreadclaw into his body, the 'System''s prompt sounded.

"So it's like this, huh? The fifth attribute is evil. Yet another top-notch attribute," Xu Ran murmured to himself. Evil, destruction, and slaughter – these three attributes were of the same tier, each controlled by one of the three Divine Kings in the Divine Realm, and now they were all under his control.

"And there's the Sword Flight Technique." Xu Ran felt somewhat tempted. If he mastered Sword Flight, wouldn't that mean he could cover a thousand miles in a day?

Two thousand Skill Points was also quite good, and there was even the additional reward of Skill Points...

The rewards for this mission were so generous that Xu Ran needed a moment to take it all in.

It seemed that even the System's Miss had found Yu Xiaogang's actions unbearable, hence the substantial rewards.

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When Xu Ran returned to his room, he was greeted by the rich aroma of meat – it was the scent of silkworm meat.

The meat of the Skydream Ice Silkworm was highly nourishing. Since the Skydream Ice Silkworm was already convinced by him, Xu Ran would visit Skydream Brother every day to borrow some silkworm meat for a stir-fry, or to make a dry pot dish.

Sometimes, when Xu Ran was feeling generous, he would even bring over a few jars of wine with the stir-fry to visit Skydream Brother, who would become so excited upon learning the stir-fry was made from silkworm meat that he would end up in tears.

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But these days, it wasn't Xu Ran cooking for himself, nor was it Xiaowu or Zi Ji.

It was Bi Ji.

Bi Ji was gentle and virtuous, and under his earnest invitation, Bi Ji felt that it wouldn't be proper for an Auspicious Beast to personally cook, so these past few days Xu Ran had also enjoyed Bi Ji's culinary skills.

Of course, what was more important was that Bi Ji was wearing a white cooking apron and the sight of her seriously washing and cooking was indeed beautiful.

She looked like she was preparing to warmly entertain a husband who had been busy all day, which inevitably made Xu Ran's heart itch.

Therefore, under the pretext of helping Bi Ji wash and cut vegetables, Xu Ran didn't miss any opportunity to take advantage of her.

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Xu Ran greeted Xiaowu and then went straight to the kitchen.

When Xu Ran opened the kitchen door, Bi Ji was there wearing a cyan green long dress, with her long hair draped over her shoulders. Around her waist was tied a pure white kitchen apron, making her look like a tender and virtuous, industrious wife.

She was bending over in front of the sink, washing the vegetables in her hands.

Bi Ji's figure was already good, and bending over, the curvaceous line of her full, pert buttocks was accentuated. The rising hem of her skirt exposed her creamy white legs, provoking desire.

Bi Ji's skin was exquisite, as smooth as cream, though perhaps a bit too conservative.

With Bi Ji's beauty, if she wore a short skirt, stockings, high heels, and a homemaker's apron, she would exude an irresistible charm.

But, even though it looked nice.

Short skirts, stockings, high heels... was this appropriate for cooking solemn meals? Or...? Perhaps she would need to be taught slowly in the future. The highest level of cooking skill was to make someone's mouth water just by looking.

"My lord, you're here." Sensing Xu Ran's footsteps, Bi Ji turned around. Following Xu Ran's blatantly appreciative gaze, her pretty face blushed, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

These days, Xu Ran had called her over to cook for him.

She was naturally willing to serve an Auspicious Beast.

But what she hadn't expected was that in the kitchen, Xu Ran would come by from time to time to help her with washing and chopping vegetables... Of course, Xu Ran's visits were not simply to help her, but rather…

"Ahem, I've come to help you," Xu Ran said, ignoring Bi Ji's startled rabbit-like gaze and expression.

Now he was an Auspicious Beast, second only to Gu Yuena in status within The Soul Beast Realm. He would certainly make good use of this advantage to deepen his relationship with Bi Ji and the others.

"My lord, there's no need; I can handle it myself," Bi Ji's pretty face turned even redder, knowing full well that Xu Ran wasn't there to help her but to take advantage of her.

Before, she didn't understand Xu Ran's character very well. But after staying here for a few days, she had come to know him very thoroughly.

"Ahem, the work goes faster when two people do it together, and we can put more strength into it," Xu Ran said, dismissing Bi Ji's coy refusal.

Bi Ji would eventually become his wife, so it was perfect for the two of them to deepen their emotional bond.

Xu Ran said this but suddenly embraced Bi Ji from behind amidst her exclamations, resting his hands over hers. While Bi Ji was washing the food in her hands, Xu Ran was washing... Bi Ji.

"So soft," Xu Ran couldn't help but comment inwardly. Bi Ji's hands were soft and dainty, delicate as if without bones.

"My lord…" Bi Ji's pretty face flushed, looking at Xu Ran's large hand directly covering hers. Was the lord really here to help? It was already so obvious, yet he still claimed he was here to assist.