Chapter 3: The Vengeful Little Brat and the Generous Dai Mubai

Tang San admitted defeat, and Zhuge Lan retracted his attack.

However…

"Hey!" Dai Mubai's voice trembled as he spoke. "That guy already… already admitted defeat, and you… you're still using your soul bone skill?"

Dai Mubai knew his stuff; he recognized that it was a soul bone skill.

But Zhuge Lan just shrugged and spread his hands, looking innocent.

"This soul bone skill can only be released; there's no way to cancel it once it's activated," he said nonchalantly. "But don't worry. The labor pains are just for experience. You won't actually give birth to a baby."

Wait, what?

An hour?

The seven people on the scene were in total despair!

[Emotion Points +2999]

[Emotion Points +1999]

[Emotion Points +999]

[Emotion Points +99]

The numbers kept rising crazily! If Zhuge Lan didn't have other disgusting soul skills up his sleeve, they would have probably cursed him out loud.

But for now…

They could only curse silently in their minds.

However, keeping their feelings bottled up only resulted in them repeatedly contributing more emotion points to Zhuge Lan.

He was thoroughly enjoying this.

Sitting leisurely in a chair, his eyes moved back and forth across the group, taking it all in.

It was a pleasure, both mentally and physically.

Moreover, as Zhuge Lan stared at them, the seven people's shame increased, causing the emotion points to rise even higher.

This became an endless source of entertainment for him.

After some experimenting, he found that Tang San cared the most about his dignity, contributing the largest spike in emotion points.

So Zhuge Lan focused on him.

Tang San was fuming!

[Emotion Points +3555]

[Emotion Points +3555]

[Emotion Points +444]

Among the steady stream of emotion point notifications, a strange number popped up, disrupting the flow.

Who else was nearby?

Zhuge Lan scanned the area and noticed a dark figure standing at the hotel entrance.

It looked like… the figure had a decent build?

He didn't bother chasing after them. Without a doubt, the shadowy figure was likely Zhu Zhuqing.

Shrek Academy's registration was the day after tomorrow, so he would see her soon enough.

But…

"Is Tang Hao not showing up because this is a fight between peers?" he mused. "What a pity. I was hoping to see him kneel too."

What? Can't take on a Title Douluo?

His system had a teleport function. He could just mess around and run off afterward.

An hour later…

With a synchronized sound of "puff, puff, puff" as though air was being released, the seven people's swollen bellies finally shrank back to normal.

The twin sisters and the hotel manager collapsed in exhaustion.

Tang San, being trained in martial arts, managed to pull up the limp Xiao Wu. His steps were unsteady as he headed back into the hotel, his head down, remaining silent the entire way.

He was terrified that if he said the wrong thing, Zhuge Lan would hit him with another round of torment.

Dai Mubai took an extra half-minute to recover. He then picked up the twin sisters, one in each arm, and staggered off.

Impressive!

Even in such a weakened state, he still had the energy for… extracurricular activities?

Zhuge Lan raised his hand, wanting to advise Dai Mubai to rest, lest he exhaust himself to death and rob Zhuge Lan of a valuable target for harvesting emotion points.

But Dai Mubai was so frightened by the gesture that he quickly retreated!

[Emotion Points +999]

He didn't dare meet Zhuge Lan's gaze, instead keeping his eyes fixed on Zhuge Lan's chest, filled with a mix of wariness and confusion.

"Earlier, I was too arrogant. I apologize!" Dai Mubai spoke up, trying to make peace.

"I'll give you that room. I'll also cover the costs for the damages."

"When you get to Shrek Academy, if anyone gives you trouble…"

"Well…"

"I'll warn them not to mess with you."

"Goodbye!"

Before Zhuge Lan could respond, Dai Mubai, carrying the twins, bolted as fast as he could, afraid that Zhuge Lan might change his mind.

Though everyone had left, the emotion points continued flooding Zhuge Lan's system.

The lowest numbers came from Dai Mubai, steadily decreasing.

A generous man indeed.

But Tang San and Xiao Wu? Their numbers were rising instead!

The more they thought about it, the angrier they got.

'Both the hero and heroine sure hold grudges,' Zhuge Lan thought with a grin. 'This is perfect.'

'If they were the type to forgive and forget, where would I farm my emotion points?'

'Small-minded people are the best!'

In high spirits, Zhuge Lan called for a waiter to show him to his suite.

Oh, and one more thing!

Didn't Dai Mubai say everything was on his tab?

"Bring me the most expensive dishes you have," Zhuge Lan ordered. "Put it on Young Master Dai's bill."

He was certain that when Dai Mubai saw the bill, his emotions would run high.

While waiting for his feast, Zhuge Lan opened his system interface.

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[Emotion Points System]

Emotion Points: 103,981

Level: 35

Soul Bone: [External Soul Bone – Sage's Eye / 1,000,000 years]

First Martial Soul: [Li Jing's Sword]

Second Martial Soul: [Bramble Armor]

[Shop]

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Whoa!

Over 100,000 emotion points already?!

But then again, considering the suffering Tang San and the others endured, it wasn't that much after all.

'Let's see what's in the shop,' Zhuge Lan thought.

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[Master of the Douluo World: 1 trillion Emotion Points]

[King of the Gods Inheritance: 200 billion Emotion Points]

[God King Inheritance: 100 billion Emotion Points]

[First-Class Deity Inheritance: 50 billion Emotion Points]

[Second-Class Deity Inheritance: 5 billion Emotion Points]

[Third-Class Deity Inheritance: 500 million Emotion Points]

[Pick Any Super Divine Tool: 50 billion Emotion Points]

[Pick Any Divine Tool: 1 billion Emotion Points]

[God-Level Soul Ring: 1 billion Emotion Points]

[Third God-Level Martial Soul: 1 billion Emotion Points]

[Million-Year Soul Bone: 10 million Emotion Points]

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Zhuge Lan silently closed the shop window and clicked on [Li Jing's Sword] instead.

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[Li Jing's Sword]

- Guaranteed to be caught bare-handed / 1,000,000 years

- Empty

- Empty

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Zhuge Lan clicked on [Guaranteed to be caught bare-handed]

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[Increase Soul Ring Age]: 10 Emotion Points per year;]

[Guaranteed to be caught bare-handed]: Whenever you swing your sword, it will inevitably be caught bare-handed!]

- No Limit: Ignores level restrictions!

- Group Control: Controls a number of enemies equal to your level divided by 10. Once the Martial Soul's true form is activated, this limit is removed!

- Fatal: Those unable to catch it with both hands are unworthy to fight me and will die!

Tagline: "Today, you will catch this blade—whether you want to or not!"

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"Tsk! No wonder this million-year soul ring only has one skill," Zhuge Lan thought.

Each of the three abilities was more powerful than the last!

The cost to increase the soul ring's age wasn't too high either.

In this setting, a million years was already the peak of Douluo's power.

'System, can I directly upgrade my million-year soul ring to a god-level one?'

[God-Level Soul Ring: 90 million Emotion Points!]

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Create a unique godhood and infuse it with divine power to evolve into a god-level soul ring!

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Hmm.

A million-year soul ring was already the highest in the Douluo world. There was no need to waste emotion points.

—Definitely not because I'm broke.

He returned to the previous menu and clicked on the second [Empty] slot.

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[Activate a 100-Year Soul Ring / 1,000 Emotion Points]

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Huh?

'System, why is it just a 100-year soul ring? What about higher-level ones?'

[Please activate the 100-year soul ring first, and then upgrade its age.]

So that's how it worked.

Fair enough.

Zhuge Lan clicked to activate it, and the data on his screen changed.