New Technique

Quickly, Zuzong suppressed this dangerous and thrilling thought. He couldn't play too recklessly yet. Tang Hao could possibly be secretly protecting Tang San at any moment! Before achieving equivalent power to his enemies, it's best to stay hidden.

"System, continue stealing!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing a century-old Soul Wine from a certain miscellaneous store in 'Douluo Continent.' The store owner's hatred towards the host has increased to 25%. The store owner wishes the host to marry his daughter, who now weighs 350 pounds, and move into their family. Hatred points have increased by 250.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing two sets of the latest youth clothing from a clothing store in 'Douluo Continent.' The store owner's hatred towards the host has increased to 50%. The store owner's desire to marry the host has grown even stronger (the clothing store owner is the same person as the miscellaneous store owner, whose precious daughter has become obsessed with young boys and has gained weight to 350 pounds). Hatred points have increased by 500.]

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar names, Zuzong felt puzzled at first, but then he looked at the clothes he was currently wearing. He suddenly remembered that his clothes and bedding were also "borrowed" from their store.

Zuzong almost spit out a mouthful of blood. Rolling his eyes, he complained, "Why is it this pair of foolish father and daughter again? I remember that three months ago, that woman was only 300 pounds. How did she gain fifty pounds in such a short time? If she wants to get married, shouldn't she be losing weight? And what's with being obsessed with young boys? I'm only a six-year-old boy myself!"

"System, continue stealing."

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing all of Flender's Gold Soul Coins, totaling 582. Flender's hatred towards the host has risen to 69.999%. Flender wishes to beat the host to within an inch of his life. Congratulations, host, on gaining 10,000 hatred points.]

Hearing Flender's name, Zuzong took out a large bag of Gold Soul Coins from the system's warehouse. Although his face showed a slightly troubled expression, he couldn't feel any joy.

"Am I forcing Flender into a dead end? Stealing all his money is basically his lifeblood! He even wants to spare me a breath. That old man is stingy but also kind. I've already taken his flesh, yet he still doesn't want to kill me. But the hatred points accumulated are quite high. Fine! I'll return it to him when I get the chance."

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Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy on the outskirts of Suotuo City, Balak Kingdom:

Flender was hugging his Soul Guide and sleeping soundly. After the lesson of his Gold Soul Coins being stolen, he became vigilant, suspecting everyone to be a thief. He placed all his Gold Soul Coins inside his Soul Guide, finally feeling at ease. Things had been calm for months.

Suddenly, a nightmare startled Flender awake.

"Ah! Don't steal my Gold Soul Coins!"

Flender opened his sleepy eyes and looked around. The familiar ceiling.

Hmm! This rundown place is home.

He felt for his Soul Guide, "Luckily, it's still here."

But when he opened his Soul Guide, he was stunned; it was completely empty.

"Noooooo!"

No one knew what Flender experienced that night. After that, he locked himself in his room for an entire month, but that's a story for another time.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing Tang Hao's cheap barley wine from 'Douluo Continent.' Tang Hao is utterly bewildered. The host did not gain any hatred points.]

Zuzong grabbed a dirty wine bottle from the system space.

Sniff, sniff.

"Ew, what kind of garbage is this? So stinky!"

Before finishing his sentence, he casually tossed the wine bottle into the woods.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing Hu Liena's underwear from her Soul Tool in 'Douluo Continent's Martial Soul Hall.' Hu Liena was in meditation and did not notice. The host did not gain any hatred points.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing the stockings from Bibi Dong's Soul Tool in 'Douluo Continent's Martial Soul Hall.' Bibi Dong was in meditation and did not notice. The host did not gain any hatred points.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing the underwear from Bibi Dong's Soul Tool in 'Douluo Continent's Martial Soul Hall.' Bibi Dong was in meditation and did not notice. The host did not gain any hatred points.]

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing Bibi Dong's Chest-Cover from 'Douluo Continent's Martial Soul Hall.' ]

"Stop, stop, stop!"

[Ding! Stealing failed. This attempt counts.]

Whoosh, whoosh. Zuzong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking, "If I keep stealing, I might not live to see tomorrow."

This is Douluo Continent, and Zuzong doesn't have enough hatred points to mess around. Even if he escapes, he would be hunted down by Martial Soul Hall. Then, not only will he fail to find beauties—oh, no, become stronger—but he will also live in constant fear.

[Ding! The host has one remaining steal attempt. Would you like to steal?]

"I haven't gotten anything good, but I've gained plenty of hatred points. Fine, steal again. If something goes wrong, I'll just cancel it." Having learned from the situations with Gu He and Bibi Dong, he's starting to figure out a pattern. For now, anything that leads to death in the main world, Douluo Continent, should be avoided. As for other worlds, as long as there are enough hatred points and he isn't terribly unlucky, he can steal and then run.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, for stealing the 'Nine Yang Divine Skill' manual from the belly of the White Ape in 'Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.' The White Ape's favorability towards the host has increased by 100%. The host gained 0 hatred points.]

[T/N - It's basically a yang based cultivation technique that gives regeneration and offers faster energy recovery. Practitioner's soul skills will also have stronger attack because of presence of yang energy ]

Zuzong was now in tears—tears of joy.

"Three months, three whole months! Do you know how I've been living? I've been using that trash 'Soul Power Meditation Technique' plagiarized by that scumbag master for three months! Three whole months! Using something from a person I hate was so agonizing. Finally, I can get rid of it!"

Yu Xiaogang (angrily): "Give me back my goodwill! Didn't you just say half an hour ago that my 'Soul Power Meditation Technique' had some merit?"

Zuzong (confidently): "Techniques are like clothes, wives are like limbs! Your tattered, patched-up old clothes—I don't want them anymore."

Zuzong reached into the void and took out the only two useful items stolen today: the 'Nine Yang Divine Skill' manual and the Transformation Pill.

"Oops," A flash of white light, and a soft, pink, elastic little piece of underwear appeared in Zuzong's hand. It even had a cute little fox pattern on it. "Uh! Sorry, wrong one!"

"Hmm! So provocative, it must be that flirtatious fox, Hu Liena's." Casually tossing it back into the system space.

"Alright, this time it's correct."

A valuable jade container appeared in Zuzong's hand. When he opened the lid, a fragrant scent filled the air. The aroma was so refreshing that Zuzong felt invigorated, and the fatigue he had accumulated earlier vanished.

"This is indeed a seven-grade pill, the Transformation Pill. It's invaluable. No wonder Old Man Gu He wanted my life for it. If this were given to a magical beast, it would be like a rebirth! I wonder if it works on soul beasts? Should I give it to the old rabbit?"

As soon as this thought popped into his mind, Zuzong quickly dismissed it. What kind of person was Zuzong? Giving such a treasure to a ten-thousand-year-old rabbit he'd "known" for less than two days? That would be pure simping!

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