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That night, Xu Ran kept Tang Yuehua company until the dawn.
After opening up to each other, Xu Ran felt more compassion towards Tang Yuehua, and the previously restless stirrings of his heart began to calm down.
"Xu Ran, thank you for being with me all night."
"For so many years, I've never talked this much with someone, so I got a little out of control," Tang Yuehua said with a weary expression, but her eyes were bright and spirited.
"It's okay. I will be by your side from now on and won't run away. You can come to me anytime, or I can come to you just the same." Xu Ran said, tenderly stroking Tang Yuehua's long hair with undisguised affection on his face.
"Hmm."
"It's getting late; I should leave now."
Tang Yuehua nodded, her gaze lingering on Xu Ran with reluctance, and gently pulled on the collar of Xu Ran's clothing, giving his cheek a peck.
Once Tang Yuehua left, Xiaowu and the other two girls finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out of the wardrobe, furious, and began to unleash their anger on Xu Ran.
Xu Ran and Tang Yuehua had sat on the edge of the bed talking lovey-dovey all night long, making the girls in the wardrobe break out in goosebumps with the sickening sweetness of it all.
After all, Tang Yuehua had never been in a relationship and was more inclined to enjoy some straightforward and crude declarations of love than Xiaowu and the others, despite her mature age. Xu Ran also noticed that, although Tang Yuehua seemed to be very composed and well-read, she also harbored an eager heart deep within.
"Xu Ran, you were so cheesy, I'm embarrassed for you," Ning Rongrong said, lifting her slightly numb legs to kick at Xu Ran, a pout of complaint on her face.
"Embarrassed about what? Your skin looks pretty thick to me," Xu Ran retorted with a curl of his lips, "Starting today, you all need to train seriously. The competition is upon us; no fooling around."
"What about you? Aren't you going to train?"
"With my current strength, do I need to train? Naturally, I will be supervising you all. I'll also check how your Xu Clan's Ultimate Techniques are coming along. If I'm not satisfied, I will enforce clan discipline publicly," Xu Ran stated indifferently.
His words made Xiaowu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing's faces flush with embarrassment as they glared fiercely at Xu Ran. He was clearly looking for an excuse to take advantage of them, talking about clan discipline of all things.
Days flew by quickly, and Xiaowu and her companions were caught up in the pre-competition training.
Meanwhile, Xu Ran was in no hurry, since the competition held no significance for him; he was only interested in going to Spirit City with Xiaowu and the others to see Bi Bidong and Hulena.
Xu Ran spent most of his time on his cultivation, and the rest in guiding the girls' practice.
With Xu Ran's "Cultivation Level," mentoring them was extremely easy. Everyone's "Cultivation Level" continuously rose at a steady pace.
"Now it's time to help Lingling remove that family curse," Xu Ran said, waking from his cultivation to find his "Cultivation Level" had impressively reached level seventy.
"Ding, congratulations to 'Host' for receiving a mission."
"Please 'Host,' lift the family curse of Ye Lingling as soon as possible."
"Mission reward: Five thousand Skill Points. Upgrade of Myriad Beasts Armor from Demi-God Rank to God Rank, and 'Host' will also gain the seventh Soul Ring, The Sword of Kindness."
"By completing this mission, 'Host' will be gathering the original attributes of the Five Great Supreme Gods."
"Slaughter, Destruction, Evil, Life, Kindness, combining these five origins can summon the so-called strongest power in the Divine Realm, The Sword of the Three Realms Judgment. However, with the current strength of 'Host,' the power released will be much weaker than that of the Five Great Supreme Gods' Sword of the Three Realms Judgment."
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The System Miss spoke, a trace of concern flickering in her eyes. If possible, she truly wished to help the "Host" brother bear all the risks.
"The Sword of the Three Realms Judgment? Isn't that the move Tang San used to slay the Golden Dragon King?" Xu Ran said in astonishment.
During the fight with the Golden Dragon King, he had managed to escape from his suppression. Having absorbed the Divine Power of the Divine Realm after being suppressed for countless years, he had matured significantly. At that time, Tang San, who had already become the Asura God, borrowed the powers of the Destruction God, Life Goddess, and both the good and evil Divine Kings to forge The Sword of the Three Realms Judgment, erasing the Golden Dragon King in one fell swoop.
Although the Gods of the Divine Realm each possessed their own origin Divine Power, their weaknesses were severe. The Sword of the Three Realms Judgment, having merged the Divine Powers of the five Great Supreme Gods of the Divine Realm, had unimaginable might.
And now, was he finally going to master this super-divine technique?
"Brilliant," Xu Ran said excitedly. His power in his Soul Master form was strong, but definitely not strong enough to contend with gods. His Ancestral Dragon True Body was powerful too, but in this situation, it was not wise to use it recklessly.
However, with mastery of The Sword of the Three Realms Judgment, even as a Seven-Ringed Soul Saint, he would be able to challenge a First-Level God.
"Miss System, is there any difficulty with this mission?" Xu Ran asked skeptically. He had heard the System Miss mention the issue with Ye Lingling before, which only required severing a Chain of Order.
With his strength, cutting through such a non-crucial Chain of Order should be effortless, and there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Did you forget about the Rakshasa God, 'Host' brother?"
"Rakshasa God?" Xu Ran's pupils constricted, suddenly realizing something.
"Tang San is now the Rakshasa God's most favored disciple. Although 'Host' brother, by insulting Tang San time and again, have been able to help Tang San better integrate with the Rakshasa God Power, your strength is too formidable."
"If the 'Host' brother grows, especially after becoming a god, you will likely become the biggest enemy of the new Rakshasa God. Do you think the current Rakshasa God would spare you?"
"Moreover, order is governed by the Divine Realm. In normal times, if the order in the lower realms, especially the kind that suppresses the development of families with innate talents, is destroyed, no one would investigate, but it's different now with the Rakshasa God's involvement. The Lord of Asura governs the law; these orders are also under his control. So, I'm afraid that the Asura God...," the System Miss said with worry.
If they fight, 'Host' brother's strength will be exposed in the eyes of the Divine Realm, and then it will be dangerous.
Especially the Rakshasa God, as one of the strongest main gods, it would be very dangerous if he finds an excuse to take action against the 'Host' brother.
"What's there to fear? Meet force with force, cover the earth with earth," Xu Ran said scornfully.
"Besides, they are not in the lower realm right now, so what is there to fear?"
Xu Ran said disdainfully.
With his level up at stake, he could not possibly shrink back, and the Myriad Beasts Armor could also be advanced to God Rank.
Such a generous mission reward, to give it up, was not in his nature.
Moreover, he had once promised Ye Lingling to help break the curse on her family; he was a man of his word. Although Lingling and he were already on excellent terms, and she wouldn't blame him even if he failed,
yet his pride wouldn't allow him to be such a coward.
He Xu Ran, the Son of Destiny, would not encounter danger. All dangers would merely serve as nourishment for his growth.
"I'll go find Lingling right now. I really want to see what these so-called gods are made of. If the Rakshasa God wants to help Tang San by getting rid of me in advance, let him try," Xu Ran said with icy eyes.
The strong make the rules, the powerful exploit the rules, the weak adhere to the rules. And one day, Xu Ran too would become someone who creates the rules and order.