Chapter 31: Calling Me a Beast Husband

After taking a shower, the bad smell in the leaky room was gone, and Si Shuo felt like she had come back to life.

She lazily wiped her hair and looked at Xu Chi, who continued to sit on the bed. Since her cover was already blown and there was nothing to hide, she asked, "Xu Chi, since I also have superpowers, how can I practice so that I can fight like you? Can superpowers be upgraded?"

She had to rely on her own exploration for her special abilities. Apart from healing, the birth-inducing technique was practically useless. The main problem was that her special abilities were too limited!

For example, when she was abducted by the Crowned Eagle Orcs this time—if Xu Chi hadn't been there, she would have either fallen into the hands of other cruel and cold-blooded stray beasts or been taken away by the Crowned Eagle Orcs again. She wouldn't have been able to wait for Zhile's arrival in peace, like she was now.

In the Beast World, she couldn't place all her hopes on her partner.

Even if she had more partners around her in the future, she could never be completely safe.

After experiencing what it was like to be a prey, she never wanted to leave everything to fate again!

This was also her original wish when she made the request to the system.

Xu Chi turned his head to look at her, reached out, and held her hand, intertwining their fingers and pressing their palms together.

A warm current flowed from his palm into hers little by little, bringing a slight stinging sensation. Si Shuo gasped, and as if startled, the warm current softened, becoming gentler and smaller.

At this moment, she felt only a slight numbness. It wasn't painful, but she couldn't ignore it. "Xu Chi, what are you doing?"

**"Our male superpowers awaken relatively early. Some, with high talent, awaken at birth, while late bloomers awaken no later than their first transformation.

When we go out hunting, our supernatural powers and combat abilities are trained together. We've faced countless life-and-death experiences. With such high-intensity training every day, our supernatural powers naturally improve over time."**

Si Shuo nodded in understanding.

She was just like raw ore, freshly mined, while others were already forged weapons—there was an enormous gap between them.

"I am now simulating the process of spiritual energy washing through my meridians during a promotion. It may feel a little uncomfortable, so please bear with it…" Xu Chi said softly.

Si Shuo blushed slightly. **"I think you can slow down a bit and focus more on strengthening rather than increasing strength too quickly.

I have wood-type abilities and some healing abilities. I was thinking that when you flush my meridians, you could also use your healing ability, strengthening my tendons and veins while helping me train my healing powers."**

Xu Chi reached out and patted her head. "It will hurt, Si Shuo. There's no need to push yourself too hard. You're too weak right now—take your time. There's no rush. I will protect you."

Si Shuo pursed her lips and glared at him. **"I admit I'm naturally delicate, and my determination to train hard is shaky at best.

But instead of encouraging me, you're trying to hold me back?

I want to have the ability to protect myself—and my husband—in my own way."**

Xu Chi was momentarily stunned. His glass-like eyes shone brightly as he looked at the small female in the dim light.

Such a thin and seemingly fragile girl—someone who was clearly the one needing protection—had managed to escape from the Crowned Eagle Orcs with her wit. And now, she even wanted to become stronger to protect the males around her.

He lowered his gaze and said calmly, "Since this is what Si Shuo wants, I will fully support it."

As he spoke, he flipped his hand and revealed an eighth-level crystal. He put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, then lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers, transferring the gentle and non-aggressive energy to her bit by bit.

Si Shuo couldn't help but close her eyes. Why do they always transfer energy like this?!

Xu Chi made no unnecessary movements. After transferring all the energy, he sat up straight and said in a quiet voice, **"Si Shuo, focus.

When the energy from the crystal in your body is enough to circulate through a beast, try to use that energy first when activating your healing ability."**

Si Shuo took a deep breath and nodded vigorously. "I'm ready. Let's start!"

Xu Chi increased the input of spiritual energy while observing her expression and the condition of her meridians.

Si Shuo tried her best to ignore the soreness and pain caused by the expansion of her meridians, concentrating on guiding the energy inside her body to repair the tiny cracks.

Because of her experience treating Zhile—and due to her naturally thin meridians—she barely managed to keep up with Xu Chi's pace.

As she gradually became more proficient, Xu Chi took her other hand and started clearing the second energy pathway…

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In the Beast World, there were thirty-six hours in a day, and one beast hour was equivalent to two human hours.

After her meridians had been fully tempered, the crystal energy stored in Si Shuo's body was completely exhausted!

She let out a long sigh of relief, opened her eyes, and felt an unprecedented lightness and smoothness in her body.

"Si Shuo, try compressing multiple seeds into a whip with barbs," Xu Chi said, letting go of her hand. A faint smile played at his lips.

Si Shuo nodded and stimulated the seeds to grow.

This time, she could clearly feel that the energy in her body was at least ten times more abundant than before!

Her control over her power had also improved significantly.

Under Xu Chi's guidance, she struggled to form a whip that was three meters long and as thick as a thigh, covered in very fine barbs.

Xu Chi grabbed the whip and tested it with his fingers. **"Very good. At least now it can maintain a solid form.

Next, try to make it thinner and the barbs harder and sharper.

When you can use ten times the number of seeds and condense them into a whip as thick as two fingers, you will have reached the first level of supernatural power."**

Si Shuo looked at the twisted whip in Xu Chi's hands and twitched her mouth. She gently clenched her hand, and the whip turned into green fluorescence, dissolving into the air.

She was in a particularly good mood as she noticed that her "Rumu Chunfeng" skill proficiency had reached 58, and her "Birth Induction" skill had increased to 30.

She was confident that if she worked hard, she would be able to level up quickly!

Just as she was feeling satisfied, she suddenly caught a whiff of herself—she reeked of sweat!

Si Shuo couldn't help but ask, "Xu Chi, is there a dust-clearing technique? You know, one where I can snap my fingers and instantly be clean and fresh without taking a bath?"

Xu Chi looked at her and said simply, "Yes."

Si Shuo's eyes lit up. Could it be that this world wasn't the Beast World, but actually a cultivation world?!

"Hurry up and teach me!"

Xu Chi's lips curled slightly. "Just snap your fingers and call me 'Beast Husband,' and you'll never have to bathe again."

Si Shuo: …

She really thought too much!

After taking another bath, Si Shuo wiped her hair and quickly grew drowsy.

Xu Chi pulled her into his arms, gently stroking her hair. A soft breeze flowed through her locks, drying them completely in just a few minutes.

Within moments, Si Shuo had fallen asleep in his embrace.

Xu Chi crouched in front of her, staring at her seriously. He reached out, gently stroking her lips and cheeks.

They were so soft that he had the urge to bite them.

A trace of confusion flashed through his eyes before he clenched his fists and sat back.

I am not a spider-mon or a mantis-mon, nor a female. So why would I have the thought of eating my partner?

(End of Chapter)