Douluo Jueshi, world modulation mode

elder sister?

younger sister?

Ling Luochen and the others looked over, their eyes narrowing slightly. Apart from Nan Qiuqiu and Bi Ji, the other girls had all participated in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. Zhang Lexuan was one of the team leaders at the time, so she naturally had some impression of Meng Hongchen, the main player of the opposing team in the final.

They've come with ill intentions.

Anzhen's childhood sweetheart.

"Little sister?" Ma Xiaotao strode over with her long, slender legs. Her red dress flared like a raging fire, exuding both charm and extraordinary nobility, like a blooming red rose. She walked straight up to Meng Hongchen, puffed out her chest and raised her head, almost bumping into her with her baby in tow. Her powerful aura enveloped the other woman. "How come I remember Miss Hongchen being a little younger?"

Ma Xiaotao deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "Xiao," seemingly implying something.

Meng Hongchen felt a strange malice fall on her chest, with a hint of mockery.

Meng Hongchen, in the prime of her youth, possesses a remarkably standard, almost perfect, figure, radiating youthful energy that is captivating. However, in certain dimensions, she is undoubtedly inferior to the more voluptuous Ma Xiaotao.

The pretty girl met the older sister.

"Perhaps Xiaomeng remembered it wrong." Meng Hongchen was a little annoyed; being inferior in terms of hardware configuration was indeed an insurmountable disadvantage. But this minor unpleasantness was quickly suppressed, and her smile blossomed:

"Dear sisters, the weather is just right today, and since you are all new here, let me be your guide and show you around Mingdu."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow, her expression softening slightly. Had she given in so quickly?

“There are many attractions in Mingdu that are well worth visiting. There are also several old shops nearby that have a long history and are worth checking out.” Meng Hongchen’s enthusiastic words carried a hint of pride. “In the past, after class, Xiao Zhen would always pester Xiao Meng to go play together. Xiao Meng and Xiao Zhen have many happy memories there. I think everyone will be interested in those places.”

Meng Hongchen activates the "Childhood Sweetheart" card—childhood companionship, growing up together since childhood, the memories and affection accumulated over the years are an advantage that others can hardly match.

"Hiss~" Ma Xiaotao gasped, her fingertips instinctively clenching the hem of her skirt.

But Meng Hongchen's cards are not yet all played.

As she spoke, Meng Hongchen took out a stack of photos from her soul tool and enthusiastically distributed them to Ma Xiaotao and the other women. "Sisters, you probably haven't seen what Brother Xiaozhen looked like when he was little, right? These are photos of Meng and Brother Xiaozhen when they were young."

"Xiao Meng's favorite is one of them—a picture she copied from adults' wedding photos when she was little." Meng Hongchen said, enthusiastically showing a photo, her bright smile tinged with pride. The photo showed a pair of stunningly beautiful children, a silver-haired little girl and a black-haired little boy. From the resemblance in their features, everyone could tell that these were Meng Hongchen and An Zhen as children. Little Meng Hongchen and little An Zhen were wearing a white wedding dress and a black suit, holding hands, their earnest expressions tinged with childlike innocence.

"Back then, Brother Xiaozhen kept pestering Xiaomeng to take wedding photos, saying he wanted to give them to Xiaomeng as a token of their love, and that he would definitely marry Xiaomeng in the future." Meng Hongchen's clear voice was filled with sweetness, and her smiling eyes revealed a deep sense of reminiscence. She then smiled slightly at the women, "And Brother Xiaozhen really did keep his promise."

An Zhen, who was not far away, suddenly stopped and looked on with a look of reminiscence. Wait a minute, how come he remembered that the photo was taken by Xiao Meng after she found their parents' wedding photos and insisted on having it taken?

The smell of gunpowder in the air almost solidified into a tangible substance.

Ma Xiaotao's gaze fell on the "wedding photo," sweeping over the faces of the two adorable little ones. Her expression seemed to freeze slightly. In the photo, Meng Hongchen wore a fluffy white tulle dress, her eyes crinkling as if they held starlight. Xiao Anzhen wore a black dress, her little face serious, earnestly holding Meng Hongchen's hand. That stubborn seriousness was somewhat similar to her current composure and confidence.

"Hmph~" Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, her gaze falling on Meng Hongchen's smiling face, "It was just a game we played as kids."

Xiao Xiao looked through the photos in her hand. The photos were of An Zhen when she was a child, but unsurprisingly, they were all photos of An Zhen and Meng Hongchen when they were young. There were many different places in the background, and it seemed that the two little ones in the photos were indeed having a lot of fun.

“Wang Dong, Wang Dong.” Xiao Xiao held up a photo and leaned close to Wang Dong. “Look at this one. An Zhen looked quite cute when she was little, hehe.”

Looking at the photo in her hand, Zhang Lexuan's eyes rippled with tender and doting thoughts, as if her maternal love was about to overflow.

"Anzhen was really cute when he was little." Huo Yutong carefully put the photos away. Although she wanted to take another look, the atmosphere was already tense.

Huo Yutong smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Then I'll trouble Meng Hongchen to show everyone around. After all, we'll be living here in the future."

“Yes, yes, Mingdu is so much fun.” Meng Hongchen’s smile widened. “The closest fun shop to here has delicious sugar cakes. My brother Xiaozhen and I used to eat those every day.” As she spoke, Meng Hongchen subtly emphasized her past friendship and memories with Anzhen.

Ma Xiaotao crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Oh, then I'll have to go and see just how delicious the sugar cake that my martial uncle eats every day really is."

"Sister will definitely be interested," Meng Hongchen said with a bright smile. "Not only will there be sweet cakes, but also other delicacies that Brother Zhen likes to eat, as well as places he likes to go." Ling Luochen and the others exchanged glances, all understanding the meaning in each other's eyes. Meng Hongchen seemed to be enthusiastically showing them around Mingdu, but in reality, every word she spoke emphasized her childhood sweetheart relationship with An Zhen, and every sentence revolved around her beautiful memories with An Zhen, clearly asserting her ownership.

But they couldn't refuse.

Because of Anzhen, Mingdu is Anzhen's hometown, a place that holds Anzhen's past memories. How could they not be curious about their lover's childhood and the things Anzhen was interested in?

"Delicious?!" A clear, slightly childish voice rang out. Dong Qianqiu, whose little hand was being held by Biji, looked at Meng Hongchen curiously, completely oblivious to the tension in the air, only longing for the delicious food. "Come on, let's go quickly."

"What is this?" Meng Hongchen looked at Dong Qianqiu, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes as he gazed at the little girl. He then sensed the aura of a soul beast on Dong Qianqiu's body. "Is it a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form?"

"It's the 100,000-year-old demon soul great white shark that Brother Anzhen raised," Huo Yutong explained.

"I see." Meng Hongchen nodded gently.

Ma Xiaotao's lingering displeasure was stirred up, and she puffed out her chest, "Let's go, I want to see just how delicious that sugar cake really is."

"I'll definitely make you happy, sister," Meng Hongchen replied with a smile, walking quickly forward. An invisible aura seemed to clash between the two.

Not far away, An Zhen sighed softly as she watched the backs of the group.

Feed them! They must be fed!
There's no such thing as being at odds; as long as we fight side by side, we're good comrades and sisters.

The wisdom of the elderly in daily life is very useful.

"Let them get to know each other first."

An Zhen left, heading towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

……

"Collect the blood of different soul beasts?" Di Tian asked, puzzled.

“Yes.” Anzhen nodded slightly. “If there are any individuals of the same species that have undergone mutations, such as leaders with different body sizes, they should all be collected.”

"Is Uncle going to conduct some kind of research?" Compared to the ferocious beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and even the entire Douluo Continent, Di Tian is undoubtedly a true dragon with knowledge and vision.

“Artificial souls.” An Zhen briefly explained the concept of artificial souls, and then repeated the same explanation that Gu Yuena had given to Di Tian.

"Okay." Di Tian nodded. "I'll go now."

The tasks were assigned, with each 100,000-year-old soul beast responsible for a region. The Demon Eye Tree Demon King was responsible for the ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year-old soul beasts, which had the largest number of soul beast species. The Demon King, who had mastered many plant-type soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, could do this task relatively easily. The Three-Headed Crimson Demon Hound Crimson King was responsible for the soul beast species with relatively powerful ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, and Di Tian was responsible for the soul beast species with 100,000-year-old soul beasts.

Somewhere in the Star Dou Great Forest, a hint of doubt flashed in the eyes of the Demon King. "Collecting the blood of different soul beasts, including mutated individuals of the same soul beast. Why would Di Tian issue such an order?"

This even includes it.

And it seems like Di Tian has changed over the years.

It's like a state of mind where people suddenly have hope for the future.

"Never mind, let's get to work."

At least Di Tian is the boss now, and it can't beat him. Even Xiong Jun, that simpleton, was beaten so badly by Di Tian a few years ago when he suddenly became enraged and provoked him that he broke his arm and is still recovering at home. As for the soul beasts, which are generally very large, a little blood doesn't harm their interests at all.

An Zhen wasn't idle either. He used his omniscient authority to obtain a Douluo Star Soul Beast Encyclopedia from the core of the Douluo plane. Then, based on the Soul Beast Encyclopedia, he went to large Soul Beast gathering places like Sunset Forest, the Far North, and the Demon Forest to collect Soul Beast blood. For some special ones, such as elemental creatures, he directly obtained their cores to see if he could replicate them in the future.

Of all these tasks, the one involving the sea spirit beasts was undoubtedly the most demanding. However, for An Zhen, who possessed powerful divine sense and the dual authority of omniscience, it wasn't particularly difficult. The only challenging aspect of the process was its monotony, so An Zhen would occasionally "dig up" a seabed mineral vein to feast on, the enormous commotion frequently causing earthquakes on the seabed. (End of Chapter)