Douluo Dalu: Ice Snake Martial Spirit, Infinite Evolution

Chapter 172 Offering Myself in Return
"Didn't you say before that you envied Le Xuan?"

Wu Ming stared at Han Ruoruo and blinked: "I'll introduce Dugu Han to you, then you won't have to be envious anymore!"

"I'm envious of you, my foot! That's Le Xuan's man. What's the meaning of introducing him to me..."

Han Ruoruo glared at her irritably, then suddenly realized something was amiss!

Dugu Han is Zhang Lexuan's man. Wu Ming knew this, so why would she introduce him to her?
Han Ruoruo frowned as she stared at Wu Ming.

Then I thought of her unusual behavior today, and her Golden Crow Sacred Flame, which had evolved to its ultimate form.

The people Dugu Han helped evolve their martial souls were either his niece Ma Xiaotao, or his women Zhang Lexuan and Ning Tian.

Upon thinking of this, Han Ruoruo subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand, took a half step back, and looked at her with wide eyes.

"You...you wouldn't be with Dugu Han..."

"Ok!"

Wu Ming nodded silently, acknowledging it.

"Do you want to die!"

Han Ruoruo immediately became anxious: "He is Le Xuan's man. What's the difference between this and stealing Le Xuan's man?"

"Shh, keep your voice down!"

Wu Ming quickly gestured for her to be quiet, then walked to the kitchen door and closed it.

She then walked up to Han Ruoruo and whispered, "I never thought of poaching Zhang Lexuan's girlfriend, nor did I intend to compete with Zhang Lexuan."

"Then why are you still with Dugu Han..."

Han Ruoruo turned her back in anger as she spoke.

What kind of thing is it for a best friend to get involved with her best friend's man?
She was too ashamed to even say it!
"The main thing is that any woman would find it hard to resist a man like Dugu Han."

Wu Ming offered a soft defense.

A person with exceptional talent, a powerful background, extremely handsome appearance, and extremely generous spending.

He could give away a 50,000-year-old soul bone and two 100,000-year-old soul bones without hesitation, and he even helped her find a 100,000-year-old immortal herb to offer as a sacrifice, thus elevating her Golden Crow Sacred Flame to its ultimate level.

There is also a pre-arranged succession to the position of the sun god.

No one could stand this!
"You wouldn't be able to refuse me!"

Wu Ming stared at Han Ruoruo's angry back and muttered something under her breath.

"go away!"

"Don't compare me to you!"

Han Ruoruo said irritably, "You've just been single for too long, and you're lusting after his body."

"You can be greedy too? How about I introduce him to you?"

Wu Ming grinned and stepped forward, putting her arm around her.

"not so good!"

Han Ruoruo angrily tried to shake off her arm but failed.

"Hey, don't be angry. He's not your man, why are you so upset!"

Wu Ming said with a smile, "Could it be that you also have feelings for Dugu Han?"

"I have your ideas."

Han Ruoruo was almost driven mad by her words.

Why is she so angry? The three of them are best friends and have been together for so many years. How can they continue to be friends after this?

"If Le Xuan finds out, she'll tear you apart alive."

Han Ruoruo glared at her and asked, "Tell me honestly, how far have things gone between you and Dugu Han?"

"Everything that should have happened and shouldn't have happened has happened!" Wu Ming said honestly.

"He slept with you in just one month?" Han Ruoruo's voice suddenly rose eight octaves.

"Shh, shh, keep your voice down, keep your voice down!"

Wu Ming quickly patted her to keep her voice down, then chuckled awkwardly, "It wasn't that he slept with me, we slept with each other, yes, slept with each other."

"Sleep together...?"

This was the first time Han Ruoruo had ever heard of the term "mutual sleeping".

"Even if he sleeps with me, I'll sleep with him too!" Wu Ming explained softly.

"..."

Han Ruoruo was speechless. How thirsty and how little experience with men must someone have to have come up with such an outrageous word!

"you……"

She said with a hint of exasperation, "You've really never seen a man before!"

"You're describing it as if you've actually seen it!"

Wu Ming mentally complained, then said, "Dugu Han is really good. He's very good to me, to Le Xuan, and to Ning Tian. Why don't you consider it?"

"If he were really that good, he wouldn't have bothered with you!"

Han Ruoruo scoffed at her assessment of Dugu Han.

Ning Tian aside, Wu Ming is Zhang Lexuan's best friend.

The fact that Dugu Han could even lay a hand on his girlfriend's best friend shattered her positive image of him.

"Well... actually, it wasn't him who provoked me, I was the one who took the initiative first," Wu Ming explained shyly.

"..."

Han Ruoruo was speechless when she directly told her that she had taken the initiative first!
After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "You're really desperate; you can even go after your best friend's man."

"Hey, stop talking about me, let's talk about you!"

Wu Ming grabbed her arm and said with a grin, "You know how good Dugu Han is to his women. If you follow him, there will only be benefits and no harm. The three of us best friends will never have to be separated again!"

"Besides, we have no way to repay the life-saving grace. Dugu Han saved us in the far north before, and you haven't even repaid such a huge favor. Why don't you repay him with your body!"

After Wu Ming finished speaking, she looked at Han Ruoruo expectantly.

If Han Ruoruo agrees, she can have a comrade-in-arms to help share the firepower of Zhang Lexuan.

"hehe!"

Han Ruoruo rolled her eyes at her: "Never to separate? You should first think about how to survive Le Xuan's wrath!"

"Surviving is easy. Even Ning Tian can accept Le Xuan. At most, I'll just get beaten and scolded. But what about you? What will you do?"

Wu Ming, with an air of "I'm doing this for your own good," said, "The eighth spirit ring that Dugu Han found for you is a Blue Silver Emperor with 190,000 years of cultivation. After you absorb its spirit ring and spirit bone, plus the spirit power you accumulated from absorbing the 100,000-year spirit bone before, you can directly break through to the advanced Spirit Douluo level."

"In just a few years, you will break through to the Title Douluo level. At that time, apart from Dugu Han, no one in the academy will be worthy of you, and there will be no one in the entire continent who will be worthy of you."

Wu Ming paused, observing Han Ruoruo's confused expression, before continuing, "So, are you going to marry a Soul Douluo, or even a Soul Saint, while you're at the level of a Title Douluo, or stay single for the rest of your life?"

"I……"

Han Ruoruo opened her mouth, then fell silent.

She definitely doesn't want to stay single forever. So she would accept marrying a Soul Douluo, or even a Soul Saint, if she were to achieve the cultivation level of a Title Douluo.

She didn't care about the difference in cultivation level.

The problem is that she has already absorbed two 100,000-year-old soul bones, and her eighth soul ring will absorb another 190,000-year-old soul bone.

With three 100,000-year-old soul bones and a 190,000-year-old eighth soul ring, he has the potential to become a Limit Douluo in the future.

Wu Ming seemed to see through her thoughts and analyzed for her: "The lifespan of a Limit Douluo is nearly three hundred years, the lifespan of a Super Douluo is less than two hundred years, and the lifespan of an ordinary Title Douluo is less than one hundred and fifty years."

"If you marry just anyone, even if the person you marry has the potential to cultivate to the level of a Title Douluo, and let's say he lives to be 150, you will not only have to watch him die of old age, but you will also have to remain a widow for at least 150 years."

"On the other hand, Dugu Han cultivated to the Limit Douluo level with ease. If you follow him, you don't need to worry about being a widow alone, because even if something happens to him, you will still have me and Le Xuan to accompany you in the future."

"And...and..."

Wu Ming said that he wanted to reveal the matter of the succession of the divine position later on.

But after hesitating for a moment, she gave up the idea.

After all, the succession to the divine position is of great importance, and one cannot easily tell even one's best friend.

As Han Ruoruo listened to Wu Ming's analysis, the image of Dugu Han appeared in her mind.

There was the image of him when they first met in the far north, the image of him saving them in the far north, and the image of him smiling as he took out two 100,000-year-old soul bones and placed them in front of them, without any reluctance in his eyes.

It seems that following Dugu Han is also a good choice.

As Han Ruoruo thought of Dugu Han's face, she had to admit that she was somewhat attracted to him.

But she always felt that something was wrong!
"I'll repay your life with my body!" Wu Ming added fuel to the fire.

Upon hearing this, Han Ruoruo looked at her suspiciously.

He pondered for a moment and said, "You're not saying all this because you want me to help you share the burden of Le Xuan's attacks, are you?"

"I've had that idea!"

Wu Ming chuckled and said, "But that's not important. I'm mainly doing this for your own good!"

Han Ruoruo glanced at her, thought for a moment, and then shook her head, saying, "Forget it, Le Xuan won't agree, and Dugu Han might not even like me."

After saying that, she turned around and began preparing the seasonings for roasting the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Paw.

"Hey, can you be more confident? You're so pretty, Dugu Han will definitely like you. As for Le Xuan..."

Wu Ming hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me tell you first, how about you come with me?"

"Row!"

Han Ruoruo nodded.

It's fine to just accompany her, and she can also observe Zhang Lexuan's attitude.

If Zhang Lexuan becomes furious upon learning of Wu Ming's relationship with Dugu Han, then there's no need to discuss her matter further. If Zhang Lexuan can accept Wu Ming, then she won't be any different.

Han Ruoruo quickly packed up the seasonings they would need and followed Wu Ming out.

Zhang Lexuan had already set up the barbecue grill in the main courtyard and was poking at the charcoal inside. When she saw the two girls coming over, she laughed and said, "What are you doing? You've been taking forever to get a set of kitchen utensils."

The two women exchanged a glance, and Han Ruoruo silently walked to the side to begin processing the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's paw and a whole piece of its right arm.

Wu Ming walked over and sat down next to Zhang Lexuan, hugging her arm and looking at her with her big, watery eyes.

"what happened?"

Seeing her like this, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but ask with concern, "What happened?"

"Something has come up!"

As Wu Ming spoke, she subconsciously glanced at Han Ruoruo beside her, hoping that Han Ruoruo could give her some support.

But Han Ruoruo had already turned her back.

Why are you looking at Ruoruo?

Zhang Lexuan followed her gaze and looked at Han Ruoruo, who was treating the right arm of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, and found it somewhat strange.

When Han Ruoruo heard her name, her small hand, which was plucking fur, paused for a moment, then she continued to nonchalantly pluck fur from the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's right arm.

"nothing!"

Seeing that she didn't dare to look in his direction, Wu Ming could only smile wryly and look at Zhang Lexuan.

She carefully considered her words and said softly, "I have something to tell you."

"Say it!"

"We've been best friends for so many years, so you can just tell me what's on your mind."

Zhang Lexuan finished speaking with a smile, and then added, "Don't stammer, that's not like you."

"But I can't say this directly!"

Wu Ming bit her lip, thinking that whether she died sooner or later, she might as well die!

She took a deep breath and looked at Zhang Lexuan with apologetic eyes, saying, "I...I have a boyfriend."

"Isn't this a good thing? There's nothing to be embarrassed about, just say it directly."

Zhang Lexuan rolled her eyes at her, but was also happy for her, and asked, "Are you from our academy? What's your name? How's your cultivation level?"

Han Ruoruo, who was dealing with the right arm of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, also pricked up her ears upon hearing this, wanting to hear what Wu Ming would say.

"He's from our academy, and his cultivation level is a Soul Emperor at around level sixty."

Wu Ming lowered her head as she spoke.

"A Soul Emperor of level 60+!"

Zhang Lexuan murmured to herself, her mind flashing through the minds of one inner court junior after another whose cultivation had reached the Soul Emperor level.

There are many Soul Emperors in the Inner Court who are over level 60, but since Dai Yueheng graduated, the rest of the people are generally in their early twenties!

A Soul Emperor in his early twenties might be considered a genius in terms of cultivation talent, but he could only be described as an ordinary genius.

It's incomparable to Wu Ming, whose Golden Crow Sacred Flame has now reached its peak.

Hearing Wu Ming's vague explanation, Han Ruoruo, who was standing to the side, was speechless.

She remembered that when Wu Ming introduced Dugu Han to her in the kitchen, she used the same vague and ambiguous words.

Zhang Lexuan thought of all the junior students in the inner academy, around the 60th grade, and frowned. It seemed that all of them had girlfriends!

Is it possible for someone to break up with someone and then get back together with Wu Ming?
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Wu Ming, only to see Wu Ming looking down and fiddling with her fingers, looking exactly like a little wife waiting to be scolded!

"What are you doing? Lift your head up!"

Zhang Lexuan chuckled and lifted her chin, asking with a smile, "You haven't said his name yet!"

"Then don't get angry when I tell you," Wu Ming said cautiously in advance.

"It's a good thing that you're dating, why would I be angry!"

After Zhang Lexuan finished speaking with a smile, she suddenly paused. She thought of the junior students in the inner courtyard who were over sixty years old, and they all already had girlfriends. Suddenly, a bad feeling arose in her mind.

"You don't actually have a girlfriend, do you?"

(End of this chapter)