Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

"That damned Chen Yao is abusing his power by taking advantage of Dong'er's background!"

Yu Xiaogang's face was full of anger, and he gritted his teeth, but then he seemed to remember something and hurriedly spoke up.

"Don't worry, Erlong, I'll go find your second uncle right now and ask him to get you out of here!"

However, upon hearing this, Liu Erlong shook his head without hesitation and smiled bitterly.

“It’s no use. He never had me as his daughter. He severed ties with me long ago and wouldn’t even allow me to use the surname Yu. Under these circumstances, how could he possibly risk offending the Spirit Hall to save me?”

Furthermore, he once told my mother that he would be in seclusion within the sect in recent years, attempting to break through to the Title Douluo realm. Under these circumstances, even if you went, you wouldn't be able to see him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was stunned. He had not expected that the relationship between Liu Erlong and his daughter was so complicated.

"Damn it, Second Uncle is so foolish!"

Yu Xiaogang clenched his fist, seething with resentment.

"Ahem! There's no need to be so pessimistic. The situation isn't that bad. Since the Spirit Hall's enforcement teams are targeting Erlong's shop, they might as well close it down. With Xiaogang and me helping out on weekdays, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Once some time has passed and that guy who had a conflict with Erlong has forgotten about it, we can leave Wuhun City together then."

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was about to get angry again, Flander quickly spoke up and analyzed his own views.

Actually, he was captivated by Liu Erlong's irresistible charm in every gesture, which made him fall deeply in love.

Otherwise, why would Flanders have gone to such lengths, spending both time and money? He would have simply left long ago and stayed away from this troublesome affair.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang felt that what Flander said made some sense. He gradually calmed down, nodded, and said helplessly.

"It seems that this is the only way now."

Liu Erlong stood to the side with her head down, silent, her hair falling over her forehead and obscuring her eyes, making it impossible to see her expression.

"In that case, let's go eat first. I haven't eaten anything since I accompanied you on such a long walk around Wuhun City this morning!"

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang agreed with his point of view, Flander breathed a sigh of relief. He was now really afraid that Yu Xiaogang would cause some trouble again.

"Okay, let's go. I know a restaurant that's pretty good."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang nodded. Like Flander, he hadn't eaten anything yet, and the mention of it made him feel a little hungry.

However, Liu Erlong, who was standing to the side, froze upon hearing about dinner. She hadn't forgotten what Chen Yao had told her before he left.

"I...I've already eaten. You guys go ahead and eat. I've been through so much today, I'm a little tired. I'm going back to rest now..."

After saying that, Liu Erlong walked into the dilapidated shop on his own, leaving the two of them looking on in astonishment.

How could she not know that Chen Yao's refusal to let her eat anything else, forcing her to accept only his food, was an attempt to humiliate her like livestock.

Liu Erlong was filled with boundless hatred, yet he was helpless and dared not resist, nor did he want to tell Yu Xiaogang and the others about these things.

Saying it out loud will only provoke Yu Xiaogang to utter a few meaningless curses; it will serve no other purpose.

In Wuhun City, Chen Yao, backed by the Holy Maiden Bibi Dong, is practically invincible to them now; they can't defeat him.

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It was midnight at Bibi Dong's residence in the Spirit Hall.

"Roar!"

At that moment, a low, hoarse roar echoed in the bedroom.

Chen Yao finally realized that the effects of the whale gel in his body had completely dissipated.

"I'll avoid touching this thing as much as possible in the future!"

Looking at Bibi Dong, whose delicate body was still twitching and almost completely paralyzed, with tears streaming down her face, Chen Yao felt a sense of lingering fear.

As the saying goes, too much of a good thing is bad.

Chen Yao was already full of energy, and with the addition of whale glue, which has miraculous effects on certain areas, he almost overdid it.

The feeling of his body being so full of energy that it was almost about to explode, while bringing him extraordinary results, was also quite unpleasant.

Bibi Dong suffered greatly because of this.

"call!"

Let out a long sigh, wipe the sweat from his forehead, and clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts. Then he sat cross-legged and began to feel the state of his body.

Soon, a smile appeared on Chen Yao's lips.

Besides its remarkable effects that even nobles coveted, whale gelatin also has the function of strengthening the body, enhancing muscles, bones, and meridians.

The limit of the number of years one can absorb a spirit ring is directly related to the strength of one's body.

His original first soul skill, Dark Body, was designed to reduce the impact of absorbing soul rings.

Now, the body is further improved by this incomparably precious, millennia-old whale glue.

With the two combined, his ability to withstand spirit rings has reached a terrifying level.

However, Chen Yao had anticipated this outcome, so he didn't get too excited and quickly recovered.

What he's more concerned about now is whether this whale glue has improved his ridiculous qualifications.

If his cultivation speed remains as slow as before, then absorbing more soul rings of different levels and acquiring more powerful soul skills will be of no use.

Without the support of soul power, even the most powerful soul skills are nothing but a dream, easily shattered.

However, a moment later, Chen Yao opened his eyes, revealing a gloomy look in them.

"Damn it, what's going on? My soul power isn't increasing at all. Am I as lousy as Yu Xiaogang? Am I the clown myself?"

Chen Yao was momentarily doubtful about life, but after thinking about it, he realized that he and Yu Xiaogang were different.

At least, he wasn't stuck at a bottleneck like Yu Xiaogang, unable to improve his soul power for years or even decades.

Although his soul power grows slowly, he has never encountered a bottleneck.

At least since he began cultivating, every level he has advanced has been without any obstacles, a natural progression.

But... what's the point?

Things should fall into place naturally, but the water is taking way too long to arrive!

The difficulty of increasing soul power gradually increases with level.

Chen Yao even doubted whether, with his current cultivation speed, he would ever be able to break through to the Soul Emperor level in his lifetime.

So it seems he's not much better than Yu Xiaogang!

Both of them are useless in their own unique ways!

"Am I really not cut out for this?"

Chen Yao thought to himself sullenly, then looked at Bibi Dong, who was still in the afterglow of the previous encounter, and felt a sense of frustration in his heart that he had nowhere to vent.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 45 Heading to the Doghouse

After glancing at Bibi Dong, Chen Yao silently put on his clothes.

Chen Yao's action of getting up finally made Bibi Dong turn around.

He glanced at Chen Yao, who was getting dressed, and his expression froze for a moment before he spoke instinctively.

"It's so late, where are you going?"

Although she still outwardly displays hatred towards Chen Yao, deep down she has long since become accustomed to his presence.

After such a satisfying experience, if this bastard didn't sleep next to her, she would feel empty inside and find it difficult to sleep soundly.

"Go feed the dogs!"

Chen Yao was so devastated by his own situation that he paid no attention to the strange emotions in Bibi Dong's words. Without turning his head, he got up, went to the living room, picked up a plate of leftover meat from dinner, and walked straight out the door.

Lying in bed, wrapped in a damp, smelly blanket, Bibi Dong watched Chen Yao's departing figure, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes.

When did Chen Yao get a dog? How come she didn't know?

And why didn't she notice that Chen Yao had the kind of love for dogs?

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As night deepened, the city of Wuhun was utterly silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Chen Yao walked along the dimly lit streets, his footsteps making a very distinct sound.

When they arrived at the front of a shop that looked extremely dilapidated, Chen Yao stopped.

"boom!"

With a decisive kick, Chen Yao blasted open the already rickety door.

The commotion was so great that it immediately woke up Liu Erlong, who was curled up asleep on a simple bed made of weeds.

Liu Erlong sprang up from the straw mat as a reflex and saw Chen Yao striding in.

Instantly, Liu Erlong's gaze was fixed on the plate of food in Chen Yao's hand, and saliva involuntarily seeped from the corners of her mouth.

Now, more than half a day has passed since her hearty lunch at noon, and as a beast spirit master who expends enormous energy, she is obviously hungry again.

Although she wasn't as hungry as she was at noon, to the point of losing all sense of self and only being driven by instinct, it was still extremely agonizing for her. She had previously tossed and turned for a long time before finally overcoming her hunger and falling asleep.

Now, smelling the aroma of meat, Liu Erlong's eyes lit up.

"Haha! Looks like you didn't sneak a snack this afternoon, you did a good job, here's your reward!"

Chen Yao laughed loudly and threw the plate of food on the ground. Instantly, the porcelain plate shattered into pieces, and the food on it was scattered all over the ground.

Liu Erlong knew this was Chen Yao's way of humiliating her. Suppressing her anger and humiliation, Liu Erlong wanted to bend down and reach out to pick it up, but then she discovered another problem.

She pointed to the food on the ground, which was already covered in dust, and said through gritted teeth.

"This...is not enough to eat..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao glanced at Liu Erlong, who was squatting on the ground, and said indifferently.

"Is that so? Then you can choose not to eat it."

How could Chen Yao not know that these things wouldn't even be enough to fill a beast spirit master's teeth? Especially for a top-tier beast spirit like Liu Erlong.

However, when raising a dog, you can't overfeed it and keep it constantly on the verge of hunger, otherwise all its energy will be used to fight hunger.

Naturally, he would no longer have any other thoughts about how to devour his master.