A Bite of Douluo Continent

The cotton pants that were originally a bit loose were now stretched to their limit, and with Keke's leg muscles exerting a little force, they finally broke apart under the strain.

He sat there blankly, staring at the ripped pieces of his cotton trousers in silence for a long while, then suddenly stood up and rushed into the bathroom.

Somewhat incredulously, Keke approached the two-meter-high glass mirror in the bathroom and tentatively touched the surface. Seeing the reflection in the mirror also extending its hand, with its palm facing her own, she sheepishly withdrew her hand.

Is this really me?

At this moment, Keke's height had increased by almost two heads. Originally, he was only about 1.7 meters tall, but now he was almost 1.9 meters tall.

Such a change happened overnight; it's almost unbelievable.

If it weren't for the fact that his face, apart from becoming a bit more rugged and mature, hadn't changed much from his previous appearance, and that everything in the bathroom was familiar to him, Keke would almost have thought he had traveled through time.

What? He doesn't know what time travel is?

Oh, that's okay.

Keke's facial features hadn't changed much, but when he looked at himself in the mirror, he fell silent.

The reflection in the mirror revealed my strikingly different blue and red heterochromatic eyes.

Such pupils are so iconic in the Star Luo Empire.

Only soul masters with the inherited martial soul of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, who possess royal blood, will have pupils that turn like this after their martial soul awakens.

"Who...am I?"

Keke stood there, silently recalling every little detail of the past.

He had always thought of himself as an ordinary little beggar, who had been eating food from many families since he could remember, and then begging on the streets as he grew older.

Even if he worked hard to learn to read and write, he could not live a decent life like ordinary people because he could not provide proof of his origin and could not even obtain the status of a commoner.

Such people cannot find enough self-sufficient work in Xingluo City because everyone thinks they are of low status and might steal their master's money and run away one day. Therefore, they would rather spend more money to hire commoners.

His awakening of his martial soul at the age of six was the best way for him to change his fate. As long as he had soul power, even if it was only level one, he could easily obtain the status of a commoner, and everything would be fine after that.

However, even this opportunity to participate in the Martial Soul Awakening Ceremony fairly with other children was denied him by fate.

And now…

Feeling the warm current flowing through her body, Keke had a thought, and her body slowly made a "crackling" sound.

His body grew taller again in that instant, almost reaching two meters or more. His short black hair grew wildly, turning into long black and white hair. His fingernails slowly grew, with the tips becoming sharp like tiger claws. His canine teeth slowly grew longer, and his heterochromatic pupils slowly contracted, turning into the shape of needles.

This is only the most basic form of martial soul possession, but it clearly demonstrates Keke's martial soul.

It is the inherited martial spirit of the Star Luo royal family, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

However, none of Keke's memories were related to the Star Luo Empire's royal family, and even his name itself could not provide any effective help in finding out his origins.

His name was given to him by the old man who taught him to read.

He also had no birthmarks or objects on his body that could prove his identity.

Dispersing his soul power, looking at his short hair that had returned to black and his eyes that could never regain their black color, Keke's face showed a helpless bitter smile.

Never mind, I should go wash off the filth first.

The foul stench interrupted his complicated thoughts. He took off his last remaining underwear and went into the bathroom.

After washing off the mud, Keke wanted to change into new pajamas, but after looking at the pajamas that no longer fit, she had no choice but to crawl into bed wearing only her underwear.

Keke wanted to stay in bed and think about what kind of connection she had with the royal family and why her martial soul was the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, but a wave of sleepiness almost instantly washed over her, and she fell asleep instantly despite her many thoughts.

Chapter 204 Kaneki Ken or Li Zeyan (Last update today)

"Ruyi, are you sure this is Keke?"

Qi Han looked at the muscular young man, who was at least 1.9 meters tall, sleeping on the bed and fell into deep thought.

Indeed, you can still tell what Keke looks like from his facial features.

But yesterday he was such a thin little guy, why did he suddenly become a 1.9-meter-tall giant today?

Boiled cabbage in clear broth only increases one level of innate soul power, it can't be that exaggerated, right?

Qi Han was woken up early in the morning by Ruyi. Remembering that he also had to wake Ke Ke up, he came over to take a look.

Qi Han was stunned by just one glance.

Is this the same boy who looked just like Ken Kaneki from yesterday?

Looking at it now, it seems to resemble Li Zeyan.

(P.S.: A character from Love and Producer)

Is this reasonable?

Ruyi spoke softly, "This is indeed Keke, without a doubt."

Qi Han slapped his forehead, barely managing to calm himself down.

Fine.

"Keke, wake up? Uh..."

Besides making you fall asleep the moment you sit down, Ruyi's high-tech bed has another amazing feature: it can wake you up with a simple call. So, as Qi Han called out, Keke slowly opened her dark eyes...

What the hell is this black?! What on earth are those red and blue heterochromatic eyes?!

Qi Han, who was staring at the newly awakened Ke Ke, was speechless once again.

...

"So, you only truly awakened your Martial Soul last night?"

Qi Han and Ke Ke sat facing each other at a table on the first floor, each with a glass of chilled Qinan juice in front of them.

After listening to Keke's detailed account of last night's events, including his expulsion from the martial soul awakening ceremony as a child and his incomplete martial soul awakening, Qi Han took a large gulp through the straw. As the cool sensation washed over him, he slowly calmed down...

Damn! I can't calm down at all!

"Ruyi, what level is Keke's soul power?"

Qi Han silently called out to Ruyi in his heart.

“Level nine. His innate soul power should be level eight, but it reached level nine with the help of Boiled Cabbage.”

"So, what impact will his current situation have?"

Ruyi pondered for a moment and slowly said, "His current situation is somewhat like a late bloomer. He awakened his martial soul at the age of six, but it was not fully awakened until last night when he was stimulated by the boiled cabbage. Although he is only at level nine now, his speed of increasing his soul power should be very fast in the next period of time."

Qi Han nodded, having roughly understood Ke Ke's current situation. He turned to look at Ke Ke seriously and said, "The situation is quite obvious now. You are most likely of royal blood from the Star Luo Empire. Your identity is not simple. So what are your plans next?"

Keke, whose looks were only slightly inferior to Qi Han's and about as handsome as the readers, showed a conflicted expression. After a while, he gritted his teeth, seemingly making a decision, "Boss, can I still stay at Hanshi?"

"Hmm?" Keke's choice was beyond Qi Han's expectations. He had already planned to hire another employee, but Keke actually wanted to stay?

"You need to understand that if you find your biological parents, you might be able to live a life like royalty from now on. Are you really sure?"

A bitter look appeared on Keke's face. "Boss, how could a member of the royal family be left to wander the streets for over a decade without anyone looking for him? I think even if I really am a member of the royal family, my parents are probably not still alive, and as for myself, I'm afraid my life is in danger."

This…

Qi Han was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what Ke Ke meant.

In his mind, Keke was a royal child who had been separated from his family. If the royal family found out, he would be treated well and never have to worry about food or drink.

Why does the royal family, in Keke's words, become a den of dragons and tigers?

Shouldn't they be family?

Qi Han's idea stemmed from his lack of understanding of the Star Luo royal family.

Although Keke was just a beggar before, having lived in Xingluo City all this time, he understands the current royal family far better than Qi Han.

One's own martial spirit may not necessarily bring a privileged status; more likely, it will bring death.

The former emperor of the Star Luo Empire had a total of seven children.

According to the rules of the royal family, only the most outstanding and powerful prince of each generation can inherit the throne, while the others suffer a miserable fate, and even survival is extremely difficult. This rule is the root of the Star Luo Empire's enduring prosperity, but it became a dead letter during the reign of the previous emperor due to his favoritism.

After defeating his five younger brothers one after another, leaving them utterly doomed and without even the right to survive, the eldest son, Dai Yuansheng, was about to face Dai Youyuan, the second son of the Star Luo Empire, who was the most talented in the past century.

Faced with the blood feud of his five younger brothers, Dai Youyuan was furious and wanted to kill Dai Yuansheng. However, the late emperor stepped forward to favor his eldest son and said the words that were secretly ridiculed by countless people but dared not be discussed in public: "It is against the harmony of heaven and earth for brothers to kill each other. You two brothers can govern Xingluo together."

Immediately afterwards, the second prince, Dai Youyuan, was transferred to the border and became the commander of the Zhen Dong Army and the Zhen Dong King of the Empire, while the eldest prince, Dai Yuansheng, became the emperor of the Xingluo Empire.

Such a thing was no match for public opinion at the time, but the late emperor and Dai Yuansheng pretended to be deaf and dumb, and Dai Youyuan, for some unknown reason, did not openly oppose it.

This was ultimately a private royal matter. The three parties involved had no objections, and no matter how dissatisfied others were, it was futile. They could only mutter "cat brothers and tiger brothers" behind their backs.

The Xingluo royal family is the tiger, while Dai Yuansheng, who ascended the throne illegitimately, is the cat.

This clearly demonstrates the contempt and dissatisfaction of the Xingluo people towards their emperor.

After Dai Yuansheng came to power, he used extremely ruthless and cruel methods. Many ministers who had opposed him before, and even some commoners who openly accused him of illegitimate succession, were eventually hanged, even with Prime Minister Xu Changling standing in front of them.

Without a prime minister, the situation would only be worse.

Keke knew very well that she could not possibly be Dai Yuansheng's child.

Because if he were the son of the current emperor, even if he were incompetent, it would be impossible for no one to have searched for him for sixteen years.

Therefore, given his age, if he were truly of the Star Luo Empire's royal bloodline, he could only be a descendant of one of the other lineages.

Prince Dai Youyuan of Zhendong never married and remains single to this day, so naturally he cannot have any children.

In other words, he was most likely the child of one of the five princes who lost in the struggle for the throne.

All five princes had perished; none survived.

Standing before Dai Yuansheng at this moment would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den, with no chance of survival whatsoever.

Keke has been extremely intelligent since childhood. In a very short time, she analyzed her situation and left no room for wishful thinking.

...

"Is that so?" After listening to Keke's analysis, Qi Han suddenly realized the truth and felt a pang of pity for Keke's background.

If that's the case, Qi Han also thinks it would be better for Ke Ke to stay in the store.

"Then you can stay here."