novelraw Chapter 565 - 504: Clone
Chapter 565 - 504: Clone
Sha watched the yard full of pups at play. His face was expressionless, but he didn’t walk away.
Suddenly, a voice called out.
"Sweet daughter, stop playing and come eat!"
Lanyun came out to call for her, a spatula still in one hand and an apron tied around his waist.
"Dad, I’m coming!"
The moment Little Hetao heard it was time to eat, she forgot all about playing with her friends and scampered over for her meal.
A couple of her good friends stayed behind to freeload a meal.
’Uncle Lanyun’s cooking is the best!’
Lanxin doted on her little niece. Every year, she would make her a few new outfits. Since she was free to visit today, she had bought lots of snacks and toys, bringing along the newly made clothes to see Little Hetao.
Just as she stepped through the gate, she saw a tall figure dressed in black in the courtyard.
THUD!
The things she was holding dropped to the ground.
Sha turned to look at her, not at all surprised. A faint smile touched his lips. "Long time no see."
Lanxin was dumbfounded, even wondering if she was dreaming. Thanks to her Soul law, she could tell that although the man had a physical form, it wasn’t his real body—ordinary Beastmen couldn’t see him at all.
"..."
Lanxin didn’t know how to face this entity. She considered pretending she hadn’t seen him, but she had been so shocked that she’d made a huge commotion. He had already noticed her. ’There’s no hiding it!’
She had no choice but to brace herself and step forward, saying politely, "L-Long time no see. Thank you for helping me back then..."
"Think nothing of it."
Sha suddenly raised a hand in front of her forehead.
Lanxin instinctively wanted to back away, but perhaps because she was too nervous, she couldn’t move her feet.
Four ethereal blue petals materialized between her brows, signifying that her Soul law cultivation had reached the fourth layer.
"The last time I saw you, your Soul law cultivation was already at the fourth layer."
"..." The somewhat familiar tone made Lanxin’s heart tremble for some reason.
It was just like when she was little and hadn’t finished her homework; her dad wouldn’t say anything, but deep down, he’d be disappointed she wasn’t living up to her potential.
The higher one progressed in the Soul law, the harder it was to cultivate and the more time it took. It had taken Lanxin two hundred years just to get from the third layer to the fourth!
Still, her progress had indeed been a bit slow. She felt inexplicably guilty. "I, uh..."
An ethereal blue flower materialized in Sha’s palm. Specks of shattered light drifted from its petals, as beautiful as starlight, making one hold their breath.
"This is a Star Soul Flower from the Ghost Domain. It blooms once every hundred thousand years and is the main ingredient for making a Rejuvenation Pearl. Refining it will help you break through your bloodline’s shackles and enhance your soul’s talent."
With that said, he waved his hand, sending the Star Soul Flower to Lanxin. Before she could refuse, the flower drifted into her body and merged with her Dantian.
"..." ’This is far too precious!’
Lanxin was overwhelmed by the favor, but she knew better than anyone that she truly needed the Star Soul Flower’s power. More than anything, she felt overjoyed.
She looked at the black-clad man before her. After composing herself, she hesitated slightly as she began to thank him.
"Thank you... Your Majesty, the Rakshasa King."
Sha’s expression darkened slightly. He merely said there was no need for thanks and then left.
Lanxin pinched her thigh hard. Only after confirming the Star Soul Flower inside her was real did she hurriedly send a message to her mother.
——Mother, the Rakshasa King has come to the North Continent...
Sang Luo was in the Sea Palace helping Little Blue Eucalyptus and Little Carp with their homework when she suddenly received the message from her Wolf Daughter. Her first thought was that she must have misread it. ’What is the Rakshasa King doing in the North Continent?’
’He couldn’t possibly be there to reminisce about one of his soul fragments, stopping by a tomb to offer flowers and pay respects, could he?’
That didn’t seem like something the great Ghost King would do.
"Ah Ze, I’m heading back to the North Continent. Little Zhi Xin needs me for something." Sang Luo mentioned this to Lou Xianyue as well.
He was a little surprised, but after a moment’s thought, he smiled. "We haven’t seen her in several months. I miss that child, Little Zhi Xin, too. I’ll go with you to see her."
"Great! Little Zhi Xin adores you. Her eyes light up every time she sees you~ She even secretly told me she wants to find a mermaid as handsome as her Uncle Lou~" Sang Luo teased. All the female pups she’d given birth to were little flirts who loved playing with Ah Ze.
Lou Xianyue coughed lightly, his face flushing slightly. "Children say the darnedest things. But speaking of handsome and talented young men, there’s a very gifted young merman in the South Sea whose looks are no inferior to my own."
"Haha~ She’s all grown up, so you can’t just brush it off as ’kids say the darnedest things’ anymore! If you get a chance, bring that young merman over and introduce him to Little Zhi Xin. I think my daughter has a type: sweet-talkers with pretty faces."
Lou Xianyue couldn’t help but chuckle. "Alright."
Blue Eucalyptus and Little Carp wanted to go play in the North Continent too, but they hadn’t finished their homework. They were ordered to stay in the palace and finish their assignments, with Zai Xin supervising them.
Sang Luo and Lou Xianyue went to the City Lord Mansion in Zhoufang City, only to be told by a servant that the City Lord had entered seclusion for her cultivation.
Sang Luo was surprised but didn’t disturb her. She went to visit her two sons instead. It wasn’t until half a month later that Lanxin finally came out of seclusion.
Her realm had advanced; she had leaped from the Emperor Rank Middle Stage to the Late Stage Emperor Rank in a single go. Her aura was deep and powerful, and she seemed completely reborn. The change left both Sang Luo and Lou Xianyue stunned.
Sang Luo asked, "Daughter, didn’t Mother just see you break through to the Emperor Rank Middle Stage a couple of years ago? How long has it been? How did you break through again?"
Little Zhi Xin was the most gifted of the three wolf pups, and with the talent bonus from the Rejuvenation Pearl, her breakthrough speed was faster than her two older brothers’.
The higher the realm, the harder it is to break through. It had taken Lanxin over five hundred years to reach the Emperor Rank Middle Stage. At a normal cultivation speed, breaking through from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage should have taken at least five or six hundred years.
Not to mention, the Late Stage Emperor Rank could also be subdivided into several phases, yet this time she had emerged from seclusion having broken through directly to the Peak of the Imperial Rank Late Stage!
She didn’t even have a male partner, yet her cultivation speed was faster than a rocket.
Sang Luo didn’t forget to nudge Lou Xianyue. "Little Zhi Xin has already broken through to the Peak of the Imperial Rank Late Stage. You need to work harder, or the child will surpass you soon!"
"Little Nuonuo was born in the Divine Venerable Realm. Can any of us compare to her?" Lou Xianyue said with a laugh.
Sang Luo, "...That’s true."
Lou Xianyue wasn’t embarrassed at all. He was genuinely happy for the children’s progress. Their future accomplishments were bound to surpass his own!
After all, he didn’t have a Divine Beast bloodline; he was just a King Beast with special responsibilities. Little An and Little Jin didn’t have Divine Beast bloodlines either, but their innate bloodline talents were much stronger than his, and not any weaker than the other children’s.
"Mother, it was the Rakshasa King who gave me a Star Soul Flower. That’s how I managed to break through. My Soul law has also reached the Sixth Layer."
Lanxin was also very excited and told the two of them everything that had happened half a month ago in great detail.
Lou Xianyue thought for a moment and said, "The Rakshasa King who came was a Clone."
’I didn’t expect him to have a Clone.’
Sang Luo grew even more puzzled. ’Why didn’t he come in person?’