Starting from Douluo to Capture Goddesses

"As long as you remain loyal, you too will have a chance in the future."

Xu Ran looked towards Di Tian, Bear Lord, and the other ferocious beasts beside the Lake of Life.

If he truly controlled the Divine Realm, he would certainly need to promote a batch of Divine Beasts. And of course, Xu Ran had his own preferences and would naturally give priority to his own people.

"Thank you, my lord."

The ferocious beasts prostrated themselves, utterly thrilled by Xu Ran's words.

With a single sentence, Xu Ran's standing in their hearts had soared once again, reaching the level of blind worship.

After staying in the Aquipeia Forest for a week, Gu Yuena had indeed helped Zhu Zhuqing to improve her "Cultivation Level" to that of a Titled Douluo, and it was very stable without any traces of being superficial or inflated.

Because of Gu Yuena's assistance, Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Yuena's relationship also continued to ascend.

In Zhu Zhuqing's heart, her fondness for Gu Yuena was probably now comparable to that of her close friends, Xiaowu, and Rongrong.

The Life Goddess also sent word that she had stabilized the Goddess of Kindness.

Everything was developing in a positive direction.

A week later, Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing parted ways with Gu Yuena, Bi Ji, Zi Ji, and Wang Qiu'er.

Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing headed to the Xingluo Empire.

Gu Yuena and the other three ladies were off to Tiandou City to meet up with Xiaowu and the rest.

"Xu Ran, when you return, I'll let you see that they have all undergone earth-shattering changes," Gu Yuena waved her hand and led Wang Qiu'er and the others away, transforming into a streak of light as they swiftly departed.

"Let's go as well," Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing said as they stood suspended in the air, flying towards Xingluo City.

Having broken through to the Titled Douluo level, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't yet fully control the power of a Titled Douluo.

Although she had reached the level in terms of "Cultivation Level," she still needed some time to comprehend this power.

With Zhu Zhuqing being a Titled Douluo, her speed in flight was not slow, and her aura was extremely formidable. Xu Ran estimated that the current Zhu Zhuqing was strong enough to compete with Titled Douluo above level 95, especially since Zhu Zhuqing also had the terrifying soul skills of the Dark Evil Tiger from the Life-and-Death Arena.

"It's really better to be a god."

Xu Ran looked at Zhu Zhuqing beside him and couldn't help but feel some yearning.

His combat power was astounding, but after all, he was not a god.

"Hehe, you'll become a god soon too. That day is not far off," Zhu Zhuqing said with a charming smile. After her "Cultivation Level" breakthrough, her figure had been refined once again and had become even better.

That temperament, cold yet alluring, was extremely captivating. Those few lumps of flesh must weigh at least a dozen or so pounds. Fortunately, for a Titled Douluo, that wasn't too much of a burden; otherwise, it would have been quite inconvenient in daily life.

With her increase in "Cultivation Level," Zhu Zhuqing was no longer that little girl. She probably appeared to outsiders as an unattainably mysterious and powerful figure.

"A Titled Douluo in her teens, that's really amazing. Definitely a record-breaker."

Xu Ran said with a chuckle.

Among the Shrek Seven Monsters, Zhu Zhuqing was the youngest.

Even if Xiaowu and Rongrong were rapidly grown into Titled Douluo under Gu Yuena's intense nurturing, Zhu Zhuqing would still be the fastest to achieve the rank of Titled Douluo.

"How can I be compared to a freak like you?"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Xu Ran as if she were looking at a monster. Competing with Xu Ran in breaking through records was practically asking for a reality check.

"I heard that Martial Soul Hall has removed me from the record book they use to record breakthroughs." Xu Ran touched his nose. Although his records were kicked out, they wrote several pages about his demon-like breakthrough records separately, which was a first in the history of Martial Soul Hall.

If Xu Ran were truly included, all the records would bear Xu Ran's name, and the time it took for breakthroughs would be terrifyingly short.

"What can you do when you are a freak? If they recorded you, I'm afraid soul masters for thousands of years to come would tremble in fear at your records," Zhu Zhuqing giggled, watching Xu Ran with an amused expression that set her trembling like a flower in the wind.

"So, now the record creator is you," Xu Ran shrugged helplessly. However, he wasn't interested in these titles. Even without anyone recording it, there would still be people who would remember his name for countless years to come.

"My 'Cultivation Level' has been forcefully raised by you all."

Zhu Zhuqing stuck out her tongue somewhat embarrassingly.

After following Xu Ran, in fact, her desire to cultivate wasn't so pure anymore. Sometimes she wanted to cultivate, but whenever she closed her eyes, images of Xu Ran would fill her mind, making it impossible to focus properly on cultivation.

In normal circumstances, her speed of cultivation should have decreased in such a state.

Yet, her 'Cultivation Level' was forcibly raised by Xu Ran and Gu Yuena. Ever since she began consuming Immortal Herbs, it was because of Xu Ran that their 'Cultivation Level' kept soaring.

Otherwise, with normal cultivation practices, she was very self-aware that she probably would not have even broken through to Soul King by now.

"So what about that? Aren't all those who break cultivation records lucky ones?" Xu Ran said with a beaming smile. He was happy to cheat with his own wife, wasn't that allowed?

"But I might be a little too lucky," Zhu Zhuqing said with a blush. Just this once, she went directly from Soul Emperor to Titled Douluo, all in the span of just one week.

It was precisely because of this that she truly understood the vast gap between gods and ordinary soul masters, and realized just how terrifying Xu Ran's achievements were in being able to slay such formidable gods during his soul master stage.

"When we get back to the Zhu Clan, your parents-in-law will definitely be proud to see your current 'Cultivation Level'."

"Hmph, that's natural. Ah, let's not talk about this anymore; let's hurry back," Zhu Zhuqing said, and then increased her speed once again.

Under high-speed flight, it took Xu Ran and Zhu Zhuqing only six hours to arrive at Xingluo City.

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Xingluo Empire. Zhu Clan.

At this moment, inside the grand hall of the Zhu Clan, Zhu Family Patriarch Zhu Zihao and several Zhu clan elders were all ready for action.

Emperor Dai and some other close ministers had descended upon the Zhu Clan with a look of surprise.

These days, the atmosphere in the entire Xingluo Empire had subtly changed.

In less than a year, both the Dai family and the Zhu Clan, two Great Dominator-level families, had undergone huge changes in their status within the Xingluo Empire. Originally, as the imperial family, the Dai family was the primary family, with the Zhu Clan ranking below them.

However, as Xu Ran's fame on the continent grew louder, the Zhu Clan, backed by Xu Ran, began to assert their strength. Indistinctly, the Zhu Clan's status was starting to surpass that of the Dai family.

One man's success can lift all those around him to heaven.

The Zhu Clan originally had a profound foundation, and as Xu Ran made a name for himself on the continent, becoming a powerful figure of his generation, the entire mindset of the Zhu Clan completely changed.

How could they tolerate remaining under the Dai family at this point?

Everyone has the ambition to become a hegemon, but it is only due to lack of power that one must hide one's true intentions. As Xu Ran rose, one man alone intimidating the whole world, how could the Zhu Clan people not be moved?

They were now just waiting for when Xu Ran would return to the Xingluo Empire again, and at that time, the entire empire would undergo a change of dynasties.