246: I am a mother

Xu Le's eyes lit up. After thinking for a moment, he still didn't follow.

He thought of the [Modified: Holy Light Meditation Technique] he was cultivating and slowly tried to visualize his own appearance within his Sea of Consciousness. Step by step, he progressed, but every time he was nearly finished, the image of the Contract God would descend directly.

For all these years, he had thought it was because of Ghost. Now it seemed the true reason was the uniqueness of this world, which did not allow for any other power systems to exist.

But why could Ghost do it?

Did I accidentally choose a spirit body? What would have happened if I had chosen Nine Phoenix and the others?

Xu Le tried his Holy Light Spells and other previous Skills again. Aside from the "Indestructible Battle Staff" and "Soaring Nine Steps Shattering Jade Force" having a tiny bit of effect, the rest of his Skills seemed to have vanished entirely.

"Where is my talent?"

"Do I really have to wait until I'm 18 to reopen it?"

As Xu Le thought, static flickered before his eyes.

His talent had actually sto... learned the attribute panel from Blue Star.

[Name] Xu Le

[Class] Unnamed

[Rank] 1

[Talent] Innate Divinity

[Strength] 1

[Agility] 1

[Physique] 1

[spirit] 1.01

[Skill] Sealed

[Equipment] Sealed

The good news was that his [Innate Talent] was still there.

The bad news was that all items and equipment were sealed, and the three traits [One Person Attains the Dao], [All Ascend to Heaven], and [Divine Body] had mutated into [Divine Soul].

Any attack targeting the Soul would be weakened by 99.99% if it was below the Divine-Grade, and by 50% if it reached the Divine-Grade.

As for physical defense, there wasn't a single bit.

Not only that, but the bodies in this world were weaker than those on Blue Star. No wonder he felt a sense of weakness; he had thought he just hadn't adapted yet after descending from the Divine-Grade.

He wondered if the four of them, like the Eye Demon, had started developing from ancestral spirits or growing up from infancy.

As Xu Le thought, his spirit increased by another 0.01 points.

He was certain of this world's power; after all, even the angelic shell possessed by Ghost had been directly sealed within the Contract Space.

Right, what about Ghost's attributes?

Xu Le thought about it, but he had no way to view Ghost's attributes.

"Ste... the road of learning is long, Talent, you still have to work hard!"

While he was considering this, his Mental Energy grew by another point.

With the nurturing from Ghost, Xu Le's spirit entered a high-speed lane.

spirit +0.01

spirit +0.01

After one night, Xu Le's spirit had risen to 1.12 points.

The speed slowed down slightly; his Soul needed to adapt for a while before it could continue to grow.

One year later.

Xu Le reached the age of 17.

His spirit reached 9.99 points.

His Rank also reached Rank 9.

But he hit a complete Bottleneck; for an entire week, there wasn't even the slightest improvement.

What was frustrating was that even though his Rank had reached Rank 9, his Strength, Agility, and Physique attributes remained at 1 point. No matter how much he trained every day, those three attributes seemed stuck and showed no progress at all.

Last night, Xu Huan had gone out happily, but when he saw her this morning, her little face was deathly pale.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare last night?" Xu Le asked, knowing the answer.

"No—ah, yes." Xu Huan nodded, sighing inwardly, "My foolish Mortal brother, you finally got over your physical deficiency, so why are you providing people with excuses while you ask? If you find an unfaithful girlfriend in the future, you won't even know when you've been cheated on."

"Are you badmouthing me again?" Xu Le asked warily.

"No!" Xu Huan said with an air of righteousness. "I was thinking about that nightmare from last night."

"What nightmare? Tell me about it!" Xu Le said as if he didn't care.

"It was just a... sigh, I forgot!" Xu Huan said in distress. Because of the secrecy principle, she couldn't talk about it.

Xu Le didn't expose her, and the two of them hurried toward school.

According to his guess, Xu Huan had been in a learning phase for the past four years, and last night, she had officially entered the mysterious world.

Just as he had expected, the mysterious world was very dangerous, nearly scaring the bold young girl to tears.

In the afternoon.

After school.

Xu Huan walked over, holding Wang Xueting's arm. "Brother, let's not go back yet this afternoon. Let's go out and have a meal together."

She was even willing to call him 'Brother'; there was definitely a trap.

Xu Le's eyes shifted as he thought of what happened last night. He nodded and agreed, "Sure!"

The three of them went to a relatively high-end restaurant in the city. Although there weren't many people around, there weren't few either.

"No evacuation?" Xu Le was somewhat curious. Or was it that the power of the mysterious world didn't affect ordinary people, much like a different dimension?

Xu Huan: "Xu Le, why are you looking around today? Did you lose something?"

Xu Le: "...Didn't you just call me 'Brother'?"

Xu Huan glanced at her best friend and whispered to herself, "For the sake of my foolish Mortal brother, I'll endure a bit more."

A large table of food was served, and the three of them began to eat.

Wang Xueting's cheeks were flushed, almost as if they were about to drip water. When she picked up food, she ate in tiny bites, looking very shy.

Xu Huan mysteriously pulled out a bottle of wine. "This is Dad's private collection. Over the years, he's held onto it every time he comes home, reluctant to drink it. Today, we're going to finish it off."

Xu Le: "Don't mess around, kids shouldn't drink! What if that wine has some sentimental value?"

It had to be said that when a little cotton-padded jacket grows up, she becomes leaky! And it wasn't just a normal leak!

At the very least, Xu Le didn't even know his dad had this wine; he didn't even have a chance to 'leak' it.

Xu Huan frowned. "Xu Le, you're only a few minutes younger than me, so why do you sound so old and wise? Why don't you put on some reading glasses and lecture me on the Classic of Rites with your hands behind your back? How could I not know if this wine has sentimental value? The whole cabinet is full of it."

..."

Wang Xueting pulled on Xu Huan's sleeve, her face turning even redder as she lowered her head without a word.

Xu Le thought: 'Heh, women. Don't think I don't know that once we're actually together, you'll be constantly clingy. I won't fall for it. Wait, why would I have such a thought?'

After Ghost had nurtured him, Xu Le discovered that his hormones were starting to act up. A young body would always be curious about any attractive member of the opposite sex.

Even though he was just a sojourner, even though he was a deity, he actually felt an interest in Mortal women.

Just as Xu Huan was about to open the bottle, a waiter knocked and entered. "Sir, Miss, would you like me to open the Supreme Jade Liquid you ordered?"

Xu Le and Wang Xueting: "..."

Xu Huan: "...What Supreme Jade Liquid? Huh, did I order that? Ahem, just leave the bottle opener and go!"

After the waiter left, Xu Huan said awkwardly, "Hearing the name, I thought it was some kind of soup. To think it's wine; this name is way too tacky and low-class. But it was quite expensive, so let's have a taste."

Seeing that the expressions of the other two weren't right, Xu Huan quickly changed her tune. "Haha, just kidding. I even brought out Dad's private collection, so how could I possibly taste such vulgar things?"

In her heart, she lamented, 'Dad, I'm also doing this for my foolish Mortal brother's lifelong happiness, so don't blame me.'

She smoothly pulled out the wine bottle and, with a motion that seemed rehearsed countless times, smoothly opened the cap.

Pop!

The liquid inside rapidly decreased, turning into a cloud of white smoke that drifted out.

"Xiao Le, Xiao Huan, I am Mom!"