Chapter 2: Increasing the Birth Rate of the Entire Continent

Inside the restaurant, lights of various sizes emitted a soft glow, bringing a warm atmosphere.

But Qin Jian did not feel a shred of warmth; all he felt were waves of icy palpitations.

"You are always too reckless when cultivating in the Sword Pool; you never come out until your soul power is completely exhausted..."

Jian Douluo looked at Qin Jian, who was a few steps away, his deadpan face showing no particular expression as he continued: "Although the Soul Beast aura you release is minimal, after so many times, I could naturally confirm it."

"Then why didn't Teacher kill me?"

Qin Jian suddenly looked up, his delicate little face appearing incomparably cold.

Jian Douluo didn't care about his reaction at all, simply pinching his chin as he said: "To be able to mask your aura so near-perfectly suggests that your soul power before taking human form might have exceeded the Ten Thousand Year level..."

Qin Jian shuddered all over.

There was no chill in Jian Douluo's voice, yet it felt like blades of cold Sword piercing into his heart.

"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring... and at least two top-tier soul bones..."

Jian Douluo's gaze seemed to hold something unusual as well.

Qin Jian suddenly looked up at this Title Douluo, known as the one with the greatest attack power on the Dalu.

The expression in his eyes was complex, yet there was no killing intent...

Qin Jian suddenly smiled.

Instantly, the warmth of the room returned, and the chill on his body vanished entirely.

He walked a few steps, returned to his seat, and continued to eat.

Jian Douluo's face stiffened, and he said in a strange tone: "Now that I've exposed your identity, why aren't you running?"

Qin Jian ate as if nothing had happened and muttered: "Teacher is a powerful Title Douluo; I wouldn't be able to escape."

"So you just gave up?"

Jian Douluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Qin Jian looked back at him, tilting his little face: "Teacher has no killing intent toward me."

Jian Douluo was stunned for a moment, then looked somewhat speechless: "This is a matter of life and death, and you're just relying on a feeling?"

A smile emerged on Qin Jian's face: "Teacher, my true form is a Love Flower that has grown for ten thousand years, possessing Million Year Spirit Power; I am most sensitive to the perception of goodwill and malice."

"Ten Thousand Year Love Flower... and you actually have Million Year Spirit Power..."

Jian Douluo exclaimed in wonder, then asked curiously: "What is a Love Flower?"

Qin Jian was still smiling, but his expression was somewhat bitter: "It's just a... flower... growing in the center of the Star Dou Great Forest... that can't move... can't speak... can't do anything at all..."

Heaven knows how desperate he was when he realized he had turned into a flower after transmigrating; he wanted to commit suicide, but he didn't even have the ability to do so.

Later, he thought that since he was just a flower, he would be eaten sooner or later, so he started waiting for death in peace.

And then he waited for a Rabbit...

Not only did it not eat him, but it also watered him for ten thousand years...

"You still couldn't move after cultivating into a Million-Year Soul Beast?" Jian Douluo asked, feeling strange.

Qin Jian shook his head and said: "I don't know what happened either. I clearly have Million Year Spirit Power, but the only change was that I grew as big as a tree, and then I could actively emit a kind of pink aura..."

"Pink aura?"

Jian Douluo didn't pay much attention at first, but his expression changed quickly, and he lowered his head, saying heavily: "Was that pink aura that permeated the entire Dalu ten years ago released by you?"

"It actually permeated the entire Dalu? I thought it only affected the Star Dou Great Forest..."

Qin Jian scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed: "I just wanted to test my ability, and I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious..."

He said with lingering fear: "That night, the Soul Beasts in the entire forest were rioting... That year, the birth rate of Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest increased by several hundred times..."

And that silly Rabbit...

Thinking of it now, Qin Jian's body couldn't help but shudder three times.

"So the culprit that night was you..."

Qin Jian suddenly discovered his body rising slowly; he looked up and saw Jian Douluo's gloomy, deadpan face.

He grabbed Qin Jian by the collar and lifted him into mid-air.

"The old man had been celibate for so many years... *cough*... and was actually forced to use... that thing... *cough, cough, cough*..."

Qin Jian's eyes widened slowly: "Teacher, even you couldn't control it?"

"Bang."

Qin Jian was tossed back onto his chair by Jian Douluo, who said irritably: "That year, the birth rate of newborns across the entire Dalu also increased many times over; even Rongrong was... *cough*... that year..."

The corners of Qin Jian's mouth twitched incessantly: "I never expected that Rongrong was also born because of me..."

Jian Douluo didn't want to bring up the embarrassing past anymore, so he said: "Is this the reason you wanted to take human form? I remember that after a Soul Beast reaches ten thousand years, it only has a thousand years of life left, whereas transforming into human form and re-cultivating to level one hundred allows one to naturally attain Godhood."

Qin Jian nodded and then shook his head.

"That is only part of the reason; there is an even bigger reason..."

He suddenly clenched his fists tightly and said with grief and indignation: "That time I released the pink aura, I inadvertently overheard a conversation between two First-Class Gods. They said I was almost mature and that they could pluck me to refine medicine in thirty years!"

"First-Class Godhood?!"

Jian Douluo was startled at first, then realized: "A Ten Thousand Year Love Flower with Million Year Spirit Power—this must be extremely rare even to the Gods..."

"So, if I don't want to be eaten..."

Qin Jian looked up with a firm gaze: "I must attain Godhood!"

"So that's how it is..."

Jian Douluo nodded, then suddenly felt fortunate: "It's a good thing I didn't make a move on you. A Love Flower with Million Year Spirit Power... what kind of soul skill or soul bone would it have granted me..."

He recalled that night of uncontrollable, restless emotions and couldn't help but tremble all over.

"But when Teacher discovered I was a Soul Beast, you didn't know these things. Why didn't you make a move? Wouldn't Teacher be tempted?" Qin Jian asked curiously.

"How could I not be tempted..."

Jian Douluo shook his head, his gaze toward Qin Jian becoming calm and gentle: "It is just that people have more than just desires; they also have emotions... By that time, I had already raised you for a year or two, and I simply could not bring myself to do it."

Jian Douluo looked at the handsome and refined youth before him, his gaze soft.

He had no children his entire life, and being able to spend his days with Qin Jian was just like having a child of his own.

Furthermore, Qin Jian was inherently deeply affectionate; his sensibility and the warmth he brought made it impossible for Jian Douluo to let go.

"Thank you, Teacher."

Qin Jian revealed a sincere smile.

Being able to meet a teacher who did not mind his identity as a Soul Beast was his good fortune!

Jian Douluo shook his head and thought to himself: "I should also thank you for bringing so much warmth to this old man."

But his temperament made him unable to say such words, so he only said: "Then why are you unable to cultivate soul power? Logically speaking, this should be easy for you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Jian's face immediately became conflicted: "This is the God Position Nine Trials that appeared for me naturally..."

(End of chapter)