Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 14 Bloodline Evolution and the Cat Who Steals Food

Seven days later, in Ling Qianyao's room.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ling Qianyao were practicing the Double Star Cultivation Method to reshape the Dazhui point, the last of the seven points for the former.

As the technique was put into practice, a faint fluctuation of soul power seemed to permeate the air.

With the help of this method, their soul power cultivation speed increased by a surprising 10% compared to before. Therefore, during this period, Ling Qianyao's room almost became a sacred place for the two of them to practice. Most of the time, they sat side by side, immersed in it together.

Compared to her previous shy look with blushing cheeks and a pounding heart, Zhu Zhuqing now seems much more calm.

She was no longer as reserved as she had been at first about this relatively close contact with Ling Qianyao. Their bodies naturally moved closer during their training, and the occasional touch of skin only brought a surge of warmth to her heart, rather than the panic she had felt before.

When the Dazhui point in Zhu Zhuqing's body was reshaped, starlight flashed at seven locations on Zhu Zhuqing's spine.

The Big Dipper in her mind suddenly flashed with brilliance, and a new power was faintly surging in her body. This power was both familiar and unfamiliar, as if it came from deep in her blood.

Zhu Zhuqing felt as if her soul had some kind of mysterious connection with the starry sky, as if she could hear the whispers of the stars and feel their rhythm and tempo.

This new power flowed through her body, constantly strengthening her spirit and blood.

She suddenly opened her eyes and summoned her martial spirit.

The Netherworld Spirit Cat is completely black with cool purple bright stripes all over its body. It has a pair of small wings on its back, and there is a faint starlight flowing from its tail, as if it is evolving into something.

"Soul evolution!" Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up and the word flashed through her mind subconsciously.

Ling Qianyao squatted down, observed carefully, and was a little surprised.

"Zhuqing, how do you feel?"

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes flickered slightly, and she also squatted down, leaning against Ling Qianyao and looking at the Nether Spirit Cat. She said softly, "The seven acupuncture points each increased my seven abilities by 5%. Just now, when they finally connected into one, it seemed like a brand new power emerged in my body, causing some changes to the origin of my martial soul.

The starlight at the Nether Spirit Cat's tail also illustrates this point. In my perception, it should be changing in the direction of the starlight's tail flame. My martial soul bloodline is growing stronger."

Ling Qianyao nodded and said sincerely, "That's a pretty good change. Congratulations."

Could the Netherworld Spirit Cat, with its evolved bloodline, still have a fusion technique with the White Tiger Martial Spirit? Leaping over the Dragon Gate and transforming into a dragon shouldn't be comparable to the past, right? Ling Qianyao pondered.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled and whispered, "Thank you, Qianyao."

"No need to thank me." Ling Qianyao turned over and lay flat on the bed, clasping his hands behind his head. He whispered, "If I were to leave the Xingluo Empire, what would you choose?"

"I'll go with you." Zhu Zhuqing blurted out without hesitation, "No matter where you go, I will follow you."

"Oh?" Ling Qianyao closed his eyes, a smile on his face. "Are you not afraid of being investigated by the Xingluo Imperial Family and your Zhu Family?"

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, sending her Netherworld Cat spirit back into her body. She looked at Ling Qianyao seriously, "My future is not up to them. They can't keep me. During these days of training together, I've become accustomed to having you by my side, and I've learned what true companionship and support mean."

"Then why should I..." Zhu Zhuqing interrupted Ling Qianyao before he finished speaking.

The action of retracting the martial soul just now was actually the martial soul possessing the body. Zhu Zhuqing took advantage of Ling Qianyao closing his eyes to take a nap and completed this action.

The speed boost brought by the Netherworld Cat spirit allowed her to reach Ling Qianyao's bedside in the blink of an eye. She hugged Ling Qianyao tightly and rested her head on his chest. "Don't leave me, you are all I have."

Ling Qianyao opened his eyes and felt Zhu Zhuqing's trembling body in his arms. He sighed softly, tidied Zhu Zhuqing's hair, and patted her back. "I know, I won't abandon you. Get up quickly, you're too heavy."

"Ah."

Zhu Zhuqing stood up, her eyes slightly red, but a smile hung on the corners of her mouth, "I'm very light."

Light? Ling Qianyao glanced at Zhu Zhuqing's chest, then realized that his gaze might be a little abrupt, and quickly looked away, coughing awkwardly.

"You!" Zhu Zhuqing's cheeks flushed slightly, and she glared at Ling Qianyao in annoyance. "It's getting late. I, I'm going to bed first."

After saying that, she turned around and ran out of the room in a panic.

"Click——"

Running into her room, Zhu Zhuqing threw herself headfirst onto the couch, pulled the quilt over her head, and whispered something in a sobbing voice. Her exposed feet kept kicking up and down, as if venting the shyness and panic she had just felt.

"What did I say just now?" After a while, Zhu Zhuqing poked her head out from under the quilt and took a breath of fresh air. The blush on her cheeks had not completely faded, and there was a bit of annoyance and shyness in her eyes.

She lay on the pillow with her eyes closed and smiled.

Ling Qianyao's room.

He lay on the bed, looking up at the ceiling. "This feels pretty good."

Ling Qianyao shook his head, forced the corners of his mouth back up, and immersed his mind in the Zhoutian Xingdou diagram in his mind.

Five months have passed since Wuhun awakened, and the Big Dipper has already been fully lit.

Ling Qianyao also began to comprehend the new stars. Within the sky, four star regions were twinkling, and a total of 28 stars were shining brightly.

He focused all his attention on the eastern star region, where he saw seven constellations connected in a line, like a winding green dragon rising into the sky: Jiao, Kang, Di, Fang, Xin, Wei, and Ji.

Among the seven constellations, Jiaomujiao, Kangjinlong and Dituhe have already been lit up, and the Quchi, Jianyu and Shousanli acupoints on Ling Qianyao's left arm have also turned into star points.

Different from the enhancement brought by the Seven Stars, the Azure Dragon Constellation brings him more flexibility and elemental affinity.

His consciousness gradually sank
It was late at night, and the moonlight was as silver as silver, shining through the window lattice into Ling Qianyao's room.

"Da da."

Amidst the barely audible sound of footsteps, Ling Qianyao's door opened a fraction, and a slender figure slipped in silently.

Zhu Zhuqing tiptoed to Ling Qianyao's bedside. Seeing Ling Qianyao breathing evenly and sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but move forward and lie down beside him.

She bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, and her eyes kept scanning Ling Qianyao's handsome face, finally stopping on Ling Qianyao's lips.

After a while, she seemed to have made some kind of decision. She leaned forward, her heart beating like a drum, and her red lips dropped.

"Well"

Zhu Zhuqing covered her burning cheeks, gently tucked the quilt for Ling Qianyao, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)