"Little Yuhao, you've still got quite a lot of balance left. Why don't you use some of it to awaken a spiritual power?"
"According to the order, it should be…"
Tianmeng Iceworm's eyes lit up instantly!
Finally, it's his turn?
Wonderful…
Wait!
The Iceworm stared at the smirking Zhuge Lan. This didn't look at all like he intended to awaken him!
Zhuge Lan said nothing, but his gaze slid toward the Ice Empress.
Tianmeng instantly understood, his pupils widening.
"Holy crap!"
"You beast!"
"So you've been expecting this day all along?!"
"Shut up, my Death Coil!!!"
While Tianmeng vented his frustration, Huo Yuhao was explaining to the new soul spirits about the wonderful uses of spiritual thought power.
Ah-Tai showed little interest—he only believed in absolute strength.
The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass had some ideas.
But facing the Ice Empress's intrigued gaze, it silently killed those thoughts.
Whether by seniority or by strength, it had no place to speak.
"Tianmeng." The Ice Empress spoke coldly: "Can you give me this quota? As the price… I'll allow you to speak one more sentence with me every day."
Tianmeng shuddered with excitement, nearly tangling himself into a knot. He popped his head out and nodded frantically.
"Bing Bing, even if you didn't ask, I would've given it to you!"
"Zhuge, hurry up! Help Bing Bing awaken her spiritual thought power!"
Zhuge Lan grabbed the tail whipping against his face, pretending to look troubled.
But hadn't he promised before—"next time, for sure"?
"I've already agreed, so why are you still fussing?" Tianmeng grew anxious.
"Then why did you just Death Coil me?" Zhuge asked lazily.
"I get it now—you simply couldn't refuse Ice Empress, but in your heart you still wanted the awakening for yourself, right?"
"I did not!" Tianmeng panicked, rushing to show loyalty: "Bing Bing! I swear, I truly, wholeheartedly want to give it to you! Not the slightest unwillingness!"
The Ice Empress gave no response.
Fool.
Couldn't he tell this human was deliberately toying with him?
Still…
Seeing Tianmeng so cleanly yield his chance, she felt a faint ripple inside.
Hmph. This useless worm isn't entirely worthless.
Tianmeng quickly realized something was wrong.
"Wait! Don't mess with me!"
"Tell me, what do you really want before you'll help Bing Bing awaken?"
"Name your condition—whatever it takes, I'll do it for Bing Bing!"
That's more like begging.
Zhuge Lan, smiling faintly, said, "I'm not a bad person. Here—sing this song for me."
He handed over a sheet of paper.
Tianmeng instinctively read the title aloud—
"'Conquer'?"
Then he scanned the lyrics.
His eyes snapped to Zhuge Lan in disbelief.
"You're doing this on purpose to humiliate me!"
"You said it yourself—whatever it takes." Zhuge shrugged. "Besides, this is for your own good."
"For my own good?" Tianmeng laughed angrily. "Come, come! If you can give me a proper reason, I'll sing it right now!"
Oh, there was a reason.
Zhuge Lan cleared his throat and said slowly:
"Suppose, in the future, you and Ice Empress really get together. Of course you'll be the type utterly controlled by your wife."
"Now imagine Ice Empress gets angry. How would you coax her? Kneeling on the ground and singing 'Conquer'—that would be way more effective than any apology."
Everyone: "…"
No one scams like you!
Yet…
Tianmeng's eyes narrowed in thought, his antennae twitching back and forth.
Everyone was stunned.
Don't tell me—you actually believe him?!
Smack!
His tentacles slapped together. Tianmeng nodded solemnly.
"Reasonable!"
"Kneeling to sing 'Conquer'—it really sounds sincere!"
"Fine, I'll sing! But… how exactly do you sing this? Maybe you can teach me once first?"
Zhuge Lan wasn't falling for that trick.
He spent 1 point of Fortune Points to project the original record of the song.
As a million-year soul beast, Tianmeng's learning ability wasn't bad.
He quickly grasped it and began his "performance."
🎵 "Just like this, I'm conquered by you~"
🎵 "All retreat is cut off~"
🎵 "Just like this, by you, by you, conquered~"
🎵 "Ahhh~"
...
Everyone was dying of laughter.
But the Ice Empress covered her face. For some reason, she suddenly felt deeply embarrassed…
Zhuge Lan chuckled inwardly.
Don't say I always bully you, Tianmeng. When it's time to play wingman, I'll give it my all.
Once she's in your hands and you two are married, at least you'll earn yourself the seat beside her for tea.
Clink-clink-clink—
[-80,000 Fortune Points]
[Altered Ice Empress's destiny, +8,500 Fortune Points!]
His private vault instantly grew by 28,500—20,000 of which was the price difference from awakening spiritual power.
The Ice Empress, with her new toy, extended her spiritual thought into a mental world, then activated Ultimate Ice, soul skills, and soul bone abilities.
The flexibility was downright excessive!
Feeling delighted, she didn't bother rejecting Tianmeng's closeness—for the moment.
"Ice Empress, between the Illusionist and Controller routes, which will you choose?" Zhuge Lan asked.
She lowered her gaze in thought.
Illusionist, like the Iceworm's clan, specialized in tricks and falsehoods. Too boring.
Nothing compared to the raw appeal of a Controller's direct, forceful clash.
"I choose Controller!"
"I figured as much." Zhuge Lan nodded. "Play with it first while I prepare."
Opening [Creation Authority], he got to work.
Meanwhile, outside—
Huo Yuhao watched as nine ice blades danced around her, eyes filled with envy.
"Ice Empress, how did you manage to control nine things at once right from the start?"
"I don't know, it just came naturally." She answered casually. "And I feel with some practice, I could add even more."
"This is called Mental Amplitude," Zhuge explained. "With your full-force mental power counted as '1 amplitude,' each additional controlled force counts as +1. You can increase it through cultivation."
"Really?!" Yuhao's eyes lit up. "Brother Lan! I want it too!"
"There is such a thing." Zhuge Lan replied, smiling faintly. "A remnant version of the War God Codex through rote memorization—maximum 20x, price 100,000 Fortune Points. A flexible teaching version, the Secret Fundamentals of the Controller: 312 Forms, also remnant but maxes at 20x—price 180,000 Fortune Points."
Yuhao's jaw dropped.
That expensive?!
"You're scamming again!" Tianmeng popped out furiously. "180,000 Fortune Points? That's exactly Yuhao's account balance! You dare say that's a coincidence?"
"I even left 10,000 for emergencies." Zhuge Lan smiled slyly. "The rest, I keep stored away until it's needed. Not like I'm pocketing it."
Good grief!
He wasn't even pretending anymore—open daylight robbery!
"Um… so Brother Lan, you recommend the 180,000 one?" Yuhao asked, catching the key point.
"Mm." Zhuge nodded. "The Controller's 312 Forms are over 30 times more efficient than the War God Codex."
"Buy!" Yuhao said decisively. "Deduct 180,000!"
Zhuge Lan gave him an approving look.
Ignoring Tianmeng's frantic protests, he began the process.
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Creation Condition: Controller's Secret Fundamentals — 312 Forms (remnant version, capped at the human limit on Douluo Continent).
Cost: 150,000 Fortune Points!
Create?
Only a 30,000 markup skimmed—already considered modest.
Create!
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