Though deeply tempted, Chen Xin ultimately chose to give up.

Not to mention this "birthing something" skill seemed random at best.

If it really required birthing a martial soul, one could try hundreds of times without success if luck wasn't on their side.

And besides, Diyi Hong was only a four-ring Soul Ancestor. Even if he completely dropped his guard, a soul bone skill might still fail to activate.

He could only shake his head and walk away.

Noticing him, Diyi Hong looked a bit surprised.

"Uncle Sword, you're here again? Something up?"

"Huh? I don't—hmm…" Chen Xin paused mid-sentence, then changed the subject. "Fengzhi wants to name the child 'Diyi'. What do you think?"

Diyi Hong: "???"

He completely forgot about that first, awkward line Chen Xin blurted out.

Name the child Diyi?

Are you trying to be my dad or what?

"Yeah, now that I think about it, not really appropriate," Chen Xin sighed. "Forget I said anything. I'll take my leave."

Turning into a streak of sword light, he vanished in an instant.

Leaving Diyi Hong wondering if that sudden naming suggestion was just a clumsy cover-up for his awkward slip of the tongue.

["Nine-Colored Goddess": Grandpa Sword probably got inspired after seeing Mr. Li's transformation and wanted to test the host's soul bone skill too.]

["Phoenix God": You little blabbermouth, couldn't you at least let him save face?]

["God of Speed": You don't get it, Fatty. What Rongrong's really asking is: Host, can you hook Grandpa Sword up with a set too?]

["Phoenix God": That so? Then give my past self one too!]

["Rakshasa God": You people are monsters. Giving birth is terrifying! Let alone men doing it!]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": Huh? Does it hurt that much? I wouldn't know—I've never done it.]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": But to become stronger, I believe Grandpa Sword could endure it. What do you say, host?]

["Phoenix God": You are definitely a monster!]

["Nine-Colored Goddess": A little pain now beats getting cleaved in half by a certain someone later.]

["Rakshasa God": …]

["Rakshasa God": If I had joined the stream sooner, I might've spared those two their fate.]

Sensing the mood taking a strange turn, Diyi Hong quickly jumped in—

"The activation condition for the soul bone skill 'Pregnancy Gaze' is that the target's spiritual power must be weaker than mine."

"Chen Xin is a Rank 96 Title Douluo, and his martial soul is the ultra-aggressive Seven Kill Sword. This 100,000-year external soul bone isn't enough to suppress him."

"Unless I get another divine item that boosts my spiritual power, there's no way I can even try."

Yeah, that was a shameless plug.

Unfortunately—

["Nine-Colored Goddess": My divine tool does boost spiritual power, but it's more compatible with gemstone-type martial souls. Even if the host can absorb it, the effect will be heavily diminished.]

["Phoenix God": My kit's all fire-related—has nothing to do with spiritual power.]

["God of Speed": Same here. All about speed.]

["God of Emotion": Spiritual power, huh? That's actually my domain. But I'm still locked in combat with Tang San. If I lose my divine artifacts now—]

["Rakshasa God": I do have some spiritual-based divine artifacts, but it's part of a set. And it carries the Rakshasa's evil will. Since the host already absorbed two divine artifacts, it wouldn't be compatible now.]

The conversation hit a wall.

But nobody said anything, as if they were all waiting.

["God King of Destruction 002": No one's talking… waiting for me, huh?]

["God King of Destruction 002": Well, I was looking for a suitable artifact. Host, catch!"]

[User "God King of Destruction 002" has gifted: "Divine Tool – Left Eye of the Time Dragon King" ×1]

Oh ho!

The Time Dragon King, like the Mountain Dragon King, was one of the Nine Great Dragon Kings.

Another massive gift drop!

"Thanks for the reward, Big Shot #2!"

"May Big Shot #2 be eternally fortunate! Long live and prosper!"

"May Big Shot #2 never die!"

Saying all the right things, Diyi Hong opened the [Livestream Inventory].

[Divine Tool – Left Eye of the Time Dragon King: The left eye divine artifact of a first-class god, the Time Dragon King. Contains fragmented laws of time and greatly enhances spiritual power!]

What a treasure!

Without delay, he turned to leave and absorb it immediately.

"Hey! Diyi, wait a sec!" Flender called out.

But Diyi Hong kept walking, waving casually over his shoulder.

"Whatever it is, talk to me after I'm done."

"This'll only take a moment!" Flender shouted. "Look at the dorms! They're wrecked! Maybe—"

RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!!!

Buildings shot up from the ground, encircling a three-story villa like loyal guards.

Flender grinned so wide it nearly reached his ears.

One massive expense, dodged!

Li Yusong had originally come to thank Diyi Hong, but seeing how hurried he was, decided not to interrupt.

Inwardly, he sighed.

The best decision of his life was waiving Diyi Hong's tuition without a second thought that day.

Otherwise, would any of them be living this good now?

Then he glanced at "penny-pincher" Flender.

And could only shake his head.

"Flender! You're such a cheapskate!"

Flender didn't mind in the slightest.

None of these people had ever run a school—they had no idea how expensive it was.

His eyes suddenly lit up.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was famously rich, and Ning Fengzhi was here in person—wouldn't this be the perfect time to secure a donation?

Let's go!

Inside the villa.

By the pool on the first floor, Zhu Zhuqing was seated cross-legged, absorbing the medicinal power of a spirit herb. Beside her, Ning Rongrong sat staring blankly.

Seeing Diyi Hong enter, Rongrong stood up to speak—

But Diyi Hong casually tossed over an eight-petal immortal orchid and two God Bestowed Spirit Rings.

"Finish absorbing the herb, then work with Zhuqing on fusing your fourth ring."

"I've got stuff to do. Talk later."

And he shot up to the second floor.

Holding one immortal herb in one hand and two divine rings in the other, Ning Rongrong's mouth fell open.

Huh?

Dai Mubai had nearly died laying eggs and getting his martial soul's compatibility drawn out just to get one eight-petal orchid.

And you just toss one over?

If Dai Mubai saw this, he'd explode from rage!

As for Tang San?

He's already asking to die!

But for now…

Ning Rongrong gently set the two divine rings aside and sat near Zhu Zhuqing.

She sighed softly.

She'd originally wanted to just lay it all out and make him choose between the two of them.

But…

He'd given her so much.

He was feeding her immortal herbs like snacks—who could resist that?

'Having Zhuqing as a sister… might not be so bad after all.'

Second floor, master bedroom.

Diyi Hong eagerly extracted the [Divine Tool – Left Eye of the Time Dragon King].

As always—click to equip.

The Time Dragon King's left eye fused with his own. A chilling aura spread outward, seeping deep into his spiritual world.

Spiritual Scan: Activated.

The 10,000-meter radius exploded outward—10,000 meters became 100,000 in an instant, and it kept expanding.

500,000 meters…

1 million meters…

5 million meters…

Finally stabilizing at 10 million meters—a 10,000-kilometer radius!

Even in Shrek Academy, his spiritual power now covered nearly half the Douluo Continent!

A tidal wave of information surged in. His brain automatically processed it all with ease.

—Before becoming a god, even the God of Emotion's spiritual limit was only several thousand kilometers.

With rich experience in mental scanning, all that know-how now transferred to Diyi Hong like a one-click install.

Only one limitation—if he wanted superfine scanning, down to every hair and pore, the range would shrink a hundredfold.

Roughly 100 kilometers.

But still, from this godlike perspective, nothing could hide from him.

The two girls downstairs…

Tang San begging Xiao Wu…

Yu Xiaogang lying facedown, pink pig tail in the air…

Chen Xin frozen in place, soaked by a mischievous brat…

Omniscience and omnipresence—beyond euphoric!

'So this is the difference between divine tools and 100,000-year external soul bones?'

'No, that's not quite right.'

'The Left Eye of the Time Dragon King is from a first-class god. It's just that, bound by mortal-world rules, it can only unleash power equivalent to a million-year soul bone.'

'But if I become a god…'

'A single thought could scan the entire Douluo planet. Easy.'

Diyi Hong rubbed his hands together.

The basic boost to spiritual power was already broken enough.

What about the soul bone skill?

He dived into its memory—and his eyes widened!

These time-based powers were absolutely absurd!

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