I started by submitting to the Douluo Continent, and the nation helped me become a god.

Chapter 42 A Great Amount of Soul Power Flowed into Xiao Wu's Body

Before the last rays of the evening sun had completely faded, the door to the special teaching assistant's office was gently pushed open.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me?"

Xiao Wu leaned half her body in, her signature scorpion braid swaying behind her with the movement, the carrot hair ornament at the end of her hair hitting the door frame with a soft "thump-thump" sound.

She wore her signature sweet smile, her eyes crinkling into crescents, clearly still in high spirits from the afternoon's promise of "unlimited supply." For this rabbit, nothing could be more gratifying than finding a long-term and generous meal ticket (maybe Third Brother counts as half, but this is truly unlimited!).

Li Fulan was sitting behind that expensive mahogany desk, toying with a small, coin-sized, patch-like metal disc in his hand. Hearing the sound, he looked up, his face revealing that gentle, welcoming smile.

"You're here? Come in and have a seat."

He pointed to the specially replaced, cushioned chair in front of his desk.

Xiao Wu didn't stand on ceremony. She skipped over and sat down with a thud. Her long, slender legs, encased in white stockings, swayed merrily in the air, bringing with them a faint, sweet fragrance.

"From now on, you are my personal disciple." Li Fulan stood up, walked around the desk, and went to Xiao Wu's side, handing her the silver metal disc in her hand. "As your teacher, I naturally have to give you a gift."

"What's this?" Xiao Wu blinked her big eyes curiously and leaned closer to take a look. It looked like a sticker, but it was engraved with intricate patterns she'd never seen before, faintly shimmering with light.

"Is it... food too?"

"You little glutton, all you ever do is eat." Li Fulan reached out and gently flicked her smooth forehead with her finger. "This is called a 'Spirit Gathering Patch'—of course, that's the name I gave it. Its purpose is to be placed on the Dazhui acupoint at the back of your neck to help you move and purify your soul power. As you know, when a soul beast transforms and rebuilds, its meridians are ultimately slightly different from those of a human. This will help you achieve twice the result with half the effort."

In reality, this thing was a "secondary neural interference device" that he redeemed from the system shop. It wasn't particularly aggressive; its only function was to slowly lower the subject's psychological defenses and significantly increase the sensitivity of their tactile nerves through weak bio-electric current stimulation.

Simply put, it's a magical tool for "boiling a frog in lukewarm water".

"Really?" Xiao Wu blinked suspiciously. Although she didn't understand what the Dazhui acupoint was, she still understood the concept of "achieving twice the result with half the effort."

"Whether it's true or not, we'll find out by trying." Li Fulan's voice was deep and magnetic, carrying an irresistible persuasiveness. "Turn around, lift your hair up, and I'll help you stick it on, while also guiding your first soul power circulation."

Xiao Wu hesitated for a second, but the temptation to become stronger ultimately prevailed. She obediently turned around, sat cross-legged on the chair, raised her two small hands, and pulled her thick, long scorpion braid in front of her, revealing her beautiful, fair, delicate, and alluring nape of her neck, as delicate as a swan.

A few wisps of fine downy feathers shimmered with a translucent golden hue in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Li Fulan's eyes darkened slightly as he tore open the adhesive layer on the back of the "Spirit Gathering Patch," his fingertips lightly brushing against the delicate skin of the back of her neck.

Xiao Wu's body instinctively shrank back, as if struck by an electric current, and a layer of fine goosebumps spread down her spine.

"Don't move."

With a soft whisper, the cool metal patch adhered tightly to her warm skin. Immediately afterwards, a large, dry, and hot hand covered her and pressed against her vest.

"Concentrate and calm your mind."

boom--!

A powerful, domineering yet deliberately controlled and extremely gentle soul force flowed into Xiao Wu's body through Li Fulan's palm without any hindrance.

"Ugh—!"

Xiao Wu suddenly tilted her head back and let out a short gasp. Her brows furrowed tightly, a sign of her body's instinctive rejection of the invading foreign energy.

"It hurts..." She bit her lip, her voice trembling with a hint of grievance. The force was too immense, like forcibly stuffing a giant ship into a narrow river channel, causing her meridians to ache and throb.

"Bear with it." Li Fulan's hand didn't loosen at all; instead, she increased the pressure. The warmth from her palm seeped through the thin fabric and flowed continuously to you. "It's always like this the first time. This is to help widen your meridians. Just bear with it a little longer, and you'll feel better soon."

As he spoke, he manipulated his soul power, gently rinsing and pressing on several key points within her body.

Gradually, the soreness and stinging sensation began to subside.

Instead, an indescribable warmth filled the air.

That soul power seemed to transform into warm spring water, nourishing every inch of her parched meridians. This feeling was so wondrous, completely different from when her third brother helped her cultivate.

Tang San's Xuan Tian Gong soul power, though gentle, was like a trickle, lukewarm, sometimes even leaving her feeling unsatisfied. As for Teacher Li's soul power…

How so?

It was like being immersed in a scalding hot milk bath on a winter's day, every pore opening up in jubilation, greedily absorbing the energy. That warm, fulfilling, and completely invigorating feeling made her previously tense body soften entirely.

More importantly, this soul power seemed to be extremely compatible with her Soft Bone Rabbit origin, running smoothly without any hindrance. It even caused the blood in her body to start flowing faster, and her whole body seemed slightly tipsy, with a layer of pink glow.

"uh-huh……"

Xiao Wu could no longer hold back and let out a soft groan.

Those usually bright and lively eyes were now half-closed, veiled with a misty haze.

"Teacher Li...it feels so...so good..."