Huyan Lanruo patted her head gently and spoke softly. "My strength can't be measured by the standards of your world. But if I have to give you an answer then I might be equal to the 14 Jewel Heavenly Jewel Master or above."
*Sss*
Xiao Ruse couldn't help but suck a cold breath, listening to her words. According to her knowledge, Admiral Zhou had 8 jewels and he was already very strong. In the Fei li Empire, they have a 10 Jeweled Master, their strongest force.
And yet, her seemingly sweet and flirtatious Master was actually even stronger than them.
"T-Then what about your husband?" Xiao Ruse gulped down in shock and asked.
Huyan Lanruo giggled and said. "He is stronger than all of us and if I have to compare him, then a 15-16 Jeweled Heavenly Jewle Master might not be his opponent."
Xiao Ruse was completely speechless. She had never anticipated that the seemingly friendly people in the restaurant were monsters in terms of strength.
Huyan Lanruo gently caressed her cheeks and continued. "Also, the thing about giving birth to his child, don't take it seriously, okay? He was just teasing you back then. Oh well, but if you still insist then wait until you reach at least 11 jewels. I'm forbidding you from even thinking about that till then."
Xiao Ruse blushed as she remembered about their bet and how Jason claimed that he owned her womb.
It was so embarrassing for her!
"N-No, I... I'm not..." Xiao Ruse waved her hand around in panic. Since she had accepted her as her master, she couldn't think about her husband like that.
Huyan Lanruo giggled, not minding it at all. "It's alright. He is such a player and I'm already accustomed to it. But, I can't let you do that at least until you will pass my test. Anyway, forget about that stuff for now, let me give you pointers and guidance for your future cultivation. We shouldn't waste precious time like that."
Xiao Ruse wanted to speak but decided to leave it to that. She listened to Huyan Lanruo's words attentively, taking notes of them in her heart.
While Xiao Ruse was gaining new insights, in the other part of the capital, a young man lying on the ground, his body convulsing in pain.
Zhou Weiqing was feeling his body turning hot and cold randomly, at times feeling all numb and sore, and sometimes unbearably itchy, causing him to roll around in his room uncontrollably. Layers of black-grey dust kept seeping out from his skin, spreading around in the room until it was almost fully permeated in it.
His eyes were turning more and more bloodshot, and his consciousness was fuzzy from the pain. In his mind's eye, he seemed to see a strange image, or perhaps to say a strange creature.
The little rascal didn't heed Jason's advice and pulled dangerous stuff in the absence of his father, Zhou Shuiniu by consuming the Nucleus core given by Jason.
A few hours earlier, Zhou Weiqing returned back to his home and realized that his father was not back, heaving a sigh of relief.
He instantly locked himself in his room and began to cultivate, wanting to fool his father. He didn't want his father to learn that he had sneaked out behind his back.
When it was late in the evening, he learned from his mother that his father might not be coming back tonight.
So, the little rascal was excited and wanted to be lazy when his hand mistakenly fell on the Nucleus core that was in his pockets.
Zhou Weiqing first wanted to ignore it and even throw it away but who knew what the little rascal thought at that time and he directly put it into his mouth.
Maybe, he was thinking that it was some kind of tasty thing or anything along those lines.
Just as he did that, the Nucleus core came to life of its own and entered his body, catching him off guard.
And before he could react, a small stream of cold erupted from his lower gut again, as if a large ice ball had shattered in his stomach, splitting apart into countless shards of ice arrows, shooting into his various meridian passageways crazily.
A second ago, Zhou Weiqing was floating around in pleasure, thinking of what to do next, and the next moment, he had fallen into an ice cellar. The numb sensation was replaced by an unbelievable cold. At this point, his heart was overwhelmed by a strong sense of bloodlust, his eyes turned bloodshot instantly, his short black hair all standing up, and his body seemed surrounded by a greyish-black aura.
Zhou Weiqing's body began shaking uncontrollably; the cold was not from the surroundings, but rather from deep within the bones, it permeated his bloodstream, down to the marrow of his bones. All he could feel was waves of cold emitting out from his body repeatedly, and along with the cold, he could clearly see a black–grey layer of dust forming around his skin. The extreme cold caused him to lose control of his body, and he fell down to the ground, his mouth opened involuntarily, and every breath he took caused a gust of black-grey airstream to gush out from his body, and it seemed like the outer layer of his skin was soon covered with 2 sets of tattoos – black and grey.
Normally, Jason gifted him the pearl since it was meant for him as Weiqing had his destiny with it but he also clearly warned to consume it in the presence of Zhou Shuiniu since his father might be able to help him guide the energy into his body and brought it under control.
But even he had never thought that Zhou Weiqing would pull a stunt like that.
An unspeakably evil presence seemed to swell up in his body, the ice-cold feeling was actually the black pearl's immense energy; energy which was invading every corner of Zhou Weiqing's body without any hesitation – it was indeed domineering.
If it were anyone else, perhaps he might have self-imploded by now, but Zhou Weiqing's body was greedily absorbing the energy of the black pearl in a frenzy.
Jason who was cleaning his knife at the restaurant felt the cold energy and raised his head abruptly, startling the girls beside him.
"What happened?"
"That brat!" Jason spat out from clenched teeth. He warned the guy and yet the result was the worst outcome.
"I've to go now," Jason said to everyone before he disappeared from the kitchen.