Nan Xiaopao walked out of the bathroom, changed into a set of sportswear, wearing a long-sleeve white shirt similar to Su Yie's on the top, and black sports pants on the bottom.
"This outfit is much easier to move in. I almost killed myself running in a cheongsam earlier—you should be glad that cute and youthful me is still alive to continue acting adorable for you."
As she combed her hair, Nan Xiaopao walked towards Su Yie.
Throughout it all, she never asked Su Yie how he had managed to slay the giant python earlier.
After taking a deep breath, Su Yie quietly placed the Demon Emperor's Divine Skill into the Repository of the Dao. He stood up and said, "We are no longer on Earth, but in the Ancient Wilderness. I need to cultivate. Watch over me and don't allow anyone through the door."
He still trusted Nan Xiaopao.
Nan Xiaopao had almost no reservations about him. She would call and chat with him every day, complaining about everything she encountered. Most of the time, she talked, and Su Yie listened. This girl deliberately kept mentioning how she rejected all her suitors, intending to provoke Su Yie. Unfortunately, he remained unmoved.
"Wow, you can cultivate? Are you an immortal? I knew there was something special about you—you really were fooling me!"
With a look of amazement, Nan Xiaopao said without giving Su Yie a chance to reply, then waved her hand," Go on then, when you get strong, you have to protect me well!"
"If I stay alive, you might end up with another wife in the future!"
Startled, Su Yie shook his head with a smile, and then he walked towards the balcony.
The Demon Emperor's Divine Skill required the absorption of the Essence of the Moon and Sun to cultivate, and since it was daytime, he had to practice on the balcony.
He sat cross-legged in the middle of the balcony and began to breathe according to the mental method, inhaling three breaths and exhaling one in a continuous cycle.
Cultivation was initially very dull, and many people would spend days, even longer, before they could feel the Spiritual Energy.
Luckily, Su Yie had a stable temperament and patience, so he wasn't in a hurry.
Nan Xiaopao sat on the bed, leaning against the bedside table, with her hands propping up her cheeks, gazing at Su Yie's back and giggling foolishly.
"Oh my, I knew the man I took a fancy to wouldn't be ordinary! Teehee!"
After giggling for a while, she took out her phone, tried calling her parents, and couldn't get through. There wasn't even a signal to access the internet.
Now she had completely given up hope. It looked like what that mysterious Xuanyuan Human Emperor said was true—they had come to the Ancient Wilderness.
After all, such a huge python couldn't possibly exist on Earth.
Ten minutes later.
Su Yie miraculously felt a warm current entering through all the pores of his body, flowing into his blood and muscles, incredibly warm—a sensation so comfortable that he almost cried out loud.
"Is this what cultivation is?"
Su Yie was exhilarated. Suddenly, he thought of his Dragon Strength Pill.
It was recorded in the Demon Emperor's Divine Skill that members of the Demon Clan could strengthen their vitality by consuming other Demon Beasts besides absorbing the Essence of the Moon and Sun. Consuming one Dragon Strength Pill grants the Strength of One Dragon, and of course, he didn't want to miss out.
Therefore, he took out a bottle of Dragon Strength Pills, poured one out, carefully broke it in half, and put it into his mouth.
The lesson from the Zhou Wu Sword's experience made him extra cautious; a too powerful pill could rupture his body, which would be a tragedy.
With half a Dragon Strength Pill ingested, Su Yie felt an indescribable explosion of heat raging down from his throat, causing excruciating pain that nearly made him collapse, but he couldn't make a sound as his body trembled violently.
Nan Xiaopao noticed this scene, growing nervous, but not daring to disturb Su Yie with her voice, she could only watch him intently.
"Aaaaah——"
Suddenly, terrifying screams came from outside the dormitory building, chilling Nan Xiaopao to the bone.
Su Yie heard them too, but he couldn't open his eyes; he could only run the Demon Emperor's Divine Skill's mental method, trying hard to consume the Dragon Strength Pill.
More and more screams arose from all corners of the campus, turning the clear-skied campus into a Human Purgatory.
Frightened, Nan Xiaopao blocked the door with all the tables, fearful that some monster might burst in.
Time passed in this way.
An entire hour had passed.
The cries of agony that had risen one after another in the campus had finally subsided.
Su Yie had completely exhausted half of the Dragon Strength Pill, and his shirt was bulging outwards. Previously somewhat lean, he now looked considerably stronger.
He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Without hesitation, he swallowed the remaining half of the Dragon Strength Pill.
Just by consuming half a Dragon Strength Pill, he felt like he had become a superhuman, capable of obliterating a dormitory building with a single punch.
If he were to consume a hundred Dragon Strength Pills, imbued with the Strength of a Hundred Dragons, how terrifying would that be?
Even if a hundred of those giant pythons from before were to come at him, he could easily shred them to pieces!
For the sake of caution, he did not get up to check the situation. He needed to strive to become stronger; otherwise, he wouldn't even have the power to protect himself.
And so, while cultivating, Su Yie also devoured the Dragon Strength Pill.
The first level of the Demon Emperor's Divine Skill, the Demon Qi Transformation, was divided into three realms, the Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers, the Strength of the Five Elephants, and the Strength of One Dragon!
Su Yie was about to reach the highest realm of the first level as he started cultivating, which, while painful, also filled him with excitement.
Nan Xiaopao had been watching his state all this time, feeling as if Su Yie had become a different person. She could tell he was enduring tremendous pain, but he didn't cry out, which made her feel very heartbroken. She knew that maintaining silence was the biggest help she could offer to Su Yie.
Night fell.
The campus became deathly quiet, to the point where Nan Xiaopao felt a chilling sensation as if everyone else had perished.
Su Yie began to absorb the Essence of the Moon, which was incomparably cold compared to the Essence of the Sun during the day and perfectly counteracted the fiery heat of the Dragon Strength Pill, alleviating Su Yie's discomfort and making him feel quite refreshed instead.
With renewed vigor!
Su Yie planned to practice cultivation throughout the night and to fully digest the Dragon Strength Pill.
Nan Xiaopao didn't disturb him at all. When she got hungry, she would rummage through the cabinets for snacks and did so with utmost care to avoid making any noise; she was quite adorable.
As the night grew deeper, Nan Xiaopao went to sleep on a bed near the balcony, feeling safer the closer she was to Su Yie.
In the dead of night, there were occasional terrifying roars from outside, and sometimes gusts of wind howled past, as if colossal creatures were sweeping through the skies.
The scene was just like something out of a horror film.
Nan Xiaopao, however, slept soundly, occasionally murmuring Su Yie's name in her sleep.
The night passed.
The first ray of sunlight streaked across the sky, heralding the sunrise.
Su Yie opened his eyes and rolled his neck, which emitted a series of crackling sounds like frying beans, accompanied by a faint echo of a dragon's roar.
He had ingested a total of eleven Dragon Strength Pills.
Now, he possessed the force of eleven dragons!
A single punch could blast a mountain to pieces!
The Dragon's Strength was incomparable to that of tigers and elephants!
His white shirt was caked with grime on his skin, outlining his muscular contours.
He had completely transformed!
Even his facial features had become more handsome, especially his eyes, which sparkled with brilliance.
"From now on, I am no longer a mere mortal!"
Su Yie stood up, clenched his fists, and could clearly feel the surging power within him. It was a sensation of unprecedented strength that felt incredibly wonderful.