Zhong Kui's Diary
Sugar Doll knew that Fatty completely did not believe it and tilted its head to look at me: "You can't talk about ice with summer insects, and a fat pig can't celebrate the New Year. If this fool doesn't believe it, that's fine, but do you not believe it either?"
I laughed and said, "Of course I don't believe it. Eating these ten fruits will increase my cultivation by Sixty-Five Million Years. Do you think I'm a fool? Unless... haha, prove it to us."
Sugar Doll scoffed, stepped forward, picked a bright red fruit, and directly tossed it into its mouth. After chewing a few times, it stretched its neck and swallowed it. Soon, white smoke surrounded its body, and then I saw its fur turn a dazzling golden color.
"Wow, seems like there's some effect," Fatty said in surprise as he looked at Sugar Doll.
"Of course," Sugar Doll said as it picked another Yin Yang Divine Fruit, stuffed it into its mouth, and chewed. This time, its fur turned an eerie purple.
Quickly, Sugar Doll swallowed all ten Yin Yang Divine Fruits, and its fur changed to various colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, black, white, gray. After finishing the ten fruits, its fur returned to the original earthy yellow.
"How is it? Did your cultivation increase by Sixty-Five Million Years?" Fatty laughed. "Show us a couple of moves! With Sixty-Five Million Years of cultivation, can you fly like Doraemon with a Bamboo Dragonfly on your head?"
Sugar Doll shot a glance at Fatty, and its gaze became much sharper. That look made Fatty swallow the rest of his words.
With a cold snort, Sugar Doll stood upright and kicked off... Wow! It really flew up. If you put a big lump of cotton on its feet, it would definitely be the son of the legendary howling dog.
One meter, two meters, three meters—Sugar Doll flew higher and higher. A proud smile began to form at the corner of its mouth as it even started humming a tune: "I want to fly higher and higher..."
While humming, it changed various shapes in the air—doing a backflip with two and a half twists with a difficulty coefficient of 0; then doing a backflip with one and a half twists and two and a half turns with a difficulty coefficient of 9...
Just as it was showing off various moves at four or five meters high, it suddenly fell down like a weight. With a loud thud, it landed on the ground. I exchanged glances with Fatty, both puzzled about what that move was. Seeing Sugar Doll baring its teeth on the ground cursing, we immediately realized that it had fallen down. Instantly, we both held our stomachs laughing uncontrollably.
"Damn! There must be something wrong!" Sugar Doll got up cursing.
Fatty and I continued laughing until Sugar Doll looked at me with extreme anger. I gradually stopped laughing: "Alright, I believe you. This Yin Yang Divine Fruit does have some use. You could only jump before; now you can fly four or five meters high. That's an increase in magical power. It's a pity that these fruits are gone; otherwise, I would eat ten too and easily become a Master-Level expert."
Fatty was still laughing when he saw Sugar Doll's threatening gaze turn towards him. He quickly straightened his face and changed the subject: "Anyway, the main thing right now is to find the exit. Let's keep moving forward."
Sugar Doll snorted and then withdrew its gaze.
The two humans and one dog continued forward. After walking a few hundred meters, they reached the end of the crevice, which was also a vertical cliff with no exit in sight.
Damn, cliffs surround us on all sides. Are we going to die here?
The three of them... no, the two humans and one dog squatted down and discussed for a while but couldn't find any solution to their predicament. They finally decided to head back, hoping that Lou Wei had already escaped danger and was now preparing to rescue them.
As they passed by the Yin Yang Divine Tree, Fatty exclaimed, pointing at it, "Hey, Ghost Brother, look!"
I focused my gaze and was equally astonished. The verdant tree had produced several crystal-clear red fruits. I stepped closer to count them, and there were exactly ten. Moreover, these ten fruits emitted an incredibly fragrant aroma; just smelling it made me feel a bit lightheaded.
"Hey, what's going on?" Sugar Doll approached the Yin Yang Divine Tree, stood upright, crossed its paws over its chest, circled the tree twice, then stopped to rest its right paw under its chin in a thoughtful pose.
"Weren't these supposed to bear fruit only once every hundred thousand years? How come there are ten fruits after less than ten minutes?" I asked with a smile.
Sugar Doll didn't respond but continued to feign deep thought.
Not wanting to bother with it anymore, I turned around and joined Fatty for a smoke. While lighting up, Fatty winked at me. Following his gesture, I looked over and saw that the ice wall beside us reflected Sugar Doll's every move. I noticed Sugar Doll quickly pull out a shiny golden book from its body, flip to a certain page, glance at it briefly, and then quickly hide it away.
Damn, this guy can't keep up the act anymore; he's actually cheating.
Taking a deep breath of smoke, I tried hard to suppress my laughter and turned to look at Sugar Doll. It pretended to pick a fruit and examined it with a face full of wisdom, saying, "I wasn't fully awake earlier and couldn't remember some things. After some deep contemplation, I've finally figured it out."
"What is it?" I asked, holding back my amusement.
"The Yin Yang Divine Fruit bears fruit once every hundred thousand years, but the fruits are divided into two stages. The first stage is the Yin Fruit. Whoever consumes the Yin Fruit can only gain one ten-thousandth of the energy from the Yin Yang Divine Fruit. Only after eating the Yin Fruit, when the Yin Yang Divine Tree no longer senses its presence, can the second stage Yang Fruit grow again. Eating both the Yin Fruit and then the Yang Fruit counts as consuming the true Yin Yang Divine Fruit," Sugar Doll lamented.
"Why are you still hesitating? Hurry up and eat!" I laughed.
Sugar Doll looked at me with a strange expression and after a while said, “Zheng Nan, aren’t you even a little moved?”
I laughed heartily, “I’m just an ordinary person. I don’t want to live forever, nor do I want to unify the world…”
Fatty chimed in from the side, “We just want to be a group of quiet handsome men.”
I jokingly kicked Fatty and continued, “That aside, I really want to go back to being an ordinary person—arguing with my wife, worrying about the kids, watching the scales when buying groceries, afraid of being cheated, slipping red envelopes when seeing a doctor, worried that the doctor will prescribe unnecessary medication. These may seem like the most mundane things to you, but they are my life pursuits. Do you think I lack ambition? Well, I’m just an ordinary person. Honestly, it wasn’t until two years ago that I found out about Demon…”
Taking a couple of deep puffs from my cigarette, I tossed the butt away and said with a laugh, “Damn, who said that with great power comes great responsibility? That saying has really messed me up. Otherwise, why would I be here in this icy place staring at you? Anyway, since you’re not just anyone, you can take this Sixty-Five Million Years cultivation level. From now on, the task of maintaining world peace is up to you.”
Although I said this jokingly, it was my true feeling. After all, Sugar Doll isn’t just anyone; let it take on the task of protecting humanity and punishing evil. I’ll hide behind it and occasionally help out; that’s what a happy life looks like.
The strange expression on Sugar Doll’s face became even more pronounced. I really didn’t Understood. It was just a dog; how could it have such rich facial expressions?
After more than ten seconds of silence, it finally asked Fatty with flickering eyes, “What about you?”
“Gaining Sixty-Five Million Years of cultivation is nothing. If eating this thing could give me a million wives who all get along harmoniously, then I’d definitely eat it,” Fatty chuckled.
“I have to say, you two are really something!” Sugar Doll laughed lightly. “Unfortunately, some things are beyond your control.”
I frowned and asked, “What do you mean?”
Sugar Doll barked twice and then said, “You must have smelled a fragrance just now; didn’t you think it was particularly pleasant?”
I nodded, “It was okay.”
“That fragrance is called Soul-Claiming Mist. If those who inhale it don’t detoxify within two hours, they will undoubtedly die,” Sugar Doll sneered.
“Damn!” Both Fatty and I cursed loudly. Fatty was even angrier and said, “Knowing it’s toxic, why didn’t you warn us in advance?”
"What the hell! I didn't know at first!" Sugar Doll smiled lightly, "But it's not like this poison can't be cured."
"How do we cure it?" the two of us asked in unison.
"Eat the Yin Yang Divine Fruit. Only by attaining the cultivation of Sixty-Five Million Years can this poison be cured," Sugar Doll said with a smile.
Looking at Fatty, I noticed his face had turned somewhat pale, and he seemed to realize something was off with my expression as he stared at me in shock. Damn, it seems Sugar Doll wasn't joking.
I immediately felt anxious and angry. "Damn, then why aren't you eating it? Attain the Sixty-Five Million Years cultivation and quickly help us cure the poison!"
Sugar Doll retorted, "Damn, if I could just eat it to increase my cultivation, would I still be talking to you? After I ate the Yin Fruit, I can no longer absorb the energy from the Yang Fruit. Only if you eat the Yang Fruit and then engage in Yin Yang exchange with me can we activate all the energy. Only then will we both have the cultivation of Sixty-Five Million Years."
"Tsk tsk, I see. It looks like we have no choice but to eat it." Feeling frustrated, I took the red fruit from Sugar Doll's hand and was about to eat it when a thought suddenly crossed my mind. With a serious expression, I asked, "Wait, what do you mean by Yin Yang exchange?"
Sugar Doll was taken aback for a moment, seemingly not understanding what I meant, then spat in disdain, "Damn, you lewd brat! Do you think it's that kind of thing? I'm a leading figure in the Beast Realm; how could I possibly get involved with filthy humans? How would I stand in the Beast Realm after that? Getting involved with humans... Damn, is there anything more disgusting than that?"
Damn, that's clearly my line! Feeling frustrated, I opened my mouth and tossed the fruit into my mouth. After chewing a couple of times, it tasted somewhat sour and astringent, like eating hawthorn. After chewing a few more times, I swallowed it down.
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