Chapter 507 Lu Hao

"Sister Shen Xitong, I've already taken on human form now, but I still can't compare to you!"

An Yuaner walked beside her, smiling as she spoke.

Shen Xitong began looking over the Darkness Origin up and down.

When talking to others, she wasn't one for small talk.

She spoke directly, "Actually, you've done really well. Did you come up with this look yourself?"

An Yuaner nodded. "I've always wanted to model my human form after yours, but I found it was way beyond me. Your beauty goes beyond anything I could picture."

Her words were sincere.

Faced with such perfection itself, it truly was downright depressing.

"Trying to copy without understanding is unwise. You made the right call."

"Thank you for the praise, sister."

Lu Ye listened to their conversation, feeling something was a bit odd.

But another matter was more important.

"Now that your form has changed, you'll need a new name. Do either of you have any good suggestions?" Lu Ye asked.

"I do!"

At this, An Yuaner immediately got excited.

"Go ahead."

Lu Ye wasn't expecting much, given that the Darkness Origin wasn't exactly creative with names.

"Lu Hao!"

An Yuaner said decisively.

Lu Ye?

Wait...

That name actually sounded pretty good.

"What do you think?"

Shen Xitong arched an eyebrow.

Something felt off, she thought, but whatever—the name seemed acceptable.

"'Hao' carries the meaning of supremacy. Naming him Lu Hao works just fine."

An Yuaner grinned from ear to ear.

Heh heh, Lu Hao!

Lu Ritian!*

Nine Lives is the real deal. I actually went up against someone like him before. *Ritian literally means 'day sky', a playful twist on 'Hao' which contains the character for 'sky'.

I thought it was just the Chosen One, but now it's become the Chosen Husband, even the Chosen Father—downright frightening!

Had I known this earlier, I would have surrendered long ago.

"This time, the Celestial Corpse Ancient Ground has appeared in the Northern Void. The outer domains are now divided into four great voids—east, west, south, and north—with the Nine Heavens located at the center of the void. Nine Lives, you should be aware of this."

"The emergence of the Land of Celestial Corpse has caused major disturbances. Many factions and independent cultivators must have already gathered there. We should hurry."

Lu Ye nodded, and the figures of the four blinked in and out rapidly.

Little Providence was excited the entire time—this experience was completely new to her.

Even though the surroundings were nothing but void, occasionally dotted with massive stars, her perspective was completely different from usual. Normally, those colossal stars would appear as tiny as dust in her eyes. But now, they were so huge!

So much bigger than her!

"Beep, sister, sister, look over there! So red!"

"Beep, master, master, this star is so pretty! Can we go play there?"

"We have actual business to attend to."

"Beep, don't force me to beg!"

"Beep, sister, I was wrong!"

"Beep, sister, I’m tired. Can I ride on your head?"

"Ding, Celestial Lord Fist!"

"Beep—"

Shen Xitong had initially maintained a serious demeanor, but she got dragged into it by Little Providence.

"Ding, host, make your body a bit bigger. Yes, even bigger!"

As Lu Ye’s body grew larger, Shen Xitong and Little Providence perched on either of his shoulders, laughing joyfully.

Lu Ye was in good humor as well.

It had been so long since he’d heard such carefree laughter. Thankfully, he hadn't cultivated the Way of Detachment—otherwise, he’d never have experienced moments like this.

An Yuaner couldn’t hide a trace of envy in her eyes. Even the Dark Origin longed for such a worry-free life.

But she knew she had to endure.

No rushing!

Amid Little Providence’s antics, Lu Ye still took a detour, touching down on a planet to buy snacks for Shen Xitong and Little Providence—and, of course, An Yuaner too.

Little Providence was even happier now.

Watching her adorable expression as she munched on candied fruit sticks, Lu Ye felt his dad heart melting.

"Alright, alright. We’ve bought things, we’ve played around. Now, no more fooling around, okay?" Lu Ye said to Little Providence.

"Beep, sure!"

Lu Ye took them by the hand again, prepared to depart from the planet.

However, his footsteps suddenly paused at this moment.

Huh?

Not far from them, three figures appeared abruptly. One was a young man who looked quite dashing, but his gaze was filled with greed as he stared at Shen Xitong.

The other two were elderly, a man and a woman, who didn’t exude any terrifying aura. Yet, with just a single glance, Lu Ye could sense that both were Broken Realm experts.

They were conversing, assuming Lu Ye couldn’t hear them.

"Uncle Wang, I want those two—no, all three women."

"Young Master, what realm have you even reached? How can you still act like this? Don’t you feel ashamed?" The old man spoke helplessly.

"Uncle Wang, I know this seems foolish, no different from those suicidal morons in cheap novels. But look at those three women, especially the one in the rainbow-hued divine gown. I’ve never seen such beauty in my life. At this moment, I don’t even care about the Great Dao anymore. If I could just get close to her, even if it meant dying—dying's a bit much, but I’d be willing to pay a great price!"

"Young Master, we can see they are indeed stunningly beautiful. But don’t you realize? A woman like this appearing alone would cause a kingdom-wide frenzy. Now, three appear at once, following one guy—do you not understand what that signifies?"

"Granny, of course I know. Help me investigate whether there are any hidden protectors nearby."

"What if their protector is too powerful for me to sense?"

The young man fell silent, his eyes burning with frustration.

"But in this lifetime, I’ll remember that face till I die."

Hearing their conversation, Lu Ye had to laugh.

Truly a young man, no patience like an old-timer.

If not for these two protectors holding him back, this kid might have already come charging at us.

Come to think of it, in his past life, Lu Ye rarely encountered such people—after all, most people weren't this dumb.

Then again, perhaps it was because his eight ex-wives hadn’t reached a level that could make men lose their damn minds.

But now, Shen Xitong had.

In the end, the three didn’t make a move.

"You might wanna cover up those pretty faces. Just now, a young man almost came running to kidnap you," Lu Ye said with a laugh.

"Oho! Who's trying? Who's trying?" Shen Xitong immediately grew excited.

Lu Ye facepalmed.

"Nine Lives, why don’t you use us to bait those horny idiots, then rob their corpses?" An Yuaner also chimed in, eyes gleaming.