"You big bad guy! Give me back my grown-up body right now! It must be because you were touching me all over earlier."
Xiao Tian pressed her head down gently. "Your internal energy isn't sufficient yet, so that form can only be temporary. Once you've accumulated enough energy, you'll be able to transform completely."
"When will that be? So annoying! Damn Transformation Grass…" Zi Yan, utterly dejected, rested her head on Xiao Tian's shoulder and muttered gloomily.
"This isn't bad either. You're adorable—very likable," Xiao Tian said with a smile, stroking her head.
"You're lying! Just now, when I was big, the way you looked at me was completely different from how you usually look at me. Sister Cai Li said men all like big ones."
Zi Yan recalled Xiao Tian's earlier expression—his eyes practically glued to her body.
"No, I like you this way too."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then I'll grudgingly believe you. How much time has passed?" Zi Yan asked lazily, breathing in Xiao Tian's scent. She really liked his smell; it gave her a sense of security.
"Over four months," Xiao Tian said after roughly calculating the time.
"Ah! It's been that long already?" Zi Yan instantly straightened up, her small mouth falling open in shock.
"Is that long? You should know this is with the Heavenly Beast Mountain's blessing. Otherwise, it would have taken you at least close to a year."
Mwah!
Zi Yan planted several kisses on Xiao Tian's face. "Consider this my thanks to you."
Xiao Tian felt his face covered in saliva and thought to himself, What else can you do right now besides getting me all slobbery?
"What, you don't like it?" Zi Yan demanded, hands on her hips, noticing his expression.
"No, I love it. How about a few over here too?" Xiao Tian pointed to the other side of his face.
"No. I refuse." Zi Yan shook her head vigorously.
"Let's go. Let's head out—you must be getting bored." Xiao Tian scooped her up and carried her outside.
A day later, Zi Yan, who had played all day, brought Xiao Huiying and the Little Fairy Doctor to find Xiao Tian. Xiao Meng and Xiao Ling were with Xiao Zhan.
"You big bad guy! You said you'd tell me about my origins after I advanced. You can tell me now, right?"
Zi Yan stood beside the Little Fairy Doctor and Medusa, arms crossed, her expression clearly saying, You'd better not go back on your word.
Xiao Tian was surprised to see Zi Yan bringing a crowd to pressure him. Could advancing also make her smarter? This wasn't the naive Zi Yan he once knew.
"Quickly tell me—what kind of magical beast am I exactly?" Zi Yan leaped forward, jumping onto Xiao Tian and straddling his thigh.
She completely disregarded the gazes of others and pressed close to him. The others were used to it by now; even Medusa chose to implicitly allow it.
"Exactly, we're all quite curious too," Ya Fei said, sitting beside Xiao Tian and urging him on.
A sharp glint flashed in Medusa's beautiful eyes, and she instantly moved to sit on Xiao Tian's other side.
The Little Fairy Doctor, Han Yue, and the others only then reacted, secretly cursing the two vixens for being so quick to seize opportunities.
Qing Lin, however, didn't participate. Instead, she moved a chair and placed it beside the Little Fairy Doctor. "Sister Xian'er, please sit."
The Little Fairy Doctor was already close to giving birth, her bulging belly quite noticeable.
"Thank you, little sister Qing Lin." The Little Fairy Doctor stroked Qing Lin's head and sat down without ceremony.
Han Yue and the others also pulled up chairs and settled around Xiao Tian.
"Alright, but before discussing Zi Yan's origins, I need to first talk about the three top-tier magical beast clans in the Central Plains."
Yun Yun frowned. "Does that mean Zi Yan is from the Central Plains?"
"That's right." Xiao Tian stroked Zi Yan's head and nodded.
"The Central Plains—isn't that where Sister Han Yue's family is?" Zi Yan asked innocently, placing a finger on her lips.
"Yes, it is," Han Yue confirmed with a soft smile.
"Ranked third is the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python. They possess the bloodline of the Ancient Heavenly Serpent."
Hearing "Ancient Heavenly Serpent," everyone's gazes collectively turned to Qing Lin, who was sitting perfectly upright.
"Qing Lin's Ancient Nine-Headed Heavenly Serpent is the king among Ancient Heavenly Serpents. And Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils are the most potent means to restrain—and even enslave—the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python."
Xiao Tian explained with a smile.
Medusa's beautiful eyes sparkled. "Then if we take Qing Lin for a few strolls in the future, wouldn't we have a bunch of thugs at our disposal?"
"That can be arranged later, but don't rush it. There are three Dou Saints among the Nine Serene Earth Nether Python: two one-star and one two-star. Though the two-star one is currently imprisoned by them."
"Dou Saints?" The girls, except for the Little Fairy Doctor, all exclaimed and rose from their seats.
"Many top-tier forces have Dou Saints. I'll tell you more about this later. Just be aware of it for now, but there's no need to be overly wary. These Dou Saints are mostly in seclusion and generally won't emerge unless it's a matter of clan extinction."
Xiao Tian spoke nonchalantly.
The girls gradually calmed down. Xiao Tian had mentioned before that with the current suppression of the Boundless Heaven Realm and their authority, anyone below a high-level Dou Saint entering would generally not have an easy time.
"Dou Saints… with your current aptitudes, it won't be too far off."
Hearing this, the girls calmly sat back down. All of them had undergone physique alterations, and Dou Saint was no longer out of reach.
Even Han Yue, who once thought reaching Dou Zong in this lifetime would be a miracle, now saw Dou Saint as achievable after meeting Xiao Tian. Her gaze toward him became even more intense, practically dripping with affection.
"Ranked second is the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. They possess the bloodline of the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and have five Dou Saints."
"Ranked first is the Void Ancient Dragon Clan. They are the overlords of the magical beast world, preying on the second-ranked Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. They possess over a dozen—or even more—Dou Saints within their clan."
When he finished, the girls were all astonished by the strength of the Void Ancient Dragon Clan.
"Is it that outrageous? The first preying on the second—that's complete annihilation," Ya Fei murmured, covering her mouth.
"Even the number of Dou Saints is far greater than both clans combined," the Little Fairy Doctor added, equally surprised.
"Yes. Now, guess which clan Zi Yan belongs to." Xiao Tian deliberately left them a riddle.
But unexpectedly, the girls didn't guess. Instead, they subtly signaled Ya Fei and Medusa with their eyes.
The group had developed a tacit understanding and instantly grasped their sisters' intent. Ya Fei and Medusa simultaneously reached out and pinched Xiao Tian's flesh.
"Guess? Impossible. We'll never guess—not in this lifetime." The two narrowed their eyes, a threatening glint within them.
"Exactly! Hurry up and tell us! There are many of us, so you'd better think carefully. We haven't even sent out our strongest weapon—Sister Xian'er—yet. Do you dare to resist?"
Zi Yan, emboldened by numbers, sat up straight with an arrogant expression. She even attempted to "command the nobles by holding the emperor."
"Alright, alright! I'll tell you!" Seeing that he was outnumbered, Xiao Tian could only raise his hands in surrender. "Zi Yan's true form is the magical beast overlord—the Void Ancient Dragon."