The 499th Chapter Preparing Before Giving Birth!

How could Zhao Yanzǐ, who no longer had her dragon pill, suddenly exude an aura of a cultivator!And it was at the Foundation Establishment stage!"In just a few days, from 85 meridians to 98. Not bad,...Chapter 499: Preparations Before Giving Birth!

"Ah" Zhao Yanzi's mouth hung open wide, as if she could fit an apple inside.

"Now! Start!" Zhao Kuo said.

"Mom…," Zhao Yanzi looked towards Zhao Hongyu for help.

However, Zhao Hongyu ignored her plea and moved half a step to stand beside Zhao Kuo.

"Start!" Zhao Kuo shouted again. A sword qi burst from his fingertips, striking near Zhao Yanzi's heels.

Bang…

Sand flew up as Zhao Yanzi was startled into running. The strength behind Zhao Kuo’s sword qi was no weaker than a bullet.

Hao Ren drew in a breath and sprinted to Zhao Yanzi's side with all his might.

Zhao Yanzi was the long-distance running champion at her school, but running twenty laps around Purple Bamboo Island was simply too much for her.

The circumference of Purple Bamboo Island was about twelve kilometers. Twenty laps would be 240 kilometers! Even if she ran a kilometer in four minutes, it would still take sixteen hours!

Was he joking It would take several hours to fly back to Donghai City—I haven't even had time to rest during those few hours in between.

Thinking of this made her heart ache… Uncle Three used to pamper her for everything, but now he suddenly became so strict with her...

Hao Ren wasn’t as complicated as she was. He adjusted his breathing and ran on the soft sand, taking every step firmly.

He had been part of the long-distance running team in middle school. If it were just a return to previous training methods, he wouldn't complain at all.

"Hey!" Zhao Yanzi couldn’t help but shout when she saw Hao Ren ahead of her.

Squeezing out more effort, she caught up with him and looked at him pitifully as they ran side by side.

Now that even Uncle Three no longer took care of her, only Hao Ren could suffer alongside her.

Hao Ren turned to look at her and smiled helplessly. He adjusted his pace to match Zhao Yanzi’s.

The sun was scorching overhead.

Zhao Yanzi had barely run a few hundred meters when she broke into a sweat from the heat; the sand on the beach felt burning hot under her feet.

Running around the island's sandy shore for one lap took them an hour. This far exceeded the physical capabilities and speed of ordinary people. If Zhao Yanzi hadn’t already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she would likely have collapsed after just half an hour.

"Take a break! Take a break!" Panting, Zhao Yanzi saw that Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Kuo weren't around anymore and shouted at Hao Ren.

Just as Hao Ren was about to slow down for her, suddenly from some high point on the island shot out a sword qi, which struck near Zhao Yanzi’s feet with a bang.

Zhaoyanzi, who was about to sit on the beach, hurriedly jumped up.

Bang! Bang!

Two more sword energies hit the white-smoking deep pits to Zhaoyanzi's left and right; they were only a few centimeters away from her feet. Zhaoyanzi gritted her teeth and could only start running again.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang...

A few more sword energies hit behind her, making it impossible for her to slow down at all. She was almost in tears; since childhood, when had she ever been treated like this

"Come..." Hao Ren, who was half a meter ahead of her, reached out his hand.

Zhaoyanzi bit on her silver teeth and hesitated for several seconds while running.

Finally, she stretched out her hand and grabbed Hao Ren's palm.

Hao Ren pulled her and started running quickly.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Dozens more sword energies pursued their heels closely.

At the top of the mountain, Zhaohongyu and Zhao Kuo were standing in a pavilion watching Hao Ren and Zhaoyanzi running around the beach.

"To reach higher realms, enhancing your body is the most basic requirement," said Zhao Kuo.

"Yes, these past month you shouldn't spoil Ah Zi anymore." Zhaohongyu looked at the two small black dots of Hao Ren and Zhaoyanzi on the beach with a faint tone.

"I know. Anyway, I only have another month before leaving," Zhao Kuo said.

Zhaohongyu turned her head to look at him, "What about Star Moon"

"The day I reach the Heaven Dragon Realm, I'll come back and marry her," said Zhao Kuo.

"You've confessed already" Zhaohongyu asked right after.

Zhao Kuo's black face blushed slightly, "N-no."

Zhaohongyu sighed helplessly.

While Hao Ren didn't dare choose his own feelings, Zhao Kuo was completely unable to face his own emotions. Zhaohongyu suddenly felt that the two of them were quite similar.

Zhao Kuo saw Hao Ren and Zhaoyanzi slowing down their pace; he changed the subject and said, "Now I also think this kid, Hao Ren, isn't bad."

"Yes, it's just that Ah Zi's realm is too low," Zhaohongyu worriedly looked at Zhaoyanzi by the seaside. "One day she will have to give birth."

"Big sister fears that her realm being so low will be dangerous for giving birth" Zhao Kuo asked.

"There is indeed such a concern," Zhao Hongyu nodded. "You know, Zhao Guang was worried that something might happen to me if I had another child."

"I understand this," Zhao Kuo said frankly. "Big Brother dotes on you very much, so my father even asked him to find a second woman, but he didn't agree."

"It's not just for me; it's also for Ah Zi. If she had another half-brother from the same father, whether she could have a good life in the future would be uncertain," Zhao Hongyu said.

Zhao Kuo thought about this and nodded.

Uranium Purple was the princess of the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace. Therefore, all the elders at the dragon palace surrounded her with attention. If she had another brother who could one day inherit the throne of Dragon King, but his mother wasn't her biological mother...

"You are taking care of Xie Yujia also to consider for Ah Zi" Zhao Kuo thought about this and asked Zhao Hongyu.

Zhao Hongyu smiled but didn’t answer.

On the beach, Hao Ren and Uranium Purple were getting more and more exhausted. While Hao Ren was still relatively okay, Uranium Purple seemed to be dragging her feet along the sand as she ran.

If there weren't speed restrictions, running twenty rounds wouldn’t be too difficult, but Zhao Kuo's sword energy forced Hao Ren and Uranium Purple not to relax, pushing them to their physical limits.

The body is like a container for storing spiritual energy; the more robust it is, the more spiritual energy it can hold. The willpower needed to push oneself to one’s limit is also essential in breaking through cultivation levels.

The sun gradually set into the sea as Hao Ren and Uranium Purple continued running. Uranium Purple had never experienced such hardship before; even when she practiced, it was sporadic, three days of fishing followed by two days off. She certainly hadn’t expected to be tricked by her Uncle Three onto an isolated island for rigorous training.

Hao Ren maintained a steady pace and continued running along the shoreline while holding Uranium Purple's slender arm.

Standing alone in his pavilion on top of a hill, Zhao Kuo stared at them. As soon as they showed any signs of fatigue, he wouldn’t hesitate to send ruthless sword energy towards their feet.

The moon was bright and few stars were visible; dawn approached with the sound of waves...

"Uncle Three, I can't run anymore!" Uranium Purple shouted loudly as she begged for mercy.

She wanted to cultivate to the Core Formation stage in order to bully that Duan Yao but now it seemed like giving up on such thoughts was better— Uncle Three’s training method was simply too hard!

Zhao Kuo atop the hill didn’t respond and instead sent three sword energies flying towards Uranium Purple, tearing through her shoes.

"I can't run anymore!" Uranium Purple sat down on the sand, determined to give up.

She knew Zhao Kuo cared for her deeply; he wouldn’t really hurt her.

"If you don’t finish running today, you won’t be my Uncle Three in the future!" Zhao Kuo roared fiercely, his voice charging towards Uranium Purple's eardrums.

Uranium Purple was shocked to her core; she had never seen such a fierce side of Uncle Three. Realizing he wasn't joking around, tears welled up in her eyes as she finally mustered the strength to get back up and continue running.

Zhao Kuo standing atop the hill felt somewhat heartbroken too. But like Zhao Hongyu had said, every ounce of relaxation now would mean more danger later on.

His mother was a Heavenly Rank cultivator who bore three sons for Zhao Haoran over a hundred years. When she gave birth to him, she finally couldn’t endure it and passed away.

A cultivation level as poor as Uranium Purple’s would likely not be able to handle giving birth to a baby dragon without becoming too weak.

As an uncle, he also wanted to hold his nephew or niece in his arms! But for himself, he had already decided not to raise children!

When Zhao Yanzi's baby was born, it would be his grandchild.

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo suddenly released dozens of sword beams and chased after Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi, forcing them to run desperately.

"Hahaha!" Zhao Kuo laughed heartily.

As the sun slowly moved westward, after running twenty laps, both Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi were famished and trembling. The last three laps were completed with Hao Ren carrying Zhao Yanzi on his back.

"Starting tomorrow, A Zi will run five laps every day, while Hao Ren will run ten laps. However, Hao Ren has to drag a tire during the runs, adding one more tire each day." Zhao Kuo pointed at the forest beside them.

There were dozens of tires piled up in the forest, and they were all from heavy trucks!

"I will guide your training. A Zi's training will be in the morning after she finishes her five laps, while Hao Ren’s will be at night after he completes his ten laps," Zhao Kuo said.

“After I finish my training, can I go play or sleep” Zhao Yanzi pouted and looked pitifully at Zhao Kuo.

Knowing this cruel training regimen, she had never begged her uncle to teach her cultivation techniques before.

"You may do so if you complete your homework," replied Zhao Kuo.

“Homework” Zhao Yanzi’s expression brightened. "I finished the summer assignment a few days ago!"

Zhao Kuo said, “Your mother brought over textbooks for junior high school and this summer you must finish reading all of them.”

Zhao Yanzi's mouth fell open in shock. Then she tugged at Zhao Kuo’s sleeve pitifully, saying, "Uncle…"

Sweat appeared on Zhao Kuo's forehead. “I can't help you with this; it was an order from my eldest brother.”

“…” Zhao Yanzi flopped onto the sand and almost cried. This wasn’t a summer vacation, but hell!

"Also, Hao Ren, your living quarters are not in the palace but in that hut over there," said Zhao Kuo as he pointed at a thatched cottage deep in the forest. "Living here will help you better understand nature."

Hao Ren’s eyes bulged out. Was this because he was jealous of my closeness with A Zi

Zhao Kuo put on an indulgent expression and said, “A Zi, are you hungry Let's go have something to eat.” Then he took Zhao Yanzi inside the palace.

He looked at Hao Ren again and changed his tone. "Oh Hao Ren, in this island, you need to fend for yourself and find your own food; that’s part of your training."

Hao Ren gaped at him. …

A few days later, a ragged Hao Ren, with several ropes tied around his waist and dragging huge tires, was sprinting along the beach…

After ten or so days, he had to drag over a dozen tires…ou so that you can concentrate better while cultivating," said He Ren, leading Zhao Yanzi around the cave dwelling."Cultivation, cultivation, all you care about is me cultivating!" pouted Zhao Yanzi a...