Zhao Ling's mouth twitched uncontrollably. This damned system really knew how to comfort people. He had inexplicably entered a mysterious realm and opened up eighteen small spaces in his Dantian. The most crucial part was that he didn't have the cultivation method to continue opening these eighteen small spaces; they had been created purely by accident before. If something went wrong in the future and the eighteen small spaces exploded inside him, he'd be done for.
What a headache, what a headache! However, this might also be a good thing. After all, the stronger his power, the better. Given that he now had so many wives, it was unlikely that all of them would be able to obtain divine position inheritances in the future. If he could create his own God Realm—one even more advanced and stable than the Douluo God Realm—he could bring all his wives to his self-created God Realm. Therefore, after some thought, Zhao Ling gladly accepted this outcome and named the eighteen small spaces the Eighteen Layers of Void.
The eighteen small spaces just happened to correspond to the concept of the eighteen layers of hell from his previous life on the Blue Star. However, in Zhao Ling's view, his eighteen small spaces were not hell for punishing evil people. Nor should they be a purgatory for bad people to atone; instead, they were a paradise reflecting his beautiful aspirations for the future.
Moreover, in these past ten years, Bo Saixi and Zhao Ling's child was finally born, in the fifteenth year of her pregnancy. Zhao Ling was completely bewildered; carrying a child for fifteen years was even more exaggerated than Nezha! Now the child was three years old, a girl named Zhao Mengyan, who was extremely delicate and had long blue hair like her mother. Immediately after birth, her body inherited the Intermediate Barbaric War Body, and even the color of her blood was golden, just like Zhao Ling's. Furthermore, this child could fly in the air right after birth, which left Zhao Ling dumbfounded. This child's innate spirit power must be high, but certainly not at the Titled Douluo level. Zhao Ling wasn't quite sure of her innate spirit power rank, as people on the Douluo Continent could only awaken their Spirit and learn their innate spirit power rank after six years of age. But this child could fly right after birth; Zhao Ling couldn't help but wonder if this child, like himself, could also disregard the world's natural rules? This was utterly ridiculous.
Bibi Dong also reached the Titled Douluo level at the age of 27, nearly three years earlier than in the original novel, making her the second Titled Douluo powerhouse among Zhao Ling's wives. After she advanced to Titled Douluo, Qian Xunji happily stepped down from the Pope's position. His disciple had finally become a Titled Douluo, and he could successfully retire. So, after retirement, Qian Xunji began a life of doting on his daughter every day; life couldn't be more blissful.
However, to Qian Xunji's embarrassment, less than two years after his retirement, his daughter herself proposed going undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire for the Spirit Hall's century-long plan. Qian Xunji was incredibly reluctant. He had finally found time to accompany his beloved daughter, but why was she so eager to leave Spirit City again? But Qian Renxue didn't care about her old man. She wanted to quickly go to Heaven Dou Imperial City. She was nine years old now and had to quickly go to Heaven Dou Imperial City to keep an eye on Brother Ling, absolutely not allowing him to cause trouble elsewhere. After all, Brother Ling hadn't even "harmed" her yet, so how could she watch him "harm" others?
However, Qian Renxue couldn't explicitly say she was going to Heaven Dou Imperial City to find Zhao Ling; she could only say it was for the Spirit Hall's century-long plan. Unable to dissuade her, Qian Xunji could only let his daughter leave. When Zhao Ling saw this girl, Qian Renxue, he was completely flustered. He knew Xue Qinghe's life was in danger, so Zhao Ling told Qian Renxue about his promise to protect Xue Qinghe this one time.
Qian Renxue was silent for a moment, then agreed to delay her move against Xue Qinghe by two years. Zhao Ling understood this was her greatest concession. So Qian Renxue indeed delayed her move by two years, and when she was 11, she killed Xue Qinghe and successfully took his place. Zhao Ling shrugged at this. He had extended Xue Qinghe's life by two years with a single sentence; that should be enough to repay the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud given by the Douluo Imperial family, right?
As for Zhao Ling's other close companions, apart from Tang Yuehua, Zhang Lexuan, and Meng Hongchen, the rest successively reached the Titled Douluo level. Especially Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong, who were the heroines of the first and second original novels respectively; their innate strength was definitely not weak. Moreover, with the pills or immortal herbs given by Zhao Ling, it was difficult for their strength not to improve. Furthermore, both mother and daughter had memories from ten thousand years later, so their strength had reached Rank 96 and Rank 97 respectively. Ah Yin and Xiao Rou, Liu Erlong, and others also reached Rank 92 to Rank 94 strength. Wang Qiuer, as the Emperor Rui Beast, although she transformed relatively late, her strength growth rate was also astonishingly fast, with her spirit power now reaching Rank 94. Jiang Nannan, who could break through to Titled Douluo in her twenties in the original novel, amply demonstrated her exceptional aptitude. After taking the Eight Immortals Pill given by Zhao Ling, she also broke through to the Titled Douluo level in just ten years. Although Zhang Lexuan and Meng Hongchen were not as strong as Jiang Nannan, they also broke through to the Spirit Douluo realm within ten years.
Only Tang Yuehua had a poorer foundation, but in the past decade or so, her spirit power grew from Rank 35 to Rank 77. Her growth rate was much slower compared to Zhao Ling's other wives, but this was still commendable, proving Zhao Ling's efforts in cultivating her were not in vain. Zhao Ling discovered that ever since Tang Yuehua became his woman, she rarely returned to the Clear Sky Sect unless something very important happened. It was as if she had completely forgotten that the Clear Sky Sect was her home. He was quite satisfied with this.
It's worth mentioning that among Zhao Ling's wives who had advanced to Titled Douluo, Xiao Rou, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong were currently pregnant with his children. Xiao Wu, Tang Wutong, and Jiang Nannan, however, showed no signs of pregnancy yet, which left the three women very confused. Why had they all reached the Titled Douluo level and shown great affection with their husband every day, yet they hadn't conceived his children? The three felt this was very unfair. They had seen that after Xiao Rou, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong became pregnant, their husband rarely "harmed" them. Even when he did, he became exceptionally gentle. Therefore, Xiao Wu, Tang Wutong, and Jiang Nannan were all envious, jealous, and resentful; they also wanted to quickly conceive children with their husband.
Zhao Ling, on the other hand, hoped his wives would get pregnant in batches. Otherwise, if all his wives became pregnant at the same time, who would he "harm"? Tang Yuehua, Zhang Lexuan, and Meng Hongchen, however, were somewhat speechless at the insatiable greed of these three women. You three are already Titled Douluo powerhouses anyway; perhaps one day you'll conceive your husband's children. They, on the other hand, faced "torment" from their husband every other day. What kind of situation was that?