Nearly twenty minutes later, the punishment Ah Yin proposed was finally over, and Zhao Ling was seriously oxygen-deprived from all the kisses.
When Zhao Ling finally caught his breath, he summoned the diary interface and vented:
[Damn... Bo Saixi's passionate kisses almost made me suffocate to death.]
[If I actually died from being kissed to death by Bo Saixi, that would be embarrassing—probably the first titled Douluo on the entire Douluo Continent to be kissed to death.]
[Honestly, I never expected Bo Saixi to be so enthusiastic.]
[After all, a few days ago, Bo Saixi was still talking about searching for Tang Chen all over the Douluo Continent, and now she's already kissing me.]
[Tang Chen, it's not that I'm heartless, but since your lover threw herself into my arms, I can't just let her go.]
[Funny thing is, Bo Saixi is Tang Chen's lover, but now she's in my grasp. Ah Yin is Tang Chen's granddaughter-in-law, and she's already firmly under me.]
[I just wonder if I can also bring Tang Chen's great-granddaughter-in-law Xiao Wu and great-great-granddaughter-in-law Gu Yuena over to my side.]
[If that happens, I'll unlock a new achievement: Tang Family Nemesis. But that's just something to think about.]
[Xiao Wu is easier to convince, but Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena is not so simple—her status is noble and her strength terrifying. If I want to take her, I better have some self-awareness...]
After venting, Zhao Ling uploaded the diary entry, and the system gave a reward:
[Diary upload successful, rated B+, reward: upgrade Low-level Barbaric Battle Body to Mid-level Barbaric Battle Body.]
As the reward was given, a beam of light overflowed from the diary panel, entering Zhao Ling's forehead. Instantly, he felt his physique improve again.
Originally about 1.8 meters tall, to the amazement of the three women, he grew nearly ten centimeters taller, reaching about 1.92 meters.
His muscles became more defined, bursting out of his clothes—his pants were especially short now, looking quite awkward.
Moreover, Zhao Ling felt his physique multiplier increase from triple to over six times.
You must know, thanks to the Spirit City Demon Suppression Tower, he already had an extraordinary physique, and three 100,000-year Thousand-Kilogram Ant Emperor spirit rings gave him strength far surpassing most titled Douluo.
Now amplified sixfold, Zhao Ling felt even without using his spirit or soul power, he could crush some titled Douluo experts outright.
The sudden change left the three women speechless. Ah Yin poked Zhao Ling's face gently:
"H-Husband, what happened to you? How did you suddenly change so much? And grow so tall?"
Liu Erlong leaned in, running her hand over his clearly defined abs:
"Not just taller by ten centimeters, your figure actually looks better…"
Bo Saixi nodded thoughtfully:
"Strange… I've only seen young men grow taller and stronger when absorbing spirit rings before. You haven't absorbed any rings recently and you're past the age to grow. How did you suddenly get taller and more muscular?"
Zhao Ling of course knew the real reason for his sudden growth, but he wouldn't reveal it all.
So, he rolled his eyes and sat back down, pulling Bo Saixi into his arms. He kissed her hard on the forehead and smiled mischievously:
"I've always been normal, but because you kissed me hard for nearly half an hour, that's why I suddenly got taller and stronger."
"Now that I'm this tall and strong, what if I scare Ah Yin and Erlong away? How will you make it up to me?"
Bo Saixi naturally didn't believe it was because she kissed him so long that he grew like that. She wasn't stupid.
Surely something else happened to Zhao Ling, making him suddenly taller and stronger. Clearly, Zhao Ling was trying to shift the blame to her.
She suspected the sudden change was related to the "Zhao Ling Diary Copy" that suddenly appeared before her.
So, using her mind, she flipped open the "Zhao Ling Diary Copy" to check recent updates.
Despite Zhao Ling holding her close and fondling her, she didn't mind. Instead, she felt safe in his arms, and her thoughts of Tang Chen slowly disappeared.
Reading the latest updates, Bo Saixi gave Ah Yin a strange glance. What was going on? This woman was supposed to be Tang Chen's granddaughter-in-law, so why was she so close with Zhao Ling?
As for Tang Chen's great-granddaughter-in-law Xiao Wu and great-great-granddaughter-in-law Gu Yuena, it all seemed increasingly absurd.
Ignoring those names she hadn't heard of before, how could Tang Chen's granddaughter-in-law be taken by Zhao Ling? And where did the great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren come from?
Without great-grandchildren or great-great-grandchildren, how could there be great-granddaughters-in-law and great-great-granddaughters-in-law? It made no sense at all.
Bo Saixi didn't realize that the "Zhao Ling Diary Content" rarely mentioned future events. She only cared about Tang Chen's whereabouts, so she didn't know Zhao Ling was aware of many future events on Douluo Continent.
But Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong were different—they saw many hints of future events in the "Zhao Ling Diary Copy."
Now, seeing the latest diary entry, the three women once again labeled Zhao Ling a "beast."
Especially Ah Yin, who never expected that Tang Chen would be Tang Hao's grandfather.
If she and Saixi followed the original timeline, Ah Yin and Saixi would be granddaughter-in-law and grandmother respectively, if Saixi married Tang Chen.
Thinking it through carefully, Ah Yin felt the current relationship was better. After all, she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, much older than Saixi.
Now she felt embarrassed calling Bo Saixi "sister." If she called her "grandmother," she'd feel like pulling out a three-bedroom apartment's worth of toes in shame.
As for Xiao Wu and Gu Yuena, by rank, they should be her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. Whether she'd meet them later was unknown.
If she did meet them, she would definitely make them obediently call her "sister." She wasn't their mother-in-law or grandmother, so that was reasonable, right? Any problem with that?
What Ah Yin didn't know was that her original granddaughter-in-law, the Silver Dragon King, was the overlord of soul beasts. If she knew Ah Yin wanted to be called "sister," she would probably rise from her slumber just to protest...