Three days later, Ding Shuang appeared in a restaurant in a city. He ordered a table full of food and was eating heartily.

Ding Shuang hasn’t been cultivating these past few days, spending his time aimlessly eating, drinking, and having fun, all to relax. The events of the past have been quite a blow to his spirit, and he’s taking advantage of these few days to unwind.

Ding Shuang finished his meal and drinks, paid the bill, and left. His mood had improved; the incident had minimized its impact on him. He calculated that Yao Lao would awaken tomorrow, and his cultivation journey would begin. He had to become stronger!

Ding Shuang returned to the hotel and checked the information on the control panel.

Panel Information

Name: Xiao Yan (Ding Shuang)

Gender: Male

Rank: Four-Star Dou Zhe (Actual Rank: Six-Star Dou Zhe)

Crossing Point: 1330

Transcendence Level: F

Mastered techniques: Desire Emperor’s Heart Sutra: Level 5 (300247/500000), Imperial Concubine Heart Sutra: Level 4 (35/50), Desire Fire Burning Heaven Technique: Level 1

Skills Mastered: One-time Hypnosis, D-Rank Appraisal, F-Rank Concealment, E-Rank Suppression, E-Rank Sword Control, E-Rank Alchemy, B-Rank Culinary Skills, A-Rank Driving, B-Rank Staff Control

Items possessed: Primordial Desire (2/5), E-grade wine jug x1, F-grade special cold medicine x1, E-grade upgrade pill x2, C-grade skill upgrade card x1, Thousand Cups Without Getting Drunk trait trial card (3 days) x1, fine steel throwing knife x10, ordinary spiked club x100, various stockings x100…

Possesses a divine artifact: an infinite space backpack.

Possesses the following traits: Wealthy (only effective in the world of “Battle Through the Heavens”), and Super Ears.

Rewards: Platinum Lottery x10

Soul slaves in this world: Xiao Xun’er, Ya Fei, Xiao Mei, Xiao Yu, Ruo Lin, and the women of Canaan Academy.

Ding Shuang stared speechlessly at her 1330 travel points. She had thought she could finally go home, but she was restricted by her travel level. She wanted to travel to other secondary worlds as a stepping stone, but the system told her that she could only travel to other secondary worlds from the real world, and from a secondary world she could only travel to the real world.

The last large-scale rape provided 270,000 to 280,000 experience points to the Desire Emperor’s Heart Manual, and Ding Shuang also understood the experience acquisition mechanism of the Desire Emperor’s Heart Manual. The experience points of the Heart Manual are all provided to Ding Shuang at once during the woman’s first orgasm, and there will be no more experience points after that. Experience points will only be provided again after a period of time when the woman has accumulated enough lust power.

The “Manipulating Women’s Heart Sutra” has also been upgraded to level four, but it still only allows control over women of a lower level than itself. The amount of sexual desire generated has decreased from a very small amount to a very small amount.

Regarding skills, Ding Shuang upgraded her alchemy skills through her own efforts, while other skills drawn from the system could only be upgraded through system rewards. Ding Shuang asked the system why she didn’t have any skills like cooking and driving. The system’s reasoning was impeccable: “Host, a skill must be superior to that of an ordinary person to be considered a skill. You are neither a chef nor a driver; you can only say you can cook and drive.” As for Ding Shuang not having a bartending skill, the system explained that while synchronizing with itself, it was interrupted by a time travel, creating a slight bug, and synchronization could only resume after returning to the present world. (System, “How did the author manage to make this up?”)

After obtaining B-level cooking skills, Ding Shuang cooked herself a meal, and it was indeed better and more delicious than what she had cooked before. Simple ingredients could be transformed into delicious dishes in her hands. Even if she were to become a chef now, she would be at a master chef level.

Sword control and staff control are actually incredibly powerful. Ding Shuang had previously misunderstood these two skills due to his wild imagination. Taking sword control as an example, Ding Shuang can control five throwing knives simultaneously. At full power, each knife possesses the force of a full-force attack, increasing his combat power fivefold! The B-rank staff control technique allows him to manipulate 50 vibrating… oops! 50 spiked clubs! However, the two skills cannot be used simultaneously. Ding Shuang also purchased 10 fine steel throwing knives and 100 ordinary spiked clubs, which he can use as powerful weapons in crucial moments. Currently, Ding Shuang’s level is insufficient, and his strength doesn’t support flying using sword or staff control; his dream of flight has been shattered.

The description of the “Follow the Wind Ear” trait is that when the host wants to listen carefully, they can hear a lot of things. I tried it myself, and the range of hearing isn’t very large; I can clearly hear sounds within a 500-meter radius. If that’s all, it won’t reach the S level. It can also understand the sounds of various animals, but if the animal doesn’t understand human speech, it can’t communicate.

Ding Shuang hasn’t used the 10 platinum lottery tickets she received from the last mission yet. She’s just been traveling around these past few days, so she’ll use them now.

In this ten-draw, Ding Shuang obtained three cultivation techniques: one high-level Xuan-rank and two high-level Huang-rank. Ding Shuang decided to ask the Mittel Auction House to send these three cultivation techniques back to the Xiao family later.

With three function cards and one E-level skill upgrade card, Ding Shuang upgraded his Concealment Technique, increasing its maximum range from 10 meters to 20 meters. He would still remain undetectable to anyone within a single cultivation level of his own. (To clarify, in the system, a cultivation level is equivalent to level 10, which in Doupo is a major cultivation level.)

A C-level concealment technique trial card, with a maximum range of 50 meters, which will not be detected by anyone less than two realms above you. This is a one-time use card; it will disappear after one concealment technique is applied, and the duration is 24 hours, during which it can be withdrawn at any time.

The last card is another special trait trial card: X-ray vision, which allows you to see through things as you wish. All special trait trial cards are A-level rewards, and each card grants a 3-day trial period.

Two pills: an A-grade “Want to Die Pill,” which instantly heals even the most severe injuries; and a B-grade “Worse Than Death Pill,” which inflicts six hours of excruciating agony, a state from which death is impossible. Ding Shuang thought the “Worse Than Death Pill” could be a lifesaver in a critical moment; although painful, it grants six hours of immortality!

An E-rank skill, Shooting Skills, which grants mastery of all pistols and submachine guns, is practically useless in this world. Even more useless is the F-rank Folding Stool, just an ordinary folding stool, which Ding Shuang discarded outright.

After tidying everything up and breaking another seal, Ding Shuang simply waited for Yao Lao to awaken.

The next day, Yao Lao awoke as promised. Seeing that Ding Shuang’s strength had reached the fifth level of Dou Zhe, he nodded in satisfaction. Ding Shuang had broken the seal to reach the fifth level for two reasons: first, he wanted to make Yao Lao happy, to see his strength had improved again; second, he had already left Wutan City and no longer needed to worry about Nalan Yanran discovering his strength.

After his conversation with the system, he pondered for a long time. He realized that if he acted too exceptionally, it would definitely have a significant impact on his future. He decided to focus on developing his strength cautiously for now; the news that he was a four-star Dou Zhe couldn’t be kept from Nalan Yanran. In just a year and a half, he had risen from the third stage of Dou Qi to a four-star Dou Zhe—anyone would be afraid of such an opponent. Perhaps he had already surpassed Nalan Yanran by now? With his encouragement, Nalan Yanran would work even harder.

Ding Shuang also thought of the Soul Hall; the Xiao family was being watched by such a behemoth. If he made the Soul Hall feel threatened, they might strike and eliminate him prematurely. He couldn’t guarantee that the plot would be exactly the same as before; during his transmigration, he only affected the timeline, but after transmigrating, he could recklessly change the plot.

“Huh, where did this place go?” After waking up, Yao Lao observed his surroundings and realized that it was not Wutan City.

“Hehe, Xun’er and the others left, and you haven’t woken up yet, Teacher, so I’ve been wandering around a bit,” Ding Shuang said with an embarrassed smile, then asked, “Teacher, where are we going next?”

“First go to the eastern part of the Monster Mountain Range, enter the Monster Mountain Range from there, and cross over to reach the Tagor Desert.”

“Okay!” Ding Shuang had no objection; the person he wanted to see was in that place.

In Qingshan Town, Ding Shuang finally met Little Fairy Doctor. In order to get close to her, and also for the map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, he stayed a few more days and joined Little Fairy Doctor’s herb-gathering team.

Following the original plot, Ding Shuang obtained what she wanted in a cave on a cliff with Little Fairy Doctor, but was also chased into the Monster Mountain Range by the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Ding Shuang only wanted to visit Little Fairy Doctor; he had no other intentions. He felt only pity for this woman in the original story—a person with an extremely tragic fate, who was fortunate enough to have Xiao Yan help her defy destiny later on.

During his pursuit, Ding Shuang finally experienced the danger the system had warned him of. He had been living too comfortably in the Xiao family, and had underestimated the world, thinking that as long as he leveled up, he could crush everything. He had underestimated all the heroes under heaven. He paid a heavy price for his complacency, nearly losing his life in the Demon Beast Forest. He ultimately survived thanks to the Life-Worse-Than-Death Pill and the Death-Seeking-Unable-to-Die Pill, eventually escaping to the foot of a waterfall to cultivate in seclusion.

Through his hard work these past few days, Ding Shuang had reached the nine-star Dou Zhe level, but he suppressed his strength to eight stars. Cultivating under the waterfall, he found the impact of the water to be no different from a normal shower. After six hours of excruciating pain, Ding Shuang’s tolerance for pain had reached an extremely high level.

Those six hours were like hell for Ding Shuang! The pain was indescribable, and it was only thanks to his continuous cultivation of the Desire Emperor’s Heart Scripture that he expanded his sea of ​​consciousness and made his spiritual power far exceed his current level. That’s how he barely endured it.

The path of cultivation is tedious. After suffering two setbacks, Ding Shuang realized his shortcomings and stopped slacking off, working hard to cultivate.

Time stands still in the mountains, and Ding Shuang didn’t keep track of it. With Yao Lao in charge of everything, he only needed to focus on his cultivation. One day, while Ding Shuang was cultivating, a battle at the Dou Huang level suddenly erupted in the sky not far away. Ding Shuang knew that Yun Yun had arrived.

The old apothecary asked Ding Shuang, “Would you like to go and take a closer look?”

Ding Shuang curled his lip and said, “No way. It’s just a Battle of Dou Huangs, right? I’ll become a Dou Huang sooner or later. I’d rather continue cultivating than waste time watching this.” Ding Shuang said this, but what he really thought was, “I’m not going to join the Dou Huang battle. What if they accidentally kill me? I just need to wait for Yun Yun to float over.”

The old man nodded. This kid seems to have grown a lot since surviving the life-or-death chase. He’s working much harder than before. With this talent and this kind of effort, he’ll definitely become a Dou Huang in three to five years.

Ding Shuang and Yao Lao continued their cultivation. The sounds of fighting in the distance rose and fell, eventually subsiding. Ding Shuang knew that Yun Yun’s battle with the Amethyst Winged Lion King was over. He only needed to wait here to collect the loot—or rather, wait for them to prepare for a rescue.

A moment later, Ding Shuang heard a splash from the deep pool beneath the waterfall. Approaching to investigate, he saw a woman floating by. A simple white dress clung tightly to her shapely figure; it was a pity she was wearing inner armor, otherwise the soaked dress would have revealed everything about her.

The woman’s face revealed immense pain, making her incredibly pitiful to behold. Even though the pain distorted her features, it couldn’t conceal her stunning beauty. At the same time, her aura of authority exuded grace and nobility. Ding Shuang felt an overwhelming urge to become Yun Yun’s devoted admirer! No wonder she was his favorite woman in his novel.

Yes, in Battle Through the Heavens, Ding Shuang’s favorite character is Yun Yun, without a doubt! What Ding Shuang loves about Yun Yun is her personality—serene and ethereal, like a cloud in the sky. She’s even willing to set aside grudges for love. Everything Ding Shuang experienced in his childhood made him crave a simple life, and living with Yun Yun might just be that kind of simple, beautiful existence.

“Mission issued: Take Yun Yun’s first time within seven days. Reward: 10,000 Transmigration Points, Super Lottery x1; Optional Reward 1: Help Yun Yun cultivate the Desire Woman’s Heart Sutra, S-Rank Trait x1; Optional Reward 2: Control Yun Yun’s soul, Super Lottery x1. Mission failure will result in the host being bitten to death by the henchmen of the Amethyst Winged Lion King.”

This mission? I’ll take it!