Chapter 75 - The Clingy Old Demon Ao Zhen
"Can it even awaken a sword spirit? I wonder what kind of effect that has."
"And after strengthening it, what will it become?"
After seeing the special effects of the Golden Snake Sword, Zhou Han muttered to himself curiously.
He didn't immediately awaken the sword spirit. Instead, he decided to wait until after strengthening it,
mainly because he was worried that awakening it too early might affect the strengthening process.
"Strengthen it 7 times!"
Without hesitation, Zhou Han directly initiated the enhancement.
After seven rapid flashes of white light,
a system notification sounded.
[Your Golden Snake Sword has been successfully strengthened 7 times. New attributes have been generated. Please check!]
Zhou Han opened the panel.
[Golden Snake Sword +7]
Quality: Diamond
Attributes: Attack +2100, Critical Rate +50%
Effect 1: Increases lifesteal by 35%.
Effect 2: Increases skill damage by 10%.
Effect 3: Can summon the Sword Spirit · Teng Snake Princess to assist the sword master in combat. She can exist outside the sword's space for 1 hour.
Description: A powerful sword spirit slumbers within the sword's internal space and possesses immense growth potential.
As expected, after strengthening, the attack bonus directly exceeded 2000, along with a 50% critical rate.
Effect 1 granted 35% lifesteal.
Effect 2 increased skill damage. Don't underestimate that 10% boost—
with the cooldown reduction from his Named Sword skill,
Zhou Han could use abilities very frequently.
That extra 10% meant a lot of additional damage output.
Finally, Effect 3: the sword spirit had evolved from the previous Golden Snake into the Teng Snake Princess.
"Teng Snake?"
That was a powerful existence from mythology.
Seeing this, Zhou Han was shocked.
It seemed this sword spirit had quite an extraordinary origin.
A Teng Snake—and with "Princess" in the name—
that usually meant something very high-level.
Thinking of this, Zhou Han grew excited.
He couldn't wait to awaken the sword spirit and see what it could do.
He immediately gave it a try.
After some manipulation, he realized that only when the Golden Snake Sword +7 was equipped
could the sword spirit be summoned.
And it seemed to be hidden within the sword itself.
"Come out, my sword spirit!"
Zhou Han swung his sword,
and as his dramatic line fell—
A burst of dazzling golden light erupted into the sky, blindingly bright,
making for an extremely flashy entrance.
"Was it you who awakened this princess?"
"Where is this place?"
A timid voice came from within the golden light, carrying a hint of fear.
As the light faded, a stunning figure appeared before Zhou Han—
It was actually a little loli!
This…
This was the Teng Snake Princess?
Zhou Han had expected a domineering queen-like figure, but not this.
She looked at him with innocent, pure eyes, timid and shy.
Zhou Han's gaze moved downward,
and his face instantly flushed red as he quickly turned his head away.
"Y-you… why aren't you wearing clothes?!"
Zhou Han hurriedly said.
This little loli was way too developed—he couldn't handle it!
Her innocence made him not even dare to peek,
as a strong sense of guilt rose within him.
"Clothes? Why should I wear clothes? Isn't the human body the most beautiful thing?"
"Our Teng Snake clan's ultimate goal in cultivation is to transform into human form."
The snake girl Ao Zhen said in confusion, as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
She had only just successfully transformed into human form today, so there were many things she didn't understand.
Before her mother had the chance to teach her anything about bodily matters,
she had been pulled away by a mysterious force and fell into slumber.
Because of Zhou Han's summoning, she woke up—
Only to find that she had become a sword spirit.
After hearing her explanation, Zhou Han was speechless.
What kind of logic was that? Just because it looked good, it had to be shown all the time?
"Hurry up and put on some clothes! Take this robe!"
Zhou Han quickly took out a long robe from his inventory and tossed it to her.
"But I don't want to wear it! It doesn't look good at all when I do!"
Ao Zhen pouted, clearly dissatisfied.
"This is an order. I'm the sword master, and you're my sword spirit now. You have to listen to me!"
Left with no choice, Zhou Han used a commanding tone.
Otherwise, who knew what shocking things this girl might say next.
"Oh… Zhen'er obeys!"
Seeing that she cooperated, Zhou Han finally let out a sigh of relief.
Luckily, there wasn't a situation where she didn't know how to wear clothes,
or Zhou Han wouldn't have known how to deal with it.
"Are you done?"
"Oh, wait a moment…"
A minute later, Ao Zhen spoke again.
"Done!"
Though unfamiliar, her intelligence was normal.
She wasn't like a child who needed help from others.
After fumbling around for a bit, she figured out how to dress herself.
"What's your name? How old are you?"
After hearing her speak, Zhou Han walked over and asked.
"My name is Ao Zhen. I'm a thousand years old! I was born in Yunxu Sacred Palace."
Zhou Han: "…"
So she was a thousand-year-old monster!
All age, no growth, huh?
"By the way, you said I'm a sword spirit. So you're my master now, right?"
"Master, please give your orders freely to Zhen'er!"
Back in Yunxu Sacred Palace, the maids spoke like this to her father.
She imitated them, her eyes sparkling as she revealed a charming smile.
"Where did you learn all this nonsense?"
Zhou Han flicked her forehead.
He directly rejected such a tempting request.
"I can massage your shoulders, or your legs if you want!"
"Ahem! No need. Just stand aside for now!"
Zhou Han already felt a bit guilty for summoning her.
If he also treated her like a maid,
that would be way too beastly.
At least, Zhou Han couldn't bring himself to do something so shameless.
"Waaah… do you dislike me? You heartless man!"
Ao Zhen rushed over and hugged Zhou Han, crying and making a fuss.
"…"
What the hell was this?
Ao Zhen was like a clingy old demon.
Over a thousand years old, yet couldn't be a bit more mature?
Zhou Han felt a headache coming on and had no choice but to surrender.
"I-I'm not! Alright, alright… you can massage my shoulders!"
Was she really a princess?
Why did she like serving people so much?
And this crying-and-throwing-a-fit trick—where did she learn that?
Was it something all women were born knowing?
Ao Zhen immediately stopped crying and smiled, happily getting to work.
"As expected, this trick works!"
She had seen many women use this move to defeat her father.
Maybe she was just excited after transforming into human form.
She wanted to try everything.
While enjoying Ao Zhen's massage, Zhou Han checked her attributes.
[Teng Snake Princess · Ao Zhen]
Category: Sword Spirit
Quality: Diamond (Upgradeable)
Level: LV30
HP: 6000
Attack: 2500
Defense: 1200
Skill 1: Bloodline Devour (Can devour the blood essence of magical beasts to increase attributes and achieve evolution.)
Skill 2: Fire Snake Entanglement (Commands ninety-nine fire snakes to attack all enemies within a 30-meter range.)
Skill 3: Explosive Flame Beam (Instantly releases a high-temperature flame beam, delivering devastating damage to a single target.)
Description: Possesses the royal bloodline of the Teng Snake clan and has tremendous growth potential.
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