"Master, you—you've got so much stamina!" Wendy "Wako" Chiba couldn't help licking her lips as Ryan Ling stared her down.
"Cut the crap!" Ryan didn't waste words—he pinned Wendy right beneath him. To him, these Japanese women were just venting tools. Sure, if they could help boost his cultivation, all the better.
"Master, why are you favoring Auntie? You don't love me anymore!" Chiharu Mitsui had come in with tea, hoping to serve Ryan, but seeing this scene, she instantly got jealous.
"Quit whining. Get over here!" Ryan took a deep breath, and soon the room was echoing with cries from both women.
Ryan knew perfectly well that after a few battles his Transforming Core realm had clearly improved, but he'd been advancing way too fast lately—his foundation felt shaky. So he had to keep reinforcing it every moment.
Right now, Wendy "Wako" Chiba was basically a super-charged accelerator for his realm. Her wood-dao let the Primeval Heavenwood's power fuse faster, making it his ticket to a breakthrough—and her help made the Heavenwood grow crazy fast too!
The Heavenwood sapling had already grown a bunch, sprouting lots of green leaves, but it still couldn't absorb ambient spiritual qi. All the spirit-liquid Ryan was using was stored inside the Heavenwood itself. Sure, the supply was decent, but it wasn't endless—once it ran dry, he'd be out of gas.
So while Ryan was powering himself up, the real priority was reviving the Heavenwood—getting it to absorb spiritual essence on its own. That would be a massive boost for his future growth!
But to really push the Heavenwood's growth, he still had to rely on this... exercise with women. Awkward as it was, it worked better than anything else.
Ryan was in the middle of a wild battle with the two women when, out of nowhere, Sophia Long came wandering over, bored out of her mind and muttering to herself.
"That damn Ryan—getting all cozy with Japanese chicks and totally ignoring me. So annoying!" Sophia grumbled, stripping leaves off every bush she passed.
Just as she was cursing Ryan, she remembered that wild scene she'd seen in the livestream—and the idea of dual cultivation popped up in her head again.
Her own strength was stuck at the Saint King bottleneck, with zero progress. Sophia couldn't stand it—she'd tried everything, suffered plenty, and coming to Japan was partly to find a way to break through to Sub-Saint.
Ryan might have crap character in her eyes, but he was still a top-tier mystery guy. His strength already impressed her—and his breakthrough speed made her super jealous.
If dual cultivation could really help her break through, then even sleeping with him... would be worth it!
Sophia clenched her little fists, clearly ready to throw caution to the wind.
She sped up, planning to just confront Ryan face-to-face about it. Sure, it was a bit shameless, but if she didn't get this off her chest, she'd go nuts!
But just as she reached Ryan's place, that crazy scene slammed into her eyes again—and she was totally stunned.
"That bastard's actually still..." Sophia couldn't even finish the sentence. She was about to start cursing when, through the half-open sliding door, she suddenly saw Ryan huffing away, steam literally pouring off his head as his power visibly surged—so much you could see it with your own eyes!
"No way..." Sophia swallowed hard, totally dumbfounded. She'd finally made up her mind—she had to talk to Ryan, face to face.
Determined, Sophia Long didn’t hesitate—she yanked open the door. At that moment, Ryan was happily enjoying a two-birds-with-one-stone session, and Sophia’s sudden appearance scared the hell out of him.
Chiharu Mitsui and Wendy 'Wako' Chiba both shrieked in panic and immediately shrank back.
"M-Miss Long, what are you doing?" Ryan stared at Sophia in disbelief.
Sophia’s face flushed bright red. She shot a quick glance at Ryan’s, uh, vital parts, then turned away in a panic. "Hurry up and get dressed! I have something important to talk to you about!"
"What is it? I’m kinda busy right now—can’t it wait until I’m done?" Ryan was speechless; honestly, Sophia was starting to get on his nerves.
Sophia saw that Ryan was ignoring her and even tried to close the door, so she grabbed him and blurted out, "Ryan, get a grip! You’re Huaxia—how can you mess around with Japanese women like that? It’s a total disgrace to Huaxia men!"
"Disgrace? I’m conquering Japanese women on behalf of Huaxia men! Shouldn’t that be Japan’s shame, not ours?" Ryan retorted, feeling he really couldn’t keep bantering with Sophia any longer. He’d made good progress just now and needed to get back to it.
"If you’re gonna conquer someone, conquer a Huaxia woman—like me! Why let these two cheapos have all the fun?" Sophia ‘volunteered’ herself, smacking her chest.
...Ryan was totally stunned!
"T-That’s not what I meant, I..." Sophia stammered, her face turning even redder than before, at a total loss for words.
"Alright, just go already! If you’re not embarrassed, I’m embarrassed for you. Who barges in to watch people doing that? Seriously!" Ryan said, pushing her away.
Ryan’s push finally made Sophia snap. She cried out, "Ryan, are you saying I’m not as good as those two Japanese women? I’m a Dragon Group beauty too—can’t you love me for once?"
As she spoke, Sophia practically pressed her face up to Ryan’s.
"Honestly, I’m just not interested in you. Please, just leave!" Ryan said, forcing a smile.
"What?! Are you saying my chest isn’t big, my butt isn’t perky? Did you forget you even groped me on the plane? You shameless jerk—now you’re pretending it never happened?" Sophia was desperate. The thought that dual cultivation with Ryan could help her break through made her throw all pride out the window.
Hearing Sophia say that, Chiharu Mitsui and Wendy Chiba both started cackling and joined in the teasing.
"Nope, your figure’s not up to par—you need to go train some more. Plus, you’re way too shy, so your technique’s gotta suck. Our Master would never go for that!"
"Totally! And with your awful temper, forget it. Master likes obedient bitches. Unless you get on your knees and wag your butt for an hour, you’re not his type!"
...
"You two bastards! I’ll kill you for mocking me!" Sophia was shaking with rage, immediately raising her sword to strike.
Ryan was utterly speechless. He quickly blocked Sophia and said, "Miss Long, I really don’t think I’m worthy of you, so please don’t force me. I wouldn’t dare touch a Dragon Group woman. Seriously, you standing there watching us—it’s kinda weird, don’t you think?"
"Yeah, are you here to take notes or learn some tricks?"
"If you want to learn, Japan’s got plenty of adult DVDs—go buy a basket and study up!"
...
"You jerks! Just you wait!" Sophia was so angry she could explode. She stomped her foot, spun around, and stormed out, burning with frustration.
...
Just like that, a blissful night passed. The next morning, the Mitsui estate was surrounded by crowds, and luxury cars packed the entrance—it looked like every rich guy in Japan had shown up overnight.
"What’s going on?" Ryan asked, pulling on his clothes as he stepped outside.
"Master, bad news! Japan’s top ten financial conglomerates have all come—they’re backing Hector Fujita and want to place a huge bet with you! They’re pooling a total of one hundred billion US dollars in assets, winner takes all. Do you dare to gamble?" Chiharu Mitsui said urgently.
"They’re bringing the money to me? Perfect, let’s go check it out!" Ryan grinned. With Chiharu’s ruthless management, the Mitsui clan could scrape together maybe ten billion dollars tops, which he’d thought was still too little. Now, he hadn’t even gone out to collect, and these conglomerates were handing it over themselves.
A hundred billion like that? No way he’d leave it on the table!