Shi Kun’s lackeys were already prepared to deal with Zu An. The four stronger lackeys stepped forward to stop Zu An while the remaining one, the weakest, hurried over to give Shi Kun the medicine.

They had witnessed Zu An’s elusive movement skill and swift swordplay, so they dared not let down their guard. They brandished their weapons in front of them to create a defensive arc, aiming not to bring down Zu An but just to keep him at bay.

Zu An tried to break their line numerous times, but he was forced to retreat each time. Each of these four lackeys were stronger than him in terms of cultivation rank, so it was hard for him to bypass them with a forceful charge.

By then, the weakest subordinate had already reached Shi Kun and was offering him the pill. Tears and snot dribbled liberally down Shi Kun’s face from the sheer pain. If someone had told him that eating shit could alleviate his suffering, he would probably have done so without any hesitation.

He swallowed the pill right away, and a moment later, his pain really began to subside. While it didn’t disappear entirely, it had at least receded to a barely-tolerable level.

“Why would you have a pill like this?” Shi Kun’s face was drenched in sweat, and his hair was sticking to his face. He gave Qiao Xueying a look of immense gratitude.

Qiao Xueying glanced at Zu An with a slightly reddened face as she answered, “I suffered the same plight back then as well, so I prepared some medicine on the off chance that the same thing happened once more.”

The previous encounter had really traumatized her, and being unaware of the cause of it only scared her even further. So, she requested some Pain Suppression Heart Calming Pills from Divine Physician Ji just in case it happened to her once more. She never expected that it would be put to good use here.

Zu An was dumbfounded. He didn’t think that this trump card of his could be overcome so easily!

Why is my luck so bad today? Goddamnit!

I wasted a hundred thousand taels of silver on Befriend a Rich Man for naught, and Faith in Brother Spring wasn’t as useful as I thought. And now, I’ve wasted a precious use of Knock-You-Up Eyes as well.

He had used so many of his trump cards, but they still weren’t out of the woods yet. This was really a huge loss for him!

Since Shi Kun had already recovered, Zu An dared not push too hard anymore. He quickly retreated to Chu Chuyan’s side, and the battle between Chu Chuyan and Qiao Xueying came to a halt as well.

“Well done!” said Shi Kun. His face was still pale and he couldn’t stop clutching his stomach, but he was in a much better condition now.

“Brother Shit, congratulations on being the very first man in the Great Zhou Dynasty to have a taste of pregnancy and labor pains. Don’t you feel more appreciative of the sacrifices your mother had to make for you now? Don’t you think that you’ll be a far more filial son now?” said Zu An. 

What was done was done. He would just have to earn it back by squeezing more Rage points out of Shi Kun.

“You were the one who did that to me earlier?” Shi Kun growled with barely-contained rage. “Wait a moment, what do you mean by pregnancy?”

You have successfully trolled Shi Kun for 233 Rage points!

“Isn’t it obvious? The pain you suffered earlier was a symptom of labor pains. Actually, I’m quite curious as to where it would hurt for you. After all, you shouldn’t have a womb as a man, right?” asked Zu An.

Shi Kun struggled to find a reply.

It turns out that he really is the culprit. Just thinking about the hellish experience he had just gone through made his blood begin to boil.

You have successfully trolled Shi Kun for 1024 Rage points!

Qiao Xueying was astonished as well. It really was pregnancy! Wait a minute, doesn’t this mean that I was knocked up by that hateful Zu An? Her face immediately flushed red.

You have successfully trolled Qiao Xueying for 1024 Rage points!

“I’ll kill you!” Veins popped on Shi Kun’s temples as he summoned his wind blades once more.

Instead of stepping away, Zu An took a step forward and said, “Oh? You want to have a taste of pregnancy again?”

Those words immediately brought up the intense spasms of pain that had assaulted him earlier, and he began shuddering uncontrollably. The wind blades around him dispersed right away as he muttered with a hint of fear, “H-how did you do it?!”

Zu An smiled. “Well, this skill is called ‘Knock-You-Up Eyes’. All it takes is one glance from me, and that person will be able to enjoy the joys of childbirth. Do any of you want to give it a try too?”

Zu An looked around, and whoever his gaze fell upon instinctively took a step back. Be it Shi Kun or his lackeys, no one had any interest in suffering the pain of childbirth.

Even Qiao Xueying was frightened as well. She was probably the only one who could empathize with Shi Kun, as she had been through the same unbearable pain too.

“Rubbish! How could there be such… an eccentric skill in the world!” Shi Kun couldn’t stop his voice from quivering. Without a doubt, he had already been scarred for life.

“Didn’t you have a personal taste of it? Would you like to try it once more to see if I’m lying or not?” Zu An took another step forward.

Once again, Shi Kun and his lackeys retreated a step and waved their hands frantically.

“If there’s nothing else, we’ll be taking our leave then.” Zu An grabbed Chu Chuyan’s hand. “Honey, let’s go.”

Chu Chuyan was still in a daze, and had been for quite a while. Everything that had happened so far transcended her common sense. 

Is it really possible for there to be a skill in the world that makes one pregnant just by looking at them? Doesn’t that mean that he can make me pregnant whenever he wants to?

Those thoughts made Chu Chuyan’s face heat up.

All of a sudden, she raised her hand and formed an ice barrier right behind the two of them. Innumerable wind blades crashed into the ice barrier in the next instant.

Zu An quickly turned around, only to see that Shi Kun and his lackeys were pursuing them.

“Hahaha, I nearly got scared off by you!” Shi Kun sneered in disdain.

Zu An’s face darkened. “It looks like you really want another taste of pregnancy, huh? You better pray that you have enough medicine for everyone with you, then!”

Those words made Shi Kun’s lackeys recoil in fear. If all of them were to fall under this so-called ‘Knock-You-Up Eyes’, Shi Kun and Qiao Xueying would surely be first in line to receive the pain medication. As for the rest of them… it was likely that they would have to suffer through the full course of the skill.

Shi Kun snorted coldly. “Don’t be intimidated by him! How could there be a skill in the world that could induce pregnancy? Even if there is, he definitely has to pay a heavy price to use it. Otherwise, he would have never let us off the hook, given his vindictive personality. He could have just ended all of us with a glance instead of talking so much!”

Zu An was stunned. He realized that he had underestimated Shi Kun all this while. He should have known that a person who could reach his position at his age was bound to be no fool.

He could use Knock-You-Up Eyes again, but there were too many people here, and they had painkillers on them as well. It was likely that his skill would just go to waste once more. He would be much better reserving this skill to use on someone else in the future.

Chu Chuyan pulled Zu An behind her and glared at Shi Kun coldly, “We haven’t finished our earlier battle. Let’s continue!”

Shi Kun’s eyes widened in shock. “Your aura… Why do you seem unharmed?!” 

The earlier clash had proved that he wasn’t a match for Chu Chuyan in a direct confrontation, not to mention his limbs were still weak from the extreme pain he had just suffered from the Knock-You-Up Eyes. In his current condition, he wouldn’t stand a chance against her at all.

Someone quickly explained to Shi Kun how Zu An had given her a bottle of medicine, which led Shi Kun to stare at Zu An deeply. “I must admit, I have made a grave error, thinking that you were an insignificant good-for-nothing. Given all the means you’ve displayed here today, there’s all the more reason for me to eliminate you for good here!”

The more outstanding Zu An was, the higher chances of him winning Chu Chuyan’s body and soul over. Besides, even if Chu Chuyan was out of the picture, it was a threat in itself to make an enemy out of a talented individual who possessed such varied and powerful means. The wisest move was to eliminate Zu An while he was weak, before he could pose a greater threat in the future.

“Aren’t you being too confident?” remarked Chu Chuyan with a frown.

She had recovered significantly from her injuries, whereas Shi Kun was, for the moment, in a weakened state. Even if he combined forces with Qiao Xueying, she was confident that she could deal with them.

As for the others, given the powerful movement skill that Zu An had demonstrated earlier, he should be able to hold his own against them until her battle came to an end. Overall, they seemed to be in an advantageous position, so she couldn’t understand why Shi Kun was speaking so confidently.

“Indeed, it would be hard for me to defeat you in my current condition. Had it been any other situation, I would have offered a truce.” Shi Kun paused for a moment as he glanced at Zu An. “However, that fellow has way too many strange tactics. I’ll have to get rid of him right here, regardless of the cost!

“Heed my summons, Devouring Kun!”

Shi Kun raised the ring in his hands up high as he muttered an esoteric chant. His ring began to glow with a grayish light as a terrifying pressure crashed down from above. 

All of his lackeys immediately fell to their knees under the pressure, unable to move a muscle. A green barrier formed around Qiao Xueying, which helped her to just about hold on.

Zu An wasn’t faring any better. The sudden outburst of pressure made it hard for him to breathe, as though he was being crushed by a mountain. His bones began to creak under the force.

If even fourth rank cultivators were finding it hard to hold on, how could a third rank cultivator possibly stand against it? He gritted his teeth and tried his best to hold on. He didn’t mind mooching off others, but he wouldn’t allow himself to kneel before Shi Kun.

However, there was only so much sheer willpower could do against absolute strength. Just as he was about to collapse, he felt a cooling touch wrap around his hand, and the pressure on him suddenly alleviated.

A blue barrier had been erected around them. Chu Chuyan had activated her Blue Guardian once more.

It was daytime, but the sky suddenly darkened. Zu An looked upwards, only to be appalled by what he was seeing.

A massive beast of over three hundred meters in length had appeared, floating in the air above. It was grayish in color, reminiscent of a massive whale. However, its appearance was far more frightening than any whale. Blood-red light shone in its eyes, and its massive mouth was filled with innumerable sharp teeth. Its appearance alone was enough to intimidate any lifeform into submission.

Looking at the whiskers curling down from around its mouth, Zu An frowned doubtfully. Why does this look like the kun[1] I’ve seen in game ads in my previous life?

Chu Chuyan’s face paled. “This aura… Ninth rank?! …No, its aura is at ninth rank, but its strength is much weaker.”

But no matter how much weaker the summoned beast was, it was still far beyond her means to deal with.

A triumphant smile emerged on Shi Kun’s face. “This is the means our Shi clan possesses. It’s a defensive tool that my clan specially prepared for me, and I was reserving it only for dire situations. Zu An, you should be glad that you’re going to die at the hands of Divine Beast Devouring Kun…”

However, Zu An interrupted him before he could finish. “Wait a moment, this beast is called Devouring (Shi) Kun too? Ah, it actually has the same name as you! Is it your father?”