Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 116 Extra update for rising ratings

Chapter 116: Chapter 116 Extra update for rising ratings

Either her juice got frozen, or her hands and feet got restrained while picking up food.

At one point, even the dishes on the table vanished into thin air while she was eating.

Playing like this was undeniably fun.

But the side effects of fully copying others’ superpowers and star levels were indeed severe.

By the end of dinner, Xiao Jinsheng realized her spiritual power had already dropped to 5 Stars.

"Even if your side effect is losing spiritual power star levels, dropping this quickly must still have a big impact, right?" Li asked worriedly, "Is it hard to raise spiritual power?"

"Raising spiritual power..." Xiao Jinsheng panicked.

She discovered that the stronger the superpower and the higher the star level she copied, the faster her spiritual power declined.

This also meant that, in order to keep using her plundering superpower, she needed to constantly raise her spiritual power.

But the rapid decrease and increase in spiritual power over time would surely alert the beast husbands to something being off.

Rather than face suspicion and doubt later, Xiao Jinsheng thought that the reason behind her spiritual power enhancement wasn’t something she couldn’t disclose.

She was about to explain when she noticed Chen Yunji was still present and immediately clammed up.

It was only after dinner, when Chen Yunji went back to his room to handle his own affairs and no outsiders were around, that Xiao Jinsheng hesitated, fidgeting with her fingers. "I have something to tell you all."

"Why are you so nervous?" Yu Yunxiao narrowed his eyes at her suspiciously.

"About the method I use to enhance my spiritual power." Xiao Jinsheng’s gaze wandered. "I thought it’s about time I told you guys."

Previously, she believed the terminal system offered protection, so naturally, as a female, she kept the method of enhancing spiritual power a secret.

But now, spiritual power enhancement meant that after reaching Twelve Stars, she would become a reproductive tool.

And they were fighting against the terminal system.

On top of that, the side effect of her plundering superpower caused her spiritual power to rise and fall frequently.

With all these factors, Xiao Jinsheng felt it was better to clarify things with her beast husbands.

Noticing Xiao Jinsheng’s evasive gaze, aside from Que Zelian, the other six men all looked at her in confusion.

"Absorbing star stones cannot upgrade my spiritual power. To enhance spiritual power, I need to... sleep with you all." Xiao Jinsheng said.

As soon as she said this, the room went utterly silent.

"Just... just sleep?" Su Ye doubted his ears.

"Plain sleeping doesn’t work. It has to be, um, intimate sleeping." Xiao Jinsheng’s face turned red, her voice barely above a whisper.

"Intimate sleeping?" Mo Jiao pressed his lips together, trying to stifle a laugh. "You sure know how to word it."

"Is this method for upgrading even reasonable?" Yu Yunxiao questioned his life choices.

Huaiqing deliberated, "Even if sleeping upgrades spiritual power, what’s the mechanism behind it?"

Superpower levels can be enhanced by absorbing the energy from star stones.

But what was the cause behind spiritual power enhancement?

"Emotions," Que Zelian replied.

"Emotions? I thought it was..." Li stopped mid-sentence, catching Xiao Jinsheng’s curious gaze and immediately blushed, cutting himself off.

"You thought it was what?" Xiao Jinsheng asked curiously.

"Ahem." Li averted his gaze, waving hurriedly. "I think Que Zelian’s explanation makes sense—emotions."

Seeing the redness creeping up Li’s ears, Xiao Jinsheng realized much later what he’d meant.

If sleeping enhanced spiritual power, aside from the product of intimacy, she really couldn’t think of anything else.

Once she allowed herself to consider it, Xiao Jinsheng’s cheeks burned with frustration. She lunged at Li. "Shut up! Clean that filthy imagination of yours!"

"I didn’t even say a word," Li pleaded innocently.

Then Xiao Jinsheng recalled ranking her beast husbands after sleeping with them.

Based on their skills, she ranked them as follows: Li, Mo Jiao, Que Zelian, Su Ye.

But why was Li at the top?

Turns out her initial instincts were correct after all.

"It’s emotions!" Xiao Jinsheng emphasized.

"Yes, yes, emotions." Li obediently nodded in agreement.

"It truly is emotions," Que Zelian reminded her. "Domain."

At his words, Li raised a hand and spread out his domain field.

Only within the domain could their conversations feel secure.

Que Zelian no longer held back in his words.

He elaborated on his conclusion that emotions were the basis for spiritual power enhancement.

"The spiritual power awakened by Mist Continent’s females is all forcibly activated by the terminal system."

"For spiritual power, aside from knowledge acquisition and communication with the terminal Star Map, haven’t you noticed that the spiritual power awakened by females has no practical use?"

"Moreover, from the superpower data I got from Caicai today, I learned that spiritual power can indeed be used for offensive abilities. But in Mist Continent, the spiritual power of females exists solely to interact with the Star Map and collect missions. Other than that, it’s entirely useless."

"Chen Yunji and Xuan Jiu mentioned before that the terminal system only consumes the star stones of Twelve Star beastmen. It also enforces strict requirements regarding their emotions prior to consumption."

"So I hypothesize that the enhancement of female spiritual power is solely dependent on emotions, specifically the emotional fluctuations exclusive to intimacy between spouses."

Que Zelian then looked toward Li, reminding him, "The real reason isn’t what you’re thinking."

"Noted." Li now just wanted to teleport away instantly.

"I have a question," Su Ye suddenly spoke up.

Receiving everyone’s attention, Su Ye raised an eyebrow and smirked at Xiao Jinsheng. "When you changed your attitude and agreed to work with us, was it just because you wanted to sleep with us?"

Xiao Jinsheng guiltily looked back and saw seven pairs of intense eyes fixed on her.

"Now that he mentions it, I do recall." Mo Jiao curled his lips, tone tinged with amusement. "The first night, you asked about another female’s method for spiritual power enhancement. By the second night, you’d slept with Que Zelian and raised your star level."

"You have some strong self-restraint." Yu Yunxiao sneered. "If we calculate based on your spiritual power upgrades, it averages one man every ten days or so."

"Not as strong as yours," Xiao Jinsheng muttered under her breath.

The mention of having gone three months without his turn made Yu Yunxiao’s fur bristle. "Xiao Jinsheng!"

"I wasn’t talking about you, Kitty Cat!" Xiao Jinsheng quickly backtracked.

"Who else could you have meant if not me?" Yu Yunxiao scoffed.

"I meant..." Xiao Jinsheng’s gaze roved over the surrounding men.

Mo Jiao looked entertained, Li toyed with her hair, seemingly lost in thought.

Su Ye’s golden eyes glinted mischievously.

Shi Xie chuckled softly as their eyes met, while Que Zelian’s shimmering eyes carried a complex depth.

After scanning her options, Xiao Jinsheng singled out Huaiqing, the gentle "white sheep." "I meant Huaiqing."

"He’s the most restrained," Xiao Jinsheng declared.

Once, she had shared a bed with Huaiqing, and he hadn’t tried anything.

Huaiqing adjusted his glasses, smiling languidly as he glanced at Xiao Jinsheng. "Hmm, you’re not wrong."

Having just thrown the gentle lamb under the bus, Xiao Jinsheng avoided Huaiqing’s glance, completely missing the enigmatic look behind his glasses.

"It’s getting late. Shouldn’t you all leave and let her rest?" Su Ye interjected.

"Exactly! I need to sleep early; I’ve got to practice superpowers tomorrow." Xiao Jinsheng echoed.

"Does your spiritual power star level still suffice for superpower practice tomorrow?" Mo Jiao teased.

"It should..." To be honest, Xiao Jinsheng wasn’t entirely sure.

After all, her plundering superpower had only awakened that day, so she was still familiarizing herself with it.

"What I really meant..." Li smirked and beckoned her closer, "Need my help to boost your spiritual power?"

"Scram!" Su Ye pulled Xiao Jinsheng into his arms, glaring at Li defensively. "According to the schedule, tonight is my turn."

Shielded by Su Ye, Xiao Jinsheng peeked out from behind him, only to find the other six men staring at her with an unsettling intensity.

Her legs instantly gave way, and she collapsed against Su Ye.

She’s doomed!

At that moment, Xiao Jinsheng realized far too late.

All she had wanted was to explain the method to enhance or lower her spiritual power for convenience in the future.

What she hadn’t anticipated was what her seven desire-suppressed beast husbands might do, now that they knew her method of boosting spiritual power.

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