I Can Read People's Comments

[Chapter 158 Comments]

[Adam_Balch_7324: Happy new year]

[TheTavius08: happy new Year and I Don't know if you'll see this theo but to explain, in order to access the newest chapters (2 in fact) you…read more]

[Random Passing Comments]

[KidAnnihilation (156): Hello Is Am the Child Annihilator and I annihilate childrenbtw can you see pictures?]

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It seemed that Theo couldn't start right away since he received the notification about the comments. So, he chose to reply to the readers first.

"Happy new year, Adam_Balch_7324 and TheTavius08 as well as all readers." Theo smiled. "Yes. I believe I've heard about it. It's the paywall system of this webnovel, right? Though, I can't really do anything about it. I want a lot of readers here, but I have to support the author, lest he stop writing this novel again. But I'm not sure about what you mean by 'my bones are wet.'"

After replying to the main feature, Theo moved on to the new feature. "As expected, there will be other comments as well. I don't know how the system works yet, but I'm glad that I can see more comments. Hello, I'm not sure what you're saying. I can read your comments, but gifs and images don't seem to work here."

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Now that Yue Yi was not on the way and he had replied to the comments, Theo began to close his eyes. He tried to replicate what she described earlier.

He used the natural absorption of his body to fill up his body with the necessary energy before channeling it into the upper abdomen.

He tried to form a circle inside, but the circle was actually far bigger than the Dantian these cultivators created. The size of the circle reached his heart, barely going out of his waist.

This meant that the heart was at the very corner of this circle, which should be enough for the foundation.

The only thing he needed to do next was continue his breathing while circulating the essence long enough until the essence condensed.

Mia watched her father silently, wondering if there was a chance. She wanted to try it immediately, but her father warned her that she should wait for her father to test it first. After all, this was still an experiment. Theo had no courage to ask his daughter to become the subject of his experiment.

Fortunately, the test didn't seem to be long. Although it was faint, Theo could feel a small part of the circle form.

"Hoh?" Theo opened his eyes. Now that he had gotten an image, he didn't need to close his eyes anymore to focus.

"What's wrong, Dad?"

"I think I've succeeded. But it will still take a lot of time to fully condense it."

"So, will it work?"

"I'm not sure right now. You should know the importance of this so-called Dantian, right?"

"Yes. The size shouldn't be too big because it's compressing and condensing the essence that enters the body. And if it's damaged, repairing it is necessary. However, what we need couldn't be any different."

"That's right. What we need is a size that reaches the heart. And since we don't need them to condense the essence, it's fine if they're damaged. We just have to repair the outer damage and be done with it. After all, the one doing the hard work is our heart or the demon contract itself."

"Of course, it means that we won't have the advantage of a Dantian like a boost in our power, but it can increase our assimilation rate." Mia thought for a moment.

"For now, I'm going to make it as thin as possible to speed up the process and test its effect. If it works, I'm going to thicken it and you can do the same."

"Alright. Since I'm free, I am going to learn another martial art, alright?"

"Sure. I'm going to test it in our room."

"Good luck. Don't forget to call me when you're done."

Theo smiled at Mia, who rushed to the outside, trying to learn the sword art Theo showed earlier. It seemed that she was planning to combine her abilities with the martial arts. In fact, martial arts might have the highest affinity for her abilities. Just thinking about several teddy bears using the same sword art to strike the enemy gave him a shiver.

And Mia probably learned this from how Theo worked with his clone.

Meanwhile, Yue Yi couldn't help but think about everything that she experienced today.

"My lordship is truly a magnanimous man. He forgave me even though I had done so many bad things. Not only that, but I also managed to break through four times thanks to enlightenment. Even Master can't achieve something like this. Is this what it means to be a World Union Academy's teacher?"

Yue Yi looked down. Her interest in the World Union Academy increased due to Theo, but she couldn't help but wonder if she could go there at this point in time. After all, even their Snow Blossom Sect only received disciples once every two years.

"Should I ask Master about it? Still, there is also a problem with the potential of war. I think his lordship is trying to prevent it. I have to confirm it later."

On the one hand, Yue Yi felt she was completely sane. On the other hand, her view of Theo surpassed anything in this world.

She couldn't help but wonder what her master would say after noticing her breakthrough later. Unfortunately, the only thing she could do was request her master to fulfill Theo's request, while the meeting was still required to decide everything. Experience exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

When she closed her eyes again, she remembered who she was in the past. Due to the kindness of the sect master in bringing her here, she did her best to cultivate in order to not shame her master's name.

Eventually, she drowned in her own talent, forgetting her original intention.

"I have to cultivate again and get stronger as soon as possible." Yue Yi took a deep breath. She felt that her cultivation speed increased after the enlightenment. It was so noticeable that she couldn't help but say, 'If I can stay with his lordship… even as his slave, I think I won't mind.'

How could she? If the first meeting's gift alone was enlightenment, there was no telling what she could get from Theo after serving him for a while. Unfortunately, she didn't think it was possible because she had ruined that possibility herself.

Theo should know that cultivators hold grudges better than people from other worlds, so there was no way he would place someone like her near his daughter.

'Ah, I'm a fool.'

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Outside, Mia swung her blade carefully. She summoned this blade from the first authority. It was a toy sword, but the weight was similar to that of a real sword.

Despite being Theo's daughter, Mia didn't learn much about weapons. Swordsmanship, spearmanship, she had never learned any of them, as though they were never relevant.

"This is rather hard," Mia muttered while panting. "I can understand the movement, but my original power is not related to this."

That was right. Like Theo, Mia also had power from birth.

"Because of the apocalypse, the way to acquire power has been different. I am saying this to explain to the readers… if I get screen time. After the apocalypse, the baby evolves. They are able to receive original power from birth. There are many kids who can control flames, lightning, and other abilities. So, they have to be creative in using their power and create an ability suitable for it.

"Meanwhile, it seems that I have received my father's talent, but not his abilities like illusions. Instead, I receive my mother's inherent ability: charm. I don't know if you notice it or not, but most of the people around me are rather friendly even after I play a trick on them.

"While I can't manifest that power because of the difference in power systems, I guess the people around me are still affected by it."

Mia sighed. "That's why if you think that I'm not comparable to my father, it's the truth. I have his talent to learn, but I still need to start from the beginning. During this whole time, he is only teaching me several things like morals, my way of thinking, and how I want to live. So, I apologize in advance if I annoy you, readers, by not being strong enough."

Mia's feelings were genuine. While it was true that she asked her father to come together, she wondered if this was the correct choice. If she had remained behind, her father might have met up with her mother.

The reason why Theo set up a one-year limit was not because he didn't have the ability to do it. He wanted Mia to grow first and adjust to the current situation.

If Theo was alone, he could roam to the end of the world in order to get stronger. He didn't have to waste his time taking care of her. That was why Mia apologized.

What Mia didn't know was how much Theo's childhood affected him. The dark bedroom, the loneliness, and the pain he endured in his childhood… were replaced by her cheerfulness, playfulness, and warmth.

Mia shook her head. "Alright. That's enough for being sentimental. If crying can make me stronger and help my father, I will cry to my heart's content. Since it won't, I better spend it on getting stronger!" A big smile soon appeared on her face as she continued swinging her toy sword.

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Bedroom.

Theo focused on the change in his essence. As Yue Yi said, the essence was truly condensed. But because the circle he needed was extremely big, he had to be careful.

He started creating the outer shell. Instead of a circle, he made a ring that completely covered his entire heart. This way, there would be more contact area for the energy to enter.

It took him about three hours to create a very thin layer. It was still unstable, but Theo carefully used the cultivation technique to fill up this new ring. Unlike a normal Dantian, it didn't have the condense and compress functions.

In other words, the essence would fill up this ring and it would naturally condense like a gas once it reached a certain point. The pressure would increase and this should accelerate the assimilation rate.

Theo carefully tested this theory, making sure there was no danger since his daughter might use it as well.

"The flow is stable. If I strengthen this ring later, it should be able to withstand more essence. As for the assimilation rate…" Theo fell silent. It was hard to notice a little change in speed, so he had to gather more and more essence.

However, it caused the thin ring to become very unstable.

"Kh." Theo gritted his teeth, maintaining his control. It was a challenge even for him, but it seemed that luck had come his way. Although it was very faint, the speed did increase. If he thickened the ring, it would definitely be more noticeable.

"It seems that the author has no other choice but to approve this theory. If I fail, the readers will be disappointed and demand the author's explanation like why he actually wasted a chapter or two coming up with a useless theory." Theo smirked.

Though, he had to make sure the theory sounded good so that people believed it might work.

"I'm done with the experiment. If this continues, I can complete the ring in three days. Mia might take a bit longer, but it will definitely be beneficial for her, since Mia has an artifact to increase the natural absorption rate."

Theo couldn't help but smile. It seemed that he could reach a 30% assimilation rate without any outside help. In the remaining few months he had in the academy, he should be able to reach 40% before going home. This should be more than enough to handle his enemies in the Demon Realm.