Looking at Zhuqing's blushing face and expectant gaze, Ye Yu felt it was time for him to face his feelings.
Ye Yu nodded earnestly, "I like you."
These simple words made Zhu Zhuqing very happy and sweet inside. She hugged Ye Yu again, snuggling in his arms.
Zhu Zhuqing said, "I know Brother Yu is conflicted, knowing that Rongrong and Qianren Xue both like you. I also don't think you belong to just one of us."
Zhu Zhuqing's words already hinted at some meaning.
Ye Yu felt guilty inside and sighed, "I originally thought I was a devoted person, but..."
Zhu Zhuqing said, "Brother Yu, you don't need to feel guilty. I know you are not a fickle person; you just don't want to let us down, and we are all worthy of Brother Yu's love, not just me alone."
Zhu Zhuqing knew that in comparison, Rongrong and Qianren Xue were just as excellent as she was, and their affection and love for Ye Yu were just as sincere.
Ye Yu let out a sigh of relief and said resolutely, "I will treat you well."
"Mm, I believe you."
Zhu Zhuqing also knew Ye Yu had been troubled, afraid that having deeper feelings for any one of them would hurt the others, so he had been hiding it for so long. Even though he knew they all liked him, he kept avoiding it, as loving one would hurt the others, and loving them all felt like a betrayal to each one. But Ye Yu admitted inside that he also liked Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others.
Ye Yu did not just like beautiful women because he understood that for his sake, they were willing to sacrifice themselves; it was true love.
Ye Yu thought silently to himself, "Since my appearance has changed these things, let me resolve it."
"Zhuqing, let's attempt the eighth trial again. This time, I'll support you."
Zhu Zhuqing already knew Ye Yu's main purpose for coming and nodded with great confidence, which came from Ye Yu.
With Ye Yu's support, she would definitely pass.
The eighth trial began again. Zhu Zhuqing was completely ready. The moment the God of Speed moved, in less than a second, Zhu Zhuqing moved as well, fast as instant teleportation, surpassing the God of Speed in just 0.01 seconds.
With Ye Yu's Soul Techniques support, Zhu Zhuqing's speed was boosted several times over.
"Congratulations on completing the eighth trial of the God of Speed. Because of the excess achievement, the difficulty of the ninth trial is reduced by fifty percent!"
This terrifying overachievement, passing in just 0.01 seconds, and even surpassing the God of Speed, was why the reward included such a significant reduction in the ninth trial's difficulty. Meanwhile, all of Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring years were increased. Now Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring arrangement is all black with red on top.
Passing the first eight trials, each would grant an increase in Soul Ring years as a reward.
With the difficulty reduced by fifty percent, Zhu Zhuqing inheriting the Divine Mansion of the God of Speed will undoubtedly succeed and be much easier.
Ye Yu was preparing to see Oscar, and as he left, he said goodbye to Zhu Zhuqing with a kiss. This could be considered their first kiss.
Ye Yu flashed into the Food God's inheritance space.
Among the five bizarre Divine Mansion inheritance trials, Oscar's Food God nine trials was the oddest.
Unlike the others, it was not about showcasing combat power; Oscar's trial was about creation.
Oscar was on an island full of delicious ingredients, surrounded by other islands, all inhabited.
A strange phenomenon appeared after Oscar came to inherit it: more and more women, all fairly unattractive and older, kept coming.
Simply because, on the island, one phrase was constantly repeated.
"I have the Big Sausage."
It was this phrase that attracted many women to come.
Oscar felt helpless; he didn't want this. It was entirely due to the trial requirements forcing him to continuously and quickly make sausages.
At this moment, Oscar was utterly exhausted.
"I can't go on, too tired."
At this moment, Ye Yu appeared and teased, "Xiao Ao, you sure are lucky. So many women come in endless streams every day."
"Boss Yu." Oscar was very happy and then smiled bitterly, "Boss Yu, don't tease me. Nothing happens with them, I drive them all away. It's so embarrassing, they all think I'm a gigolo."
Ye Yu asked, "What is this trial of yours?"
Oscar, with a distressed face, said, "My Food God eighth trial, make more than ten thousand Diamond Sausages in one day."
Ye Yu said, "That's quite something, making so many in one day. This is your Eighth Soul Skill."
Oscar nodded, "The first trial was to make ten thousand Big Sausages a day, over a year. The second was to make ten thousand Small Sausages a day, and so on. Now the eighth trial is making sausages for the Eighth Soul Skill. It's even harder now. Even if the first few trials improved my production speed, control over Soul Power, and intensity of Soul Power, now it's the Eighth Soul Skill, and the consumption is enormous. It's tough, exhausting every day. I originally thought the Food God's inheritance would be simpler, but it's the most tiring. I'd rather fight."
Ye Yu said, "After all, it's a Second-level God. It sounds like a chef, and the trials seemed simple, but who knew it would be like this? It's indeed the toughest among the Divine Mansion inheritances."
Ye Yu said, "You continue, I'll help you."
"Really?" Oscar's eyes lit up. With Ye Yu's help, he could definitely finish, and it would be much easier. Ye Yu was omnipotent.
Once Ye Yu explained his reason for coming to the Human Realm, Oscar understood and immediately started.
Then, quickly reciting Spells, he continuously made sausages. As soon as his Soul Power was about to run out and his body started feeling fatigued, Ye Yu would help him recover fully with the First Soul Skill, and it felt fantastic.
With Ye Yu's help, Oscar felt like a perpetual motion machine, able to produce indefinitely.
In less than half a day, Oscar finished making everything, passing the Food God's eighth trial, also reducing the ninth trial's difficulty by forty percent.
"Alright, I'm going to check on Mubai."
Ye Yu was about to leave when Oscar grabbed him, complaining, "Boss Yu, won't you continue helping? The eighth trial requires making so many Diamond Sausages, but the ninth might be making 'I have the Diamond Sausage' right? Even with a forty percent decrease, it's still six thousand in a day."
Ye Yu said, "No, the ninth trial is the genuine Divine Mansion inheritance, testing personal strength. The sausages you've prepared will help you pass."
This relieved Oscar: "Then I'll go to the trial. Boss Yu, see you in the Divine Realm."
With a flash, Ye Yu arrived at the place of Dai Mubai's trial, a desolate island full of battle marks, with constant roaring and hard to enter living beings.
Dai Mubai was already on the eighth trial, where the content involved battling a glimpse of the War God's Divine Thought, needing to hold on for an hour to pass.
The first trial was fighting at ten percent of the War God's strength, the eighth trial was at eighty percent.
Even if it's just a Divine Thought, it's still a God and a very powerful War God in the Second-level God domain. At eighty percent strength, even if Dai Mubai was at level ninety-nine, having combat power surpassing ninety-nine, it was still extremely difficult. Going all out could only hold for half an hour.
The duration was a year, and six months had already passed. Continuous fighting daily brought slight improvements, and the long-term progress was considerable.