Stealing the Yuri Protagonist Harem

Hearing the Rat Netherkin’s words, Luo Wusheng’s lips twitched.

Was it because the creature had remarkable self-awareness, or was this a unique effect of the Nether Uprising Technique?
It had to be the latter.
Because a split second later, the little white-furred Rat realized what it had just accidentally said. Its beady Rat eyes widened to a comical degree, filled with disbelief.

How could it possibly call itself ugly? The one thing it hated most in life was anyone calling it unattractive!
But the words it had just uttered still echoed in its ears—
Could it have become the very thing it despised most?

As this thought crossed its mind, it finally noticed the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint standing in front of it.
Strangely, though, the Rat thought it had glimpsed something familiar in the young man’s hand for just a fleeting moment.
Before it could dwell on the thought, the boy broke the silence first.

“…The abnormalities in your body have been completely removed. It’s time for you to fulfill your end of the deal.”
Luo Wusheng spoke with a calm expression, glancing nonchalantly at the cage he had just put back into his storage bag. His tone was devoid of any emotion.
(It seems the Nether Uprising Technique has slightly different effects and conditions than I originally thought… Unfortunately, the bond I established was short-lived, and it didn’t generate the special nether blood needed for the blood refinement chapter…)

Now that the Rat Netherkin was awake, it wouldn’t be appropriate to continue using the technique. After all, it wasn’t yet the time to turn on the creature.
First, he needed it to fulfill its Heavenly Dao oath and spill everything it knew about the Buddhist Sect’s schemes.
The binding power of a Heavenly Dao oath was strong enough to keep even this Rat Netherkin in check—it wouldn’t want to bear the consequences of breaking it.

Besides, the Rat also harbored resentment toward the Buddhist Sect, likely eager to watch Luo Wusheng clash with them.
Luo Wusheng wasn’t wrong; the Rat Netherkin had indeed been planning to let him and the Buddhist Sect tear into each other.
But today, the freshly awakened white-furred Rat couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

For some inexplicable reason, it found the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint more agreeable to the eye than before.
Perhaps it was because of the help he had just given it, freeing it from the Buddhist influence that had lingered in its body?
Nonsense! It prided itself on being vengeful and could never forget the immense grudge it held against this man, no matter how small the favor!
This was the man responsible for robbing it of a fortune worth 22 million spirit stones! If not for him, it wouldn’t have been betrayed so easily by the bald monks of the Buddhist Sect!

The Rat Netherkin gave itself a hard smack on the head with its paw.
Yes, much better. It cleared its mind, casting aside the earlier thoughts entirely.
“Kehehe… kehehehehe…”

With a sinister laugh, the Rat Netherkin seemed to regain its former demeanor. Rising to its hind legs, it stood upright and looked at Luo Wusheng with a haughty, knowing gaze.
“Pathetic! Demon Sect Holy Saint, your very existence is utterly pitiful!”
Its words caused Luo Wusheng to raise an eyebrow.

He couldn’t help but wonder what sort of environment had nurtured this Rat Netherkin’s personality. Its tone and phrasing were textbook villain material.
Still, Luo Wusheng remained silent, responding ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ to the creature’s performance with nothing but quiet indifference.
“…”

Noticing its posturing wasn’t eliciting any reaction, the Rat Netherkin felt a bit uncomfortable.
Damn it! The Demon Sect Holy Saint was just as insufferable as ever!
More agreeable? Absolutely not!

Whatever, it didn’t have time to waste on this anyway. It needed to return to the Netherland as soon as possible to find a way to restore the losses it had suffered—both in fortune and its weakened core essence.
Just thinking about the enormous gap in its fortune and the near-collapse of its foundation made the Rat’s head ache.
At least it could enjoy the spectacle about to unfold.

Lifting its head a bit higher, it said:
“Demon Sect Holy Saint… Have you ever attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm?”
The Rat Netherkin’s face twisted into an ugly sneer. “Heh, your cultivation level hasn’t reached that point yet, has it? Even if it did, it would be useless. Because you will never…”

“…reach Nascent Soul.”
Its words abruptly trailed off, and its expression froze in place.
That was because, as it spoke, the Demon Sect Holy Saint gave it a calm glance before disappearing from his spot. A split second later, he reappeared in the same location, his aura now fully revealed.

Teleportation? Nascent Soul?!
The Rat Netherkin had never heard of a Void Infant Realm; all it knew was that the teleportation technique and overwhelming aura before it unmistakably carried the might of the Nascent Soul Realm.
“Impossible! How could you possibly break through to Nascent Soul?! The Buddhist Sect’s figure should have left a restriction within you!”

Its pupils trembled as it spoke in disbelief.
Luo Wusheng’s gaze, however, became thoughtful.
As expected, this Rat Netherkin truly knew some hidden secrets.

He didn’t bother clarifying his cultivation level but instead narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the now-disoriented Rat Netherkin. He spoke directly:
“Unimportant details don’t require your elaboration… Just tell me—why did the Buddhist Sect place a restriction on me? Who was the person that attacked me, and what exactly is their plan?”
A string of direct questions struck the core of the Rat Netherkin’s mind like a hammer, causing its body to shudder violently.

When it looked at Luo Wusheng again, its previous arrogance had completely crumbled, leaving only a complex expression.
It suddenly realized it had still underestimated this Demon Sect’s Holy Saint standing before it.
But it remained baffled.

“Did your constitution awaken? No— I see now. You avoided the awakening of the Diabolic Saint Physique’s full potential. No wonder there’s been no reaction from that figure…”
Luo Wusheng didn’t confirm nor deny the statement.
The white-furred Rat understood that the Demon Sect’s Holy Saint, who stood as its adversary, wouldn’t divulge too much. It flicked its oft-regrown tail dismissively.

“Hmph. Your breakthrough did surprise me a bit, but only a bit.”
It emphasized with a small gesture of its paw before continuing, “According to the Heavenly Dao oath, I will tell you the Buddhist Sect’s scheme. Since you were aware enough to avoid triggering the awakening of your Saint Physique, you must have realized the monks’ plot is tied to your Diabolic Saint Physique, haven’t you?”
Luo Wusheng nodded slightly, acknowledging its statement as accurate.

Though the Rat Netherkin was curious about how this Demon Sect’s Holy Saint had managed such a feat, its pride wouldn’t allow it to ask for guidance from a former mortal enemy.
Besides, even if it asked, it wouldn’t receive an answer.
Instead, it decided to watch the spectacle of this Demon Sect’s Holy Saint reacting to the full truth.

The white-furred Rat narrowed its eyes and began to speak.
“That’s right— The reason why the Buddhist Sect imposed restrictions on you is precisely because of your constitution.”
“That group of bald heads used a secret method to learn in advance which ancient entity would be awakened when your Divine Demon Saint Body undergoes its second awakening— I don’t know the specifics here. But from the very beginning, a certain Buddha from the Buddhist Sect eyed the power that the revival of the ancient entity in your body would bring.”

“—To return all to the origin, integrating incompatible things into one.”
“That Buddha, from the beginning, when the Divine Demon Saint Body in your body first awakened and even before you entered the Demon Sect, saw the potential in the resurgence of the entity.”
“That Buddha paved the way for him to ascend past the Peak of Tribulation Crossing from this.”

“When the day of your body’s second awakening comes, he will take over your body, merging the energy that comes from him cultivating the Buddhist Sect cultivation technique and the spiritual energy from cultivating the Demon Sect cultivation technique.”
“This mismatched spiritual energy, like water and fire, would be blending into one. Then, he will absorb the combined spiritual energy and from there, the union of the Buddhist and the Demon will allow him to surpass his limit, achieving the state of [Bodhisattva] in one fell swoop, and using the combined power of your body second awakening and his innate power, he would surpass the bottleneck and ascended into the Land Immortal Realm!”