Five Years

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the Douluo Calendar has reached 2637.

That year, Zhou You turned 12.

There was a knock on the door of the grade leader's office at the Spirit Hall Central Academy.

Liu Suxin face unchanged, buried herself in her desk, not even looking up. "Come in."

The door was gently pushed open, and a beam of light shone in first, illuminating the table. The reflective surface made Liu Suxin frown slightly and squint her eyes.

She looked up, but the blinding light vanished, and a tall figure blocked the sunlight from the doorway.

Liu Suxin's previously serious expression instantly melted away, replaced by a gentle smile.

"It's Xiao You." The person who came was none other than her prized student, Zhou You.

Zhou You stood there, dressed neatly in a black college uniform, his posture upright, his long black hair flowing straight down to his shoulders.

Although his appearance still showed some immaturity, it could not hide his handsome features. His skin was as smooth as if it contained the moonlight, his eyebrows and eyes were clear and serene, and there was no trace of worldly affairs in his eyes. His whole body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of light mist.

Untouched by worldly clamor, needing no Yu Feng, he possesses the ethereal grace of an immortal. At first glance, one senses that this person should not dwell in the mundane world.

Liu Suxin's eyes revealed pure appreciation. No matter how many times she looked at her, she felt that her student's appearance was absolutely amazing.

If Angel God had male forms, they probably wouldn't be much different.

Beautiful things always bring joy to people unconsciously. Liu Suxin felt as if a sweet rain had fallen on her heart, and all the worries caused by trivial matters disappeared.

"Teacher Liu." The voice was clear and bright, yet still carried a hint of youthful energy.

But what Zhou You said next made Liu Suxin's smile freeze.

"Teacher, I request permission to go out Soul Hunting."

Liu Suxin took a deep breath and asked seriously, "Are you sure?"

Zhou You nodded slightly. "It can't be suppressed anymore."

These words shocked even Liu Suxin, leaving her deeply shaken.

In just five years, Zhou You had already reached level 50! And that was after he deliberately suppressed his cultivation!

Since taking the Marrow Cleansing Liquid five years ago, in order to make full use of every bit of the medicinal power in his body, Zhou You slightly slowed down his Refining Qi and spent more time polishing his physical body.

But at the age of 9, he naturally broke through to the Soul Elder realm and obtained his first Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, once again setting a new record—the third ten-thousand-year Soul Ring!

In other words, Zhou You was able to perfectly control his Soul Power aura; otherwise, if his third Soul Ring were revealed, it would probably dazzle a whole bunch of dogs.

[Soul Elder] is the first key node of qualitative change in the Soul Master system. At this stage, the quality of the Soul Power in the Soul Master's body will have a significant leap, which will also drive an all-round upgrade of various indicators such as physique and Mental Power.

Therefore, Zhou You's physique was further enhanced on top of what had already been strengthened, directly meeting the requirements for cultivating [Threefold Reversal].

This surprised him somewhat.

Cultivating the [Threefold Reversal] technique naturally has its thresholds. Leaving aside the requirements for mental temperament, just considering the physical constitution, it's not good to be too young, as the muscles, bones, and meridians are not yet fully developed; it's also not good to be too old, as practicing after the bone joints have closed will only be twice as difficult and half as effective.

Therefore, the best age to practice this method is generally around 12 to 15 years old. Of course, everyone's physical condition is different, and the standard can be relaxed appropriately for some individuals.

However, no one starts at the age of 9. To be on the safe side, Zhou You waited an extra year and only began cultivating the first level of [Reversal], Qi Transformation into Skin and Flesh, at the age of 10.

Having gained experience from his previous life, the first hurdle posed almost no difficulty for him. He successfully entered the gate in no time and was able to transform his skin into Qi within a few months.

The direct consequence of this is that the rate at which Soul Power grows begins to skyrocket.

When he was able to transform all the energy into his skin, his Soul Power Level had unknowingly risen to level 40.

It was at this time that he discovered that although the bottleneck of Soul Master could not restrict the Qi transformation process of the Threefold Reversal, it would exacerbate the loss of Qi.

When the Reversal Spell Formula is activated, the part of the body that generates Qi will produce a misty aura, which, according to the theory written by Zhou You, is the superposition of the physical body and the Etheric Body, and is therefore visible to the naked eye.

According to the classification of the Douluo World, his ability would probably be considered a type of Body Martial Soul. Of course, according to his investigation, Soul Masters have not yet realized the potential of Body Martial Souls.

Based on his cultivation experience in his previous life, the "white mist" generated by Qi transformation should have been bound around his body. Although it was scattered, it did not dissipate. It clung tightly to his body like the Golden Light Mantra of Mount Longhu.

However, Zhou You discovered that at the Soul Elder level, he could only limit the Reversal to the stage of Qi transforming the skin. If he wanted to further transform the flesh and blood under the skin, it would cause a large amount of Qi to be lost to the surrounding environment.

After analysis, he realized that this was due to his own [vessel] being unable to contain excessive Qi, and his Martial Soul level being too low, which hindered his body's control over Qi.

Left with no other choice, he could only hunt for his fourth Soul Ring and raise his cultivation level to Soul Ancestor, allowing the Reversal to continue.

However, this resulted in the fact that, to outsiders, his Soul Power Level seemed to be increasing at an ever-faster pace. Now, at only 12 years old, he has already broken through the level 50 barrier, a speed that is quite astonishing.

He could clearly sense that the Pope faction and the Great Enshrined's faction had been trying to win him over more frequently lately, which annoyed him greatly.

So this time, besides Soul Hunting, another reason was to temporarily avoid the attention of those above and prevent them from keeping a close eye on him.

Fortunately, Yue Guan was very loyal and stood up for him, preventing him from becoming a tool for some people to fight for power and profit too early.

The impact of the pen name "Lord of the Clouds" far exceeded Zhou You's expectations, as well as Yue Guan's.

The latter clearly underestimated the power of Zhou You's Thesis, but it was too late for regrets afterward.

Starting five years ago, Yue Guan was constantly being probed by various parties, who tried to subtly obtain the identity of "Lord of the Clouds" from him.

Fortunately, this guy was sensible and didn't expose Zhou You, otherwise the latter might never have a peaceful day again.

However, Zhou You was inevitably valued more by the Pope and the Great Enshrined, and in recent years, apart from Soul Hunting, he had never left the sphere of influence of Spirit City.

He felt like he was being raised like a caged bird!

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity to break through again, he also wanted to go out and travel. With his current strength as a max-level Soul Ancestor, he could go to many places.

"You want to go to Sunset Forest?" Liu Suxin frowned slightly upon hearing Zhou You's request. "Isn't Star Dou Forest acceptable?"

Zhou You already had a prepared reply in mind, "Teacher Liu, have you forgotten which forest kings I offended?"

He shook his head and said, "This time, I might be hunting a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast. I might run into those two giant beasts, and then..."

Liu Suxin realized what was happening and fell into deep thought.