Six Years Later!

Du Busi had somehow found Soul Beasts ranging from a hundred to a thousand years old. On land, those Soul Beasts would not have caused Han Yu any trouble at all.

A glare, one slash, and they were basically dealt with.

But in the sea, the Soul Beasts were nothing. The crushing water pressure was his true enemy, and his inability to breathe left him unable to use his strength at all.

He could only use the Sharingan to control them for a while, but before long, the Soul Beasts would wake up and begin hunting him down.

Chased by thousand-year Soul Beasts, Han Yu could only repeatedly use the Sharingan to control them, turning it into a scene of them chasing while he fled.

As he used the Sharingan more often, Han Yu became increasingly adept at controlling it.

Six years later.

"Body Stream Secret Technique, Floating Strike!"

Screech!

An unknown Sea Soul Beast suddenly leaped from the surface, and a figure moved even faster to appear above it before bringing his right foot down viciously.

Bang!

Towering waves burst forth as the unknown Sea Soul Beast instantly sank beneath the sea and vanished, leaving only specks of blood floating on the surface.

The youth landed steadily, standing firmly atop the water.

This person was Han Yu. Six years had passed, and he had changed tremendously.

His once-scrawny body was gone, replaced by a lean yet sturdy physique.

He had also grown much taller, reaching around 1.8 meters. His hair was parted down the middle with spiky tips, and his delicate features had grown increasingly handsome with age.

A cord hung around his neck, threaded with a tomoe. Scarlet Sharingan appeared in his pupils, lending his entire person a strange, bewitching beauty.

He wore a light-blue short-sleeved shirt and light-blue pants.

His shirt hung open at the chest, revealing his somewhat fair muscles. On its back was an emblem of a scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.

Dark-gray bracers covered his forearms and extended to his hands. A blue cord belt was tied around his waist, and a Tachi was fastened behind his back.

"Such trivial grit does not even amount to half of me."

Han Yu glanced at the Soul Beast that had sunk into the sea and spoke in a somewhat cold voice.

Six years had passed, and aside from Du Busi, there had been no one else on the island, causing Han Yu to become somewhat withdrawn.

Du Busi had left three years ago, leaving Han Yu alone on this island for another full three years.

Three years, then another three years. Do you know how I got through them?

Originally, Du Busi had believed that Han Yu could undergo a second martial soul awakening through the Body Sect's secret technique. Yet after training for three years, there had been no reaction whatsoever, leaving Du Busi utterly baffled and forcing him to give up for the time being.

Then the sect sent word to Du Busi, saying that an important matter required his decision. Han Yu's side had also entered a stable routine, and there were no powerful Soul Beasts nearby, so Du Busi left without worry.

And that departure lasted three years.

"Finally, I can leave!"

Han Yu stepped across the seawater and arrived on the small island.

One yellow and one purple Soul Ring emerged beneath his feet.

His soul power had now reached Rank 29. As someone with Innate Soul Power of five and a half ranks, Han Yu was already very satisfied with this cultivation speed.

He remembered that Zhu Zhuqing had Innate Soul Power of Rank 7, yet she had only reached Rank 27 at his age.

Though his Innate Soul Power was lower than hers, he had far more resources.

Over the years, he had consumed countless Sea Soul Beasts and Whale Rubber, though most had been thousand-year varieties.

"Hmph! This cultivation speed is entirely within my expectations. After all, not everyone gets to eat so many nutritious things every day."

A faint smile flickered across Han Yu's handsome face. Although his Innate Soul Power was low, with the aid of Soul Ascension Pills and heavenly treasures, his cultivation speed was not slow at all—if anything, it was rather fast.

Even compared to a God King's daughter, this speed had already completely surpassed hers.

Poof!

A cloud of smoke flashed, and Han Yu had already transformed into someone else. The ordinary face bore no resemblance to Han Yu whatsoever.

This was his Second Soul Skill, Mimicry.

It could imitate anything he had seen, though naturally, it possessed no offensive power.

It came from an Ice Silkworm of the Far North Land, a three-thousand-year Soul Beast.

This ability to mimic might not have been particularly useful to others, since it was only an imitation, not the real thing.

But for Han Yu, it was exceptionally fitting.

Because he could use the Sharingan to cast illusions. Once the two were combined, he could freely create any illusion he could imagine, and it would be incomparably realistic.

For example, if he cast an illusion on someone in which they saw an enemy being killed, then in reality, it would feel as though they themselves had truly been killed. Their subconscious would believe they were dead, and their physical strength and soul power would take on the same sensation as after death.

It was like this: in others' eyes, you looked perfectly normal and alive, but you yourself believed that you were dead.

That was roughly the feeling.

And through this state, Han Yu could instantly launch a fatal strike against his enemy.

Moreover, when he broke through to his second soul ring, the half-dead system awakened once again.

"Ding! The system has awakened. Congratulations, host, on breaking through to Soul Grandmaster. You have obtained one Yellow-Grade Treasure Chest. Please choose!"

"Option One: Fire Attribute. The host can activate fire-attributed soul power and develop Self-Created Soul Skills within the fire attribute's scope. Selecting this option will greatly increase the efficiency of developing fire-attributed soul skills!"

"Option Two: Water Attribute. The host can activate water-attributed soul power and develop Self-Created Soul Skills within the water attribute's scope. Selecting this option will greatly increase the efficiency of developing water-attributed soul skills!"

"Option Three: Lightning Attribute. The host can activate lightning-attributed soul power and develop Self-Created Soul Skills within the lightning attribute's scope. Selecting this option will greatly increase the efficiency of developing lightning-attributed soul skills!"

"Note: A soul skill's power is related to one's own Soul Power Level!"

"A Yellow-Grade Treasure Chest?"

"System, what grades of treasure chests are there?"

This was the first time a Yellow-Grade Treasure Chest had appeared, and only then did Han Yu learn that treasure chests were divided into grades. He could not help but feel a little curious.

"Ding! Treasure chests are divided into white, yellow, purple, black, red, and gold! Please choose!"

Hiss!

Han Yu sucked in a sharp breath. So the ones I opened were all the lowest grade? No wonder they even came with negative buffs.

"System! How do I obtain high-grade treasure chests?"

"Ding! Treasure chest grades can be obtained as the host's strength increases. There is also a chance to obtain them through missions!"

"Missions? You have missions? Why have you never issued any to me?"

"Beep beep beep! Insufficient energy. Unable to issue missions for now. Please look forward to them!"

"...You really are a shoddy system, aren't you?"

Han Yu grumbled. He had figured it out by now—other than letting him open two treasure chests, this system was completely useless!

"System! Option Three, Lightning Attribute!"

"Ding! The host's lightning attribute has been activated. Please develop your soul skills to your heart's content! The system is now dormant!"

Han Yu: "..."

He looked at the lightning-attributed soul skill he had spent so long developing in his hand.

Sizzle, sizzle!

Blue lightning gathered in Han Yu's hand, letting out a piercing shriek like the cries of a thousand birds.

Chidori!