Spirit Sea Realm, Sister Na'er, You're So Beautiful

"This speed is far too slow."

Su Yu frowned slightly. No wonder the original work had specifically emphasized that Ultimate Martial Souls would slow down in cultivation after reaching level 30.

The extent of that slowdown was truly staggering.

Reaching level 30 at the age of nine—there was no need to say more about his cultivation talent.

It was undoubtedly among the absolute best.

Yet after reaching level 30, more than a year of cultivation had only raised his Soul Power by four levels.

That was clearly nowhere near enough.

"Looks like I'll have to put more effort into cultivating Soul Power."

Su Yu muttered to himself.

It wasn't that he had been lazy in his cultivation over the years. It was just that most of his time had gone toward learning all sorts of knowledge and practicing various martial techniques.

As for the Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Extreme North, while he could not claim to know them all, he recognized at least eighty or ninety percent of them.

In terms of stored knowledge about Soul Beasts, there were not many people in the world who could compare with him.

He was also highly familiar with all kinds of martial techniques. He might not have reached perfection, but he had certainly mastered the fundamentals.

That was also one major reason why his combat strength was so formidable.

But judging from today's situation, he would have to shift the focus of his future cultivation toward increasing his Soul Power.

"Oh? My Spiritual Power is pretty good too. It's reached the high stage of the Spirit Sea Realm."

Su Yu's eyes lit up. His Spiritual Power had truly not disappointed him.

Over the years, he had built up steadily, and his Spiritual Power had advanced quite smoothly.

His Spiritual Power and physical fitness had progressed side by side.

"Autumn Water Clear Eyes... hmm, it's pretty useful."

Su Yu nodded. Autumn Water Clear Eyes was a special talent.

It allowed him to see extremely minute details and even perceive the path of Soul Power flowing through an opponent's body.

It was quite useful for both combat and studying Soul Tools.

Su Yu had even used it to assist with grilling meat, making it easy for him to control the heat.

What remained were all kinds of martial techniques, such as Heavenly Frost Fist, Wind God Leg, Horizontal and Vertical Swordplay, and so on.

They had all been system rewards.

Besides those, there were many other martial techniques, such as Huashan Swordplay, Quanzhen Swordplay, Five Tigers Soul-Breaking Saber, and more.

Even the Tang Sect's "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record" had been rewarded by the system.

Su Yu simply had not studied them much, and they were not particularly powerful, so the system had hidden them all.

The system only displayed the techniques Su Yu practiced most extensively.

"I wonder when it'll reward me with Cloud-Dispelling Palm too. Then I can manually craft Three Points Return to Origin Qi."

"Three Points Return to Origin Qi—seven parts depend on hard work."

Su Yu laughed to himself. After taking one last glance, he put away the Information Panel.

He did not care much about Gold Soul Coins, either.

The system rewarded Gold Soul Coins almost every day. Money was what he lacked least.

He stretched lazily as the Ice Emperor Martial Soul possessed him.

An icy blue glow enveloped several meters around him. The temperature plummeted, and white frost began creeping across the ground.

Black, purple, and white—three Soul Rings appeared one after another.

The origin Soul Ring of his first Soul Ring had evolved to the level of thirty thousand years as he grew stronger.

As for the second Soul Ring, it came from an Ice Armor Beast that was more than nine thousand years old.

The Ice Armor Beast was a super defensive Soul Beast. Its defenses were incredibly strong, not even inferior to those of a Mystic Tortoise.

It was precisely because its quality was so exceptional that Su Yu had given up on it at the time, despite being able to attempt a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

In terms of value, a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring truly could not compare to this Ice Armor Beast that was over nine thousand years old.

The soul skill the Ice Armor Beast had given Su Yu was called Ice Armor of the Emperor.

Upon activating this soul skill, diamond-shaped ice armor would appear over his body. At the same time, his Ice Attribute would increase by one hundred percent, his strength by fifty percent, and his defense by two hundred percent. Each would increase by another ten percent for every ten levels he gained.

For such a soul skill to come from a second Soul Ring was simply explosive.

Especially since its attributes would increase by ten percent every ten levels—it was practically perfect.

All that could be said was that it truly deserved to be a soul skill provided by a super Soul Beast. It lived up to its name.

As for the third Soul Ring, it was naturally Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's.

Though it looked white, it was actually a golden Soul Ring of one million years.

Still, if anyone saw that black, purple, and white Soul Ring configuration, their eyes would probably pop out of their heads.

"How does it feel?"

A melodious voice, as graceful as a songbird's, rang out and startled Su Yu from his thoughts.

Su Yu looked at Gu Yuena's captivating face. He was briefly stunned before the corners of his lips curled upward.

"I feel very good right now."

The feeling of breaking through was indeed incomparably wonderful.

"A level 36 Soul Elder. Not bad, but you still need to keep working hard."

Gu Yuena looked at Su Yu and nodded. So far, she approved of his progress.

"I know."

Su Yu answered, a brilliant light flashing in his eyes.

What did this little achievement amount to?

His goal was the sea of stars.

"That's good. Let's go. We should head back first."

Gu Yuena casually waved her hand, and a spatial rift appeared.

The group stepped through it one after another.

After returning to that underground space, Gu Yuena gave Su Yu a few more instructions.

"If you need anything, tell Di Tian to handle it."

"You are the Dragon God Reincarnation, the leader of all Soul Beasts. You don't need to be polite with them."

Gu Yuena instructed softly.

The hierarchy among Soul Beasts was stricter than imagined. Though Gu Yuena was gentle and pleasant toward Su Yu,

before other Soul Beasts, she was forever like an iceberg—distant and unattainable.

In her eyes, only Su Yu, the Dragon God Reincarnation, mattered.

As for the other Soul Beasts, they were merely subordinates to her, Di Tian included.

She hoped Su Yu would gradually develop the bearing of a leader.

In the future, Su Yu would have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the entire Soul Beast race.

"Understood."

Su Yu nodded repeatedly. Then his eyes shifted as he asked, "Sister Na'er, can I come down here to see you often?"

Gu Yuena paused, but still nodded slightly. "If there's anything you don't understand, you can come down and ask me."

Only Su Yu had such a privilege.

Even Di Tian would not dare disturb Gu Yuena whenever he pleased.

"Okay. Thank you, Sister Na'er."

Su Yu grinned. After chatting for a few more moments, Gu Yuena let Su Yu leave.

Su Yu took a couple of steps toward the Space Passage. Suddenly, he turned around and flashed Gu Yuena a radiant smile. "Oh, right. There's something I forgot to say."

"Sister Na'er, you're really beautiful."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yu slipped into the Space Passage.

Gu Yuena's violet eyes blinked, a trace of astonishment flashing through them.

No one had ever said something like that to her before.

"Beautiful?"

Gu Yuena touched her face. That countenance, as though crafted by heaven and earth themselves, was dazzlingly exquisite—so beautiful it could take one's breath away.

"This child, why does he always pay attention to such unimportant things?"

Gu Yuena shook her head. He was still young, after all. His thoughts were unpredictable and ever-changing.

"It seems he still hasn't experienced enough. I need Di Tian to arrange a few more trials for him."

Gu Yuena murmured softly. Meanwhile, Su Yu, who had just emerged from the Space Passage, felt a chill run down his spine and could not help shuddering.

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