The Difficulty of Three-Element Fusion, Li Yu's "Awakening"

Bang!

Red, blue, and green Three-Colored Soul Power exploded before Li Yu, sending out a considerable shockwave.

Fortunately, with his Water Fire Spirit Body, neither water nor fire could cause Li Yu any harm.

As for the green Life Element, Li Yu's full 70% affinity with it prevented it from causing any ripples as well.

"Damn it, how many times have I tried this already...?"

Li Yu cursed softly, irritation filling his brow.

It had already been seven full days since his spirit battle with the Shrek group.

Over those seven days, aside from being intimate with Qian Renxue, all his thoughts had been focused on the Cube Schedule.

He now controlled four elements—water, fire, poison, and life—so completing the Cube Schedule task was finally within reach.

Naturally, he had to give it everything he had.

Since his affinity with each element was fairly high, completing the various dual-element fusions had not taken much time.

With that, the Cube Schedule task progress had reached "9/10."

He was only one step away from completion.

Yet the difficulty of that final step exceeded Li Yu's expectations.

In truth, with the four elements he possessed, he could have completed all the progress through single-element and dual-element fusion alone.

However, when attempting to fuse and evolve the poison and life elements, he had failed again and again, completely unexpectedly.

It was as though the two elements possessed an "extreme mutual rejection," not even giving him the chance to fuse and evolve them!

Even when attempting Three-Element Fusion, he could sense himself approaching that "completion."

But poison and life still seemed impossibly far away.

This made Li Yu temporarily abandon the fusion of those two elements and turn his attention to three-element fusion instead.

Once the number of elements injected into the Elemental Cube reached three, the difficulty rose by more than a whole level!

Even Li Yu had suffered repeated defeats, only to fight again after each one.

Yet the results were minimal.

And it was at that moment...

Level: 43

Reward Settlement: Obtained 2000 Free Allocation Years!

Free Allocation Years: 2000

Cube Schedule: 9/10

...

Watching the system notification flash by, Li Yu expressionlessly allocated the 2000 Free Allocation Years to Devouring Fang once more.

Allocating...

Allocation complete!

Devouring Fang: 34000 years

Absorption:...

Efficiency increased by 40%

...

"Forty percent..."

Li Yu muttered to himself. "With Dugu Bo's cultivation, if I want to easily eliminate the toxins that have plagued his body for so long, Devouring Fang will probably need to reach the Hundred Thousand Year level...

"One hundred thousand years... I still need about another month..."

He pondered his plans for what came next.

If he wanted to quickly raise his strength now, the most pressing matter was increasing his Soul Power. Everything else would take longer.

With the Free Allocation Years he could steadily obtain each day, along with the Elemental Sprite, a God-level Spirit, his strength was already far beyond that of Soul Masters at the same level.

But that alone was obviously not enough.

If he wanted to live freely, he needed the strength to do so.

At the same time, once his Soul Power Level increased, the Free Allocation Years he received each day would increase as well.

Therefore, the best choice now was to wait another month, raise Devouring Fang to the Hundred Thousand Year level, and then help Dugu Bo resolve the toxins within his body.

By then, his Soul Power would undergo a tremendous leap.

And after a month, the medicinal effects of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and Infernal Delicate Apricot should be fully absorbed as well.

Then, after having another Immortal Herb buffet, his Soul Power could rise substantially once more.

If everything went well, he might even have a chance of reaching the realm of a Six Ring Soul Emperor.

With that thought, Li Yu stopped considering anything else and focused on Three-Element Fusion once more.

Just then, soft footsteps sounded.

Li Yu immediately stopped moving. His gaze fell upon the tightly shut Hall Door, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

After their passionate battle that day, Qian Renxue had become quite afraid of him.

She had avoided him these past few days. He only caught sight of her during the three daily meals, and those were the only chances he had to get intimate with her.

Though it was a little early, no one besides Qian Renxue normally came to disturb him.

But from the sound of the footsteps, it seemed there was more than one visitor.

"Guests?"

Li Yu raised a brow, but he did not pay it much attention, much less use his now-exceptional Spiritual Power to investigate.

It was the respect he gave Qian Renxue.

Knock knock!

Creak~

After two light knocks, the Hall Door was pushed open.

Qian Renxue appeared, just as expected, and Li Yu's eyes met hers immediately.

As though they shared an unspoken understanding, they both smiled faintly.

Compared to before, they trusted each other more now. Yet a trace of guilt remained hidden in Qian Renxue's eyes.

Ever since what happened seven days ago.

After Li Yu had been intimate with Qian Renxue, she had naturally asked him about his spirit.

Li Yu had nothing to hide, so he directly told Qian Renxue that the Elemental Sprite could gain control over one elemental power with every Soul Ring it obtained.

Qian Renxue was naturally shocked beyond measure, and she came to understand the Elemental Sprite spirit anew.

In her heart, the Elemental Sprite was no inferior to the Six-Winged Angel!

Whenever she thought of Li Yu reaching the Titled Douluo realm and controlling nine elements, she felt both excited and terrified!

At that point, how many people in this world could stand against Li Yu?

Li Yu's honesty made Qian Renxue trust him even more. At the same time, she often felt guilty for hiding the fact that she was a woman from him.

They were husband and wife, yet she could not fulfill a husband's responsibilities. Naturally, she felt guilty.

"Guests?"

After they exchanged looks for a moment, Li Yu was the first to speak, suppressing the affection and guilt in Qian Renxue's eyes.

"Mm."

Qian Renxue nodded, then stepped inside.

Immediately afterward, Li Yu met a pair of eyes filled with resentment.

Ning Rongrong!

Li Yu frowned, displeasure appearing on his face.

That day, in order to placate Ning Fengzhi and prevent him from siding with Xue Beng, Li Yu had promised Ning Rongrong some benefits.

There was no need to say what that benefit was: an Immortal Herb-grade Aromatic Silk Beauty that could evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!

For someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, such an opportunity was something money could never buy.

But...

That was only if Ning Rongrong "repented."

Li Yu was no saint. He would not help someone who resented him, much less grant her such an opportunity.

No...

Li Yu suddenly realized that he had made a mistake.

Because of his preconceived notions, his attention had always unconsciously been drawn to Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and the other members of the protagonist group.

But.

With his current strength, even if he made those around Tang San "abandon evil and return to righteousness," turning them into his subordinates, they still would not be able to help him much in the short term.

To put it bluntly, they would even be burdens!

So why not turn his attention toward people more worthy of it, people who could help him more?

The Immortal Herb-grade Aromatic Silk Beauty was not something only Ning Rongrong could use!

Wouldn't it be better to give it to Ning Fengzhi, who had long been at level 79 as a Soul Saint and had already attained the "Seven Aperture Exquisite Heart"?

If Ning Fengzhi consumed the Immortal Herb-grade Aromatic Silk Beauty, then with his accumulated foundation, once his spirit transformed and he absorbed a Soul Ring, his Soul Power might directly surge toward level 90!

That would give Li Yu the assistance of a Soul Douluo—and perhaps even a Titled Douluo—with a top-tier support-type spirit!

Wasn't that thousands, even tens of thousands of times better than the rebellious little sister Ning Rongrong?