Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy (I)

Time flew by quickly, and before he knew it, a month had passed. Yu Xiaogang had even asked the villagers to set up Plum Blossom Poles in the small courtyard, along with a ten-by-ten wooden frame hung with sandbags beneath it. At first, the villagers had looked utterly bewildered. After all, commoners without Soul Power rarely came into contact with cultivation, spending their days struggling to make a living.

Yu Xiaogang could not resist showing off his knowledge. He explained to the Holy Soul Village villagers that these were for exercising the body, and he taught several of them some simple Body Strengthening Martial Arts Movements. They were exercises that Deep Blue had deduced by combining martial arts from his past-life memories with the circulation of Douluo Soul Power. The villagers who had only learned the basics went around bragging everywhere.

Now, he spent every day cultivating in the little house atop the mountain. In the mornings, he absorbed the Eastern Sunrise Purple Qi. Every day, Deep Blue collected and refined data on the purple qi, continuously simulating its effects on the various meridians in his head, striving to compile an Internal Cultivation Method that could cultivate both Mental Power and the eyes.

After absorbing the purple qi in the morning, he circulated the Life Nurturing Skill through one cycle. After breakfast, he began researching Blue Silver Grass. Every day, without interruption, he used Mental Power mixed with Heaven and Earth Energy to wash over a patch of Blue Silver Grass, hoping to turn it into a Soul Beast through this clumsy method.

Yet it really worked. Though not much time had passed, the Blue Silver Grass that received daily cleansing from Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power, Mental Power, and energy was visibly greener and fuller than wild Blue Silver Grass. It felt as though it would not be long before it advanced into a Ten-Year Soul Beast. Then he could proceed with the next stage of the Blue Silver Grass Network plan.

At night, Yu Xiaogang took out the ancient Soul Tools he had collected while exploring Ancient Ruins with Flender and Liu Erlong and studied them. Although this was only a portion of them, with most kept by Flender, it was still enough to occupy him for a long time.

After bathing, Yu Xiaogang sat in the study. He glanced at the table covered in damaged Soul Tools and summoned his Phone Martial Soul. "Deep Blue, use Mental Scan to examine the core formations inside these Soul Tools and categorize them. See whether the damaged core formations can be completed through deduction!"

The phone flashed with golden light, and Deep Blue emerged from it, greeting Yu Xiaogang. "Understood, Master! Deep Blue will begin scanning right away. Please rest assured and attend to your other work!"

As soon as Deep Blue finished speaking, the second soul ring of the Phone Martial Soul began to glow. An invisible ripple spread from her little hands and swept over the Soul Tools on the table.

Whenever Yu Xiaogang saw how intelligent his Phone Martial Soul had become after its second awakening, he was amazed. All he had to do was say the word, and Deep Blue would independently carry out his orders, leaving him with nothing to worry about.

"Deep Blue, have you deduced a simplified version of the Life Nurturing Skill? And how many of the most effective versions of the Spirit Nurturing Skill have you deduced? I want the version best suited for increasing Mental Power. How far have you gotten with the method for cultivating the eyes? Oh, right—has Luo Sanpao's transformation nearly finished? It can't keep absorbing my Soul Power every day."

Yu Xiaogang watched Deep Blue fly around among the Soul Tools, occasionally struggling to lift a Soul Tool core for inspection. Seeing how busy she was, he could not help interrupting her to ask.

"Ah! You scared me to death! Master, you're mean! Don't suddenly talk behind my back next time, hmph! ╯^╰" Deep Blue jumped at Yu Xiaogang's sudden question. Even the cowlick on her head stood straight up as she huffed indignantly at her master.

"Alright, alright, Master promises. Next time, for sure! Our little Deep Blue is getting cuter and cuter."

Yu Xiaogang could not help teasing her. He had also noticed that as Deep Blue came into contact with more data from his daily life and her database grew larger, she became increasingly human-like, even acting coquettishly toward him from time to time.

That was not bad either. Yu Xiaogang was far too lonely in this foreign world. Deep Blue was bound to his soul, and she gave him someone with whom he could share many secrets. Anyone might betray him, but Deep Blue never would. After all, she was the manifestation of a part of Yu Xiaogang's soul.

"Hehe! Don't worry, Master! The task you assigned has already been completed. Here, Deep Blue will immediately transmit the simplified version of the Life Nurturing Skill to you through our soul link. But... Master, what do you need such a simple technique for? It can only increase Soul Power and does little to improve physical fitness. It only uses four meridians and does not even involve the Qi Sea or dantian. It is only slightly more advanced than the Douluo Meditation Method."

Deep Blue looked at him in confusion. Her database contained no experience in this area at all.

"Isn't your master about to become a teacher at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy? These are for my students. I want to test the differences between different people and Martial Souls when they use Internal Cultivation Methods. Since I'm going to be a teacher, I need to show some real ability. Otherwise, people will laugh and say that this Master Yu is unworthy of his name!"

As Yu Xiaogang received the ultra-simplified Life Nurturing Skill that Deep Blue was transmitting into his mind, he answered her.

Yu Xiaogang intended to name this knockoff version of the Life Nurturing Skill the Soul Elevation Skill—simple and easy to understand. Even if he planned to use others as Guinea Pigs, he still needed to offer some benefits to lure them in. At the very least, it was something real, not some vague and intangible theory.

"Oh! So that's how it is! Deep Blue understands!"

With an expression that said she finally understood, Deep Blue patted her plump chest muscles, looking like a little adult as she continued answering Yu Xiaogang.

"The best version of the Spirit Nurturing Skill has already been deduced. I'll transmit it to you later as well. Based on the recent data collected, Luo Sanpao will completely finish transforming by tomorrow at the latest!"

She looked as though she was waiting for praise.

"Mm! Not bad, not bad. Double happiness! Deep Blue, once you finish scanning the broken Soul Tools on the table, go rest. Tomorrow, we'll pack up and prepare. The day after tomorrow, we'll leave for Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy and meet with my old friend. After all, I don't know anyone around here."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and took several booklets from the shelf, intending to copy several more copies of the knockoff Life Nurturing Skill in preparation. He lowered his head and got to work, missing the printers of Earth a little. It seemed he needed to speed up his analysis of Soul Tools, or else he would have to do everything himself.

Yu Xiaogang also wanted to see what kind of chemical reaction would occur when Earth's technology combined with the Soul Tools of Douluo Continent.

After spending an hour finishing his work, Deep Blue was already so sleepy that she was dozing on his shoulder, her head bobbing up and down. He was truly afraid she would fall from his shoulder.

Looking at Deep Blue's adorable appearance, Yu Xiaogang could not help poking her little cheek. He could not help thinking that Deep Blue was becoming more and more like a real person of flesh and blood.

Yu Xiaogang had lived with her for a month now, and he was close to forgetting that Deep Blue was originally only the AI assistant that came with his phone.

"Mm? Master, are you finished? Then hurry up and wash up before bed. You still have to get up early tomorrow to cultivate on the mountaintop!"

After Yu Xiaogang poked her awake, Deep Blue smiled at her master, who had finished his work, and reminded him like a little housekeeper.

"Alright! Deep Blue, you should go back into the phone and rest too. I'll tidy up a little and then go to sleep."

Deep Blue responded, turning into a flash of golden light and returning to the phone. Yu Xiaogang first withdrew the Phone Martial Soul into his Soul Space, then stretched. He put everything on the table away in the cabinet, changed into his nightclothes, and lay down. Before long, he had fallen asleep, his sleep quality excellent.