A Soul Grandmaster with Double Millennium Soul Rings (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Tickets! Seeking Recommendation Tickets!)

Jing Shaoyu rode his bike to the East Sea Spirit Transfer Pagoda. At the entrance, one boy and two girls were waiting for him.

"Sorry, everyone. I'm late." Jing Shaoyu parked his bike and jogged over to the three of them.

"Hehe, it's fine. We only just got here too, right, Brother?" Xu Xiaoyan smiled sweetly and reached out to poke the stern-faced boy standing beside her.

Three years had passed, and Xu Xiaoyan had grown even prettier. Her light blue hair was tied into two braids, and her large dark eyes were especially lovely. However, she had not grown much taller and still only reached Jing Shaoyu's chest. Of course, that also had something to do with Jing Shaoyu being too tall. He was already over one and a half meters tall, far taller than others his age.

"Yes!" The boy Xu Xiaoyan had poked in the waist was Xu Xiaoyu, her older brother. Fourteen years old, he was a prospective first-year cadet in the Senior Department of Eastsea Academy and the eldest young master of the Xu Family. He replied helplessly. Who would have thought that the little sister who had been such a sweet padded jacket three years ago would already be letting in the wind three years later?

"Xiao Yu Ge, Sister Zixin." Jing Shaoyu politely greeted Xu Xiaoyu and the other tall, strikingly beautiful girl.

"Hahaha, all right. Since A Yu is here, let's go in quickly." The girl Jing Shaoyu called Sister Zixin laughed heartily. She was Ouyang Zixin, Ouyang Jian's granddaughter, and would one day become Tang Wulin's secret crush. Unfortunately, the man had feelings, but the woman did not. Ouyang Zixin apparently did not like little boys, or Jing Shaoyu definitely would not have stood a chance.

The four of them made their way familiarly to a control room for the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform. The staff were already very familiar with them, so there was no unnecessary chatter. They directly prepared everything for the four of them.

Jing Shaoyu lay in the metal pod he had used countless times before, calmed his mind, and relaxed his body. He had experienced this process many times, especially after breaking through to Soul Grandmaster. He came here almost once a week.

This needed some explanation. After Jing Shaoyu became a Soul Grandmaster, Ji Changming allowed him to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform once a week. That meant he could enter four times a month. Of the four entry fees, one was naturally covered by the academy. According to Ji Changming, the Eastsea City Administrative Headquarters and the East Sea Spirit Transfer Pagoda jointly covered the other three as an investment in him.

Naturally, Jing Shaoyu did not refuse.

In the dim forest, Jing Shaoyu appeared out of nowhere. Not far from him, Xu Xiaoyan also landed on the ground.

"Great, Little Yu Brother!" The moment Xu Xiaoyan saw Jing Shaoyu, an excited smile bloomed on her face. She ran over and hugged his arm. "This time, I finally won't be alone!"

"Don't worry." Jing Shaoyu patted Xu Xiaoyan's head to reassure her, then said, "Summon your Martial Soul. We're setting off. Stay close to me."

"Mm-hm!" Xu Xiaoyan immediately nodded her little head. Her Star Wheel Ice Staff appeared in her right hand, while her left tightly clutched the corner of Jing Shaoyu's clothes as she followed him step by step.

Jing Shaoyu also released his Martial Soul. The Crown of Nature first appeared behind his head, two pure white gemstones embedded in its emerald-like jade ring. Next, a purple flowing-cloud mark appeared between his brows, followed by a pair of Origin Wings. Finally, two purple Soul Rings hovered behind him, while a tiny vermilion jade bird flew out and landed on his shoulder.

Over the past three years, Jing Shaoyu's Soul Spirit, Red Jade, had evolved into a thousand-year purple Soul Spirit without any surprises.

This made him a Soul Grandmaster with two purple Soul Rings. In Eastsea City's thousand-year history, this was unprecedented. No wonder Ouyang Jian and Ji Changming valued him so highly.

"Red Jade, go scout out the situation ahead." Jing Shaoyu patted the little bird on his shoulder.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp~" Red Jade flapped its wings and flew ahead.

After evolving into a purple Soul Spirit, Red Jade's appearance had changed quite noticeably compared to three years ago. Its entire body was still vermilion, but it now possessed more of a jade-like quality and translucent sheen. The diamond-shaped gemstone on its forehead had grown a graceful golden plume, while the feathers on its tail had become longer, broader, and fluffier, each one like a flame.

"Xiao Yan, how old is your Bai Xue now?" Jing Shaoyu asked as they advanced.

Bai Xue was Xu Xiaoyan's Soul Spirit, the Mystic Ice Cat.

"Let me think... I think it's around seven hundred and fifty years. Hehe, I can't remember very clearly." Caught off guard by the question, the girl looked somewhat dazed. She wore a slightly silly smile as she spoke.

"You little rascal!" Jing Shaoyu looked at her speechlessly. With a sense of frustration at her failure to meet expectations, he pinched her nose and said, "Can't you put more effort into your cultivation?"

Despite Jing Shaoyu's repeated urging, the girl was still just like in the Original Work, utterly inattentive toward cultivation. She was the type to fish for three days and dry the nets for two. Otherwise, with Innate Full Soul Power, she would not have only barely reached level twenty-two by now. It was simply a waste of talent.

"Hehe, I will, I will." Xu Xiaoyan liked Jing Shaoyu's gesture very much. She even deliberately leaned over and rubbed her head against his shoulder, giggling.

"Your body should be able to withstand a Soul Ring of around nine hundred years now, right?" Jing Shaoyu lovingly patted the girl's shoulder and said with absolute confidence, "All right, today's goal is to raise Bai Xue's cultivation to over eight hundred years!"

"Yay!" Xu Xiaoyan clapped and cheered. "Goal: eight hundred years!"

The two of them moved through the dense forest, with Red Jade scouting ahead. Whenever it discovered Spirit Beasts, it would report back to Jing Shaoyu. Jing Shaoyu would then bring Xu Xiaoyan over and deal with the discovered Spirit Beasts.

Before long, they had killed dozens of Spirit Beasts, including quite a few hundred-year Spirit Beasts. The Spirit Power from all those Spirit Beasts combined had already exceeded a hundred years, and Jing Shaoyu let Xu Xiaoyan absorb all of it.

After absorbing that hundred years of Spirit Power, Xu Xiaoyan's Soul Spirit gained fifty years of cultivation, reaching eight hundred years.

Jing Shaoyu wanted to press on in one go and raise Bai Xue's cultivation directly to nine hundred years. However, Xu Xiaoyan seemed to have reached her limit. Her little face was flushed red, and her eyes had become slightly unfocused. Clearly, the sudden increase in Soul Ring cultivation had overwhelmed her.

"Little Yu Brother, I..." Xu Xiaoyan looked at Jing Shaoyu helplessly, a trace of panic flashing across her pretty face.

"It's fine. Go out first." Jing Shaoyu sighed helplessly, gently stroked her hair, and comforted her. "This is a good thing, so don't worry. Once you leave the Spirit Ascension Platform, immediately sit down and meditate."

"Mm-hm!" Reassured by Jing Shaoyu, Xu Xiaoyan indeed calmed down considerably. Looking at him, she said in a sweet voice, "Little Yu Brother, I'll wait for you outside!"

Xu Xiaoyan left. Now Jing Shaoyu could only continue alone, but he felt much more at ease.

A Light Wind Falcon dove down at him from the sky. Jing Shaoyu showed no mercy toward such a Spirit Beast that did not know its own limits. He extended two fingers in a sword gesture, and several straight, slender branches with blade-sharp tips immediately shot out behind him. Like spears, they viciously pierced through the Light Wind Falcon's body and wings. The Light Wind Falcon died instantly, without even feeling pain.

As Jing Shaoyu's realm and strength increased, his use of Plant Control became increasingly effortless. In a forest environment like the Spirit Ascension Platform, nearly every tree and blade of grass could become his weapon. The sharp branches that pierced the Light Wind Falcon were from a wild thornbush beside his feet.

After all, Plant Control was one of the Origin Spirit Martial Soul's few combat abilities. How could Jing Shaoyu possibly not develop it thoroughly?

"Chirp, chirp~" Red Jade swooped forward and swallowed the Light Wind Falcon's Spirit Power in a single gulp, then let out a delighted cry. A Light Wind Falcon of around fifty years increased Red Jade's cultivation by another two years.

"All right, I know you're happy. Let's keep going!" Jing Shaoyu said to Red Jade with a smile, and they continued onward.

Meanwhile, in the Tower Master's office on the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda, the Red-haired Woman who had appeared here three years ago had returned. Her beautiful eyes were fixed unblinkingly on Jing Shaoyu in the display, while her enticing lips moved slightly, as though she were murmuring softly.

An unfathomable light flickered in her eyes.

Outside the office, Ji Changming waited respectfully with an expressionless face, though the confusion deep in his eyes was obvious. He truly could not understand what that exalted person inside was thinking.

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