Double Millennium Soul Ring Soul Grandmaster (Seeking Investment! Seeking Monthly Ticket! Seeking Recommendation Ticket!)

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

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

"Hehe, it's fine. We just got here too, right, Brother?" Xu Xiaoyan smiled sweetly and poked the cold-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 particularly lovely. However, she had not grown much taller and still only reached Jing Shaoyu's chest. Of course, that was also because Jing Shaoyu was too tall—he had already surpassed one and a half meters, towering over children his age.

"Yes!" The boy Xu Xiaoyan had poked in the waist was Xu Xiaoyu, her fourteen-year-old brother. A prospective First Year Cadet in the Senior Department of Eastsea Academy and the eldest young master of the Xu Family, he answered helplessly. Who would have thought that the little sister who had been such a caring little cotton-padded jacket three years ago would already be letting in drafts after three years?

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

"Hahaha, alright. Since A Yu is here, let's head in quickly." The girl Jing Shaoyu called Sister Zixin laughed. She was Ouyang Zixin, Ouyang Jian's granddaughter, and in the future, Tang Wulin's secret crush. Unfortunately, the gentleman had feelings while the lady did not. Ouyang Zixin apparently did not like younger boys, or Jing Shaoyu would never have gotten away.

The four of them made their way familiarly to a control room for the Primary Spirit Ascension Platform. The staff already knew them well, so there was no unnecessary chatter as they directly prepared everything for the group.

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

This required 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 those four visits, the academy naturally covered one, while, 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 a dim forest, Jing Shaoyu appeared out of thin air. Not far away, Xu Xiaoyan also landed on the ground.

"That's great, Little Yu Brother!" The moment Xu Xiaoyan saw Jing Shaoyu, an excited smile spread across her face. She ran up and hugged his arm. "This time, I finally won't be alone!"

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

"Mhm!" Xu Xiaoyan immediately nodded her little head. Her Star Wheel Ice Staff appeared in her right hand, while her left hand tightly gripped the hem 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 gems 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 small 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, just as expected.

This made him a Soul Grandmaster with two purple soul rings. In Eastsea City's thousand-plus years of history, such a thing had never happened before. No wonder Ouyang Jian and Ji Changming valued him so highly.

"Red Jade, go scout out the situation ahead," Jing Shaoyu said, patting 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 had changed noticeably compared to three years ago. Its entire body was still vermilion, but it now possessed more of a jade-like, translucent quality. The diamond-shaped gem on its forehead had grown a graceful golden plume, while the feathers of its tail had become longer, broader, and fluffier, each one resembling a flame.

"Xiaoyan, how many years is Bai Xue at 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 really remember." Caught off guard by the question, the girl looked somewhat lost and gave a silly smile.

"You little girl!" Jing Shaoyu looked at her speechlessly. With a hint of frustration that she was not living up to expectations, he pinched her nose and said, "Can't you put a little more effort into cultivation?"

Despite Jing Shaoyu repeatedly urging her on, the girl was still just as inattentive toward cultivation as in the Original Work. She was the sort to work for three days and slack off 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 as she giggled.

"Your body should be able to withstand a soul ring of around nine hundred years now, right?" Jing Shaoyu affectionately patted the girl's shoulder and said with complete confidence, "Alright, today's goal is to get Bai Xue's cultivation past eight hundred years!"

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

The two of them moved through the dense forest, with Red Jade scouting ahead. Whenever it discovered a soul beast, it relayed the information to Jing Shaoyu, who then brought Xu Xiaoyan over to deal with the creature.

Before long, the two had killed dozens of soul beasts, including quite a few hundred-year soul beasts. The Spirit Power from all those soul beasts combined had already surpassed one 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 and directly raise Bai Xue's cultivation to nine hundred years, but Xu Xiaoyan seemed to have reached her limit. Her little face was flushed red, and her eyes had become somewhat unfocused. Clearly, the sudden increase in soul ring age 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 was somewhat helpless as he 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."

"Mhm!" Under Jing Shaoyu's reassurance, Xu Xiaoyan indeed calmed down considerably. Looking at him, she said brightly, "Little Yu Brother, I'll wait for you outside!"

Xu Xiaoyan left, leaving Jing Shaoyu to continue alone. He actually felt much more at ease this way.

A Light Wind Falcon swooped down at him from the sky. Jing Shaoyu did not indulge a soul beast with such a death wish. He extended two fingers in a sword gesture, and several straight, slender branches with blade-sharp tips immediately shot out from behind him. Like spears, they viciously pierced through the Light Wind Falcon's body and wings. The Light Wind Falcon died instantly, without feeling even a trace of 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, almost every tree and every blade of grass could become his weapon. The sharp branches that had pierced through the Light Wind Falcon were from a wild thornbush at his feet.

After all, Plant Control was one of the Origin Spirit Martial Soul's few combat abilities. How could Jing Shaoyu possibly fail to develop it thoroughly?

"Chirp chirp~" Red Jade swooped over and swallowed the Light Wind Falcon's Spirit Power in one bite, then let out a delighted cry. A Light Wind Falcon of around fifty years had added another two years to Red Jade's cultivation.

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

At the same time, in the Tower Master's office on the top floor of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, the Red-haired Woman who had appeared there three years ago was present once again. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on the image of Jing Shaoyu, while her alluring lips moved slightly as though she were softly murmuring something.

An unfathomable glint 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 lady inside was thinking.

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