Steadily Rising Negative Emotion Value

The next day, Ye Zhiqiu woke up early. It was not because he had become more diligent after returning home, but because two clones had automatically dispelled themselves. The memories of everything they had experienced that night flooded directly into Ye Zhiqiu's mind, jolting him awake.

Along with the memories from the two clones came a massive flood of Negative Emotion Values, constantly scrolling across his vision.

By coincidence, both of Ye Zhiqiu's clones had gone to a small Soul Fighting Arena in Nuoding City. They registered one after the other, only to be arranged by the arena as opponents. After exchanging a glance, the two clones put on the fakest rigged match imaginable, then stood on the stage and started hurling insults at the surrounding crowd. Naturally, this caused quite a commotion. The watching soul masters had already been annoyed by the two rigged-match fighters, and now they were being cursed right to their faces. One after another, they nearly exploded with rage and wanted nothing more than to kill them both. The spectators rushed into the arena, preparing to gang up on the two uncouth soul masters.

Seeing that the mission was more or less complete and that their goal of earning Negative Emotion Values had been achieved, the two clones naturally dispelled their Shadow Clones and slipped away.

That was how Ye Zhiqiu ended up being jolted awake by the influx of memories.

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head with an amused smile. His two clones had actually been matched against each other in a soul fight—what a coincidence. Not only had the two soul masters openly rigged their match while facing each other on the stage, but they had even joined forces to curse at the spectators. Just thinking about it, he could imagine how furious those soul master spectators must have been.

"Forget it. Since I'm awake, I might as well stay up. Otherwise, the clones' memories might wake me again. I'll go have some long-overdue breakfast." Ye Zhiqiu muttered to himself as he got dressed.

He lifted the curtain over his bedroom doorway, revealing the living room outside. Three small bowls sat on the dining table in the middle of the room. One was empty, with only some leftover porridge in it, while the other two were full.

Ye Zhiqiu knew that the empty bowl had belonged to his father. His father woke up early every day and headed to the fields after eating.

Liu Qingqing had been about to eat when she saw Ye Zhiqiu come out.

"Egg, now that you're up, hurry and wash up. Come eat."

"Got it, Mom. Dad went to work in the fields again? Our family is doing pretty well now, aren't we? You two should take it easier." As Ye Zhiqiu went into the courtyard to draw water and wash up, he did not forget to nag a little.

Liu Qingqing smiled warmly and looked at Ye Zhiqiu outside the door. "Your father has worked the fields his whole life. It's hard for him to suddenly stay home and enjoy himself. Besides, won't you need this money to marry a wife when you grow up? Your father and I talked it over last night. We'll save it for you first."

Ye Zhiqiu paused while washing his face and sighed softly. His parents still could not change their way of thinking. They had spent their whole lives saving money, and now that they could spend it however they pleased, they still preferred to live simply.

If I had to rely on your little stash of gold soul coins to get a wife, I'd probably stay single for life. Forget it. Let them do as they please. As long as you two are happy.

After hurriedly finishing breakfast, Ye Zhiqiu slowly made his way out of the village. Life in Holy Spirit Village was dull, and there was still more than a month before Nuoding Intermediate Soul Master Academy began.

During this free time, the only thing Ye Zhiqiu could think of was the large rock outside the village that had kept him company for several years.

Lying on it and basking in the sun was truly a pleasure. It was winter now, and the sunlight was just right—warm and comfortable.

With his hands behind his head and his eyes half-closed, Ye Zhiqiu watched the notifications that occasionally popped up in his mind, receiving and reviewing the memories of some clones. More interestingly, he saw Negative Emotion Values from Sword Douluo and Ning Rongrong.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had probably discovered that his clones had disguised themselves as them to fight at the Soul Fighting Arena. For them to notice so quickly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's intelligence network seemed quite formidable.

"These clones are pretty efficient." A wicked grin hung on Ye Zhiqiu's face as he muttered to himself. By now, he had received memory feedback from over thirty clones in succession.

Those clones had all gone to Soul Fighting Arenas in nearby cities, so naturally they completed their missions quickly.

The rest of the clones were probably still traveling.

In any case, Ye Zhiqiu had made excellent use of this map-wide taunt. His Negative Emotion Value balance had already exceeded forty thousand. These clones were practically point-farming machines. If all the clones completed their missions, he estimated that his Negative Emotion Value balance might reach three or four hundred thousand. That would be enough to buy all nine Tailed Beast Origins.

Ye Zhiqiu had already decided that he would pull something like this every month or two. He could not let these soul masters forget the terror of being dominated by a Zaunite.

Now that he had enough Negative Emotion Values, Ye Zhiqiu naturally had to go on a shopping spree.

Purchased the improved origin of Four-Tails Son Goku, costing 8,000 Negative Emotion Values.

Purchased the improved origin of Five-Tails Mu Wang, costing 9,000 Negative Emotion Values.

Purchased the improved origin of Six-Tails Saiken, costing 10,000 Negative Emotion Values.

Purchased the improved origin of Seven-Tails Chomei, costing 11,000 Negative Emotion Values.

"Hoo..." Ye Zhiqiu let out a long breath. Spending thirty-eight thousand Negative Emotion Values in an instant was a first for him. He had finally gotten a taste of what it felt like to be rich.

At that moment, his Dantian Qi Sea already held the origins of seven Tailed Beasts. The origin of Four-Tails Son Goku took the form of an ape, while Five-Tails looked somewhat strange—like a horse, except this horse had four horns on its head.

The form of Six-Tails' origin was the most bizarre. It looked like a lump of shit, while Seven-Tails resembled a rhinoceros beetle.

The origins of Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails that came afterward were much more expensive, perhaps due to the energy they contained. Ye Zhiqiu could not afford them yet, but it was only a matter of time.

Improved origin of Eight-Tails Gyuki: 15,000 Negative Emotion Values.

Improved origin of Nine-Tails Kurama: 50,000 Negative Emotion Values.

In Ye Zhiqiu's opinion, the improved origins of Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails were a little expensive. Eight-Tails was manageable, but Nine-Tails cost several times more. He could only wait for his clones to slowly earn the points. As for the Eternal Mangekyo, Ye Zhiqiu was not in any hurry.

The only difference between the Mangekyo and the Eternal Mangekyo was whether one could use the complete form of Susanoo. Oh, and the Eternal Mangekyo also prevented blindness.

That was not especially helpful to Ye Zhiqiu right now. He should prioritize buying Tailed Beast Origins instead. They were excellent for building a foundation, and each additional Tailed Beast would speed up his cultivation a little more.

Most importantly, when absorbing soul rings, the Tailed Beast Origins would feed Soul Power back to him, helping improve the quality of his soul rings.

No matter how he looked at it, they were what he needed to buy first.

After Ye Zhiqiu finished, he looked at the sky. The sun was already high overhead. "Has it almost become noon without me noticing? It's time to go home."