Graduation (A Newbie Begs for Votes TvT)

Graduation (A Newbie Begs for Votes!!! TvT)

Over the next few years, Nuoding Academy seemed to have nothing left to teach them. Most classes became self-study cultivation sessions.

Ye Wen did not react much to this. What he needed now was time—time to accumulate enough cultivation.

Another three years passed. Ye Wen's cultivation had now reached Level 40. Yet under his disguise, he was merely a Level 23 Soul Grandmaster with two Soul Rings.

Even so, he was already a rare genius in rural Nuoding Academy. Some Intermediate Academies, upon learning of Ye Wen's cultivation, had even sent him admission notices that exempted him from entrance exams and promised not to charge him a single Gold Soul Coin in tuition.

Ah Yin, the only one who knew Ye Wen's true cultivation, was utterly stunned. She had only just surpassed Level 35. Though she was much stronger than Xiao Wu had been in the original story, Ye Wen had still left her far behind. Anxious and frustrated, she had spent all her time in secluded cultivation lately.

"Six years have passed in the blink of an eye since I became a Soul Master. I may not be among the strongest now, but I'm strong enough to travel this continent.

"It's time to put obtaining my Fourth Soul Ring on the agenda."

Sitting silently on his dormitory bed, Ye Wen—now 1.8 meters tall and seemingly done growing—let out a breath of stale air and murmured to himself.

After finishing the last day of cultivation, his Level 40 cultivation remained stuck without any change. Ye Wen and Ah Yin began packing their belongings.

Outside the door stood the two little girls, Huo Rui and Lan Lan.

Three years had passed. After obtaining their Soul Rings, both had grown to over 1.4 meters tall. Though still petite, one radiated spirited heroism, while the other possessed a gentle, elegant grace.

The Soul Ring direction Ye Wen had designed for Huo Rui focused on Soul Beasts that enhanced the body. Her six Self-Created Soul Skills were enough to carry her all the way to the Soul Saint level. The only thing limiting her was how much power she herself could unleash. Thus, Ye Wen had hunted an eight-hundred-year Violent Bear for her. Its First Soul Skill, Berserk Strength, directly increased Huo Rui's physical strength by 30% and reduced physical pain.

With the help of Ye Wen's Second Soul Skill, Between Mimicry, Huo Rui's Soul Power cultivation had also advanced rapidly. She had now reached Level 20, the Soul Grandmaster realm. Once she acquired her second Soul Ring, she would officially become a Soul Grandmaster.

As for Lan Lan, perhaps because one became like the company one kept, after cultivating beside Ah Yin for so long, she had developed an air of elegance herself. At Nuoding Academy, she and Huo Rui were known as the academy's two goddesses.

Unfortunately, once everyone at the academy learned that the two girls were Ye Wen's disciples, they could only click their tongues and give up on harassing them.

Because the essence of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was far too weak, Ye Wen had no intention of having Lan Lan follow the Control System path. Instead, he thoughtfully chose the support path for her.

Unfortunately, Lan Lan seemed to have no talent for physical training. Once her strength reached 350 jin, she became stuck and could not improve further.

The only praiseworthy thing was that cultivating beside Ah Yin had allowed her to reach Level 12. Ye Wen had also hunted a 350-year Jade Aloe Soul Ring for her.

When absorbing that Soul Ring, Lan Lan had struggled greatly. Her body's endurance had clearly only barely reached that level. Had she followed Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's theory from the original story when absorbing Soul Rings, Lan Lan would probably have exploded long ago.

Moreover, a Soul Beast that sounded so lacking in combat power was better described as a medicinal herb than a Soul Beast. This Jade Aloe was highly effective at treating burns and healing wounds.

After absorbing the Soul Ring, just as Ye Wen had expected, Lan Lan's ordinary Blue Silver Grass transformed into long Blue Silver Vines. They were somewhat plump as well, and when broken open, their insides resembled aloe.

Her First Soul Skill was Blue Silver Healing, a purely healing-type Soul Skill.

Binding the Blue Silver Grass created by the First Soul Skill over a wound could accelerate healing, though it was completely useless against poison-related injuries.

It was only an ordinary Hundred-Year Soul Ring. What, did she expect a whole pile of additional support effects? Dream on.

Based on the evolution displayed by Lan Lan's Martial Soul, Ye Wen became even more dismissive of the First Soul Ring Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had chosen for Tang San in the original story. A Hundred-Year Soul Ring could clearly evolve Blue Silver Grass into Blue Silver Vine, directly crossing an entire rank. Why go through all that trouble to obtain a Mandala Snake Soul Ring? Just for that tiny operational boost?

The most embarrassing part was that he could not even defeat a Hundred-Year Mandala Snake, yet he kept shouting about hunting a Soul Ring for Tang San. It was both laughable and foolish.

If Buddha Tang had not been exceptionally powerful himself, then even if Yu Xiaogang had acted personally, he could have obtained at most two or three Hundred-Year Soul Rings—and only the kind with extremely ordinary combat strength.

If Tang San's First Soul Ring had been something like a Ghost Vine, a Plant-type Soul Beast, then by simply familiarizing himself with the Soul Power control of his own Martial Soul, he could have created a skill like Entanglement himself. Yet he had wasted a Soul Ring slot chasing that negligible bit of poison.

Putting the cart before the horse—ptui.

Was Poison Douluo not known as the weakest? Clearly, high-level Soul Masters had extremely strong poison resistance.

"Let's go. We'll complete our future cultivation at home. This academy has no other value left," Ye Wen said flatly.

The three girls silently nodded.

Nuoding Academy had once been able to provide them with some basic knowledge and negligible protection. Now, they were strong enough to dominate this city, so there was naturally no reason to linger.

As for Lan Lan's enemies, Ye Wen had long since assassinated them in the wilderness. Those overbearing nobles would not stay cooped up at home all day. They indulged in pleasure and debauchery, leaving far too many opportunities for assassination.

Furthermore, Ye Wen was highly skilled at destroying corpses and eliminating evidence, leaving those families unable to find anyone. They only assumed that these noble youths, who had often caused trouble, had provoked a powerful Soul Master they should not have offended and been crushed to ashes. These low-ranking nobles did not have the courage to seek revenge against such people. With no leads at all, they could only let the matter fade away.

For the next Soul Ring hunt, Ye Wen would naturally travel alone again.

After all, his ability to preserve his own life was no exaggeration now. Compared to the place Ye Wen was about to visit, the three girls' combat abilities were simply too weak to be of any help. Thus, Ye Wen could only go by himself.

The location of this Soul Ring hunting target was the largest Soul Beast gathering place known across the continent.

The Great Star Dou Forest!!!

It was a dangerous land filled with countless natural treasures and all manner of top-tier, ferocious Soul Beasts.

"Come take a look! Finest Golden-Horned Rhinoceros horns, only 99 Gold Soul Coins! You won't regret buying them!"

"The Gray Fox Mercenary Group is recruiting! We need a Level 30 Control System brother!"

"Freshly baked flatbread!"

Upon entering a Soul Master gathering place nearest to the Great Star Dou Forest, Ye Wen was met with the cries of countless low-level Soul Masters. He ignored them, adjusted his condition, activated Between Mimicry to erase his presence, and wandered toward the Great Star Dou Forest.