The Hypocritical Yu Xiaogang, Still the Same

Just by working hard, he could break through three levels in a year?

Who was he trying to fool?!

Yu Xiaogang sneered inwardly.

No one understood better than him, who had possessed only half a level of Innate Soul Power, how much innate talent affected a Soul Master's cultivation!

Back when he had undergone Martial Soul Awakening in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his father, Yu Yuanzhen, had considered whether his talent could be improved and had given him countless century- and millennium-grade heavenly treasures.

At the time, he had also cultivated with extreme diligence.

Yet after an entire year, he had only improved by five levels!

Your talent definitely couldn't be much better than mine!

And you certainly couldn't have enjoyed as many century- and millennium-grade heavenly treasures as I did.

No matter how hard you worked, it was impossible to improve by three levels in one year!

There had to be a secret behind this!

"Student Ye Yu, lying isn't a good habit!"

Seeing that Ye Yu was trying to fob him off with hard work, Yu Xiaogang's stiff face showed a faint trace of displeasure as he lectured him earnestly.

"I conducted research on five to six hundred cases of Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls. Only sixteen among them possessed soul power, and not one had Innate Soul Power exceeding one level."

"Your Innate Soul Power should only be close to one level as well."

"With talent like that, no amount of effort could possibly let you break through three levels in a year!"

"Student Ye Yu, you're a commoner Soul Master, so you should understand the hardships of cultivation for commoner Soul Masters."

"Have you never considered sharing the cultivation method that allowed you to break through three levels in a year, so you can benefit everyone?"

"If your cultivation method has value, I'll publish it and add your name to it."

"When the time comes, many people will surely be grateful to you."

"Only when commoner Soul Masters understand how to help one another can their futures become broader!"

"Back then, I proposed two major Spirit Theories: the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory, to help the vast number of commoner Soul Masters."

"I'm not saying that Student Ye Yu should selflessly share things like I do, but you can't be too selfish either!"

Ye Yu was truly speechless.

He really couldn't understand it. He had merely broken through three levels in a year at the Soul Warrior stage.

There were geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power.

And after becoming Soul Masters, some broke through four or five levels in a year, reaching Soul Grandmaster in two years!

Why were you like a piece of sticky taffy, refusing to let go once you latched onto me?!

And you were fucking trying to morally blackmail me!

Ye Yu was thoroughly disgusted.

Others might not know what kind of person you, Yu Xiaogang, really were, but did I not know?!

Your Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory.

As for the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, apart from the chicken-soup line, "There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"—which was nothing but you slapping yourself in the face—

The rest were all common knowledge!

At any Soul Master Academy, one could gradually learn all of it.

As for the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory, that was an even bigger trap!

Having studied at Nuoding Academy for a year, Ye Yu had attended quite a few classes.

Thanks to the foundation from his previous life and his current photographic memory,

he could easily grasp the knowledge taught by the teachers during morning lessons.

So during morning classes, Ye Yu had nearly finished all the books he had borrowed from the library.

Ye Yu knew very clearly that

Beast Spirit Soul Masters, Weapon Spirit Soul Masters, Support System Spirit Masters, and Food System Soul Masters—

Even at the same level and the same age,

their physical qualities could differ as vastly as heaven and earth!

Yu Xiaogang's Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory had probably been plagiarized from Spirit Hall's records of Soul Masters' Spirit Ring absorption years. He had taken the highest value in every realm and compiled them together.

But the problem was, Ye Yu could be certain

that those extreme Spirit Ring absorption records must have belonged to Soul Masters with top-tier Beast Spirits.

Yet Yu Xiaogang made no distinctions at all and directly wrote them down.

Claiming they were the maximum Spirit Ring absorption years for every Soul Master in each realm!

If some slow-witted Support System Spirit Master or Food System Soul Master really believed Yu Xiaogang's theory,

and absorbed a first Spirit Ring of over four hundred years—or even the supposedly precise limit of 423 years—

there was a nine out of ten chance that something would go wrong!

With these two Spirit Theories, one of which was pure nonsense and the other a trap, you still had the nerve to brag?!

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's arrogant expression, like his nostrils were nearly pointed at the sky, whenever he mentioned his Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory, Ye Yu was disgusted to the extreme.

And this hypocritical bastard probably thought Ye Yu was young and wanted to deceive him too!

He said Ye Yu should share his cultivation method.

And that he could add Ye Yu's name when publishing it!

What the hell? You wanted to use my stuff, yet you acted like you were doing me a favor.

Why should I agree?!

Ye Yu was deeply indignant.

"Sorry! Master, I also hope to help everyone!"

"But I truly don't have any special cultivation methods. I only know how to cultivate diligently!"

No matter how disgusted he was inside, Ye Yu could only endure it before Yu Xiaogang. He put on a helpless expression and sighed.

When Yu Xiaogang realized that Ye Yu was completely impervious to persuasion, he was furious.

Ever since proposing the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and the Spirit Ring Absorption Limit Theory, he had been unable to develop any new theories.

He had thought he might get some valuable information from Ye Yu.

Then perhaps publish another theory in the future.

Who would have thought that despite his young age, Ye Yu was so hard to fool!

There was no other way!

Yu Xiaogang could only use his trump card.

"Student Ye Yu, these are some notes from my research on soul beasts."

"If you're willing to share your cultivation method with me, I'll lend this notebook to you!"

Yu Xiaogang pulled out a notebook from his robes, waved it in front of Ye Yu, and spoke proudly.

Ye Yu was somewhat surprised.

Had the sun risen in the west today?

Had an iron rooster grown feathers?

After considering it for a moment,

if Yu Xiaogang was truly willing to lend him the notes he had plagiarized from Spirit Hall, which recorded information about all kinds of soul beasts,

then Ye Yu could also share the information that Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters could use grasslands where vast stretches of Blue Silver Grass grew as natural Martial Soul Mimic Training Grounds.

Although he despised Yu Xiaogang's stinginess and hypocrisy,

that was precisely why he disdained becoming such a person.

In a fair trade, he would not go back on his word!

But thinking of Yu Xiaogang's stinginess and hypocrisy,

he still decided to see whether there was anything wrong with Yu Xiaogang's notebook.

"Master, does your notebook contain information about Mandala Snakes and Man Faced Demon Spiders?"

Looking at the notebook in Yu Xiaogang's hand, Ye Yu pretended to ask curiously.

At this question, Yu Xiaogang's already stiff expression froze even more.

"Mandala Snakes and Man Faced Demon Spiders are both very rare soul beasts."

"Only top-tier forces might have relevant records. How could I possibly have any here?"

Yu Xiaogang forced out an excuse, then bragged with an arrogant expression.

"You may never encounter such rare soul beasts in your entire life, so there's no need to care about them."

"My notebook records all kinds of common soul beasts, more than enough to satisfy your needs regarding soul beasts!"

Ye Yu: "."