Idea for a Self-Created Soul Skill

"Stewed Pot Beef? So that's what you like."

Gu Yue did not refuse and walked toward the shop selling stewed pot beef.

Stewed pot beef was a famous snack in Eastsea City, a delicacy prepared in a brownish-yellow clay pot. The beef was washed clean and stewed with scallion and ginger slices. The clay pot perfectly locked in the beef's moisture and fresh flavor. Once the meat changed color, more than a dozen spices were added and it was simmered for a long time. By the time the beef became completely tender, the spices had perfectly melded with it. Paired with a bowl of white rice, it was simply delicious.

The shop was small, with only five small rectangular tables and room for at most twenty-some people. Half the seats were already occupied.

Li Jinsheng noticed two familiar figures inside, but he paid them no mind and directly sat down with Gu Yue.

The owner's surname was Li. He was a middle-aged man with a slightly grease-stained apron tied around his waist and a broad smile on his face.

"Boss, two servings of stewed pot beef and two bowls of rice!" Li Jinsheng ordered directly. Xie Xie, seated in the corner of the shop, noticed Li Jinsheng as well. He raised a hand in greeting. "Li Jinsheng, what a coincidence. You're eating here too?"

"Xie Xie, what a coincidence!" Li Jinsheng replied politely, then looked at Xie Xie's mother. "Hello, Auntie!"

"Hello!" Xie Xie's mother said with a smile.

The three chatted briefly, and soon Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue's stewed pot beef was served.

Li Jinsheng lifted the clay lid before him, and a rich fragrance rushed into his nose, stirring the boy's appetite.

He scooped up a spoonful of beef, letting the broth spill over the rice. After one bite, his face was full of enjoyment.

The moment Gu Yue touched the beef with her chopsticks, it fell apart tenderly.

She carefully picked up a piece and placed it on her rice before eating it together with the rice. Even her usually indifferent face could not help but show emotion.

She spoke lazily. "Li Jinsheng, I never thought a brutal guy like you would eat so refinedly."

"Gu Yue, are you awake? Don't you know how brutal you are yourself? You were the one who dealt with all those Wind Baboons in the Spirit Ascension Platform." The boy paused his chopsticks and could not help teasing her.

"That was because of you!" Gu Yue pointed at him with her chopsticks from across the table. "How was I supposed to know your soul skill erased the five senses?"

Li Jinsheng grinned. "But you were still the one who did it! What does it have to do with me?"

"I'm not arguing with you about that!" Gu Yue hurriedly changed the subject. When it came to brutality, Li Jinsheng was still worse. What normal person stuffed a chainsaw into someone else's mouth?

After a brief pause, she said, "Didn't you say you were researching Self-Created Soul Skills? Have you gotten anywhere?"

"I have a few ideas!" Li Jinsheng did not hide it.

Gu Yue had not expected a six-year-old brat to truly come up with ideas for a Self-Created Soul Skill, and she immediately became interested. "Tell me!"

"First, this inspiration came from you. Since they're both elements, my Life Element should also be able to change form, though that's only theory for now."

"Second, I read in a book that extremes reverse themselves. Maybe my Life Element can be converted in reverse into the Power of Destruction. That way, I'll have an offensive method."

Gu Yue stared blankly at the boy before her, momentarily stunned. Was this really a six-year-old child? And this guy wanted to master both the Life and Destruction Attributes at once. Why not fuse them together and master the power of creation while he was at it?!

"Third, I read in a medical book that more cells in the human body are not necessarily better, nor is it necessarily better for them to exist longer. Maybe I can work on that too!"

Though Gu Yue still did not understand what the third point meant, she could sense that Li Jinsheng was someone to be won over if possible and absolutely not offended. If he had to be offended, then he had to be killed in a single blow.

"Not a bad idea!" The girl interrupted Li Jinsheng. "In the future, you'll definitely become a Soul Master like the Holy Spirit Douluo."

"Damn it, are you mocking me?! Just you wait, sooner or later I'll have an offensive soul skill!" Li Jinsheng snorted coldly and lowered his head to keep eating.

Just as the two stopped talking and began enjoying their food, Xie Xie's mother stood up. Boss Li saw her off with a cheerful smile. As she passed Li Jinsheng and Gu Yue's table, she said, "Li Jinsheng, Auntie is taking Xie Xie and leaving first."

Xie Xie followed behind her and looked at Li Jinsheng with a mischievous grin. "Why are you eating with a girl today?"

"We're just eating." The boy's voice was calm.

"Who'd believe that?" Xie Xie snickered quietly. It was also his first time seeing Gu Yue.

Xie Xie's mother lightly tugged at his sleeve. "Stop chatting. You can talk more at school tomorrow!"

Outside Snack Street, a black private car had long been waiting with its hazard lights on. The door shut with a click, cutting off the sizzling of frying oil and the glow of the streetlights.

Once the two had completely vanished from sight, Gu Yue narrowed her eyes and asked, "Is that your classmate?"

"Yeah." Li Jinsheng answered briefly. "Don't take what he said to heart. After all, you're no different from a man in my eyes."

Gu Yue had not been angry at first, but the moment those words left his mouth, a dangerous smile finally appeared on her face. Her voice was gentle, yet thick with menace. "Who are you calling a tomboy?"

"I didn't! I never said that! I absolutely never said that!" Li Jinsheng felt a chill run through him and instantly denied it three times in a row before hurriedly trying to make amends. "You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen!"

Yet he could not help adding inwardly, She hits people at the slightest disagreement. She really is a tomboy!

Seeing the boy's intense desire to survive, Gu Yue's anger faded considerably. Only then did she realize she was sulking with a six-year-old brat, and she kept repeating to herself, Children speak without malice! Children speak without malice!

She put down her chopsticks and raised a hand to call the owner over to pay the bill. "Let's go look around somewhere else!"

"Okay!" Li Jinsheng nodded, casually straightening the soy sauce bottle on their table.

Turning left after leaving the shop, the two continued exploring Snack Street. Li Jinsheng keenly noticed a familiar Life Aura following behind him.

And in the sky, there seemed to be an even more immense Life Aura watching this place.

The boy's brows furrowed slightly. He recognized one as his coach, Yu Jun, but he did not know who the other was. It was most likely a Fierce Beast—probably Di Tian or Xiong Jun.

As the two ate grilled skewers and continued forward, the road ahead was packed tight with a crowd.

Using their small stature, they made their way to the front and saw a horrifying sight.

A bald, muscular man with dragon-pattern tattoos covering his arms stood bare-chested before a barbecue stall, his foot planted on the owner of a fruit stand.

With a crook of his finger, one of his underlings rummaged through the man's shop and pulled out a stack of Federal Coins.

"Wouldn't it have been better to hand it over earlier? You had to make me come collect it myself!" Guang Long looked down at the shop owner beneath his feet and sneered.

Gu Yue watched the scene, her steps slowing slightly. Li Jinsheng reached out and tugged at her sleeve. "Let's stay out of other people's business."

"But..."

"No buts!"

As they spoke, Guang Long raised his foot, preparing to stomp down on the hand the shop owner depended on to make a living.

A heavy punch shot out from the crowd like a cannonball.