You still say you're not an evil soul master?

"The methods of an Evil Soul Master..."

"I won't have to pay some huge price to obtain Innate Soul Power, will I?" Yu Cheng asked doubtfully.

He thought of a peerless sword technique.

"Heh, I'm not a real Evil Soul Master, I was framed."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng shook his head.

"I obtained my first Soul Ring at eight years old, and with only half a level of Innate Soul Power, achieving this is unprecedented."

"But some people were jealous of my rapid cultivation. They reported me as a fallen one, and then I was imprisoned in the Slaughter City."

Upon hearing this, Yu Cheng was stunned.

So that's how it is!

He was wondering why the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng couldn't defeat Tang San, it turned out to be a one-ring fighting a five-ring!

"Which bastard reported me?"

Yu Cheng said indignantly.

"Yu Xiaogang, he has the Papal Edict. The Nuoding City Martial Soul Hall didn't dare to disobey his orders."

"And the City Lord's Mansion, they put in a lot of effort to capture me."

"I have one last wish: revenge."

"As for Tang San, I don't actually hate him. There's nothing to say about being outmatched."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng's tone was calm.

"Don't worry, old buddy, your enemy is my enemy!" Yu Cheng said firmly.

Yu Xiaogang's Innate Soul Power was only half a level, and he had endured scorn since childhood.

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng had the same talent but cultivated extremely quickly, so Yu Xiaogang must have been unbalanced.

Without a doubt, he was the mastermind!

And those people from the City Lord's Mansion probably saw the Papal Edict and willingly became accomplices to please Yu Xiaogang.

As for Tang San...

Although the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng spoke frankly, Yu Cheng keenly caught the fleeting ferocity in his eyes.

Yu Cheng finally understood why, even though they weren't the same person, the other party was willing to help him.

In a sense, they had a cooperative relationship.

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng merely wanted to fulfill his dying wish!

"As for the second wish..."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng's tone faltered, "I hope you live in the sunlight, not like a rat, hiding everywhere. Enjoy life and do what you love."

"What I love to do..."

Yu Cheng was taken aback.

What he loved to do was naturally obtain Innate Soul Power, then cultivate diligently and gain superhuman strength.

Happy Superman, even if unhappy, still Superman.

Yu Cheng glanced at the other person again.

Tang San entered the Slaughter City before he was twenty.

But the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng looked like a middle-aged man weathered by hardship.

"Old buddy, you've suffered all these years."

At this moment, Yu Cheng felt a sense of release.

He originally thought that not having Soul Power was miserable enough, but he never expected the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng to have lived an even more difficult life.

Indeed, happiness is often measured by comparison.

"It's just a bit of hardship."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng's words carried a hint of pride.

He was just a commoner Soul Master with half a level of Innate Soul Power.

But he didn't choose to give up. If Yu Xiaogang could break through to level twenty-nine, there was no reason he couldn't.

He used his past life's memories to earn money, buy resources, and cultivate. In just two or three years, he broke through level ten.

Unfortunately, his rapid progress attracted attention, and he was ambushed.

He was careless.

"Prepare some materials, and I'll help you awaken your Innate Soul Power first. However, it's best if you find a secluded place."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng looked at Yu Cheng and couldn't help but shake his head.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of release.

He always felt his life was miserable, but at least he was a Soul Master.

Above everyone else.

He had enjoyed what he should have enjoyed.

He never expected Yu Cheng to not even have Innate Soul Power.

Tsk.

Time flew by, and three months quickly passed.

Early morning.

The back mountain of Holy Spirit Village.

A six-pointed star array painted in blood emitted a faint red light. Yu Cheng sat cross-legged on the ground, meditating with his eyes closed.

If an outsider passed by, they would find nothing here.

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng floated above the array, channeling energy from his body, which flowed through the array and finally converged into Yu Cheng's body.

The ritual lasted for half an hour.

Yu Cheng's figure gradually materialized, and the blood forming the array completely disappeared.

A surging energy erupted from Yu Cheng's body, stirring up a storm that blew the surrounding Blue Silver Grass about haphazardly.

"Flap, flap, flap."

A flock of birds took flight, quickly escaping the area.

"I finally have Soul Power!"

Yu Cheng clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within him, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Just one or two levels. Your aptitude is truly terrible, only absorbing this much Soul Power in three whole months."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng mocked him unceremoniously.

"Heh, old friend, thanks!"

Yu Cheng dropped his smile and spoke seriously.

He looked at the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng, whose body seemed to have faded slightly.

The beast's blood was merely a medium; this array was a sacrificial ritual, transferring the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng's energy into Yu Cheng's body.

"No need for such formalities. Helping you is also helping myself."

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng said.

"In the future, when you obtain the blood of Soul Beasts or Soul Masters, you can perform the Blood Sacrifice Array to absorb the energy within the blood and increase your Soul Power Level."

"Mhm." Yu Cheng nodded.

In the original story of Douluo Dalu II, Evil Soul Masters cultivated by devouring Soul Power, flesh and blood, mental energy, and so on.

Their cultivation speed was very fast, and their Soul Ring configurations were also outrageous.

The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng handled the Blood Sacrifice Array with practiced ease; no matter how you looked at him, he didn't seem like a good person.

However...

Yu Cheng was the beneficiary.

He believed that the other party must have been forced!

Holy Spirit Village.

Yu Cheng saw Tang San standing in front of his house from a distance, holding a cloth bag.

"Tang San, are you here to buy meat?"

"Mhm."

Tang San nodded.

Seeing Yu Cheng covered in sweat, he asked, "Did you just come back from training outside?"

"That's right, I go to the mountains to train every day. Perhaps cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in the deep mountains can lead to Soul Power."

Yu Cheng flashed a brilliant smile.

Hearing this, Tang San's eyes sharpened.

He suddenly recalled the peculiar resonance between his Mysterious Heaven Skill's inner force and the crystal ball during the awakening ceremony.

Perhaps there was indeed some connection between inner force and Soul Power!

He sized Yu Cheng up from head to toe.

His aura was strong, and his body was significantly sturdier than that of an ordinary child.

In his past life in the Tang Sect, some disciples with poor aptitude couldn't cultivate inner force and could only pursue a body-refining path.

But they weren't even considered outer disciples, only laborers.

"You don't have any cultivation methods, so in the end, you'll be working for nothing," Tang San said, shaking his head.

"Do you have cultivation methods?" Yu Cheng asked with a smile.

"How could I have something like that? Hurry up and help me get the meat, I still need to go back and cook for Dad."

Tang San spread his hands.

"Oh right, this is the money I owed you before."

Tang San opened the cloth bag, revealing over a dozen copper coins inside.

"Yu Cheng, I'm going to Nuoding City to attend school in a few days. I probably won't have many opportunities to see you after that, so we're even now."

Among his peers, Yu Cheng was the only one who didn't discriminate against Tang San for his family's poverty.

However, after his Martial Soul awakened, Tang San believed their friendship had reached its end.

When they met again, he would have become a noble Soul Master, while Yu Cheng would still be an ordinary commoner.

Tang San didn't discriminate against commoners, but a chasm separated the two of them.

It would be difficult to cross.

Hearing this, Yu Cheng simply smiled.

He went home and took out a piece of cured meat. Tang San didn't linger and left immediately.

"In Tang San's heart, only those with outstanding talent were qualified to be his friends."

"People in Wuxia worlds really do have feudalistic thinking!"

Watching Tang San's receding back, Yu Cheng sighed.

Isn't it said: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, do not bully a young man for being poor!

"Speaking of school..."

"With the help of the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng, the meditation techniques at the primary academy are like chicken ribs to me. I don't have to waste six years at the academy like Tang San."

"However..."

Yu Cheng rubbed his chin.

"The Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng has always stayed in the City of Slaughter, so he doesn't know much about Soul Beasts."

"And according to the records of the Martial Soul Hall, I have innate zero Soul Power..."

After much thought, he decided to go to the Martial Soul Hall for another Soul Power test.

The reason, naturally, would be a Martial Soul mutation.

His current Soul Power was only at level one or two. Rather than being suspected in the future, it was better to reveal everything from the start.

At the same time, he was also fulfilling the last wish of the Evil Soul Master Yu Cheng.

To enjoy life properly and live in the open.