"Burp~"
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In the dining hall, Xiao Wu lay sprawled across her chair without the slightest hint of ladylike grace as she let out a satisfied burp.
"The food at the City Lord's Mansion is so delicious!"
"Yu Cheng, can I come to your house every day to mooch meals from now on?"
Xiao Wu asked with a giggle.
After the Soul Skill Side Effect kicked in, Xiao Wu had felt both exhausted and starving.
But after one meal, she was brimming with energy again. Even her mental fatigue had vanished.
"Heh."
Yu Cheng chuckled softly.
"Xiao Wu, your recovery ability really is freakish!"
Yu Cheng could not help sighing in admiration.
Normally, the side effects of his First Soul Skill lasted two or three hours.
Of course, it varied from person to person.
During his experiments, Yu Cheng had found that some defense-type Soul Masters possessed exceptionally vigorous vitality, yet they still experienced at least an hour of weakness.
But Xiao Wu...
After merely the time it took to eat a meal, she had already fully recovered?
All he could say was, as expected of a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!
"Pah, you're the freak."
Xiao Wu spat lightly.
Yu Cheng's expression turned serious. "I'm telling the truth, Xiao Wu. Among all the Soul Masters I've met, your vitality is the strongest!"
There was another thing Yu Cheng did not say aloud.
With such vigorous vitality, it would be such a waste not to fleece her.
Ordinary Soul Masters could endure his Soul Skill at most once per day.
Two hours of weakness was enough to leave them unable to fight again for the rest of the day.
But Xiao Wu was different.
Yu Cheng felt that she could receive it at least three times a day, and there was no need to worry about damaging her foundation. He only needed to feed her.
In the original story, after Xiao Wu sacrificed herself, her main body still had enough strength to consume the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. That alone proves how tenacious her vitality is.
Yu Cheng thought to himself.
"Yu Cheng, I feel like you're up to no good. What are you smiling about?"
Xiao Wu stared into Yu Cheng's eyes as she spoke.
"Hm?"
Yu Cheng instantly came back to his senses.
She had actually noticed?
Could it be a woman's sixth sense?
"Hahaha, I just thought of something funny," Yu Cheng said casually.
"Hmph, tell me!"
Xiao Wu sprang up from her chair and struck an attacking pose.
Yu Cheng waved his hand and casually made up an excuse. "I was wondering why your vitality is so strong, and I really did think of one reason."
"What is it?"
Xiao Wu asked curiously.
Tang San turned his gaze over from the side. Clearly, he was interested as well.
"Soft Bone Rabbits can produce ten litters a year, which shows how vigorous their vitality is. Xiao Wu, your Martial Soul is also a Soft Bone Rabbit, so it's perfectly normal for your physique to be a little tougher."
Yu Cheng explained with a smile.
"Uh... hahaha."
Tang San froze for a moment, then could not help laughing out loud.
"Bastard!"
Xiao Wu glared at Yu Cheng furiously.
"Soft Bone Rabbits come in different grades too. Sister Xiao Wu's Martial Soul isn't some ordinary Soft Bone Rabbit!"
She wanted to explain further, but seeing the two of them laughing so hard, her anger immediately flared.
"Yu Cheng, go die!"
With that, she pounced at Yu Cheng with her claws bared.
In the attic.
After the three of them finished dinner, they sparred for several more rounds.
Now it was time for a late-night snack.
Yu Cheng watched the two of them stuffing themselves and the corners of his mouth curled into a sly smile.
He had really struck gold.
And there were two of them!
Tang San had tried Yu Cheng's First Soul Skill. It was the first time he had truly experienced an amplification to all attributes, and it had deeply shocked him.
What surprised Yu Cheng was that Tang San's period of weakness lasted only half an hour.
Yu Cheng pondered it for a while and came up with two reasons.
The first was Tang San's Mysterious Heaven Skill internal energy.
It was an authentic Daoist cultivation method, and its recovery ability far surpassed the meditation methods of Douluo Continent.
The second was that Tang San's own vitality was strong enough.
Although his Martial Soul had yet to undergo its second awakening, the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline in his body was undeniably real.
A flash of inspiration struck Yu Cheng.
Tang San's half-baked Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul already possessed such formidable vitality.
Then what about his Blue Silver Emperor mother?
Yu Cheng recalled the original description of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone: wildfire could not burn it all away, and when the spring wind blew, it grew again.
"The Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone can heal injuries and restore vitality. My First Soul Skill absorbs vitality and converts it into Soul Power."
"If I obtain that Soul Bone, wouldn't that be like stepping on my own feet and flying straight into the sky?"
As Yu Cheng thought about it, the corners of his mouth could not help lifting into a smile.
"Tang San, your vitality is also so vigorous. Perhaps you shouldn't take the poison-control path. Ghost Vine, Sky Blue Vine, Ghost Face Banyan Tree—these Soul Beasts can provide control skills while also strengthening the life attribute of your Martial Soul."
Yu Cheng said.
For the sake of this brother he could sustainably fleece, Yu Cheng did not want to see him walk down a path of no return.
"Ghost Vine..."
Tang San raised his head, fell silent for a while, then lowered it again and continued eating.
For his second Soul Ring, he had originally wanted to absorb a Ghost Vine Soul Ring, but Yu Cheng had taken it first.
As for the Ghost Face Spider...
That had been purely an accident.
"This is the path my teacher planned for me, and I think my current two Soul Skills are quite good."
Tang San answered.
"Is your teacher still lying in bed all day?"
Xiao Wu asked casually.
"Oh no!"
Tang San suddenly stood up.
He wiped the corner of his mouth and said anxiously, "I forgot to bring dinner back for Teacher. He'll starve."
With that, he turned to leave.
"Just pack some food for him."
Yu Cheng said with a smile.
He had not expected Yu Xiaogang's mind to be so fragile.
Yu Cheng had a whole series of plans aimed at Yu Xiaogang, but he had actually become completely dispirited without resisting at all. That made Yu Cheng lose interest.
"Yu Cheng, thank you."
Tang San took out a box from his Soul Tool and began packing food.
The food at the City Lord's Mansion was delicious. Tang San believed that once his teacher saw these dishes, his appetite would surely return.
"Yu Cheng, when do you plan to go to Heaven Dou City?"
Tang San asked.
There was a trace of concern in his tone.
Yu Cheng only had two levels of Soul Power, so Tang San had not thought much of him at first.
But Yu Cheng had published theories, become a city lord, and cultivated diligently. All of that was enough to prove his excellence.
Tang San had already begun to regard him as a friend.
Of course, if Tang San knew that Yu Cheng had framed him and sent him to prison, and was even planning to steal his mother's Soul Bone, he would probably turn hostile on the spot.
"In a few days. Once the matters in Nuoding City are settled, I'll leave."
Yu Cheng said.
At that moment, Xiao Wu complained, "Yu Cheng, why are you graduating early? Isn't the junior academy fun?"
"How about I ask the Crown Prince to pull some strings and arrange two spots for you? Reaching Soul Grandmaster level at your age makes you certified genius students."
Yu Cheng said with a smile.
If he could take the two of them with him, he could fleece them without limits.
"I'll follow Teacher's arrangements. He contacted a mid-level academy for me. I heard its teachers are strong, and it only accepts geniuses."
Tang San said.
"Sister Xiao Wu hasn't had enough fun yet. I don't want to go to an advanced academy!"
Xiao Wu declared righteously.
In truth, the academy's knowledge meant nothing to her.
She was an ancestor among Soul Beasts.
But after a Soul Beast transformed into human form, it had to interact with humans in order to shed its beastly nature. Otherwise, its Soul Power would increase very slowly.
If she went to Heaven Dou City and encountered a Title Douluo, would she not simply be handing someone a Soul Bone?
"Fine, then."
Yu Cheng cleared his throat. "Once I leave, who knows when we'll meet again. Until next time!"
Tang San nodded. "Until next time!"
"Hmph, next time we meet, Sister Xiao Wu will beat you flat! Then I'll pin you to the ground and spank your butt hard!" Xiao Wu said, pretending to be fierce.
"When dragons do not roar and tigers do not howl, a tiny rabbit dares to act up? Laughable, laughable!"
"Yu Cheng, take this!"
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
A luxurious training ground.
Bang!
A black-clothed youth was sent flying and crashed heavily onto the floor.
Yet he stood up as if nothing had happened and dusted off his clothes.
"As expected of the boss, you won again!"
The black-clothed youth said with a grin.
The blue-haired youth opposite him rubbed his wrist and snorted. "Osler, you've gotten slower."
This person was Yu Tianheng, from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
Osler said with a playful grin, "No, Boss. You've gotten stronger."
Another blonde youth stepped forward as well and flattered him, "In my opinion, Boss will still come out on top in the next captain selection match!"
"Not necessarily."
Yu Tianheng shook his head. "Dugu Yan has already gone to hunt her Third Soul Ring. Who will be the victor is still uncertain."
(PS: In the original story, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were seven or eight years older than Tang San. As successors of the Upper Three Sects, their talent was honestly rather lacking. In this story, their ages have been changed to be around Dai Mubai's, three or four years older than the protagonist.)
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