Living Together Was Sweet—What Would I Gain by Taking You as My Master?

"I... I had a nightmare!"

Of course, Xiao Wu did not dare say that she had spent the entire night eating melon in that Chat Group!

Watching the Pope and a Young Lady of Great Family, people she could normally only hear about in legends, argue, expose secrets, and throw money around in the group—

The feeling was simply addicting!

"A nightmare?"

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced.

Even on the night Xiao Wu learned that Tang Hao knew she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, she had not suffered insomnia like this.

Could it be that she had gotten something good from the system yesterday and been too excited to sleep?

Still, Lin Yuan did not care much about it.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, three months quietly passed.

Early Morning in Nuoding City still carried a touch of damp chill.

Inside a two-person apartment building near the academy, Lin Yuan stood before a mirror, straightening his collar.

These three months, ever since Tang Hao had been scared away by three Titled Douluo, all of Nuoding City seemed to have returned to its former peace.

To make cultivation more convenient, Lin Yuan decisively moved out of the crowded, noisy Seventh Dormitory with Xiao Wu and rented this highly private little apartment.

In any case, neither of them lacked money now.

"Lin Yuan, where's my comb?"

Xiao Wu emerged from the bedroom in pink pajamas, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

Her long Scorpion braid had come undone and cascaded down her back like a Waterfall, looking exceptionally soft and smooth.

After three months of being so well provided for, the young girl seemed to have grown a little taller. Her previously slender figure had also begun to develop the faintest curves of a Young Girl.

"It's on the table. You left it somewhere yesterday."

Lin Yuan shook his head helplessly, picked up the comb, and skillfully began combing her long hair.

Over these three months, his Soul Power had successfully broken through to Level Twelve.

Two levels in three months was already not slow.

He did not know whether the system had done it deliberately, but it had not given him any Soul Power rewards. Instead, it had given him experience and insights regarding spear techniques and training his eye techniques.

As a result, his progress with the spear had also been rapid.

Moreover, thanks to the medicinal solution Xiao Wu had given him, his Spiritual Power had improved considerably.

When he activated his Double Pupils, his perception became even stronger.

He had to admit that if Xiao Wu had not accompanied him during cultivation and given him someone to talk to—

If he had been left alone with that dull cultivation, he truly would have had a hard time enduring it.

Every day was just spear practice, studying, and meditation, a straight line from one to the next.

Even with an adult's mindset, he could not take it forever.

That was why he understood why people said cultivation required balance, that haste made waste. Being too aggressive could easily lead to Qi Deviation.

"Hehe, you still comb it best, Lin Yuan."

Xiao Wu happily narrowed her eyes. Through the mirror, she watched the focused young man behind her, sweetness filling her heart.

Being able to see him the moment she opened her eyes every day, eating together, cultivating together, and strolling the streets together...

It was simply like a dream.

Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, she would never have dared imagine that the human world could be so wonderful.

"All right, stop admiring yourself."

Lin Yuan put down the comb and gently patted her little head.

Half an Hour later.

The two got themselves ready and walked out of the apartment side by side, heading toward Nuoding Academy's cafeteria.

However, Yu Xiaogang had come again, and Tang San was with him this time.

Seeing Lin Yuan and Xiao Wu approaching hand in hand, Tang San's eye twitched slightly, and a barely noticeable gloom flashed through his eyes.

"Lin Yuan, Xiao Wu, you're up early."

Yu Xiaogang spoke first, putting on the airs of a teacher.

"Master? Is something the matter?"

Lin Yuan stopped, his gaze calm.

These three months, the master and disciple duo had come to bother him quite often.

Yu Xiaogang in particular seemed convinced that Lin Yuan was a Rare talent. He insisted on taking him as a disciple to prove his theories.

"Hehe, Lin Yuan, it's only been a few days, but your aura seems to have become much more refined."

Yu Xiaogang nodded, a hint of approval flashing through his eyes.

"Have you considered my previous proposal?"

"As long as you take me as your master, I will teach you everything I know about the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul!"

"I dare guarantee that on this continent, no one understands Martial Souls better than I do!"

Hearing those familiar opening remarks, Lin Yuan could not help rolling his eyes.

Here he went again. Could this old geezer not understand Human language?

"Master, let me be blunt."

Lin Yuan sighed, his face full of helplessness.

"Could you stop bothering me?"

"What would I gain by taking you as my master?"

"What would you gain?" Yu Xiaogang frowned. "Knowledge is the greatest wealth! I can guide you and help you avoid detours!"

"Give me a break."

Lin Yuan cut him off without the slightest courtesy.

"First of all, your Martial Soul is Luo Sanpao, while mine is the Soul Slaying Spear."

"You do not even know how to use a spear. What can you teach me?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened. "Martial Soul cultivation—Different paths lead to the same goal..."

"Second."

Lin Yuan continued to add insult to injury.

"Your strength is not enough either. I'm Level Twelve now, while you're Level Twenty-Nine."

"Maybe in another two years, I'll have surpassed you."

"When I want to Hunt Soul Beasts for a Thousand-Year Soul Beast then, can you take me there? Or will I have to protect you?"

That sentence struck directly at Yu Xiaogang's Achilles' heel.

His face instantly turned ugly.

"But I possess extensive Theoretical knowledge. I can teach you how to distinguish Soul Beasts and how to obtain suitable Soul Rings."

"This skill, I dare say, is one that few even among the continent's Titled Douluo possess!"

Yu Xiaogang spoke with immense pride.

Lin Yuan knew that Yu Xiaogang was not wrong about that.

After all, those with talent naturally focused on cultivating their Martial Souls. As long as their theory was sufficient, they would never deliberately research such things.

Besides, on this continent, most talented Soul Masters had people backing them. Whenever they went out to Hunt Soul Beasts, someone would surely accompany them.

But Lin Yuan had a system!

He possessed that skill too!

After three months of studying the Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts in his mind, his understanding of Soul Beasts had probably long surpassed Yu Xiaogang's. Why would he need Yu Xiaogang to teach him?

Lin Yuan shook his head. "That will not be necessary. I can study that knowledge myself. Besides, with my talent, once I reach Level Twenty, the Dean will naturally take me to Hunt suitable Soul Beasts."

"I won't trouble Master with it. You should focus on teaching Tang San properly instead."

To stop Yu Xiaogang from bothering him again, Lin Yuan said, "Master, how about this? If Tang San can defeat me under your guidance, that will prove you have some Real skill. Then it would not be impossible for me to take you as my master."

"All right, Xiao Wu. Let's go cultivate after breakfast."

Lin Yuan naturally took Xiao Wu's soft little hand and was about to leave.

"Stop!"

At that moment, Tang San, who had remained silent all this time, finally could not endure it any longer. His figure flashed, and he blocked Lin Yuan's path.

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