Bibi Dong's Shock! Li Yifei's Little Trick for Leveling Up

He took another step and headed deeper into the forest.

There truly were not many high-level Soul Beasts in Sunset Forest. Li Yifei searched for a while before finding one whose cultivation was close to twenty thousand years.

Dealing with it took only an instant as well.

Li Yifei sat cross-legged and absorbed the black Soul Ring.

Vast Soul Power surged into his body, rapidly assimilated and absorbed.

A moment later, he opened his eyes.

Then, he took out the God-bestowed Soul Ring he had received as a Group Manager reward from the system space.

With a thought.

[Use the God-bestowed Soul Ring (Upgraded Version) to replace the current second Soul Ring?]

Confirm.

The golden God-bestowed Soul Ring emerged and slowly descended, overlapping with the black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring he had just absorbed.

The black Soul Ring melted away like ice and snow.

In its place was the golden Soul Ring, shining with sacred light.

Another immense and pure surge of Soul Power appeared out of nowhere and flowed into every limb and bone in Li Yifei's body.

Li Yifei carefully sensed the changes within himself.

Just as he had expected.

First, absorb an ordinary Soul Ring to gain one Soul Power Boost.

Then replace it with a God-bestowed Soul Ring to gain another Soul Power Boost.

It was equivalent to getting the Soul Ring's energy for free.

Though this bit of energy was insignificant to him, it was an enormous benefit for everyone else in the group.

He opened the Chat Group and directly tagged Shui Bing'er.

[Li Yifei: @Little Ice Cube, once your level is high enough, you can first absorb a Soul Ring from an ordinary Soul Beast, then replace it with a God-bestowed Soul Ring. That lets you gain the Soul Power from absorbing a Soul Ring twice.]

The moment the message was sent, the group fell silent.

A moment later, Shui Bing'er's message popped up.

[Little Ice Cube: Thank you, Brother Yifei.]

Immediately afterward, the entire Chat Group exploded.

[World's Number One Princess: !!! You can do that?!]

[A Little Goose: Oh my god, isn't that just a double EXP card?]

[Little Fox Demon: Th-this is practically cheating!]

[Bunny Is So Cute: Brother Yifei is amazing! He even knows a method like this!]

[Is Jade Not Jade: Tsk tsk, divine-level play. Learned something.]

Bibi Dong sat in the carriage, looking at the message. Even her usually calm face revealed a trace of shock.

It could be done like this?

Meanwhile, Dugu Yan had also finished absorbing her Soul Ring.

She rose to her feet, feeling the Soul Power within her soar to level forty-five, along with her brand-new Ten Thousand Year soul skill. Uncontrollable joy filled her face.

She ran over to Li Yifei, about to say something, when she saw two golden Soul Rings rise beneath his feet.

"Two... God-bestowed Soul Rings?"

Dugu Yan's cry of surprise caught in her throat. She stared blankly at the two brilliant halos beneath Li Yifei's feet, unable to stop herself from thinking.

Could Brother Yifei be planning to use God-bestowed Soul Rings for all the Soul Rings of both Martial Souls?

Li Yifei ignored her shock. He was merely sensing the Soul Power that had once again poured into his body after replacing the Soul Ring.

Good. The method worked.

He turned around and left Dugu Yan with a single sentence.

"Wait here for me."

Before his words had even faded, his figure had vanished into the depths of the forest.

Dugu Yan stood where she was, taking a long while to recover her senses.

Not long afterward, two brief, muffled booms came from deep within the forest, and then everything returned to silence.

A moment later, Li Yifei appeared again.

He sat cross-legged, with a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring floating before him.

Absorption complete.

He opened his eyes and, without the slightest pause, took out the God-bestowed Soul Ring that belonged to the Group Leader reward from the system space.

He confirmed it with a thought.

[Use the God-bestowed Soul Ring (Upgraded Version) to replace the current fourth Soul Ring?]

Confirm.

Golden light appeared again. The black Soul Ring he had just absorbed instantly melted away, replaced by a third dazzling golden Soul Ring.

Another surge of Soul Power came into being from nothing and flooded into his body.

Li Yifei slowly rose to his feet, feeling the power surging through him.

Level forty-nine.

His first, second, and fourth Soul Rings were all million-year Soul Rings.

Only his third Soul Ring had to be temporarily filled by a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring because he did not have enough God-bestowed Soul Rings.

He still had three unused Soul Power Boosts. Using them would directly raise him to level seventy-nine.

It had only been the second day since he awakened his Martial Soul.

This speed was acceptable.

As his Soul Power reached this level, he could finally barely sense that the increase in Soul Power had produced a faint benefit to his immense spiritual power.

Though that trace of improvement was barely worth mentioning to him, it proved one thing.

Soul Power could indeed nourish spiritual power.

This path was viable.

He walked over to Dugu Yan, who was still standing there in a daze, stretched out an arm, and pulled her into his embrace again.

"Let's go."

"Ah? Oh..."

Dugu Yan stiffened when he picked her up, then instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

A streak of light shot into the sky, flying toward the residence on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.

By the time the two returned to Dugu Bo's residence, night had fully fallen.

The residence was completely quiet, without a single light on.

"Grandpa still isn't back?" Dugu Yan asked in confusion.

Li Yifei landed steadily while holding her, then let go.

He entered the main hall and spotted a note on the table.

"I've gone to the Star Luo Empire to have a good exchange with some 'old friends'! I'll be away for a while."

The handwriting was bold and flowing, carrying a carefree air.

Dugu Yan leaned over to take a look, and her cheeks instantly flushed red.

Of course she knew that her grandfather had no "old friends" in the Star Luo Empire.

He was clearly deliberately creating an opportunity for them to be alone together!

A lone man and woman, sharing a room...

Dugu Yan's heartbeat began to quicken. She secretly raised her eyes to glance at the man beside her, her heart filled with bashful anticipation.

Yet Li Yifei merely set the note down calmly.

"I have something to do tonight. I need to go out."

The blush on Dugu Yan's face instantly faded, and her anticipation turned into stunned disbelief.

"Something to do?"

"Mm."

Li Yifei answered without further explanation, then turned and headed for the door.

Dugu Yan unconsciously followed him for two steps. Watching his unhesitating back, she opened her mouth but could not say a single word.

He walked into the courtyard, bent his legs slightly, and shot into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he became a black speck and disappeared into the deep night.

Dugu Yan stood there blankly, looking up at the empty night sky.

It felt as if something were lodged in her heart, leaving it sour and bitter.

Grandpa had worked so hard to create this opportunity...

And he just... left?

Heaven Dou City, the Crown Prince's East Palace, inside the bedchamber.

All the maids and guards, even the two Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall who usually hid in the shadows and were responsible for her personal protection, had been dismissed.

Only one person remained in the vast bedchamber.

Qian Renxue.

She stood before a full-length mirror, no longer wearing the magnificent court robes that symbolized her status as the Crown Prince.

Instead, she wore a sacred Gilded Long Dress.