Shocking Wang Dong, Reward: 1 Mysterious Water Pill! Refining the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Soul Power Breaks Through to Level 14!

Dai Yu was delighted.

As expected, as long as he displayed enough dominance and suppressive power, the system would give him rewards.

Even if his opponent was just an insignificant passerby with no background, "crushing someone above one's level" was itself the ultimate display of superiority.

Helping was good. He just had to help.

Dai Yu realized that whenever Huo Yuhao was in trouble, he could help him.

That would most likely increase his chances of triggering the system's suppression.

Was this the Son of the Plane in this era?

Dai Yu turned around and looked at Huo Yuhao, sighing inwardly.

"Yuhao, did you see that clearly?

This was Shrek.

That idiot had three Soul Rings, but his foundation was unstable and his combat awareness was terrible. He only knew how to rely on brute force.

Before a true powerhouse, a Soul Elder like that was nothing more than a living target."

Dai Yu walked up to Huo Yuhao and patted him on the shoulder.

"Although your Spiritual Eye Martial Soul isn't very strong in combat during the early stages, you have an innate advantage on the mental level.

Add to that the combat skills I taught you and that dagger.

If you had dared to fight for your life just now, using Spiritual Shock to interfere with him before stabbing his vitals with the White Tiger Dagger, you might not have been the one to lose."

Huo Yuhao nodded thoughtfully. The timidity in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a trace of determination.

"I understand, Yu Ge!

I definitely won't cower anymore!"

"Good. That's more like it."

Dai Yu nodded in satisfaction.

"I'm heading back first. That arrogant little roommate is probably still sulking."

Dai Yu waved his hand and turned to leave Dorm 109.

Back in Dorm 108.

Wang Dong was still wrapped in her quilt, curled up on the bed like a silkworm, without moving at all.

But the faint rise and fall of the quilt showed that the little girl clearly wasn't asleep yet.

Dai Yu glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curling into a mischievous smile.

He didn't disturb Wang Dong. Instead, he went straight to his own bed and sat down cross-legged.

"System, inspect my current status."

[Host: Dai Yu]

[Martial Soul: Sacred Beast White Tiger (Extreme Gold, Slaughter Attribute)]

[Soul Power: Level 12 (Soul Master)]

[Spiritual Power: Level 19 (Soul Master)]

(Spiritual power realms differ in almost every version. This one follows Douluo II and corresponds to the soul power realms.)

[Soul Ring: 500 years (First Soul Ring)]

[Soul Skill: Town Mountain Guard Heart (First Soul Skill)]

[Current bound suppression target: Zhang Lexuan]

[Attribute Points: None]

Town Mountain Guard Heart (defense + resistance enhancement), Soul Skill Effect:

A phantom of the Sacred Beast White Tiger appears around the body, while White Tiger Sacred Armor covers the entire body.

Greatly increases defense, physical resistance, and Soul Power resilience.

Immune to some mental shocks and pressure.

When attacked, it reflects a small amount of damage.

Positioning: stable defensive enhancement, suitable for taking attacks head-on and protecting teammates.

"Attribute points are good stuff. Whether it's improving my physique or increasing my Spiritual Power, they're indispensable."

"Right now, Zhang Lexuan is my only 'long-term meal ticket.' Later, I'll have to spend more time wandering around Shrek and see if I can bind a few more long-term meal tickets."

Dai Yu thought to himself.

Just like when he had previously bound Huo Yuhao and obtained the system's suppression rewards: the Million-Year Sacred Beast White Tiger's Sacrifice and Yao Lao's Remnant Soul as his protector.

That had been a one-time deal.

If he wanted to bind Huo Yuhao again and obtain another system suppression reward,

he would have to wait until Huo Yuhao gained a new "background."

Only then could he come back to reap the benefits.

The second option was binding someone like Zhang Lexuan, a "long-term meal ticket."

Although the quality was generally inferior to a one-time deal,

the advantage was stability.

"Wang Dong, this little fat sheep, is right in front of me. I have to find a way to make her contribute some wool too."

Dai Yu glanced at the bed opposite him.

Since Wang Dong didn't want to talk to him, he was going to make a commotion on purpose.

Dai Yu closed his eyes and began circulating the Soul Power within his body.

In an instant, an extremely sharp Geng Metal Qi spilled out from his body.

The temperature in the dormitory didn't drop. Instead, the air filled with a cutting sensation that made the skin ache.

The metallic elements in the air seemed to have received a king's summons and surged madly toward Dai Yu.

"Bzzz—"

Even the metal latch on the dormitory window began to tremble faintly under the pull of this aura.

Wang Dong, who had been wrapped in her quilt, suddenly felt an intense sense of danger.

It felt as though countless tiny blades were slicing through the air around her.

"What the hell... is he doing now?"

Wang Dong finally couldn't take it anymore. She threw off the quilt and sat up.

However, when she saw the scene on the bed opposite her, she instantly froze.

Dai Yu's entire body was shrouded in a faint platinum halo.

Behind him, the vague phantom of a gigantic white tiger with wings slowly appeared.

The white tiger threw back its head and roared, though no sound came out.

But the terrifying pressure from the depths of its bloodline made the Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul within Wang Dong tremble uncontrollably!

"What... what kind of Martial Soul is that?!"

Wang Dong's beautiful pink-and-blue eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

"A White Tiger?

But how could a White Tiger Martial Soul have wings?

And this feeling of suppression... How could it be even more terrifying than Hao... than those elders in my family?!"

[Ding! Detected that important plot character "Wang Dong" has experienced intense shock.]

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained a suppression reward: 1 Mysterious Water Pill!]

Hearing the system notification, the corners of Dai Yu's mouth lifted almost imperceptibly as he cultivated.

Heh.

You really thought I couldn't deal with you?

One Marrow Cleansing Pill and one Mysterious Water Pill.

I'm about to take off!

Dai Yu glanced at the Storage Ring on his hand.

My Old Man Yao, how much longer before you can come out?!

[Marrow Cleansing Pill: Strengthens the physique, widens the meridians, and has the best effect on cultivators below the Soul Elder realm. Guarantees at least a one-level increase in Soul Power!]

After reading its effects, Dai Yu took the Marrow Cleansing Pill out of the system space.

He swallowed it directly and began refining it.

Seeing that Dai Yu completely ignored her, Wang Dong bared her tiger teeth in anger. But she couldn't do anything about it and could only sulk.

As the Marrow Cleansing Pill entered his mouth, a warm current instantly slid down his throat and into his abdomen. It then transformed into rolling waves of heat that wildly scoured Dai Yu's limbs and bones.

If he had been an ordinary person, he would probably have cried out in pain under this domineering medicinal power.

But Dai Yu merely frowned slightly before relying on his powerful willpower to endure it.

Propelled by the medicinal power, the Soul Power within his body circulated rapidly through his meridians like a surging river.

The narrow meridians that had originally been somewhat sluggish were forcibly widened, while impurities hidden deep within his body were gradually squeezed out.

"Crack."

It seemed as though some barrier within his body had shattered.

Level 13!

The medicinal power had not yet been exhausted and continued surging fiercely.

Dai Yu guided this power, continuously tempering his body and Soul Power.

He didn't know how much time had passed before the swollen sensation gradually receded.

"Huff..."

Dai Yu exhaled a long breath of turbid air. Feeling the abundant power within his body, he nodded in satisfaction.

"Level 14."

"Breaking through two levels in a row?

That was within expectations."

After all, his foundation had been far too weak before.

Although he had received the Million-Year White Tiger's Sacrifice,

it had been like not obtaining a Soul Bone at all. It had merely evolved his Martial Soul and left behind the Million-Year origin power.

Twelve years of malnutrition and a lack of cultivation resources had left his body severely deficient.

This Marrow Cleansing Pill had not only increased his Soul Power. More importantly, it had replenished his innate deficiencies and rebuilt his foundation.

However, just as Dai Yu was immersed in the joy of his increased strength, a voice full of disdain suddenly shattered the tranquility.

"Hey!

Dai Yu!

What exactly did you do?"

Wang Dong had somehow crawled out of her quilt.

She was now pinching her nose with one hand and frantically fanning the air with the other, her beautiful little face scrunched into a ball.

"It stinks!

Did you fall into a latrine?

You've stunk up the entire dormitory!

Go wash yourself!"

Dai Yu froze at her words and lowered his head to look at his arm.

His originally fair skin was now covered in a sticky layer of black grime, giving off a nauseating sour stench.

These were the impurities expelled from his body after cleansing his marrow and bones.

"It does smell a little."

Dai Yu wasn't annoyed. He rose from the bed and stretched his slightly stiff joints, producing a series of crisp cracks.

He casually picked up the washbasin and towel beside the bed, and then—

Without any warning, he grabbed the hem of his shirt with both hands and lifted it upward.