Refining the Sea God Soul

Autumn brought heavy dew.

Dew hung from the flowers and grass beneath the forest shade, left behind by last night's drop in temperature.

A pink butterfly frolicked among the flowers and grass.

Creak~

The wooden cabin door opened, and Shen Tianyu walked out.

On the bed inside, Qian Renxue's brows were tightly furrowed. She had only just fallen asleep.

"Martial Soul cultivation is far too deeply ingrained in Douluo Continent."

Shen Tianyu could not help but sigh.

When he had taught Qian Renxue cultivation yesterday, the young woman had resisted fiercely.

After all, Martial Souls had been passed down across Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years and had long taken root in people's hearts.

Only that evening had she reluctantly accepted the methods of Immortal Cultivation and learned the rudiments of the Mandarin Ducks Playing in Water Scripture.

Following the principle that strict teachers produce outstanding students, Shen Tianyu had demanded a great deal. Not a single step in cultivation could tolerate even the slightest mistake.

After all, Immortal Cultivation was an act against the heavens. The slightest carelessness could lead to Qi Deviation.

His high standards were also for Qian Renxue's own good.

They cultivated without pause until dawn approached. Qian Renxue had been so exhausted that she fell asleep, and only then did the session end.

After all, she was merely a young woman in her early twenties and did not understand the hardships of cultivation. Shen Tianyu did not blame her.

After tucking her in, he left the room.

After a night of instruction, the gains had been meager.

If he wanted to promote the methods of Immortal Cultivation on a large scale, he would have to take it step by step!

"Still, it isn't as though I gained nothing!"

Looking inward at his Dantian, he saw that another Golden Pattern had appeared on the smooth, lustrous Golden Core.

Their first Dual Cultivation session had yielded decent results for Shen Tianyu.

"This is only the Mandarin Ducks Playing in Water Scripture. If I cultivate a more profound technique, the improvement should be even faster."

With that thought, he turned to look at the sleeping Qian Renxue.

"Forget it. I'll lay a solid foundation first before attempting anything profound. Cultivation has to be done step by step."

Closing the door behind him, Shen Tianyu walked through the air and arrived above the ruins of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

Spiritual energy entered the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch, and all the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures he had acquired in Heaven Dou City fell to the ground.

The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art circulated. One Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure after another entered his stomach, turning into pure source energy that merged into his Golden Core.

The elusive spiritual energy between heaven and earth silently gathered above the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, forming a vortex.

Time slipped away, and noon arrived in the blink of an eye.

The mountain-like pile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had already been completely absorbed.

"The third Golden Pattern is only half-formed."

He frowned. This speed was far too slow.

"Let's try the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud!"

He reached into the Ruyi Hundred Treasures Pouch and took out the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which emitted a crystalline blue radiance.

He sat cross-legged and placed it by his feet, immediately enveloping it in spiritual energy.

The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art circulated once more, and energy fluctuations came from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

The instant his spiritual energy entered it, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud reacted.

A strand of Divine Sense was released, fiercely repelling Shen Tianyu's spiritual energy.

"Hmm?"

"A mere remnant thought from a strand of the Sea God Soul dares act so arrogantly before Young Master? Watch me refine you!"

Annoyed, he unleashed his spiritual energy in full.

Pushing the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art to its limit, he directly suppressed that remnant fragment of soul.

Pure energy flowed out from it and was absorbed into Shen Tianyu's body.

The suppressed remnant thought of the Sea God Soul clearly had not given up resisting.

The immense power stored within the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was mobilized in an instant and rushed toward the spiritual energy.

"Heh! You've got some nerve!"

He slammed a palm down onto the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud boomed, and faint cracks appeared across the four faces of its three-dimensional triangular form.

So-called divine artifacts were still far too fragile before Shen Tianyu.

That palm strike enraged the remnant soul sealed within.

Boom!

Divine Sense erupted, and crystalline blue light shot forth.

A tall, indistinct figure abruptly appeared overhead.

The figure wore armor and held a trident.

With every movement, an energy surpassing Soul Power flowed through the surrounding space.

The instant the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul descended, every Spirit Beast in Sunset Forest prostrated itself on the ground.

An immense divine pressure descended upon Shen Tianyu.

"Human, how dare you disrespect This God!"

A majestic voice rang out. The Sound Wave seemed to carry a spiritual force that charged straight toward Shen Tianyu's mind.

"Hehe!"

With a cold laugh, his Divine Sense and Spiritual Power directly rebounded it.

The remnant thought of the Sea God Soul froze, then spoke again.

"Human, considering the difficulty of your cultivation, if you merely send the Heart of the Sea God to Sea God Island, This God shall spare you for your grave disrespect."

"You're really putting on quite a show, damn it!"

He abruptly rose to his feet. Spiritual energy exploded forth, directly confronting the Sea God's remaining divine power.

"Don't mention that you're only a remnant thought from a strand of the Sea God Soul. Even if the Asura God came in person, Young Master could cripple him with ease!"

Boom!

He pointed toward the sky, and a force more terrifying than divine power erupted in an instant, enveloping the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul.

"Stop putting on that lofty attitude before Young Master. Today, I'll refine you first. If the Sea God has the guts, come down to this realm and find Young Master!"

Three Thousand Great Daos!

Great Devouring Technique!

Boom!

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered, becoming like a bottomless black hole that sucked the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul into an abyss.

The remnant thought of the Sea God Soul immediately panicked and activated divine power in an attempt to resist.

"Behave yourself for Young Master!"

His palm formed a seal and pressed downward, bringing an unprecedented pressure down upon it.

The remnant thought of the Sea God Soul grew frightened, trembling as it stared at the hand seal Shen Tianyu had formed.

The power within that hand seal was terrifying.

From the moment he formed the seal, the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul discovered that all surrounding Qi Mechanisms had been cut off. He had no way to retreat.

"Three Thousand Great Daos—Great Immobilization Technique!"

The hand seal descended, and the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul could not move in the slightest.

"Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art!"

Combined with the Great Devouring Technique, the remnant thought of the Sea God Soul rapidly dissipated, turning into pure source energy that poured into Shen Tianyu's Dantian.

Inside the wooden cabin, a ray of warm sunlight fell onto the bedside.

Qian Renxue frowned and groggily opened her eyes.

She propped up her delicate body with both arms and sat up. Her Golden Silk Dress hung from the bedpost.

Hugging her long legs, her snow-white skin was so tender it seemed ready to break at a touch.

"Bastard!"

Her angry cry was filled with rage, and hatred surged within her heart.

She punched the bedside with considerable force, making the bed covered in white bedding shake and rise.

An unusual touch at her fingertips traveled to her mind.

Turning her eyes aside, she saw an ancient book.

"Emperor-grade, Butterfly Flower Stamen Art!"

When Shen Tianyu had taught Qian Renxue cultivation the previous night, he had learned of her constitution.

He had specifically selected this cultivation technique from the Supreme Sacred Yin Yang Canon, one suited to Qian Renxue.

Driven by curiosity, Qian Renxue opened the Butterfly Flower Stamen Art.

The cultivation methods entered her sight. Every move and technique was explained in detail, complete with illustrations for understanding.

"Womanizer!"

Remembering last night's cultivation, Qian Renxue was filled with resentment.

Shen Tianyu was truly too crude.

He was extremely strict when teaching cultivation. Every move and technique had to be executed perfectly.

As a result, Qian Renxue found learning unbearably painful.

Closing the Butterfly Flower Stamen Art, Qian Renxue mobilized the Soul Power within her body, and an astonished expression appeared on her face.

"My Soul Power has risen to level 59!"

Before meeting Shen Tianyu, Qian Renxue had only just entered level 58.

After cultivating the Mandarin Ducks Playing in Water Scripture for one night, her Soul Power had actually risen by an entire level.

"No! There is also a strange strand of power!"

Within her meridians, a power different from Soul Power circulated through her body.

"He left it behind!"

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth. Just then, a massive energy fluctuation swept past.

Through the window, she could see that in the direction of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, an energy entirely different from Soul Power was circulating—the very same energy within her body.

"He must be there!"

She angrily got out of bed and put on her Golden Silk Dress.

"Shen Tianyu, I'm going to kill you!"

She slammed the door open and rushed out. Warm sunlight shone onto the bed, where a streak of bright red, like blood upon snow, was especially glaring.