Two Years Later (Please Bookmark and Vote)

Time passed like flowing water. Two years later.

In a modest manor west of Heaven Dou City, a handsome young man in a white robe lounged lazily in a reclining chair. His violet-blue hair flowed loosely over his shoulders, while two exquisite maids attended to him at his side.

One maid cut seasonal fruit into pieces and fed them to Shen Hanyu one by one with her jade-like fingers. Shen Hanyu accepted everything without refusal, finishing it all.

The other gently waved a bamboo fan, bringing Shen Hanyu a cool Gentle Breeze.

As for why he lived such a comfortable, decadent life, that required mentioning what he had experienced over the past two years.

After arriving in Heaven Dou City and discovering that the plot was still far from beginning, he bought a small manor in the west of the city. He bought—well, snatched—two maids from a nearby auction house and began living a leisurely life. Perhaps because his days were too comfortable, the speed of his Soul Power growth also slowed.

Almost no Major Events had happened to him over the past two years. Heaven Dou City had good public security, so there was no need for him to act. The city was practically filled with nobles and their children, with no particularly outstanding geniuses.

Shen Hanyu had originally planned to visit the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but after thinking it over, he decided to wait until he broke through to Soul King before going.

After all, he was confident he could persuade Dugu Bo and successfully forge a friendship with that Old Bastard.

Those who started with powerful backgrounds could simply conquer others through force. A half-grassroots starter like him could only rely on wit...

Moreover, he held no ill will or negative opinion toward Dugu Bo. Although the man was vicious by nature and cold-hearted, once he became a friend, he was completely trustworthy.

His loyal, grateful nature made him rather likable.

Most importantly, Shen Hanyu could not beat Dugu Bo right now...

Speaking of it only brought tears...

Although he had diligently cultivated for nearly two years and reached level forty-nine, he truly had no confidence when facing a Titled Douluo who had mastered poison to perfection.

His cultivation speed might have been rather overpowered, but he was not one of those transmigrators with systems—those freaks who had Soul Kings taking down Titled Douluo and Titled Douluo taking down God Kings. That was terrifying, wasn't it...

The leisurely afternoon soon passed. Shen Hanyu yawned, pinched the maid feeding him fruit, Xiao Yue, making her blush shyly. Only then did he laugh heartily and leave the manor. He could feel it: at the earliest tonight, and at the latest within three days, he would break through to Soul King and become the youngest Soul King in history!

A thirteen-year-old Soul King was about to be born!

Two days later.

Shen Hanyu appeared in Sunset Forest. After two years, he had grown taller again and now stood at least a little over 1.8 meters. Any taller would be inconvenient, while 1.7 meters seemed a little short. 1.8 meters was just right...

Due to large-scale hunting, high-level Soul Beasts were rarely seen in Sunset Forest. Most were ordinary, unremarkable Soul Beasts with generally low cultivation, all staying below Ten Thousand Years.

Shen Hanyu did not know the exact direction and could only rely on his intuition as he headed forward. Sunset Forest was not large to begin with, so as long as he was patient, he would eventually find it.

Along the way, aside from casually killing several thousand-year Soul Beasts that had come looking for trouble, Shen Hanyu encountered almost no Powerful Soul Beasts.

As he passed a small stream, an enormous black-purple spiderweb descended from above. Shen Hanyu reacted swiftly, twirling the Cold Sky Spear before directly tearing apart the tough web.

Shen Hanyu frowned and looked upward, but he found nothing unusual, as though nothing had happened. Yet the strange stench in the air clearly told him that something was definitely watching him here.

His Mental Power swept across the surroundings, and Shen Hanyu's frown suddenly eased. Then, the spear in his hand transformed into a Flowing Light and viciously stabbed into the ground not far away. Purple blood gushed out, followed by a piercing roar from underground. A massive figure burst from the earth, knocking the Cold Sky Spear embedded in its back loose and sending it flying back into Shen Hanyu's hand.

"Oh? A Ten Thousand Years Cave Spider? Finally, something decent."

Shen Hanyu curled his lip. Then a chilling aura spread from the blade of the Cold Sky Spear as it viciously stabbed toward the Cave Spider.

Cave Spiders and Man Faced Demon Spiders were both kings among spider-type Soul Beasts. Not only were they powerful themselves, but their venom was also extremely troublesome, especially that of the Man Faced Demon Spider. Furthermore, both types were highly intelligent and exceptionally skilled at concealment and ambushes. They were a clan of Soul Beasts with absolutely no sense of fair play.

The Cold Sky Spear traced a graceful arc through the air. Its slender shaft was as elegant as cold jade, while its crystal-white blade was incomparably sharp and radiated icy Killing Intent.

The Ten Thousand Years Cave Spider was not particularly large. Compared to a Man Faced Demon Spider, it was already quite small, but it excelled in agility. With the superior vision of its many eyes and the swift judgments of its brain, it actually dodged several attacks from the Cold Sky Spear.

Shen Hanyu was not worried in the slightest. He had put considerable force into that previous strike, and the Cold Sky Spear's icy Killing Intent had long since entered the Cave Spider's internal organs. If this continued, only the Cave Spider would die. Even if it were at full strength, Shen Hanyu could still handle it with some effort.

Sure enough, as time slowly passed, the Cave Spider's originally savage Killing Intent had nearly faded away. Its once-impressive speed slowed, and it looked utterly drained.

Shen Hanyu sneered as his Second Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet.

"Second Soul Skill! Ice Flame!"

A Soul Skill produced by the two-thousand-seven-hundred-year Ice Flame Dragon! Once activated, his strength and attack power surged by one hundred percent. At the same time, the Cold Sky Spear gained flames from the Ice Flame Dragon—a special ultra-low-temperature flame with extreme adhesion. The Soul Skill could last for two and a half minutes, while the flames, unless removed through special means, would continuously draw Soul Power from the host to burn.

With one thrust, the Ten Thousand Years Cave Spider perished!

As blue flames slowly began to burn, Shen Hanyu was just about to leave when he suddenly froze.

He quickly pried open the Cave Spider's head, revealing a skull bone that shone with black-purple radiance!

"Fuck! Why did it have to be a skull bone? And with your attributes, who the hell am I supposed to give this to?"

Shen Hanyu did not know whether to call himself lucky or unlucky. Including the Right Leg Bone in his Soul Tool that he had forgotten to give his Sister, he now had two top-tier Ten Thousand Years Soul Bones on him...

But this skull bone came from a Cave Spider. The attached skill would most likely be one of the Cave Spider's two innate abilities: concealment or Spiderweb Prison...

Those two skills were quite suitable for control-type Soul Masters, but for an assault-type Soul Master, absorbing one would be rather useless...

After thinking it over, Shen Hanyu looked at the intact skull bone before him and made a decision that defied his ancestors. It could just gather dust in his Soul Tool...

If it really came down to it, he would have Dugu Bo marry his Granddaughter off to him, then give this Soul Bone to Dugu Yan.

Of course, if Dugu Bo could offer an appropriate price, Shen Hanyu naturally would not let this Soul Bone rot in his hands.

As for giving it away for free? Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

As for immortal herbs... Ahem, Dugu Bo did not know what those things were for anyway. He would leave two plants for the grandfather and granddaughter when the time came. Otherwise, it would be a little too unreasonable...

Shen "Great Good Man" "Handsome Guy" "Saintly Father" Hanyu, online!