Grandmaster, You're Pretty Strong, Aren't You? Tang San Really Had It Rough (Seven Bonus Days, One Chapter Owed)

Yu Xiaogang charged at Tang San with a massive Ice Cone.

[Tang San had been unconscious for a long time and was about to wake up.]

Ye Ying chuckled wickedly at the system's plot description.

How could Tang San be awakened by Thousand Cuts?

That felt far too mild. She had to wake up first, then be hit with Thousand Cuts.

Maximize the pain.

"Remove 'about to' for me."

[Modification successful. Removed 'about to'. Points +1. Current Points: 2259.]

[Tang San had been unconscious for a long time and had already woken up.]

With the removal of a single phrase, Tang San, who had been passed out cold, woke up at once.

"Ah, where am I?"

She turned around in confusion, and immediately saw Yu Xiaogang charging toward her with a massive Ice Cone.

"Ah!"

"Xiaogang, what are you doing?!"

Tang San suddenly cried out.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang also realized that Tang San seemed to have woken up, but by then, he could no longer hold back.

[Yu Xiaogang discovered that Tang San had woken up and instinctively wanted to slow down his running speed.]

"Change 'slow' to 'fast' for me!"

Ye Ying muttered to himself, I'll give you two another boost.

[Modification successful. Changed 'slow' to 'fast'. Points +1. Current Points: 2259.]

[Yu Xiaogang discovered that Tang San had woken up and instinctively wanted to speed up his running.]

In an instant, the veins between Yu Xiaogang's legs bulged, and the flesh that had originally hung loose now somehow functioned like muscle, doubling his speed in a flash.

"Ah!"

"Thousand Cuts!"

Tang San's eyes widened and her body tensed.

A shrill scream instantly echoed through the entire dormitory building.

"Ah!!!!"

Thousand Cuts ended.

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly tossed aside the bloodstained Ice Cone.

"Little San,"

"Little San, are you okay, Little San?"

"It's all my fault. I messed up."

"After you fainted, I wanted to use this method to wake you up. Who knew you'd wake up just as I was about to treat you?"

Tang San lay sprawled against the window without moving.

That pain was truly gut-wrenching.

Now both the front and the back hurt together.

It hurt so badly she wanted to die.

"Xiaogang, thank you so much."

Ye Ying's faint voice rang out in the dormitory.

"Grandmaster, why do I feel like you sped up after noticing Tang San had woken up?"

"Look at the floor."

"Grandmaster, your legs sure are strong."

The three of them and the weasel all looked at the spot on the floor Ye Ying was pointing at.

There, on the solid wood flooring, was a perfectly clear footprint that had been stomped into it.

Yu Xiaogang froze.

"Um... that footprint wasn't made by me, was it?"

"My body was weak to begin with, and I've lost an arm. I simply don't have that kind of strength."

Ye Ying said nothing, merely kicking over one of the shoes Yu Xiaogang had flung away.

It fit perfectly.

The scene instantly fell into an awkward silence.

Ye Ying hated awkward situations most of all.

"Since Tang San is already awake,"

"Then I'll be leaving first."

He left lightly, just as he had come lightly, without taking away a single cloud.

As for that bloodstained Ice Cone, it could slowly disappear on its own.

After all, it was merely a soul skill he had created.

Using his own martial soul was out of the question.

How disgusting.

The moment the door closed, Ye Ying heard Tang San's voice rise from inside.

"Yu Xiaogang, you deserve to die!"

"Are you getting back at me for cutting off your arm? I was saving you!"

Ye Ying shook his head.

"I didn't hear anything. I heard absolutely nothing."

Three months later, Ye Ying's Soul Power Level had reached level twenty.

He could obtain his Second Soul Ring now.

That posed a problem. Without a Second Soul Ring, there was no way for his Soul Power Level to continue rising.

But if he went out to obtain a Second Soul Ring, it would be rather dangerous.

Ye Ying rubbed his chin as he searched for a solution.

Right, he had a system. He could modify it!

Who said his Soul Power Level could not increase without obtaining a soul ring?

[Without absorbing a soul ring, Ye Ying cannot raise his Soul Power Level by continuing to cultivate soul power.]

This was still a modification related to strength.

That meant he needed to spend one hundred Points to exchange for a minor restriction-reduction modification attempt.

However, Ye Ying was not short on a few Points right now.

"Remove the second 'not' for me."

[Modification successful. The second "not" has been removed. Current Points: 2,461.]

[Without absorbing a soul ring, Ye Ying can raise his Soul Power Level by continuing to cultivate soul power.]

Once the modification was complete, the result immediately became different.

His soul power cultivation technique continued operating at high speed as he cultivated.

Satisfied.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

At last, it was the only vacation of the year.

While packing her luggage, Tang San said to Ye Ying, "Xiao Wu, vacation starts tomorrow. Are you going home?"

Tang San was still dedicated to becoming best friends with Xiao Wu, but it was clearly difficult. At present, they were merely ordinary roommates.

Xiao Wu leaned against her bed, a trace of loneliness showing in her eyes, utterly unlike her usual lively and cheerful self.

"I'm not going home. Maybe... I'll stay at the academy."

Then Tang San turned to Ye Ying.

"What about you, Ye Ying? When are you heading back? Let's go together."

After all, the two of them had come from the same village.

Ye Ying lay on his bed with one leg crossed over the other, a milk tea straw between his lips.

He was also considering whether he should go back. There was nothing much to do anyway.

If he went back, perhaps he could modify Tang San again.

"Then we'll leave tomorrow morning."

"Xiao Wu,"

Ye Ying took the initiative to invite Xiao Wu.

"Since you're not going home anyway, come back to my place with me and have a look."

"It's not far."

Xiao Wu's eyes immediately lit up.

"Sure!"

Early the next morning, the three of them and a weasel slowly left Notting City, heading toward Holy Soul Village.

Although Tang San had not learned any blacksmithing skills over the past year, she had bought a Forging Hammer to give Tang Hao when the time came.

Her Soul Power had also grown at a decent pace.

Although her Soul Rings were lacking, the Mysterious Heaven Skill truly was quite good.

Especially since Tang San possessed the uncensored version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which was vastly different from the increasingly watered-down version passed down in later generations, until it eventually became useless.

As it was passed on, the Mysterious Heaven Skill gradually changed beyond recognition.

Over the year, her Soul Power had increased by four levels, reaching level fifteen.

Meanwhile, Ye Ying's Soul Power had risen by five levels over the year, reaching level twenty-three.

He clearly had only one Soul Ring, yet his Soul Power Level had already far surpassed the norm.

"How much farther is it?"

Xiao Wu looked around as she casually asked.

Xiao Wu was naturally playful, and she really did not want to walk for long periods.

It was too tiring.

Ye Ying pointed ahead.

"We're almost there. See that mountain over there?"

"Our Holy Soul Village is at its foot."

"Have some milk tea first."

He handed Xiao Wu a cup of Papaya Milk Tea.

This one had a rather special effect.