Otherwise, what would the Soul Master Tournament champion have to do with Spirit Hall?
"Ziyuan, what do you think of Grandma's proposal from earlier? Would you like to come take a look at Grandma's Skywater Academy?"
After seeing just how talented Yang Ziyuan was, Shui Wuyue could hardly wait to bring him into her academy.
"I can't just yet. I still have a lot to learn about Soul Masters, and there are other things I need to take care of. Besides, I don't think Grandpa would agree, so..."
"I see! Then I'll talk it over with that old rascal Yang Wuhui once he gets back!"
There wasn't much Shui Wuyue could do.
Although she really wanted Yang Ziyuan to enroll at Skywater Academy, she didn't want to force him.
After all, Yang Ziyuan was her own grandson!
Meanwhile, seeing that Yang Ziyuan hadn't agreed, Yang Tianyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness! If she ran off with his son, how could he face the old man when he got back?
Just then, Yang Ziyuan suddenly thought of something.
He immediately walked over to the Evil Spirit Orca's corpse.
"Son, what are you doing?"
"I'm checking to see if it dropped a Soul Bone!"
A short while later, Yang Ziyuan stood before the Evil Spirit Orca's corpse, looking disappointed.
"Son, Soul Bones are something you can only hope to find by chance. Besides, with this Evil Spirit Orca's cultivation, it could only give you a Soul Bone that's seven or eight hundred years old at most. That wouldn't be much use to you. If you really want a Soul Bone, once you reach Soul Emperor, you can choose a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone from the family treasury!"
"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone? We have one of those?"
"Of course! Our family is a Soul Douluo force, after all. We have a few Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. They're not very high quality, though—only twenty or thirty thousand years old."
Hearing that, Yang Ziyuan lost interest.
Then he summoned the Black Hole.
The Evil Spirit Orca's corpse was swallowed up in an instant!
At the same time, a vast, pure energy surged into Yang Ziyuan's body.
"My physical strength and mental power have both increased quite a bit!"
Noticing the changes in himself, Yang Ziyuan forgot all about his disappointment over not getting a Soul Bone.
Meanwhile, Shui Wuyue and Yang Tianyu frowned.
"Ziyuan, you'd better not make a habit of devouring Soul Beasts. If you do, be careful not to let anyone find out. Otherwise, people will mistake you for an Evil Soul Master!"
At Shui Wuyue's warning, Yang Ziyuan nodded to show he understood.
Then, with Yang Tianyu's help, he absorbed the Soul Ring of the other Evil Spirit Orca in the same way.
"Son, how did it go? What do your two Soul Skills do?"
"Uh, they're pretty good. My first Soul Skill is called Abyssal Demon Prison. It's an illusion-type Soul Skill! It pulls the target into the Abyssal Illusion, where they have to fight another version of themselves. If they lose, their soul will disappear!"
"An illusion-type Soul Skill? And it's that powerful?"
Yang Tianyu couldn't help exclaiming.
Although he'd never encountered an illusion-type Soul Skill, he'd heard his father, Yang Wuhui, say that Soul Masters with this kind of ability were extremely difficult to deal with.
He hadn't believed it at all before. Now, though, he had no choice but to believe it!
"But the Evil Spirit Orca doesn't have a Mental Attribute. How did it give you an illusion-type Soul Skill?"
"I don't know. Maybe it's because of my Martial Soul!"
Yang Ziyuan was just as puzzled about why he'd gained an illusion-type Soul Skill from the Evil Spirit Orca.
He could only attribute it to his Black Hole Martial Soul.
Shui Wuyue, meanwhile, wore a solemn expression, as if deep in thought.
"Ziyuan, a Soul Skill this powerful must have some kind of limitation, right?"
"It doesn't, but it uses a lot of Soul Power. With my current level of twenty-five, I can only use it seven or eight times before I run out."
"Seven or eight times?"
At that, Shui Wuyue couldn't help rolling her eyes.
But this kid could use it seven or eight times in a row?
Of course, this kind of Soul Skill was easy to counter: all you had to do was have greater mental power than the person using it.
Still, considering how this little guy devoured things, she could hardly imagine how powerful his mental strength might become in the future!
"Ziyuan, what about your second Soul Skill?"
"Oh, my second Soul Skill is called Destruction Demon Light. It's an area-of-effect Soul Skill. Once I use it, any enemy struck by the demon light will be hurt. And the damage can't be healed; it can only be removed by expending a large amount of Soul Power. Otherwise, the light will keep absorbing the target's Soul Power!"
After Yang Ziyuan explained, Yang Tianyu clicked his tongue. "Tsk, tsk! That's way too overpowered!"
"It certainly is."
Shui Wuyue nodded in wholehearted agreement.
Now she finally understood why Yang Ziyuan had been chosen by a god.
The boy wasn't only extraordinarily talented—his luck was incredible, too!
If someone like him wasn't chosen as a successor, what had she been doing with all those years of her life?
"Ziyuan, now that you've obtained your Soul Rings, Grandma will head back. I'll come see you again after your grandfather returns!"
Shocked by what she'd seen, Shui Wuyue didn't want to stay any longer.
After all, no one knew what Yang Ziyuan might do next to astonish her.
"Take care, Grandma!"
Yang Ziyuan didn't try to stop Shui Wuyue from leaving.
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm.
"Destruction, don't you think you've gone too far?"
In a magnificent palace, a stunning woman in luxurious green robes confronted a man dressed in black.
She was the Goddess of Life!
Standing before her was the God of Destruction—the deity who had chosen Yang Ziyuan!
"What do you mean, too far?"
"Don't play innocent! If it weren't for you, would that child's Soul Skills have turned out like this?"
The God of Destruction awkwardly rubbed his nose.
"Life, I finally found a suitable successor. What's wrong with giving him a little help?"
"I don't care! If Asura finds out, you can explain it to him yourself!"
"Then I'll explain it! Besides, once my Scepter of Destruction is repaired, it's anyone's guess who'll be the strongest in the Divine Realm!"
One month later, at the Breaking Clan's estate in the Star Luo Empire.
"C-Clan Leader, that person..."
Looking at the clan member who had rushed in to deliver the report, Yang Wudi's face darkened with anger.
"Stop flailing around like that! Take your time and tell me clearly!"
"Clan Leader, Yang Wuhui is back!"
"What?!! My granduncle is back?"
At that, Yang Wudi immediately jumped to his feet and hurried outside.
Before long, he finally saw his long-awaited granduncle, Yang Wuhui!
As soon as he saw his granduncle, Yang Wudi rushed over.
"Granduncle, you're finally back!"
"Mm."
Yang Wudi wasn't annoyed when Yang Wuhui answered in a lukewarm tone.
"Granduncle, where have you been all these years? We've been worried sick! Do you know what the Breaking Clan went through while you were away?"
"Enough, enough! There's no need to bring that up. I came back because I have something to discuss with you!"
Seeing that his granduncle didn't seem willing to talk about it, Yang Wudi decided not to press him any further.
"Then let's go inside and talk, Granduncle."
"Mm."
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