In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
After Guangyu Douluo carried Ye Que back to the academy, he had been placed in the infirmary to recuperate for several days. At last, he had recovered, and aside from his bones and meridians not having fully healed, he was almost completely out of danger.
By the time Ye Que woke up, his meridians and injuries had already recovered.
To his surprise, he found that his compatibility with Angel Six Wings had become even greater.
It was as if the fusion between his body and Martial Soul had grown more perfect.
Now, he could easily control even the cut-down version of Ten Thousand Feet in One Line.
Soon, Ye Que discovered something else: Soul Power circulated faster, and he absorbed it more than twice as quickly as before. It seemed that the slow cultivation speed of an Ultimate Martial Soul could be remedied by breaking through before rebuilding.
Everything was great, except that it was a little life-draining. The slightest slip could easily get him killed.
With Du Busi's guidance, Ye Que finally understood why Body Martial Souls were so powerful.
Even Angel Six Wings could become a part of the body.
So... what if Angel Six Wings could be disassembled? Wouldn't that mean he had gained a Self-Created Soul Skill for his Body Martial Soul?
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than Ye Que abruptly sat upright. He glanced around the empty infirmary, and in the blink of an eye, completed his Angel Six Wings possession.
Then Ye Que closed his eyes, made Angel Six Wings point straight ahead, and shouted, "Disassemble! Go!"
Angel Six Wings shuddered at the command, but didn't detach from Ye Que's body.
Ye Que sighed. "Looks like I was still too naive. Self-Created Soul Skills aren't that easy to make. Still, I can try that breaking-through-before-rebuilding method a few more times."
While he was grumbling, the morning classes at Zhengtian Academy had already ended.
The infirmary door swung open, and Yu Mengdi entered with Guangyu Douluo.
"Young Master, are you all right?" Yu Mengdi asked with concern.
Ye Que smiled faintly. "Do I look like something's wrong? Right now, I feel like I could punch ten Evil Soul Masters to death."
Yu Mengdi burst out laughing. She took a waxberry from her pocket and popped it into his mouth, grinning. "A few days ago, you were on death's door. Now that you're better, you're showing off. If you're fine, have a sour plum."
Ye Que chewed a few times and found it wasn't bad. It cleared his head—but damn, it was sour...
He'd never eat this thing again.
Yu Mengdi laughed at his reaction.
Guangyu Douluo patted Ye Que on the shoulder. "Young Master, you should rest and recover for now."
Ye Que nodded. "I'm going into seclusion for a while. I plan to comprehend something that might help me a lot."
Guangyu and Yu Mengdi heartily agreed and encouraged Ye Que.
Then Guangyu Douluo left with Yu Mengdi.
Ye Que looked at Ye Wuqing and the others, training hard outside the infirmary, and took a deep breath.
Time to go into seclusion and consolidate my gains!
He refused to believe there was no way to make Angel Six Wings disassemble and attack.
Hard training, then more hard training...
In the days that followed, Ye Que left the infirmary and often trained alone in the academy's back mountain. Passing students would occasionally hear strange sounds.
"Open!"
"Open for me!"
"Join!"
"Disassemble! Disassemble, damn it! Hurry up and disassemble..."
For two months, the students in the back mountain of Zhengtian Academy heard those near-mad cries.
One morning, Ye Que's laughter rang out across the area.
"I did it!"
"I finally did it! Hahaha..."
Guangyu Douluo, Dragon Subduing Douluo, and the dean, Qiangu Zhentian, hurried over at once. What they saw left them utterly dumbfounded.
Angel Six Wings had actually been disassembled!
How was that possible?!
Since ancient times, no Angel Soul Master had ever tried to disassemble Angel Six Wings and turn its wings into a means of attack.
But Ye Que had done it.
Guangyu Douluo also noticed, to his surprise, that the Young Master's Soul Power had broken through to level 48 during his relentless training.
"Young Master, how did you do it?" Dragon Subduing Douluo couldn't help asking.
Ye Que grinned. He raised a hand and summoned Angel Six Wings, transforming it into a small hexagram. "My Martial Soul is also a part of my body. I just need to control it freely. I've also comprehended a Self-Created Soul Skill. Why don't you give it a try, Senior?"
Dragon Subduing Douluo raised an eyebrow, intrigued. He held the Coiling Dragon Staff across his body and beckoned Ye Que to give it his all.
He was a mighty level-97 Super Douluo with a Silver Dragon soul. Who could possibly hurt him?
In the next moment, Ye Que joined his fingers like a sword and shouted at Dragon Subduing Douluo, "Angel Six Wings, seal everything!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Six golden streaks of light shot out and, almost instantly, formed an Angel Ring above Dragon Subduing Douluo's head.
Dragon Subduing Douluo felt no threat at all. But just as he tried to use his Soul Power, he realized it had been sealed—and he couldn't use his control over the elements, either.
"It's a Self-Created Soul Skill that excels at control!" Guangyu Douluo exclaimed.
Two seconds later, Dragon Subduing Douluo broke free of the restraint. "Now that's a pleasant surprise. It can catch an opponent off guard and make them suffer a serious setback. Is there a time limit?"
Ye Que took out a Milk Bottle to replenish his Soul Power as he answered, "The seal disappears when my Soul Power runs out. Since Angel Six Wings is a part of my body, it can seal even a Titled Douluo for two seconds. Against someone of the same rank, I don't think sealing them for a minute would be difficult."
Dragon Subduing Douluo and Guangyu Douluo were delighted to hear that.
Two seconds!
It could seal an opponent for two seconds—and someone of the same rank for a whole minute.
What an incredible Soul Skill!
In a life-or-death battle, two seconds was enough time to do a lot.
Guangyu Douluo smiled. "What an impressive Self-Created Soul Skill. It'll be a tremendous help when you hunt down Evil Soul Masters in the future. It seems you gained a great deal from your seclusion."
Ye Que grasped the Divine Sword at his waist and sighed. "It's a shame I haven't heard a peep about any Evil Soul Masters lately."
Hearing the Young Master say that, Guangyu Douluo thought of a good place.
It was just the place they had prepared for the Young Master's second phase of growth.
They could also make money there, which was convenient, since the academy was short on funds.
Guangyu Douluo turned to the Young Master. "Young Master, I know a place where we might run into some Evil Soul Masters."
"Where?"
"Can't tell you yet. Get some rest today. Tomorrow, I'll bring Xiao Meng and Ye Wuqing along."
"You're being so mysterious. But I've had enough of this dull training routine. I can't wait to make Evil Soul Masters taste my sword energy..."
As they chatted, they followed the training plan Guangyu Douluo had laid out.
It wasn't until the following night, after Ye Que had recovered, that Guangyu Douluo called him to meet at the school gate.
Yu Mengdi arrived too, dressed in a black outfit.
Ye Wuqing was also dressed in black.
At the sight of them, Ye Que's mouth twitched. He turned to Guangyu Douluo and asked, "You didn't make them dress like this so we could go rob someone, did you? I'm not in the habit of stealing."
Guangyu Douluo huffed, stroking his beard. "How could I be some lowlife thief? Only Evil Soul Masters do shady things. We're going to make money, and take you along to practice against some Evil Soul Masters. We might run into a few."
Ye Que asked, "Then why don't I need a disguise? I should be the most conspicuous one."
Guangyu Douluo glanced at him and said calmly, "Young Master, you already have a perfect disguise. Unless you give yourself away, no one can discover your true identity."
"Our enemy happens to be the Clear Sky Hammer. Just disguise yourself as a four-ring Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master, and pass off your Ultimate Attribute as Ultimate Lightning. You should be able to do that."
You knew I had an Angel Skull Bone all along... Ye Que chuckled. With a flicker, he transformed into Chuanshu Tang San, holding a Clear Sky Hammer imbued with Ultimate Lightning. His aura was incomparably sharp.
"Ahem, ahem. From now on, call me Tang Yin. I'm from the Clear Sky Sect, a direct descendant of the sect."
Yu Mengdi rubbed her eyes in amazement. "I can't even see through the Young Master's disguise."
"Neither can I," Ye Wuqing said.
As if you could see through it. Even this old man couldn't see through the disguise granted by the Angel Soul Bone... Guangyu Douluo laughed. "How did you pull that off? You look about thirty percent like Sea God Tang San."
Ye Que nodded. "Our Angel Clan is Sea God's number-one hater. We have to help him build up a good reputation."
"Hahahaha!" Guangyu Douluo and the other two burst out laughing together.
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