It was still the dead of night in the back hills. Yu Tianjiao had come here to see if he could trigger the storyline where he became Yao Lao's disciple.
Though he knew the system had taken over Yao Lao's niche, he really did want to learn alchemy.
After completing the "Don't Bully the Young and Poor" quest, he could claim the Buddha Fury Fire Lotus's exclusive Soul Ring, which came with its own growth potential.
Although his Soul Power was only at level three now, his body was still at the level of a Soul Ancestor.
In other words, his First Soul Ring could start out at five thousand years.
Since he had never entered the system's main questline before, he had never received any Soul Ring rewards.
So before the system drained his Soul Power, he had never added a Soul Ring to his Buddha Fury Fire Lotus Martial Soul. He had only added Soul Rings to his Ancient Void Dragon Martial Soul, after making some adjustments to match the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's standards. In total, he had hunted four Sub-Dragon Species beasts.
But once the system drained his Soul Power, those Soul Rings had naturally detached themselves and dispersed into the world.
It was a shame that his Soul Power was only at level three now. There was no point claiming the reward Soul Ring yet. Otherwise, he would have loved to see what kind of skill the system's Soul Ring reward could produce.
[After being rejected by your fiancée, you sat dejectedly in the back hills. At that moment, Venerable Yao, who had been observing you from your Storage Ring for years, finally decided to reveal himself and explain why your Dou Qi cultivation had been regressing for the past three years. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, you became Yao Lao's disciple and began learning alchemy as you resumed cultivating Dou Qi.]
[Main quest "Fallen Genius" completed.
Rewards obtained:
1. Cultivation efficiency increased by 400%, lasting until the next main quest stage ends.
2. Profession skill: First-Grade Alchemy, claimable after obtaining your First Soul Ring.
3. Soul Douluo Experience Card ×1. After use, you can briefly obtain Soul Douluo-level Soul Power and use it repeatedly until your Soul Power is depleted. (P.S. Behold my Heaven-Grade Dou Technique, Ghost Possession!)
[The next main quest stage, "Three-Year Agreement," has automatically begun.]
Reading the prompt on the system panel in front of him, Yu Tianjiao couldn't help clenching his fists.
He didn't have to keep being a good-for-nothing anymore!
He'd even obtained alchemy!
He just didn't know how he was supposed to upgrade the skill later.
But what surprised him most was the Soul Douluo Experience Card.
It must correspond to Yao Lao's Ghost Possession.
Now he had the confidence to travel the continent.
But before that, he needed to recover his strength.
With that in mind, Yu Tianjiao couldn't be bothered to return to his room. He simply began cultivating in the back hills.
Sure enough, that feeling from before—the sense that no matter how he cultivated, the system would forcibly drain his Soul Power—had vanished completely. In its place was a cultivation speed even more terrifying than the one he'd had back then.
With a 400% boost to his cultivation efficiency, his body, parched by drought, greedily absorbed the energy of heaven and earth.
He could clearly sense his Soul Power Level steadily advancing from level three toward level four. The speed was astonishing.
In three or four months at most, he would be back at level ten and could obtain his First Soul Ring.
Then he could leave the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and set out on a journey of cultivation.
He'd spent the past three years cooped up in the clan. He was going stir-crazy.
With that thought, Yu Tianjiao opened the system panel again to check the next main quest.
["Three-Year Agreement" quest description:
You made a three-year agreement with Nalan Yanran, preparing to wipe away your past humiliation.
Quest condition: Defeat Nalan Yanran at the Misty Cloud Sect.]
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Yu Tianjiao fell silent.
Surely it wasn't telling him to go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and beat up Ning Rongrong?
Ning Rongrong wasn't Nalan Yanran. She was only a two-ring Support System Soul Master right now. Even with only level-three Soul Power, Yu Tianjiao could use the boost from his Ancient Void Dragon Martial Soul and his Soul Ancestor-level physical strength to beat Ning Rongrong like a top.
Ning Rongrong would have to break through to level forty or above before she even had a chance of escaping him.
There was no helping it. Pure Support System Martial Souls like the ones in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had no way to resist a monster like Yu Tianjiao, who had two Power Attack System Martial Souls and still retained the physical strength of a Soul Ancestor.
But if he really went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to beat Ning Rongrong up, he'd only demean himself—and he wouldn't be safe, either!
After all, the sect had two Titled Douluo guarding it. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had only one Titled Douluo, his adoptive father, Yu Yuanzhen. They'd be at a clear disadvantage if a fight broke out.
But...
Speaking of a three-year agreement, if he remembered correctly, the Soul Master Tournament should be held in two years.
Maybe the finals would even take place at the Misty Cloud Sect?
If he wanted to defeat the Shrek Seven Devils, shouldn't he consider going to Spirit Hall Academy?
After thinking it over for only a moment, Yu Tianjiao immediately shook his head.
No!
He was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Running around under the eyes of that madwoman Bibi Dong would be asking for trouble.
He might as well return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy or stop by Blue Tyrant Academy.
When he was eight, he'd taken his twelve-year-old nephew, Yu Tianheng, to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
But after his strength regressed, he'd simply taken a leave of absence.
As for Blue Tyrant Academy...
Yu Tianjiao's expression turned strange at the thought.
It was run by his older cousin, Liu Erlong.
He and Liu Erlong had always gotten along very well. Not long after Yu Yuanzhen had taken him in, she happened to return. For reasons everyone knew, she'd been single for years and had always longed for a family and children.
The moment she saw Yu Tianjiao, who was as cute as a carved doll back then, she couldn't tear herself away.
From then on, she'd return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan every few days. In a sense, his older cousin had raised him.
She really didn't treat him like an outsider. Sometimes she even took him along when she went to bathe. He'd seen everything he should and shouldn't have.
But...
According to the system's judgment, Liu Erlong was Xiao Yu!
And the system insisted that he'd peeked at her bathing and even touched her thigh.
In the end, though, Liu Erlong had touched him all over while giving him a bath...
Back when he chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy over Blue Tyrant Academy, Liu Erlong had acted as if he'd touched her thigh. She chased him all around the back hills, and in the end, he still couldn't escape a beating.
Later, when Yu Tianjiao's cultivation regressed, Liu Erlong had worried herself sick over him. She'd cried several times and even hugged him, saying that if nothing else, she'd protect him for the rest of his life.
She'd nearly smothered Yu Tianjiao in her soft embrace.
Remembering all the moments they'd shared over the years, Yu Tianjiao couldn't help the smile that tugged at his lips.
To be honest, he really did like his hot-tempered older cousin.
Should he have someone send word to her that he'd recovered?
Forget it. He'd go see her himself later.
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