Yu Xiaogang: I Am Your Doom!

In the blink of an eye, three years quietly passed.

Dorm Seven.

The boy sitting cross-legged on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

Sword-like brows, dark eyes, and neat short hair. His face had sharp, well-defined features—not particularly handsome, but he wore a fitted black outfit.

This person was Chen Yu. Three years had passed, and today, he planned to report that his Soul Power had reached level ten and ask the academy to help him obtain a Spirit Ring.

At the moment, he was the only one in Dorm Seven. Everyone else had gone to class.

Although Chen Yu appeared to cultivate diligently, he still set aside two hours every day to read in the library.

Therefore, half a year ago, he had applied to stop attending classes and arrange his own time freely.

He opened the Chat Group to share the news with his groupmates.

[Chen Yu: Three years. I can finally go obtain a Spirit Ring.]

[Huang Rong: Congratulations.]

[Lu Xueqi: Congratulations.]

[Ye Fan: Congratulations. The interstellar train is about to arrive. Brother Chen, interested in experiencing it?]

[Chen Yu: No. I already have a plan. After obtaining my first Spirit Ring, I'll go out and train to build up my actual combat experience.]

[Ye Fan: Going to the Great Soul Arena?]

[Chen Yu: No. My goal is for every arrow to take a life. It's better outside.]

[Xiao Yan: Brother Chen, are you planning to take off?]

[Chen Yu: Of course. Going out to train, encountering fortuitous opportunities, then returning vastly stronger—it's perfectly reasonable.]

[Chen Yu: Huohuo, your life as trash is almost over too, right?]

Yes, Xiao Yan ultimately chose not to reveal the truth and instead lived as trash for three years.

If there had been powerful figures in the group three years ago, Xiao Yan probably would not have chosen to spend three years as trash.

[Xiao Yan: Soon.]

[Xiao Yan: After I take a master, come to my world. We'll train together in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.]

[Chen Yu: No. Your world and Ye Fan's are too dangerous. Even if I went to another world, I'd choose the worlds of Real Person Zhang, Sister Rong, or Yan Lingji.]

[Lu Xueqi: Mine is dangerous too?]

[Chen Yu: Dangerous.]

[Ye Fan: Danger and opportunity coexist.]

[Chen Yu: I'm not even ten years old yet. I don't want to die young.]

After saying that, Chen Yu ignored them and prepared to go out and find the headmaster.

When he arrived at the headmaster's office, he saw the person he least wanted to see—Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

Three years ago, when rumors about Yu Xiaogang were everywhere, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan announced that Yu Xiaogang had long since been expelled from the clan. Soon afterward, Spirit Hall declared Yu Xiaogang an honorary elder of Spirit Hall.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's decision was understandable. They feared retaliation from Spirit Hall.

But Spirit Hall's actions were hard to comprehend. Yu Xiaogang was trash who could not break through level thirty, so what gave him the right to be an honorary elder of Spirit Hall?

Later, Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire personally came to Nuoding Academy and invited Yu Xiaogang to become an instructor at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Yu Xiaogang refused on the grounds of "research" and remained at Nuoding Academy.

Chen Yu strongly suspected that Tang Hao had already visited Yu Xiaogang. Otherwise, given Yu Xiaogang's personality, he would never have refused Prince Xue Xing's invitation.

The decisions of Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire elevated Yu Xiaogang's status even further. No one dared mock him anymore, and people looked at him with a degree of reverence.

From then on, Chen Yu could sense that the people at the academy were distancing themselves from him. Even those in Dorm Seven were no exception. Everyone knew he was at odds with Yu Xiaogang, and no one wanted to get burned.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang here, Chen Yu knew things might not go smoothly today. The headmaster might even refuse his request to hunt a Soul Beast.

But he did not care. He had only come today to make himself seem more normal. It would be best if he could find a free thug, but it did not matter if he could not. He still had friends in the Chat Group.

Over the past three years, he had not merely cultivated Soul Power. He had found a cave in the academy's back mountain and often practiced Zhang Sanfeng's martial arts there. His martial arts were no longer weak; he had even defeated Huang Rong.

"Student Chen, what business do you have with this old man?"

The headmaster of Nuoding Academy, a Soul Ancestor expert, looked at Chen Yu and spoke kindly.

"Headmaster, I've reached level ten. I'd like to ask the academy to help me obtain a Spirit Ring."

Chen Yu did not beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly.

Sure enough, before the headmaster could speak, Yu Xiaogang spoke first.

"Student Chen, the academy's teachers need to assist me with research recently and have no time to go out. You'll have to find another way to hunt a Spirit Ring."

That bastard really was not going to let him off.

Chen Yu turned to look at Yu Xiaogang. The smugness in his eyes was completely undisguised.

Chen Yu ignored Yu Xiaogang and turned back to the headmaster, waiting for his answer.

"Ahem, Student Chen, Grandmaster is right. The academy's teachers have no time recently."

Fine, then. Chen Yu swept his gaze over the two of them and said calmly, "Headmaster, I may leave the academy for a while after this. I don't know when I'll return."

As for whether he would come back to complete the graduation procedures, he would decide that later.

The headmaster nodded. "All right, I understand."

After leaving the headmaster's office, Chen Yu went straight back to Dorm Seven to pack his things.

From now on, the sea was wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky high enough for birds to fly.

When he returned to Dorm Seven, there was still no one there. Chen Yu quickly packed the things he needed and headed toward the academy gates.

Chen Yu did not have a storage Soul Tool. Carrying a bundle on his back quickly drew the attention of others.

"Look, isn't that Chen Yu, the work-study student? What's he going to do?"

"No idea, but I really admire him. I hope he reaches level ten soon."

"That's true. If I were him, I probably would've left the academy long ago."

After walking out through the academy gates, Chen Yu stopped outside and slowly spread his arms, savoring the beauty of this moment.

He glanced back at Nuoding Academy, then turned and left without hesitation.

Chen Yu hired a carriage in the city and rode it toward the Soul Hunting Forest.

He did not return to Clearwater Village. Over the past three years, he had only gone back once, during the first year's holiday.

He could not be sure whether petty-minded Yu Xiaogang would target Clearwater Village. It was better to keep Clearwater Village out of sight for now. He would return once he became stronger.

By the next day, Chen Yu had reached his destination—the Soul Hunting Forest.

The carriage stopped at the market near the Soul Hunting Forest.

He had visited this market several times before to gather information about Soul Beasts.

He walked to an inconspicuous little house, knocked three times on a small window, and set down a bag of Gold Soul Coins. After waiting a while, a permit appeared at the window—the permit required to enter and leave the Soul Hunting Forest.

When he first came here, he had heard someone asking how to obtain a permit. Curious, he had gone over to listen. He had never expected that knowledge to come in handy today. Otherwise, he would now be worrying about how to get one.

Moreover, the little house might not have had any permits available. That depended on one's luck. Clearly, his luck was good today.

With the permit in hand, Chen Yu headed straight for the gates of the Soul Hunting Forest.

After showing the permit to the guards for inspection, he entered the Soul Hunting Forest under the strange gazes of the guards.

After entering the Soul Hunting Forest, Chen Yu took several maps from his bundle. He had bought them from Soul Hunting teams, and they recorded the forest's terrain as well as the locations of several Soul Beasts.

Summoning his Martial Soul, Chen Yu carefully made his way toward his destination. Although the Soul Beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest were not very old and many posed no threat to him, caution never hurt.

After about half an hour, he finally reached his first destination—Hurricane Cliff.

Hurricane Cliff had no wind. It was named after the Soul Beast known as the Hurricane Eagle. According to the information he had gathered, this Soul Beast was eight or nine hundred years old, one of the undisputed overlords of the Soul Hunting Forest.

He slowly approached Hurricane Cliff. Once he was close enough, he heard a faint, mournful cry.

He moved closer and was astonished to find a Soul Beast dozens of meters long lying on the ground. Its entire body was azure, but its wings were covered in blood. This Soul Beast was the target of his trip—the Hurricane Eagle. Who had wounded it so badly?

His brief confusion was followed by wild joy. What a windfall!

Thank Yu Xiaogang. If he had not interfered, Chen Yu would have missed this Hurricane Eagle.