Self-Created Soul Skill

When the meal was nearly finished, Chen Yu called over a waiter and ordered another tableful of dishes, continuing to eat at a leisurely pace.

The sight made Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others' eyelids twitch. Was this bastard planning to keep eating forever?

Yet none of them left, perhaps worried that Chen Yu would make a move on the three girls.

Chen Yu chewed unhurriedly. To him, it was an enjoyment; to Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others, it was torment. At opposite ends of the dining table, the atmosphere could not have been more different.

Chen Yu felt that the Shrek Seven Devils' lives would probably become quite exciting from now on. Setting the others aside, Ma Hongjun's life definitely would not be easy. He had been the chief culprit behind everything that had happened today. Tang San and the others would surely hate Chen Yu, but they probably would not let Ma Hongjun off either. Even if Flender and the others kept them in check, they would likely remain civil on the surface while harboring resentment within.

Half an hour later, Chen Yu did not continue ordering the three girls around. He waved a hand and let them leave.

As an auxiliary-type Soul Master, Ning Rongrong erupted with unprecedented strength. She was the first to rush up the stairs and flee back to her room. Everyone could see the tears glimmering in her eyes. The dignified young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had actually waited on someone in this little inn today. It was an utter humiliation.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were no slower. They hurried upstairs after Ning Rongrong, not even sparing Tang San and the others beside them a glance.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Yu went to the counter and booked a single room, then slowly made his way toward the second floor.

When they saw Chen Yu head upstairs, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others immediately followed. Only after seeing him enter his own room did they finally breathe a sigh of relief and turn toward their own rooms.

Naturally, all of their actions fell within Chen Yu's Divine Sense. He shook his head and stopped paying attention to them.

The next morning, when Chen Yu came downstairs for breakfast, Zhao Wuji was assigning tasks.

When he saw Chen Yu coming down the stairs, his voice paused for a moment before he continued assigning tasks as though nothing had happened.

"Mubai, you're not in any condition to enter the Star Dou Forest. Stay here and wait for us to return."

"Tang Yin, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong—you four don't need to go either. Stay here and take care of Mubai."

"I'll take Little Ao and Hongjun to obtain Spirit Rings by myself."

He did not dare leave Ma Hongjun behind, fearing that Dai Mubai and the others might lose their minds and hurt him.

Chen Yu, who was coming downstairs, paused when he heard Zhao Wuji's arrangements. Tang Yin? Couldn't he have chosen another name? And Tang San and Xiao Wu were not entering the Star Dou Forest either. That meant Tang San would not obtain the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances.

Without the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San's combat power, survival ability, and future path of growth would all be severely downgraded. Many crucial battles would become impossible for him to win.

Coupled with the immortal herbs Chen Yu had already taken away, Tang San's future...

If he had known that yesterday's sudden whim would cause such consequences, then he... would still have done it anyway.

After Zhao Wuji finished assigning tasks, he left with Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Only after they had gone did Chen Yu walk down from the stairs. He went straight to Xiao Wu and asked, "The 'Xiao Wu' your teacher mentioned just now—that was you, right?"

The moment Chen Yu appeared, Tang San and the others acted as though they faced a great enemy. They could not defeat him even when Teacher Zhao Wuji was present, let alone now that Zhao Wuji had left.

Chen Yu ignored Tang San and the others and continued, "Did you study at Nuoding Academy before?"

As soon as he said that, not only Xiao Wu but also Tang San beside her froze.

Seeing Xiao Wu's stunned expression, Chen Yu suddenly understood. "So it really is you! Yesterday, I thought you looked rather familiar, like I'd seen you somewhere before. But I was too embarrassed to go up and ask. I was afraid you'd take me for a hooligan."

The expressions on Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others' faces shifted constantly, wonderfully varied and stormy. You, embarrassed? Not even ghosts would believe that. Had you forgotten how you flaunted your might yesterday, not to mention how you humiliated us?

At this moment, Xiao Wu and Tang San were also carefully observing Chen Yu. Looking closely, he really did give them a familiar feeling.

Tang San had a guess, but he could not say it. After all, his current identity was Tang Yin, someone who did not know Chen Yu. If he spoke up, his identity would be exposed.

Xiao Wu looked at that somewhat familiar face, but her little head simply could not remember where she had seen him before. She shook her head, indicating that she had no impression.

Besides, she did not want to talk to Chen Yu, nor did she even want to see him. Every time she saw him, she remembered waiting on him during yesterday's meal. She had finally managed to let it fade somewhat, yet this bastard had come over again.

Of course Chen Yu had not forgotten what he had done yesterday. He had deliberately come over to rub salt in the wound.

Chen Yu coughed twice. "I'm Chen Yu! Have I changed that much?" As he spoke, he even touched his own face.

Xiao Wu's eyes abruptly widened, as though she had heard something utterly absurd. She looked Chen Yu up and down. He really did resemble the Chen Yu in her memories somewhat. But what was with his strength? How had he become so terrifying?

Tang San beside her was not overly surprised. As his thoughts had turned just now, he had already vaguely guessed that this person was Chen Yu. However, after Chen Yu personally admitted his identity, Tang San's pupils still contracted sharply beyond his control. There was no other reason—Chen Yu's strength was simply too terrifying, completely beyond what a twelve-year-old should possess.

Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong also recalled Chen Yu's achievements. His second millennium Spirit Ring three years ago had caused a huge stir.

Moreover, the effects of Whale Rubber were now known to all Soul Masters. The members of the major powers were intricately connected; who did not have friends and relatives? Once one person told ten, and ten told a hundred, the news naturally could not remain hidden for long.

Dai Mubai had already fled the Star Luo Empire at that time, yet he still had not absorbed any Whale Rubber. He had even cursed his imperial father behind his back over it.

Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, had absorbed a piece of Whale Rubber. Perhaps because she had been suppressed, the Whale Rubber she received was not of a high enough age, and her second Spirit Ring had not reached the millennium level.

But Ning Rongrong was different. As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Whale Rubber she consumed was naturally the best. Her second Spirit Ring was a millennium Spirit Ring. Perhaps because absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond her level had increased her Soul Power more, Ning Rongrong was already level twenty-nine rather than level twenty-six as in the original story.

At this moment, all five of them were shocked by Chen Yu's strength. Why had he become so powerful? Could we become as strong as him too?

Of the five, only Xiao Wu and Chen Yu knew each other, at least on the surface. Tang San could not expose his identity, so the others remained silent and quietly listened to the two talk.

Xiao Wu did not disappoint Tang San and the others, asking the question everyone cared about most.

"Chen Yu, you're the same age as me. Why have you become so powerful? Our teacher Zhao Wuji is a Soul Sage, yet he couldn't beat you."

"And was that great seal from yesterday your second Martial Soul? Do you have Twin Martial Souls?"

Chen Yu did not immediately answer Xiao Wu's questions. Instead, he called over a waiter and ordered breakfast. Tang San and the others took the opportunity to order breakfast as well.

Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought this harmonious scene meant they were good friends. Who could have imagined that they had drawn blades against one another yesterday?

After ordering breakfast, Chen Yu finally explained, "The great seal isn't my Martial Soul. It's a Self-Created Soul Skill, and also a secret art of my sect. At present, I'm the only one who has mastered it. It can imitate all things between heaven and earth."

Calling the Shrouding the Heavens Technique a Self-Created Soul Skill was not excessive, was it? In any case, no one knew the truth. Whatever he said, they could only believe it.