Regardless of how you slice it, the Soul Power Level is thirty-six to thirty-one. The advantage is mine!

The news of You Jie showing off his extraordinary abilities within the Inner Court was ultimately suppressed by a gag order personally issued by Mu En, preventing it from spreading to a wider audience.

Naturally, Bei Bei remained unaware of this incident.

Of course, this was not because Mu En had ceased to care for Bei Bei, but rather because You Jie had requested it himself.

It was not that You Jie feared Bei Bei was narrow-minded, or that upon seeing Stardust Dragon, he would act like Tang San in certain fanfictions—getting so enraged by a "way of death" that he would start throwing hidden weapons and force You Jie to experience the sensation of having his screws unscrewed.

Setting aside the fact that Bei Bei's greatest flaw was his romantic obsession and his deep-seated indoctrination in Shrek's glory, his character was actually quite reliable compared to the anthropomorphic entities in the Douluo world.

Moreover, even if Tang San saw his own kin achieve greatness, he might not necessarily react so extremely.

You Jie had already made a "pact" with Bei Bei: once You Jie reached the rank of Soul Elder, he would challenge Bei Bei to a heated, one-on-one duel.

If he let Bei Bei know in advance that he held Stardust Dragon as a trump card, while the probability was low, Bei Bei might choose to concede and then spend a long time "slacking off" whenever he faced You Jie.

Although You Jie didn't believe that a romantic obsession comparable to the Will of the Douluo Continent could be solved by his own insufficiently cultivated Crab Rising Fist, if he lost the chance to communicate his feelings on a physical level with his "dear Onii-san," wouldn't the fun of being in the Douluo Continent be greatly diminished?

As for Prisoner Huo, who was still suffering in the White Tiger Duke Mansion... to be honest, You Jie didn't particularly care.

Aside from Electrolux, You Jie really didn't value any of his other opportunities.

While the abilities of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm might allow You Jie to cosplay as Pegasus, considering the treatment Pegasus received in the original work and the theatrical versions, You Jie lacked the courage to face an Uncle Paradox who might jump out from nowhere.

As for the Ice and Snow Empresses... if the goal was to build a harem, they would indeed be worth intercepting, and the Ultimate Ice attribute was highly sought after in this version of Douluo II.

However, as everyone knows, a certain "King of Flipping Cars" once uttered a world-shaking divine truth:

"I want to be the world's number one; women are just a hindrance."

While You Jie wasn't quite that extreme, he was still not interested in the business of building a harem.

Besides, whether it was Stardust Dragon, Tamashii, or even Shooting Star Dragon, Shooting Star Dragon, or even Shooting Quasar Dragon, which one of them wasn't more appealing than a harem?

Did you not see the expression on Crab Brother's face when he summoned Shooting Quasar Dragon in the final battle of 5D's? It was more satisfying than any romantic encounter.

Furthermore, Ultimate attributes came with a debuff that slowed cultivation speed during specific periods, and an Ultimate Ice Soul Master would likely have to go to the Far North to eat blizzards.

Therefore, if it were a matter of competing for the opportunity related to the Snow Empress embryo, You Jie might have some interest, but as for the opportunity of linking to the Ice Empress through the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, he would let Prisoner Huo suffer through that himself.

As for Electrolux, You Jie felt he could consider giving it a shot, and he already had a rough plan.

In the original work, Electrolux appeared because he was attracted by the mental fluctuations generated when the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm forcibly performed a "soul-binding fusion" with Prisoner Huo. Thus, You Jie could also use his Soul Skills to summon higher-star monsters, utilizing the commotion caused by their arrival to attract Electrolux.

However, even the eight-star Stardust Dragon couldn't achieve this currently, so it was estimated that switching to Red Dragon Archfiend would not work either.

This meant that to attract Electrolux, he would need to summon at least a nine-star boss monster, or even a ten-star monster, which in this world would signify a god-level entity.

But in You Jie's current state, just stacking a Stardust Dragon nearly left him kidney-deficient, and his state of mind had yet to reach the Clear Mind, let alone even thinking about Accel Synchro.

There was still nearly a year left before the start of the original plot—the time when "Prisoner Huo leaves the Duke Mansion and Tang Ya obtains her third ring."

In this year, even if You Jie couldn't raise his cultivation to the fourth ring, he had to improve his Soul Power Level, physical strength, and mental power as much as possible, at least to the point where he wouldn't be kidney-deficient after summoning Stardust Dragon, or could successfully summon Red Dragon Archfiend, and...

But for now, what You Jie needed to do was very simple.

"Brother Bei Bei, let's have a duel!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity when Bei Bei returned to Sea God Island, You Jie arrested him on the spot as he jumped off the small boat.

Seeing You Jie excitedly grabbing him, Bei Bei, who hadn't yet realized what was about to happen, felt the scholarly smile on his face brighten a little:

"Congratulations, Xiao Jie. I didn't expect you to become a Soul Elder so quickly."

"However, are you really prepared to challenge me?"

In the past, You Jie had fought Bei Bei several times. Although You Jie's Martial Soul could always cause Bei Bei quite a bit of trouble, due to the gap in Soul Power and physical fitness, the winner remained Bei Bei.

Therefore, even though You Jie had become a Soul Elder and was now a Soul Master of the same rank as Bei Bei, and had even made some harsh remarks to Bei Bei during their recent argument, Bei Bei didn't believe You Jie could defeat him.

Bei Bei possessed the powerful Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and could already complete the dragonization of his right arm after Martial Soul Possession; now, he even had the Tang Sect's supreme techniques to assist in combat.

Moreover, regardless of anything else, the Soul Power Level was thirty-six to thirty-one.

The advantage was his!

"That's right, Brother Bei Bei. You aren't actually scared, are you?"

You Jie pretended not to notice the subtle change in Bei Bei's eyes and continued to stir the pot.

"Xiao Jie, since you've said it like that, how could I refuse?"

"Let's go to the sparring arena!"

A quarter of an hour later, Bei Bei and You Jie had made all their preparations and stood in the Inner Court's sparring arena.

As for the referee, it was naturally Zhang Lexuan, who had arrived upon hearing the news; she was already accustomed to acting as the referee for the one-on-one sparring matches between these two brothers.

As Zhang Lexuan announced the start, both of them revealed their Soul Rings.

Seeing the one yellow and two purple Soul Rings on You Jie's left arm, Bei Bei, who had already completed his right-arm dragonization, couldn't help but widen his eyes.

But his movements did not slow down because of this surprise; instead, he firmly stepped into the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and charged toward You Jie.

You Jie was not disturbed by this inexplicable Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but instead proceeded with his own unfolding.

Seeing the appearance of Junk Synchron and Speed Warrior, Bei Bei only frowned slightly.

Bei Bei had already tasted the ability of Speed Warrior, which could erupt with 200% attack power in an instant, but its strength was only at the level of a Soul Grand Master.

As for Junk Synchron, although it was a Soul Elder-level summon, Bei Bei believed that with the strength of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and the Tang Sect's supreme techniques, it would be easy to handle without taking any damage.

Then, he saw it: Junk Synchron turned into three green rings of light, while Speed Warrior turned into light itself.