Breaking Through to Level 8, My Name Is Xiao Wu

After taking care of breakfast, Yu Yan continued practicing his control over the Ice and Fire Twin Fish, striving to make only one of the two appear as soon as possible.

Once his Soul Power was completely exhausted, he sat cross-legged and resumed cultivating to recover it.

The process of increasing Soul Power through meditation was one of gradual accumulation. There were no shortcuts.

This was also why Title Douluo were so rare on the Douluo Continent.

The Meditation Method of the Douluo Continent was not like the meditation used in Western magic. It was more akin to the internal cultivation arts of Eastern high martial arts.

Yu Yan remembered that the Douluo Continent novel had mentioned how Tang San, upon seeing the Meditation Method Yu Xiaogang presented, had commented that it could be regarded as the prototype of a cultivation technique.

The Meditation Method Yu Xiaogang had produced was certainly not one practiced by ordinary people. It was probably acquired from Spirit Hall.

In any case, Yu Yan did not believe that Yu Xiaogang, who had written the nonsensical Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and become a laughingstock in the eyes of countless Soul Masters, could have developed a better and more efficient Meditation Method on his own.

Yu Yan did not believe Yu Xiaogang possessed any real skill, but he did believe that Yu Xiaogang definitely had good things in his hands.

Thinking of this, Yu Yan even felt somewhat tempted to attend school in Nuoding City and find a way to mooch something off Yu Xiaogang.

That thought only lasted for an instant before Yu Yan dismissed it.

First, Fish Village was near Balaque City, the main city of the Balak Kingdom. Fish Village's Work-Study Student slots belonged to Balak Junior Soul Master Academy, so he would have to pay for himself if he wanted to attend Nuoding Academy.

Second, Nuoding City in Fasinuo Province was far from Fish Village, making travel inconvenient.

Lastly, Yu Yan did not want to stay around Tang San, nor did he want Yu Xiaogang to discover the special nature of his Martial Soul.

Early the next morning, before the sun had risen, Yu Yan arrived at the mountaintop to wait.

Seeing the east gradually brighten, Yu Yan quickly sat cross-legged and entered a cultivation state.

At the instant the Morning Sun rose, Purple Qi once again appeared in Yu Yan's perception as expected.

Knowing that purple was undoubtedly a good thing, Yu Yan focused all his attention on the Purple Qi. He drew near to it and guided it toward himself.

This wisp of Purple Qi did not resist Yu Yan's pull, allowing him to draw it to his side.

Looking at the wisp of Purple Qi so close before him, Yu Yan hesitated. Now that the moment had come, he began to worry whether rashly drawing Purple Qi into his body would harm him.

As the Purple Qi became incredibly faint with the passage of time, he hardened his heart, gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and directly guided it into his body.

Tang San could directly gather Purple Qi and bring it into his fragile eyes to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye. My body is sturdier than my eyes, so bringing this extremely faint Purple Qi into it should not cause much of a problem.

After the Purple Qi entered his body, it traveled through his meridians. Before long, a burning sensation followed.

Purple Qi was energy born from the sun. Even if it had no harmful effects, it naturally carried heat.

Feeling that searing heat, Yu Yan hurriedly summoned the Ice and Fire Twin Fish for Martial Soul Possession and actively triggered the Ice Fish's ability.

Martial Soul Possession added the Ice Fish's ability to Yu Yan. Waves of cold air surrounded him inside and out, easing the burning sensation caused by the Purple Qi.

After eliminating the unbearable heat, Yu Yan used his own Soul Power to suppress, envelop, and guide the Purple Qi according to the Meditation Method.

Time passed second by second. More than ten minutes later, Yu Yan successfully refined that incredibly faint wisp of Purple Qi that had been on the verge of dissipating.

Refining the Purple Qi brought Yu Yan considerable benefits.

The greatest benefit was naturally the increase in Soul Power. Before absorbing the Purple Qi, his Soul Power had been at level 7, 56%. A single wisp of Purple Qi brought that progress to level 7, 60%.

At this rate, Yu Yan was confident that he could cultivate his Soul Power to level 10 before school began.

Besides the increase in Soul Power, Yu Yan could also clearly sense that after the Purple Qi merged with his Soul Power, the quality of his Soul Power had risen slightly.

The change was not obvious, but Yu Yan, whose spiritual power was strong while his Soul Power was weak, could sense this extremely subtle difference.

"Very good. As long as I refine more of it and master the method of refining Purple Qi, my cultivation speed will not be slower than Tang San's."

Yu Yan clenched his fist, his eyes brimming with confidence.

For the next period of time, Yu Yan came to the mountaintop every morning to wait for the Morning Sun to rise, then refined the Purple Qi that was about to dissipate.

Days passed one after another, and Yu Yan improved every day.

Old Man Yu visited Yu Yan several times, bringing him plenty of food as well as the good news that his son was willing to help Yu Yan obtain his first hundred-year soul ring.

Yu Yan could only silently keep Old Man Yu's kindness in his heart, waiting until he had the ability to repay this favor in the future.

On the morning ten days later, Yu Yan sat cross-legged atop the mountain, waiting for the Morning Sun to rise. As long as he successfully refined today's Purple Qi, he would smoothly break through to level 8.

Purple Qi appeared as expected. Yu Yan summoned the Ice and Fire Twin Fish, letting them circle around him in the form of a Taiji Yin-Yang Fish.

Doing so had no special effect. Yu Yan simply thought it looked cool.

The refining process went smoothly. When Yu Yan opened his eyes, there were no surprises and no ripples. He had smoothly broken through to level 8.

"Um, hello. Were you cultivating just now?"

Just as Yu Yan was feeling happy, a girl's voice came from nearby.

Yu Yan quickly completed Martial Soul Possession, clenched his fists, and turned toward the source of the voice.

He used Martial Soul Possession to guard against the person who had watched him cultivate harboring ill intentions. One should not intend to harm others, but one must guard against being harmed. Yu Yan was worried that the other party might mean him harm.

At the source of the voice, Yu Yan saw a little girl. Judging by her age, she was about the same age as him. She was slightly shorter than Yu Yan, who exercised regularly, and her pink clothes were plain, neat, and clean.

The little girl's face was round and chubby, fair with a rosy blush, making her look adorable.

Most eye-catching of all was the scorpion braid behind her head, her hair extending past her hips.

Thinking the little girl looked somewhat familiar, Yu Yan began recalling her name in his mind.

Seeing that the little boy before her did not speak, the adorable little girl asked again, "Hello, were you cultivating just now?"

"Obviously." Not sensing any hostility from the little girl, Yu Yan answered her question before asking his own. "I think you look a little familiar, but I just can't remember your name. Can you tell me what it is?"

"My name is Xiao Wu. Wu as in dancing."

Since he had answered her question, Xiao Wu did not mind telling him her name as well.

After Xiao Wu introduced herself, Yu Yan opened his mouth wide in surprise.

He also understood why the little girl before him felt familiar. Wasn't this Xiao Wu's appearance from the animated version of Douluo Continent?

And Xiao Wu's voice was that of Tao Dian, his favorite voice actress.

It was perfectly normal for Yu Yan to feel familiar when he saw Xiao Wu.