A Free Man

Mid-May, 2609th year of the Douluo Calendar.

[Heaven Dou Empire] Southwest, Fasinuo Province, ' Nuoding City '.

At dawn, as the sun rose in the east, Ling Yi and Yang Shelly arrived early at a small hill on the edge of the village in Holy Soul Village, located dozens of miles south of the city, and began their cultivation.

"First Soul Skill - Abundant Vitality!"

A series of light green, active energy orbs were lashed across Yang Shelly's body by Ling Yi as he swung his blue "whip".

As the cool, active energy entered her body, Yang Shelly felt invigorated. Suppressing the urge to sit cross-legged and meditate to cultivate her Soul Power, she began to move her body and activate her own Qi and Blood under Ling Yi's guidance.

"Shelly ~" Ling Yi's expression was serious as he watched Yang Shelly perform leg raises, chest expansions, and hip twists. His gaze was clear as he calmly said:

"As a Healing System Soul Master and a healer, I can tell you with certainty that your body is like an iron ingot that has been improperly forged and tempered, riddled with hidden injuries of all sizes—!"

"After spending nearly half a month together, I've noticed that your cultivation, aside from Soul Power meditation, is purely about squeezing your body's potential, forcing yourself to improve your strength and speed step by step by pushing beyond your limits..."

"But, Brother Yi ~" Yang Shelly said, her hands still moving, "Everyone does it this way—"

"Indeed~" Ling Yi nodded, first giving his approval, but then shook his head and said, "But that doesn't mean that simply exploiting people is the right thing to do."

"Shelly, you come from the [Breaking Clan]. As far as I know, your Yang Clan should have a way for the younger generation to take medicinal baths to repair their bodies after cultivation, right?"

Yang Shelly nodded, pursed her lips, but said nothing.

There are some things that she, as a member of a collateral branch, doesn't know much about.

But no matter how much or how little, it's all internal information of the Yang Clan, and for Ling Yi's sake, she can't just reveal it casually.

Of course, as a member of a collateral branch of the Yang Clan, Yang Shelly couldn't be said to have never enjoyed medicinal baths since childhood, but it's just that the number of times was not very high.

After all, the cost of a single medicinal bath is not low. The rare medicines and even materials related to Soul Beast used are all of considerable value.

Ling Yi showed no interest in probing further, skipping the topic of medicinal baths and continuing, "Another method is for Healing System Soul Master to use healing Soul Master Soul Skill promptly after Soul Master's cultivation to repair the physical damage caused by excessive training..."

"However, this method requires a specialized Healing System Soul Master to accompany the patient, which, in a sense, is actually more expensive!"

"After all, those who know, know the identity of Soul Master— "

Shaking his head, Ling Yi only touched upon the rather distorted Soul Master system on the Douluo Continent.

Those Soul Master with limited potential could actually choose the support route, find their niche, and then let go of their ego...

Well, who hasn't gone from thinking they were the main character to being gradually worn down into an ordinary passerby by reality?

In his previous life, when he was in elementary school, Ling Yi had struggled with whether it was better to go to Peking University or Tsinghua University for college...

If Ling Yi hadn't understood from the very beginning that his "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul was just the most ordinary "Blue Silver Grass," rather than the protagonist's treatment that concealed royal blood, wouldn't he have wanted to take the path of Control System Soul Master?

How many people would willingly remain weak and dependent on others for protection if they possessed their own fighting ability?

Otherwise, why would Ling Yi spend so much time and energy researching and deducing various body-tempering methods and honing his combat skills?

"Now, Shelly, your most important task is to repair all the hidden injuries in your body under the effect of my Soul Skill, restoring your body to its current optimal state—"

Ling Yi continued, "Once your body recovers to a state free of hidden injuries, you will find that both your cultivation speed and the power you can unleash in combat will undergo significant changes!"

"Alright, now that your body's Qi and Blood are flowing smoothly, let's practice the twelve forms of the ' Basic Body Tempering Technique ' that I've been teaching you these past few days—"

As Ling Yi finished speaking, Yang Shelly lowered her long, beautiful legs that she had just raised and began to strike a pose that she had just learned.

For an eighteen-year-old girl who, after knowing someone for only a few days, was willing to abandon her familiar environment, her loving parents and friends, and go to a completely unfamiliar place with someone else.

Many people would think that this girl is not very bright.

Ling Yi was originally one of these "many people", but when he became the one being followed, his thoughts naturally underwent a complete 180-degree change.

Perhaps the young girl was confident in her own strength, or perhaps she felt that with the support of the [Breaking Clan] or even the [Clear Sky Sect], her safety was somewhat guaranteed. In any case, she had immense trust in Ling Yi!

So, although he was confident he could deceive a young girl into having six children with him, Ling Yi still managed to preserve what little integrity he had left.

Good things come to those who wait. Since I've already been vegetarian for eighteen years, I might as well wait a little longer and let this fruit grow a little more and become even sweeter before I taste it.

In addition, Ling Yi also had some ulterior motives regarding the Yang Clan, the "Breaking Clan," behind the little girl.

He needs to think further about how to develop this storyline and do more scenario simulations.

With this in mind, Ling Yi began to slowly teach the girl some of the results of his research over the years and his hard work, in a gradual process of accepting her as one of his own.

The main idea is that you entrust your heart to me, and I wholeheartedly accept it, and we go our separate ways!

Of course, in the short term, without involving love or lust, she is just a younger sister!

In the following days, Ling Yi taught Yang Shelly while using his own Soul Skill to nourish her body, all the while heading towards the Heaven Dou Border Army where he had once served.

Because he was cultivating as he went, his pace was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and his route was not exactly regular, which made the person chasing behind him increasingly frantic.

Seventy li east of ' Kelo City ' lies the border army's medical camp.

Leaving Yang Shelly in the city, Ling Yi went to the camp alone. After being informed, he met the camp commander, Earl Ai'er Timosi, whom he had not seen for more than a month.

Ai'er Timosi looked at Ling Yi with a complicated expression. He never expected that the next time he would see this young man would be when the other man proposed to withdraw from the Heaven Dou Border Army.

Fundamentally, Ling Yi was not a member of the Heaven Dou Border Army; he was a person sent by the military of the Water Wood Duchy to provide support.

One reason Ling Yi remained with the Heaven Dou Border Army was that some high-ranking members of the Heaven Dou Border Army had noticed his healing abilities during the war and requested a secondment from the vassal Water Wood Duchy. As a vassal Water Wood Duchy did not refuse the secondment for certain reasons.

But most importantly, Ling Yi himself did not refuse this secondment!

In the Douluo Continent, Soul Master are a very special group, just like players in online games.

In terms of freedom, no other group can enjoy the same convenience as Soul Master.

Unless Soul Master enjoys the benefits provided by one of the powers, whether it be money, power, or a combination of both, such as a title and territory, their freedom to come and go is tacitly approved by all the powers involved.

Just like Ling Yi, he could have easily refused the previous secondment, packed his bags, and returned to the [Water Wood Duchy].

Even if you're unhappy in the [Water Wood Duchy], you can abandon the ' Blue Silver Territory ' and move with your whole family to any non-noble territory in the Douluo Continent to start over.

In the vast Douluo Continent, many Soul Master families actually do just that.

In this situation, they cannot receive funding from the state or higher authorities, and all development must rely on themselves, whether it be human resources, material resources, or financial resources.

Just like Dugu Bo, he once considered saving up more money to establish a family power and territory called "Jade Phosphorous Serpent - Dugu Clan".

With a sigh, Ai'er Timosi knew that Ling Yi wanted to leave, and he couldn't stop him, nor should he.

Not to mention that the actions of some people in the border army were indeed somewhat disgraceful, and as someone who had received a "generous gift" from Ling Yi, he had even less reason to stop the other party from leaving the border army, which was like a quagmire.

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