A Friend

The next day, at dawn, the sky was bright.

Ling Yi got up early, glanced back at Yang Shelly who was sleeping in the spring, and leaned down to give her a light kiss on her smooth forehead.

Because Ling Yi was too powerful in both physique and skill, even with Yang Shelly's strength in Power Attack System the Soul King, this commotion did not wake her up.

From the age of two or three, Ling Yi consciously began to exercise his body. Later, he successively developed secret techniques for tempering his physique, such as "Farmer's Three Forms", "Basic Body Tempering Technique", "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Form", the advanced version of "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist Form", and "Two Aspects Fist". It can be said that Ling Yi is the "Titan Giant Ape" among humans. In terms of physique alone, he is no less than the Soul Saint of those powerful Beast Martial Soul!

As for the techniques involved, it's difficult to elaborate on that, as that's another story.

Anyway, in Ling Yi's previous life, although he was incredibly talented, he was still just a mortal.

In amateur boxing matches, since one has already reached the ceiling of ordinary human potential and can no longer improve, weakening the opponent's fighting ability through skill becomes the key factor in determining the outcome of the fight.

Ling Yi, a former amateur boxing champion, once fought seven matches in a single day. His ability to achieve quick victories and maintain his stamina was a testament to his exceptional skill. This allowed him to not only keep up with his schedule but also face each opponent in peak condition. This, as an Ling Yi boxer, demonstrated the utmost respect he showed to every opponent.

Feeling cheerful, Ling Yi left the bedroom and hummed a song as he walked into the kitchen to prepare some delicious and nutritious dishes.

Having been reborn as a human for twenty-four years, and having broken the "Void Ring" once again, it was a day that Ling Yi would certainly remember.

The wonderful thing is that yesterday was also Ling Yi's birthday.

It has to be said that Yang Shelly put her heart into it.

In the following days, the stubborn Yang Shelly refused to accept Ling Yi's strength and repeatedly launched challenges.

She couldn't accept that she, an Power Attack System Soul King, had been defeated by Ling Yi, Healing System Soul King, in a hand-to-hand combat.

Unfortunately, the overwhelming superiority of raw power is an objective factor, and it cannot be changed by Yang Shelly's strong fighting spirit or subjective will.

It can only be a cycle of repeated defeats and repeated battles.

Yang Shelly still couldn't accept this result. She strongly suspected that her Brother Yi was Soul Beast Transformation; otherwise, how could a human be so powerful?!

That afternoon, Yang Shelly lazily got out of bed, feeling a slight soreness and weakness in her muscles, and her starry eyes revealed a look of existential doubt.

Why does Brother Yi seem so skilled in combat?

It's like having gone through thousands of battles, honing skills on the battlefield. Every move is deliberate and targeted at your vitals, forcing you to scramble to defend and ultimately be routed and utterly defeated.

"Perhaps this is talent."

Yang Shelly thought so, after all, she knew how powerful Ling Yi's talent and comprehension were.

That's a Divine Craftsman -level comprehension ability—having mastered the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" after only one reading!

In addition, he rose from humble beginnings and developed various body-forging techniques that could be passed down for thousands of years; he innovated and created a new path called "Spirit Refinement" from the forging methods that had been solidified for thousands of years; and he also possessed numerous other abilities, including medicine, herbalism, sculpture, architecture, music, painting, education, business, and politics.

If there is a perfect person in this world, then Yang Shelly firmly believes that, apart from her Brother Yi, there will never be another one like him!

With this in mind, Yang Shelly naturally accepted Ling Yi's strength in hand-to-hand combat.

"Next time, I can try out some combat equipment~" Yang Shelly thought to herself.

Back in Heaven Dou City, she bought some books on combat and even visited the homes of some retired veterans to learn some battlefield tips, all so that one day when she challenged Brother Yi, she could give him some unexpected surprises.

Little did he know that before he could even give away his little surprise, he would suffer a series of blows and setbacks.

However, Yang Shelly will not give in. Possessing the bloodline of the Yang Clan, the "Breaking Clan," she may lose in battle, but she will never admit defeat!

The children of the Yang Clan are like the spear in their hands—unyielding and unbreakable!

"Shelly—!"

A shout came from outside, causing Yang Shelly to instinctively shrink further into the blankets.

"Squeak--"

The door was pushed open, Ling Yi walked in carrying a large tray. Looking at Yang Shelly, who was still lying in bed, his eyes were full of doting affection.

"Shelly, wake up! Get up quickly. I've made you a ' Tenfold Tonic Soup.' This time, in addition to the bones and meat of those hundred-year-old Soul Beast, I've also added a three-thousand-year-old ' Moon-Gazing Blood Eel '..."

The cost Ling Yi paid for this one complete 3,000-year-old "Moon-Gazing Blood Eel" alone exceeded the price he paid for the shop and courtyard he had taken over a few days ago.

There's no need to tell Yang Shelly about this.

Anyway, since Ling Yi became Blacksmith ten years ago and founded the [Blacksmith Association - Water Wood Duchy Branch] with Old Master Jin and others, he has never lacked money.

Furthermore, it's a poor strategy for a man to directly claim credit for the efforts and expenses a woman makes. The best approach is to let the woman understand the hardship and difficulty involved herself.

Of course, this is on the premise that Ling Yi has both good internal and external qualities, and that the woman also has a certain emotional foundation; otherwise, any effort may be wasted.

Walking to the bedside, Ling Yi helped Yang Shelly sit up. Then, holding a bowl in one hand and a soup spoon in the other, he scooped up a spoonful of nourishing soup, gently blew on it, and fed the fragrant, milky-white broth into the girl's cherry-like mouth.

Just as the bowl of soup was about to be finished, Ling Yi being fed, paused and turned to look outside.

"Brother Yi,"

Yang Shelly also looked outside. Her heightened senses, a result of her transformation, told her that someone had entered the shop ahead.

"Are the people from the Green Wood Merchant Association here?" Yang Shelly asked.

"No~"

Ling Yi shook his head, slowly finished feeding Yang Xueli the nourishing soup in his hand, took out a cotton handkerchief from his pocket, wiped Yang Shelly's oily little mouth, and smiled:

"It's a friend. If you're still feeling a bit tired, you can sleep a little longer. I'll go upstairs to greet him and come back to keep you company in a bit."

Because of the birthday gift from Yang Shelly, Ling Yi hasn't been focusing all his attention on the shop these past few days. But even so, with Ling Yi's abilities, he's still managing the "Green Wood Merchant Association - Scarobo Market Branch" to be quite successful.

Still writing, next chapter before midnight~