"Not only that, the spirit beast meat supplied to him every day is of top quality, all just to nourish his body."
Saying this, Yu Tianqing paused and turned his gaze to Yu Changge, who was sitting across from him and wolfing down his food. A flash of guilt crossed Yu Tianqing's eyes.
"Changge..." Yu Tianqing sighed. "Your Martial Soul is the same as Yu Xiaogang's, both innate half-level, but our family's conditions simply cannot compare to the Clan Head's family."
He could naturally get his hands on some rather top-tier foundation-sturdy and Qi-nourishing medicinal herbs, but getting them and being able to get them long-term were two entirely different things.
Hearing his father's self-reproachful words, Yu Changge raised his head and smiled indifferently.
"Dad, Mom, please don't say that. To have the current cultivation conditions, I am actually already very, very satisfied."
"Having studied theory with Elder Yu for over half a month, I've long understood just how difficult cultivating with innate half-level Soul Power really is."
"This simply cannot be easily made up for by some ordinary herbs and spirit beast meat; external objects are, after all, external objects."
"So, I think my current steady-as-you-go rhythm is quite good."
Yu Shuyao looked at her son's tender yet mature-looking face, watching as he showed no jealousy whatsoever over Yu Xiaogang enjoying better treatment, even appearing so calm.
She exchanged a glance with her husband, neither of them knowing whether to feel comforted by their son's sensibility or filled with guilt.
After all, what parents in this world wouldn't want to give the absolute best things in the world to their children?
Feeling the somewhat heavy atmosphere at the dinner table, Yu Tianqing took a deep breath and said, "Right, let's talk about business. Tomorrow, our family needs to make a trip to the Star Dou Forest to hunt spirit beasts, replenish family supplies, and obtain Soul Rings for the family disciples."
"I'll be joining the team then as well, and when I return from this mission, I can just bring back some fresh dragon blood for you!"
"Adding the dragon blood to your medicinal bath then will definitely improve your physique even more."
Hearing this, Yu Changge's eyes lit up. A dragon blood medicinal bath—now that was good stuff!
"Thanks, Dad!" Yu Changge thanked him happily.
Then, his eyes rolled, and he seized the opportunity to pitch an idea he had been pondering for a long time.
"Dad, Mom, there's one more thing. If time permits later on, besides empty-handed combat, I'd like to additionally learn a weapon to protect myself with."
"You both know my Martial Soul is an External Beast Martial Soul, so there's no way to perform Martial Soul Possession."
"That means in close-quarters combat, my physical body has no defense or strength bonuses whatsoever."
"If I run into danger out there in the future and face someone else's close-range Martial Soul Possession attack, relying solely on empty-handed kung fu to protect myself will ultimately still leave me at too big of a disadvantage."
"Having a weapon will make things a lot better."
Yu Changge didn't plan on trying to master a weapon, but he needed at least one to protect himself and get through the early stages.
Yu Tianqing and his wife were both slightly taken aback. Clearly, neither of them had expected their son to be so meticulous in his thinking.
However, after pondering it carefully, the couple felt that what Yu Changge said was entirely correct.
For a Soul Master with an external Martial Soul, their physical body was indeed their biggest weakness. Cultivating a weapon for self-defense was definitely beneficial in every way and harmful in none.
Moreover, in the process of practicing with heavy weapons, the training effect on body muscle strength might even be better than simply throwing punches.
Yu Tianqing agreed on the spot.
"No problem, you brat have thought things through thoroughly. But don't bite off more than you can chew; get your foundational empty-handed skills solid first."
"Once you've steadied your lower stance, I'll take you to pick out a weapon that suits you."
In Yu Tianqing's view, as long as his son hadn't given up on the path of cultivation, they, as parents, would naturally support him with all their might.
Anyway, for innate half-level Soul Power, there was plenty of time.
Even if they used prime resources to nurture him, for Yu Changge to cultivate his Soul Power to rank ten, assuming everything went smoothly, it would still take at least seven or eight years of grinding.
Especially the threshold from rank nine to rank ten.
You must know that the Meditation Method passed down within their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was one of the absolute top-tier meditation methods on the entire Dourol Continent, second only to the meditation methods cultivated by the core higher-ups of Spirit Hall.
Even compared to the meditation methods of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect, it definitely belonged to the exact same tier.
Yet even with such a top-tier meditation method bolstering him, coupled with the resources of a Soul Saint family, Yu Tianqing felt that Yu Changge would still need seven or eight years of hard graft to cultivate to rank ten.
If it were those commoner-born innate half-level Soul Masters outside, without the bolstering of resources and cultivating street-trash meditation methods, then they probably shouldn't even bother dreaming of breaking through rank ten and becoming a true Soul Master in this lifetime.
Time flew like an arrow, and the years shuttled by; in the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
During these past six months, Yu Changge's Soul Power had also been steadily improving.
Late on this night.
Yu Changge sat cross-legged on the bed, his eyes tightly closed.
Suddenly, Yu Changge's body gave a fierce shudder, and he clearly sensed that his Soul Power had finally broken through an invisible thin membrane.
He had broken through!
Yu Changge snapped his eyes open, a flash of bright light piercing through them.
Under this greater half-year of bitter cultivation, he had finally raised his Soul Power from the original two and a half ranks all the way to rank four!
However, the very instant his Soul Power reached rank four, a warm surge of energy—far more massive than the one from his breakthrough just now—instantly melted into his body.
His Soul Power directly broke through to rank five!
He knew this was the effect of his Hextech [Level Up] taking hold!
Every two ranks of Soul Power gained would grant an additional rank of Soul Power.
During these past six months, despite working himself to the bone, he had actually only cultivated one and a half ranks of Soul Power out.
However, since this Hextech calculated by complete ranks, he had essentially climbed from rank two to rank four; therefore, the moment his Soul Power reached rank four, it triggered [Level Up], directly free-riding a rank of Soul Power!
Yu Changge couldn't help marveling in his heart: It's a good thing I chose this Hextech back then; this gadget's buffing effect in the early stages is truly freakish.
With this cheat, he could smoothly sail through the beginner phase.
He carefully calculated his cultivation speed. If he didn't count the buff from the [Level Up] Hextech moving forward and relied purely on his own cultivation:
With his current talent and resource allocation, it took an average of four months to raise his Soul Power by one rank.
At this rate, wanting to advance from rank five to rank ten would take at least another year and a half of grinding.
But things were different now.
With the [Level Up] buff of getting one rank free for every two ranks gained, he would now only need about another year's time to break through to rank ten!
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