Half a Year, the Effects of [Level Up] Hextech!

"Not only that, the soul beast meat supplied to him every day is all premium quality, all to nourish his body."

At this point, Yu Tianqing paused and turned his gaze toward Yu Changge, who was sitting across from him with his head lowered as he ate. A flash of guilt passed through Yu Tianqing's eyes.

"Changge..." Yu Tianqing sighed. "Your Martial Soul is the same as Yu Xiaogang's. You both have Innate Half-Level Soul Power, but our family's circumstances are ultimately not as good as the Clan Head's household."

He could naturally acquire some high-grade medicinal herbs that strengthened the foundation and replenished vitality, but being able to get them and being able to get them consistently were two entirely different matters.

Hearing his father's self-reproachful words, Yu Changge looked up and smiled nonchalantly.

"Dad, Mom, please don't say that. I'm already very, very satisfied with the cultivation conditions I have now."

"After studying theory with Elder Yu for the past half month or so, I've long understood just how difficult it is to cultivate Innate Half-Level Soul Power."

"This isn't something that can be easily made up for with ordinary medicinal herbs and soul beast meat. External resources are ultimately just external resources."

"So I think this steady, step-by-step pace suits me just fine."

Yu Shuyao looked at her son's young yet mature face. He showed no jealousy whatsoever toward Yu Xiaogang for receiving better treatment and was even so calm about it.

She exchanged a glance with her husband. Neither of them knew whether they should be comforted by how sensible their son was or feel guilty instead.

After all, what parent in the world wouldn't want to give their child the very best of everything?

Sensing that the atmosphere at the dinner table had grown somewhat heavy, Yu Tianqing drew a deep breath and said, "Right, there's something important. Tomorrow, our clan is sending people to the Star Dou Forest to hunt soul beasts, replenish the clan's supplies, and obtain Soul Rings for the clan's younger members."

"I'll be going with the team as well. Once this mission is over and I return, I can bring back some fresh dragon blood for you!"

"Adding dragon blood to your medicinal bath will definitely improve your physique even more."

Yu Changge's eyes lit up at that. A dragon blood medicinal bath was good stuff!

"Thank you, Dad!" Yu Changge said happily.

Then his eyes shifted, and he took the opportunity to bring up an idea he had been considering for a long time.

"Dad, Mom, there's one more thing. If time permits in the future, I want to learn another weapon besides hand-to-hand combat, something I can carry for protection."

"You both know that my Martial Soul is an External Beast Martial Soul, so I can't use Martial Soul Possession."

"In other words, in close combat, my body receives no boost whatsoever to its defense or strength."

"If I encounter danger while traveling in the future and have to face someone's close-range attacks after Martial Soul Possession, relying on nothing but my fists and feet would put me at too great a disadvantage if I wanted to protect myself."

"Having a weapon would make things much better."

Yu Changge had no intention of mastering a weapon, but he still needed one to protect himself and get through the early stages.

Yu Tianqing and Yu Shuyao were both stunned. They clearly had not expected their son to be so meticulous in his thinking.

But after giving it some careful thought, the couple felt that Yu Changge was absolutely right.

For Soul Masters with External Martial Souls, their physical bodies were indeed their greatest weakness. Learning a weapon for self-defense would bring nothing but benefits.

Moreover, practicing with a heavy weapon might train the body's muscular strength even better than simply throwing punches.

Yu Tianqing agreed immediately.

"No problem. You've thought this through very well, kid. But don't bite off more than you can chew. First, make sure your foundational hand-to-hand skills are solid."

"Once you've stabilized your stance, I'll take you to choose a weapon that suits you."

In Yu Tianqing's eyes, as long as his son had not given up on the path of cultivation, then as parents, they naturally had to support him with everything they had.

In any case, those with Innate Half-Level Soul Power had plenty of time.

Even if they used excellent resources to nurture him, Yu Changge would need at least seven or eight years to cultivate his Soul Power to level ten, even if everything went smoothly.

Especially the threshold from level nine to level ten.

One had to know that the Meditation Method inherited by their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was one of the finest Meditation Methods on the entire Douluo Continent, surpassed only by the methods cultivated by Spirit Hall's core upper ranks.

Even compared with the Meditation Methods of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect, it was unquestionably on the same level.

Yet even with such a top-tier Meditation Method, along with the resources of a Soul Saint family, Yu Tianqing believed Yu Changge would still need seven or eight years of hard work to reach level ten.

If it were one of those commoners outside who possessed Innate Half-Level Soul Power, lacked resource support, and cultivated some commonplace Meditation Method, then they likely would not even dream of breaking through level ten and becoming a true Soul Master in their entire lives.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

Over these six months, Yu Changge's Soul Power steadily improved.

Late one night.

Yu Changge sat cross-legged on his bed, his eyes tightly shut.

Suddenly, Yu Changge's body jolted. He clearly felt his Soul Power finally break through an invisible membrane.

He had broken through!

Yu Changge abruptly opened his eyes, a glint flashing through them.

After more than half a year of bitter cultivation, he had finally raised his Soul Power from two and a half levels to level four!

However, at the very instant his Soul Power reached level four, a warm energy far greater than the surge from his breakthrough instantly flowed into his body.

His Soul Power directly broke through to level five!

He knew that his [Level Up] Hextech had taken effect!

For every two levels of Soul Power he gained, he could gain one additional level of Soul Power.

Over the past six months, he had worked himself to the bone and only cultivated one and a half levels of Soul Power.

However, this Hextech counted whole levels. He had technically gone from level two to level four, so the moment his Soul Power reached level four, it triggered [Level Up], letting him gain an entire level of Soul Power for free!

Yu Changge could not help but marvel inwardly. Good thing I chose this Hextech back then. Its early-game boost is absolutely insane.

With this cheat, he could get through the beginner phase much more easily.

He carefully calculated his cultivation speed. If he ignored the boost from [Level Up] Hextech from now on and relied purely on his own cultivation—

Given his current talent and resource allocation, he could only raise his Soul Power by one level every four months on average.

At that rate, it would take at least another year and a half to rise from level five to level ten.

But things were different now.

With [Level Up] granting him an extra level for every two levels gained, he would only need around a year to break through to level ten!