Getting Acquainted with the Su Family, Making Soul Refining Easier

"Bai Yu?!"

Before the guards could react, Su Lin rushed over in wild delight, grabbing the iron gate and shaking it until it creaked.

"Brother Su, it's me."

Bai Yu smiled, thinking, Don't get so worked up. You're making it look like you're visiting someone in prison.

Su Lin was so excited that he could barely speak.

"You... you're alive? You're still alive?"

Only after speaking did he realize something and hurriedly said to the guards:

"Quick, open the gate!"

The guards hastily opened it. From Su Lin's reaction, they knew this kid was Bai Yu. But how had he escaped after being targeted by a Century Soul Beast?

Su Lin placed both hands on Bai Yu's shoulders and looked him over again and again with excited eyes. Once he confirmed Bai Yu was missing no pieces, he asked:

"Bai Yu, how did you escape?"

The guards beside them pricked up their ears as well. They wanted to know too.

Bai Yu said:

"I nearly became that big snake's meal. Luckily, a passing expert saved my life at the critical moment."

"A passing expert? How powerful was he?"

Su Lin became interested and pressed for more.

Bai Yu shook his head.

"I don't know. All I know is that he was very powerful."

At that moment, one of the guards interjected:

"I took over the watch yesterday morning. During the entire day and night of my shift, only three Soul Elders entered. Even counting those who haven't come out yet, there couldn't be more than ten experts above the Soul Elder rank. You were very lucky."

He readily believed Bai Yu's explanation. After all, if someone told him that a support system soul master barely above level ten had escaped a Century Soul Beast's pursuit on his own, he would probably think they were an idiot.

Bai Yu smiled and followed along with his words.

"Yes, I was very lucky to have gotten my life back."

Just then, a carriage approached from afar. Su Lin said:

"Bai Yu, you saved me and saved Chen Mei. You are a benefactor of the Su Family! From now on, if you ever run into any trouble, the Su Family will spare no effort to help you!"

Bai Yu had just been about to exchange a few pleasantries when he suddenly thought of something.

Since Tang Hao would no longer be following him, he would have much more time to refine souls. But as a student, he had no way to enter the Soul Hunting Forest frequently without arousing suspicion. But what if he borrowed the Su Family's name?

The Su Family was a prominent family in Nuoding City, so it was perfectly normal for them to visit the Soul Hunting Forest often. Even if they came once every ten days or half a month, that was still far more frequent than Bai Yu's previous plan of coming once a month!

If he built a good relationship with the Su Family and entered the Soul Hunting Forest with them under the pretense of providing support, wouldn't he have plenty more chances to refine souls?

Of course, how to get them away from him was another issue, but that was a problem for later, and it would not be too difficult.

With that in mind, Bai Yu gave a somewhat weak smile and said to Su Lin:

"Brother Su, you flatter me."

Before he could finish, Bai Yu suddenly pitched forward.

Su Lin jumped in fright and quickly caught Bai Yu. He frantically waved toward the carriage and shouted:

"Quick! Hurry up!"

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Yu not only became the Su Family's benefactor, but was also brought to the Su Family residence by Su Lin, who invited the best doctor in the city to treat him.

Although there was nothing seriously wrong with Bai Yu, a full-body examination would not hurt.

After Bai Yu woke up, Su Lin and Su Lin's father, the Su Family head, warmly entertained him. From the family head, Bai Yu learned that Su Lin was the Su Family's only son. Aside from him, the family only had a younger daughter named Su Lan. Thus, Su Lin was highly valued, and Bai Yu, who had saved him, naturally became highly valued by the Su Family as well.

After the reception ended, Su Lin personally escorted Bai Yu back to Nuoding Academy. Taking this opportunity, Bai Yu said to him:

"Brother Su, I remember you had two purposes for going to the Soul Hunting Forest. One was to Hunt for Soul Rings, and the other was to find materials. You accomplished neither, and I truly feel sorry for you."

Su Lin pretended to be displeased.

"Xiao Yu, what are you saying? Do you think I, Su Lin, am that kind of person? Don't worry. You're my lifesaver. Not only will I give you the mission reward, I'll double it!"

Bai Yu smiled.

"That's not what I mean. I mean, the mission still isn't complete, so you'll probably find another chance to continue it, right? Once I recover for a few days, I'll accompany you and finish this mission together. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease!"

After hearing this, Su Lin was moved to tears. He was just short of swearing brotherhood with Bai Yu on the spot.

After Bai Yu talked him into leaving, he "recovered" at the academy for two days before receiving a letter from Su Lin inviting him to explore the Soul Hunting Forest again.

Bai Yu readily agreed. This time, Su Lin directly brought along the Soul Elders from his family. Bai Yu did not rush to refine souls either. Instead, he obediently followed the group, fulfilled his support duties, and waited for an opportunity.

However, no opportunity came. Their expedition yielded nothing, and Su Lin had no choice but to leave the Soul Hunting Forest in disappointment.

Fortunately, after resting for three days, Su Lin invited Bai Yu again. This time, they were attacked twice. The first attack was easily driven off by the Su Family's Soul Elders, while the second was a Century Soul Beast.

The Su Family's Soul Elders were held back. Bai Yu fled with Su Lin and Chen Mei, and along the way, he used the Modification System to create an opportunity to be alone. He refined several souls, stored all the Soul Power in the Myriad Souls Banner, then led Su Lin and Chen Mei out of the Soul Hunting Forest.

Of course, it was also thanks to him that Su Lin and Chen Mei gained nothing. If they had made gains, wouldn't Bai Yu lose his excuse to follow them into the Soul Hunting Forest so frequently?

Therefore, Bai Yu would not let them gain anything in the short term. Once he found another way to enter the Soul Hunting Forest frequently, he would help them obtain what they wanted as compensation.

This continued for a full three months. During those three months, Bai Yu entered the Soul Hunting Forest with Su Lin twenty times, averaging once every four and a half days. The frequency was astonishing, and Bai Yu made a fortune from it.

The Soul Power stored in the Myriad Souls Banner was now enough for both him and Little Green to break through to level twenty!

He raised Little Green's level, but did not rush to raise his own. Instead, he continued looking for a suitable target: a Soul Beast over a hundred years old.

Little Green had not even reached a hundred years in life. Although it had already cultivated to level twenty within the Myriad Souls Banner—cough, cough, the Human Emperor Banner—at the same level, any Century Soul Beast was stronger than it. Therefore, Bai Yu decided to find another Century Soul Beast to refine, making it his second Soul Pet.

Of course, Century Soul Beasts were not so easy to find. In all twenty expeditions into the Soul Hunting Forest, he had encountered only one. It was extremely cunning; the moment it saw that Su Lin's group had Soul Elders with them, it fled without even testing them.

Bai Yu was quite frustrated, but he did not dare chase after it rashly. Although he and Little Green together could easily deal with an opponent, encountering a Soul Beast over four hundred years old would still be dangerous.

He wanted to find a Century Soul Beast, let the Soul Elders around Su Lin wear it down first, then use the system to create an opportunity to be alone with it before killing it and refining its soul.

But no such opportunity had appeared over the past three months. Bai Yu could only comfort himself that he still had five and a half years left.

At the same time, during those three months, he moved out of the Seventh Dormitory and got a room of his own. Not long after he moved out, Xiao Wu also "Hunt for Soul Ring" and moved in next door, frequently bothering him.

However, Bai Yu had no intention of getting too close to Xiao Wu before coming of age. Besides, Tang Hao was watching, so he deliberately kept his distance from Xiao Wu. Yet this only piqued Xiao Wu's interest even more. What one could not have was always the best, so she began bothering Bai Yu even more frequently.

This made Tang San jealous.

Tang San had completely fallen for Xiao Wu, so he was deeply jealous of Bai Yu. He simply did not show it because he regarded Bai Yu as a brother. But amid the fierce struggle between his big head and little head, he learned at such a young age how to vent his emotions, often secretly working with his hands beneath the blanket while everyone in the Seventh Dormitory slept.

Over the past three months, Tang San, who had once been fairly handsome, became somewhat gaunt and hollow. Xiao Wu now felt disgusted merely seeing his expression, yet Tang San remained immersed in the pleasure and unable to pull himself free, until an event that shook Nuoding City occurred—

—Great Master Yu had returned!