Teacher, save me! (A vision)

Ye Qing fell silent for a moment as he watched Bei Bei storm away.

Although he mocked Bei Bei to his face, the guy really wasn't improving slowly. One level every three months already put him ahead of ninety-nine percent of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent.

If he really did the math, Ye Qing's cultivation speed wasn't actually much faster than Bei Bei's.

Soul Masters had their limits. Unless you stopped being a Soul Master altogether, there was only so fast you could advance through cultivation alone, no matter how hard you worked. Ye Qing simply reaped more benefits from the Golden Tree.

It was like using metal or wood to conduct the same kilowatt-hour of electricity-the results were bound to differ.

Ye Qing's Sacred Radiance Heavenly God Tiger certainly had a greater affinity for light than Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, whose light bloodline had yet to awaken.

The benefits he received were several tenths greater than Bei Bei's for that reason alone, so it was only natural that he cultivated faster.

And that only applied to the present.

Ye Qing hadn't forgotten that Bei Bei was a normal Soul Master whose cultivation speed would remain steady, whereas he himself was a Soul Master with an ultimate attribute. After level thirty, his cultivation speed would take a bone-breaking plunge.

"Come to think of it, what the hell is Shrek's cultivation method for ultimate martial souls?" Ye Qing felt a headache coming on.

The original novel had run for five or six million characters without ever mentioning it!

If Ye Qing remembered correctly, Huo Yuhao hadn't used any special cultivation method for ultimate attributes after reaching Soul Elder, either. He had carried on as before, cultivating at a turtle's crawl.

It perfectly matched his personality: whenever he faced Tang San, he cowered like a damn turtle.

That won't do. I'm a noble cheat-user! Slow cultivation is something I absolutely refuse to accept. Sure, I can trample Bei Bei underfoot right now, but what if he overtakes me after I become a Soul Elder?

Then Bei Bei's words really would come true, and he would be the real Hokage.

So, is there some way to turn on the cheats and tweak this?

Ye Qing sank into thought.

After thinking it over from every angle, wasn't the slow cultivation of ultimate attributes ultimately caused by an insufficient rate of absorbing the world's primordial energy?

To solve that problem, he first needed a cultivation site with a higher concentration of primordial energy. Second, he had to improve his efficiency in absorbing it, drastically shortening the process through which his ultimate attribute compressed soul power.

The cultivation site was already taken care of. Nowhere on the entire Douluo Continent was better suited to cultivation than the Sea God Pavilion.

The second issue was increasing the speed at which his body absorbed soul power.

"I still have to start with the meditation method." Ye Qing sighed.

Haven't I just walked straight into a fucking dead end?

The Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Skill was clearly incomplete. According to the original Douluo I novel, it had nine stages, which corresponded precisely to the nine Soul Master ranks.

That bastard Tang San had either castrated the later stages or simply altered the most important sections. As a result, although the Mysterious Heaven Skill still had nine stages, it lacked the sections on the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve standard meridians.

Although the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained a "more advanced" version of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it presumably only added the section on the twelve standard meridians.

Expect Tang San to pass down the most important section, the eight extraordinary meridians?

That was rather like expecting pigs to fly.

"Ideas, ideas..."

Suddenly, Ye Qing had an idea that was downright inhuman. With the Golden Tree backing him, no matter how much a prospective level-twenty Soul Grandmaster like him absorbed, he surely couldn't match a Titled Douluo's daily cultivation.

And the Golden Tree's overflowing life energy and light-attribute soul power were practically the finest healing elixirs he could ask for.

On top of that, he had the Wings of Light, a pair of miraculous healing tools that would make countless healers grind their teeth with envy. With the heavens, the land, and the people all aligned in his favor, wouldn't it be a terrible waste not to try experimenting on his own?

He couldn't kill himself no matter how much he messed around anyway. If he really lost control, he could just shout, "Teacher, save me!" Mu En would immediately take him to Elder Zhuang, Shrek's healing-type Titled Douluo, for the finest ICU treatment.

Heh heh heh~

At the pinnacle of souls, I stand above the world; without me, Ye Qing, there would be no heavens!

Let me figure out how to create a cultivation technique that solves the slow cultivation of ultimate attributes!

(Teacher, save me!!!)

Of course, Ye Qing didn't immediately spring into action and embark on his journey of courting death right where he stood. After all, he had already reached level twenty, and it was time to obtain his second soul ring.

A higher soul power level would certainly help him develop a cultivation technique. If he suddenly ran out of soul power while opening up his meridians, wouldn't that make for a fine joke?

Actually, the safer approach would be to find a way to obtain the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife. With the immense vitality of gold of life, Ye Qing truly could court death however he liked without dying.

Huo Yuhao had summoned Di Tian's power and shattered every meridian in his body into tofu crumbs, yet he had been back on his feet and full of life before long. As long as Ye Qing didn't blast himself into ashes on the spot, gold of life could drag him back.

But the same problem remained: without Electrolux, he didn't know how to use gold of life!

Even if he could purify the curse on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife with his ultimate sacred attribute, he had no idea how to merge gold of life into his body without ending up in some ridiculous situation like that giant golden turtle.

And if he actually had Electrolux, Ye Qing wouldn't need to risk his own life at all. He could simply ask that miraculous great mage for help.

Sigh~

Why did I have to arrive so many years early!!!

"Whatever. I'll find some time to get my hands on the Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife first. However I look at it, something like that is better secured sooner rather than later." No matter what, Ye Qing intended to obtain it first.

But he would have to find an opportunity.

Hopefully, it's still at the Starlight Auction House.

Over the next three days, Ye Qing didn't return to the training grounds. Naturally, he never saw Bei Bei shouting, "Come on, let's go!" every day before cultivating as though his life depended on it.

"Catch up to Ye Qing! I have to catch up to that brat! Hmph, hmph, hmph, aaaaaaah..."

Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan had already enrolled in the outer court and was attending classes there during this period, so she didn't see Bei Bei in this state. Otherwise, it probably would have broken her heart.

Meanwhile, Ye Qing buried himself in Shrek's library, poring over information on light-attribute soul beasts to see whether any of them could be of use to him.

Although the Wings of Light alone could practically guarantee that Ye Qing would attain ultimate light, their growth took way too fucking long. By the time they developed into a hundred-thousand-year external soul bone, who knew how many moons would have passed?

For now, he still needed to consider how to strengthen his light-attribute abilities.

Naturally, his choice of a second soul ring would also focus on the light attribute.

"Ah, poor little bear. You won't get to become part of me."