Yue Guan becoming a One-Ring Soul Master caused an enormous stir among the lower grades of the junior Soul Master Academy.
There was no other reason: Yue Guan had gained far too much this time, so much that they could hardly believe it.
Not only had he become a One-Ring Soul Master and obtained a hundred-year Soul Ring, but his Soul Power had also soared from rank ten to rank twelve.
Do not underestimate that single little rank of Soul Power!
With that rank of Soul Power as his foundation, Yue Guan could break through to rank twenty before turning ten and become a Soul Grandmaster.
A ten-year-old Soul Grandmaster was a rarity among rarities.
The lower grades focused primarily on academic classes, with meditation methods as a supplementary subject for Soul Masters, and the things taught at school were simple and easy to understand.
These things were extremely easy for Meng Qianqiu. He was a cheater with an awakened mind; learning them was as easy as reaching out and grabbing them.
Aside from attending his daily classes, Meng Qianqiu's favorite things to do were eating, tempering his body, and refining his Soul Power.
Thanks to the Great Toad Qi-Devouring Technique, Meng Qianqiu's body received ample nourishment, and his strength increased day by day.
As the saying went, a towering building rose from level ground. Refining essence into Qi tempered the body; without a strong body, where would essence Qi come from?
Cultivation also followed the law of conservation of energy. Following the principle of thirty percent training and seventy percent eating, Meng Qianqiu ate plenty of Soul Beast meat.
At the same time, he also took medicinal supplements every few days, laying a solid foundation for his future cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, two years passed.
After two years of cultivation, Meng Qianqiu's body finally reached perfection, brimming with essence Qi. After a hundred days of foundation building, he reached a new stage.
Meanwhile, Meng Qianqiu's Soul Power also made considerable progress. Thanks to the immortal herb, his cultivation progressed extremely quickly.
"What a shame. There really haven't been many sunny days these past two years. Aside from wind and rain, you hardly ever see the sun in the sky!"
Heaven Dou City lay in the northern part of the continent. Its climate was pleasant, but clear, sunny days were few and far between, prompting a few complaints from Meng Qianqiu.
Meng Qianqiu's Martial Soul was the Manggu Vermilion Toad, which could draw down the essence of the great sun to accelerate his cultivation. It could be considered a physical cheat.
Unfortunately, he could not use this cheat every day!
Otherwise, with Meng Qianqiu's aptitude, he could probably have broken through to rank twenty and become a Soul Grandmaster in just under a year.
A seven-year-old Soul Grandmaster!
That would be far too conspicuous.
The bird that sticks its head out gets shot. Taking another year is fine too!
Normally, someone with innate full Soul Power and a top-tier meditation method could gain around three ranks of Soul Power a year.
Two years ago, Meng Qianqiu's Soul Power had been at rank fourteen, six ranks short of rank twenty, which meant two years of cultivation.
During those two years, Meng Qianqiu spent over half a year building his body's foundation, solely to make his foundation solid.
Otherwise, with his aptitude, he probably would have broken through long ago.
Many things happened over those two years. First, Gui Mei broke through to rank ten and obtained his first Soul Ring.
Gui Mei's first Soul Ring was as old as three hundred and eighty years. It came from a rare Dream Demon and matched his attributes extremely well.
Aside from that, the boy Wang Zhan also joined Meng Qianqiu's camp and obtained his first Soul Ring with the Meng Family's help.
After receiving ample cultivation resources, Gui Mei and Wang Zhan shone as geniuses, and their strength advanced by leaps and bounds.
By now, Gui Mei's Soul Power had reached rank seventeen, Yue Guan's had reached rank eighteen, and Wang Zhan's had reached rank fifteen.
As for Dugu Bo, his Soul Power had reached rank nineteen. He was about to break through to rank twenty and was not far from becoming a Soul Grandmaster.
"Hiss!"
"You broke through again!"
"An eight-year-old Soul Grandmaster! Truly terrifying!"
When Meng Qianqiu returned to the junior Soul Master Academy, the sharp-eyed Dugu Bo immediately spotted something amiss and spoke up.
"Is this innate full Soul Power?"
"That kind of innate aptitude really is ridiculous!"
Yue Guan chimed in from the side. They were all cultivating, yet Meng Qianqiu's cultivation speed remained somewhat faster than theirs.
Only now did everyone truly appreciate the gap between themselves and Meng Qianqiu. They had all had the same nine years of schooling, yet he alone stood out. They simply could not compare!
"Relax, relax!"
"I've just gotten a little ahead!"
"Every one of you will catch up to me soon."
Meng Qianqiu waved a hand. He had consumed an immortal herb and was using a cultivation cheat; the gap between them would only grow wider in the future.
Those words were merely meant to comfort them.
On the path of cultivation, getting ahead by one step meant being ahead at every step thereafter!
From this point on, the gap between Meng Qianqiu and Yue Guan's group would only grow wider, until it became an insurmountable chasm.
"I had rank-nine innate Soul Power, and I'll be a Soul Grandmaster at ten!"
"You had innate full Soul Power, and you became a Soul Grandmaster at eight!"
"Among us, only Yue Guan can keep pace with you. As for the rest, we really shouldn't even dream of it."
Dugu Bo offered his analysis from the side. A ten-year-old Soul Grandmaster was somebody in his own right, but unfortunately, they had encountered Meng Qianqiu.
Clearly, trying to apply science to a cheater would not work.
"Don't talk nonsense. I can't do it either!"
"Even if my Martial Soul is an immortal herb, my cultivation speed is nowhere near as terrifying as Meng Qianqiu's. Don't take sly digs at me."
Yue Guan shook his head. Meng Qianqiu was simply a monster. Even with his outstanding talent, he did not dare compare himself to this person.
"The holidays are almost here!"
"My friends, would you be interested in visiting my home? Here's a little spoiler: I have a surprise for you!"
Meng Zhongqi had not been idle over those two years. He had used whale rubber to create a potion that aided cultivation.
Long-term use could not only strengthen the body and increase strength, but also help Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond their limits. Its effects truly defied the heavens.
Most importantly, after Meng Zhongqi turned the whale rubber into potions, he weakened its violent medicinal potency while enhancing its nourishing effects.
Potential Potions had also become the Meng Family's signature product!
Through the Great Soul Arena and underground merchant associations, the Meng Family raked in money, and the other major families benefited alongside them!
"A surprise? What surprise?"
"I've prepared a few Potential Potions for you, the kind you can't buy on the market. Well? Do you want them?"
The Potential Potions produced by the Meng Family came in several grades, from low to high. White potions were the lowest, and red potions were the highest.
White potions were made from ten-year whale rubber and could only provide ordinary Soul Masters with an extremely faint nourishing effect.
Yellow potions were made from hundred-year whale rubber!
The pattern continued from there. As for the highest-grade red potions, even Meng Zhongqi could not produce them. After all, their ingredient had a price but no supply.
Hundred-thousand-year whale rubber was not easy to find.
Even if one scoured the entire Douluo Continent, one probably would not find more than a few pieces.
"Potential Potions?"
"That thing that's been all the rage these past two years?"
Yue Guan's eyes lit up at those words. They sold for extremely high prices, and their remarkable effects had already been proven on the market.
"That's right!"
"My grandfather made a few Black Potential Potions. You could hardly buy these on the market even with ten thousand gold, and they can help Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings beyond their limits."
"Taking them will bring you all sorts of benefits. Not only can they increase your strength, but they can also bolster your Martial Soul's foundation!"
"If we have the chance, we might usher in a new era, a brand-new golden age where the second Soul Ring is already a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"
Meng Qianqiu would not rest until his words stunned everyone. This was a thousand-year second Soul Ring; even a Titled Douluo would probably have been unable to sit still at this moment.
"Hiss, a thousand-year second ring!"
After hearing this, everyone's hearts were filled with shock!
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