Two Years Later: Little Shi Hao and the Scheming Gangzi

At this, the corners of Shi Yan's handsome mouth lifted slightly. He folded his arms across his chest and said,

"That's right! I actually have a Supreme Bone too."

"And mine has already developed its own exclusive treasure technique!"

"As for your Supreme Bone, if I'm not mistaken, it's still only a nascent form!"

"You still have a long road ahead of you!"

"Don't get too proud and complacent!"

At those words, Qian Renxue's little face fell, and she was utterly dejected.

She had thought that, after gaining the talent of the Supreme Bone, she might one day surpass Shi Yan.

Now, it seemed that would be rather difficult!

In the blink of an eye, two years passed.

During those two years, Qian Renxue stayed in Stone Village, following Shi Yan and cultivating diligently.

She had abolished the Soul Power and Martial Soul in her body and obtained a nascent Supreme Bone.

This had greatly improved Qian Renxue's aptitude for cultivation.

In less than a year,

Qian Renxue successfully learned to mobilize her essence blood to refine Bone Text and bring forth Divine Radiance, stepping into the Blood Moving Realm.

And over those two-plus years,

Little One finally received a name of his own in the village-Shi Hao.

On this day,

at the entrance to Stone Village,

in the glow of the rising dawn,

Shi Yan sat cross-legged on a large bluestone, his eyes tightly shut. His skin shone with a lustrous, jade-like radiance, and his body seemed to have transformed into a flawless, translucent statue of white jade.

Mysterious runes filled the sky, forming around Shi Yan and surging and swirling like a vast ocean.

Inside him, Qi and blood rushed in torrents, producing rumbling roars like tigers howling and dragons crying.

All around him, rosy light blazed ten thousand zhang, and a thousand streams of auspicious color shone.

A full eight gray-brown volcanoes, shaped like volcanic craters, hovered above his head in a Bagua formation. Their openings seemed to reach into the void as they greedily and frantically devoured the surrounding essence Qi of heaven and earth like taotie.

They continuously fed it back into Shi Yan's body, nourishing him.

Not far away, Qian Renxue was practicing the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist. Seeing the commotion caused by Shi Yan's cultivation, a trace of deep envy flashed through her beautiful eyes.

When would she be able to cultivate to the same realm as Shi Yan?

Although the Blood Moving Realm was already very powerful, she was still a little dissatisfied.

Meanwhile, in the open space at the center of Stone Village,

a group of children were sneaking around, trying to slip out of the village.

They happened to run into Qian Renxue, who was heading back after finishing her cultivation.

"Sister Xue'er!"

Seeing Qian Renxue, the children hurriedly called out to her.

"Dazhuang, Skinny Monkey, Little One... where are you going?"

Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"Um... Sister Xue'er, we want to play an adventure game. Do you want to come with us?"

Skinny Monkey scratched his head and came up with an answer on the spot.

"No, you go and play!"

The corners of Qian Renxue's mouth twitched, and she hurriedly shook her head.

Although her body was not much older than Dazhuang, Skinny Monkey, and the others,

there was a huge gap between their mental ages.

She had no interest in playing some adventure game with children like Dazhuang, Skinny Monkey, and Little One.

After getting past that obstacle,

the children quickly slipped out of the village.

"Phew!"

They had nearly been found out. Skinny Monkey patted his chest and let out a long breath.

"If Sister Xue'er found out, she'd definitely tell Big Brother Shi Yan!"

"With how clever Big Brother Shi Yan is, he'd definitely guess we're going to the old forest, and he'd give us a good thrashing!"

"But we weren't found out, were we?"

The boy named Shi Dazhuang spoke up and urged him on.

"Skinny Monkey! How much farther is that cliff?"

"Back in the village, Grandpa Village Chief, Uncle Lin Hu, and the others are always praising Big Brother Shi Yan for being talented, strong, and clever."

"Our cultivation talent can't compare to Big Brother Shi Yan's!"

"But we have to prove that we can contribute to the village too!"

As he spoke, Shi Dazhuang's eyes filled with anticipation and excitement.

"But I heard the old forest is really dangerous!"

Little One, Shi Hao, was somewhat worried. He blinked his large, dark eyes, still hoping to stop them.

Unfortunately, Little Shi Hao had always been a tagalong trailing behind the older children.

Although Little Shi Hao now possessed the great strength to lift a bronze cauldron, and had shown it in the village,

becoming another Little Monster in the adults' eyes, no less impressive than Shi Yan,

and a "core member" among the older children as well,

he was still too junior to persuade everyone.

"Shi Hao, if you're scared, you can stay in the village."

"Just don't tell anyone about our plan. We'll go by ourselves!"

Hearing Little Shi Hao's words, Shi Dazhuang gave a light snort and spoke.

"Then I'd better come with you!"

Realizing he couldn't persuade them, Little Shi Hao could only choose to follow.

The children then sneaked away from the village and into the old forest, heading straight for a cliff.

Douluo Continent.

Although, in the sky screen's images,

the two years had passed quickly in fast-forward,

the sky screen had still shown several scenes during that time of Shi Yan teaching Qian Renxue the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist and how to mobilize essence blood to refine Bone Text.

The major factions across the continent had all taken out notebooks and begun recording what they saw.

Among them were Yu Xiaogang, Ning Fengzhi, and their group, who were in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.

"Grandmaster, did you write down how to cultivate the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist?"

Having failed to remember some of it, Ma Hongjun scratched his head and asked Yu Xiaogang.

At the question, Yu Xiaogang held a notebook in one hand and put the other behind his back.

A trace of pride appeared on his zombie-like face, and he said in a deep voice,

"Of course I have written down the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique!"

"In the past, I spent decades writing experimental notes while researching Martial Soul Theory. Those experiences weren't for nothing!"

Although Yu Xiaogang felt somewhat guilty when it came to actual research into Martial Soul Theory,

when it came to simply recording words and repeating what was written,

Yu Xiaogang was brimming with confidence!

"However, the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist requires not only mastery of the postures, but also the corresponding breathing rhythm."

"It will take a lot more practice!"

As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang sighed with some regret.

The Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique was somewhat difficult to practice.

Otherwise, he would have started practicing it right away.

At that moment, people began sending bullet comments across the sky screen.

[A civilian Soul Master: "@Yu Xiaogang, Grandmaster, have you recorded the cultivation method for the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique? Where are you now, Grandmaster? May I come and ask you for guidance?"]

After that civilian Soul Master,

many more bullet comments appeared, all from people hoping to seek Yu Xiaogang's guidance and learn the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique.

Seeing these comments, Yu Xiaogang frowned, feeling somewhat displeased.

These civilian Soul Masters really loved idleness and hated work!

Couldn't they study and record the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique properly themselves?

All they knew was how to freeload off this grandmaster!

This was a secret technique worthy of being passed down in a family. How could he casually pass it on to outsiders?

Although Yu Xiaogang had previously printed and published the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul and the Soul Ring Absorption Limit Theory,

that was because they were both full of useless common knowledge and feel-good platitudes, and even had pitfalls in them.

Otherwise, Yu Xiaogang would never have printed and published them!

As the young sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect,

Yu Xiaogang held himself in very high regard and had always regarded civilian Soul Masters as nothing but mud-legged peasants.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have lived off Nuoding Academy for more than ten years without teaching a single class.

When Yu Xiaogang had said he would record the Stone Village Body Tempering Fist Technique and share it,

it had all been to win people's hearts and seize the chance to denounce Spirit Hall.

There was no way Yu Xiaogang would actually share it!

Thus, faced with countless pleas for help from civilian Soul Masters, Yu Xiaogang sent a bullet comment and began to lie.

[Yu Xiaogang: "My apologies, everyone! The Stone Village Body Tempering Fist emphasizes postures and movements, but they must also be paired with the corresponding breathing rhythm. It isn't that easy to record!"]

["This grandmaster has always been responsible. For everyone's safety, I must record it with absolute perfection."]

["Until I have recorded it completely, please forgive me for not releasing and sharing it lightly. That would be irresponsible to everyone."]

Inside the palace,

seeing Yu Xiaogang's bullet comment, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun all froze for a moment.

For a time, they all turned to look at Yu Xiaogang in unison.

"Grandmaster, didn't you just say you'd written it down?"