Chapter 56: Farewell to Qian Renxue, A Gift!
"Now, I hereby announce the winner — contestant An Lan!"
After Lin Wu conceded defeat.
The announcer descended from above onto the Dou Soul Arena, holding the loudspeaker high, loudly proclaiming the result of the Dou Soul battle.
"An Lan! An Lan!"
In the Dou Soul arena, strength always speaks for itself.
Before the battle started, the audience favored Lin Wu.
When Lin Wu entered the arena, the crowd cheered loudly and shouted his name.
But now, after Ye Yu's victory,
The cheers and shouts naturally belonged to Ye Yu.
However, despite the enthusiastic applause from the surrounding spectators,
Ye Yu, wearing a fully covered helmet revealing only his eyes, remained calm and composed, unaffected by the noise.
Because he clearly remembered his true purpose for coming to the Dou Soul arena.
He was here to break through his cultivation and gain combat experience,
Not to become a celebrity!
So no matter how loud the cheers or shouts were, they were just a bit of background noise to him.
Only the strength gained here
Was real and undeniable!
And indeed,
Coming to the Tiandou Grand Dou Soul City to participate in Dou Soul battles was the right decision!
Although his spirit beast was the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine, a control-type spirit beast that didn't require close combat,
Ye Yu's ideal future fighting style was more like a mighty pillar of support:
He could unleash spirit skills to summon an actual Blue Silver forest with a single hand,
Instantly entangling and annihilating even an endless army before him!
Or from behind, summon a towering Buddha formed from the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Vine, or its evolved form — a compassionate-faced giant with thousands of arms blossoming like flowers.
Once attacking, it would unleash a relentless barrage of blows,
Even the thick walls of the Tiandou Imperial City would crumble in no time.
But as a transmigrator, Ye Yu held himself to strict standards.
Since he had painstakingly laid such a solid foundation,
He naturally sought perfection!
He wouldn't settle for being a frail "mage."
Since he had already obtained the external spirit bone: Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear,
He aimed to be a melee mage like Gandalf!
Even if enemies broke through his summoned Blue Silver vines and got close,
He would have an invincible body and strong melee power, smashing enemies' heads with the Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear!
Through this Dou Soul battle in Tiandou Grand Dou Soul Arena,
He realized his combat experience and skills were insufficient and needed honing.
Mentally, he also needed to adjust his mindset—
He had to learn to enjoy the fight!
Yet Ye Yu believed his battle talent was still very good.
Under battle pressure,
He successfully unlocked a new spirit skill of his own creation: Thunderstorm Step!
This greatly improved his weakness in speed.
Regarding Thunderstorm Step, Ye Yu had even grander plans.
It was just the beginning.
He hoped to create more spirit skills inspired by battle pressure and inspiration.
After all, he was a transmigrator — he couldn't be outdone by Tang Chen!
After finishing today's solo Dou Soul battle,
Ye Yu left Tiandou Grand Dou Soul Arena and stepped outside.
In a quiet alley,
Ye Yu removed An Lan's outfit and changed into new clothes.
He then left the alley
And arrived at the agreed meeting point with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
Upon seeing Ye Yu,
Dugu Yan's emerald-like beautiful eyes filled with excitement and joy; she rushed into Ye Yu's arms like a fledgling swallow returning to the forest.
"Ye Yu!"
"Just now on the Dou Soul stage, your legs were wrapped in lightning. Did you create a new spirit skill?"
Lifting her delicate head from his chest, Dugu Yan eagerly asked.
"That's right!"
A faint smile appeared on Ye Yu's handsome face.
"This spirit skill is called Thunderstorm Step!"
Ye Yu briefly explained its effects and the side effects for ordinary people.
Because currently, Thunderstorm Step was still in its infancy.
To be honest, the skill was quite effective but had significant side effects.
For now, only Ye Yu could wield it.
Of course, cultivating this self-created spirit skill required that the spirit master's spirit beast must be lightning-attribute or have lightning-attribute spirit rings, so that spirit power could be converted into lightning energy.
However, using the skill didn't necessarily require wearing iron plates on the legs.
Because lightning energy flowing through the meridians and flesh in specific circuits could also generate the electromagnetic field.
After all, the lightning energy converted from spirit power,
Though possessing the nature of electric current, was not truly electricity in essence.
"Ye Yu, you're amazing!"
Nobody expected Ye Yu to create such a remarkable spirit skill from just one Dou Soul battle.
Dugu Yan was completely smitten with Ye Yu; her stunningly beautiful and heroic face was full of happiness and admiration, her eyes sparkling like stars.
Nearby, Ye Lingling's deep blue eyes, partially hidden by her long navy bangs, also glimmered with admiration and affection.
At the same time, there was a hint of reluctant jealousy and melancholy.
Why? Why? I came first...
Afterward,
Every few days, Ye Yu would participate in the Dou Soul battles at night in Tiandou Grand Dou Soul Arena, under An Lan's identity.
In the Soul Master group battles,
Ye Yu faced various opponents:
There were defensive-type Soul Masters with Rock Turtle spirit beasts, close combat brute force types with Axe spirit beasts, and ranged strong attackers wielding Fire Staff spirit beasts, among others.
Ye Yu encountered difficulties, fought hard battles, and also won some easily.
Through combat practice and constant study and training in spear techniques,
Ye Yu's spear skills steadily improved.
But in battle,
Ye Yu realized that relying solely on a normal spear wasn't ideal.
An ordinary refined steel spear still differed greatly from a spirit beast weapon.
Moreover, if he got used to the refined steel spear,
Wouldn't he have to practice again to get used to the Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear when he used it later?
That wouldn't be necessary!
So, Ye Yu took out the Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear
And asked his grandfather, Dugu Bo, to carefully examine whether he could tell it was an external spirit bone.
At first, Dugu Bo said he couldn't tell for sure but vaguely sensed the aura of a spirit bone.
After some thought,
Ye Yu used the Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear's Lightning Devour Soul skill to absorb the refined steel spear he bought from the blacksmith.
Now, Dugu Bo could no longer detect or identify the spear.
Later, Ye Yu seemed to reveal the true form of a spear spirit beast in the Tiandou Grand Dou Soul Arena by wielding the Thunder Roar Yan Prison Spear,
Making it a genuine "spear" spirit beast.
He began Dou Soul battles in the arena.
But the next day,
Qian Renxue sent someone to the Dugu estate, requesting to bring Ye Yu to the Crown Prince's mansion, saying there was a gift for him.
So Ye Yu rode a carriage to the Crown Prince's mansion.
In a quiet room, he met Qian Renxue.
"Ye Yu, come have some tea!"
At this moment, Qian Renxue wore a golden brocade robe, her face gentle with a warm smile. She performed tea ceremony gracefully, pouring tea.
After brewing, she stood up and poured a cup for Ye Yu.
Before transmigration, Ye Yu, an ordinary person, had little knowledge of tea.
He usually drank iced black or green tea.
But after sipping the tea Qian Renxue brewed,
Ye Yu was pleasantly surprised.
The tea was fresh and elegant, fragrant, not bitter at all.
It even had a refreshing, sweet aftertaste.
"Delicious tea! Your Highness, this tea is truly well brewed!"
Ye Yu couldn't help but praise.
"Hehe, mainly because the tea is good!"
Qian Renxue smiled lightly and poured another cup for Ye Yu.
"This tea is harvested from the Ice Spirit Tea growing on the icy snow plateau in the Northernmost Province. Not only is it fresh and fragrant, but it also has a sweet aftertaste."
"Moreover, Ice Spirit Tea helps with concentration and calmness, which greatly benefits spirit masters' cultivation."
"I happen to have a few pounds here. Ye Yu, take a pound with you later."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness!"
Ye Yu smiled and cupped his fists in thanks without hesitation.
He knew this pleased Qian Renxue even more.
After some polite conversation,
Qian Renxue smiled gently and stood up, moving aside.
From her ring-shaped storage spirit device, she took out a pitch-black spear and a book with the words "Soul Breaking" on the cover.
"Ye Yu, this is the divine spear you wanted before, along with the spear technique manual!"
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