After receiving the sacrifice of the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin, Ye Yu's Spirit Power could no longer be measured accurately with a Spirit Sage–level Spirit Power testing crystal, due to the prior compression of his Spirit Power and the condensation of a Spirit Core.
However, Ye Yu estimated that his current cultivation level had reached Rank 72 Spirit Sage.
At the Spirit Sage level, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast sacrifice only raised his level by two ranks, which might seem minimal on the surface. But one must understand—
The Spirit Power within Ye Yu's body was no longer that of an ordinary Spirit Sage.
After compressing his Spirit Power and condensing a Spirit Core, the quality of his Spirit Power had already reached the realm of a Titled Douluo.
Compared to a typical Titled Douluo, Ye Yu merely lacked a few Spirit Rings.
Therefore, although Ye Yu's cultivation realm was that of a Spirit Sage, the difficulty of further advancement was equivalent to that of the Titled Douluo stage.
For a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast to raise a sub–Rank 95 Titled Douluo by two ranks was already a considerable improvement.
After successfully reaching the Spirit Sage level, Ye Yu planned to continue both cultivating and undergoing Heavenly Thunder Tempering.
Through the tempering of heavenly thunder, he aimed to purge the impurities that had built up in his body after refining the pure Spirit Power, life force, and bloodline essence fed back by the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff, which had absorbed energy from powerful Spirit Beasts such as the Sun Fusang Tree and the Illusory Star Dragon.
Aside from these foundational cultivation tasks, Ye Yu wasn't about to neglect other goals—
Be it further developing the Mysterious Jade Body, studying the integration of the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline,
or manifesting his Martial Soul – Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree into a physical form capable of developing true sentience—
All remained on his agenda.
However, since he still needed to wait for the Blue Silver Emperor seed to sprout before he could initiate parasitic fusion via the External Spirit Bone – Demon Willow Fluff, and help Ah Yin rapidly grow her cultivation to the hundred-thousand-year level in order to explore the secrets of bloodline fusion and self-created Spirit Rings,
Ye Yu decided that for now, he would shift his focus to manifesting the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul and cultivating its sentience.
That night, as silence blanketed the land—
Ye Yu left the Dugu Residence and quietly made his way to Shrek Academy.
During his earlier visit to absorb Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, he had already scouted most of Shrek Academy's critical areas.
So now, he knew precisely—
where Yu Xiaogang's dormitory was.
Arriving at the door, Ye Yu silently pushed it open and stepped inside.
"Creak!"
The sound startled Yu Xiaogang, who was lying in bed reading. Seeing a black-cloaked figure step into his room, his rigid face instantly twisted in anger.
He assumed it was Bibi Dong again, and snarled in a shrill, raspy tone—
"Bibi Dong! I told you, you can't fool me!"
"I told you to leave! Why are you back again?!"
"Oh? So Bibi Dong's been visiting you?"
Hearing those words, Ye Yu pulled back his black hood, revealing his strikingly handsome face, a sly smile playing at his lips.
"Ye Yu!!"
Startled, Yu Xiaogang let out a hoarse shriek and immediately sat up in bed. Panic and dread surged in his heart, but he forced out a few stiff smiles.
"So it's His Excellency Ye Yu."
"To what do I owe this late-night visit?"
"It's just a small matter," Ye Yu said casually, glancing at Yu Xiaogang.
"I've discovered that your Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao, has a certain effect on my cultivation."
"From now on, I'll come to the back mountain of Shrek Academy every day to find you."
"When the time comes, you'll wait for me at the designated location, and I'll use my Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul to devour your Luo Sanpao once."
"It's simple, isn't it?"
"No! Absolutely not!!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed drastically. He shrieked in his raspy tone:
"If your Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree devours my Luo Sanpao, I'll suffer Martial Soul backlash!"
"If this happens every day, I'll be dead within a few days!"
"Martial Soul backlash, huh? You've got a point…"
Ye Yu furrowed his brow, pretending to consider the issue seriously, though he had clearly known all along.
But as the saying goes—
"Ask for the sky, and you'll get the land."
"Only by tearing off the roof can you open a window."
"If daily doesn't work, then let's do it every few days."
He even made it seem as though he was being accommodating.
"Yu Xiaogang, I've already been more than considerate."
"Surely, you're not going to refuse me, are you?"
With a half-smile on his face, Ye Yu stared directly at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang's face flushed with shame. He clenched his fists tightly, filled with humiliation and bitterness—
But he remained silent, trying to resist through sheer stubbornness.
Unfortunately for him, Ye Yu had come fully prepared.
"Yu Xiaogang, let me make this clear—"
"You don't have a choice. You will do this, whether you want to or not."
"I doubt you'd want your secret with Bu Le, E Kao, and Tian Ya to get out, would you?"
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang still hadn't caved, Ye Yu sneered and dropped his final card—
Transforming into the archetypal smug transmigrator enjoying a peaceful life,
he leaned in and threatened coldly.
"How... how do you know that?!"
Yu Xiaogang's face went pale, his voice shaking as he screamed in terror.
He couldn't believe it.
How had Ye Yu learned about his dark secret with the Perverted Trio?
Back when he was playing those twisted games with them, Ye Yu shouldn't have been anywhere nearby.
Could it be—
Was everything, including the traumatic humiliation he'd endured at their hands, part of Ye Yu's design from the beginning?!
"How I know is none of your concern."
"But if you don't want that secret to be exposed, you'd better do exactly as I say."
"Otherwise... hmph."
Ye Yu's gaze was filled with menace and mockery.
Faced with this, Yu Xiaogang finally collapsed into despair.
As the self-conscious and hypersensitive so-called Grandmaster of Martial Soul Theory,
Yu Xiaogang cared most about his so-called dignity.
Thanks to his third martial sister, Liu Erlong, he had only just managed to rebuild his reputation in front of his disciples and the other students.
He could not—would not—let that ultimate disgrace be made public and become a laughingstock.
And so, every few days, after completing his own cultivation and Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering,
Ye Yu would visit the back mountain of Shrek Academy at dusk.
He would use his Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree Martial Soul to devour Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao.
Bit by bit, the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree began to materialize—
gaining life-like essence and gradually developing full sentience.
However, even though Yu Xiaogang faithfully summoned Luo Sanpao each time and allowed Ye Yu to devour it,
Ye Yu still found the routine troublesome.
He figured it would be more efficient to do what he'd done with Tang Hao—
Just toss Yu Xiaogang directly into his storage-type Soul Tool – Wishful Hundred Treasure Purse.
But in Heaven Dou Imperial City, even though he could abduct Yu Xiaogang without raising suspicion,
the moment he disappeared without a trace, Bibi Dong would definitely lose control and launch a massive search of the city.
That would inevitably disrupt Ye Yu's plans.
So instead, he decided to wait—
He would use his knowledge of the plot.
When Yu Xiaogang eventually set out for Spirit City to inquire about Tang San's Twin Martial Souls with Bibi Dong,
Ye Yu would ambush him along the way and take him then.
That way, no one would suspect a thing.
In the blink of an eye, another half year passed.
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament—
was about to begin!