Chapter 5: Breaking Through to Level 15

Handling three underage little ones, isn't that as easy as reaching for something in one's pocket? Otherwise, did you think I read *Sherlock Holmes* and *Journey Under the Midnight Sun* for nothing?

Ever since Su Yu righteously transferred his spot, Tang Ya and Bei Bei no longer felt that sense of distance they had toward him before. But Huo Yu Hao, throughout this journey, had long been firmly handled by Su Yu; after this incident, Huo Yu Hao had long since regarded Su Yu as his best friend.

After a night of practicing the Mysterious Heaven Technique, coupled with Bei Bei's deliberate care, his Mysterious Heaven Technique circulated incomparably smoothly. This time, it thoroughly cleared the meridians in his body, guiding Su Yu to complete one cycle of the Mysterious Heaven Technique.

"Wow..."

Spitting out a mouthful of stagnant blood, Su Yu truly felt the benefits brought by the Mysterious Heaven Technique; sure enough, having a cultivation manual really is different.

After the improvement from the Mysterious Heaven Technique, the circulation of soul power in his body also became smoother, and as he expected, his aptitude had also improved.

Originally, this guidance was meant for Huo Yu Hao, but this time it was given to Su Yu; it could be considered Bei Bei's compensation to Su Yu.

The cultivation of the Purple Demon Eye relies on nothing more than the purple Qi of the East before the red sun rises. After a night of clearing the channels and a little rest, it was almost dawn.

Gazing at that faint wisp of purple Qi in the East, Su Yu also began to practice the Purple Demon Eye according to Bei Bei's guidance.

Until that wisp of purple Qi vanished, Su Yu also felt the changes in his eyes. It seemed that after the baptism, his eyes could observe from a wider angle, and the distance had also become further.

That feeling was just like having one or two hundred degrees of nearsightedness and suddenly returning to normal!

"It seems that as long as the materials are in place, the Purple Demon Eye is indeed a growth-type supreme art; it's just a pity I don't know if I can still find the Autumn Dew of Looking Through the Water."

A flash of purple passed through Su Yu's black eyes, eventually returning to normal.

Looking at the appearance of Su Yu and Huo Yu Hao, Tang Ya nodded with satisfaction, "It seems the effect is indeed quite good!"

Su Yu did not move, continuing to silently circulate the Mysterious Heaven Technique to practice, while Huo Yu Hao stood up to thank the two of them.

Bei Bei, whose face was somewhat pale, glanced at Su Yu, who was still practicing, and said, "Rest for a while first, and prepare to head back later. As for Su Yu, we will part ways after we walk out of the Star Dou Great Forest."

An hour later, Su Yu leisurely exhaled a breath of turbid air and said to the three of them, "It is not far from where I got separated from my family. Many thanks to Teacher Xiao Ya and Senior Brother Bei Bei for your care and guidance. I will go find my family first; they must be looking for me too, and I cannot let them worry anymore."

Saying this, Su Yu stood up and left the place. Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and Huo Yu Hao had tried to persuade him to stay, but were politely declined by Su Yu.

Not until Su Yu confirmed he had left the three of them, and to be safe, walked an extra distance, did he take out a Soul Guidance Device used for communication from his tattered clothes.

Being a wealthy merchant from the imperial capital, having some Soul Guidance Devices from the Heaven Dou Empire was naturally not a difficult matter.

"Come pick me up quickly. If you don't come, are you planning on having my old man beat you to death when I get back?"

After sending the message, several Soul Masters outside the Star Dou Great Forest began to search for Su Yu's trail.

Being a wealthy merchant from the Star Luo Empire, having some family guards was actually not a difficult matter, it was just that their strength was not that powerful. After all, any Soul Douluo or Title Douluo with a bit of strength had basically joined sects, empires, or other such forces.

The person sent by Su Yu's father to protect him was a 58th-level Five-ring Soul King, along with three four-ring Soul Ancestors. Although it did not look like the situation in the original work where Soul Douluos ran everywhere and Title Douluos filled the sky, for Su Yu, who came from a wealthy merchant background in the imperial capital, this was already a pretty good guard lineup.

After all, in this world, no one wants uncontrollable power to appear within the country they rule.

Of course, Shrek Academy and the Three Great Sects are exceptions. After all, they have both produced gods in the past, and their heritage has lasted for an extremely long time. In terms of foundation alone, they have truly reached a terrifying level.

"Young Master, do we need to help you hunt for a Soul Ring now? You reached Level 10 a long time ago, why not attach your first Soul Ring now to avoid making the Master worry."

That Five-ring Soul King looked at Su Yu. Before leaving, Su Yu's father had given repeated instructions to take good care of Su Yu, but they had been forcibly dismissed by Su Yu. Now that he was in such a tattered state, if Su Yu went back and made a scene, his high-paying job as a guard would likely come to an end...

As soon as this Soul King spoke, the other three Soul Ancestors also echoed him one after another.

Speaking of this, Su Yu also agreed. He had already stayed at Level 10 for long enough; if it weren't for the sake of putting on this act in front of Huo Yu Hao, Tang Ya, and Bei Bei, he would have already been a student at Shrek Academy.

Now that everything was over, it was time to go see the Wang Dong'er he had been thinking about.

"For this first ring, I want a 300-year-old Mirror Beast. 300 years is still within Su Yu's tolerance range, but what Su Yu valued was the Mirror Beast's replication ability; Oscar's Mirror Image Sausage was originally bestowed by a Mirror Beast."

As long as he could figure out the method for creating Huo Gua's Soul Spirit in the future, then theoretically, his Soul Spirit's age could be upgraded, just like the Spirit Ascension Platform in Dou III. Although the Soul Spirit upgraded might not be as powerful as a Soul Ring of the same age, it was enough to witness the terrifying growth potential of Soul Spirits!

After a day of searching, Su Yu finally found a 300-year-old Mirror Beast. One had to say that being able to rely on one's father is great; he didn't even need to make a move himself. The Mirror Beast was beaten half-dead by the Five-ring Soul King with a casual slap, and he only needed to go up and deliver the finishing blow.

Su Yu didn't say a word, swung his tool martial soul, and went up with a brick. Don't ask why the mirror turned into a brick; it looked the same anyway, just swinging it was enough.

Looking at the yellow Soul Ring slowly rising before him, Su Yu smiled calmly and began to absorb it. Ever since practicing the Mysterious Heaven Technique, his use of his own soul power had become more handy than before.

Plus, having accumulated for so long for this day, a 300-year-old Soul Ring was completely within his grasp.

A pure white light shone from Su Yu's martial soul, slowly attracting the yellow Soul Ring formed by the Mirror Beast, and under Su Yu's absorption, it fused into his body.

After half an hour of absorption, Su Yu had completely absorbed his first Soul Ring. After absorbing the Soul Ring, Su Yu felt that his body, his aura, and the circulation speed of his soul power had all reached a new level.

"Refreshing!" Su Yu exhaled a long breath. From today on, he was also a one-ring Soul Master. His soul power level was not Level 11, but Level 15!

His own soul power had long been around Level 13, but because he hadn't absorbed a Soul Ring, he had been stuck at Level 10. Furthermore, a Soul Master could continue to practice soul power even without attaching a Soul Ring.

After absorbing the 300-year-old Mirror Beast, Su Yu's soul power increased by two levels, exactly Level 15. Everything was within Su Yu's calculations; after all, the entry requirement for Shrek Academy was Level 15.

"I have to go back first, otherwise when I get to school, I don't want to eat the 'freedom set meal' every day like Huo Gua. With that spare time to be self-reliant, I might as well think about how to seduce Wang Dong'er."

Gazing at the increasingly distant Star Dou Great Forest, Su Yu knew that in the future, he was destined to return to this place. His goal was not just to become a powerhouse, but to break free from the control of the Douluo God Realm over him!

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At Shrek Academy, a twelve or thirteen-year-old youth holding a recommendation letter from a certain city lord of the Star Luo Empire, after a series of tests, just managed to pass the assessment at the last moment.

It must be said that Shrek Academy was no longer the Shrek of the past. One might ask, among commoners, who could have a recommendation letter from a city lord? Even if they had the aptitude, who could have the connections of a city lord?

This requirement alone had already blocked the path for almost all commoners to enter Shrek Academy. In other words, the Shrek of today had long since become a noble academy in name and in fact.