"You don't need to rush to refute me, Sister Lingyuan. When did you become attracted to him?"
Shui Yunyan asked directly, which startled Lingyuan.
"I..."
She looked into Shui Yunyan's slightly blue pupils, discerning her thoughts from her gaze.
"Actually, I was initially puzzled by the Grand Elder's arrangements!"
"I, someone about to break through to the Title Douluo level, was assigned a guard-like mission."
"The first time we met, he pointed out my martial soul's problem. I thought he was flirting with me, a smooth talker, but I was wrong..."
"The more I interacted with him, the more mysterious he seemed, making me want to get to know him."
"Second Young Master, he is a very kind person!"
Lingyuan felt much relieved after saying this.
"Yunyan, you actually like the Second Young Master too, don't you!"
A woman's intuition told her that this "younger sister" also liked the Second Young Master.
"I've known him for a long time… I know this idea is wishful thinking…"
"But I still can't help but think that he treats me like a younger sister, while I don't want to treat him like a brother!"
"Sister Lingyuan, do you understand?"
Shui Yunyan's gaze towards Lingyuan held a hint of hostility.
But it disappeared a second later, and she sighed:
"A man like Young Master is not someone that the two of us can have alone!"
"He has a magical charm that always attracts women's favor without their knowledge!"
"And he himself is like a block of wood, knowing nothing!"
After saying that, Lingyuan nodded in agreement, "Yes, but I think Young Master is avoiding something. I think he will face this matter directly once he breaks through to the Title Douluo level!"
Shui Yunyan was stunned. She didn't know that Qian Yucheng could cultivate!
In recent years, Qian Yucheng's visits had decreased compared to before. She thought he was busy with weapon design, but she didn't expect that he could cultivate!
"Sister Lingyuan, you said Young Master can cultivate?!"
"What realm is he at now?!"
she asked impatiently.
Ling Yuan realized she'd let something slip and wanted to slap herself!
"Seven years ago, one morning, Young Master seemed very excited; I sensed soul power emanating from him!"
"From that moment on, his thirty years of waiting finally saw a turning point!"
"Now, he's a level 55 Soul King!"
She decided to tell Shui Yunyan the news directly.
She was deeply in love with the Second Young Master and would surely keep this secret!
"I knew it! There's always a way out; Young Master has truly made it!"
"Yunyan is so happy for him!"
Shui Yunyan shed tears of joy, genuinely happy for Qian Yucheng!
Late bloomers indeed!
She knew the dejection he'd never shown to others, the way he sighed alone, gazing at the stars.
Qian Yucheng had always longed to become a Soul Master, but fate seemed to have played a cruel joke on him.
However, the unwavering belief in his eyes touched Shui Yunyan.
She saw his soaring fighting spirit to defy destiny!
Perhaps this is why he has devoted himself to learning so much for thirty years.
He once said, "Knowledge changes destiny!
" Shui Yunyan wiped away her tears and said, "I'm sorry, Sister Lingyuan, I've made you laugh!"
"Sister Yunyan, what about the Second Young Master..." Lingyuan hesitated.
"When the time comes, he will naturally understand. He has great ideals in his heart. If he doesn't want to, we can't force him!"
Shui Yunyan knew Qian Yucheng quite well; he wasn't currently thinking about love and romance.
She asked again, "What are the Young Master's soul ring configurations?"
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Upon hearing this, Ling Yuan's face lit up with astonishment.
"The Second Young Master's spirit ring configuration is far beyond that of ordinary people!"
"Except for the second spirit ring, which was obtained from hunting a 9000-year-old Light Feather Bird, the other four spirit rings were all obtained through the voluntary sacrifice of spirit beasts!"
"Moreover, when absorbing the Light Feather Bird's spirit ring, he wasn't affected by the resentment left on it!"
"Furthermore, when I killed the 100,000-year-old Fiery Azure Kite and absorbed its spirit ring, the resentment on it seemed to be suppressed by my martial soul!" "
The speed at which he absorbed spirit rings far exceeded the speed at which I absorbed the eighth spirit ring formed from the Fiery Azure Kite!"
Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Shui Yunyan thought of her own cultivation process.
From a Spirit Master to a Spirit Douluo, she had never encountered any situation where the resentment of spirit beasts impacted her spirit rings.
Every time she broke through, the advice on finding spirit rings came from Qian Yucheng.
Moreover, among Spirit Masters of the same level, her martial soul strength was always a level higher than theirs!
She asked Qian Yucheng, who said: "Only when the right martial soul is paired with the right spirit ring can the martial soul unleash its greatest power!"
Martial Souls and Soul Rings are mutually reinforcing and restraining; choosing the right one prevents unexpected problems!
Her eighth Soul Ring is a 100,000-year Soul Ring!
Formed by hunting the rare Soul Beast of the Far North—the Ice Crystal Caterpillar King!
However, her Martial Soul, the Ice Bird, is naturally restrained by this Soul Beast, making absorption very smooth.
In the ecology of the Far North, the Ice Bird prefers to eat Ice Crystal Caterpillars, naturally restraining them.
Shui Yunyan now completely understands that Qian Yucheng is an unprecedented and unparalleled master of Martial Soul theory!
Everything about Martial Souls is under his control!
She walked to the window, looked at Qian Yucheng lying in the rocking chair, and murmured, "I think, Young Master's theory of Martial Soul core competition should be almost complete by now, right?!"
In fact, Qian Yucheng's great theory was completed three years ago.
The theoretical book is divided into a "Refined Edition" and a "Regular Edition."
The former details how to find suitable Soul Beasts and match them with appropriate Soul Rings based on the 37,642 known Martial Souls on the continent.
The latter, however, was a censored version, researching five categories of martial souls: beast, weapon, auxiliary, main body, and plant. It provided a rough explanation of the pairings of soul beasts and soul rings for the 12,000 common martial souls.
Both books were given to Qian Daoliu; he kept one in the Hall of Offerings and gave the other to the Papal Palace.
It was announced that the Spirit Hall had launched a new martial soul research theory, available free of charge to commoner soul masters!
This news caused an uproar in the soul master world, and the Spirit Hall's prestige instantly surpassed that of the two great empires.
Countless soul masters cried out: "The Pope is righteous! The Spirit Hall is righteous!"
This also led many soul masters encountering difficulties in their cultivation to flock to the nearest Spirit Hall to borrow books. Since
they were all certified by their respective Spirit Halls, they were naturally qualified to read them.
The gains were immense, and the Spirit Hall suddenly received many soul masters seeking refuge.
There were even over a hundred Soul Saints among them!
Of course, Shui Yunyan was unaware of this news.
She lived a secluded life and rarely inquired about such matters.
A short while later, the joyful voices of children could be heard outside the courtyard.
"The teacher cooked today! We're going to have a big feast!"
"Hehe, I bought some beef leg from Tengniu, it's so delicious!"
"..."
The courtyard gate opened, and four children walked in, laughing and talking.
Qian Yucheng heard the voices, opened his eyes, and slowly got up.
Looking at the children's happy faces, he smiled and said,
"You're back! Let's start cooking!"
Little did he know, the true feelings of Ice and Fire had already fallen upon him.
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