Having easily resolved the breakfast issue, Yu Yan continued practicing her control over the Ice and Fire Pisces, striving to eventually achieve the ability to make only one of the Ice and Fire Pisces appear.
Once his soul power was exhausted, he sat down cross-legged to recover and cultivate his soul power.
The process of increasing soul power through meditation is a process of accumulating little by little, and there are no shortcuts.
This is also why there are so few Title Douluo in the Douluo Continent at present.
The meditation method in Douluo Continent is not the meditation method in Western magic; it is more similar to the internal energy cultivation method in Eastern martial arts.
Yu Yan recalled that in the Douluo Continent novel, it was mentioned that when Tang San faced the meditation method that Yu Xiaogang presented, he commented that the meditation method could be regarded as a prototype of a martial arts technique.
The meditation method that Yu Xiaogang took out was definitely not the kind of meditation method practiced by the general public; it must have been obtained from the Spirit Hall.
Anyway, Yu Yan didn't believe that Yu Xiaogang, who could write such nonsensical ten core competencies of martial souls and become a clown in the eyes of many soul masters, could summarize a better and more efficient meditation method on his own.
Yu Yan didn't believe Yu Xiaogang had real skills, but he was certain Yu Xiaogang possessed something valuable.
Thinking of this, Yu Yan even considered going to school in Notting City and then trying to get some money from Yu Xiaogang.
This idea only flashed through her mind for a moment before Yu Yan dismissed it.
First of all, Fish Village is close to Barak City, the main city of the Barak Kingdom. The work-study quota for Fish Village belongs to Barak Junior Soul Master Academy, and if he wants to go to Notting Academy, he has to pay for it himself.
Secondly, the fishing village is far from Nottingham in the province of Fasno, making travel inconvenient.
Finally, Yu Yan didn't want to stay with Tang San, nor did he want Yu Xiaogang to discover the special nature of his martial soul.
...
The next morning, before the sun had even risen, Yu Yan arrived at the mountaintop early to wait.
As dawn broke in the east, Yu Yan quickly sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state.
At the very moment the sun rose, the purple aura reappeared in Yu Yan's perception as promised.
Knowing that purple was an absolutely wonderful thing, Yu Yan focused all his attention on the purple aura. He approached the purple aura and drew it closer to himself.
This wisp of purple energy did not resist the pull of the fish flames; it allowed the fish flames to draw it to its side.
Looking at the wisp of purple energy so close to him, Yu Yan hesitated. Now that the moment had come, he began to worry that rashly absorbing the purple energy into his body might cause him some harm.
When the purple aura became extremely thin due to the passage of time, he gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and directly drew it into his own body.
Tang San can directly collect purple energy and incorporate it into his fragile eyes to cultivate the Purple Demon Eye. His body is more robust than his eyes. I will incorporate the extremely thin purple energy into my body, and I don't think there will be any major problems.
The purple energy entered the body and circulated through the meridians. Soon after, a burning sensation followed.
Purple aura is energy derived from the sun, and even if it has no harmful effects, it still has its own temperature.
Sensing the intense heat, Yu Yan quickly summoned the Ice and Fire Pisces to possess him and actively activated the Ice Fish's abilities.
The Martial Soul Possession imbued Yu Yan with the power of the Ice Fish, causing chilling energy to swirl around him, alleviating the intense heat brought by the purple aura.
After eliminating the unbearable heat, Yu Yan used his soul power to suppress, envelop, and guide the purple energy according to the meditation method.
Time passed second by second, and more than ten minutes later, Yu Yan successfully refined that wisp of extremely thin purple energy that was about to dissipate.
Refining the purple energy brought Yu Yan considerable benefits.
The biggest benefit is naturally the increase in soul power. Before absorbing the purple energy, the soul power was level 7 at 56%, and a trace of purple energy brought this progress to level 7 at 60%.
At this pace, Yu Yan is confident that he can cultivate his soul power to level 10 before the start of the school year.
In addition to the increase in soul power, Yu Yan also clearly sensed that after the purple energy merged into his soul power, the quality of his soul power improved slightly.
The change was not obvious, but Yu Yan, who had strong mental power but weak soul power, could sense this extremely subtle change.
"Very good. As long as I refine it more and master the method of refining purple qi, my cultivation speed will not be slower than Tang San's."
Yu Yan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with confidence.
For the next period of time, Yu Yan would come to the mountaintop every morning to wait for the sunrise, and then refine the dissipating purple energy.
As the days went by, Yu Yan made progress every day.
Old Man Yu visited Yu Yan several times, bringing him plenty of food and the good news that his son was willing to help Yu Yan obtain the first soul ring in a century.
Yu Yan could only silently remember Old Man Yu's kindness, waiting to repay this favor when he was able to in the future.
...
Ten days later, at dawn, Yu Yan sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, waiting for the sunrise. If he could successfully refine today's share of purple energy, he would be able to break through to level 8.
As promised, the purple aura appeared, and Yu Yan summoned the Ice and Fire Pisces, which circled around him in the shape of a Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish.
There was no special effect to doing this; it was just that Yu Yan thought it looked cool.
The refining process went smoothly. When Yu Yan opened his eyes, there were no surprises or disturbances; he had successfully broken through to level 8.
"Excuse me, were you cultivating just now?"
Just as Yu Yan was feeling happy, a female voice came from the side.
Yu Yan quickly completed the Martial Soul Possession, clenched his fist, and turned to look at the location from which the sound came.
The reason for possessing the Martial Soul was to prevent the guy who was spying on his cultivation from having ill intentions. One should not have the heart to harm others, but one must be wary of others. Yu Yan was worried that the other party might also be detrimental to him.
At the location from which the sound came, Yu Yan saw a little girl. Judging from her age, she was about the same age as Yu Yan, but shorter than him who exercised regularly. She was dressed in simple, neat, and clean pink clothes.
The little girl had a round, chubby face with a rosy glow, and she looked very cute.
Most strikingly, her hair was styled into a scorpion braid at the back of her head, extending past her hips.
Yu Yan felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar, and began to recall her name in his mind.
Seeing that the little boy in front of her didn't speak, the cute little girl asked again, "Hello, were you cultivating just now?"
"Obviously." Unaware of the girl's hostility, Yu Yan answered the question and then asked his own: "You look familiar, but I just can't remember your name. Can you tell me your name?"
"My name is Xiao Wu, the 'Wu' in 'dancing'."
Since the other party answered her question, Xiao Wu didn't mind telling them her name.
After Xiao Wu introduced herself, Yu Yan opened his mouth wide in surprise.
He also understood why he felt familiar with the girl in front of him; wasn't she just like Xiao Wu from the animated version of Douluo Continent?
Moreover, Xiao Wu's voice is that of his favorite voice actor, Tao Dian.
It's perfectly normal for Yu Yan to feel a sense of familiarity when he sees Xiao Wu.