The sea breeze of East Sea City swept through the courtyard where Arthur was cultivating.
East Sea Academy had built a special cultivation ground for him; nowadays, even without mentioning his terrifying background, Arthur was the academy's most precious treasure.
Arthur's fame caused East Sea Academy to develop rapidly, with a constant stream of new students.
A year passed in the blink of an eye. The Soul Power fluctuations around the youth in the courtyard were now as heavy as the tides.
Beneath an old banyan tree not far away, a beautiful young girl waited quietly.
"Buzz—"
Pale gold Soul Power suddenly erupted from Arthur's body, swirling the fallen leaves on the ground. He snapped his tightly closed eyes open.
Soul Power surged through his Meridians, finally settling steadily at the Rank 39 Peak, just one step away from entering the Spirit Ancestor Realm.
"I've finally reached the Bottleneck," Arthur stretched, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"That's not important," Gu Yue's crisp voice rang out. "How is your Spiritual Power?"
"Almost there."
During this time, under Gu Yue's guidance, Arthur's Spiritual Power had also been steadily rising, and he had now touched the threshold of the Spirit Sea Realm's Late Stage.
That's right, it was Gu Yue's guidance.
Although Arthur's Spiritual Power currently far exceeded Gu Yue's, she was still superior when it came to the understanding of Spiritual Power.
Gu Yue really had no choice in the matter.
A Spiritual Power Old Ancestor cultivating once more, only to encounter a talented monster she couldn't defeat even when trying her best.
Gu Yue walked up to Arthur, stepping lightly over the fallen leaves, her eyes filled with a bit of complexity. "The growth rate of your Spiritual Power is simply Heaven-Defying."
She condensed a thread of Spiritual Power at her fingertip and tentatively reached toward Arthur's Sea of Consciousness, only to be bounced back by an invisible barrier.
"I don't know why either." Arthur grinned. "Maybe it's because I'm so handsome."
"Vain." Gu Yue rolled her eyes at him. "I really want to crack open your brain and study it."
She stared thoughtfully at Arthur's head. "Sometimes I wonder, if I ate your brain, could I take another step forward?"
Arthur stopped grinning. "You're joking, right?"
"Who knows?"
Gu Yue's charming eyes tilted up slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled into a half-smile.
She raised her hand, her fingertips intentionally brushing past Arthur's temple, leaving a slightly cool sensation.
Scared by her appearance, Arthur shrank back a little.
Na'er! Protect me!
"How dare you!"
Na'er, who had been peeking for a long time, jumped out.
Like a kitten with its fur standing on end, Na'er descended from the sky and blocked the way in front of Arthur.
"Brother Arthur, I told you Gu Yue helping you Cultivate your Spiritual Power was with ill intentions."
"Today, the secret is finally out!"
Looking at the appearing Na'er, the playfulness in Gu Yue's eyes faded, and she laughed helplessly. "It was just a joke."
"However, I have a better way." She winked at Arthur. "It'll be beneficial for both our Spiritual Powers."
"Is this 'way' you're talking about... proper?" Arthur felt something was off.
"It can be anything. Do you want it to be improper?" Gu Yue's hint was heavy.
"Hmph." At this attempt to seduce Arthur, Na'er snorted coldly and immediately started a fight.
Starting with Death Crash, she tangled with Gu Yue.
In an instant, a commotion like the earth shaking and mountains swaying spread out.
A new student at East Sea Academy was surprised and panicked. "What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"
"Ah, it's fine." An older senior patted his shoulder. "You'll get used to it."
Over the past year, Gu Yue's advances toward Arthur had become more aggressive, and inevitably, the number of fights with Na'er increased as well.
Arthur used to record them at first, but now he was tired of watching.
Time to slip away.
He took the opportunity to slip away. Since he was exactly at Rank 39, it was time to find Mu Ye.
"So fast. You Little freak, you're already Rank 39," Mu Ye lamented; Arthur was only a little over ten years old now.
"It was luck." Arthur scratched his head. "I can already feel that hidden power inside me; it's also what's making my cultivation faster and faster."
"Is that so?" Mu Ye's expression turned serious. "Suppress it for now and don't Breakthrough. The upcoming training will be extremely hard."
"How hard?" Arthur didn't think much of it. Could it be harder than his senior year of high school in his past life?
"How hard?" Mu Ye said cheerfully. "Actually, it's just that you might die at any moment."
Oh, so it's that kind of hardship?
"That is indeed very hard then."
Mu Ye looked at his suddenly tensed face and laughed loudly. "Scared? It's not too late to back out now."
Arthur stiffened his neck and shook his head. "I wouldn't say I'm scared, I just didn't expect it to be so thrilling."
Mu Ye began to teach him step by step. "Our Body Sect has many cultivation methods, but they all lead to the same goal. The core is to squeeze out one's own potential."
"Our most common method is to squeeze ourselves to the limit, using that to stimulate deeper potential and thoroughly explore the mysteries of the human body."
"This is our unique cultivation method."
"Among them, the Innate Secret Method is the best."
Having said this, Mu Ye paused and asked, "Do you know about the Second Awakening of a Martial Soul?"
Arthur nodded. "I know."
"Now I'm telling you." A flash of pride appeared in Mu Ye's eyes. "Second Awakening can actually be controlled manually. Our Body Sect has a method to stimulate the Second Awakening of a Martial Soul, and it's guaranteed to be a beneficial Awakening."
Arthur had known for a long time, but he still put on a shocked expression.
Seeing this made Mu Ye feel secretly pleased.
He continued to explain, "There are many ways the Body Sect stimulates a Soul Master to complete a Second Awakening."
"The core of all methods is simple: squeeze the potential to the extreme and catalyze new power in desperate situations."
"Can my Martial Soul undergo a Second Awakening too?" Arthur asked expectantly.
"No," Mu Ye said decisively. "Your Martial Soul is the most powerful I've ever seen."
He recalled the scene of Arthur unleashing the Holy Sword. "Trying for a Second Awakening would be as difficult as reaching the heavens."
"If it were a Body Martial Soul, it would be fine; we're professionals at that."
"But I have no way with a Tool Spirit."
"Then what was all that you just said?" Arthur was confused. Why did Mu Ye explain all that to him?
"Ah, that was just to tell you. It's something everyone in the Body Sect must understand."
Mu Ye stroked his chin, his gaze drifting into the distance, his tone carrying a hint of matter-of-factness. "The core Legacy of the Body Sect must naturally be known to you."
"Although your Martial Soul can't undergo a Second Awakening through conventional methods, the core logic of'squeezing potential' is universal."
"I've specifically thought of a brand-new cultivation method for you."
"What method?" The ahoge on top of Arthur's head stood up; he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"That is: fighting!"
"Fighting?" Arthur's eyes widened, and the ahoge on his head almost stood up like a lightning rod. "How do we fight? Against whom? You said there'd be a life-threatening danger; you can't be asking me to go risk my life against someone, right?"
"Against me, of course."
"Huh?" Arthur pointed at himself. "Me?"
"Against you?"
After taking deep breaths for a while, Arthur prepared himself mentally. He could accept it. He used to fight Agravaine every day back then, too.
"I wonder, Teacher, to what rank of Soul Power will you suppress yourself to fight me?"
He asked tentatively, praying it wouldn't be too high.
"Suppress?" Mu Ye was slightly surprised. "Suppress what?"
"I'm going all out, of course."
Going all out?!
"No, wait!"
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