Half a day later.
Blue Tyrant Academy.
Liu Erlong returned to her small courtyard with a bottle of wine in hand.
For some reason, she had been feeling inexplicably melancholic ever since her conversation with Ye Feng.
She found Ye Feng to be exceptionally outstanding and strangely captivating.
In Ye Feng, she even caught a glimpse of Yu Xiaogang...
Just the thought of Yu Xiaogang made Liu Erlong's breathing quicken, and her eyes instantly reddened.
It had been nearly twenty years since Yu Xiaogang left her, and there had been no word from him since. It was simply cruel.
She didn't care about blood ties at all; all she wanted was an attitude!
If Yu Xiaogang were to return, she would even be willing to immediately betray the Thunder Tyrant Dragon family and elope with him.
But over all these years, Yu Xiaogang hadn't even written her a single letter.
"Love is something you have to fight for yourself..."
At this moment, the words Ye Feng had spoken earlier suddenly surfaced in Liu Erlong's mind, stirring something deep within her.
Yes, love is something you have to fight for yourself.
Since Xiaogang isn't taking the initiative, I'll do it myself.
I've had enough of living like this!
Liu Erlong had already wanted to find Yu Xiaogang, but she had been held back by a woman's sense of pride and a lingering resentment over how he had abandoned her.
Now, under the influence of some mysterious force, Liu Erlong suddenly had an epiphany...
"I don't know where he is, but Flender must know. I need to find Flender first."
With her mind clear, Liu Erlong could no longer suppress her excitement. She was even a little impatient.
Although she didn't know where Yu Xiaogang was, she knew Flender was at Shrek Academy.
As soon as this thought crossed her mind, Liu Erlong hurried back to her room, quickly packed her essentials, and left Blue Tyrant Academy, leaving Sky Dou City behind.
She was going to pursue her love!...
...
Meanwhile.
Soul Hunting Forest.
Yu Xiaogang sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes tightly closed.
In front of him, a purple Soul Ring was gradually dissipating.
Beside him, Flender looked tense, his eyes fixed on Yu Xiaogang, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
Just a few days ago, Yu Xiaogang had suddenly told him that he had broken through to level 30! Flender had been shocked! After all, due to the flaw in his Martial Soul, Yu Xiaogang's cultivation had been permanently stuck at level 29.
Back when the Golden Iron Triangle roamed the continent, their journey was partly for training and partly to find a way for Yu Xiaogang to break through.
But the three of them had searched almost the entire continent without finding any clues. Later, after Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong broke up, the trio went their separate ways.
Yu Xiaogang gradually became more and more despondent, making a breakthrough even more unlikely.
But Flender never expected that after Yu Xiaogang came to Shrek Academy and taught for a little over a month, he would suddenly break through.
It was almost unbelievable.
However, despite his shock, as Yu Xiaogang's good brother, Flender was genuinely happy for his breakthrough.
So he personally brought Yu Xiaogang to the Soul Hunting Forest to select a thousand-year Soul Ring for him.
Because of Yu Xiaogang's age and weak physique, the thousand-year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest were too powerful, and he might not be able to absorb their Soul Rings.
That's why Flender had brought him to the Soul Hunting Forest.
The thousand-year Soul Beasts raised in the Soul Hunting Forest were much tamer, and absorbing their Soul Rings was also easier.
"Hummm——"
At that moment, Flender felt a strange fluctuation in the air.
He turned his head and saw that the thousand-year Soul Ring in front of Yu Xiaogang had been completely absorbed.
Yellow, yellow, and purple—three Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath Yu Xiaogang.
The large golden pig, Luo Sanpao, also appeared before Yu Xiaogang.
However, although Luo Sanpao was still quite plump, his body had become slightly more robust, his fur glossy, and he exuded an inexplicable air of majesty!
"Hahaha! Xiaogang! Congratulations on advancing to Soul Grandmaster!" Flender hugged Yu Xiaogang tightly, tears of joy streaming down his face.
"Flender, I've finally broken through! Thank you!" Yu Xiaogang also held Flender tightly, tears flowing freely.
He had been waiting for this day for over twenty years! He had once thought he would be stuck at level 29 for the rest of his life.
But heaven always leaves a door open. Yu Xiaogang was a man of great fortune, having unexpectedly obtained the heaven-defying cultivation method, the "Sunflower Manual," which allowed him to defy fate and break through his limits! Moreover, he felt that the potential of the Sunflower Manual was far from being fully realized.
If he could continue cultivating, there might even be hope for him to advance to the Soul Ancestor realm in the future!
"Xiaogang, how on earth did you do it?"
In his excitement, Flender couldn't help but ask.
"It's a long story… I stumbled upon a stroke of luck, which allowed me to break through by chance."
Yu Xiaogang smiled bitterly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to explain, but even if he did, Flender might not believe him.
After all, the cultivation method in his mind was something only he could practice, and he couldn't impart even a fraction of it to others.
"Alright, alright, as long as you didn't use any forbidden techniques, that's fine." Flender laughed heartily, feeling reassured.
They had previously come across some forbidden techniques that could forcibly break through cultivation limits, but the side effects were severe—ranging from losing over a decade of lifespan to losing all cultivation, or even dying on the spot.
So Yu Xiaogang had never resorted to those methods.
Now, seeing Yu Xiaogang full of vitality, Flender believed he must have truly encountered some great opportunity to achieve this breakthrough.
"Alright, Flender, let's head back." Yu Xiaogang waved his hand, his mood inexplicably somber as if he had thought of something.
As he continued his cultivation, he had begun to vaguely sense the side effects of the Sunflower Manual, though he had been unwilling to believe it until now…
"Haha, let's go, let's go! We'll celebrate properly when we get back!" Flender didn't notice Yu Xiaogang's unease and pulled him away from the Soul Hunting Forest.
...
...
Shrek Academy.
Late at night.
After celebrating with Flender, Yu Xiaogang had drunk quite a bit and stumbled back to his room.
He took off his clothes and entered the bathroom, letting the cold water wash over him to clear his mind a little…
But Yu Xiaogang's face grew increasingly pale.
In his mind, various erotic images flashed rapidly, forcibly igniting the flames of desire within him.
"It… it really won't rise…??"
"How could this be… how could this be…"
Yu Xiaogang's composure completely shattered, and he slumped to the ground.
The cold water poured over him, chilling his heart to the core.
Previously, in his desperate pursuit of breaking through and shedding the label of "useless," he had thrown himself into cultivation, subconsciously ignoring this small issue.
Now, although he had successfully made a breakthrough, he had completely lost his manhood...
"Trivial things... hahaha... trivial..." Yu Xiaogang tilted his head back, wearing a bitter, self-mocking smile.
He finally understood what the side effect of the Sunflower Manual was...
However, he had already begun practicing it, and this side effect was irreversible...
Fortunately, he was already past fifty.
Bi Bi Dong already had a child...
Liu Erlong was probably married as well...
He had long let go of everything and viewed life with indifference.
After all, no one would find out...
"Wuwuwu..."
Although Yu Xiaogang tried to console himself with these thoughts, he couldn't hold back his tears. He broke down in sobs, tears streaming down his face, feeling an inexplicable sense of loss.
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