Name: Ye Yu
Age: 18
Height: 190CM
Source Power: Apprentice Level 9
Mental Power: Apprentice Level 9
Bloodline: Grade 7 (2%)
Soul: 2x (45%)
Genes: 2x (45%)
Cultivation Method: Ninefold Thunder Blade, Sixth Layer (4200/6000)
Talent: "Heaven rewards diligence" (Hard work pays off)
Basic Movement Technique: Concept Level (1050/10000)
Basic Blade Technique: Concept Level (1100/10000)
Bound Companions: (7/10)
Dual Cultivation Method: Dragon and Phoenix in Harmony
That's right — Ye Yu had now truly stepped into Apprentice Level 9, effectively a high-level War God.
His dual cultivation with Yaoruo didn't just benefit her immensely, but Ye Yu as well.
Ye Yu's strength skyrocketed from 290,000 kg to 600,000 kg — a direct doubling.
His speed reached 800 meters per second.
His explosive power for the Ninefold Thunder Blade, Sixth Layer, was nearing perfection.
His mental power increased from 360,000 kg to 720,000 kg.
The speed of his flying swords now exceeded five times the speed of sound — far beyond the reaction time of ordinary planetary-level beings.
He could now control up to eleven swords — Ye Yu had truly become an invincible War God.
Ye Yu discovered that the higher the cultivation level of the woman he dual cultivated with, the more benefits he reaped.
Especially during a woman's first dual cultivation — the gains were massive.
His bloodline had also significantly improved, rising from Grade 8 to Grade 7 — dazzling Ye Yu in shock.
Because of his previously low bloodline grade, he hadn't intended to impregnate Xu Xin or Liu Ting yet.
After all, with such a low bloodline, even if children were born in the future, their growth would be difficult, and the cultivation feedback from them would be almost negligible.
It was better to wait.
Currently, he was in a phase of rapid progress.
Once his own strength improved, the genes passed on to his children would be superior.
But now that his bloodline had risen to Grade 7 — not too low anymore — it was worth considering having children with some of the girls.
If future children turned out to have low potential, he could always purchase bloodline serums from the Virtual Universe Corporation.
He decided to start with Yaoruo.
Xu Xin, Liu Ting, Tang Xiang, and Fu Junyu still had too low cultivation levels — better to wait until they reached the planetary level at least.
Then Ye Yu opened the marketplace and bought the final three layers of Ninefold Thunder Blade at half price.
He also purchased the complete volume of World Annihilation.
Looking at the nearly empty bank account after purchasing the manuals, Ye Yu was speechless.
Just the full set of World Annihilation cost him 50 billion.
Fortunately, his next batch of income was due soon — patent royalties from a formula.
The royalties were paid monthly. Today was the 19th, so in 11 days, he'd receive a fresh payment.
After buying the manuals, Ye Yu began grinding non-stop.
One week later!
His blade technique broke through to the Seventh Layer of Ninefold Thunder Blade.
His basic movement and blade techniques reached the mid-concept level.
Mental power and base punching force both exceeded 900,000 kg.
Ye Yu had almost maxed out the apprentice level.
At this point, he could directly break through to the planetary level — without obstacles, and it would be a smooth transition.
Still, he decided to wait.
Taking time to build a solid foundation would pay off in the future — a skyscraper must rise from solid ground.
Stabilizing and compressing his strength could never hurt.
For example, in the original story, Babata said the average power amplification at Apprentice Level 9 for the Yunmo Star lineage was 9x.
His current rate? Only 5.6x.
If possible, Ye Yu still wanted to spend some time in the War God Training Camp's gravity chamber.
At that moment, Yaoruo also left — carrying Ye Yu's hopes for a child with her.
She had to leave. Ten days was the max she could stay with Ye Yu.
Any longer, and Ye Yu worried Hong might think he'd kidnapped Yaoruo, and come causing trouble.
That night!
Ye Yu gently withdrew from Xu Xin and Liu Ting's sleeping arms, then put on his prepared gear.
Once ready, he pulled out a designated-slot card from his newbie gift pack.
The card was ordinary playing card size, silver-white, with a blue-silver swaying grass illustration.
Before breaking through, Ye Yu wanted to see who this designated person was.
He had already explained things to the others — telling them he'd be in seclusion for a while, so they wouldn't worry.
Though confused, they didn't ask questions.
"Shua!"
As Ye Yu activated the card with a thought, he instantly disappeared from where he stood.
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Shua!
Ye Yu reappeared just outside a small village.
It was about 8 or 9 PM.
The crescent moon hung in the sky, casting a soft glow over the land.
"Hmm, three months?"
Ye Yu quickly absorbed the system information — he could stay in this world for about three months.
When time was up, he would be forcibly returned if he hadn't gone back already.
"Damn!"
Only three months… that meant Ye Yu had to find the female lead within that time, win her over — and get her pregnant.
Otherwise, the reward from this quest would be pointless.
He hurriedly checked the silver card again — a blue arrow appeared, like a compass pointing toward the heroine's direction.
"Whew!"
Ye Yu sighed in relief. Without guidance, finding a stranger in an unknown world would have been a nightmare.
"Ghost!"
Suddenly, a child's terrified scream rang out nearby.
Ye Yu turned and saw the child looking at him in horror.
As Ye Yu looked back, the child bolted toward the village.
Ye Yu: "...."
He speechlessly watched the kid flee while glancing back at him repeatedly.
"Do I look like a ghost?"
Ye Yu looked down and realized — floating midair, completely covered in his Black God suit with not even a bit of skin showing — yeah, it was a bit terrifying.
He quickly revealed his head and transformed the armor into a robe.
Then, with the Peerless Sword Box on his back, he strolled toward the village to ask where he was.
But as soon as Ye Yu entered the village...
A loud commotion broke out. A large crowd surged toward him with torches.
Leading them were two tall men, around thirty years old.
They looked quite similar — likely brothers — and just as tall as Ye Yu.
As soon as they saw Ye Yu, they waved the villagers to stop.
"Everyone halt — he's not a soul beast or a ghost," the elder one declared.
He clearly held authority. At his words, the crowd quieted.
Then he looked at Ye Yu and said heartily:
"Friend, I am Tang Xiao, and this is my younger brother Tang Hao. It's late — not wise to travel. Come in, rest, have some wine, and leave tomorrow. What do you say?"
"Tang Xiao? Tang Hao? The Twin Stars of the Clear Sky Clan?!"
Ye Yu stared at them in shock — they looked exactly like they did in the anime from his past life.
Which meant — this was Douluo Dalu, the mystical world of that epic story.
And he had just met the young Tang Hao and Tang Xiao.