At Old Man Yu's house, Yu Yan met his greatest pride in life, his son Yu Qingfeng, who had become a Soul Master.
Yu Qingfeng was tall and burly, with a buzz cut and an average-looking face, the kind of person who would be hard to notice in a crowd.
"This is my son, Yu Qingfeng. I'm sure you, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, have heard about him, so I won't go into too much detail."
Old Man Yu first gave a brief introduction of his son, and then began to introduce Yu Yan and Xiao Wu to Yu Qingfeng:
"Qingfeng, these are the two children from our Fish Village who possess soul power this year, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, whom I mentioned in my letter. Their innate soul power is level seven and a half, which is much stronger than yours back then."
"They're not just much stronger than me, they're far stronger than me. My innate soul power is only level 2, I can't compare to those two little geniuses."
Yu Qingfeng made no attempt to hide his intentions, and as he spoke, he approached Yu Yan and Xiao Wu, looking them up and down:
"Hello, my name is Yu Qingfeng, a level 27 offensive type Soul Master. My father has already told me about your situation. When you need to exchange for Soul Rings, just come and find me."
"Thank you, Brother Feng. I'll have to trouble you then."
Yu Yan was sincerely grateful to this kind person who was willing to help him obtain a spirit ring for free.
"Thanks."
Xiao Wu also expressed her gratitude, but she wasn't very enthusiastic.
As a human who has transformed from a soul beast, Xiao Wu couldn't feel happy at all when she heard about hunting soul beasts to obtain soul rings.
"Don't be so formal. I've been taking care of you these past two years. In a couple of years, it might be you taking care of me. Just like my dad said, we're from the same village, so it's only right that we help each other out."
Knowing the importance of innate soul power, Yu Qingfeng felt that his father's decision was truly brilliant.
One party is interested in making friends with the other and wants to invest in the other's future;
One party, feeling grateful, takes the initiative to show goodwill.
With deliberate effort, the two parties quickly became acquainted, like old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.
During the conversation, Yu Yan learned that Yu Qingfeng's martial soul was a big-headed black fish, which was also a result of martial soul mutation.
Big-Headed Blackfish, as the name suggests, is a blackfish with a relatively large head. The characteristic of this martial soul is that its head is large and hard.
Therefore, Yu Qingfeng's development of his martial soul revolved around hardening his head.
While chatting with Yu Qingfeng, Yu Yan also curiously asked him for his opinion on Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, the founder of the ten core theories of martial spirit.
When this topic came up, Yu Qingfeng showed great disdain. He told Yu Yan that people called Yu Xiaogang "Master" not out of respect, but out of mockery.
If a level 29 Soul Master can be called a master simply by writing some unproven theories, then Yu Qingfeng could also write something and become a master.
While mocking him, Yu Qingfeng also told Yu Yan that some of the content released by Yu Xiaogang was still somewhat useful and could be viewed critically, rather than being completely denied outright.
Xiao Wu, who was already familiar with Yu Yan, saw through the insincere smile on Yu Yan's face at a glance. Just like when the two first met, the smile was polite but fake.
Xiao Wu had some questions in her mind, but she didn't say them outright. She planned to ask them when she got home that evening.
The three Soul Masters, who possessed Soul Power, worked several times faster than ordinary people.
To give a simple example, a fishing net that would normally require several people to retrieve can be easily pulled by Yu Qingfeng by himself.
When pulling the fishing net, Yu Qingfeng didn't even use his martial spirit possession ability; he only used his physical strength.
That immense power was like that of a superman.
Witnessing this scene firsthand deepened Yu Yan's understanding of the power of Soul Masters, and his desire to possess this power intensified considerably.
"Haha, Xiao Yan, don't be too envious. Your innate soul power is very high. You will soon have the same power as me."
Dragging the fishing net ashore, Yu Qingfeng immediately saw the envy in Yu Yan's eyes. He had also shown the same expression when watching matches in the Soul Arena and marveling at the strength of other Soul Masters.
"Um."
Yu Yan did not try to deny it; he nodded seriously and frankly admitted his desire for this power.
With the combined efforts of a Great Soul Master and two Soul Warriors, all the fish in the four fishponds were harvested in a single day.
Before leaving, Yu Yan was forced to take two large bluefish. Old Man Yu had shoved them at him, giving him no chance to refuse.
After several unsuccessful attempts to refuse, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu each carried a large bluefish and headed towards home.
"Xiao Wu, you don't seem very happy today. Is there a reason?"
On the way home, Yu Yan took the initiative to chat with Xiao Wu, hoping to cheer her up a little.
Happiness is contagious, and so is sadness.
Xiao Wu remained silent, pondering how to express her unhappiness. She didn't know whether she should say these things to Yu Yan.
Yu Yan didn't urge Xiao Wu. He was waiting for Xiao Wu to bring it up herself or remain silent. Urging her would be useless in this situation.
After returning home in silence and closing the courtyard gate, Xiao Wu suddenly looked up at Yu Yan: "Yu Yan, do Soul Masters have to hunt Soul Beasts to break through?"
"Hmm, this is a question that needs to be discussed, but this is the only known solution at present."
This is a lie. Besides the normal way of obtaining spirit rings, Yu Yan knows several other ways to obtain spirit rings, but he cannot reveal these methods directly.
It's unreasonable for a guy who grew up in a fishing village to come up with those methods.
Hearing Yu Yan say that, Xiao Wu's mood became even more dejected. After placing the green fish on the table, she sat down in a chair and looked at the night sky, seemingly lost in thought.
After placing the large bluefish on the table into the ice bucket for safekeeping, Yu Yan sat down next to Xiao Wu and went straight to the point: "Are you pitying those soul beasts?"
Yu Yan really had a lot of thoughts he wanted to share with Xiao Wu on this matter, and wanted to ask her what she thought.
"Yeah, it feels a bit cruel."
Since Yu Yan had guessed it, Xiao Wu simply nodded and admitted that she was indeed unhappy because of this matter.
"What I'm about to say might be a bit harsh and inhumane. Do you want to hear it?"
Before continuing the conversation, Yu Yan asked Xiao Wu if she wanted to keep listening.
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at Yu Yan: "You've already started talking, and you even asked me questions to pique my curiosity. Are you going to stop here?"
"It's not that I'm afraid you're too young to handle what I'm about to say." After explaining briefly, Yu Yan asked his first question: "What's your opinion on soul beasts eating other soul beasts?"