Chapter 151 – Yu Yuanzhen: “Boy, You’re the One Giving Me This Chance!”
fter parting ways with Qian Renxue, Ye Yu resumed his daily cultivation regimen.
At sunrise, he trained Purple Demon Eye.
In the morning, he ventured deep into the forest beyond Heaven Dou City, to a field of Blue Silver Grass, where he practiced Inner Core Techniques.
With his spiritual power extended, he resonated with the surrounding natural energy and the Blue Silver Domain. During cultivation, his consciousness would harmonize with the ambient Blue Silver Grass, and with the Blue Silver Grass people and Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin transplanted within the Blue Silver Space.
This granted him a considerable boost in cultivation speed.
Moreover, under the influence of Ye Yu's spiritual power, both the surrounding wild Blue Silver Grass and those within the Blue Silver Space steadily developed greater sentience.
However, compared to the transplanted Blue Silver Grass inside the Blue Silver Space—who benefited from the environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well—the naturally growing Blue Silver Grass outside, even with Ye Yu's spiritual resonance, advanced much more slowly in both cultivation and intelligence.
So Ye Yu simply decided to transplant all external Blue Silver Grass into the Blue Silver Space, continually changing his cultivation locations as needed.
His first goal: fill the entire Blue Silver Space with sentient Blue Silver Grass.
In the afternoons, Ye Yu practiced the Heavenly Thunder Tempering to strengthen his physique and purify his Spirit Power.
Afterward, he would refine his Soul-breaking Spear technique using the Thunderous Hell Spear (his external Spirit Bone), while simultaneously cycling multiple meridians of the Demon Willow Fluff meridian system and practicing Tang Sect arts such as Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane, Catching Dragon.
At night, he continued his deduction of the Jade Body Technique.
Although Ye Yu had developed a teleportation ability via the Blue Silver Space, establishing multiple Blue Silver Spirit Jade Trees throughout the forest and at Dugu Manor as teleportation nodes…
He deliberately refrained from using it often.
After all, this ability was one of his most vital trump cards.
Once a trump card was exposed, it could lose its edge.
So instead of teleporting directly from Dugu Manor to the forest, Ye Yu would first leave Heaven Dou City with the girls. Once outside, they'd split up—Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing would head to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy for Gravity Training and Team Combat Drills under Zhao Wuji, while Ye Yu headed alone into the forest to cultivate.
A few days after meeting Qian Renxue, Ye Yu noticed something suspicious while leaving the city with the girls.
Someone was following him.
He immediately furrowed his brows.
But upon confirming that the stalker was indeed tailing him, Ye Yu didn't act hastily. Instead of flying through the air and giving himself away, he continued forward by leaping across treetops, eventually arriving at his usual training ground deep in the forest.
As expected, the stalker merely observed him cultivating for a while—then left.
Ye Yu's eyes narrowed, and he smirked coldly in the direction the man had disappeared.
Let's see what exactly you're planning.
In his determination to acquire the secret of Martial Soul evolution and use it to help his son Yu Xiaogang evolve his Martial Soul—thus bringing him back into the clan—Yu Yuanzhen dispatched a Spirit Saint from his clan to secretly tail Ye Yu.
Although Ye Yu had reportedly defeated Spirit Saints with his bare hands at Shrek Academy, Flender had chosen not to spread that story, due to the shame of it.
And Yu Xiaogang, burdened by pride, hadn't told Yu Tianheng the full extent of Ye Yu's strength either.
In Tianheng's mind, Ye Yu was merely a Spirit Ancestor who had relied on summoning his Martial Soul—the Blue Silver Spirit Jade Tree—to defeat their newly advanced Spirit Emperor instructor Qin Ming.
He was impressive, yes—but not enough to warrant informing his grandfather.
Over the span of a week, the Spirit Saint tailing Ye Yu had reported that he trained alone in the same forest location every day, without change.
After seven consistent days of observation, Yu Yuanzhen finally clenched his fist and muttered to himself:
"Boy, this is a chance you gave me."
"Don't blame me for what happens next."
That Morning
After completing his Purple Demon Eye training at dawn and eating breakfast, Ye Yu left Dugu Manor with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing as usual. They later met up with Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong, then all departed Heaven Dou City together.
But something felt off.
"Why isn't the stalker following me today?" Ye Yu mused silently.
Even so, he didn't dwell on it.
After watching the girls head off toward the academy, he slipped into the woods alone.
Activating his Spirit Core Domain, Ye Yu triggered the first Spirit Ability of the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone: Flight. Then, he layered on his self-created Spirit Ability: Thunder Magnetic Body and Thunder Burst Step.
With a burst of lightning, he shot through the sky toward his training ground.
Because the Blue Silver Space was now filled to capacity with transplanted Blue Silver Grass, Ye Yu hadn't switched cultivation sites in several days.
As he approached his usual location, Ye Yu's sharp gaze caught sight of two hidden figures.
One was an elderly man, tall and broad-shouldered, dressed in gold-and-blue ceremonial robes. With white hair and beard, he radiated authority and dignity.
The other was a middle-aged man, similarly tall, clad in black robes trimmed with gold, with wild golden hair and a rough appearance.
This second man was the one who had been tailing him the past few days—Yu Dashan, a Spirit Saint of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Ye Yu's handsome face curled into a cold smile.
"So that's why you weren't following me today. You were waiting here instead."
Thanks to the effects of the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew and his mastery of the Purple Demon Eye, Ye Yu's vision far exceeded that of a normal person.
He easily spotted the ambush long before they noticed him.
And now that he had confirmed their ill intentions, Ye Yu's killing intent surged.
Let's see what they're planning.
He landed soundlessly and approached the field at a casual pace, pretending not to notice anything.
As soon as Ye Yu arrived, the two stepped out from hiding.
"Ye Yu! Do you know your crimes!?"
The white-bearded elder strode forth, hands clasped behind his back, voice filled with oppressive majesty.
"I am Yu Yuanzhen, the Thunderclap Douluo!"
"You dared to slap my son Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy, and again struck my grandson Yu Tianheng at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy!"
"Are you treating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan like nothing!?"
"I'll give you one chance: hand over the secret to Martial Soul evolution, and I'll spare your life."
"Otherwise… you'll never leave this place!"
As his words ended, Yu Yuanzhen's powerful figure trembled, and the soul force of a Titled Douluo erupted from his body like a storm.