Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

As he grew older, and with the nourishment from the superior spirit rings, Ye Qing's height reached over 1.7 meters, nearly 1.8 meters, no longer the little bean sprout he was a few years ago.

As his body grew, Ye Qing seemed to shed his playful nature from his childhood and gradually returned to his original quiet and peaceful self.

Since they prefer quiet, they naturally wouldn't want to stay in a square crowded with more than a thousand people.

Ye Qing had already received her school uniform and other things, and she had figured out her class location in the first grade over the past few days. She could just go there when school started tomorrow; continuing to squeeze in there would only be a waste of time.

"Now that things have come to this, let's practice first."

Ye Qing calmed down and quickly entered a meditative state. He used his mental energy to introspect on his left arm and began to continue the cultivation process of nourishing the meridians and opening the hidden meridians.

Even though opening the hidden meridians in the left arm is more difficult than opening them in the right arm, it is still faster than Ye Qing's own cultivation. Opening a hidden meridian in one day can be equivalent to Ye Qing's cultivation progress of one and a half or even two days.

This multi-benefit, efficient cultivation method has become Ye Qing's standard cultivation method.

"At this rate, I estimate I can level up once every four months, and it will take me a little over a year and a half to break through to level 40." Ye Qing estimated his cultivation speed and couldn't help but sigh.

Four months to level one is already a speed of rapid advancement for an ultimate martial soul, but Ye Qing cannot maintain this almost non-stop meridian opening indefinitely.

Now that he's in the foreign language department, he has to attend classes, and those classes will probably take up a lot of his time.

If you calculate it that way, it would be quite good if he could reach the Soul Sect before the end of his second year.

"Your cultivation is not yet complete, fellow cultivator, you still need to work hard!"

Although that's what he said, Ye Qing started thinking about how to increase his cultivation speed.

This kind of honest and straightforward cultivation is not his style.

Chapter 53 Qingxi

However, Ye Qing hadn't even cultivated for ten minutes before he came out of his meditative state.

"Hmm?" He raised his right hand and looked at his arm with a puzzled expression.

He sensed that something had happened to his beloved wife.

Since absorbing the soul ring of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear and advancing to a thousand-year soul beast, the Light Elf has never emerged from its soul bone. If Ye Qing hadn't received its help when opening the hidden meridian in his right arm, he wouldn't have been able to sense it absorbing his soul power to increase his cultivation and the lifespan of his soul bone.

Ye Qing almost thought his young wife had run away.

Just now, the long-dormant light spirit suddenly 'awakened', conveying a very joyful emotion to Ye Qing.

Out of curiosity, Ye Qing stopped cultivating and decided to see what made his little wife so happy.

A moon-white light shone from Ye Qing's right arm. He was not surprised by the appearance of this light. Ever since the light spirit took up residence in the soul bone of his right arm, it would cause this special effect to appear on Ye Qing's right arm every time it appeared.

No wonder.

But then, Ye Qing couldn't help but widen her eyes.

Her body, which was originally spiraled vertically like a scallion, has changed and transformed into the appearance of a human female. Although she is only about 30 centimeters tall, her proportions are those of a real 17-year-old girl.

Its face was slightly blurry and indistinct, but the three pairs of beautiful, silky aurora-like wings on its back were preserved, as was the halo around its waist.

Only the body has changed.

"Ah, is this still my little wife?" Ye Qing tilted his head and fell into deep thought, staring at the light elf's blurry little face, his expression somewhat lost in thought.

After circling Ye Qing a few times, the light sprite landed on his shoulder, hugged his face, and nuzzled him affectionately. Feeling the affection the little guy was conveying, a knowing smile appeared on Ye Qing's face.

Although it is not yet able to fully form a clear face due to its strength, which is only a little over a thousand years old, Ye Qing could vaguely see the shadow of Qian Renxue in it.

That was my impression of Qian Renxue when I watched the anime.

After letting the light sprite fly to his hand, Ye Qing examined it carefully and found that it did indeed resemble Qian Renxue, but it was also different, as if it had a touch more aloofness.

(For detailed images, please see the character card - Qingxi)

"Did you choose to take on a human body because of my appearance?" Ye Qing asked softly, holding the light spirit up to his eyes.

He knew that the light spirit could understand him, or rather, Ye Qing didn't even need to speak for the light spirit to sense his thoughts, because the two of them were of one mind. It was just that Ye Qing was used to communicating with language, so he subconsciously asked the question.

The light spirit nodded, and a faint thought, following the connection between the two, was transmitted into Ye Qing's mind.

"I want to... be like you..."

Compared to when I first met it, it can now convey information more accurately and clearly.

"Want to be like me..." Ye Qing's expression faltered slightly.

To be honest, ever since Ye Qing came to Douluo Continent, he has been wary of everyone there, even his grandfather Ye Feng and his teacher Mu En.

This is simply because this is Douluo Continent, and this is Shrek Academy right under the nose of Tang Buddha.

He cannot afford to be careless or reveal any weaknesses. Tang San during his time at the Spirit Hall still retained some humanity. Although he was selfish and hypocritical, he was not as ruthless as he was during his time at Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect.

Faced with this, he could even lay a hand on his own daughter, slicing her into hero fragments with a few quick snips and using her as a leash to bind Huo Yuhao. This scoundrel has Down syndrome ingrained in his very bones.

Ye Qing really couldn't maintain a calm mind.

He didn't even dare to let himself have too many emotional fluctuations, for fear that if he formed a bond with someone, Tang San would use that person as a weakness.

Why strive to cultivate oneself?

Besides his own desire to reach the top of the world, Tang San was the insurmountable mountain at the end of his path.

What appears to be his reckless cultivation and his crazy antics with the unlucky kid Beibei is actually a struggle by a transmigrator who knows the plot and finds himself in this world.

however.

This very light spirit, which wasn't even human and lacked complete intelligence, quietly stirred the emotions he had forcibly sealed away.

Of course it wasn't love. Ye Qing wouldn't fall for such a tiny light elemental spirit. It was trust, a sense of security that he could finally confide his inner frustrations without worrying about being betrayed.

Moreover, this trust is absolute; Ye Qing can feel its unreserved closeness and dependence on him.

Perhaps a large part of its trust in him stemmed from the effects of the Holy Light, but this little light sprite truly gave Ye Qing a sense of security in this world where he could only live wearing a mask.

Even though it has no combat power, it still needs Ye Qing to nurture and protect it.

But this sense of security is extremely precious to Ye Qing.

The shackles that Ye Qing had been carrying for so long seemed to have shattered at this moment, giving him a sense of renewed ease. Even his soul power had quietly broken through one level, reaching level thirty-six.

In those few dozen seconds, Ye Qing's state of mind underwent a complete transformation.

While foundation is not important in Douluo Continent, mindset is. Take Yan Shaozhe, for example. His achievements in this life are ultimately limited because his mindset is not up to par. Another example is Qian Duoduo. Because of his entanglement with Yan Shaozhe when he was young, coupled with the depression after his fake marriage with Xian Lin'er, he has been stuck at level 94.

The reason Qian Duoduo couldn't reach the state of harmony between heaven and man and break through to become a Super Douluo was because his state of mind was flawed.

Although Ye Qing has not yet reached their level, the transformation of her mindset is real.

This is a shackle he put on himself, which is the origin of the saying that "knowing too much is not a good thing".

It may not have any impact on him at present, but if Ye Qing continues to hold this mentality, it will become a huge obstacle for him when he comprehends the martial spirit and the power of heaven and earth in the future.

"Since you want to be like me, let me give you a name." Ye Qing smiled at the light spirit. "How about you—Qingxi?"

"Qing...Xi..."

The light sprite seemed very excited, repeatedly thinking about the two words.

From then on, it was called Qingxi (Clear Dawn).

Chapter 54 Women are all deadly poisons

After spending some more time with Qingxi, Ye Qing resumed his cultivation.

I was originally thinking of taking her out to play in the human world occasionally, but now I think I'll pass. Although the original Qingxi was quite unique, she was definitely not as eye-catching as she is now.

The less trouble we have, the better.

Fortunately, she didn't seem to care much about the outside world. Being able to grow steadily in Ye Qing's arms was already the most satisfying thing for her. The world of soul beasts was not as stable as the human world.

Otherwise, how could there be a saying that "bears will never be slaves unless they are provided with food and lodging"?

A stable, secure growth environment with no shortage of resources is what every soul beast dreams of.

The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm may become the biggest winner in the world of soul beasts.

What puzzled Ye Qing a little was...

This year marks the start of the Soul Fighting Tournament, held in Lingdou City of the Soul Fighting Empire. The next tournament will be held in Xingluo City five years from now, and the one after that in Mingdu of the Sun Moon Empire.

The problem is that ten years later, not to mention Beibei, even Ye Qing himself will be over twenty years old.

Does that mean that someone who is not yet twenty-one is not considered over twenty?

That's unknown.

Since Beibei, who is half a year older than me, can participate, I can definitely participate too. If I want to turn Shrek Academy into my Shrek Academy, I can't do it without participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament!

Alright, let's set a small goal first. When the next Soul Fighting Tournament starts, let the young and ignorant fool Huo Gua see what a dimensional reduction attack from the Lord of Shrek Academy looks like!

As for whether Tang San, who was paying attention to Huo Yuhao, would target him, Ye Qing wasn't too worried.

First, the fortune of Douluo Continent is concentrated on Huo Yuhao. Even though Huo Yuhao's combat strength and potential are not as good as Ye Qing's, Ye Qing's value to Tang San is not as great as Huo Yuhao's.

His goal is the 'Great Fortune of Ten Thousand Years,' and only by capturing the chosen one can he better advance his plan.

Secondly, Ye Qing was born in Shrek Academy and is a true Shrek Celestial Dragon. In Tang San's eyes, Shrek people are his people. No matter how good Ye Qing's talent is, he will eventually join the Sea God Pavilion and become Shrek's bodyguard. After he dies, he will use his soul to feed Ah Yin.

Without his permission, no matter how strong Ye Qing's talent is, he cannot become a god. With his protection, no god will set their sights on Douluo Continent.