After declining the school's help, leaving Xiao Wu enough money for her living expenses, and giving her some instructions, Yu Yan left Balak Junior Soul Master Academy and headed toward Yu Qingfeng's residence in Balak City.
"Hmph! Stinky Yu Yan, giving so many instructions. Do you think I can't do anything without you? You're so full of yourself."
Watching Yu Yan disappear from her sight, Xiao Wu snorted coldly. She returned to the campus, planning to find something to do to prove she could live well and happily even without Yu Yan by her side.
After circling the campus a few times and feeling a bit bored, Xiao Wu finally arrived at the library. She sat in her usual spot and continued reading the unfinished Spirit King travelogue.
While reading, Xiao Wu would occasionally look up at the opposite side, at that empty seat.
Hmph!
I won't miss that stinky Yu Yan!
...On the other side, following the address given by Yu Qingfeng, Yu Yan arrived at a small detached house in the West District of Balak City and knocked on the door.
"Who are you looking for?"
Just as Yu Yan was about to speak, a tender child's voice drifted from behind the door.
"You must be Little Fish, right? I'm here to see your father. Is he home?"
While chatting in Yu Village, Brother Yu Qingfeng had mentioned that he had a son who was four years old this year.
"My dad isn't home."
Seeing that the person outside accurately called out his name, Little Fish immediately answered Yu Yan's question.
"Then will your dad come home for lunch?"
Knowing Yu Qingfeng wasn't home, Yu Yan didn't intend to go in. Instead, he asked if Yu Qingfeng would return for lunch.
With a child at home, he should be coming back at noon, right?
"Dad will be back at noon."
Little Fish quickly gave the answer, which was as expected.
"Thanks. I'll come back at noon. Don't open the door for strangers while you're home alone."
Knowing Yu Qingfeng would return at noon, Yu Yan found a small tea house nearby to wait for him.
If I had known he wasn't home, I wouldn't have come so early.
Yu Yan, who hadn't slept all night due to Cultivating, felt a bit drowsy sitting in the tea house. Looking toward Yu Qingfeng's house through the window, he began to wonder what Xiao Wu was doing in school at this time.
During these few months of being together, Yu Yan had truly developed a good impression of Xiao Wu.
This good impression wasn't due to other reasons, but simply for the real and visible Xiao Wu at this moment.
Facing a lively, innocent, and cute girl, it was hard for Yu Yan not to have a good impression.
The sun, strolling across the sky, arrived at the center of the stage, blooming with its own brilliance and letting everyone feel its passion through the heat waves.
Yu Yan, who had been waiting there, saw Yu Qingfeng walking from a distance. A lady was with him, presumably his wife.
The person he was waiting for appeared. Yu Yan stood up, left the tea house, and waited in front of Yu Qingfeng's door.
When Yu Qingfeng saw him, Yu Yan greeted him: "Brother Yu, good afternoon."
"Xiao Yan, why are you here?"
Seeing Yu Yan at his doorstep, Yu Qingfeng's face was full of astonishment. He couldn't understand why Yu Yan would appear there. Had he encountered some unsolvable problem?
"Brother Yu, I've reached the Tenth Level. I came to ask for your help in hunting a spirit ring."
Yu Yan spoke, giving an answer that Yu Qingfeng could never have imagined.
"What?"
"You've reached the Tenth Level?"
"Wasn't your Innate spirit power seven and a half? How could it be so fast?"
Like the Deans Office Teacher, Yu Qingfeng's first reaction upon hearing this news was doubt and disbelief. With an Innate spirit power of seven and a half, no matter how fast he was, it shouldn't be this fast. It was unreasonable.
Yu Qingfeng remembered that the Genius in his class back then, who also had an Innate spirit power of seven, took over a year to Cultivate to the Tenth Level. It had only been a bit over three months since Yu Yan's Spirit Awakening.
No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible.
"Maybe because of the spirit mutation, my Cultivation speed is a bit faster. This should be a good thing, right?"
Practice makes perfect. Having faced this scene before, Yu Yan used the universal excuse again.
"It's possible. Some Spirits are indeed uniquely gifted in Cultivation. Xiao Yan, you're really lucky."
Hearing this answer, Yu Qingfeng stroked his chin and thought for a while, coming up with a reasonable excuse that could convince himself.
After reaching a conclusion, Yu Qingfeng was genuinely happy for Yu Yan and also glad that he could invest in a Genius.
"Yeah, my luck is indeed quite good." Responding modestly, Yu Yan asked, "Brother Yu, when do we set out for the hunt?"
"Since you're already here, we'll set out this afternoon. We'll try to go and return early. Hahaha, speaking of which, when I reached the Tenth Level, I also immediately went to the academy teachers for help in hunting a spirit ring. I couldn't wait a single moment. That sense of urgency... I can still remember it now."
Giving a definite time, Yu Qingfeng thought of his own urgent desire to obtain a spirit ring back then. Obtaining a spirit ring and becoming a Spirit Master was the greatest wish of every Spirit Scholar under the Tenth Level on the Douluo Continent.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Yu."
Yu Yan sincerely expressed his gratitude again, thanking Yu Qingfeng for being willing to help him obtain a spirit ring.
"Alright, let's talk inside. Don't let the guest keep standing outside."
The lady beside Yu Qingfeng interrupted him just as he was about to speak, inviting Yu Yan to chat inside.
"Right, right, Xiao Yan, let's talk inside. Standing outside isn't right." Yu Qingfeng opened the door and invited Yu Yan in while introducing his wife: "This is my wife, Li Rong. She is a very rare support system Spirit Master."
"Hello, Sister Li."
Yu Yan politely greeted Li Rong. Courtesy never hurts, especially since he was asking for a favor.
"Hello, Xiao Yan. Don't listen to your Brother Li's nonsense. I'm just a small First Ring Spirit Master. I'm not as rare as he says."
Li Rong greeted Yu Yan with a smile and explained her situation.
Entering Yu Qingfeng's home, Yu Yan saw Little Fish, who had answered his questions in the morning. He was a chubby little boy, like a little ball of meat, and he even called Yu Yan "brother." He was a very cute child.
Li Rong went to the kitchen to prepare the meal. Yu Qingfeng gestured for Yu Yan to sit down, intending to have a good talk about the spirit ring.
Yu Qingfeng sat on a chair, and Little Fish quickly climbed into his arms, hugging him.
After playing with the child for a while, Yu Qingfeng looked at Yu Yan and asked, "Xiao Yan, since you came to me for help in hunting a Spirit Beast, do you have a target in mind?"
"Yes, I want to choose the Ice Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard from the outskirts of the Sunset Forest as my first spirit ring. The Ice and Fire Twin Fish is a dual-attribute mutated Spirit, so the Ice Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard is very suitable and easy to find."
Before coming here, Yu Yan had already chosen a first spirit ring suitable for himself.
The Ice Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard was a Spirit Beast with Dragon Clan Bloodline. It lived on the outskirts of the Sunset Forest, had a clear range of activity, and its numbers were not small.
As a Spirit Beast with Dragon Clan Bloodline, the reason the Ice Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard had clear records and activity ranges was that the Spirit Ability it produced had a very small audience.
Those who could choose the Ice Fire Sub-Dragon Lizard as a spirit ring had much better options and wouldn't choose it.
Those who couldn't choose it wouldn't provoke such a powerful Spirit Beast for no reason.
This rather special Spirit Beast was very suitable for Yu Yan's Ice and Fire Twin Fish.