Chapter 10: Three Years Later

An hour later, Aither was caught by Wu Chongyang and beaten mercilessly. Although Aither's wind elemental abilities could mitigate or even neutralize some attacks, under the absolute strength suppression, he ended up battered and bruised.

With a bruised and swollen face, Aither lay in Na'er's arms, enjoying her comfort and the application of medicine, while also giving Wu Chongyang a provocative glance.

It was this provocation that led to Aither enduring inhumane exploitation!

For example... carrying a ten-kilometer weight while running. If he couldn't complete it in an hour, another ten kilometers would be added, continuing until Aither collapsed.

After fainting, Aither was thrown into a medicinal bath by Wu Chongyang and left under Na'er's care.

Upon waking up, Aither shamelessly dragged Na'er into a shared bath, and thereafter, he tried various ways to torment Wu Chongyang. Unfortunately, the more he tormented Wu Chongyang, the more brutal the training Wu Chongyang arranged for him became...

This situation continued until Wu Chongyang went to teach at the East Sea Academy. As for why Wu Chongyang went to teach at the East Sea Academy...

Well, it was because Aither mocked Wu Chongyang for eating his food, living in his house, and constantly beating him up. After being teased a few times, Wu Chongyang couldn't bear it anymore and found a job, starting his teaching career.

Although he stopped eating and living there, the beatings continued. Even though he had his own students now, Wu Chongyang still checked Aither's training progress from time to time. If it didn't meet his expectations, Aither would face Wu Chongyang's brutal training!

Although Wu Chongyang's training made Aither suffer greatly, under his guidance, Aither did learn a lot...

Days passed, and three years went by without Aither's training progress ever worrying Wu Chongyang. With a normal sign-in system in place, if Aither couldn't satisfy Wu Chongyang even with this, it would be like finding fault in something insignificant.

Over the three years, Aither's soul power had reached level 22, becoming a second-ranked Soul Grandmaster, and he had unlocked 12% of the template of the Rock King Emperor.

Don't think that unlocking only 12% was insignificant; it was simply because there weren't many places in the East Sea where he could sign in. Furthermore, even if there were places, signing in didn't guarantee an increase in unlocking percentage. Achieving 12% in three years was already quite impressive.

In addition to unlocking the Rock King Emperor template, Aither had gained new abilities. First was his second soul skill, which, although not as overpowered as the first, was still formidable.

[Second Soul Skill: Songstress of the Skies: The Song of Freedom resounds, granting flight to up to ten targets, with a 50% speed increase. Within ten minutes, immunity to abnormal statuses!]

Although flight abilities weren't highly valued among Soul Masters in the later stages, they were quite formidable in the early stages. Not only could he fly himself, but he could also permanently grant flight abilities to his teammates, making it quite formidable!

Breaking through the Rock King Emperor's template had also brought him new abilities. Firstly, Dragonization! This Dragonization wasn't like Tang San's half-hearted Dragonization; it involved a complete transformation. However, at the moment, Aither could only transform into a young dragon. As the template unlocking percentage increased, his dragon bloodline would become more potent, and his Dragonization abilities would significantly improve.

Besides Dragonization, the Rock King Emperor also granted him a highly practical ability: control over rock elements!

Don't think that rock element control was trivial; rock elements were not the same as earth elements on the Douluo Continent!

In the world of "Genshin Impact," rock elements included earth elements as well as minerals and metals. For example, the Mora that Zhongli casually forged was made of gold and divine power.

With rock element control, Aither earned a third-level blacksmith certification without any prior forging experience. It wasn't that he couldn't continue to advance, but continuing would attract too much attention. A third-level blacksmith certification was sufficient at this stage.

Apart from all of these, Aither also did a lot of other things. Firstly, he created an online account with full network access using his hacking proficiency. Then, he created a writing account and wrote novels, drew comics using his drawing proficiency, and constructed a virtual image to sing using his musical proficiency.

Although Soul Masters were considered noble on the Douluo Continent, it didn't mean that they represented the mainstream population. Regardless of the era on the Douluo Continent, the number of ordinary people always far exceeded that of Soul Masters. And among Soul Masters, there were also those who could never break through to become Soul Sovereigns. These people together accounted for over 90% of the population of the Douluo Continent.

The entertainment industry was just beginning to flourish on the Douluo Continent, but it had already shown signs of a raging trend among ordinary people.

As for why Aither ventured into entertainment, it was mainly because he was too bored. Can you imagine a life of training and meditation every day?

Meditation wasn't as comfortable as some fan fiction portrayed it. Meditation involved concentrating on controlling the flow of soul power within the body, all while keeping the mind awake without a hint of drowsiness. Just think about it; sitting in meditation day after day was terrifying.

If Aither didn't have a golden finger, he would definitely work hard on his cultivation. But he had a golden finger! Even if he didn't have a martial soul, just the Rock King Emperor's template alone was enough to dominate the Douluo Continent. And unlocking the template of the Rock King Emperor only required joining a group. Training hard without a golden finger would be self-torture...

Apart from engaging in entertainment during his idle time, most of Aither's remaining free time was spent building rapport with Na'er.

It could be said that if Na'er's initial affection for Aither was merely because of the dragon bloodline of the Rock King Emperor and his natural affinity with wind spirits, now her affection for him was purely because of Aither himself! Over the three years, Na'er had completely transformed into Aither's image.

Before, Na'er might have blushed when calling him "husband," but now she would say it without any embarrassment.

At the age of nine, Aither had grown to a height of 1.4 meters. Although he had developed a hint of masculinity due to his age, his facial features still resembled those of a somewhat heroic girl. Because when using the Purple Extreme Demon Eyes, his entire pupils would turn into purple gems, leading many to mistake Na'er and Aither for biological sisters...

"Phew, I'm so cute, hehe?!" Aither chuckled mischievously, perhaps because of the influence of the Archon Gnosis, his behavior was becoming more and more like Babatos. In Wu Chongyang's words, he wasn't doing anything productive!

For Soul Masters, what does it mean to not be productive? It simply means engaging in entertainment and early romance.

Over the three years, Aither and Wu Chongyang's relationship remained one of love and hate. In other words, Aither would tease

Wu Chongyang endlessly, and Wu Chongyang would train Aither relentlessly...