Chapter Twenty-Five: Training Under the Sea! (Part Two)

Late at night.

Within Butler Mu’s chamber.

“Master, the young miss’s physical form has been completed and she has adapted to a human body. The two of them still sleep together at night, but I checked in and the young master is very respectful toward the young miss. Tomorrow, I will begin to teach the young master the Spiral Force…”

After speaking to a mirror, Butler Mu turned around, sat quietly on a chair, and closed his eyes.

There was no bed in the room; sitting motionless was Butler Mu’s way of resting.

…

Very soon, the night passed.

After breakfast and an hour’s rest, Butler Mu brought Yang Ye down to a depth of one thousand meters below the sea.

Compared to other cultivators of the same level, Yang Ye’s body was the strongest, but in Butler Mu’s eyes, it was still too weak.

“Young master, let’s start at a thousand meters deep. When you can move freely at three thousand meters without relying on star force, you will be ready to learn my Spiral Force.”

“Spiral Force?”

Yang Ye’s eyes lit up.

Beside him, Long Xiaoqing looked at Butler Mu with curiosity.

Butler Mu continued calmly, “The evolution of life forms is to adapt to their environment. Right now, you have the dragon aura left by the master inside you. In such harsh conditions, this aura will accelerate your evolution.”

“How long will it take?” Yang Ye asked. “There’s only half a year left before the secret realm opens. I want to see it for myself.”

“That depends on your willpower,” said Butler Mu. “With the dragon aura protecting you, as long as you can endure the extremes, it shouldn’t take as long as half a year.”

Yang Ye nodded.

Then, he slowly dispersed the star force protecting his body.

Without the star force, Yang Ye immediately felt the immense pressure envelop him. The more delicate parts of his body in particular felt a sharp pain from the crushing force.

With a muffled exhale, Yang Ye released the breath from his chest, sending a string of bubbles from his mouth.

Having given his instructions, Butler Mu’s figure flickered and vanished.

“Good luck, husband! Xiaoqing will stay with you the whole time!” Long Xiaoqing raised her fist in encouragement, smiling at Yang Ye.

“Mm!” In the dim light, Yang Ye nodded.

“Thundercrash Fist!”

“Huff... huff…” At a thousand meters deep, Yang Ye started to move his limbs.

The water swirled, stirring up clouds of silt.

In an instant, Yang Ye was surrounded by murky seawater.

It was useless to just stand still; he had to keep moving.

Training at this depth demanded an extraordinary amount of energy.

In just a short while, Yang Ye felt utterly exhausted, his joints aching unbearably, and his head growing dizzy.

Now, his body not only had to endure the pressure of the sea but was also operating in an oxygen-starved environment, making him extremely uncomfortable.

When he felt he was about to lose consciousness, Yang Ye stopped.

His body wasn’t ready yet—forcing himself would bring no benefit and might even cause injury.

He sat cross-legged and summoned the star force within him, pushing the surrounding seawater away.

Oxygen seeped in through the star force, and Yang Ye took a deep breath.

After circulating the star force through his body once, the discomfort finally faded.

He continued.

A whole day passed.

Butler Mu carried the exhausted Yang Ye back to the Dragon Palace.

In the courtyard, a large vat had been set up, filled with black medicinal liquid giving off steam.

“Young master, this is the medicinal bath I’ve prepared for you. Go ahead and soak in it,” Butler Mu said, gesturing to the vat.

Yang Ye nodded, quickly stripped down to his shorts, and leapt into the vat.

Exhaling deeply with relief, he submerged himself up to his neck, feeling wonderfully comfortable.

Soaking in the medicine, he could clearly sense the burning medicinal power rapidly seeping into his skin, and then a cooling sensation followed.

“Young master, submerge your whole body,” Butler Mu reminded him.

“Alright!” Yang Ye replied, ducking completely under the liquid.

His sore joints from the day’s training were quickly soothed by the medicine.

Yang Ye focused and began to circulate his star force.

Butler Mu had intended to remind him, but seeing Yang Ye already doing so, he nodded in approval and fell silent.

“Butler Mu, how long should he soak?” Long Xiaoqing asked curiously.

“Half an hour will suffice,” Butler Mu replied.

“I want to try it too!” Long Xiaoqing looked at Butler Mu with hopeful eyes.

Butler Mu shook his head. “Miss, there’s no need. Your body is far stronger than the young master’s; you don’t need this kind of medicinal bath.”

“Oh…” Long Xiaoqing looked disappointed, remembering the look of comfort on Yang Ye’s face earlier.

After the bath and dinner, Yang Ye returned to his room feeling relaxed.

He was so exhausted from the day that, even with Long Xiaoqing in his arms, he quickly fell asleep without another thought.

One day… two days… three days…

Yang Ye found that training his body at the bottom of the sea made time pass much faster than when he was carving those wooden statues.

In just three days, Yang Ye could complete the entire Thundercrash Fist in one breath.

If he didn’t practice the fist technique, simply being at this depth was already very easy for him.

Just as Butler Mu had said, with the dragon aura in his body, he was transforming rapidly in this harsh environment.

In Butler Mu’s words, he was evolving.

Of course, this was also due to the medicinal baths.

Following Butler Mu’s guidance, three days later, Yang Ye descended to fifteen hundred meters.

The process was the same as before,

but at first, it was even more grueling than the previous stage.

This time, it took Yang Ye ten days.

After meeting Butler Mu’s requirements, Yang Ye finally reached a depth of two thousand meters.

…

At the end of another day of training and a soak in the medicinal bath,

Yang Ye was about to return to his room to rest when Butler Mu said calmly, “Young master, you may have forgotten something.”

“What is it?” Yang Ye asked, curious, watching Butler Mu’s expressionless face.

“Young master, you can now advance to the late planetary stage.”

“That’s right!” Yang Ye exclaimed in surprise.

The extreme training these days had not only strengthened his body, but the star force within his sea of stars had become incredibly refined through constant circulation.

For cultivators, circulating their techniques not only absorbed star force but also purified it.

If the star force wasn’t pure enough, one could not advance continuously.

After dinner, resting in the palace courtyard for half an hour, Yang Ye took out a late planetary beast core from his storage ring and swallowed it.

The energy released by the beast core was intense, but Yang Ye’s body had been tempered to such toughness that even as the star force surged violently within him, he felt no discomfort.

He recalled that the last time he’d consumed a beast core to advance, the pain had been unbearable.

The energy from one beast core was swiftly absorbed by his sea of stars and body.

But it wasn’t enough.

Yang Ye took out another and swallowed it.

Other cultivators, after absorbing just one late planetary beast core, would usually be able to advance to the late planetary stage.

But for Yang Ye, it was far from sufficient.

Not only was the star force within him different, but his body had absorbed far more energy than others, too.

This made Yang Ye truly happy.

Because his body could contain far more energy than anyone else!