As early as a month and a half ago, his Soul Power had reached level twenty-nine. He only needed one more level to reach level thirty.
However, this one-level breakthrough took him a full month and a half.
One must know that it had only been about half a year since he broke through to level twenty-two.
In the first four and a half months, his Soul Power increased by seven levels.
He was able to increase one level in less than a month, which was very fast.
This increase from level twenty-nine to level thirty took almost double the time of his previous single-level breakthroughs.
Breaking through such a bottleneck level was indeed quite difficult. Recently, he had been troubled by this, unsure when he would be able to break through successfully.
Yet, he didn't expect that during today's battle, he would coincidentally find a breakthrough opportunity and naturally break through. This was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
It is worth mentioning that the reason he could increase one level of Soul Power in less than a month before, besides his talent and diligent cultivation, was also greatly related to the food he consumed daily.
He attended classes in the Outer Courtyard every day, but whenever it was mealtime, he would go to the Inner Courtyard to eat.
Each time, he would choose highly nutritious food to accumulate a lot of energy in his body.
During battles, this energy would be absorbed faster by his body, and during cultivation at night, it would make his cultivation twice as effective.
Various factors combined allowed him to successfully increase eight levels of Soul Power in half a year.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan jogged over, very happy for Shi Yu.
Zhang Lexuan also smiled, retracted her Soul Power, and walked over.
"Thank you, Le Xuan-jie," Shi Yu said with a smile to Zhang Lexuan, expressing his gratitude.
"I didn't actually help much. Your breakthrough is entirely the result of your own efforts," Zhang Lexuan said.
Even a Soul Master much stronger than him would find it very difficult to help someone else break through.
Whether a Soul Master stuck at a bottleneck can break through depends entirely on themselves; others cannot help.
"I'll go inform Dean Yan first, and then I'll treat you two to a meal in the city to celebrate," Shi Yu said happily.
Jiang Nannan naturally wouldn't dampen Shi Yu's spirits and readily agreed.
Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment before also nodding in agreement.
"Wait for me," Shi Yu left first and went to find Yan Shaozhe's Martial Soul Department Dean's office.
Yan Shaozhe happened to be in his office and looked at Shi Yu with a smile upon seeing him arrive: "Is there something?"
"Senior, I've broken through," Shi Yu said, seeing that there was no one else in the office and changing his address.
This was also what Yan Shaozhe had requested: call him Dean in public, and Senior in private.
"You've broken through to level thirty?" Yan Shaozhe said in surprise, standing up and walking closer, carefully sensing the intensity of Shi Yu's energy fluctuations.
They were a bit chaotic, which is common after a breakthrough. The intensity of the energy fluctuations had indeed reached the level of thirty.
"It's been about six months, and you've increased about eight levels of Soul Power. This speed is rare," Yan Shaozhe praised with a smile.
He wasn't overly shocked. Increasing eight levels of Soul Power in six months was impressive, but not unique.
In the history of Shrek Academy, there were still some rather exaggerated increase records.
The most exaggerated record was an increase of seven or eight levels of Soul Power in one day, set by a member of the First generation Shrek Seven Devils, a record that has yet to be broken.
Although it was achieved by consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it was still an increase of seven or eight levels of Soul Power, and that's the main point.
Excluding increases from consuming heavenly materials and earthly treasures, Shi Yu's speed can be considered among the best.
Shi Yu also smiled along and then looked at Yan Shaozhe expectantly: "Senior, has the Soul Beast you promised arrived?"
Previously, Yan Shaozhe had promised him that if he became the class monitor, he would arrange a suitable third Soul Ring for him.
Now that his Soul Power had broken through, he was just waiting to absorb a Soul Ring and break through.
"Currently, we have found two millennium Space-attribute Soul Beasts. One is around six thousand years old, and the other is around three thousand years old."
"Which Soul Beast's Soul Ring do you want to absorb?" Yan Shaozhe asked.
He took out two documents from a drawer and handed them to Shi Yu.
Shi Yu took them. These two documents contained information about the two millennium Space-attribute Soul Beasts.
The Soul Beast around three thousand years old is called a Space Mink, a top-tier Soul Beast. Soul Beasts with Space attributes generally have higher bloodline tiers.
Basically, any Soul Beast associated with the Space attribute has a bloodline tier of at least high-level.
If the Space attribute is purer, it can rank among top-tier Soul Beasts.
The Space Mink's primary ability is Space Leap. Soul Masters who obtain a Space Mink Soul Beast's Soul Ring are highly likely to gain a Soul Skill related to Naruto's Instant Transmission.
"This Space Mink's Soul Ring might be a bit redundant for me," Shi Yu said, losing some interest halfway through.
He already possessed the Naruto's Instant Transmission skill, which was his basic ability.
What's the point of another Space Leap?
If he could obtain a skill that allowed for ultra-long-distance Space movement, perhaps it would be better.
But if he were to gain a Naruto's Instant Transmission skill, he would truly vomit blood; that Soul Ring would essentially be wasted.
"For others, this Space Mink Soul Beast is considered a treasure-level Soul Beast; they would be eager to encounter one."
"Yet, you find it redundant," Yan Shaozhe said, slightly annoyed.
He didn't think Shi Yu's view was wrong; it made some sense.
In his opinion, the Space Mink might also be somewhat redundant for Shi Yu, but its age was more suitable.
Shi Yu looked at the information of the other Soul Beast, the six-thousand-year-old Void Mantis, also a top-tier Soul Beast, and its bloodline tier was even higher than that of the Space Mink.
The Space Mink's core ability is more functional, while the Void Mantis is the complete opposite, with abilities primarily focused on attack.
Especially the Void Mantis's arms, which possess the ability to cut Space, making the attacks it performs extremely destructive and difficult for opponents to defend against.
It is said that a hundred-thousand-year-old Void Mantis can directly tear apart the Space around its opponent, causing them to fall into chaotic Space, which is like an endless Abyss. Falling in basically means certain death.
Upon seeing the information about the Void Mantis, Shi Yu's eyes lit up immensely, and his heart beat faster. It was completely a Soul Beast he fell in love with at first sight.
Isn't the ability he currently lacks the most offensive capability?
Although he had flexibly used his Space abilities to develop some attack methods, he lacked the kind of decisive attack method.
Simply put, the attack methods he currently developed through Space means were somewhat flashy but lacked sufficient power.
Of course, this was in comparison to Soul Masters significantly stronger than him. For opponents of the same level, or even just a few levels higher, the attack methods he developed were sufficient.
"I want the Soul Ring of this Void Mantis Soul Beast," Shi Yu said with certainty.
"This Soul Beast is around six thousand years old, which is equivalent to the age limit for a Soul Grandmaster's fourth Soul Ring, and even higher than the age limit of some Soul Grandmasters' absorbed fourth Soul Rings," Yan Shaozhe reminded him seriously.
He actually also felt that this Soul Ring was more suitable for Shi Yu, but its age was a bit too high, and absorbing it carried a high risk.
"My second Soul Ring is a thousand years old, between the age limits of a second and third Soul Ring."
"A third Soul Ring close to the age limit of a fourth Soul Ring is not unbearable."
"After all, I still have a Soul Bone, and my physique is also extraordinary. It should be possible."
"I am also willing to take the risk," Shi Yu said.
Yan Shaozhe stared at Shi Yu for a while before saying: "Teacher said that if you insist on this choice, then it's up to you."
"I will arrange for someone to capture this Void Mantis as soon as possible. Once it's captured, I will notify you to absorb it. It should be within the next couple of days."