Unfortunately, Chu Chengzhou ultimately couldn't bring himself to hold back.
Since he had decided to nurture the adorable bunny-eared loli, how could he possibly keep anything from her?
"Teaching your disciple well means starving yourself"? That didn't apply here!
This wasn't a trade skill where the disciple would compete with the teacher for opportunities.
However, once the teaching began, Chu Chengzhou discovered that describing Xiao Wu as "stupid" was not an exaggeration.
What seemed like three simple skills to him took Xiao Wu more than a week to fully grasp.
Was his teaching ability lacking?
No, no, no—it was because this little rabbit was just too dumb!
You say his grandfather and grandmother also hadn't fully mastered them?
Well~, older people naturally think slower. It definitely wasn't because Teacher Chu's teaching was subpar.
That's right—after Xiao Wu, Chu Chengzhou went on to teach these three skills to his grandparents as well.
Though their talent wasn't great either, even a small improvement was better than nothing. Having something was better than having nothing.
As for the origin of these cultivation techniques? There was no need to explain. Just practice them—their origins didn't matter.
After another three days, under his careful guidance, Xiao Wu finally mastered the purple tier Meditation after Body Refinement and Spirit Refinement.
"Huh? The effect is really this good?"
As soon as she started practicing, Xiao Wu noticed the extraordinary quality of the meditation method Chu Chengzhou had taught her.
Compared to her previous meditation efficiency, it had improved by over seventy percent!
"Wait a minute—if you have such an amazing meditation method, why aren't you a soul master yet?"
Suddenly, Xiao Wu thought of a question and looked at Chu Chengzhou suspiciously.
After all, it had been two years since Chu Chengzhou awakened his martial soul, and with such a powerful meditation method, why hadn't he reached level 10 yet?
At that moment, Chu Chengzhou's face darkened.
Xiao Wu's words were like a sharp dagger, piercing deeply into his chest—he had been stabbed where it hurt the most.
"You little brat, what do you know!"
With only half a level of innate soul power, reaching over level 6 in just two years was already incredibly impressive, wasn't it?
Take Feng Xiaotian, who had full innate soul power—he was only level 44 at age 24. Subtracting his base level 10, his four soul rings totaled about five levels of soul power. Over 18 years, he had only increased his soul power by 29 levels—an average of just 1.6 levels per year.
Though the difficulty of upgrading later on was definitely much higher than in the early stages, and Feng Xiaotian was an outlier among those with full innate soul power (spending his youth creating self-developed soul skills instead of cultivating soul power), it still highlighted that Chu Chengzhou's cultivation speed was rare on the continent.
"Yes, yes, I don't know anything. So, may I ask, Young Master Chu, how many levels of soul power do you have now?"
Xiao Wu looked at Chu Chengzhou with a playful smile.
"Hmph~, since awakening my martial soul, I've already increased my soul power by six levels!"
Snorting, Chu Chengzhou proudly declared.
This statement wasn't false—starting with half a level of innate soul power, he was now over level 6, meaning he had indeed increased by six levels.
"What?! You've increased by six levels and still aren't a soul master?"
Instantly, Xiao Wu's eyes widened in disbelief.
Increasing by six levels in two years—an average of three levels per year—suggested that Chu Chengzhou's innate soul power shouldn't be low.
But the problem was that despite increasing by six levels, he still hadn't reached level 10. This meant his innate soul power was actually below level 4?
Seriously? He truly was Little Chu (trash)!
Upon hearing this, Chu Chengzhou's face fell.
Yes, as a so-called "genius" who increased his soul power by three levels per year, the fact that he still hadn't reached level 10 after increasing by six levels was unbelievable!
"Tsk, tsk~, Little Chu, having poor talent isn't a big deal. Don't be sad—Sister Xiao Wu will take care of you from now on!"
Xiao Wu patted Chu Chengzhou's shoulder and comforted him with a grin.
"Hmph~, I don't need you to take care of me! Just watch—I'll become a formal soul master by this time next year!"
"Pfft~!"
It might have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but as soon as Chu Chengzhou spoke, Xiao Wu burst out laughing.
By this time next year?
Increasing by three levels per year meant that Little Chu trash was currently only around level 6 or 7?
Goodness gracious~! It seemed that Little Chu's cultivation talent was truly abysmal!
Could he be one of those legendary cases with innate soul power below level 1—the lowest among the academy's two hundred students?
Immediately, Xiao Wu couldn't help but scrutinize Chu Chengzhou carefully.
"What are you looking at? If you keep staring, I won't teach you any more good stuff!"
In a fit of embarrassment and anger, Chu Chengzhou threatened her.
"Alright, alright, Sister Xiao Wu won't look anymore, won't look!"
Though she stopped looking, the smile on Xiao Wu's face revealed that this little rabbit was practically rolling with laughter inside.
"Hmph~!"
Snorting coldly, Chu Chengzhou ignored Xiao Wu and focused on his own cultivation.
For the rest of the day, Chu Chengzhou didn't pay any attention to Xiao Wu.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu had learned from Su Nan and Li Wan that Chu Chengzhou's martial soul had undergone malignant mutation, resulting in only half a level of innate soul power.
At that moment, Xiao Wu's emotions were extremely complicated.
As a hundred-thousand-year transformed spirit beast, her cultivation talent could rival those with full innate soul power. Moreover, since she was recovering her cultivation, there were essentially no bottlenecks below the Title Douluo level. In some ways, her cultivation talent was far superior to those with full innate soul power.
On the other hand, Chu Chengzhou only had half a level of innate soul power. Such talent, if given to an ordinary person, would likely have led them to give up long ago.
Even if they didn't give up, with half a level of innate soul power, increasing by one level per year through hard work would already be considered remarkable.
But Chu Chengzhou was different. Through his own efforts, he had developed an incredible cultivation method, pushing his cultivation speed to six levels in two years.
A prime example of a reversal of fortune, such an inspirational genius made Xiao Wu realize that she shouldn't—and didn't have the right—to mock him.
Though her earlier teasing was just playful and not intentionally demeaning, Xiao Wu still felt a bit embarrassed.
Chu Chengzhou: That's right—I've always relied on my own efforts... hmm, and a little help from my cheat codes.
In the evening, Chu Chengzhou was practicing his Body Refinement skill in the courtyard.
"Big Brother, it's time to eat~!"
Suddenly, a sweet and sticky voice reached Chu Chengzhou's ears.
"!!!"
The sweet and sticky voice startled him, making him jump.
Turning his head, he saw Xiao Wu standing at the living room doorway with a cheerful smile.
"What did you just call me? Did my ears malfunction?"
Rubbing his ears, Chu Chengzhou couldn't believe what he had just heard from this mischievous little rabbit.
"Hmph~, if you don't want to eat, then starve!"
Out of guilt, Xiao Wu had called someone "big brother" for the first time in her life. But when Chu Chengzhou reacted, Xiao Wu immediately changed her expression.
"Say it again so I can hear?"
To be honest, that one " big brother" from Xiao Wu earlier had almost made his bones melt.
"Then you can just stay hungry!"
Glaring at Chu Chengzhou, Xiao Wu turned and walked away without looking back.
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