Chapter 14: Spontaneous Spirit Ring Generation
The day after returning from the Soul Hunting Forest.
Lin Yang came alone to the back mountain of the school, the place where he usually practiced his sword skills, found a flat piece of ground, and sat down cross-legged.
He raised his left hand, and the Demon Blood Martial Soul quietly surfaced in his palm.
Since the Demon Blood Martial Soul absorbed the Soul Ring's energy a few days ago, he had vaguely sensed that something seemed to be brewing deep within the Demon Blood.
And during class today, he clearly felt the Demon Blood Martial Soul beginning to pulsate.
So, as soon as class ended, he came alone to the back mountain.
Sure enough, under Lin Yang's gaze, the Demon Blood in his palm began to undergo drastic changes.
At first, it resembled a heart, rhythmically expanding and contracting.
Next, countless fine blood thorns suddenly sprouted from its surface, looking like a strange, bloody sea urchin.
The next moment, the blood thorns softened and stretched, turning into twisting thorny vines... As time passed, the changes in the Demon Blood Martial Soul became faster and more frequent.
Suddenly, all changes abruptly ceased.
It returned to the appearance of the initial blood sphere, but the already enchanting blood color now shone brightly.
Immediately afterward, a scene that made Lin Yang hold his breath occurred.
A clear, pale yellow Soul Ring quietly condensed, floating above the Demon Blood Martial Soul, slowly rotating and emitting stable Soul Power fluctuations.
"A Martial Soul spontaneously condensing a Soul Ring... isn't this something that only happens when a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast undergoes Re-cultivation?"
Although he had been somewhat prepared, seeing this scene still left him utterly shocked.
Had he become a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beast?
No, that's not it!
Lin Yang slowly shook his head, quickly realizing the key: it was due to the unique nature of the Demon Blood.
In the Demon Slayer World, any being that became a demon could grow stronger by continuously devouring flesh and blood, and the stronger they were, the greater the chance they had to awaken their exclusive Blood Demon Art.
However, in the Douluo World, due to the rules of the World, the Demon Blood transformed into the Demon Blood Martial Soul.
But its essence had not changed.
Whether through devouring flesh and blood or absorbing energy, as long as the energy was sufficient, a Blood Demon Art would awaken.
No, it should be called a Spirit Ability.
Lin Yang closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and began to sense the Spirit Ability information within the Soul Ring.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, revealing a look of surprise.
"The First Soul Skill is actually... Blindfold?"
Blindfold, Yushiro's Blood Demon Art.
The image of the man who deeply adored Tamayo and cherished her as a treasure immediately appeared in his mind.
In the Final Battle, if it weren't for Yushiro and Tamayo, the Hashira probably wouldn't even have known where the Demon King's True Body was hidden.
Yushiro's Blood Demon Art, in particular, could be called a strategic level support skill.
Visual Manipulation, Visual Sharing, Sensory Distortion, Illusion Construction...
If developed properly, every single ability could exert tremendous effect.
However, this change in the Demon Blood Martial Soul completely disrupted his plans for Martial Soul cultivation.
Generally speaking, the advantage of twin spirits far surpasses that of a single-Spirit Master.
The most important reason is that a twin spirits Soul Master can focus on cultivating one Martial Soul first.
Once their strength is great, they can then attach Soul Rings of higher age limits to the other Martial Soul.
Thereby creating a monster with a super high Soul Ring configuration.
But Lin Yang's twin spirits were completely different.
His Demon Blood Martial Soul is inherently growth-oriented; as his Soul Power level increases, it will "grow" on its own.
This growth is something he cannot stop, unless he stops cultivating for the rest of his life.
Not to mention, it even produces Soul Rings on its own.
Therefore, he can only accept the fact that both Martial Souls must be cultivated simultaneously.
However, he had a vague feeling.
Regarding this spontaneously condensed Soul Ring, its age limit might not be fixed but could increase as his strength improves.
After all, since it can self-produce Soul Rings, it's only reasonable that it might automatically increase the Soul Ring's age limit.
The prerequisite is that he must be able to supply it with sufficient energy, providing the "nutrients" for growth.
Of course, this was just a feeling, and the actual situation would need future verification... Various rumors spread extremely quickly within the academy.
The news of Lin Yang obtaining a hundred-year spirit ring quickly caused a considerable stir within the academy.
Even Zhao Bufan's graduation went unnoticed.
Lin Yang was surrounded by looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred, and many senior female students even began to frequently loiter around him.
The bolder ones even tried to get handsy.
Anyone with eyes could see that with Lin Yang's talent, his future achievements would definitely not be low.
Plus, he was handsome; if they didn't try to build a relationship now, they wouldn't stand a chance later.
"This is absolutely ridiculous."
After understanding what these girls were thinking, Lin Yang felt utterly speechless.
He was only six years old, and even the senior students at the school were no older than twelve.
In his Previous, Previous Life, this was the age for watching Balala the Fairies, and they were only fit to drink juice at banquets.
Yet here in the Douluo World, they were already considering romance and marriage.
Is this normal?
love continent, so everyone really does have a Love-Obsessed Brain, huh!
Annoyed beyond measure by the harassment, Lin Yang immediately pulled out his Large Saber.
After publicly challenging a sixth-grade senior female student to a real combat Spirit Battle right then and there.
That senior student covered her face and ran away crying.
This move had an exceptional effect!
Everyone who harbored various thoughts about Lin Yang immediately backed off.
Lin Yang happily earned the title "Cold-Faced Saber Man."
Upon seeing him, the female students would walk far out of their way to avoid him.
Have you ever seen a man challenge a girl to a duel and make her cry?
How disgusting.
Lin Yang, seemingly unaffected, continued his daily routine of attending class, cultivating, and reading at the library.
The only person who might have been unhappy was Yu Xiaogang.
Since he had lost face in front of Lin Yang, he now simply treated Lin Yang as if he were air whenever he saw him.
Even if they passed face-to-face, he pretended not to see him.
Lin Yang cared even less about this.
If it weren't for Yu Xiaogang's complicated background, which involved the crazy woman Bibi Dong, Lin Yang wouldn't even bother with superficial courtesy.
Academy life continued. With the money from selling the Soul Bone, Lin Yang outsourced the Work-Study Student duties.
He told others that he was receiving subsidies from the Spirit Hall.
This was common knowledge among all Soul Masters, so no one doubted him.
Privately, Lin Yang began acquiring Whale Glue and various medicinal herbs through different channels in Nuoding City.
During the Dou I era, no one had yet discovered the true purpose of Whale Glue.
It was merely regarded as an aphrodisiac tonic, so collecting Whale Glue went relatively smoothly.
However, most of it was ten-year-old, hundred-year Whale Glue was rare, let alone thousand-year or ten-thousand-year Whale Glue.
Especially in a small place like Nuoding City.
Nevertheless, by paving the way with gold coins, he had already asked the Merchant Guild to keep an eye out for high-year Whale Glue for him.
In addition, acquiring various medicinal herbs was preparation for his daily training.
As the husband of the Kochou sisters, he had been used as an experimental subject to try various potions many times, and he also possessed some basic pharmacological knowledge.
Therefore, formulating a Body-Tempering Medicinal Bath was a simple matter.
He used the most rudimentary methods to train his body before because he was poor.
Now that he was rich, continuing to use primitive methods would be a waste of money.