Chapter 45: Breakthrough
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Besides that, he also needed a certain amount of time and space to consider the feelings between him and Xiao Wu.
He wasn't a fool.
Over the past few months, Xiao Wu's trust and reliance on him were visible to the naked eye, and perhaps there was some romantic sentiment mixed in.
Lin Yang never avoided feelings, just as he hadn't when facing the Kochou Sisters.
However, considering Xiao Wu's loneliness in the human World, Lin Yang felt it was necessary for the two of them to spend some time alone.
Only then could they truly see their own thoughts clearly.
If they really had each other in their hearts, Lin Yang wouldn't run away.
If not, being close confidants wouldn't be so bad either.
All of the above were plans Lin Yang made for the future, assuming Xiao Wu hadn't mastered Transparent world yet; it was simply being prepared for a rainy day.
If she mastered Transparent world, then that would be another matter entirely.
The nurturing type... is also quite fun!
After returning to the small courtyard, Lin Yang greeted Ah Yin and then went back to his room to rearrange the furniture and daily necessities.
Seeing that Xiao Wu was still cultivating, Lin Yang didn't disturb her and simply took out the Plate Crystal.
Earlier in the shop, he hadn't had the time to observe this Plate Crystal closely.
Looking at it carefully now, sure enough, this seemingly cloudy crystal full of impurities contained countless tiny gold threads inside.
Though they appeared chaotic, they were the true essence within the Plate Crystal—gold filaments!
Taking out a hammer, Lin Yang used all his strength to smash down hard on the Plate Crystal.
Bang!
Amidst a loud bang, the head-sized Plate Crystal was instantly smashed into powder, and countless fine golden particles were splashed everywhere by the massive impact.
The loud noise woke Xiao Wu from her meditation, and she walked out of her room angrily.
"What are you doing now?"
Lin Yang quickly waved his hand: "I'll explain in a moment, help me collect these golden particles first."
Xiao Wu curiously picked up a golden particle to observe it, then squeezed it, finding that the thing was very elastic yet couldn't be crushed.
"What is this?"
"Don't talk yet, hurry up and help me find them."
"Oh!"
It took the two of them a long time to collect all the golden particles.
Although there were many of these golden particles, each one was small; the entire collection was only a small handful.
"Can you tell me now?" Xiao Wu asked, fiddling with a few golden particles in her palm, her face full of curiosity.
"Then watch closely."
Lin Yang picked up a golden particle and injected Soul Power into it.
In an instant, the originally spherical golden particle slowly extended, turning into a gold wire as thin as a hair.
Though very thin, it was quite long, a full three inches.
Thus, Xiao Wu could easily see the full appearance of this gold wire.
"Wow," Xiao Wu exclaimed.
"So magical, but what can this thing do?"
Lin Yang smiled, then flicked the gold wire in his hand out.
He didn't know Hidden Weapons techniques, but he could still manage to shoot this gold wire out.
An imperceptible golden light flashed and vanished; before Xiao Wu could react, a cabinet not far from them suddenly made a series of "crack-crack" twisting sounds.
Then, under their gaze, a head-sized hole exploded open.
"This... this is..."
Xiao Wu looked at the golden particles in her hand, dumbfounded; she hadn't expected such a small thing to have such great power.
"These golden particles are actually the gold filaments from inside the crystal," Lin Yang explained.
"gold filaments is extremely tough and has amazing elasticity. As long as you inject Soul Power, you can restore the gold filaments to this fine wire state; once the Soul Power is withdrawn, it will curl up again."
"If this thing is shot into a human body, it can only be removed by digging out the flesh."
Seemingly imagining the scene Lin Yang described, Xiao Wu shuddered violently.
"That's way too terrifying."
"Indeed," Lin Yang nodded.
"This is truly a lethal weapon; with the slightest carelessness, one will suffer a great loss."
This thing was most suitable for ambushing people.
Just as Lin Yang was about to put these gold filaments particles away, Xiao Wu suddenly said,
"Can you give me a few?"
Lin Yang raised an eyebrow and didn't ask why, instead giving her three.
If he gave her too many, he was afraid she would cause trouble.
Three wasn't many, but it was enough to serve as a small trump card.
Just as Xiao Wu was about to take them, Lin Yang solemnly pressed her hand down and said in a heavy voice,
"Xiao Wu, you've seen how vicious this thing is."
"I want you to promise me that you won't use this to bully the weak."
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes and said huffily, "What kind of person do you take me for?"
Lin Yang didn't let go of Xiao Wu, instead repeating solemnly,
"Do you remember?"
"I remember. Don't worry, I won't use these things randomly," Xiao Wu nodded.
Although she was playful, she always took Lin Yang's instructions to heart.
"That's good, I believe you!"
Looking into Lin Yang's pitch-black pupils that were devoid of any impurities, Xiao Wu unconsciously looked away, and a hint of crimson stained her cheeks.
Suddenly, she stood up abruptly, tucked the three pieces of gold filaments into her storage ring, and pointed at the cabinet that had been blown open.
"I'm... going back to cultivate. That... clean it up yourself."
After saying that, she fled back to her room.
Lin Yang looked at the cabinet that had been blown open right through the middle and couldn't help but smile helplessly, patting his own hand.
Serves you right for being restless; now you have to replace it yourself.
Lin Yang made another trip to the market and bought a new cabinet before the matter was considered over.
What happened today was just a small interlude in an ordinary day; life continued.
Because the two of them hadn't appeared at the Great Soul Fighting Arena for a while, the hype surrounding "Blade Demon" and "Charming Rabbit" gradually faded.
Everyone began to focus on the birth of new legends.
That was the Great Soul Fighting Arena; it would never lack for new things.
A month later, the Little Rabbit, who had transformed into a "Grind King," was the first to break through, successfully reaching Rank 20.
Furthermore, due to consuming Whale Glue, the Little Rabbit's current physical constitution could already withstand a Thousand Year Soul Ring, but Lin Yang still had her set her second Soul Ring at the limit of nine hundred and ninety-nine years.
The Douluo Continent of this era wasn't like it would be tens of thousands of years later, where all sorts of over-the-limit Soul Ring configurations were everywhere and hundred-Thousand Year Soul Rings were common as dirt.
A thousand-year second Soul Ring would have a subversive impact, perhaps even more widespread than the impact caused by Tang San's ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
Many people would think that if the second Soul Ring was a thousand-year one, then the first soul ring could also be a thousand-year one, or even higher.
Pushing Xiao Wu into the eye of the storm just for an over-limit Soul Ring was clearly an unwise choice.
So a nine hundred and ninety-nine-year Soul Ring was just right; since it was yellow anyway, they could say whatever they wanted.
As for Lin Yang choosing over-limit Soul Rings, he really had no choice.
Due to the unique nature of the Demon God Body Martial Soul, he couldn't actively attach Soul Rings to the Martial Soul.
He could only extract energy from absorbed Soul Rings or Soul Bones and then condense Soul Rings himself.
It was equivalent to using one Soul Ring to nourish two Martial Souls.
If he absorbed Soul Rings of normal age while also balancing his Soul Power level, the Demon God Body Martial Soul's rings would likely all be hundred-year spirit rings.
And the lowest grade ones at that.
This would not only make the second Martial Soul a mere decoration, but the potential of the Demon God Body also wouldn't be realized.
To increase the age of the Soul Rings later, who knew how many Soul Bones he would have to absorb to make up for this loss.
So, after comprehensive consideration, absorbing over-limit Soul Rings became the current optimal choice.
Nichirin Blade: So all the pressure is on me, right?
He hadn't gone to any Soul Master academy after obtaining his second Soul Ring partly because of these considerations.
However, since absorbing over-limit Soul Rings was already a reality, Lin Yang could only bite the bullet and keep going.
Fortunately, only the Little Rabbit knew about his Twin Martial Souls and the over-limit Soul Rings.
Next, as long as he found a way to hide the colors of the Soul Rings, there would basically be no problem.
And Lin Yang's method was also very simple.
It was to try and pull up the age of the Demon God Body's first soul ring as much as possible when absorbing the third Soul Ring.
Only then, by relying on the Blindfold Soul skills, could he pull the wool over everyone's eyes.
Blindfold: The main carry still has to rely on me!
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