Chapter 52: The Power of the Golden Lotus Martial Soul, Arrival at Spirit City!
"This is your first soul skill?!"
When Hu Liena saw Lin Yu activate his first soul skill, there was no apparent healing effect.
Instead, his original Green Lotus Martial Soul dropped a lotus seed, which then transformed into a golden lotus.
Hu Liena couldn't believe her eyes.
She had never seen a soul skill like this!
But what use was such a skill?
If this Green Lotus only produced different colored flowers after absorbing soul rings…
Though the golden lotus was indeed beautiful, Spirit Hall certainly wasn't lacking in floral decorations.
A Martial Soul that couldn't produce any proper soul skills—wasn't that basically useless?
For a moment, Hu Liena couldn't help but feel worried and frustrated.
But while Hu Liena was troubled, Lin Yu was actually quite satisfied as he looked at the golden lotus in his hand.
Because he clearly understood what this golden lotus was and what it could do.
This was likely the legendary Merit Golden Lotus. And as for its effect—he was nearly certain it was healing!
A healing capability that far surpassed even the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul!
"What can your golden lotus do?"
Looking at the lotus in Lin Yu's hand, Hu Liena asked again, clearly uneasy.
If this golden lotus had no special function,
then Lin Yu's Green Lotus Martial Soul could be declared a failure.
And a waste of innate full soul power wouldn't attract much attention from Spirit Hall.
After spending all this time with him, Hu Liena had genuinely grown fond of her little junior.
She naturally didn't want his martial soul to be useless.
"Of course it has a function!"
Lin Yu smiled at her words, then poured his soul power into the golden lotus in his hand.
In an instant, radiant golden light burst from the lotus.
Lin Yu directed this golden light toward Hu Liena.
As it entered her body, Hu Liena felt a sudden jolt of clarity.
In a flash, her whole body was filled with energy, her spirits lifted to the peak.
All the exhaustion from walking through the Star Dou Forest for over a day was completely swept away.
She had never felt so alive!
"This effect from your Martial Soul..."
Feeling her incredible state, Hu Liena looked at Lin Yu, almost in disbelief.
"It should be healing!"
"My golden lotus should have the ability to convert soul power into a special golden light that heals the body. I'd say it works pretty well—especially since my soul power is innately full!"
Lin Yu smiled thoughtfully as he responded.
"How much soul power do you have left?"
Hu Liena thought for a moment, then asked again.
"A little over two-thirds!"
Lin Yu focused on his soul power and answered.
"Wait here! Elder Ju, go catch any soul beast nearby—keep it alive!"
Learning that Lin Yu still had plenty of soul power, Hu Liena immediately turned to Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan.
Though Yueguan didn't quite understand at first, he soon returned with a captured Wood Sprout Deer.
The Wood Sprout Deer was a common herbivorous forest soul beast, looking similar to a regular deer, except its fur came in a variety of colors.
Its most notable feature, and what gave it its name, was the special sprout that grew from its antlers every spring and autumn.
This sprout was a rare soul power-enhancing food that could improve cultivation speed, making it highly sought after by soul masters.
Once Yueguan brought the deer back,
Hu Liena approached the animal and stabbed it quickly with her short sword, leaving it half-dead. Then she turned to Lin Yu.
"A-Yu, use your golden lotus again—on this Wood Sprout Deer. Let me see how it works."
"Okay!"
Seeing how casually Hu Liena had nearly killed the deer,
Lin Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath and steady himself as he looked at the blood pooling beneath the animal.
Then he once again channeled his soul power into the golden lotus, releasing a ray of golden light onto the wounded deer.
Shing!
In a flash, the golden light burst from Lin Yu's golden lotus and enveloped the deer.
Under the radiant light, the deer's injuries began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it was fully recovered.
"Such powerful healing!"
Seeing the heavily wounded deer recover instantly under the golden light,
Hu Liena was completely stunned.
Even a Soul Elder-level healing-type support soul master might not achieve such effectiveness or speed.
The shock quickly gave way to excitement in Hu Liena's heart.
After all, she was the one who had brought Lin Yu into Spirit Hall. If she maintained a close relationship with him, he'd be hers in the future!
"Alright, now that you've absorbed your first soul ring and become a Soul Master, let's leave the Star Dou Forest and head back to Spirit City!"
After testing Lin Yu's first soul skill, Hu Liena beamed with joy as she prepared to return with him.
Compared to the journey leaving Spirit City to find Lin Yu,
the return trip was much smoother—familiar roads, and threats like bandits or wolves had been cleared out.
Escorted by the Holy Imperial Knights,
the group made it back to Spirit City in less than a month.
"So this is Spirit City?"
Outside the city, riding in the carriage, Lin Yu lifted the curtain and looked out at the towering metropolis. The city walls were over 80 meters high and more than 30 meters thick, constructed entirely from solid granite—an awe-inspiring sight.
The carriage slowly rolled into Spirit City.
Inside, the city was bustling with life—crowded streets, merchants shouting from their stalls.
Everywhere Lin Yu looked, there were grand inns, luxurious restaurants, and towering bell towers, dazzling his eyes.
Although Lin Yu had seen large cities in his past life,
and their skyscrapers had left a stronger first impression than Spirit City,
this city—built in a Western ancient style—offered a completely different feeling compared to modern steel metropolises.
As Lin Yu looked around,
his carriage, led by a team of Holy Imperial Guards,
slowly ascended the hill toward the grand hilltop palace—the Pope's Hall.
Eventually, it stopped in front of the splendid, gold-and-jade Pope's Hall.
(END CHAPTER)
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