Chapter 149: Six Months Later, The Sixteenth Live Stream Begins!
After Lin Yu single-handedly swept through many of the younger generation's strongest soul masters, including Bai Sheng, in the Soul Fighting Arena, news quickly spread to Duke Zhu Xuanfeng's ears.
In fact, as soon as Lin Yu had finished testing his talents and joined the Ghostly Duke's Manor, his information had already reached Duke Zhu Xuanfeng. His identity as a seven-year-old Great Soul Master had even reached him before it did Zhu Zhuqing.
However, just like Zhu Zhuqing, Duke Zhu Xuanfeng had little expectations for Lin Yu. After all, there had never been anyone with a Soul Master who had an eye Martial Soul like Lin Yu's in the entire Douluo Continent, and even if such a person existed, they had never achieved greatness. They might not even have become Soul Masters in their lifetime.
Although a Soul Master named Huo Yuhao, who could be considered the future "Son of Destiny," had appeared in the live stream, his experiences were too legendary. He had been sacrificed by a million-year soul beast, and later gained a second and third Martial Soul, making his story more about his luck and the unique combination of his abilities.
No one knew whether his strength came from his first Martial Soul, the Spirit Eyes, or from his second and third Martial Souls. However, the attacks of the Spirit Eyes were all mental attacks and intangible in nature, so many believed that Huo Yuhao's later abilities came from his second and third Martial Souls.
Such a person was truly a "Son of Destiny"!
Thus, when it came to Lin Yu, who also had an eye-based Martial Soul, Zhu Xuanfeng didn't hold much hope. After all, what could an eye Martial Soul do? Could it kill someone just by staring at them?
Even if Lin Yu were talented, the Ghostly Duke's Manor couldn't provide him with a million-year soul beast sacrifice like Huo Yuhao had received.
Therefore, Zhu Xuanfeng didn't immediately reach out to Lin Yu and decided to leave him to grow on his own. After all, no one had ever seen a strong Soul Master with a body Martial Soul, and Zhu Xuanfeng didn't know how to properly nurture him.
However, he was soon astonished to learn that Lin Yu not only defeated Bai Sheng, the strongest among the younger generation, but also swept through many of Bai Sheng's companions. This left Zhu Xuanfeng incredulous.
Could it be that, like Huo Yuhao, Lin Yu had also encountered a million-year soul beast sacrifice?
Otherwise, how could he be so powerful?
But after calming himself down, Zhu Xuanfeng reasoned that it must be because their Martial Souls were different. Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul, Spirit Eyes, was considered one of the weakest, with only a first-level innate soul power.
On the other hand, Lin Yu was already a Great Soul Master at just seven years old. His innate soul power was undoubtedly exceptional, possibly reaching level nine, or even the maximum.
So, Lin Yu's Eye Martial Soul might be comparable to a top-tier Martial Soul like the Haotian Hammer.
It was possible that this Martial Soul had some special traits that allowed Lin Yu to easily defeat Bai Sheng and his group. After all, even a powerful Haotian Hammer Soul Master could do the same.
Once Zhu Xuanfeng realized Lin Yu's potential, he learned about the complicated relationship between Lin Yu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuqing's sister, Zhu Zhuqing. He quickly made a decision to prevent Zhu Zhuqing from targeting Lin Yu any longer.
As Lin Ye had predicted, Zhu Zhuqing could gain influence within the Ghostly Duke's Manor, but that influence was based on the fact that Zhu Zhuqing was likely to become the future crown princess.
But if Zhu Zhuqing planned to do anything harmful to the Ghostly Duke's Manor or the Ghostly Spirit Cat Clan, Zhu Xuanfeng would stop her.
After all, in this ancient world of Douluo Continent, no matter how capable a married daughter might be, she was still seen as "water spilled from a cup"—no longer part of the family.
How could she compare to the family's interests?
And someone like Lin Yu, a seven-year-old Great Soul Master with the fighting ability of a top-tier Martial Soul Master like a Haotian Hammer Soul Master, was someone who could definitely uphold the Ghostly Duke's Manor in the future.
This was something Zhu Xuanfeng couldn't allow his eldest daughter to ruin.
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After Zhu Xuanfeng's intervention, no matter how angry Zhu Zhuqing was, she had to follow his orders and stop troubling Lin Yu. She could only continue her efforts to target Zhu Zhuqing in the classroom and the Martial Soul Mimicry Training Ground.
However, Zhu Zhuqing did not dare interfere with Lin Yu in the Soul Fighting Arena.
As for being excluded, Zhu Zhuqing hadn't taken it to heart before Lin Yu arrived. Now that he was here, she was even less concerned.
As for the Martial Soul Mimicry Training Ground, since Zhu Zhuqing had targeted her, preventing her from entering to train, Lin Yu had already begun teaching Zhu Zhuqing the Xuanwu True Technique.
After several months of teaching, Zhu Zhuqing had already learned the Xuanwu Internal Technique, and her training speed was now faster than at the Martial Soul Mimicry Training Ground.
As for martial skills like the Bone Dragon Claw, Fierce Leg Strike, Swift Waterless Traces, and Plum Blossom Walking that suited Zhu Zhuqing, Lin Yu was also teaching her, and she was still in the process of learning.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed since the last live stream.
Finally, the sixteenth live stream began.
On this day, in the morning, after breakfast, almost no one in the entire Ghostly Duke's Manor was walking around. Everyone stayed in their rooms, waiting for the live stream to begin.
As the time reached ten in the morning, a mysterious wave swept across the entire Douluo Continent.
Instantly, everyone was pulled into the live stream.
With a brief blackout and a return of vision, the familiar vast and cosmic-like illusory space reappeared before everyone's eyes.
At the same time, an illusory screen emerged, with information rapidly flashing across.
[Dai Tianfeng: Haha! Half a year has passed, and I'm excited to see what question will be asked this time. Last time, I received a martial art that surpassed top-level meditation techniques. I'm sure this time's martial art will surpass most self-created soul techniques. This time, I want a martial art that can be passed down for generations!]
In the imperial palace, as the illusory screen appeared, Dai Tianfeng couldn't help but smirk, speaking proudly in front of the screen.
As the only emperor on Douluo Continent to receive rewards, showing off in the live stream was a great way to rile up Xue Ye, the emperor of the Tiandou Empire.
This was a way to make Dai Tianfeng feel good while also demonstrating the power of the Xing Luo Empire.
In the Tiandou Imperial Palace, when Xue Ye heard Dai Tianfeng's words, his face turned dark, and he was filled with anger and jealousy.
"So what if he got a martial technique?"
"Is it really better than top-level meditation techniques? It's not like his Martial Soul evolved, so what's all this show-off about?"
Because his own Martial Soul was too weak, Xue Ye, or rather the entire Tiandou Royal Family, greatly longed for the opportunity to evolve their Martial Souls, which they had hoped for the most in the rewards of the live stream.
Although the Tiandou Imperial City had recruited many powerful individuals, nothing compared to having a strong family Martial Soul!
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