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"Have you heard? That test subject from the Star Luo Empire successfully absorbed an over-limit Soul Ring."
"I know. Even though it wasn't a particularly strong species of Soul Beast, she actually succeeded."
"What do you mean 'not a very strong species'? No matter what, it's stronger than a plant-type Soul Beast. If her Martial Soul were a plant-type, she definitely could have absorbed a 450-year Soul Ring."
"Sigh, exactly. This person named Lin Dong... his theoretical knowledge and research into Martial Souls is just too profound."
"I agree. Isn't this Lin Dong way more impressive than that 'Grandmaster' Yu Xiaogang?"
"In my opinion, we should just address him as Grandmaster Lin Dong."
"Speaking of which, because of Grandmaster Lin Dong's theory, my kid is insisting on becoming a blacksmith, claiming it's to temper his physical body."
"Mine too. He told me to train him as hard as I can."
...
Inside a restaurant in Nuoding City, several Soul Grandmasters were chatting idly over drinks.
At that moment, Xiao Lin, Tang San, and Xiao Wu happened to pass by the restaurant. Hearing the conversation, Tang San and Xiao Wu felt a surge of pride, as if the "Grandmaster" being praised was themselves.
"Brother Lin, you're truly too amazing."
Xiao Wu's eyes went wide, her delicate little face filled with pure admiration.
With such a master helping to guide her Martial Soul, her revenge was within sight.
"Brother Lin, it's a good thing you used a pseudonym."
Tang San, standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief.
On their way to the secret base, they had passed by Spirit Hall. With Tang San's keen eyesight, he naturally noticed members of Spirit Hall searching for someone. Without a doubt, it was because of the trouble Xiao Lin had stirred up.
The entire continent was like this; even in a small border city of the Heaven Dou Empire like Nuoding City, groups of people were huddled together discussing Xiao Lin's theories.
There was no need to mention other places.
Inside some major powers, people were likely already preparing to absorb 450-year first Soul Rings, just like Tang San.
"Exactly. That's why I admire my own brilliant mind. You can never have too many identities."
Xiao Lin quirked an eyebrow and gave a smug smile.
This way, even if he accidentally published a garbage paper, his actual reputation wouldn't be affected. It had been nearly two and a half months since Xiao Lin published his second paper, and since then, almost every Soul Master had been talking about over-limit Soul Ring absorption.
During this time, Xiao Lin and Tang San had each risen by two ranks.
Xiao Lin was now Rank 17, while Tang San was Rank 16.
Xiao Wu's progress was even more monstrous.
She had jumped three ranks from Rank 12 and was now Rank 15.
Even without the Mysterious Heaven Skill or the Vajra Imperishable Divine Skill, and even while being somewhat lazy with her training, Xiao Wu's cultivation speed was not inferior to Xiao Lin or Tang San.
This led Xiao Lin to secretly suspect that her foundation as a hundred thousand year Soul Beast allowed her to progress rapidly in the early stages.
It was said that a hundred thousand year transformed Soul Beast had to interact with humans to truly become a person without any Soul Beast aura.
Was Xiao Wu treating Xiao Lin and Tang San like "normal people" to trigger some sort of cheat?
With a hundred thousand years of cultivation, her first Soul Ring was 400 years; her second would surely be over a thousand years. Her third would be three or four thousand, and for her fourth, she might follow Xiao Lin's plan and aim for a ten thousand year Soul Ring.
Then, for her fifth and sixth, two more ten thousand year rings.
By that point, her hundred thousand year soul power reserves would be nearly exhausted. That was likely why transformed hundred thousand year Soul Beasts only fully erased their beast aura upon reaching the Soul Saint level.
Xiao Lin really wanted to know how to condense one's own Soul Rings. Could a Soul Master condense the Soul Skill and ring they wanted first, and then use a Soul Beast's power to fill in the ring's cultivation age?
It seemed he needed to add this to his research topics, along with the matter of Soul Cores.
If everyone at the secret base brainstormed and pooled their ideas, they might find a spark of inspiration. Soon, the three arrived at Xiao Lin's rented house and entered the dim basement—their secret base.
Lighting an oil lamp, the flickering flames danced across their faces.
All three couldn't help but crack a slight smile.
"Alright, everyone stop smiling. I'm going to discuss today's topic."
Xiao Lin spoke solemnly, yet the corners of his mouth still twitched upward.
In the past few months within this basement, the three of them had secretly committed quite a few "mischiefs." For instance, to increase their actual combat experience, Xiao Lin had proposed a plan to "ambush people with clubs."
As a member of the Tang Sect, Tang San already had experience in this. He was responsible for scouting and gathering intelligence. In the entire Nuoding City, Tang San had memorized every "bad guy" and wicked Soul Master.
As a "righteous" character, Xiao Lin naturally wouldn't proactively ambush people. Instead, he disguised himself as a black-robed traveler with an "adult" stature.
Of course, this adult stature was achieved by Tang San supporting Xiao Lin from below, while Xiao Lin attacked those "born evil" Soul Masters from the front.
In a head-on fight, it wasn't easy for Tang San to support Xiao Lin from below, and their movements could be dangerous. However, this greatly enhanced Xiao Lin's eyesight and experience.
Now, no matter where an enemy tried to strike him, Xiao Lin would use his Invulnerable Vajra soul power in advance to defend. Naturally, Xiao Lin never used his Horned Dragon Staff; he simply used soul power to face his enemies.
Whenever Xiao Lin encountered a character he couldn't take down quickly, Xiao Wu would appear from the shadows. Whether it was a flying kick from behind or a kick to the groin, Xiao Wu's kicking techniques were getting better and faster.
It was because of these memories that Tang San and Xiao Wu thought they were about to "execute justice" again, causing them to giggle, which nearly made Xiao Lin break character.
"Ahem, silence."
Xiao Lin coughed and glared at the silly rabbit who was still trying to laugh.
He began introducing the next phase of the plan.
"Over two and a half months of executing justice, our combat experience has improved significantly. Therefore, from now on, we will stop targeting bad people and wicked Soul Masters to prevent anyone from discovering our true identities."
"We need to change our training plan."
"I recently spoke with Brother Su Yuntao. He said he can take us to the Soul Hunting Forest to gain some insight and broaden our horizons. So, next, we need to increase our wilderness survival experience and our experience in outsmarting Soul Beasts."
Xiao Lin's words immediately gained Tang San's approval.
Tang San nodded, looking serious: "I'll follow Brother Lin's lead. I'm Rank 16 now and Brother Lin is Rank 17. Barring any accidents, we'll soon be obtaining new Soul Rings."
"We really do need to gain some experience. After all, the situation in the Star Dou Forest is incredibly complex."
Xiao Lin turned to look at Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, what about you?"
"I'm going too!"
Xiao Wu immediately pumped her fist and agreed.
Originally, Xiao Wu didn't want to watch others hunt Soul Beasts, but staying behind would make her seem like an outsider, so she decided to go along.
"Good. I'll contact Brother Tao later. We should be able to set out tomorrow."
"But for now, I'll talk about my new research topic. On the possibility of compressing soul power into a Soul Core, and the possibility of self-condensing Soul Rings."
As Xiao Lin's voice fell, Tang San and Xiao Wu were instantly shaken.
Both eyes were filled with unbelievable shock.
Are these things really possible?
Aren't Soul Cores and self-condensing Soul Rings things that only we hundred thousand year Soul Beasts possess?
Tang San and Xiao Wu each thought this to themselves, their admiration for Xiao Lin's wisdom growing even deeper.
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