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Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, inside the library.
Xiao Lin, Tang San, and Xiao Wu arrived at the place with the largest collection of books in the Heaven Dou Empire. At this moment, both Tang San and Xiao Wu were stunned by the sheer scale of the library.
"Brother Lin, this place is too big!"
Tang San frowned slightly.
Searching for information on Soul Tools like this would be far too slow. Hearing Tang San's words, Xiao Wu nodded repeatedly in agreement. Had she known it was this massive, she wouldn't have come.
It would have been better to go train, eat something delicious, or chat with Ye Lingling.
"It's alright, just average size."
Xiao Lin, however, felt it was ordinary.
In his past life, he had seen libraries even larger than the one at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
On the contrary, Xiao Lin felt it was a pity that the library's scale wasn't bigger. By his estimate, it was only about twenty thousand square meters—how many books could such a small library possibly hold!
As they walked into the library, Xiao Lin's goal was clear. He headed straight for the section containing books on soul beasts. Xiao Lin and the others were nearly Rank 40; before that, they had to find the most suitable soul beasts for their next rings.
In general, their choices for soul beasts wouldn't change much.
The logic was simple: there were only a few types of soul beasts that were truly powerful enough.
Unless it was a deeply hidden or extremely rare species, the books in Fasinuo Province would have been enough for Xiao Lin and the others to confirm what they wanted. However, in addition to selecting a book titled A Thousand Inquiries into Soul Beasts, Xiao Lin picked out two more.
One was a record of the legendary powerful soul beasts titled Ranking of the Top Ten Fierce Beasts, and the other was a book documenting the ascension of the Sea God of Sea God Island, titled The Legend of the Sea God.
Xiao Lin chose these two books entirely because he was extremely interested in them. The legend of the Sea God went without saying, but the Ranking of the Top Ten Fierce Beasts particularly caught his attention.
This was the first time he had seen a record regarding the "Top Ten Fierce Beasts."
Xiao Lin had assumed that the concept of the "Top Ten Fierce Beasts" wouldn't appear until ten thousand years later. But thinking about it, although the humans of this era couldn't compare to those ten thousand years in the future, they couldn't possibly have never even seen a Fierce Beast.
Perhaps some Soul Masters simply regarded any powerful soul beast over one hundred thousand years old as a Fierce Beast?
Could it be that a powerful one hundred thousand year soul beast wasn't enough to merit Xiao Lin's attention? That was obviously impossible.
By the time Xiao Lin had checked out his two books, Tang San and Xiao Wu had also found a few. They were all books regarding records of Soul Tools; Xiao Wu had only used her quota so Tang San could borrow more books.
"Brother Lin, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy has so few books on Soul Tools."
As they walked out of the library, Tang San complained to Xiao Lin.
He was different from Xiao Lin; he had originally thought that any book on Soul Tools would be worth borrowing. But after searching for a long time, he realized many of the books weren't even as thoroughly researched as his own current understanding.
Some weren't even as accurate as the explanations Xiao Lin had given him.
Consequently, Tang San only found four books. Of course, the academy didn't have that few books on the subject, it was just that within a short amount of time, Tang San couldn't find many others worth his time.
"It's normal. The two great empires, and even Spirit Hall—every faction on the continent worships the power of Martial Souls. Coupled with the fact that Soul Tool technology has gone extinct..."
Xiao Lin understood this completely.
As he spoke, he handed the copy of The Legend of the Sea God to Tang San for him to look at.
"See? The Legend of the Sea God. It is possible to become a God in this world."
"Besides the Angel God that Spirit Hall has always enshrined, there is the Sea God of Sea God Island. Speaking of which, the Star Luo Empire seems to have legends of a God of War."
"Counting the Slaughter City I've read about in books, there might be a Slaughter God or a God of Destruction there. Beyond those, there are others like an Ice God."
"It's said that the Titan Snow Giant King of the Extreme North is a descendant of the Ice God, though I don't know if that's true or false."
As Xiao Lin spoke, a glimmer of longing flashed in his eyes. Ever since he had reached his current level, and considering the future opportunities with Immortal Herbs and the blessings of Sea God Island, Xiao Lin had long since developed an interest in the so-called "Gods."
Whether it was inheriting an existing Godhood or forging a Godhood with his own hands, his ultimate goal was already set on becoming a God. He even thought about surpassing Tang San's Asura God.
He would become the strongest God!
It might sound like he was bragging, but Xiao Lin was dead serious.
However, Xiao Lin didn't plan on inheriting dual Godhoods like Tang San did in the original story. After all, Xiao Lin didn't have an "Asura Sword Scabbard" like Xiao Wu (smirk).
"Gods? Do they really exist?"
Tang San, a man of two lifetimes, asked with a hint of daze in his voice.
If Gods truly exist, was I saved by a God and sent here?
But soon enough, Tang San pushed the notion of divinity aside for the time being. Ever the man of action, he decided it was better to focus on finishing his Soul Tool-integrated hidden weapons first.
"A God...!?"
Unlike Tang San, Xiao Wu felt a surge of longing.
Long-lived soul beasts like her were well aware that Gods truly existed. Moreover, there was a saying in the soul beast circle: soul beasts are not qualified to become Gods.
Because of this, some soul beasts who lacked sufficient strength and couldn't survive the one hundred thousand year Lightning Tribulation might choose to gamble on their luck. They would transform into humans and attempt to achieve Godhood.
It was just that no transformed soul beast had ever succeeded.
However, Xiao Wu wasn't the slacker she used to be. Especially after discovering that her soul power cultivation made her a genius among geniuses even in the human world, special thoughts began to take root in her heart.
Following the soul ring choices Xiao Lin had mapped out for her, Xiao Wu felt that she might actually become a God of Space—or at the very least, a God of Speed. She just didn't know if those two Godhoods actually existed for her to inherit.
Xiao Wu allowed herself to fantasize, but of course, before becoming a God, she had to have her revenge. The current strength of their trio already placed them as the elite among elites. Once the Auspicious Beast, Tang Ni, joined them, and a few more years passed...
Xiao Wu was confident she could seek her revenge.
Once that was done, she would become a God and resurrect her mother. As she thought this, she shook her head happily, her scorpion-braid swaying back and forth behind her.
"Aiya! Oh no!"
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Xiao Lin cried out in shock.
"What's wrong, Brother Lin?"
Tang San and Xiao Wu turned to him with puzzled looks.
Their usually steady Brother Lin (though he could be irreverent at times) rarely made such a face.
"I think I made a promise to fight Tang Ni yesterday. We were supposed to settle the position of Emperor Team's Captain and how we address each other."
Xiao Lin finally revealed the bet he had made with Tang Ni.
"By now, Tang Ni has probably been waiting for ages."
As Xiao Lin spoke, a trace of lingering fear crept into his heart.
It wasn't that he was afraid he couldn't beat an enraged Tang Ni, but rather a sense of guilt.
Regarding this fight, Xiao Lin had suggested it out of interest after realizing Tang Ni was a genius on their level (same soul power rank, same age). Of course, it was also to settle how they would address one another.
Tang Ni was older than Tang San, making her Tang San's adopted elder sister. But Xiao Lin was also older than Tang San!
Since Tang Ni refused to say which month she was born in, Xiao Lin naturally suspected she might be trying to lie about her age.
Thus, he had suggested a contest.
Now...
On the other side, at the Emperor Team training area.
Tang Ni stood on the Soul Fighting Arena with her arms crossed, her body as straight as a spear. She glared at the entrance, gritting her teeth so hard it sounded like they might shatter.
Xiao Lin, you bastard!
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