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First, regarding the Ultimate Ice and Fire attributes, Xiao Lin wasn't worried at all, especially with the two Great Dragon Kings boasting about their capabilities.
There was no way the "cheats" they provided would be weaker than what Skydream Ice Worm offered ten thousand years later.
By that time, the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings would have allowed Immortal Herbs to grow to the level of Two Hundred Thousand Year cultivation.
It was impossible for it to fail now that it was Xiao Lin's turn. Even if it truly didn't work out, Xiao Lin knew of many powerful Ice-attribute soul beasts. He only needed to focus on finding soul rings with Lightning and Fire attributes.
As for the second requirement—physical strength—Xiao Lin possessed the Immortal Herb: Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Once he left his consciousness space, he could refine it instantly.
In the short term, his physical toughness would definitely not be an issue. Furthermore, by choosing soul rings with strength and speed attributes, Xiao Lin's physical stats would receive a passive boost.
Regarding the fourth requirement—spiritual power—Xiao Lin's face darkened. He thought he had just heard the two Great Dragon Kings mentioning something about giving him a thrashing?
It seemed that way.
Regardless, Xiao Lin wasn't worried about his spiritual power for the time being.
Finally, concerning the collection of Faith... Tang San was the future Sea God; surely he wouldn't be bad at gathering Faith?
Xiao Lin nodded with certainty at the thought.
However, he had forgotten one thing: since he wanted Tang San to inherit the seats of the Goddess of Life and the God of Asura, could Tang San still become the Sea God?
That was something even Xiao Wu, acting as a "human pendant" or "scabbard," couldn't facilitate. Unless Tang San gave up the God of Life seat for the Sea God seat, or if Tang San was naturally gifted at collecting Faith without a teacher.
At this moment, Xiao Lin hadn't realized this loophole. As for the future, that would depend on his own growth. Among the five conditions, the only one that truly troubled Xiao Lin was the matter of the Second Martial Soul.
Originally, Xiao Lin had a wild idea of making the Titan Snow Demon King his Second Martial Soul. This was because the Titan Snow Demon King possessed the bloodline of the Ice God and was exceptionally skilled in strength.
It would have been highly beneficial for compressing his soul power. But now, with the two Great Dragon Kings forbidding him from choosing Martial Souls with Ice, Fire, or Lightning attributes, what was he supposed to do?
In truth, Xiao Lin didn't even have enough confidence to manifest a Second Martial Soul on his own. It was only the appearance of the two Dragon Kings that had caused him to momentarily overlook this problem.
Aside from the massive soul power of a Million Year soul beast, perhaps only the power of a God could help Xiao Lin condense a Second Martial Soul.
Moreover, it would require immense luck; otherwise, wouldn't the Tang San of the original timeline have been able to create Martial Souls at will?
Wait? It seems he actually did create them at will.
It was just that Tang San himself didn't use those Martial Souls.
If Xiao Lin knew nothing else, did he not know of Wang Dong'er's Martial Soul, the Light Goddess Butterfly? It wasn't as if Xiao Wu or Tang San had been unfaithful. So, did Xiao Lin possess the power of a Million Year soul beast or a God?
Xiao Lin thought about it and instinctively shook his head.
The two Great Dragon Kings told him not to worry about the soul rings for his Horned Dragon Staff, which meant they intended to use their own power to help him. In that case, would they still have enough soul power left to help him condense a Second Martial Soul?
Furthermore, if he wasn't allowed to use Ice, Fire, or Lightning, then the Water attribute was likely off the table as well. Following the logic that Ice is a mutation of Water, the options available to Xiao Lin were quite limited.
In such a short time, Xiao Lin could only think of a few soul beasts.
The first was Er Ming, of the Titan Giant Ape species. He was qualified and specialized in Gravity. The second was Xiong Jun, of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear species. He possessed Ultimate Gold, which matched the attributes of Xiao Lin's Horned Dragon Staff.
The third was Di Tian, of the Golden Eyed Black Dragon King species. He possessed Ultimate Darkness, a Demi-God body, and was the strongest soul beast on the continent.
(Xiao Lin had heard that Di Tian couldn't defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the ocean, but that likely wasn't because Di Tian was weak, but because the whale held the geographical advantage.)
These were the only three soul beasts Xiao Lin could think of that could boost his physical stats without disrupting the balance between his Ultimate attributes.
Of course, the spiritual attribute boost from the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler would also be good, but as a Martial Soul, it was simply too ugly.
In any case, Xiao Lin wasn't going to consider these soul beasts for the time being. They were either overwhelmingly powerful or creatures he couldn't defeat right now—and likely couldn't defeat even until he reached the level of a Titled Douluo.
They were also incredibly hard to find.
Xiao Lin would rather check the books for other suitable soul beasts. Only if there were no other options would he consider these.
For instance, he might look for soul beasts where Ice and Fire attributes coexisted, or those that could accommodate multiple attributes simultaneously. Of course, Xiao Lin also considered the Body Martial Soul.
Even a Beast Martial Soul wouldn't grant as many attribute bonuses as a Body Martial Soul.
This was because a Body Martial Soul was a literal part of the Soul Master's own body. Unless Xiao Lin could use two Martial Souls simultaneously, the advantages of a Body Martial Soul were well worth his consideration.
"Sigh, if only the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King could fuse together."
Temporarily setting aside his thoughts on the Second Martial Soul, Xiao Lin quickly snapped out of his contemplation, letting out an instinctive sigh.
"What?! You want us to fuse?!"
"Blegh—"
Inside the consciousness space, the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings spoke in perfect unison before making identical retching sounds.
Their reaction left Xiao Lin at a total loss.
"Wait, what if I don't add the Lightning attribute to my Horned Dragon Staff, but choose a Lightning-attribute Martial Soul as my second one instead? Would that work?"
Seeing the synchronized movements of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings sparked a flash of inspiration, and Xiao Lin spoke up excitedly.
"No Lightning attribute? As a Second Martial Soul?"
"It's possible. After all, the Lightning attribute boost from your second soul skill isn't that significant. However, what kind of Lightning Martial Soul could possibly pair with your current one?"
"If the quality of the Second Martial Soul differs too much from your Horned Dragon Staff, your body will explode due to the imbalance of soul power," the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings said, looking at each other amidst the ocean of ice and fire.
"Why didn't you mention this problem just now?" Xiao Lin complained, feeling a surge of irritation.
If he had actually tried to become a God based on the outdated ideas of these two ancient dragons, he might have collapsed on the path to godhood.
"Isn't this common sense? What is there to say?" the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings replied bluntly, not feeling they were in the wrong at all.
"You guys are something else!"
Xiao Lin was utterly speechless.
He promptly "disconnected" from the consciousness sea group chat and returned to reality. While the exchange with the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings felt long within his mind, only an instant had passed in the real world.
Consequently, Xiao Lin still had to wait a long time for Tang San to finish absorbing the Immortal Herbs. Pulling out his notebook, Xiao Lin opened the data panel he had created for his Horned Dragon Staff.
He wrote the words "Ice" and "Fire" next to the entry for the club, signifying that it now possessed the Ultimate Ice and Fire attributes as well as the souls of the two Dragon Kings.
Indeed, the matter regarding the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings was something Xiao Lin found difficult to discuss with Tang San for now. It wasn't that he couldn't tell him, but rather that knowing would bring Tang San no benefits.
The Ultimate attributes of the Dragon Kings were no different from natural enemies to Tang San. Furthermore, once Tang San became a God in the future, Xiao Lin didn't know if the previous Sea God or the Asura God would peer into his memories.
The existence of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings had to remain a secret.
Xiao Lin had his Horned Dragon Staff to suppress his own consciousness, which might block the prying eyes of Gods, but there was no guarantee for Tang San. On the Martial Soul data panel, Xiao Lin wrote three large words next to the Horned Dragon Staff: Quasi-Divine Tool.
This meant his Horned Dragon Staff was just one step away from becoming a Divine Tool, even if that "one step" might actually be a distance of a hundred and eight thousand miles.
Regardless, that was the general idea.
Next, Xiao Lin wrote "Second Martial Soul" in his notebook.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally wrote "Million Year Soul Beast." These five words didn't refer to the 990,000-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King or the Skydream Ice Worm, but rather Di Tian—a version of Di Tian with the strength of a demi-god.
However, by the time Xiao Lin was strong enough to make Di Tian his Martial Soul, he would likely have already become a God. Thus, he crossed out "Million Year Soul Beast" and changed it to "Fierce Beast."
Looking at the term "Fierce Beast," Xiao Lin inwardly shook his head.
He didn't even know if there were any powerful Fierce Beasts in this era that were suitable to become his Martial Soul. Finally, Xiao Lin wrote down "Body Martial Soul" and "Bloodline Power."
If no legendary Fierce Beasts could be found, he could only consider a Body Martial Soul. As for "Bloodline Power," it was just a phrase Xiao Lin had seen from a netizen before his reincarnation; he wasn't even entirely clear on what the specific abilities were in the original story.
However, from the literal meaning, it clearly involved the development of physical strength. In other words, no matter what the final result was, Xiao Lin had to train his body like his life depended on it.
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