Humans and Soul Beasts

Lin Xiuran saw the passion deep within the woman and understood that she truly intended to take him as her student.

"But I... am from Shrek Academy."

Leng Yaozhu waved her hand dismissively. "Joining Shrek Academy doesn't affect your becoming my student. It is merely an academy. Besides, you needn't worry at all. One of my students has already joined Shrek Academy, and you know her as well."

She was naturally referring to Guyue. Since she had investigated his affairs, learning such things had posed no difficulty.

Lin Xiuran considered it calmly. The benefits of taking Leng Yaozhu as his teacher were simply too great. He had already joined the Spirit Pagoda. Although he had never received much attention there, the benefits he had obtained were indeed plentiful. If he acknowledged Leng Yaozhu, the Spirit Pagoda's Deputy Pagoda Master, as his teacher, the benefits he could receive would certainly be even greater.

"All right, I'm willing." Lin Xiuran nodded sincerely. Even without considering the benefits the Spirit Pagoda could bring, Leng Yaozhu was undoubtedly one of the most suitable teachers for him in all of the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, she was a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo, a demigod-level powerhouse. More importantly, her Sky Phoenix Martial Soul was exceptionally compatible with his Phoenix. Her guidance would undoubtedly benefit him greatly in many respects.

That was why Lin Xiuran did not deliberate for too long before making his choice.

Seeing Lin Xiuran agree, a smile appeared on Leng Yaozhu's stunning face. She nodded and said, "Rest well for now. I'll teach you some things later."

After Leng Yaozhu left, Lin Xiuran finally had time to sense the changes in his body. In fact, he had felt the changes within his body from the moment he first woke up.

He slowly extended his palm. Several arcs of lightning immediately flickered above it. They were faint, but they proved one fact: his elemental awakening at level forty had succeeded.

"Was it because of the Thunder Tribulation?" Lin Xiuran's last memory before fainting was of being knocked unconscious by the lightning within the Ice Bird's body.

It seemed that was the only possibility. No wonder she had said she wanted to help him.

In the end, she had given up using Soul Power to protect herself and endured it with her physical body solely to help him awaken the Thunder Element.

It was difficult to believe, yet the facts before him left him no choice but to believe it.

Indeed, four elemental spheres of light were now floating within Lin Xiuran's Sea of Consciousness.

In addition to the green Wind Element, red Fire Element, and blue Ice Element, there was now a dark blue-purple Thunder Element.

The four elements floated within his Sea of Consciousness, making it stronger and more stable.

"Sister Na, does this mean I've successfully awakened the Thunder Element?"

Gu Yuena nodded lightly and replied calmly, "The awakening succeeded, and it was even more successful and perfect than your previous elemental awakenings."

Lin Xiuran asked in confusion, "Was it because of my bloodline? That Ice Bird actually helped me in the end."

"That Ice Bird possessed some Phoenix Bloodline. She was already unable to survive this great tribulation, so it was not surprising that she helped you."

Lin Xiuran was not particularly happy because of this. Instead, his expression became somewhat complicated as he recalled the Ice Bird's helpless figure beneath the Thunder Tribulation.

The Heavenly Tribulation and lightning were merciless, but that Soul Beast had feelings. Though they had never met before, she had still gone so far for him because of his Phoenix Bloodline.

She might not have been able to survive that great tribulation anyway, but she had voluntarily drawn the lightning into her body, filtered out most of its damage, and passed it on to him. Such pain was absolutely not something an ordinary person or Soul Beast could endure.

Lightning surged through the entire body, ravaging every inch of skin, every drop of blood, and every organ. The mere thought of such pain was enough to inspire fear, let alone voluntarily enduring lightning imbued with the power of laws.

Perhaps, at that final moment, the Ice Bird had hoped amid her despair that he, someone possessing the Phoenix Bloodline, could once again lead the avian race to break through the shackles of this world.

Perhaps. It was only perhaps, yet it was the Ice Bird's final wish in her despair. Perhaps her help had carried such expectations.

Without realizing it, Lin Xiuran had begun thinking of these things, and his heart started beating rapidly.

A powerful sense of mission rose within his heart, making even his body tremble unconsciously. Though he was in the Sea of Consciousness, the feeling remained intense.

"All right, don't think too much. Everything is a matter for the future."

At some point, another figure had appeared beside Gu Yuena, gently comforting Lin Xiuran.

Lin Xiuran gradually calmed down. What mattered most to him now was naturally cultivation. There were many things he could do nothing about.

Rather than become upset from thinking about them, it was better not to think about them.

"Sister Wu, you came out too."

The person before Lin Xiuran was naturally Tang Wutong, but her face was covered by a hazy, mist-like veil that made her features impossible to see clearly.

Naturally, Lin Xiuran did not know her true identity either.

Over the past few years, in order to help Lin Xiuran with his forging, Tang Wutong had eventually revealed her figure, though she had not used her true identity.

She had merely told Lin Xiuran to call her Sister Wu, perhaps to satisfy a certain vanity. After all, in the past, it would have been impossible for him to call her Sister Wu.

Listening to Lin Xiuran call her Sister Wu again and again, Tang Wutong felt extraordinarily satisfied, even somewhat lightheaded with delight.

Gu Yuena reminded him, "I can't help you with the Thunder Element. You can only cultivate it on your own."

"I'll engage in more actual combat." Lin Xiuran naturally understood that the elements Gu Yuena controlled did not include the Thunder Element.

"Although I do not control the Thunder Element, the fundamentals of cultivating every element follow the same principle. Spiritual power is the most important. It is the key to supporting the release of elemental power, so do not neglect cultivating your spiritual power."

Gu Yuena controlled all kinds of other elements. Though she did not control the Thunder Element, she still understood the basic characteristics of every element very well.

Lin Xiuran knew that she was reminding him. Over the past few days, his Soul Power cultivation and various other matters at Shrek Academy's Inner Court had delayed him, causing his spiritual power cultivation to fall behind somewhat.

But spiritual power was truly important to him. His basic offensive techniques all relied on elemental power, so as Gu Yuena had said, what supported the release of elemental power was naturally spiritual power. This was enough to show how important spiritual power was to his own strength.

It could be put this way: the stronger his spiritual power became, the stronger he became, even if his Soul Power lagged behind comparatively.

"Then is this what we were looking for?" Lin Xiuran asked.

"Of course not." Gu Yuena shook her head. "But this is enough. There's no need to search anymore."

After withdrawing from the Sea of Consciousness, Lin Xiuran finally had time to regulate his somewhat chaotic body.

His body had been struck by lightning. Although much of the damage had been filtered out, the insides of his body had still suffered some minor injuries. He needed to use Soul Power to regulate them.