The Path

Whenever Lin Xingyu's thoughts touched on Tang Wulin's existence, an inexplicable headache quietly crept in.

In this era where bloodline reigned supreme, the descent of the Golden Dragon King and the Silver Dragon King was already close at hand. Any Martial Soul or Soul Spirit related to dragons seemed to lose its former might before them. They could make it switch sides in an instant. Bloodline Suppression really was no joke.

Even those powerful Weapon Martial Souls would find it hard to escape their influence, their performance greatly reduced! The moment they appeared, they would be intimidated and suppressed.

When making a choice for his future Soul Spirit, he absolutely had to be meticulous. He must not casually choose a dragon-type Soul Spirit as his Soul Spirit.

As for his future path of cultivation, Lin Xingyu did not have too many worries. He decided to adopt a two-pronged strategy, letting his Martial Soul and martial path advance side by side without conflict. Both had to improve, and he would strive to keep them progressing together!

It just so happened that his Martial Soul was like a suit of armor forged with exquisite craftsmanship, perfectly compatible with the realm of the martial path, displaying an unparalleled harmony.

He could even directly use his Martial Soul as his natal weapon for Martial Path Cultivation!

He would do his best to fuse the martial path and his Martial Soul into one!

Instead, the problem was how to deal with Tang Wulin, that massive cheat, in the future!

Lin Xingyu had not even met Tang Wulin yet, and for now, there did not seem to be any conflict between them. But as someone determined to reach the peak of the continent, even to become the strongest Martial Saint, Tang Wulin was someone he could not avoid no matter what!

Before his Martial Soul had awakened, he might not have harbored such blazing ambition. After all, sweat had its value, but beneath the radiance of unrivaled talent, it seemed pale and powerless. And when it came to others relying on unfair methods and monopolized resources, it only made him sigh with endless emotion.

He had personally experienced the cruelty of this world, and he knew full well how deep the unbridgeable gulf between people could be.

True geniuses, from the very moment they were born into this world, seemed to be specially favored by fate itself, tightly surrounded by endless glory and halos. They were like stars born into being. Without any effort at all, they could shine brilliantly and illuminate the entire night sky.

By contrast, the masses seemed ordinary and insignificant. They spent their whole lives and all their energy doing everything they could to chase that unreachable, dazzling light, yearning to touch the glory and brilliance that geniuses possessed so effortlessly.

Yet even so, most of them might only spend their entire lives looking up, never truly able to touch that radiant light.

Think about the current Plane Consciousness and Life Core of Douluo Continent. Think about what kind of treatment Huo Yuhao got ten thousand years ago. Then think about ten thousand years later, when anyone who wanted to seek longevity could not escape becoming someone else's dog!

"Forget it! I'll set a small goal first: become a Martial Saint! When the time comes, there'll be plenty of ways!

If a Martial Saint really has the kind of power described in the books, I can take down Tang Hao first, then Ah Yin, and put on a show of protecting my Douluo Continent. If I don't have the ability, I'll just honestly be a little nobody. After all, that ten-thousand-year grand plan is right around the corner!"

"I'll keep my little life intact first. I can't end up like my last life, dying before my mission even got started and turning into a joke."

Cultivation!

Cultivation was the foundation! Power belonged to oneself!

Under the old steward's guidance, Lin Xingyu quickly became familiar with the routes of his meridians!

Needless to say, the old steward had relied on his precise grasp of Soul Power circulation routes to steadily cultivate step by step from the starting point of half a level of Innate Soul Power, all the way to his current realm of rank thirty-nine!

When it came to guiding beginners in mastering Soul Power circulation, he was undoubtedly among the best, exceptionally skilled!

In just three short days, Lin Xingyu had mastered the circulation path of Soul Power in the Meditation Method to perfection, becoming extremely proficient.

The reason the Meditation Method was less effective at strengthening Soul Power than a Cultivation Method was that during meditation, Soul Power easily dispersed into other parts of the body, thereby weakening the effect of concentrated improvement.

In the following days, Lin Xingyu used the miraculous power of High-Dimensional Vision to gradually nourish and widen the other meridians in his body. In truth, so-called "opening" was, more accurately speaking, a process of nourishing and expanding, because in the innate state, a person's meridians were originally unobstructed. It was only during postnatal growth that they gradually became narrow and fragile.

Through careful nurturing of the meridians, not only could the quantity of Soul Power be significantly increased, but the quality of Soul Power could also undergo a leap-like improvement!

In the blink of an eye, half a month quietly passed.

"Has Father returned?"

"Yes, young master. Master was very pleased to learn that you have been diligently cultivating these days."

Lin Xingyu nodded slightly. After tidying himself up a little, he stepped toward the living room.

"Dad."

"Xingyu, you're here. I heard from Uncle Chen that you've already cultivated the Meditation Method to perfection?"

"Yes. The Meditation Method isn't difficult."

Lin Cheng walked closer to Lin Xingyu and carefully examined the condition of his body, meticulously sensing the flow path of Soul Power inside Lin Xingyu. He checked every part of the Soul Power Circulation in the Meditation Method he had taught him one by one, and only after confirming there were no mistakes did he let out a long breath.

At the instant he felt as if a weight had lifted from his shoulders, though he had already expected it deep down, the sudden and intense shock still surged over him like a raging tide, plunging him into a nearly numb astonishment.

For ordinary children, being able to recognize the direction of their meridians within half a month was already no easy feat, while proficiently mastering the Meditation Method required three or four months of hard cultivation. As for reaching Lin Xingyu's level, without years of tempering and accumulation, it was simply out of reach!

Lin Xingyu had completed all of this in just half a month. Even more astonishing was that he had even found time to open up new meridians!

What kind of astonishing talent was this? It was as though heaven had deliberately shown favor, heralding that my Lin Family was about to usher in unprecedented prosperity!

"Not bad. Do you still have any questions about cultivation?"

Although Lin Xingyu had received the aid of High-Dimensional Vision, he had only been exploring the path of Martial Soul cultivation for half a month. Regarding the mysteries of Martial Souls, he still had many points he did not understand and many confusions. The old steward had deep attainments in meridians, but when it came to Martial Souls, his understanding seemed somewhat shallow.

On Douluo Continent, Martial Souls were different, and the insights they produced were also different.

At this moment, he did not hesitate at all, carefully pouring out each and every one of his doubts about Martial Souls to the other party.

Lin Cheng was quite satisfied with this. Clearly, Lin Xingyu not only had good talent, but was also very dedicated in his cultivation. Thus, he patiently gave detailed and meticulous answers to every question Lin Xingyu raised.

"Your wisdom runs quite deep, while I am merely relying on having cultivated a few more years than you. I'm afraid that before long, I too will find it hard to be the one who answers your questions on the road of learning."

"However, I still have one bit of insight to tell you. The core of us Soul Masters' cultivation will always lie in our own Martial Souls. Therefore, we must deeply understand our own Martial Souls and experience their abilities. This is the true foundation for strengthening ourselves!"