Xiao Yan and Lin Dong Are Wanted Across the Continent

"Have you heard? That Experimenter from the Star Luo Empire successfully achieved Super Limit Soul Ring Absorption."

"I heard too. Although it wasn't an especially powerful type of soul beast, it really did succeed."

"What do you mean, not an especially powerful type? No matter what, it's stronger than a Plant-Type Soul Beast. If her martial soul were plant-type, she could definitely absorb a 450 Years soul ring."

"Exactly. This guy named Lin Dong has an incredibly thorough grasp of theoretical knowledge and martial soul research."

"I think so too. Isn't Lin Dong far more impressive than that Master Yu Xiaogang?"

"I say we should respectfully call him Master Lin Dong."

"Speaking of which, because of Master Lin Dong's theories, my child insists on learning blacksmithing now, saying it can strengthen his body."

"Same with mine. He says he wants me to train him hard."

Inside a restaurant in Notting City, several Soul Grand Masters chatted like this as they drank.

At that moment, Xiao Lin, Tang San, and Xiao Wu happened to be passing by the restaurant. Hearing their words, all three of them felt immensely proud.

It was as if they were talking about them.

"Brother Lin, you're amazing."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened, her delicate little face filled with admiration.

With such a master helping guide her martial soul, revenge was finally within reach.

"Brother Lin, it's a good thing you changed your identity."

Tang San, standing beside her, also breathed a sigh of relief. On their way to the Secret Base, they had happened to pass by Spirit Hall.

With Tang San's keen eyesight, he had naturally noticed that some Spirit Hall members were searching for certain people.

There was no need to think about it. It had to be trouble caused by Xiao Lin.

Even Notting City, a small city on the outskirts of the Heaven Dou Empire, was like this, with crowds gathering to discuss Xiao Lin's theories.

There was even less need to mention other places. Within some major factions, people might already be preparing to absorb 450 Years First Soul Rings, just like Tang San.

"Exactly. That's why I admire my own world-shaking wisdom. The more identities you have, the better."

Xiao Lin raised a brow and smiled smugly. This way, even if he accidentally wrote a terrible thesis, it would not damage his reputation.

It had been nearly two and a half months since Xiao Lin published his second thesis, and almost every soul master had been discussing Super Limit Soul Ring Absorption.

During this time, Xiao Lin and Tang San had each risen two levels. Xiao Lin was now level 17, while Tang San was level 16.

Xiao Wu's progress was even more outrageous. She had jumped three levels from level 12 and was now level 15.

Without the Mysterious Heaven Skill, without the Indestructible Divine Skill, and despite even slacking off somewhat in cultivation, Xiao Wu's advancement speed was no slower than Xiao Lin's and Tang San's.

This made Xiao Lin secretly wonder whether Xiao Wu's foundation of a hundred-thousand-year cultivation was what allowed her to progress so quickly in the early stages.

It was said that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who took human form had to interact with humans before they could truly become people without any soul beast aura.

Was Xiao Wu treating Xiao Lin and Tang San as normal humans and cheating her way through cultivation?

With a hundred-thousand-year cultivation base, her First Soul Ring would be 400 years, her Second Soul Ring would definitely exceed a thousand years, and then her Third Soul Ring would be three or four thousand years. Her Fourth Soul Ring might even follow Xiao Lin's plan and be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Then her Fifth Soul Ring and Sixth Soul Ring would be two more Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. By then, Xiao Wu's hundred-thousand-year Soul Power cultivation would be nearly exhausted.

So that was why Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in human form only shed their soul beast aura when they reached Soul Saint.

Xiao Lin truly wanted to know how one could condense soul rings on one's own. Could soul masters first condense the soul skills and soul rings they wanted themselves, then use a soul beast's Soul Power to make up the soul ring's cultivation?

It seemed he needed to add that as a research topic. The matter of Soul Cores was the same.

If everyone brainstormed together at the Secret Base and let their thoughts run wild, they should gain some inspiration.

Before long, the three of them arrived at the house Xiao Lin had rented and entered the dim basement, their Secret Base.

After lighting an oil lamp, the flickering firelight fell across their faces, and all three of them could not help but smile faintly.

"Alright, everyone, stop smiling. Let me talk about today's research topic."

Xiao Lin spoke solemnly, but the corners of his mouth still unconsciously curved upward.

That was because the three of them had secretly done quite a few bad things in this basement over the past few months.

For example, in order to gain more actual combat experience, Xiao Lin had proposed a plan to knock people out from behind.

As someone from the Tang Sect, Tang San already had experience with this, so he was responsible for scouting locations and gathering intelligence.

Throughout Notting City, Tang San had memorized every villain and every soul master who committed evil deeds.

As the one who played the righteous role, Xiao Lin naturally would not take the initiative to knock people out from behind. Instead, he disguised himself as an adult Black Robe Walker.

Of course, this adult appearance was actually Tang San supporting Xiao Lin from below, while Xiao Lin attacked those innately evil soul masters from the front.

In frontal battles, it was very difficult for Tang San to support Xiao Lin from underneath, and their actions could also become dangerous.

This greatly sharpened Xiao Lin's observation and experience. Now, whenever an enemy tried to attack any part of Xiao Lin's body, he would use the Soul Power of the Indestructible Divine Skill in advance to defend himself.

Of course, Xiao Lin had never used the Imprisoning Dragon Staff. He relied solely on Soul Power to fight his enemies.

And whenever Xiao Lin encountered an opponent he could not quickly defeat, Xiao Wu would appear from the shadows.

Whether it was a flying kick from behind or a kick to the crotch, Xiao Wu's kicking techniques had only grown better and faster.

Precisely because of that, Tang San and Xiao Wu thought it was time to dispense justice again, and they started snickering, nearly making Xiao Lin laugh as well.

"Ahem. Silence."

Xiao Lin cleared his throat, shot a glare at the silly rabbit who still wanted to burst out laughing, and began introducing the next phase of their plan.

"Over the past two and a half months of carrying out justice, our combat experience has improved greatly."

"So from now on, we won't be dealing with bad people or evil Soul Masters anymore, to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from discovering our true identities."

"We need to change our training plan."

"I recently spoke with Brother Tao, and he said he could take us to the Soul Hunting Forest to broaden our horizons and get some training."

"So next, we need to gain experience surviving in the wilderness and experience outwitting and battling Soul Beasts."

As soon as Xiao Lin said this, Tang San immediately agreed.

Tang San nodded, his expression serious. "I'll follow Brother Lin's lead. I'm already level 16, and Brother Lin is level 17. Unless something unexpected happens, we'll soon be obtaining new Soul Rings."

"We really do need to broaden our horizons and gain more experience. After all, the situation in the Star Dou Great Forest can be said to be extremely complicated."

Hearing that, Xiao Lin turned to Xiao Wu. "What about you, Xiao Wu?"

"I'm going too."

Xiao Wu immediately clenched her fist and agreed.

Originally, Xiao Wu did not want to watch others hunt Soul Beasts, but not going would make her seem out of place, so she ultimately decided to go along.

"Good. I'll contact Brother Tao later. We should be able to set off tomorrow."

"But for now, let me talk about the new subject I want to research."

"On the possibility of compressing Soul Power into a Soul Core, and the possibility of a Self-Condensed Soul Ring."

The moment Xiao Lin finished speaking, Tang San and Xiao Wu were both shaken. Astonished disbelief filled their eyes.

Were such things really possible?

Weren't Soul Cores and Self-Condensed Soul Rings things only us Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts possessed?

Tang San and Xiao Wu each thought the same thing, and their admiration for Xiao Lin's intelligence deepened even further.