Choosing the Primary Attributes to Develop, Absorbing the Second Soul Ring!

Lin Yu grinned. "Teacher, two thousand years is too low. My second ring should be five thousand years."

"Wh-what?!"

"F-five thousand years!"

"Xiao Yu... y-you're not joking, are you?" Qian Daoliu's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Qian Renxue also stared at Lin Yu in a daze.

"I'm not joking, Teacher. Five thousand years for my second ring." Lin Yu spoke with utmost seriousness.

The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot were the absolute finest Immortal Herbs for tempering the body and strengthening one's physique, without equal!

They were far more effective than any Whale Rubber.

After consuming those two Immortal Herbs and soaking in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for three months, Lin Yu's body had already become several times more formidable than before.

Five thousand years might not even be close to his limit.

But as he had said before, there was no need to take risks just for a few hundred or thousand more years. Five thousand years was more than enough.

"Th-this..." Qian Daoliu sucked in a cold breath.

A five-thousand-year second ring was unheard of, unprecedented!

Yet, seeing the determination in Lin Yu's eyes, Qian Daoliu ultimately chose to trust this disciple chosen by the gods. He gritted his teeth. "Fine! Your teacher will get you a five-thousand-year one!"

"Thank you, Teacher."

"By the way, Xiao Yu, before we obtain your second Soul Ring, let me test you with a few questions first." Qian Daoliu entered teaching mode again.

"Oh? Go ahead, Teacher."

Qian Daoliu began asking, "Do you know the two major schools of Soul Master cultivation on our Douluo Continent?"

"Hehe, Teacher, that question is way too elementary." Lin Yu smiled and answered, "Soul Master cultivation is mainly divided into the balanced path and the extreme path."

Qian Daoliu said, "Elaborate."

"Alright."

"The balanced path means developing oneself as comprehensively as possible. You can attack, defend, and control, making your abilities, Soul Skills, and techniques diverse and well-rounded. It is like being a hexagonal warrior. This school of cultivation has no obvious flaws or weaknesses, and it can contend with Soul Masters of all different ability types."

"However, because everything is developed evenly, it can easily result in having no particularly outstanding strengths or advantages."

"As for the extreme path, it is a school of cultivation that develops in a single direction as much as possible. For example, if one chooses assault, then one stacks strength, offense, attacking capabilities, and Soul Skills and abilities with lethality and destructive power, developing that one direction to the utmost limit."

"In that case, an extreme-path Soul Master's individual strength will stand out tremendously. But being overly specialized will make other aspects very weak, creating obvious shortcomings and weaknesses. They cannot handle every kind of opponent, and they can easily encounter Soul Masters whose abilities happen to counter theirs."

Qian Daoliu nodded and continued, "Then which do you think is better, the balanced path or the extreme path?"

Lin Yu smiled. "I don't think you can say which one is better. It should depend on who it suits better. There are distinctions between different groups of people."

"I think Soul Masters with ordinary talent can choose the extreme path, because the vast majority of Soul Masters in this world will find it difficult to reach the Soul King realm."

"If you only have two or three, or three or four Soul Skills, you can't really pursue the balanced path anyway! For low-level Soul Masters to force themselves down the balanced path would be too mediocre."

"But if one's talent is strong enough to cultivate beyond the Soul Saint realm, then I think the balanced path would be better. Soul Masters above the Soul Saint realm possess great physical strength, speed, reactions, Spiritual Power, and strength in every other aspect. With such powerful foundations, they can better bring out the strength of a balanced build."

"So, I would choose the balanced path."

Lin Yu was firmly committed to the balanced path.

He was confident that he could absorb six Spirit Bones. By then, with nine Soul Ring skills and all kinds of Spirit Bone Skills, he would have far too many skills. He would definitely turn himself into a hexagonal warrior capable of every kind of skill and ability.

"Interesting." Qian Daoliu was quite surprised inwardly. He had not expected Lin Yu to explain it so thoroughly.

"Very good, Xiao Yu."

"Now, let's discuss the choice for your second Soul Ring." Qian Daoliu nodded and continued, "Other than the Seven-Colored Spirit Bird, there are no other Soul Beasts with the same Seven Attributes as your Martial Soul, so you cannot develop all seven attributes evenly."

"Xiao Yu, you must choose one, two, or three attributes to focus on developing."

"After all, whether Soul Beasts or Soul Masters, those with more than three attributes are far too rare."

"Choose the primary attributes to develop?" Lin Yu began thinking.

He knew that once he gained control over some of the seven divine powers of the Seven Elemental Gods, the strength of all his attributes would become equal in the later stages. But for now, he truly needed to choose which attributes to prioritize.

"Then... fire, water, and light."

Fire was his most powerful attribute in terms of raw might.

Water allowed for precise control over Soul Power, greatly reducing Soul Power consumption and enabling prolonged combat.

Light provided immunity, purification of side effects, and healing.

These three attributes were equivalent to strength, power, endurance, sustained combat, invulnerability, and healing.

Moreover, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot he had absorbed earlier had already enhanced the strength of his fire and water. Now, he could continue strengthening those two attributes.

"Fire, water, and light? Perfect! There happens to be a Soul Beast with those three attributes, and it suits you quite well. It is called the Fire Water Holy Light Beast." Qian Daoliu clapped his hands in delight.

"Then I'll trouble you, Teacher."

One day later.

Lin Yu and the others arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest and quickly entered the inner region to search.

The Fire Water Holy Light Beast was also rare. It could be said that every multi-attribute Soul Beast Lin Yu wanted was rare.

But this time, with Qian Daoliu, Qian Jun, Jiang Mo, and Lin Tian searching together, their efficiency was much higher.

They found their target in less than two days. Its cultivation was just over five thousand years.

Qian Daoliu ordered, "Seventh, go."

"Wait! Great Worship Elder! It's only a five-thousand-year Soul Beast. With Lin Tian here, there's no need to trouble the Seventh Worship Elder. I'll handle it."

As he spoke, Lin Tian released his Angel Martial Soul. Beneath his feet emerged eight rings in the standard optimal configuration: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black.

"Third Spirit Ability, Angel Light Blade!"

Lin Tian transformed into a streak of golden light and instantly slashed forward.

Sizzle—

Bang! Boom! Boom!

The strike severely wounded it, and he finished in a stylish pose.

"Dad, you looked so cool!" Lin Yu praised.

"Hehe, Xiao Yu, your dad was handsome, right?" Lin Tian chuckled.

"Too cool, Dad."

"Alright, kid, stop praising me and hurry up to absorb it." Lin Tian smiled as he gave Lin Yu's shoulder a push.

"Mm."

Lin Yu quickly walked toward the Fire Water Holy Light Beast, his heart full of anticipation. I wonder how many levels my Soul Power will surge this time? And what kind of Second Spirit Ability will it grant me?

He swiftly delivered the finishing blow, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the Soul Ring.

As the Soul Ring was drawn from the Soul Beast's body and fused into his own, Lin Yu instantly felt the immense power contained within it.

His Soul Power began to surge wildly!