Noticing a flicker of surprise cross Lu Lin's expression, Si Yuan Ye raised an eyebrow and asked with some confusion, "What, do you recognize the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber?"
Lu Lin certainly knew how precious the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber was; it hadn't even appeared more than a few times throughout the entire original work.
To think that Si Yuan Ye had actually gone out of his way to the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family to obtain a piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber for him.
Even with Lu Lin's temperament, he couldn't help but be moved.
However, "Ji Ming" was just a child who had just awakened his Martial Soul; there was no way he should know what Whale Rubber was.
Therefore, Lu Lin shook his head: "This disciple does not know, but since Teacher went all the way to the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, I imagine this item must be extremely precious."
Hearing this, Si Yuan Ye nodded gently and handed the Whale Rubber to Lu Lin:
"This item is indeed priceless and rare. Its function is to improve your foundation."
The pale-faced Lu Lin subconsciously reached out to cradle the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber.
Si Yuan Ye looked at Lu Lin and continued: "Ji Ming, under normal circumstances, the theoretical limit for a Soul Master to absorb their first Soul Ring is around four hundred years.
If the limit is exceeded, a Soul Master risks losing control or even dying suddenly."
"But you are different.
Both of your Martial Souls are excellent, especially your first Martial Soul; your physical constitution far exceeds that of others of the same age and level.
If you undergo tempering through our Sect Secret Technique, combined with this Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber, I am confident that I can allow your first Soul Ring to break through the two-thousand-year limit."
If anyone else were to hear these words from Si Yuan Ye, they would surely find it inconceivable.
Because the current consensus in the outside world is that the optimal configuration for a Titled Douluo's Soul Rings is two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
Si Yuan Ye's claim was indeed somewhat shocking.
Yet, Lu Lin felt it was only natural.
Because this was precisely the reason he had chosen the avatar of Ji Ming to enter the Body Sect.
Lu Lin tilted his head slightly and looked at Si Yuan Ye: "Thank you, Teacher. Then may I ask, Teacher, which Martial Soul should this disciple attach his first Soul Ring to?"
Si Yuan Ye nodded gently:
"In our Body Sect, we naturally prioritize the Body Martial Soul.
However, your situation is special. I suggest that you prioritize cultivating the Dark Demon Dreadclaw Bear first.
Of course, your Body Martial Soul can also be cultivated, but there is no need to attach a Soul Ring to it for the time being."
At this point, Si Yuan Ye paused slightly, as if recalling something, and frowned.
"Right, Mo Yin said your physical condition is very unstable. Do you still feel any discomfort now?"
Lu Lin shook his head, signaling that he was already fine.
The problem now lay with his original body.
Si Yuan Ye nodded slightly.
Mo Yin had said that he had used soul power to examine Lu Lin's body and had not discovered any issues.
Furthermore, since he was within the sect, he was confident that if any unexpected situation occurred with Ji Ming, he would be able to detect it and stabilize the situation immediately.
He stopped dwelling on it and looked at Lu Lin.
"Alright, you should stabilize your soul power for a period of time first.
After a while, I will pass on our Sect Secret Technique to you, as well as the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber."
"This disciple understands, thank you, Teacher.
However, Teacher, please keep this piece of Whale Rubber for now. I don't feel quite at ease holding onto it."
Hearing this, Si Yuan Ye chuckled and shook his head.
"It was meant as a welcoming gift from me to you. Just take it; there's nothing to be uneasy about."
Hearing this, Lu Lin had no choice but to nod and put away the Ten Thousand Year Whale Rubber.
A short while earlier.
Star Luo Empire, Frostwind Junior Soul Master Academy.
"Uh, Lu Lin, what's wrong with you?"
A chubby little boy of about six or seven, dressed in coarse linen clothes, pushed open the door to the dormitory. He was immediately startled to see Lu Lin curled up on his bed.
Why does it feel like this kid is about to die?
He was perfectly fine just this morning.
The chubby boy muttered to himself.
"I'm fine, but I might need you to help me ask for leave."
Lu Lin, whose face was devoid of any color, looked at the chubby boy at the door and managed to force out these words with great difficulty.
Lu Lin was not feeling well right now.
It was one thing to inhabit the avatar Ji Ming, as the foundation of a body with Twin Martial Souls was there to support it.
But for his original body, his nutritional intake was already struggling to keep up, and with his Soul Power only at Level 4, even the initial separation of his consciousness to enter the avatar had caused some discomfort.
Not to mention that he had now forcibly split his consciousness into two parts; it was a stroke of luck that he hadn't lost control entirely.
However, after experiencing the peculiar perspective of one soul in two bodies, and realizing he could control both the avatar and his original body as easily as moving his own limbs, Lu Lin felt it was all worth it.
"Fine, I'll ask for leave on your behalf this afternoon, but are you really okay?"
The chubby boy Yao Yue stepped forward, looking at Lu Lin with a face full of concern.
"I'm really fine."
"Alright then."
Yao Yue nodded reluctantly, then took off running to find the academy teachers.
Because he was an orphan, Lu Lin not only received government subsidies that covered all his tuition and miscellaneous fees, but he was even provided with a double room for his dormitory.
Yao Yue was a Work-Study Student and was eligible for similar subsidies, which was how the two became roommates.
Compared to the six-person rooms the other children lived in, this was a world of difference.
Of course, the other students couldn't exactly envy Lu Lin, because they still had parents, didn't they?
The only pity was that, based on Lu Lin's two months of observation, he had completely ruled out the possibility of Yao Xiaopang being a girl in disguise, because everything Lu Lin had, he had too.
As for the tropes of a Work-Study Student's younger sister or a cross-dressing roommate—the essential elements one had to experience in this Douluo Continent—Lu Lin was destined to miss out.
A short while later, Lu Lin struggled to get up and sat cross-legged on the hard bed, clumsily circulating the cultivation technique of the Body Sect.
In the Douluo Continent, aside from a few sects like the Tang Sect that possessed the Mysterious Heaven Skill, most Soul Masters used a single method of cultivation: meditation.
The only difference lay in the grade of the Meditation Method.
The Frostwind Junior Soul Master Academy taught only the lowest-grade Meditation Method, which had extremely low cultivation efficiency.
As a top-tier sect, the Body Sect naturally had its own inherited techniques.
If it weren't for the fact that Lu Lin possessed the Avatar Panel as his Golden Finger, he would never have been able to get his hands on it for free.
However, this technique had no name; Si Yuan Ye had only taught Lu Lin the method of cultivation.
Lu Lin concentrated and closed his eyes, meticulously adjusting the circulation path of his soul power bit by bit according to the cultivation technique.
It was unknown how much time had passed before Lu Lin finally became familiar with the new method of circulation. He suddenly opened his eyes, a look of inexplicable surprise and joy within them.
The cultivation efficiency of the Body Sect's technique was naturally much faster than the primary meditation method; this went without saying.
More importantly, Lu Lin sensed that every time the soul power cultivated using the Body Sect's technique completed a cycle, his physical strength would increase by a fraction.
Although this increase in strength was not obvious, it was undeniably present, acting as a subtle, transformative process for his physical constitution.
If he were to cultivate this technique over a long period, Lu Lin believed that his physical strength and vitality would reach another level, one that ordinary soul masters could never compare to.
The Body Sect's technique truly had its own unique merits.
It was no wonder that the physical constitution of Body Sect soul masters was generally off the charts. It seemed that the Body Martial Soul was one factor, and this technique was another.
It could be said that the Body Sect's technique was tailor-made for Body Martial Soul users; beyond that, there was nothing else like it.
Even if the Mysterious Heaven Skill were thrown in front of them, they wouldn't even spare it a glance.
Thinking of this, a somewhat strange expression appeared on Lu Lin's face.
The sages of the Body Sect throughout the generations were able to create such a unique technique.
Yet Tang Shenwang, as a transmigrator and an old monster who had lived for tens of thousands of years, still only knew how to cling to martial arts mental cultivation methods from a wuxia world until his death. It was truly hard to fathom.
Lu Lin shook his head, no longer dwelling on these messy thoughts.
The Body Sect likely prioritized substance over form, which was why they hadn't even bothered to name the technique.
However, it remained somewhat inconvenient for Lu Lin.
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Lin thought about the characteristics and cultivation direction of this technique, as well as the realm reached by A Ruheng in Dragon King Legend, and his heart suddenly stirred.
He had a name!
Flawless Body Casting Art!!
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