Deep Meditation, Soul Saint Lin Yan

"Wait, my level actually increased?"

Wang Qi, who had just finished cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes and sensed his newly advanced Soul Power in astonishment.

After absorbing his first Soul Ring, counting the accumulation from the previous three months and the power of the Soul Ring, Wang Qi had successfully broken through to the late stage of level twelve. Then, after cultivating in Nuoding City for a month, he successfully advanced to level thirteen.

Although he had spent that last month traveling, Wang Qi had not reduced his daily cultivation time. He had thought his next breakthrough would take at least another four, perhaps even five, months. Yet after cultivating once in the Mimic Environment Training Room, he had successfully broken through to level fourteen Soul Power.

Wang Qi could not help wondering what exactly had happened while he was cultivating. If this was truly the effect of Mimic Environment training, he would even be willing to give up Dugu Bo's Immortal Herbs for it.

"No, this definitely wasn't the training room's effect. If the training room were this effective, then there wouldn't be any Soul Masters below Soul King in the world. Something I don't know about must have happened while I was cultivating."

Still pondering the cause, Wang Qi walked out of the training room. Just as he was about to return the token and settle the bill, the tall young woman behind the counter looked at him enviously.

"You brat really have luck worth envying. You cultivated in a basic training room and actually entered Deep Meditation. Oh-ho, your Soul Power even went up a level. Little brother, are you interested in joining Blazing Fire Academy? With your talent, if you join Blazing Fire Academy, I guarantee that before graduation, you'll get to cultivate in an intermediate-or-higher training room once every month. What do you say?"

Deep Meditation? So that was it.

After paying the fee, Wang Qi shook his head. He did not refuse outright, merely saying that he would think about it before turning to leave.

On Douluo Continent, before Tang San appeared, there had been no such things as cultivation techniques or secret arts. The only way to increase Soul Power was through meditation methods.

The so-called basic, intermediate, and advanced meditation methods were not fundamentally different from the meditation methods passed down by major sects and clans.

Their core was to consume one's physical and mental energy to rapidly enter a Soul Power cultivation state. The difference was that the higher the grade of the meditation method, the faster one could enter that state and the longer one could cultivate.

That was also why Soul Masters had limited cultivation time each day.

Deep Meditation, however, was completely different. By drawing in external energy to replenish one's own consumption, it not only allowed one to remain in a cultivation state for a long time, but also increased the circulation speed of Soul Power, causing a Soul Master's level to rise rapidly.

Its efficiency was raised without limit. Wang Qi's brief few days of Deep Meditation had been as effective as nearly half a year of normal cultivation.

"Don't rush off, little brother. Come by at noon. Big sister will introduce you to two people. You're all young; perhaps after meeting them, you'll change your mind."

The tall young woman called loudly after Wang Qi. Seeing his cocky little manner, she could not help thinking, You little brat, before continuing to paint her nails.

After walking out of the Mimic Environment Training Room, Wang Qi looked at the bustling traffic and dense crowds on the street and suddenly felt as though a lifetime had passed.

"Little brother, want a skewer of candied hawthorn? Brought in from elsewhere—absolutely delicious."

"Fruit for sale, fruit for sale! Brother, have a taste. It's sweet as can be."

"Grilled meat skewers! Fragrant grilled meat skewers!"

Walking through the crowd with snacks in both hands, Wang Qi suddenly noticed a large group of people gathered ahead. "Hm? Why are there so many people over there? It looks lively!"

Though Wang Qi was somewhat quiet and did not like talking much, that did not mean he disliked watching excitement. Carrying all sorts of local snacks, he squeezed into the crowd and saw that a large area had been cordoned off in the central square, with two large tents erected in the middle.

"Good people of Blazing Fire City, my name is Lin Yan. I've just arrived in Blazing Fire City and wish to find a place to settle down here."

"Unfortunately, my purse is thin. I can't afford the houses I like, while I don't like the houses I can afford."

"So I came up with an idea—one that will make my, Lin Yan's, name known while also earning me a little money."

At this point, Lin Yan took two fruits from his Soul Tool. They were encased in crystal, golden on the outside, with patterns on their skins that looked like golden flames burning across them. Each was about the size of a strawberry.

"Three months ago, I found two century-old Golden Flame Fruits in Blazing Fire Canyon. Some of you may not know what Golden Flame Fruits do, so let me explain."

"In one sentence: good stuff. Put them up for auction and they'd sell for at least ten thousand Gold Soul Coins—and they're priceless besides. Hahaha, just kidding. How could ten thousand Gold Soul Coins possibly buy a century-old Golden Flame Fruit?"

"The greatest effect of a Golden Flame Fruit is that consuming it can accelerate a Soul Master's Soul Power cultivation. At the very least, before one reaches Soul Elder, it can increase a Soul Master's cultivation speed by the equivalent of one level of Innate Soul Power. If a fire-attribute Soul Master consumes a Golden Flame Fruit, then aside from accelerated cultivation, there is also a chance that the flame of their martial soul will be strengthened."

"I can't keep talking. I'm afraid I'll become too reluctant to part with them. So today, I, Lin Yan, am borrowing this treasured land of Blazing Fire City to set up two arenas, one for Soul Masters and one for Soul Grandmasters."

"After registration, selection, screening, and soul battles, the final winners will fight my two sons, one a Soul Master and one a Soul Grandmaster. As long as you defeat them, the Golden Flame Fruits will be yours."

Two figures walked out from the tents. The younger was eight or nine years old, while the older was only fourteen or fifteen. Before each of them stood a sign recording Soul Power Level and martial soul.

Before the crowd could begin discussing it, Lin Yan's arms turned fiery red. Blazing heat waves spread in every direction, accompanied by a rich sulfurous stench. A phantom of a Molten Elephant appeared behind him.

Two yellow, three purple, and two black Soul Rings shone in sequence beneath his feet. Lin Yan's hands, seemingly transformed into magma, struck to either side.

Two arenas completely formed from magma, each ten meters on a side, appeared beside Lin Yan.

"A Soul Saint? Lin Yan is actually a Soul Saint-level powerhouse?"

"Amazing. His control over Soul Power rivals that of some Soul Douluos."

"Lin Yan is using this display to provoke Blazing Fire City."

Standing among the crowd, Wang Qi could not help feeling puzzled by Lin Yan's sudden display. He looked around. Well, he was too short, and the area around him was packed with Big Men, so he could not see anything.

However, from the crowd's discussions, Wang Qi could roughly guess that Lin Yan had been permitted by Blazing Fire City to do this.

"A Soul Saint showing off his methods within a Soul Douluo's sphere of influence... There should be a major force standing behind this Lin Yan."

As Wang Qi considered Lin Yan's identity, Lin Yan struck a bronze gong. A wave of Soul Power pressure instantly silenced the noisy street.