Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang Ya watched Huo Yuhao and the others return, and immediately knew that they had failed.
"Little Yuhao, what did that old fellow say?"
Tang Ya asked unwillingly. After spending so long with the group, being rejected like this truly left her displeased.
What a hateful old man. How could there be someone so stubborn?
"I had barely opened my mouth before he refused."
Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly. He had not expected the other party to be so decisive.
Gui Gui patted his shoulder in consolation, speaking softly, his gaze full of searching intent. "Forget it, little master. If they are unwilling, we cannot force them."
"Hmph, not joining the Tang Sect is his loss."
"Come on, Little Yuhao. Once I obtain my third soul ring, my sister and I will head to Shi Luo Ke together."
Tang Ya snorted and stopped caring about it. In any case, having Little Yuhao was enough.
Lin did not care what his sister thought. His gaze was fixed on another road outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
Xiao Xiao was currently only at Rank 5 Soul Power. During the time she had been following Huo Yuhao, she had also been cultivating, and her Soul Power had risen by Rank 1.
It was not fast, but neither was it slow.
With Lao Yao's cultivation method, her cultivation speed was naturally not slow. Lin had merely converted Soul Power into ghost fire, which was why he had only advanced by Rank 1.
However, while cultivating ghost fire, he encountered some problems, as though something were obstructing him.
Unable to understand it, Lin did not investigate further.
And Burning Formula was a cultivation method. Even if it had flaws, it was still a heaven-defying cultivation method.
A cultivation method could naturally be cultivated.
It was far better than the incomplete Mysterious Heaven Skill Tang San had created.
Even the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill could not compare to a single hair of the Burning Formula.
Without even thinking about it, Lin knew that Tang Ya would definitely hand the Tang Sect's secret techniques over to Huo Yuhao. Unfortunately, those techniques were all incomplete now.
Tang San was truly not a kind-hearted person.
"A soul beast around a hundred years old."
Lin watched a deer-shaped soul beast grazing with its head lowered, already forming a plan in his heart.
A little over a hundred years.
Lin leaped forward, dark purple light blooming from his body. In an instant, he took on the appearance of his Martial Soul possessing him.
Poison Unkillable's was dark green, while Lin's was dark purple.
Their attributes were completely different. Poison Unkillable could be called poison, but what about Lin's? It was a dark attribute, yet it had not reached the level of the darkness of the Abyss.
Still, his flame Martial Soul had already absorbed the essence of the Abyssal Fire. Lin named it Bone Chilling Cold Fire.
After all, it had been born from a trace of Bone Chilling Cold Fire. Borrowing one of Bone Chilling Cold Fire's characteristics, he called it Bone Chilling Cold Fire.
Although it was naturally far from matching the real Bone Chilling Cold Fire, Lin believed that one day, his Martial Soul could reach that level.
"Eightfold Crash!"
Lin gave a cold snort and struck with Eightfold Crash. Dark purple flames surged out.
With a swoosh, Lin slapped out, his palm carrying dark energy as it landed on the deer's rear.
"Bang!!!"
The deer cried out, flailing its limbs toward Lin. Lin grabbed one of its antlers and yanked hard.
With his Martial Soul possessed and Eightfold Crash added on top, Lin's strength at this moment was not weak.
As immense force pressed down, Lin struck out with another palm. The dark force bore down, and the deer died instantly.
"Not bad."
Lin was quite satisfied. A yellow soul ring slowly rose from the deer's body.
Lin watched the soul ring, delight flashing through his eyes.
Soul rings were not merely containers of Soul Power.
Could he convert the Soul Power within them into ghost fire?
Lin began considering it. The next moment, he sat cross-legged before the yellow soul ring and followed Lao Yao's method, trying to convert the Soul Power inside.
The Soul Power within the soul ring began to stir, but it quickly stabilized again. It would not work.
Lin frowned, quickly understanding the reason.
A soul ring was like a prison that sealed Soul Power inside, keeping it protected.
If he wanted to convert its Soul Power, he would have to shatter that prison. But once it broke, the Soul Power inside would disperse. How much he could obtain would become a matter of luck.
"Old man, old man, are you there?"
Lin called toward the ring, unsure whether Lao Yao had awakened.
"Little fellow, what problem have you run into?"
Lao Yao's voice drifted out. Lin brightened and immediately explained his thoughts. "Old man, the soul ring contains Soul Power..."
Lao Yao thought for a moment. He had not considered this before.
The next moment, Lao Yao floated out of the ring as a translucent figure, his gaze falling upon the yellow soul ring.
"It is as you said. This soul ring indeed contains a considerable amount of Soul Power."
"Little fellow, this is easy enough."
Lao Yao smiled faintly and drew the yellow soul ring into the ring.
Inside the ring, Lao Yao waved his hand. The soul ring shattered at once, its Soul Power scattering, but with another sweep of Lao Yao's hand, it was sealed together.
Before long, Lao Yao converted the Soul Power contained within the soul ring into ghost fire.
"Little fellow, it works, and this Soul Power is quite pure."
"Little fellow, I will set aside a place in the ring to store the soul rings of the soul beasts you kill. I will collect any soul rings you do not need."
"Half can be converted into ghost fire, and half into Soul Power. When you cultivate, you can use this pure Soul Power."
Lao Yao immediately saw the soul ring's use.
Rather than wasting it after killing a soul beast, it was better to keep it. It could even be converted into cultivation resources.
Lin was overjoyed. It truly worked. Since that was the case, what was he waiting for?
There were plenty of soul beasts here. He could collect soul rings one after another.
With the old man's conversion, he would no longer lack ghost fire or Soul Power for a short while.
"Little fellow, if you find anything from the grass and herb category, remember to collect it."
Lao Yao's voice sounded once again.
"Alright, old man."
After answering, Lin continued hunting and cultivating.
After half a month, Lin's strength smoothly reached Rank 10.
Without needing to convert Soul Power to cultivate, his strength rose as quickly as if he were flying.
With innate full Soul Power talent and Lao Yao's cultivation method, the results could hardly be called poor.
Lin put away the final soul ring he had collected that day.
"Old man, I'm already Rank 10."
Lin was somewhat excited. He could finally hunt for his first soul ring.
Huo Yuhao had probably already joined Shi Luo Ke Academy by now. Without Igor, Huo Yuhao would not be affected for the time being.
He just did not know whether, at Shi Luo Ke Academy, Huo Yuhao could still encounter Gui Gui so easily.
"Little fellow, your cultivation speed is not slow."
Lao Yao sighed. His own disciple's talent was not bad, but his ghost fire cultivation had been rather slow.
"But when cultivating ghost fire, it seems I still have not found the way in."
At this, Lin gave a bitter smile. Cultivating ghost fire was far more difficult than cultivating Soul Power.
While cultivating ghost fire, Lin always felt that something was blocking him, as though this world did not permit it.
"Old man, I always feel that this world is preventing me from cultivating ghost fire."
Lin voiced the doubt in his heart.
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