Nine Hearts Begonia...
Lin Li pondered inwardly. From an objective standpoint, he really did have every reason to get acquainted with the Nine Hearts Begonia family.
At present, he knew of only two shortcomings in himself.
One was that he feared being killed instantly by a powerful attack. The other was that his total Soul Power was insufficient to support battles across too many cultivation levels.
With support from someone possessing the Nine Hearts Begonia, his combat power would increase greatly... But given Ye Lingling's current level, if she supported him, she could probably sustain high-intensity combat for only around ten minutes at most, right?
However, two people from the Nine Hearts Begonia family could exist in the same era. He could go and see what level Ye Family's elders had reached.
It was said that the other person who possessed the Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul was from the generation before the previous one—the grandfather of Ye Lingling.
But strictly speaking, there might be another important reason.
Lin Li knew that Ye Family suffered from a Martial Soul defect. Only two people in the world could awaken the Nine Hearts Begonia, a top-tier Martial Soul. If a third awakened user was to appear, one of the people who already possessed the Nine Hearts Begonia Martial Soul would have to die.
Strictly speaking, this was not a defect of the Martial Soul itself.
It was like Soul Masters having to hunt Spirit Beasts, or Spirit Beasts suffering heavenly tribulations after reaching a hundred-thousand-year cultivation. It was a restriction—a rule.
It was as if someone had thought the healing ability of the Nine Hearts Begonia was too heaven-defying, and had therefore restricted it, preventing awakened users from becoming too numerous and maintaining the balance of the world.
The poison of the