Is This Considered Dual Cultivation? The Blood Lotus, Second Layer!

"Is this considered dual cultivation?"

Lin Jin looked at the person not far in front of him with a strange expression.

Tang Wulin's arms were covered in golden scales, his entire body was wreathed in two-colored flames, and his face showed an expression of unbearable pain.

Yet he endured it the whole time, never shouting for it to stop.

After a long while.

Feeling that Tang Wulin had reached his limit, Lin Jin took the initiative to stop.

The golden lotus light detached from Tang Wulin's body and merged into his own.

Lin Jin evaluated the results.

The effect was not as good as during the Class Promotion Tournament.

Yet there was still an improvement.

In any case, it was faster than sitting in stiff meditation and bitter cultivation.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin's spiritual power was immersed in his Spirit Sea.

Old Tang's figure emerged, sensing Tang Wulin's physical condition.

His eyes were filled with shock.

"This martial soul is actually capable of refining the physical body, soul power, and spiritual power all at once!"

"How can such a martial soul exist in this world?"

Hearing Old Tang's words, Tang Wulin was also shocked, and he muttered in a low voice:

"No wonder Senior Brother is already so formidable now; it turns out his martial soul is so incredible."

Thud!

Old Tang knocked Tang Wulin on the head.

"A powerful martial soul is fine, but simply having a strong martial soul without putting effort into diligent cultivation still makes it impossible to become a powerhouse."

"With your possession of the Golden Dragon King Essence, your opportunities are no inferior to anyone else's."

"Logically speaking, after unlocking the first seal, you shouldn't be any weaker than any Two-Ring Great Spirit Master."

"Yet you still lost, losing at his hands."

Tang Wulin instantly fell silent, the fluke mindset in the depths of his heart vanishing in an instant.

At that moment, Lin Jin's voice rang in his ear.

"The time interval is too short, so the effect on you shouldn't be large."

"In the future, come find me once a month. I can help you... burn it off."

Tang Wulin opened his eyes wide, his face filled with gratitude.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"That... is this a heavy consumption for you..."

Lin Jin waved his hand.

"You gain improvement, and I also reap rewards."

"We mutually benefit and advance together; I only hope you won't resent me in the future."

Tang Wulin said hurriedly:

"How could I resent Senior Brother? I'm already too grateful."

Lin Jin stood up, patted Tang Wulin on the shoulder, and without saying anything more, turned and left.

Tang Wulin hurried to see him off while saying:

"Senior Brother, the money for the spirit items, I will very soon—"

Lin Jin shook his head, not even pausing his stride.

"No need to pay it back. Consider it a welcome gift from Senior Brother."

That bit of Federal Coin, although not a small sum, truly amounted to nothing for Lin Jin at present.

Tang Wulin's face was filled with gratitude.

Old Tang's voice sounded in his mind.

"This Lin Jin seems to have impure motives!"

"You should still be somewhat wary of him in your future interactions."

"Moreover, you don't need to be overly grateful."

"When those two-colored flames left your body, they did take away some things. Although they were only remnants, they were still able to bring him improvements."

"Didn't you feel that his soul power, in such a short period of time, was already close to the peak of the 26th rank?"

The peak of the 26th rank!

Tang Wulin's gaze locked, and he thought with a secret sigh:

Senior Brother's talent is truly remarkable. He is clearly the same age as me, yet his soul power is actually a full ten-plus ranks higher than mine!

"Did you hear what I said, or not?"

Old Tang's voice rang in his ear once more.

Tang Wulin's brows furrowed in a way that was almost imperceptible, quickly returning to normal.

He replied in an indifferent tone:

"I know."

Within the Spirit Sea.

Old Tang's brow furrowed slightly.

With his realm, he naturally sensed Tang Wulin's dissatisfaction.

Yet where was there anything wrong with what he had said?

Would anyone in the world treat you well for no reason?

Furthermore, when the two-colored flame left the body, it did indeed take away some Golden Dragon King Essence remnants.

This could certainly be considered a great opportunity.

What was wrong with being a little careful?

Yet after pondering for a long time, he still chose to remain silent.

He let out a faint sigh:

"We still have a long way to go!"

Blinking, half a year passed.

The aura around Li Yan, who sat meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly stirred and rippled.

The next moment, a sound like a soft "pop" seemed to ring out.

His soul power abruptly crossed a threshold, stepping into the 29th rank.

Ever since his spiritual power broke through to the Spirit Sea Realm, Lin Jin's perception of the heaven and earth spiritual qi had become even keener, and his cultivation speed had also accelerated a lot.

Moreover, over the past half year, every single month, he went to "burn" Tang Wulin.

Just as he anticipated.

A month's accumulation truly allowed the lotus light brought back by the lotus to return to its "peak."

And even the slight remnants leaked by the Golden Dragon King Essence indeed made his physical body progress tremendously.

To the extent that he now even felt faint dragon roars resounding when his own heart pumped bloodline power.

Though they were very faint.

Furthermore.

He had already tested it with Tang Wulin through sparring matches.

The coercion of the Golden Dragon King would not affect this kind of "mutation" of the heart.

Clearly, the power brought back through the lotus flower flame was purified very thoroughly.

The sound of the dragon roar was merely a phenomenon.

It was pure energy.

It did not transform him into a "dragon descendant."

On top of that, over the course of half year.

In order to step into the Blood Lotus, Second Layer, he had also sought out spirit items capable of enhancing the physical body, such as the Millennium Life-Generating Fruit, to refine.

Although their primary function lay in the physical body.

The residual energy was likewise beneficial for soul power cultivation.

This was one of the reasons he was able to break through from the peak of the 26th rank to the 29th rank within half a year.

The span within this was similar to going from 26.9 to 29.0.

The progress was massive.

After stabilizing his newly breakthrough soul power for a moment, Lin Jin did not stop there.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Roar!

The beating sound of the heart suddenly rang out.

The bloodline power within his body instantly condensed.

Then it violently surged in reverse under the pumping of the heart.

His entire body's meridians, bones, and flesh and blood all bore immense pressure at this moment.

Yet the lotus flower flame refined day and night.

The lotus light fed back.

Spirit items strengthened him.

All of these allowed Lin Jin to keep his expression unchanged in the face of such an impact.

Ultimately.

All the bloodline power converged upon the blood-colored lotus mark within his heart.

Boom!

The blood-colored lotus mark was stimulated.

A lifelike blood-colored lotus suddenly bloomed inside Lin Jin's heart.

"Pfft!"

Lin Jin's face turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Dense, spiderweb-like cracks spread across his body.

A rich aura of blood instantly burst forth from him, passing through the ventilation ducts of the forging room and instantly permeating the entire East Sea Forging Association.

"What is this brat up to again!"

Mu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, anger surfacing on his face.

It was not because he had been disturbed.

Rather, it was because Lin Jin did not cherish his own life like this.

His figure flickered, and he quickly appeared outside Lin Jin's Exclusive Blacksmithing Room, his brow furrowed in deep worry.

Soon, Mu Xi arrived as well.

"Dad, what's going on!"

Mu Chen shook his head, frowning in worry.

"It seems somewhat similar to the situation last time, but the aura of blood radiating from it is more than a notch or two greater."

"Could it be that his secret technique has made a breakthrough?"

Blood Lotus!

It was extremely powerful.

If he could continue to refine it further...

Mu Chen shook his head, not daring to imagine what kind of brilliance this self-created blood-qi secret technique would display.

While thinking to himself, Mu Chen had already operated the Soul Guidance Communicator to close all the ventilation ducts within the association, preventing the aura of blood from leaking outward.