"All right, then. The Death Demon Spider." Bibi Dong moved quickly. With her mental power spread out, she soon found a Death Demon Spider suited to Lin Yu.
"This Death Demon Spider is 580 years old, which is just right for you." Bibi Dong tossed the half-dead spider down in front of Lin Yu.
"A Soul Master's first Soul Ring is generally limited to 423 years. That's what countless years of research on the Douluo Continent have taught us. But you're different. As the owner of Twin Martial Souls, you can naturally withstand a more powerful Soul Ring than others.
"Besides, your Undying Emperor Spider has tremendous vitality, and its rank is higher than the Death Demon Spider's. So absorbing a 580-year Soul Ring shouldn't be a problem for you." Bibi Dong explained.
Only after hearing Bibi Dong's explanation did Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.
He had thought Bibi Dong planned to make him absorb a Soul Ring beyond his limits, then devour him once he couldn't take it anymore. That way, no one would say anything about it.
Lin Yu immediately summoned his Undying Emperor Spider. Its gleaming, icy legs plunged into the Death Demon Spider's body, killing it on the spot. A brilliant Soul Ring appeared at once.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu sat cross-legged and began absorbing it.
It wasn't that Lin Yu had simply believed Bibi Dong. The sensation conveyed through his Martial Soul just now had told him that he really could absorb the Soul Ring of this 580-year-old Soul Beast.
What Lin Yu didn't know was that Bibi Dong was rather shocked.
Beast Martial Souls had to possess their users before they could be used. But Lin Yu's Martial Soul hadn't possessed him. It had simply appeared behind him, where it could attack directly.
If she could use her own Martial Soul that way, she wouldn't have to worry about turning into such an ugly creature.
But Bibi Dong didn't interrupt Lin Yu. She quietly waited until he had completely absorbed the Soul Ring before asking him about it.
Just as Bibi Dong had said, Lin Yu absorbed the Soul Ring, even though it surpassed the usual limit for a first Soul Ring, without any problems. Still, the process took nearly an hour.
When the brilliant Soul Ring had completely vanished into Lin Yu's body, he opened his eyes.
Lin Yu had been born with Innate Full Soul Power. Now that he had absorbed a Soul Ring beyond the usual limit, his Soul Power had risen straight to level thirteen.
Seeing Lin Yu open his eyes, Bibi Dong finally relaxed.
After all, her belief that Lin Yu could absorb a Soul Ring beyond the usual limit had only been a guess. She had been quite nervous while he absorbed it.
"How does it feel?" Bibi Dong asked with a smile.
"Pretty good. After absorbing the Soul Ring, my Soul Power has reached level thirteen," Lin Yu said excitedly.
"Good. Now that you've successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, let's test your first Soul Skill." Bibi Dong watched Lin Yu with curiosity. She wanted to see what kind of Soul Skill he had gained from his first Soul Ring.
At Bibi Dong's words, Lin Yu felt a little eager too. He wanted to find out what his first Soul Skill was.
"Death Slash!" As Lin Yu called out the name of his first Soul Skill, the Undying Emperor Spider appeared behind him.
Then Lin Yu's Martial Soul detached from him and attacked a tree ahead.
Two of its eight legs supported its body, while the others swiftly struck at the tree. Deathly energy filled its legs. When the blows landed, the tree snapped cleanly in half. Worse, a sinister black deathly aura spread from the break, corroding the tree's vitality.
Even Bibi Dong was shocked by Lin Yu's Soul Skill.
"Teacher, my first Soul Skill is called Death Slash. It strikes the target repeatedly, and the wounds are imbued with deathly energy. Its negative effects cause a certain degree of dizziness and continuous bleeding, which lasts until the Soul Skill is dispelled.
"Also, while I use this Soul Skill, my attack power increases by thirty percent." Lin Yu excitedly explained the effects of his first Soul Skill to Bibi Dong.
Even Lin Yu hadn't expected his first Soul Skill to have such powerful effects.
"Not bad. The Death Demon Spider seems like a good fit for your Soul Ring. Come on, we should head back now." Seeing Lin Yu's excitement, Bibi Dong smiled too, then flew with him toward Spirit City.
Back at Pope Hall, Lin Yu was about to say goodbye to Bibi Dong and return to cultivate, but before he could leave, she called out to him.
"Xiao Yu, when you used your Martial Soul just now, it didn't possess you. How did you do that?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.
After all, this might let her use her own Martial Soul without becoming so ugly.
"Hmm? Do you mean Martial Soul Possession, Teacher?" Lin Yu's expression shifted at her question.
After all, Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent came in different types, such as Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. Beast Martial Souls had to possess their users before they could be used.
But Lin Yu had just broken that rule.
"Teacher, I don't really understand it myself. But I've seen some Martial Souls that can be held in the hand when used. Their Martial Souls are different from mine; they're either weapons or plants.
"I thought that if those Martial Souls didn't need to possess their users, mine shouldn't need to either. But I couldn't hold my Martial Soul in my hand, so I thought I'd have it appear behind me when I used it, instead of possessing me.
"That way, my Martial Soul could become an independent entity. When it attacked, I wouldn't have to attack myself; the Martial Soul could do it.
"After all, these Soul Skills are actually better suited to being used by the Martial Soul." Lin Yu's explanation was so vague that it was almost like he hadn't said anything at all.
The truth was that Lin Yu had arrived in the Douluo Continent from another world, traveling through a multicolored passageway. Some mysterious energy had entered his body inside that passageway.
It had greatly strengthened both his body and his soul, which was why he could control his Martial Soul so easily while it was separated from him.
Hearing Lin Yu's answer, Bibi Dong felt a little helpless. Lin Yu had only just awakened his Martial Soul and hadn't received any systematic training, so it made sense that he couldn't explain it clearly.
Besides, Lin Yu still couldn't even distinguish between the different types of Martial Souls. How could Bibi Dong expect him to come up with some earth-shattering insight?
"The Martial Souls you mentioned, the ones that can be held in the hand, are Tool Martial Souls. Yours is a Beast Martial Soul.
"Martial Souls are generally divided into four types: Tool Martial Souls, Beast Martial Souls, Body Martial Souls, and Special Martial Souls. They're also divided into smaller categories, such as the Control System, Power Attack System, Agility Attack System, Support System, Food System, Defense System, Healing System, and Pure Agility System.
"You'll learn about all this when you start school. All right, you must be tired after absorbing your Soul Ring. Go back and rest." Bibi Dong rubbed her temples and wearily dismissed Lin Yu.
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