Absolutely amazing

Just as the young man finished speaking, another person in the crowd exclaimed.

"And there is the Bloodthirsty Mosquito Emperor! Its ability is to drain life and soul power. Once obtained, wouldn't one be able to continuously siphon an opponent's life force and soul power to nourish the user?"

"Exactly."

Su Yun nodded gently. In truth, these people were quite clever; they only needed a nudge to figure it out. The reason they never thought of it before was simply because they were accustomed to following the beaten path.

The number of spirit masters was already small, and innovation came at a price. Having finally become a spirit master and crossed into a higher social class, who would be willing to risk their own martial soul on an experiment? What if they ruined it? Gradually, fewer and fewer people dared to think outside the box.

Su Yun's words, however, had opened a new door for them, providing a fresh line of reasoning.

Even the middle-aged man closed his mouth, his expression complex. He was thoroughly convinced by Su Yun.

He couldn't understand how the brain of this young girl worked, to have such bizarre and varied ideas, and yet, they all seemed genuinely feasible.

"Miss Su! My martial soul is an Iron Bow! Could you give me some advice?"

"I can... but first, what is your name?"

"My name is Zhao Ting."

Hearing this, Su Yun checked her system panel. He hadn't contributed any friendship points; did he want a free ride? She immediately pulled a straight face.

"Zhao Ting? Let me see... I'm sorry, your name and I aren't fated. I cannot give you advice."

"What about me? What about me, Miss Su! My name is Wang Kai."

"Wang Kai, is it? Hmm, that works. What is your martial soul? Release it and let me see!"

"A Wooden Bow martial soul? You can also follow a debuff build. Listen to me: hunt spirit beasts with fire, ice, lightning, or curse attributes. That way, your arrows will carry these special effects. Wouldn't it be great to inflict burning, slowing, and paralysis effects on your enemies?"

As more and more people sought her advice, Su Yun's friendship points increased rapidly.

Watching Su Yun, who was surrounded like the moon among stars, Tang San clenched his fists. As expected of Su Yun, she shines brilliantly wherever she goes. That is why I must keep up with her pace so I won't be left behind.

The crowd grew larger, and even the initial middle-aged man couldn't help but edge closer.

"Miss Su, my martial soul is a Dandelion. What kind of spirit ring do you think I should absorb?"

Su Yun turned her head to glance at him. The bald man's face was beet red, his expression as embarrassed as could be.

The teasing gazes of the crowd felt like flames, burning his face until it stung, yet he gritted his teeth and persisted, bowing respectfully. It was clear he truly wanted to improve.

"What is your name?"

"I... I am Liu Lin."

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Su Yun checked her system panel and found that he had actually contributed 6 friendship points. The smile on her face became much more amiable.

"I don't hold grudges. Your name and I are fated, so I can give you advice. However, since you know Yu Xiaogang, didn't you ask him for a plan for your martial soul?"

"I did."

Liu Lin answered very respectfully; clearly, Su Yun's knowledge had earned his respect.

"Master Yu Xiaogang evaluated my martial soul as even more useless than Blue Silver Grass."

At this, Liu Lin's expression turned dejected.

"He said that at least Blue Silver Grass can bind and be planned toward resilience and control. Wind-Blown Grass, however, has no advantages at all. Not only is it fragile, but it also lacks any means of attack. The only path is support, and even that would be very poor. So, he told me to obtain an Ice-Snow Grass for my first spirit ring to get a support spirit skill that calms the mind."

Su Yun was left speechless, feeling a sense of utter despair regarding Yu Xiaogang's theories once again.

Watching Su Yun's expression, Liu Lin asked cautiously.

"Miss Su, is something wrong?"

"What do you think? Sometimes I really don't know what on earth you people are researching when you study martial souls."

Su Yun rolled her eyes, but seeing the flustered bald man, she didn't keep him in suspense.

"Even if you couldn't think of it yourself, couldn't you look for spirit beasts that share the same characteristics as Wind-Blown Grass?"

Hearing Su Yun's question, Liu Lin looked a bit aggrieved.

"Miss Su, of course I thought of that. Whether it's the Azure Sky Willow or Tumbleweed, absorbing them is useless. They only use the wind to spread their seeds. Even if I absorbed them, I would probably just get a parasitic spirit skill. But for a martial soul like Wind-Blown Grass that has zero attack power, even if I parasitized another spirit master, it wouldn't have any effect if it suddenly grew on them."

Su Yun felt a bit frustrated by his lack of vision.

"You fool! Why didn't you think about spirit beasts?"

"Spirit beasts?"

Liu Lin shook his head.

"I didn't think of that. What kind of spirit beast would be suitable?"

Su Yun: ...

This calculation was done for nothing, and the answer was given directly.

"Rotten Bone Poison Miasma Insect."

"Rotten Bone Poison Miasma Insect?"

Upon hearing the name of this spirit beast, Liu Lin subconsciously recited information about it.

"It resembles a plump maggot, with a grayish-white body covered in black spots. Its surface secretes a pale green poisonous mist, and it often inhabits rotten wood and swamps.

Its ability is to release 'Rotten Bone Poison Miasma,' which causes skin to fester upon contact and hinders spirit power circulation. Upon death, it explodes into poisonous mist, polluting the surrounding meter of land.

After evolving, it can become a 'Rotten Bone Poison Miasma Beast,' growing to a foot in size. It can condense poisonous needles on its body and launch them..."

As Liu Lin spoke, his eyes grew brighter. He realized this spirit beast seemed to be a perfect match for his Wind-Blown Grass!

Wind-Blown Grass already consumed less spirit power than Blue Silver Grass. If he could obtain the skill of the poisonous mist formed by the Rotten Bone Poison Miasma Insect's explosion upon death, his Wind-Blown Grass would become flowers of poison...

Once detonated, it could instantly form a sea of poisonous mist. Not to mention, with the evolved Rotten Bone Poison Miasma Insect, all the seeds of Wind-Blown Grass would turn into poisonous thorns, then be launched by the wind...

Liu Lin grew more and more excited. To hell with the Master! To hell with support-type spirit masters! He could clearly become an assault-type spirit master!

Yes! How could I not have thought of this! What have I been researching all these years?

At this moment, the onlookers also reacted, and were instantly amazed.

"Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

"Holy crap! I never dreamed that Wind-Blown Grass, such a trash spirit, could be used like this!"

"Hiss, just thinking about it makes me feel terrified!"

"As expected of Miss Su. With such a plan, I'm afraid I couldn't figure it out even if I racked my brains!"

"Is this the foundation of a hidden spirit master family that can absorb a thousand-year spirit beast for their first spirit ring?"

Liu Lin suddenly sighed deeply, then looked at Su Yun with a look of reverence. Then, his legs suddenly bent, and he knelt down, bowing.

The knowledgeable are teachers!

"Thank you, Miss Su, for your guidance."

[Friendship Value from Liu Lin +25]

Liu Lin's expression was devout. Not only Su Yun, but even Tang San forgave him.