Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu, the parents, felt especially conflicted.
Seeing their son so exceptionally gifted naturally made them happy, but before long, worry set in.
They knew that a son with such extraordinary talent would surely face tremendous dangers in the future.
As parents, they didn't ask Lin Fan to become powerful or reach any particular level. They only wanted their son to live a safe, happy life.
Nothing like Tang Hao, who never involved himself in anything!
So the more impressive Lin Fan's talent seemed, the more worried Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu became.
Dugu Bo was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and said, "You're all in such a hurry. Are you going to get a Soul Ring for Yan'er?"
"Want me to come along?"
"Sure."
Lin Fan immediately accepted Dugu Bo's offer.
A free fighter was nothing to turn down!
Besides, with Dugu Bo there, Lin Fan could try venturing deeper into Star Dou Forest. If he remembered correctly, at this point, even the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts were still asleep.
But Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts weren't uncommon.
Any beast that could cultivate for ten thousand years belonged to a fairly powerful species. If he could capture some and turn them into Martial Souls and Soul Rings, they'd fetch astronomical prices.
As for changing his parents' Martial Souls?
They were already used to their current Martial Souls, and those weren't weak to begin with. There was no need to replace them.
He only had to help them advance!
He'd been busy earlier, but before they set off for Star Dou Forest today, he could take the opportunity to advance his parents' Martial Souls.
Once he'd made up his mind, Lin Fan smiled and said, "Then, big brother, take Yan'er to rest first. We'll set out tomorrow."
"All right."
Only then did Dugu Bo turn to Prince Xue Xing and say, "You don't have anything important to do over the next few days, so I'll take my granddaughter to hunt for a Soul Ring."
Though Prince Xue Xing owed Dugu Bo his life, he was also a shrewd man who understood that a Titled Douluo should be free to act as he wished. He immediately agreed. "If you have business to attend to, then go ahead, Mr. Dugu."
"I hope Yan'er gets a good Soul Ring, too."
Before long, only Lin Fan's family, along with Qian Ying and Gu Chen, remained in the hall.
"Father, Mother, since we have some time today, how about I advance your Martial Souls?"
Lin Fan spoke softly. "Father, didn't you say that your Martial Soul's limitations kept you from reaching the Soul Douluo realm? After today, you won't have to worry about that anymore."
"Huh? The difference between our levels is so great. You can still advance our Martial Souls?"
Lin Qingfeng looked astonished.
"I didn't do it earlier because I wasn't sure I could."
Lin Fan nodded. "After advancing Dugu Yan and Chen, I've figured it out. Advancing someone else's Martial Soul doesn't use up much of my Soul Power."
"You advanced Chen's Martial Soul, too? Then you two..."
As soon as he heard that, Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu's expressions changed dramatically.
They'd thought Lin Fan had to be completely naked with someone to advance their Martial Soul.
"Father, Mother, you've got the wrong idea."
Lin Fan grinned. "I only told Dugu Yan to take off all her clothes because I wanted to tease her. Advancing a Martial Soul normally doesn't require that. If you don't believe me, you can ask Chen."
"That's right."
Gu Chen answered quietly. "Brother Fan just had me take a nap, and my Martial Soul advanced successfully."
"I see!"
"That's a relief."
Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu breathed out, relieved, but before long, Lin Qingfeng's expression turned strange again.
"You... You treated Dugu Yan like that. Aren't you afraid of Dugu Bo? And aren't you afraid Dugu Yan will find out?"
At that moment, Lin Qingfeng and Qian Shu exchanged a look, both feeling surprised.
Their son was remarkably mature, always acting steady and sensible, yet he'd teased Dugu Yan like that. Could it be... that he wanted to marry her?
Then... perhaps Dugu Yan would become their daughter-in-law someday?
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Lin Fan curled his lip. "Next time I advance someone else's Martial Soul, I'll just have them take their clothes off, too."
"Enough with all the chatter. Father, Mother, I'll advance your Martial Souls. Aunt, do you want to join us? That way, our whole family can get stronger!"
"Mm."
Hearing that they could advance their Martial Souls, without any of that funny business, Lin Qingfeng, Qian Shu, and Qian Ying had no reason to refuse.
Sure, it was a little awkward to rely on a younger member of the family to increase their strength, but the moment they thought about advancing their Martial Souls, they tossed their embarrassment clear across the Siberian Plateau.
If it meant getting stronger, what was there to be embarrassed about?
They found an empty room. Without wasting time, Lin Fan had his parents and aunt close their eyes and sit cross-legged on the floor. Then he summoned his Evolution Light Martial Soul and tapped each of them on the forehead.
Buzz—
Boom!
One Soul Douluo and two Soul Saints—while their Martial Souls advanced, their Soul Power surged as well.
Fortunately, Dugu Bo was right there at home. Though he had no idea what was going on, he simply waved his hand and dispersed the wave of Soul Power.
To Lin Fan's surprise, lines of text appeared before him.
[The Frost Sword Martial Soul has successfully advanced into the Heavenly Frost Sword. It makes its Soul Master immune to the cold and grants the power to control frost. It gains the additional trait of Frost Everywhere: with every swing of the sword, even without using a Soul Ring, it releases astonishingly cold air that puts people into a state of fear and has a chance to freeze them.]
[The Azure Deer Martial Soul has successfully advanced into the Seven-Colored Divine Deer. It increases its Soul Master's physical strength and grants a special ability, Prayer, which can restore a target—or the Soul Power and life force within its own body—to peak condition!]
"!!!"
"The Heavenly Frost Sword? If I remember right, that's Wu Zhangkong's Martial Soul later on. Wait... Could the ancestor of my Lin Clan have been Wu Zhangkong's ancestor? Maybe the Lin Clan only had daughters after that, and they married into other families, which was how the surname changed?"
"..."
Lin Fan was rather surprised. He hadn't expected his cheap father's Martial Soul to gain such impressive effects after advancing.
The Azure Deer's advancement was even more heaven-defying. It could restore Soul Power and life force to their peak, practically giving its user another life!
[Ding!]
[Since the Heavenly Frost Sword Martial Soul and the Seven-Colored Divine Deer Martial Soul have both met the conditions, would you like to record them as the host's Martial Souls?]
"Record them!"
One was a control-type Martial Soul with decent damage, and the other was an outrageously powerful support-type Martial Soul. How could Lin Fan possibly say no?
At the very least, these Martial Souls were all stronger than the Jade Jade Dragon.
This also showed that Lin Fan and his family had excellent talents; at the very least, the Martial Souls they'd inherited were all stronger than the Jade Jade Dragon.
Of course, Dugu Yan had something to do with that, too. If Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor advanced, his Martial Soul would probably become even more powerful.
Naturally, there was no need to rush any of this.
For now, Lin Fan and Dugu Bo weren't all that close. Dugu Bo hadn't even told Lin Fan about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
He could wait until Dugu Bo was willing to hand over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and truly saw Lin Fan as a brother before advancing his Martial Soul.
Besides, with Lin Fan's current strength, he could beat not only people his own age but even young geniuses in their twenties!
The farther they went, the wider the gap between them and Lin Fan would become. So there was no need for him to rush.
At the moment, Lin Fan only wanted to return to Star Dou Forest and see if he could capture some Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts!
Martial Souls and Soul Rings from Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts... now those were worth a fortune!
While he was at it, he'd advance the Poké Ball again. He wondered if it would turn into a Master Ball, the kind that could capture pets with a hundred percent success rate!
When that happened, forget Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts—even million-year Soul Beasts wouldn't be out of reach!
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