Qian Daoliu Tests His Moves

Lin Beiya's smile remained, for he now fully understood the marvelous utility of his Martial Soul. The Aries Gold Cloth summoned by his first soul skill not only enhanced his attributes in every aspect but also came with the methods to utilize those golden secret techniques.

But in the eyes of Yu Lin, his soul skill was merely the Crystal Wall he had just used.

Regarding this, Lin Beiya did not offer much explanation; revealing too many secrets of his Martial Soul all at once was not a wise choice.

"That is correct, but for now, I can only reflect attacks below the Soul Grand Master level. If the power exceeds that rank, the Crystal Wall risks being shattered."

Yu Lin nodded, not intending to underestimate this soul skill. After all, this was merely the first soul skill of the brat before him, granted by a soul beast like the Star-Eating Sheep; who knew what level of achievement Lin Beiya would reach in the future.

With Qian Daoliu backing him, Lin Beiya's growth would surely be smooth sailing, and he ought to instruct his own kin to foster a good relationship with the boy.

"That is already quite impressive. Fighting against those of the same rank, you are practically invincible with this soul skill."

"I must thank Elder Yu for helping me find a suitable soul beast."

Knowing that he should keep a low profile before he had fully developed, Lin Beiya did not intend to continue showing off and humbly attributed the credit to the other party.

This caused Yu Lin's impression of him to rise even further.

"Mm, let us return. You must cultivate diligently from here on out; talent is merely a stepping stone for the strong."

After the two returned to the Soul Hunting Town outside the forest to rest for a day, they embarked on the journey back.

Inside the carriage, Lin Beiya did not remain idle. After absorbing the soul ring, his soul power had reached level 12. With someone like Qian Renxue—a cheater—ahead of him, he had no intention of slacking off and seized every moment to begin his cultivation.

Half an hour later, as if thinking of something, Lin Beiya summoned the Aries Gold Cloth once more to possess his body, then began his meditative cultivation while wearing the sacred armor.

This action led Lin Beiya to discover a new world; he was pleasantly surprised to find that while wearing the Gold Cloth, his cultivation speed was ten percent faster than usual.

Perhaps a ten percent increase in cultivation speed did not seem significant in the short term, but it would be terrifying when accumulated over time.

Qian Renxue, with her Innate Full Soul Power of level 20, might naturally have a faster cultivation speed than him, but with the blessing of the Aries Gold Cloth, Lin Beiya now had the confidence to surpass her in cultivation level.

A few days later, the carriage successfully drove into Martial Soul City. After thanking Yu Lin once more, Lin Beiya used the token given by Qian Daoliu to return directly to Douluo Hall.

Before he had walked many steps toward his residence, Lin Beiya spotted the figure of Qian Daoliu near the garden.

The old man turned around and offered Lin Beiya a kind smile.

"You've returned? How is the compatibility of the soul ring?"

"Quite good; I obtained an extremely formidable soul skill."

Lin Beiya nodded. Compared to Yu Lin, whom he had only met once, he did not intend to hide too much from Qian Daoliu. Appropriately displaying his talent was more beneficial for his future development; after all, the old man before him was his backer and provider of resources before he had fully matured.

Only by demonstrating sufficient value could he receive better training.

Seeing Lin Beiya so confident, Qian Daoliu became interested and asked noncommittally:

"Oh? Can you tell me about it?"

"Of course."

Without further ado, Lin Beiya summoned the Aries Gold Cloth once again. The golden pillar of light shooting into the sky filled Qian Daoliu's eyes with surprise; this top-tier powerhouse of the continent felt a sacred aura similar to that of the Angel God within the radiance.

Looking at Lin Beiya clad in golden armor before him, Qian Daoliu felt reassured. Regardless of whether this little guy's Martial Soul had any connection to the Angel God, he intended to nurture him. In any case, with the foundation of Martial Soul Hall, cultivating one more child was perfectly reasonable.

Now, what remained to be seen was the quality of Lin Beiya's potential and how much effort should be invested in his training.

"Golden armor? What connection does this have to that stone statue?"

Faced with Qian Daoliu's confusion, Lin Beiya did not know how to explain it for a moment. He couldn't exactly explain the origin of the Aries Gold Cloth, could he?

After thinking it over, Lin Beiya decided to keep it vague.

"Great Elder, I am not clear on the purpose of the stone statue either, but after absorbing the soul ring, this sacred armor could be summoned and utilized."

"Moreover, this armor also possesses accompanying combat techniques."

Qian Daoliu raised an eyebrow, his interest growing even more intense.

"Is that so? Use a combat technique and show me!"

"Yes, Great Elder!"

"But one of my combat techniques is a defensive skill, so..."

Qian Daoliu nodded and then asked in a soft voice:

"What intensity of attack do you require me to release?"

"The intensity of a Soul Grand Master, or anything below the Soul Elder level will suffice."

Lin Beiya's words made Qian Daoliu secretly shocked. To withstand an attack below the Soul Elder level with the body of a mere Soul Master—this was a powerful defensive capability that even the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul did not possess.

However, he did not doubt the truth of Lin Beiya's words, because lying was meaningless for the little guy before him.

"Very well, then be careful yourself."

Without further talk, Qian Daoliu raised his left hand slightly and fired a beam of light directly at Lin Beiya, who was clad in the Aries Gold Cloth.

Lin Beiya once again deployed the golden combat technique, Crystal Wall, to respond.

As ripples appeared on the transparent wall before him, the attack Qian Daoliu had casually fired was swallowed within it.

Just as he had done before Yu Lin, after absorbing the opponent's attack, Lin Beiya reflected the energy back with double the power.

This caused Qian Daoliu's eyes to fill with shock. He reached out and crushed the reflected golden beam, instantly judging it to be twice the intensity of the attack he had released.

"Not bad defensive capabilities, and it can even reflect double the damage?"

"That's right, and the defensive power increases along with my cultivation level."

"Is that so?"

Lin Beiya's words deepened the astonishment in Qian Daoliu's heart. One had to realize that this kid could already withstand attacks at the Soul Grand Master level while only being a Spirit Master; if he were to cultivate to the Title Douluo level, wouldn't he be invincible in this world?

Noticing the shift in Qian Daoliu's expression, Lin Beiya understood the principle that too much is as bad as too little, so he hurriedly added a disclaimer:

"This is also because the power of a Spirit Master's first few spirit abilities is generally not very strong. Whether Crystal Wall will be able to withstand all attacks as I progress further remains to be seen."

Hearing this, Qian Daoliu nodded; he also did not believe that such a thing as absolute defense existed in this world.

"Do you have any offensive spirit abilities? Let's test them out together!"

"Alright."

For Lin Beiya, who had just acquired his abilities, he was naturally more than willing to have someone to spar with.

Spreading the fingers of both hands at his waist, Lin Beiya began to condense golden spirit power. When the radiance reached its peak, he unleashed the gathered energy in one breath.

"Starlight Extinction!"

From Qian Daoliu's perspective, several phantom stars condensed behind Lin Beiya into a golden goat, and immediately, endless starlight converged into two beams of light that shot toward him.

This level of attack was certainly not enough to shake this top-tier powerhouse of the continent, but the potential Lin Beiya had displayed was already worthy of his attention.

The desire to cultivate the boy into a talent who could serve as his granddaughter's right-hand man grew even stronger.