The next day, Star Dou Forest.
Lin Rui followed behind Du Busi, chewing on the thigh meat of some Soul Beast. This time, his teacher, a level-98 Super Douluo, was leading the way.
Du Busi stopped and turned to Lin Rui. "A-Rui, have you decided what kind of Thousand-year Soul Ring you want for your first one?"
"A three-thousand-year Diamond Bear," Lin Rui answered.
Yesterday, he had gone through a pile of books on Soul Beasts. In the end, he decided that a Thousand-year Soul Ring would suit him best, so he chose the Diamond Bear.
Among Millennium Soul Beasts, it was absolutely unrivaled in physical defense. Its physical strength meant that its vitality was terrifyingly high, and a Soul Ring like that suited the body of his Life Attribute very well.
As for why he had not chosen a Life Attribute Soul Ring for his first one, he had searched for a long time yesterday. The hundred-year ones were indeed too weak, while the thousand-year ones lived at least in the depths of the forest. Besides, now was not the time. He needed to stabilize his physical strength with his first Soul Ring first.
Du Busi had just been about to nod when he froze on the spot. His expression was exactly like Old Lin's last night. "A-Rui, how many years did you say?"
"Three thousand years. Is something wrong?"
"No, are you seriously trying to reach the heavens?" Du Busi had thought this brat would choose something between one thousand and fifteen hundred years at most. Who would have thought that the moment he opened his mouth, he would set his sights on three thousand years? Did he really think his body was invincible?
Seeing Du Busi staring at him in disbelief, Lin Rui knew his teacher did not believe him. He could only say helplessly, "Teacher, you have to trust me!"
"Trust my ass!"
"Then, Teacher, how should I make you trust me?" Lin Rui understood that if he did not convince Du Busi today, he truly would not let him absorb a three-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Du Busi looked at Lin Rui. Was this brat really planning to absorb a three-thousand-year Soul Ring?
"A-Rui, you need to know that there is a limit to what the body can endure. And you are still too young. Listen to your teacher's advice—how about absorbing a Soul Ring between one thousand and fifteen hundred years?" Du Busi urged kindly.
Upon hearing that, Lin Rui immediately knew how to dispel Du Busi's concerns. His tone was earnest yet confident. "Teacher, I understand what you are worried about. Don't worry. As long as I keep my saturation at an appropriate level and do not get greedy or rush things, my physical strength will not be too weak. Enduring three thousand years will not be a problem at all."
His expression remained calm, but a trace of hidden calculation flashed through his eyes. He silently added, If something really goes wrong, I can just borrow some strength from the others. I won't be stuck at this step.
"How are you going to prove it?"
"I can start eating now. Once I reach a certain level of strength, you can examine me. If I meet the requirements, Teacher, please let me absorb it?" Lin Rui would not argue with Du Busi. He knew this teacher was acting for his sake, so he would use facts to convince him completely.
Du Busi looked at Lin Rui. He knew A-Rui understood that he was concerned for him, but he did not want to back down. So, he was using one of his Martial Soul's traits to show his determination to obtain a Thousand-year Soul Ring.
After a long silence, he nodded. "Fine. I want to see just how special your Life Attribute Body Martial Soul really is."
After saying that, Du Busi immediately went to catch a Millennium Soul Beast—a Mountain Wild Boar. It was a very ordinary earth-attribute Soul Beast. He killed it and began roasting it.
A moment later, he signaled for Lin Rui to start eating.
Lin Rui did not waste any words. He tore off a boar leg and began wolfing it down. He ate so quickly that it was unbelievable. In just a few minutes, he had finished the entire boar.
Seeing this, Du Busi's mouth could not help twitching. A-Rui really could eat.
"Teacher, it's not enough. Keep going," Lin Rui said, sensing that the Life Energy within him was frantically absorbing nutrients. It was probably still not enough.
Du Busi immediately got up and went hunting again. This time, he brought back two Millennium Soul Beasts and a hundred-year Soft Bone Rabbit, then roasted them as well.
A few minutes later, Lin Rui had eaten his fill.
He lay there with a bloated belly as the Life Attribute within him began frantically extracting the energy from the food he had just consumed.
Du Busi sat there and waited for him to digest it. After a while, Lin Rui's swollen belly vanished in an instant, and he held out a hand. "Teacher, please examine me."
"Alright." Du Busi did not waste words either. He reached out to inspect him and felt Lin Rui's physical strength continuously changing and increasing. As someone who also possessed a Body Martial Soul, he understood very well that this was the body continuously evolving.
He was shocked. Simply eating normally could continuously nourish and strengthen his body—then if he kept eating, could he directly undergo Body Awakening?
Damn it, he was tempted. He wanted A-Rui to give it a try.
Seeing Du Busi staring at him in shock, Lin Rui asked, "What do you think, Teacher?"
Lin Rui's voice pulled Du Busi back to his senses. He nodded. "Not bad. Not bad."
At that moment, he was utterly certain that his disciple really could absorb a three-thousand-year first Soul Ring. Still, he had to lay down the harsh terms first.
"Let me make this clear first. If I think you cannot absorb it, I will stop you directly. Do you understand, A-Rui?"
"Of course I understand." Lin Rui nodded.
"Good." Du Busi nodded. "Then I'll go catch one for you right now!"
If it were something like a hundred-year Soul Ring, Du Busi would not catch it personally. He would have Lin Rui kill it himself. But this was a three-thousand-year Soul Ring, so the old man would catch it for him.
Lin Rui sat quietly and waited. He had also discovered that as long as he kept eating, the Life Energy within him became extremely active. His body seemed to have reached its limit now. Perhaps only after absorbing his first Soul Ring would his body achieve a breakthrough.
Over in the Sun Moon Empire, Kong Deming went to Evil Eye Forest in the middle of the night and caught a Millennium Evil Eye for Lin Fan to absorb.
Lin Fan looked at the two-thousand-year Evil Eye before him and immediately killed it with a Soul Tool dagger, then sat down to absorb it.
Kong Deming sat nearby, remaining vigilant at all times. The moment Lin Fan showed any danger, he would forcibly interrupt him.
Half an hour later, Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes. Kong Deming immediately walked over. "Have you finished absorbing it?"
"Yes, Teacher." Lin Fan stood up, and a purple Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet, signifying that he had successfully absorbed his first Thousand-year Soul Ring.
"Good! Good!" Kong Deming was even more satisfied with Lin Fan. He had completely decided in his heart to make him his successor. "What is the Soul Skill of your first Soul Ring?"
"It is a rather interesting support-type Soul Skill," Lin Fan said slowly. "For example, like this—first Soul Skill, Fate's Gift." An invisible thread of Fate instantly stirred the Fate surrounding Kong Deming.
Kong Deming instantly sensed his physical body and spiritual power strengthen at that moment. Even the thoughts behind his previously puzzling Soul Tool research suddenly became clear, and his five senses seemed to have improved as well.
"This..." Kong Deming stared at Lin Fan in shock. This brat's Soul Skill was ridiculously powerful. "Then can you also enhance yourself?"
"Yes, Teacher." Feeling his Soul Power rapidly drain away, Lin Fan immediately released the Soul Skill and used it on himself.
Fate's Gift was truly effective on both himself and other souls. His right eye instantly turned a sacred snowy white, radiating an incomparably holy aura in Kong Deming's eyes. At that moment, the Fate of everything around Lin Fan would lean toward him. He could briefly see a possible future path of Fate and adjust it, but the stronger the target, the greater the Soul Power consumption.
Simply put, the Fate of the weak was entirely under his control.
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