Storm Clouds Gathering, Soul Ring Turmoil (Second Update)

Plant Academy.

Several deans and the Dean summoned Lin Mo.

When Lin Mo arrived, he found Mentor Shen Lin was there as well.

The academy leaders looked cautious as they carefully questioned him about the Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

Seeing this, Lin Mo released his Martial Soul as instructed.

As the Thunder Hell Vine emerged, clusters of Dark Purple Vine surged up behind him, electric arcs flickering across their surfaces.

What truly shocked everyone was the configuration of his Soul Rings.

Yellow, purple.

Second Soul Ring—Thousand-Year!

Seeing it with their own eyes was far more shocking than receiving the information secondhand.

It was real. He had truly succeeded in absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring at the second-ring stage.

This had practically shattered the Soul Ring absorption limit that the Soul Master world had gradually established.

The academy's senior officials took quite a while to recover, and several sharp intakes of breath could be heard.

"Lin Mo, how exactly did you manage this? This second Soul Ring..." The Vice Dean spoke personally, his attitude gentle.

Seeing this, Lin Mo recited the explanation he had prepared in advance.

"I was searching through the Soul Hunting Forest when I happened upon a valley..."

"That Golden Thunder Feather Falcon was at the critical point of a breakthrough. Its condition was unstable, and its Soul Power was weak and unsteady. I was fortunate enough to encounter it at its weakest, and only managed to take it down after paying a considerable price."

"Before killing it, I never expected it to have broken through to the thousand-year level. It was only when the purple Soul Ring emerged after its death that I realized it." Lin Mo explained.

The leaders present silently nodded.

There was no precise way to determine a Soul Beast's age.

Most Soul Beasts did not undergo obvious changes in appearance.

A nine-hundred-year Soul Beast and a newly advanced Thousand-Year Soul Beast were impossible to distinguish if one was unfamiliar with them. Only after the kill would one realize the issue.

A One-Ring Soul Master killing a Thousand-Year Soul Beast alone? That sounded utterly absurd.

But if the Soul Beast had happened to be breaking through and fell into a weakened state, allowing him to pick up the opportunity, it sounded much more reasonable.

"According to Thunder Academy's rules, I could only hunt one Soul Beast. If I wasted that chance, I most likely wouldn't find one more compatible."

"I thought at the time that both my Martial Soul and the Soul Beast were lightning-type, making them compatible in attribute. The Soul Beast had merely happened to break through, putting it only two hundred years over the limit, so I decided to take the risk." Lin Mo explained.

The academy's senior officials could not help raising their brows at that.

What did he mean by "only two hundred years over the limit"?

That was a fucking Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

You couldn't just stack years on top of a Soul Master's absorption limit like that.

"The moment I began absorbing the Soul Ring, I regretted it. The feeling was too terrifying. That immense energy nearly burst me apart, and I could only endure it."

"The entire process was a brush with death. It was pure luck that I survived."

"If I were given another chance to choose, I would give it up without hesitation. You only have one life, and behavior this reckless is practically suicide."

As Lin Mo said this, he wore an expression of lingering fear.

The academy leaders could not help looking toward Shen Lin.

Why did that explanation sound so smooth? Had you old bastard polished it for him?

Shen Lin smiled bitterly.

He truly had not done so, though he had indeed given Lin Mo time to prepare his explanation.

"We already understand the specifics and have made the relevant record." The Vice Dean said.

"It is simply that a Thousand-Year second Soul Ring is too shocking. I believe Spirit Hall will soon send people to verify the situation and update your records."

"When that time comes, you will have to repeat this in front of those people." The Vice Dean said.

"I understand." Lin Mo nodded seriously.

This matter was extremely conspicuous and was bound to cause an uproar in the Soul Master world.

When the time came, all sides would send people to investigate.

It was a mixed blessing.

"Also, your Martial Soul seems to have undergone a transformation. Calling it Thunder-Clap Grass no longer seems appropriate. Perhaps you can take this opportunity to change its name to Thunder Vine." The Vice Dean suddenly said.

Thunder Vine?

Lin Mo looked at the thick Thunder Vine tendrils around him.

If he kept changing it, its true name would come out.

"Mm." Lin Mo nodded.

With nothing else to discuss, he was dismissed.

After he left, the leaders seated there wore grave expressions.

The matter had now been confirmed. It was true.

That meant Lin Mo's situation could not possibly remain hidden.

They would most likely be unable to keep such an unparalleled genius at Plant Academy.

Various factions would probably try to recruit him.

Especially the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind Thunder Academy.

Lin Mo himself possessed a lightning-attribute Martial Soul.

The key was how Spirit Hall would view this.

Or was this itself part of Spirit Hall's infiltration plan?

Was Plant Academy merely a front for a temporary stop along the way?

Plant Academy, inside a standalone villa.

Lin Mo began making further plans for the road ahead.

Given the current situation, once news of his Thousand-Year second Soul Ring was exposed, there might be changes and reactions from the outside world.

Spirit Hall.

Just as the Vice Dean had said, they would certainly come to investigate his true circumstances.

They would inevitably check his records and compare the information.

From his initial eighth level of Soul Power at Nuoding Academy to his current twenty-third level.

In half a year, he had crossed fifteen levels.

Furthermore, his Martial Soul had changed. It no longer resembled grass and had returned to its essential nature as a vine.

A beneficial mutation of his Martial Soul was practically the best excuse.

On the other side.

Once Thunder Academy learned of his situation, it would certainly report it to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

That might draw recruitment from the Yu Clan.

Lin Mo remained watchful toward the Yu Clan and had no plans to join them for now.

How to deal with them was another matter.

"Things may not be peaceful lately," Lin Mo murmured.

"Once this turmoil passes, I need to go into hiding for a while."

Given his current cultivation and realm.

He had two choices before him.

First, in the Northern Territory, beneath a certain residence in Dragon City ten thousand years later, there lay Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow.

That item could accelerate the absorption of Soul Power and was a supreme cultivation treasure.

With the aid of Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Marrow, his cultivation speed could rise another level.

Second, the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. That place was filled with heavenly treasures. It could be said to be the resource sanctuary where one could most easily make gains in all of Douluo Continent.

The Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was rich in resources, but it was guarded by Jade Phosphorus Douluo Dugu Bo.

With his current cultivation as a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, going there rashly carried the risk of running into him directly and dying on the spot.

Both of these required powerful strength to support them.

It seemed his cultivation was still insufficient.

What he lacked most right now was time.

However, Tang San was still young. As long as he did not trigger any major changes, he could most likely maintain the world's "foreseen" course.

The road ahead was filled with opportunities, but also countless obstacles.

Lin Mo lifted his eyes toward the distant view outside the window, his gaze deep.

In any case, he would get through this Soul Ring turmoil first.

Late at night, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

An urgent intelligence report was delivered to Yu Luomian, the acting clan head.

"An urgent report from Thunder Academy?"

He opened the envelope and gave it a cursory glance, then his gaze suddenly froze.

A Thousand-Year second Soul Ring?!

How was that possible?