The Thousand-Year Second Ring and School Advancement

Lin Mo naturally had his reasons for wanting to acquire Whale Glue.

In Lin Mo's view, the aphrodisiac effect that came with Whale Glue was merely a side effect.

Just as Viagra was originally invented to treat heart disease, Whale Glue was much the same.

If consumed in large quantities, Whale Glue had excellent nourishing effects on a soul master's body.

It could strengthen the physique, increase the density of muscles, bones, and meridians, and enhance a soul master's physical tolerance.

The most intuitive manifestation of this was in the age limit for absorbing soul rings; with Whale Glue, absorbing soul rings beyond one's limit would become possible.

Although he hadn't found any, Lin Mo did not force the issue.

For him, a thousand-year first ring was a significant challenge, but a thousand-year second ring was almost a sure thing.

Lin Mo was very confident in his own physical fitness.

Even without Whale Glue, he was certain he could absorb a thousand-year-level soul ring for his second soul ring!

A thousand-year second ring might be a fantasy for ordinary soul masters, but for him, it was a goal he could achieve with near-certainty.

After confirming that he couldn't get Whale Glue in Notting City, Lin Mo stopped asking around.

Instead, he took Xiao Wu to visit every place in Notting City worth playing in.

Xiao Wu had a great time.

Having lived in the Star Dou Great Forest since she was young, she was full of curiosity about human society.

Although Notting City was small, it was enough to satisfy her interests at this stage.

The vacation ended quickly, and Lin Mo and Xiao Wu returned to Notting Academy to prepare for the new semester.

However, when the two of them arrived back at the dormitory, travel-worn, they found that everyone else had already arrived.

Even Tang San, who had returned to Holy Soul Village, was already back.

Seeing the two of them, Tang San instinctively lowered his eyes to look at them.

But this time, Tang San looked exceptionally dejected.

Clearly, his trip back to Holy Soul Village had not been a pleasant experience for him.

Recalling his teacher's orders, Tang San still looked up at Lin Mo:

"Lin Mo, the teacher has something to discuss with you. He wants you to go see him."

"Grandmaster wants to see me?" Lin Mo was quite surprised.

He and Yu Xiaogang were well-acquainted, but this was the first time Yu Xiaogang had been so impatient to summon him the moment he returned.

"Yes."

Tang San nodded: "I don't know the specifics, though. You'll probably have to see the teacher to find out."

Lin Mo said: "Alright, then I'll trouble you to lead the way, Tang San."

Soon, led by Tang San, Lin Mo arrived at a dormitory located in a corner on the top floor of the building.

This was where Yu Xiaogang lived. The room wasn't large, but it was extremely tidy.

Apart from a clean little bed, the rest of the space was almost entirely filled with all kinds of books.

After Lin Mo entered the room, what caught his attention first wasn't the collection of books, but the few scales laid out on the table.

Datura Snake scales?

Lin Mo instinctively stared at the scales.

Yu Xiaogang took in Lin Mo's reaction and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Since you've seen them, I won't hide it from you."

"Even with the corpse of a Datura Snake used in the medicine, the concoction still couldn't stimulate my body to help me break through my cultivation."

"After all this time of effort, I still haven't been able to cross the threshold of level twenty-nine." Yu Xiaogang's voice was very calm.

Lin Mo listened silently from the side, not interjecting.

After a moment of silence, Yu Xiaogang shifted his gaze back to Lin Mo and asked the question he truly cared about:

"Starting tomorrow, the new school year at Notting Academy begins. The reason I had Tang San call you over is mainly to ask for your thoughts."

"Please speak, Grandmaster," Lin Mo said.

"No need to be so nervous."

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand and took the opportunity to clear off the table.

"I called you here today mainly to ask about your future plans."

After tidying up the desktop, Yu Xiaogang turned and sat down on the edge of the bed.

At Yu Xiaogang's signal, Lin Mo sat down in the chair before the desk.

"The graduation requirement for Notting Academy is merely to be a one-ring Spirit Master; once you reach that, you can apply for graduation."

Yu Xiaogang paused here. "Just like that Wang Sheng in your dormitory..."

"At the end of last school year, he passed the final exam. His spirit power reached level ten, and he followed the academy's spirit hunting team into the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a ten-year spirit ring suitable for himself."

"He has already graduated. Like that senior student Xiao Chenyu, I heard the two of them left together for an intermediate spirit master academy."

"I just don't know if they will have the chance to advance to the advanced spirit master academy directly affiliated with that intermediate academy—Beast Academy..."

Lin Mo continued to listen silently without interrupting; he already knew about Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu's graduation.

"Your cultivation level reached level sixteen long ago, just like Little San's. In terms of cultivation speed alone, you are even a notch faster than him."

"Why didn't you apply for graduation last year like Wang Sheng?"

The room was quiet for a moment.

Lin Mo finally spoke: "I plan to stay at Notting Academy for one more year. Once this school year ends, I should be applying for graduation."

"The reason I wasn't in a rush to apply for graduation is that I want to skip the intermediate spirit master academy entirely and go straight to the entrance exam for an advanced spirit master academy, to see if my talent is enough to be admitted through special recruitment..."

To Lin Mo, an intermediate academy was quite redundant; he never had any intention of enrolling in one from the start.

In his view, an intermediate academy was merely a stepping stone, its only purpose being to gain entry into an advanced spirit master academy.

He might as well go all the way and enroll directly in an advanced spirit master academy.

This was a plan he had already settled on.

If nothing went wrong, he would apply for graduation at the end of this school year and head to an advanced academy to see if he could get in through special recruitment.

After hearing Lin Mo's words, Yu Xiaogang was silent for a moment before saying slowly: "Your plans for yourself are quite clear."

"Skipping the intermediate spirit master academy to apply directly to an advanced academy—it's not a path no one has taken, but few have succeeded."

Yu Xiaogang paused, a clear smile appearing at the corners of his mouth: "However, given your current cultivation speed, your chances are quite high."

Judging by Lin Mo's cultivation speed, this was not an impossible feat.

Lin Mo nodded: "That is what I think as well."

"Since you have already made up your mind, I won't say anything more." Yu Xiaogang sat back down on the edge of the bed.

The entrance requirement for an advanced spirit master academy is indeed to be a Great Spirit Master, but an eight-year-old quasi-Great Spirit Master should have no problem!

As for his second spirit ring, Lin Mo still intended to wait until after enrollment, when a teacher from the advanced spirit master academy could take him to obtain it.

That would be the most secure approach.