Yu Xiaogang's Suggestion

Having figured this out, Lin Mo sighed inwardly.

He turned to look at Tang San and explained with a serious expression:

"Just as you said, if I want to learn about spirit masters and spirit beasts, it is indeed fine for me to come to Master for guidance, provided he doesn't mind."

"But the help the academy provides to students isn't limited to that; there is another aspect: obtaining spirit rings."

"In this regard, at least as far as I can see, Notting Academy can no longer provide me with much help."

"Once my cultivation reaches the level of a twenty-level quasi-Grand Spirit Master in the future, I fear that the vast majority of teachers in this academy will no longer be my match."

"How then can I rely on them to take me hunting for spirits and ensure my safety during the process?"

This was the primary reason Lin Mo wanted to graduate from Notting Academy as a quasi-Grand Spirit Master and directly take the entrance exam for a higher-level spirit master academy.

If he were to let loose, apart from the three-ringed director and the four-ringed dean, none of the other teachers at Notting Academy could stand against him.

And if Lin Mo remembered correctly, in his memory, the old dean of Notting Academy had to exhaust all his strength just to help Tang San hunt a six-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine with his four-ringed Spirit Ancestor cultivation.

Even then, it was only through the restraint of his spirit that they were able to successfully complete the hunt.

And that was merely hunting a century-old Ghost Vine, not a spirit beast with a high-level bloodline.

As for the second spirit ring he required, the minimum would have to be eight or nine hundred years, with a high probability of being a thousand-year-old one.

It certainly couldn't be a low-bloodline spirit beast like a Ghost Vine.

The strength of a thousand-year spirit beast is more than a grade higher than that of a century-old one.

Not to mention those thousand-year spirit beasts with higher-level bloodlines.

Lin Mo highly doubted that even if he could use Yu Xiaogang's connections to persuade the dean as Tang San did, the dean would have the strength to help him hunt it.

If he really went hunting with the academy, the main force would likely end up being himself, just like before!

That was far too risky.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been silently listening to the conversation between Lin Mo and Tang San, smiled at this moment and said thoughtfully: "Lin Mo, you have a very clear path planned for your future, which is excellent."

Yu Xiaogang's gaze fell on Lin Mo, his eyes filled with approval.

"The reason you are so insistent on entering a high-level spirit master academy is simply because they possess better teaching staff and can provide you with assistance in hunting spirit rings."

"Their academic resources are only secondary, am I right?" Yu Xiaogang asked.

Lin Mo nodded, admitting it frankly.

A smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face: "If you have a need, I have a school here that is very suitable for you to recommend!"

"In terms of teaching staff alone, the teachers at that academy are not inferior to any high-level spirit master academy!"

Hearing this, Lin Mo remained silent for a moment.

Although Yu Xiaogang did not name it, he knew clearly in his heart.

The academy Yu Xiaogang spoke of, which rivaled a high-level spirit master academy, must be Shrek Academy, founded by the Four-Eyed Owl, Flender.

Shrek's teaching staff was indeed not bad.

Flender himself was a powerhouse at the Spirit Saint level, and with someone like Zhao Wuji also holding the fort, along with several other teachers, this lineup was truly impressive.

It was just a pity... the academy was just a little bit too poor.

Before Lin Mo could give a reply, Yu Xiaogang dropped another bombshell: "If you are willing to enroll, I can find someone to help you obtain a second spirit ring that is most suitable for your spirit!"

Having said this, Yu Xiaogang paused deliberately, his eyes fixed tightly on Lin Mo.

"Even a thousand-year second spirit ring!"

Before Lin Mo could respond, Tang San, who was standing to the side, could no longer hold back.

He looked at Yu Xiaogang in shock, and before Yu Xiaogang could continue, he interrupted impatiently:

"But Master, didn't you tell me that the limit for the age of a spirit master's second spirit ring cannot exceed seven hundred and sixty-four years?"

Tang San's eyes were full of confusion; a thousand-year second spirit ring was completely different from the theory his master had taught him!

When Yu Xiaogang explained spirit ring theory to him, he had explicitly stated that the limit for the second spirit ring was seven hundred and sixty-four years.

This was a theory Yu Xiaogang had derived after decades of research, and he had always regarded it as the absolute truth.

Yet now, Yu Xiaogang was saying he would help Lin Mo obtain a thousand-year-level second spirit ring.

This was the exact opposite of the theory his master had taught him.

Hearing Tang San's words, Yu Xiaogang smiled and waved his hand: "That is merely the limit that a normal spirit master can withstand for their second spirit ring."

Yu Xiaogang's tone was calm, clearly having anticipated that Tang San would raise such a question.

"But Lin Mo is different; his physical constitution is inherently superior to ordinary people. I have had quite a lot of contact with Lin Mo and have some understanding of his situation."

"If my judgment is correct, his current physical constitution is already no less than that of those thirty-level Spirit Elders."

"It would take a Power Attack System Battle Spirit Elder with a beast spirit to be comparable to his physical constitution."

"Otherwise, what do you think gave Lin Mo the ability to easily slaughter century-old soul beasts in the Soul Hunting Forest without even having obtained a soul ring?"

"You foolish child, do not just obsess over the theories I have taught you; you must learn to combine them with reality."

"If you only rely on rote memorization, I fear you will end up just like me, capable of nothing more than armchair strategy!"

Hearing this, Tang San was momentarily stunned.

Lin Mo, standing to the side, wore an expression of clear understanding.

Only this kind of Yu Xiaogang could truly be called a Grandmaster.

He was not trapped within his own martial soul theoretical research, stubbornly insisting on validating the so-called Ten Core Competencies.

Instead, he was capable of making correct judgments based on actual circumstances and could see the discrepancies between theory and reality.

Such a Yu Xiaogang was the only one truly worthy of the title of Grandmaster.

"It is just that... whether you are ultimately willing to attempt to absorb a thousand-year-level soul ring for your second soul ring slot depends entirely on your own choice, Lin Mo!"

"For one, the risk of exceeding the limit to absorb a soul ring is immense. If you are not careful, your meridians will be completely destroyed, leaving you a cripple, and it is not impossible that you could die on the spot."

Speaking to this point, the look in Yu Xiaogang's eyes as he gazed at Lin Mo became unprecedentedly serious, and the smile he had worn just moments ago vanished completely.

"Secondly, if you truly absorb a thousand-year second soul ring, then unless absolutely necessary, you must never easily expose the fact that you possess one."

"Otherwise, you will likely find yourself mired in endless danger—dangers that you are currently unable to handle!"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Lin Mo nodded slightly.