Three Paths of Cultivation After Becoming a Titled Douluo

Even as a level 95 Titled Douluo, Yan Shaozhe instantly saw the terrifying value of Lin Yan's method at a glance!

His expression went slightly blank, his eyes filled with disbelief as he blurted out, "You can already sense the Martial Soul Origin? You even developed such a secret technique?!!!"

Compared to those fantasy worlds that emphasized this sort of insight and that sort of enlightenment, the cultivation system of the Douluo Continent was practically idiot-proof.

You started with a meditation method, then all you had to do was accumulate Soul Power and obtain Spirit Rings.

Perhaps it was precisely because this cultivation logic was so simple that most Soul Masters in the world had never developed the mindset or initiative to explore and research, causing the entire Soul Master world to progress so slowly over tens of thousands of years.

Of course, this kind of cultivation that required virtually no effort was supposed to come to an end at the Titled Douluo realm.

Because once a Soul Master broke through to the Titled Douluo realm, although their path of growth still involved accumulating Soul Power, they first had to solve a critical problem.

The amount of Soul Power a Soul Master could carry reached its limit the moment they advanced from level 90 to level 91. In other words, there was no road ahead!

Since the Soul Master system had come into existence, three viable paths had been developed to deal with this predicament.

The first was the mainstream path of ten thousand years ago: using one's own will as a chisel, one's comprehension of various intents and Martial Souls as the framework, and using the Martial Soul to bear Soul Power, thereby opening up and expanding the upper limit of Soul Power.

The second path was the mainstream method of the current era: the Soul Core Method.

Compared to the pioneering method, which demanded extraordinarily high comprehension, this method perfectly matched the usual temperament of people on the Douluo Continent. What nonsense about enlightenment? Go talk to my overwhelming power.

It was all about brute force. Since the body had limited carrying capacity, then one simply continued compressing Soul Power with overwhelming power, turning liquid into solid. That way, one could keep raising the upper limit of Soul Power within a limited space.

This method was simple and efficient, and most importantly, the only difficulty in condensing a Soul Core lay in Soul Power control. It barely required any thinking at all.

Moreover, after breaking through with this method, the powerful endurance brought by the Soul Core meant one's combat strength rose rather than fell. Thus, it swiftly became the mainstream as soon as it appeared.

As for the third path, there was not much to say. It was to borrow Divine Power! Divine Power could forcibly expand and transform a Martial Soul, vastly increasing its Soul Power capacity.

At the same time, precisely because the Soul Core Method was so popular now, even some Titled Douluo did not value comprehending their Martial Souls at all.

That was why Yan Shaozhe was so shocked when he saw that Lin Yan could already sense the Martial Soul Origin at this level and had even gained some understanding of it.

However, after his shock passed, Yan Shaozhe quickly came to his senses and said, "You just said that you can clear the Evil Fire from Xiaotao's body?!"

The moment Lin Yan heard this question, he knew what Yan Shaozhe was planning. But he had no intention of refusing, since this suited him perfectly!

Why turn down a top-grade cultivation furnace delivered right to his door? Besides, Yan Shaozhe did not know that Lin Yan himself would benefit from this matter. If he did not take this chance to wring Yan Shaozhe dry, he would be doing himself an injustice.

After all, although he did not care for Ma Xiaotao, he had no quarrel with resources or knowledge. He had long coveted the knowledge Shrek had accumulated over ten thousand years.

There was another advantage as well. As long as Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire was not completely resolved, she would remain under his control, and Yan Shaozhe would be forced to fully side with him too!

Only someone with a hole in his head would refuse such a one-arrow-three-birds opportunity!

Facing Yan Shaozhe's eager, expectant gaze, Lin Yan slowly said, "I do have a way to clear the Evil Fire accumulated within her body."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe was immediately overjoyed. Still, with a what-if mindset, he hurriedly asked, "Little Lin, then do you have a way to completely eradicate the Evil Fire on Xiaotao?"

"No!"

Yan Shaozhe had only asked casually to begin with. Though he was somewhat disappointed by the answer, he was still satisfied.

Seeing that Yan Shaozhe wanted to continue questioning him, Lin Yan raised a hand and pointed at Wang Dong beside them. "Dean, we can discuss this later. The victim of this incident is still standing right here."

Yan Shaozhe had focused entirely on Ma Xiaotao and Lin Yan earlier, paying almost no attention to Wang Dong, the victim.

Now that Lin Yan had reminded him, Yan Shaozhe, who only wanted to settle the matter of Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire as quickly as possible, still did not think much of it. He merely intended to casually give her something and send her away.

But when he took a closer look, Yan Shaozhe's heart suddenly tightened. Why did this person look so much like the Clear Sky Sect's "little princess"?

Having been neglected and ignored the entire time, Wang Dong was holding back her fury and showed Yan Shaozhe not the slightest courtesy.

After all, she was different from Lin Yan. Lin Yan did not yet have a backer behind him who could truly shoulder responsibility, so he had to weigh everything carefully.

Wang Dong immediately said coldly, "Dean Yan, if not for Lin Yan today, I would have died at your academy. If you do not give me an explanation, I do not mind asking my eldest father and second father to pay Shrek a visit!"

It was over!!!

Having confirmed Wang Dong's identity, Yan Shaozhe's heart skipped a beat as he inwardly cried out in alarm!

At the same time, he could not help feeling a burst of resentment toward his "beloved" disciple, Ma Xiaotao. Of all the people you could have hurt, why did it have to be the one person you absolutely could not hurt?!

And you too, Wang Dong. Why did you have to dress up as a man for no reason?!

If not for that, how could I have failed to recognize you until now?!

Despite all his complaints, Yan Shaozhe knew that his top priority was to quickly soothe this "little princess" of the Clear Sky Sect.

If those two Limit Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect came here—though Yan Shaozhe mistakenly believed they were Limit Douluo, when they were actually divine officials—and a conflict broke out, would Mu En, who had little lifespan left, still have any chance of surviving?!

Seeing that Yan Shaozhe intended to handle the matter, Lin Yan had no interest in staying to listen. He immediately took the initiative to bid farewell.

"Dean, you can discuss how to handle this yourselves. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Although Yan Shaozhe felt some resentment toward Ma Xiaotao at the moment, he did not forget what mattered most and quickly tried to stop him. "Then regarding the matter of dealing with Xiaotao's Evil Fire..."

"You should first persuade your disciple. If she keeps acting as though she wants to fight and kill me, then there is no need to continue discussing this."

After leaving those words behind, Lin Yan ignored Yan Shaozhe's reaction. He casually waved a hand, turned around, and left directly.

As the saying went, a deal was not made by the one who chased after it. Yan Shaozhe and the others were the ones asking him for help now, so naturally, they should be the anxious ones!