Principles of Conduct

Ling Yu opened his slightly dazed eyes and looked at his beautiful master beside him.

At this moment, Bibi Dong was still immersed in the shock brought by the golden light she had just seen in his eyes. It felt like the oppression of a god upon a commoner; mere pressure from his aura had made her whole body tremble and turn cold!

She was only two levels away from becoming a Limit Douluo. Aside from the Great Enshrined of the Worship Hall, she feared no one. Yet even a powerhouse like her, who stood near the pinnacle of Douluo Continent, had been intimidated by that flash of golden light in Ling Yu's eyes.

Seeing Bibi Dong's blank expression, Ling Yu could not help asking, "Teacher? What's wrong?"

Hearing Ling Yu's voice, Bibi Dong suppressed the shock in her heart and revealed a helpless expression. "And you're asking me what's wrong? Why did you pass out in the training room again last night? If I hadn't had a maid call you for breakfast this morning, who knows what would have happened to you!"

As she spoke, Bibi Dong walked over to him, a trace of anger appearing on her face. This was not an act—she was genuinely a little angry. Cultivation should not come at the cost of neglecting food and rest, and every time, he left himself covered in injuries.

"If I hadn't asked a Soul Douluo-level healing-type Soul Master from the Spirit Hall to treat you, your Spiritual Power would have suffered serious damage this time!"

She flicked Ling Yu's forehead with a finger, questioning him with a stern look. "Tell me, will you do this again next time? Do you still dare?"

Looking at his beautiful master's perfect face, Ling Yu could not sense any accusation or anger from her. Instead, he found her indescribably adorable, and it went straight to his heart.

"Teacher, I know I was wrong. It was just that I suddenly had an idea yesterday. My second martial soul seemed... seemed capable of using lightning to accelerate my body's vitality, speed up its absorption of surrounding Soul Power, and even hasten the growth of my physical strength."

Ling Yu scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. "So I went a little overboard with the experiment yesterday. But I succeeded. I successfully developed a method of Lightning Tempering!"

Thinking of the results of his experiment, Ling Yu could no longer suppress his excited smile. That utterly pure smile made Bibi Dong lose herself for a moment.

However, she quickly asked, "Lightning Tempering?"

"Yes, Lightning Tempering!"

Ling Yu was filled with excitement. He impatiently rose from the bed and summoned his second martial soul.

This time, however, he merely controlled several faint blue arcs of electricity to appear on his arm, then guided them to stimulate the cells in his arm.

Ling Yu's display also greatly piqued Bibi Dong's interest, and her face was filled with intense excitement.

This disciple really knew how to bring her surprises. If this method truly worked, its benefits to Soul Masters would naturally be self-evident. It would be equivalent to having a systematic body-tempering method, rather than being like current Soul Masters, who had no way to improve their physical qualities beyond increasing their Soul Power, absorbing soul rings and soul bones, and consuming certain rare treasures.

Of course, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's secret dragonification technique was an exception. That method was only suitable for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan; other Soul Masters simply could not use it.

Bibi Dong watched the secretive young man before her with complete focus, extending her Spiritual Power toward his arm with all her might. Under the stimulation of lightning, his arm gradually began to emit a faint golden glow. The stimulated area clearly absorbed surrounding Soul Power much faster, while his flesh and skin became tougher and stronger.

The smile on her lovely face could no longer be restrained!

But soon, after sensing something else, her smile gradually faded somewhat!

"It really works!"

A smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face. "Very good! This method has nearly doubled your body's absorption speed for Soul Power, and under the continuous stimulation of this lightning, your strength is gradually increasing as well!"

As she spoke, she reached out and rubbed Ling Yu's head several times, making his hair slightly messy.

"However, this method is only suitable for you!"

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Ling Yu's excited expression instantly froze.

A puzzled look appeared on his face as he fell into thought. Soon, he spoke again. "Teacher, you mean that because my martial soul is lightning, I can achieve this. If others want to reach this level, they must possess a similar martial soul like mine!"

Bibi Dong revealed a gratified smile. This disciple was truly intelligent.

"That's right. Your martial soul is the Body of the Thunder God, which means your body possesses an extraordinary affinity for lightning. Other Soul Masters cannot do the same. Although many martial souls also possess lightning attributes, they are not pure lightning after all, nor can they give their bodies such strong adaptability and absorption capacity toward lightning. This is a unique technique that belongs to you alone! Unless..."

"Unless what?" Ling Yu asked anxiously.

Ever since coming to the Spirit Hall, he had received many benefits here. He had long wanted to do something in return—to help the Spirit Hall, or rather, to help his teacher!

Accepting others' kindness without a clear conscience was not Ling Yu's moral principle. Repaying kindness was the principle by which he had always conducted himself!

Seeing Ling Yu's anxious expression, Bibi Dong seemed to see through his thoughts. The smile on her face became gentler and warmer. She reached out to stroke his cheek and said softly:

"Unless you can develop a method that allows even those without pure lightning martial souls to use lightning for body tempering. Even Soul Masters without lightning attributes could forge and strengthen their bodies!"

Seeing the young man fall into deep thought because of her words, Bibi Dong could not help laughing.

"Stop thinking about it! This isn't something you can figure out overnight. Focus on improving your strength first. Once you become powerful and understand everything about Soul Masters, I believe you will definitely succeed in developing it!"

Ling Yu merely nodded calmly, but only he himself knew what he was truly thinking.

Seeing him like this, Bibi Dong had no choice but to take his hand and lead him to the hall, where the two shared another meal.

After returning to his room, Ling Yu felt the changes in his body and tried his best to cast aside everything he could not understand. What he needed to do now was improve his strength.

He opened the training room door once more and sat cross-legged on the floor. He was going to enter Lightning Release Armor Mode!