Spirit Hall's Arrival

Early the next morning, Ling Yu rose as usual and ran toward the mountaintop.

Watching the sun rise over the horizon, Ling Yu sat cross-legged on the ground and began breathing in a steady rhythm.

The first level of the "Basic Cultivation Method," Body Tempering, required more than saturating the Soul Power within one's dantian to reach perfection. One's flesh and skin also had to be continually strengthened and tempered.

Ling Yu had completed the first step of saturating his Soul Power half a year ago, but he still had a long way to go in tempering his flesh and skin.

The book in his mind clearly stated that the first step of cultivation had to be pushed to the utmost limit. Only after one's flesh and skin had been tempered to the point where they could no longer improve could one cultivate the next level.

Ling Yu knew he could not rush such things. Cultivation feared rash advances the most. Keeping a calm heart and letting nature take its course was the true essence of cultivation!

After three years of cultivation, nearly two-thirds of his flesh and skin had been tempered. Every cell in his body was like a brilliant lamp, bright and dazzling.

As white mist began to rise from his mouth, Ling Yu's chest rose and fell rhythmically. Earth-yellow scales appeared across his chest again, but unlike before, they now had a faint golden hue. They were no longer the same shit-yellow color as at the beginning.

Ling Yu did not notice this change, but he could clearly feel that as he breathed, his body absorbed the surrounding Soul Power more quickly, and his cells absorbed and digested Soul Power faster as well.

As the first ray of sunlight shone down, the earth-yellow glow around Ling Yu grew even more dazzling. With every breath, his body absorbed Soul Power more intensely, strengthening his flesh and skin at an even greater rate!

An hour later, Ling Yu exhaled his last puff of white mist and opened his bright black eyes. His small yet sturdy body slowly rose to its feet.

Feeling the greater strength in his body, Ling Yu looked somewhat puzzled. He reached out and pulled open the collar over his chest, staring at the scale on its surface. Looking at the scale whose color had changed, Ling Yu felt complicated emotions toward the culprit that had brought him into this unfamiliar world.

Ling Yu had never understood what this scale sent by his grandfather actually was. It possessed the ability to let someone travel across dimensions, and his intuition told him that the vague Dragon Shadow in his mind was definitely connected to it.

Taking a deep breath, Ling Yu forced himself to cast aside all those distracting thoughts he could not make sense of. Then, he focused on sensing the strength his body now possessed.

According to the book, when the first realm—Body Tempering—was cultivated to its limit, the strength of one's entire body could reach three thousand kilograms!

By comparison, his current strength could reach at most two thousand kilograms. If he relied on cultivation alone, he would need at least another year to achieve perfection in Body Tempering.

However, he had some ideas about how to reach perfection faster: absorbing a soul ring!

And it could not be an ordinary hundred-year soul ring. He had to absorb a soul ring powerful enough to saturate his flesh and skin in a short time.

But he did not know what age would be suitable. It seemed that after joining Spirit Hall, he would need to seek guidance from some high-ranking seniors there.

Countless people online in his previous life had mocked Grandmaster, but it was undeniable that during Tang San's early growth, Grandmaster had played no small role.

Not only had he taught Tang San a great deal of knowledge about Soul Beasts, but he had also provided excellent insights and guidance regarding his soul ring absorption. This laid a solid foundation for Tang San's later second awakening of his Martial Soul and ascension to godhood.

However, Ling Yu had no fondness for Grandmaster. He knew that Grandmaster's purpose in teaching Tang San was not pure—or rather, his purpose in taking Tang San as a disciple had entirely been to achieve his own goals.

He had even used his own disciple as an experiment. Apart from Tang San, that cheat-powered brat, who else could put up with something like that?

Moreover, many things in the "Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls" he had published had been plagiarized from Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If not for Bibi Dong's protection of Yu Xiaogang, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

Ling Yu glanced at the sunlight overhead and felt that the time was about right. He quickly headed down the mountain toward home. He still had to cook for the village chief grandfather.

That afternoon, Ling Yu sat on the grass as the book "Basic Cultivation Method" appeared in his mind.

The entire book was written in regular script. It not only contained cultivation methods and classifications of realms, but there were also several pages at the end that could not be opened.

Ling Yu guessed that perhaps his strength was insufficient, or he had yet to fulfill the conditions required to open them.

With that thought, Ling Yu continued cultivating.

"Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, come out quickly!"

Just as Ling Yu was cultivating, the village chief grandfather's shout came from outside the door. "A Lord Soul Master from Spirit Hall has arrived! Come out quickly!"

Hearing the shout, Ling Yu instantly rose and walked outside.

The moment he pushed open the door, he saw a tall, slender man with somewhat feminine features standing before it, studying him with an appraising gaze.

The effeminate man wore a golden robe. His face was more beautiful than a woman's, and Ling Yu could not even tell what gender he was at first glance.

"Could it be...?"

Upon seeing the visitor, a name instantly surfaced in Ling Yu's mind, though he did not dare confirm it. He strode up to the man, neither humble nor overbearing.

"You are Ling Yu, correct?"

The effeminate man had been examining the child before him, but the look in his eyes soon turned to delight. In a gentle tone, he said, "This old man is Yue Guan, a level ninety-four Titled Douluo and an elder of Spirit Hall! Release your Martial Soul and let me see it!"

Hearing his introduction, Ling Yu was shaken. It really was Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan!

He had not expected that because of him, this famous Titled Douluo would be alerted!

"Alright!"

Ling Yu smiled faintly at Yue Guan. His flawless smile made Yue Guan's own smile grow more sincere. What an adorable little fellow.

As a cool sensation flashed through his eyes, Ling Yu felt the world before him become clearer and his field of vision broaden. He could see the wings of a mosquito fifty meters away, and he could even see the pores on Chrysanthemum Douluo's delicate cheeks.

Yue Guan watched as the gentle little boy from a moment ago instantly took on an eerie aura with the appearance of the Sharingan.

"As expected, it is an Eye Martial Soul. This kind of Body Martial Soul is extremely rare."

Seeing Ling Yu's crimson eyes, Yue Guan could no longer suppress the delight on his face.

However, Ling Yu was somewhat confused by the term Body Martial Soul, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"You do not understand this knowledge yet. Once we set out, I will explain it all to you."

Seeing Ling Yu's puzzled expression, Yue Guan smiled. "Now, you may say goodbye to your family. There is no need to pack anything. Then we will head straight to Spirit Hall!"

Ling Yu nodded, then turned to look at the old man beside him.

"Grandpa, once I leave, it may be a long time before I can return. But I'll write to you every so often and have someone deliver the letters. I'll also come back to see you during holidays and festivals. When you miss me, don't forget to tell me in your letters."

The old man quietly listened to the instructions of the six-year-old child before him, a smile always on his lips. Yue Guan found the sight rather strange. When children traveled far from home, were the parents not usually the ones nagging in their ears? Why had things been reversed today?

Thank you to Heavenly Heart Charity for the five recommendation tickets, and thank you for your support!