Traveling the Continent (Final Free Chapter)

Immediately, the God of Destruction shared the events that had transpired during this period with the Goddess of Life in the form of mental energy.

The Goddess of Life's illusory form shuddered violently; even as naive and optimistic as she was, she had to face this dark reality.

Within the God Realm Committee, she had favored Tang San several times because they were both conservatives.

Coupled with his position as the Sea God, her impression of Tang San had actually been quite favorable.

Yet, this memory forcibly tore away Tang San's hypocritical mask, exposing his true face to the Goddess of Life in its entirety.

"Xiao Zi, I..."

"Enough, you don't need to say it. I didn't fully see through Tang San's true colors at the time either," the God of Destruction interrupted.

The God of Destruction turned his head to look at Lin Yuan and said, "Regret is meaningless now. We must focus on the immediate revenge and on helping a new god ascend to the God Realm to set things right."

The Goddess of Life also looked over, and Lin Yuan faced these two experts with a serious expression.

"I roughly understand the situation now. With the accumulation from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it is indeed possible to pursue the Five Elements Soul Core path."

"However, this path remains incredibly difficult. Have you prepared yourself?" The Goddess of Life's expression was uncharacteristically solemn.

"I am prepared," Lin Yuan responded firmly.

The Goddess of Life nodded and said, "I should still tell you just how difficult this path is; Xiao Zi was likely afraid of dampening your confidence and didn't tell you everything."

"First is the five-year timeframe; you must absorb every single one of the immortal-grade medicinal herbs I refine into pills."

"Absorb them all? Aren't there limits to absorbing immortal herbs?" Lin Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Under normal circumstances, yes," the Goddess of Life nodded.

"But I possess a technique that can allow you to exceed the limit on the number of immortal herbs you can absorb. It is just that the process is extremely painful; the days you spent undergoing your second martial soul awakening at the seaside will likely become your daily routine."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan recalled that terrifying three-day experience; he couldn't even remember how many times he had experienced near-death moments.

"This is to lay the foundation for your future. While the Four Symbols Soul Core can still be condensed one by one, from the second condensation onwards, you must condense two soul cores simultaneously."

"Ah? Two?" Lin Yuan's eyes widened like copper bells.

Having many Title Douluo mentors, Lin Yuan deeply understood how difficult it was to condense a soul core.

Lin Yuan had not failed to discuss the hypothesis of condensing two soul cores simultaneously with these titled powerhouses.

The conclusion was that the difficulty of condensing two soul cores at once was not additive, but multiplicative.

The Goddess of Life nodded slightly and said to Lin Yuan, "Yes, that is correct."

"Since your first soul core is a fire-attribute soul core, your second must inevitably be water-attribute."

"According to the Five Elements Soul Core theory, whether through resonance or yin-yang complementarity, there would be no potential left to open up a fourth or fifth soul core."

"Therefore, you must condense a wood-attribute soul core to balance the two, otherwise the two forces will constantly tear at each other within your body, until—"

You explode and die!

The God of Destruction: "Why are you looking at me? Didn't I say that the first fire-attribute soul core was easy?"

"Master, you should be more thorough. What you did wasn't very kind," Lin Yuan said helplessly.

"If I had truly told you everything, your willingness to cultivate would have been dampened to some extent. You would have had to face it sooner or later anyway," the God of Destruction laughed.

Lin Yuan sighed and asked the Goddess of Life, "Can't I condense the wood-attribute soul core first?"

"You could, but there is no time," the Goddess of Life said.

"If you were to condense the wood-attribute soul core first, you could certainly condense them one by one slowly. But the time required would definitely be an extra four or five years. Every second we lose now adds to our risk."

The problem was indeed as she said. Lin Yuan sighed helplessly, then his loose gaze became firm once more.

"Fine, then let's do it! I've already come this far; there's no possibility of stopping now."

Returning to reality, only a brief moment had passed.

Facing the concern of Ning Tian and Wu Feng, Lin Yuan simply indicated that there was nothing to worry about.

It was just that Jade Dragon-Slayer's martial soul had mutated due to the previous Spirit-Devouring Carving Knife, gaining a talent soul skill called Life Force Sharing.

The life force shared out was not the primordial life force that could directly replenish one's lifespan, but rather life energy converted from soul power.

Even so, this soul skill was still very powerful.

It could keep a Title Douluo on the verge of death hanging on by a thread, and in cases where the gap in cultivation was not too large, it could allow for the absorption of soul rings beyond one's limit.

From this, Lin Yuan estimated that the limit for his third ring was a twenty-thousand-year soul beast.

Some time later, all the alchemy masters currently available on the continent gathered at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.

They were all amazed that the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect could collect such immortal-grade medicinal herbs; they were supreme treasures they could never hope to see in their entire lives.

Because there were Title Douluo guarding the gates, they could not spread the news of this place.

They could only settle in at the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect to refine all the medicinal materials into pills, and they would be released only after being locked up for another ten or twenty years.

If they felt they had no human rights, they were welcome to appeal to Bone Douluo or Amorous Douluo in the Human Resources Department.

Besides, since they were paid enough, being restricted in their freedom was just being restricted in their freedom.

In any case, after refining this batch of medicinal materials, the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect could afford to keep them well-fed and housed for free.

"Kid, have you said your proper goodbyes to your little girlfriend?"

Outside the mountain gates of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, Du Busi teased Lin Yuan.

After changing into his outdoor gear, Lin Yuan held up a single finger at Du Busi.

"Correction, she is my fiancée now. After deciding to let me out for training, Uncle Ning spoke with Ning Tian and me privately."

"Heh, not bad. You've got half the style I had back in the day."

While those master alchemists were organizing the materials left behind by their ancestors, they "accidentally" stumbled upon a book titled Five Elements Soul Core Theory Hypothesis.

This book was written by an unknown sage and mentioned a method for condensing a soul core that differed from the two popular methods currently circulating on the continent.

Initially, the alchemist who found this scroll just read it for amusement as a curious anecdote, but the more he read, the more solemn his expression became.

The book was then presented to Ning Zhiyuan and several Titled Douluo.

After some calculations, the experts discovered that the theory in the book was indeed plausible.

Moreover, the conditions were incredibly coincidental: twin martial souls, a massive disparity between the attributes of the two martial souls, having absorbed a supreme treasure of the life attribute—even the requirement for a large quantity of immortal-grade herbs matched perfectly.

After deliberating, the high-level members concluded that even if this method failed, Lin Yuan would still possess a solid foundation.

If it succeeded, then after ten thousand years, another deity would emerge on the continent.

The leadership unanimously decided to launch a God-Making Project.

The cost-is-no-object investment in Lin Yuan continued to increase, and for the past few years, various Titled Douluo had been taking him to train in extreme environments all across the continent.

"That goes without saying. Who am I? The apprentice of the future number one person on the continent." Lin Yuan nudged Du Busi with his elbow, buttering him up.

"You brat, it's a pity the Body Sect doesn't have any suitable female disciples. Once you become a god, don't you go forgetting the Body Sect."

"Am I that kind of person?"

With that said, Du Busi took Lin Yuan and flew off toward the distance.