Yu Xiaogang: Xiao San, Did You Really Have to Treat Me Like This?

An hour later, Lin Hao opened his eyes, an extremely excited expression on his face.

"Congratulations, Lin Hao. You've obtained your first Spirit Ring. From now on, you're a true Spirit Master."

Spirit Masters who had not yet obtained a Spirit Ring were called Soul Scholars.

Spirit Masters were those capable of using spirit skills.

"Alright, we should head back."

To Lin Hao's surprise, the dean did not ask about his spirit skill.

As Lin Hao puzzled over this, the dean reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Lin Hao, remember this: you never truly know what lies in another person's heart. Spirit skills are the life-saving trump cards of us Spirit Masters. Never reveal the abilities of your spirit skills to anyone, no matter the circumstances! If someone with ulterior motives learns every ability your spirit skill possesses, they can tailor tactics specifically to counter you. At worst, it could cost you your life!"

"Mm, I'll remember that." Lin Hao nodded firmly.

"Alright, let's go back!"

Seemingly intending to train Lin Hao, the dean had him lead the way.

As they walked, thunder suddenly rang out from the forest ahead.

"Farts like smoke, sleep-inducing Luo Sanpao!"

"Farts like thunder, heaven-shattering Luo Sanpao!"

Smoke spread through the forest.

The dean's heart skipped a beat. He froze in place and frowned. "It's Grandmaster! They're in danger. Lin Hao, let's hurry and help them!"

As he spoke, the dean grabbed Lin Hao's hand and raced toward the smoke.

As they drew closer, Lin Hao saw Tang San fighting a Datura Snake.

Tang San had severely wounded the Datura Snake. As it neared death, it launched a desperate counterattack, sweeping its tail toward Tang San.

Tang San deliberately staggered and rolled to the ground. Grandmaster reached out and caught him, pulling him up.

"Xiao San, are you alright?"

"Teacher, I was scared to death. That snake didn't chase after us, did it?"

"Why did you suddenly let go just now? Do you know how dangerous that was?"

"I don't know what happened either. My hands were sweaty, and it seemed like I suddenly slipped." Tang San's eyes flickered as he did not dare meet Grandmaster's gaze.

The dean strode closer and asked, "Keeping things hidden is a good thing. To have such planning at such a young age—you're destined to accomplish great things in the future!"

Grandmaster and Tang San turned their gazes toward the dean.

Tang San's brows furrowed slightly. The dean had seen through his intentions.

Yu Xiaogang, however, did not understand. He asked, "Old friend, what did you mean by that?"

The dean said, "Grandmaster, with your eyesight, you should have been able to tell. For him to fight the Datura Snake for that long and even stab it, his combat experience far surpasses that of his peers! That final move was merely an act so you wouldn't grow suspicious."

Yu Xiaogang froze and looked toward Tang San. "An act?"

Huff!

Yu Xiaogang stood there blankly. He blinked and thought, He hid it from me? No, he was guarding against me!

Tang San lowered his head, hating the dean to the bone.

The dean stretched out his hand and gently patted Tang San's shoulder, praising him, "At such a young age, your sense of self-protection is quite strong. Not bad. I think highly of you—you have the bearing of a great man!"

These were words of praise, yet Yu Xiaogang did not feel good hearing them. His disciple Tang San had been on guard against him.

Was that really necessary?

Yu Xiaogang truly wanted to ask Tang San, did he really have to guard against him like that?

Next, Tang San absorbed the Spirit Ring. The dean discovered that Yu Xiaogang had been poisoned and helped him detoxify. Once Tang San had finished absorbing the Spirit Ring's energy, the four of them returned to Notting Academy together.

Because Yu Xiaogang was injured and physically weak, they had no choice but to enter a hotel midway and rest for the night.

Lin Hao got a room for himself.

Inside the room, Lin Hao summoned his Martial Soul, and a yellow Spirit Ring lit up beneath his feet. Then, with a thought, he entered Boundary Space.

Lin Hao reached out and touched the vortex gate leading to the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.

"I still can't go to the Battle Through the Heavens Plane!"

A transparent barrier covered the vortex gate, preventing Lin Hao from entering the Battle Through the Heavens Plane.

Just as Lin Hao turned to leave, he suddenly noticed the patterns beneath his feet.

"Huh, these patterns have become a little brighter!"

"What's going on?"

"I haven't done anything special these past few days. The only thing was obtaining a Spirit Ring?"

A flash of insight crossed Lin Hao's mind.

"I know. As my cultivation rises, I can light up the runes on the ground. Maybe... maybe I can use this to return to the Battle Through the Heavens Plane again!"

Dorm Seven.

Lin Hao sat cross-legged on his bed, cultivating.

Spirit Masters of the Douluo Plane cultivated through meditation methods.

Tang San cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill, while Lin Hao was currently cultivating the Chaos Profound Art.

The Chaos Profound Art used chaos as its foundation and merged all Daos into the body. Those who cultivated it could become Ten Thousand Laws Impenetrable, devour the heavens, open heaven and suppress the world, forge their own Great Dao of Chaos, and stand above the laws of all heavens.

Unfortunately, the cultivation method Lin Hao had obtained was only a fragment.

Even so, the fragment recorded two foundational abilities.

The first was Ten Thousand Laws Impenetrable, cultivating the Chaos Dao Body.

At the major accomplishment stage, one could become immune to all attribute-based attacks: fire, water, lightning, wind, light, darkness, soul attacks... even curses.

It ignored suppression by cultivation realm, laws, and bloodline.

The physical body would repair itself automatically, and even severe injuries could be regenerated with chaos energy.

In other words, it was also a body-tempering method.

The second was Chaos Devouring.

It devoured the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, laws, energy, Heavenly Flames, divine weapons, and the origin of worlds.

After devouring them, they would directly transform into Chaos True Essence without producing impurities.

To possess the second foundational ability, one had to cultivate the technique to major accomplishment.

According to Senior Sister Yun Yun, four people in the Misty Cloud Sect's history had practiced this cultivation method.

One had gone insane, while the other three had wasted decades in vain before ultimately having no choice but to switch to other cultivation methods.

Lin Hao cultivated for a while, but just as before, he could not sense any energy.

"Still not working!"

Lin Hao had already tried several times. Following the fragment's instructions, he still could not draw the primordial energy of heaven and earth into his body.

"Where exactly did I go wrong?"

With a flip of his empty hand, Lin Hao took the fragment out of his storage ring.

The moment he took it out, he froze.

"Why are these pages complete?"

Lin Hao clearly remembered that when he cultivated at the Misty Cloud Sect, it had been incomplete. Not only did it contain only the first volume, but its pages were also tattered. The final few pages were even missing crucial information.

If not for its description attracting him and telling him it was a supreme body-tempering method, Lin Hao would never have chosen it.

Lin Hao sank into thought. "I never repaired it. I only returned from Battle Through the Heavens to Douluo... Right, I passed through Boundary Space. Could it be that my Martial Soul repaired it?"

Did his Martial Soul possess the ability to restore ancient texts?

Lin Hao shook his head slightly.

"Or did it absorb some kind of energy within Boundary Space and repair itself?"

Lin Hao nodded, then shook his head again.

"Forget it. No matter what happened, let's see whether I can cultivate this technique based on the information I have now."