Heaven Snow Power: Breaking Through Rank Twenty

Xue Qinghe stayed in Tianlin's room until dusk before reluctantly preparing to leave.

There was no helping it—the feeling of Cultivation Together with Tianlin was simply too wonderful. If not for his current persona as a wise and virtuous crown prince, he would have tied Tianlin up and taken him back long ago.

"By the way, Xiao Tian, let's give the power we fused just now a name. What do you think?" Xue Qinghe suddenly said.

A name, like the Hao Dong Power Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong would have in the future, was not a bad idea.

Tianlin nodded. "Sure. How about we use characters from our names? My Tian and your He—let's call it Tianhe Power."

"No, call it Heaven Snow Power." Xue Qinghe amended. "Compared to Qinghe, I prefer the character Xue."

Xue Qinghe smiled brightly. No one would find that strange, since Xue was the royal surname of the Heaven Dou Empire. It was only natural for a crown prince to take pride in his own nation's surname.

But in truth, only she knew the real reason: her true name was Xue. It was the name given to her by the father she was supposed to "respect."

Over the next month, Tianlin kept his promise. Every few days, he would visit the East Palace and cultivate together with Xue Qinghe using Heaven Snow Power.

After all, it really was wonderful. The boost in cultivation efficiency from Heaven Snow Power was far greater than that of the Holy Breath Barrier without Soul Ring enhancements, and time was precisely what Tianlin lacked most.

With the help of Heaven Snow Power, Tianlin reached rank twenty Soul Power in just over a month—a level he had originally estimated would take at least two or three months to reach. He was overjoyed, for this meant he could hunt for his second Soul Ring.

When he arrived at the training ground Yu Tianheng and the others frequented and told them about his breakthrough, they were utterly stunned. Rank twenty at barely seven years old—was this cheating?

Osler even circled Tianlin, inspecting him from every angle. One moment he poked his little face, the next he lifted his arm. "Xiao Tian, are you really human? You're not a Soul Beast that cultivated anew, are you? When I was seven, I was only hovering around rank ten. Rank twenty is just too ridiculous."

"Osler, people who cultivate anew from Soul Beasts all have Beast Spirits. Don't you know my Spirit is a sword? And if you touch me again, don't blame my sword for showing no mercy!" Tianlin said, barely suppressing the urge to slash him.

"I told you, Xiao Tian has wanted to chop you up for ages." Ye Lingling did not speak much, but her words were venomous.

Her ability to save people was directly proportional to her ability to tongue-lash them.

"Xiao Tian, congratulations. It seems our agreement will soon be fulfilled. I'll wait for you to return after obtaining your second Soul Ring!" Yu Tianheng said with a smile, patting Tianlin on the shoulder. He meant the agreement between Chen Xin and himself: once Tianlin obtained his second Soul Ring, the two would have a Fair Fight.

"This is a good thing. Only competition brings progress." Qin Ming and Zhou Yan walked over. They had now officially become a couple.

Qin Ming thought especially highly of the children before him. He intended to nurture them with all his strength, then have them shine brilliantly at the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament several years from now.

Back when he studied at the academy, Shrek Academy's lack of official recognition had prevented him from participating in that tournament, a regret he had carried all his life. But now, if he could train a group of geniuses capable of winning the championship, he would at least find some comfort.

"Xiao Tian, do you need me to help you hunt your second Soul Ring?" Zhou Yan asked. "My Soul Skills are very suitable for hunting Soul Beasts. Once you return after obtaining your Soul Ring, Qin Ming said he can arrange some combat training for the few of you!"

Zhou Yan's Spirit was a butterfly, but she belonged to the control type. Tianlin had never understood how someone with a butterfly Spirit could control others. When he asked, Zhou Yan told him that her Soul Skills involved scattering various powders.

Poison Powder, Paralysis Powder, Sleep Powder, and so on. With these, she truly was the best candidate to assist in hunting low-level Soul Beasts.

Once a Soul Beast was asleep, could they not handle it however they wished?

However, Tianlin shook his head. "No. Master warned me not to hunt Soul Beasts casually. Once I reached rank twenty, I had to return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He will choose the Soul Beast for me."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan and Qin Ming did not press the matter. After all, it was the request of a Titled Douluo. Moreover, any teacher would certainly go to great lengths to cultivate such an outstanding disciple as Tianlin and prevent mistakes in his cultivation. They could understand Chen Xin's thoughts.

The real reason was that Chen Xin worried that if Tianlin followed people from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to hunt Soul Beasts, he would be unable to use the Holy Breath Barrier in order to avoid exposing the secret of his Twin Martial Souls. Naturally, he would then only be able to hunt a Soul Beast around seven hundred years old, the limit for a second Soul Ring.

For Tianlin, whose first Soul Ring was already six hundred years old, that would undoubtedly be a waste. Chen Xin would never allow it.

For his disciple, the second Soul Ring had to be at least nine hundred years old. Though the difference was only two hundred years, the enhancement to every attribute was enormous, and the power of the Soul Skills would be incomparable.

Tianlin temporarily bade everyone farewell and set off on his journey home.

The road was not far, and he did not need any guards. With a Spirit Master's leg strength, traveling at full speed for half a day was enough to reach Seven Treasure Mountain.

Tianlin hurried along at full speed and arrived at the foot of the mountain three hours later. However, he did not immediately go up the mountain. Instead, he first went home to see his parents.

Jun Tianhai and Mo Lan were naturally overjoyed to see their son return.

But unlike Mo Lan, who was happy only because she missed her son, Jun Tianhai thought more deeply and asked sternly, "Tianlin, I heard from people of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that you went to study at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Why have you come back so soon? Don't tell me you skipped school?"

"What are you talking about? My son is so well-behaved. How could he do such a thing?" Mo Lan immediately protested. Tianlin was the apple of her eye. Even his father was not allowed to slander him.

Sure enough, many spoiled brats were raised by mothers who indulged them too much. Fortunately, Tianlin's soul was mature, so he could barely maintain his true nature.

"No, Father. My Soul Power has broken through to rank twenty. I came back this time to ask my teacher to help me hunt my second Soul Ring," Tianlin said, dropping a bombshell that made Jun Tianhai shudder.

Rank twenty. He had cultivated his entire life and was only around rank twenty-three now. Was this son really his biological child? The gap was simply too great.

Once Tianlin obtained his second Soul Ring, he probably would not even be able to defeat his own son anymore. Sure enough, children had to be disciplined early. He deeply regretted not doing so sooner. In the future, none of his paternal authority would remain.

In truth, Tianlin really wanted to tell him, You already can't beat me. Aside from their difference in rank, he also possessed powerful martial techniques such as Mount Shu Swordplay and Seven Kill Swordplay.

Besides, the quality of their Spirits was not even on the same level.

But considering that Jun Tianhai was his father after all, Tianlin decided not to provoke him further.