Terrifying Learning Ability

Books filled with rich theoretical knowledge fluttered through Lin Huo's hands.

For Lin Huo, reading and understanding an entire book only took a single pass.

As time went on, the contents recorded in Lin Huo's notebook grew ever more complete and extensive.

He had never imagined that studying could be such an easy thing. The feeling of knowledge constantly pouring into his mind and swiftly taking root made Lin Huo even more exhilarated.

Lin Huo, meanwhile, found nothing strange about this state in which his writing flowed as if divinely inspired.

For one thing, the cognitive foundation nurtured by nine years of compulsory education was indeed on a higher level.

His ability to translate complex classical prose into plain language made every article written by these feudal natives of the Douluo World seem simple and easy to understand in Lin Huo's eyes.

Only certain knowledge that required reaching a higher realm to verify could slow Lin Huo's progress even slightly.

As for the other reason behind this abnormally excellent learning state, Lin Huo guessed that it was the fourfold boost to his mental power brought by Meditation.

A fourfold enhancement to mental power was already an exceedingly terrifying figure, not to mention that Lin Huo, as a transmigrator, had been born with mental power superior to others.

His thoughts had never been clearer or quicker, and even his memory had nearly reached the level of never forgetting anything he saw.

As for just what level his mental power had reached under the combined effects of both—

Even after flipping through several notes left behind by spiritual-type Soul Masters, Lin Huo still could not find an answer.

There was no helping it. Research into mental power in the Douluo World was simply backward beyond belief.

Nearly all Soul Masters relied solely on raising their Soul Power Level to drive the growth of their mental power.

Even spiritual-type Soul Masters, a group that made their living off the strength of their mental power, were no exception.

Otherwise, Douluo Continent would not have had the ironclad rule that only Soul Kings could withstand Soul Shock and absorb a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

It was rather laughable. In the original story, Hu Liena, whose main focus was mental power and who had already reached the Soul King realm, could not compare to Tang San, who was only a Soul Ancestor, in terms of mental strength.

The reason was merely that Tang San cultivated the Purple Demon Eye and had consumed the immortal herb Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew to enhance his mental power.

Even a fortunate person like Hu Liena, the Spirit Hall Saintess who had a Peerless Douluo-level powerhouse behind her, could only raise her mental power by putting in years of service.

The backwardness of cultivation standards on Douluo Continent was plain to see.

While Lin Huo was immersed in his grand undertaking of study, a pair of eyes beside him had been carefully observing and scrutinizing him from beginning to end.

For the entire afternoon, Book Elder had narrowed his eyes and pretended to doze while secretly watching everything Lin Huo did. He had long since been shocked beyond measure.

Book after book was merely skimmed through quickly in Lin Huo's hands before being set aside. Anyone else would probably have considered it the laughable act of swallowing dates whole.

Yet though Book Elder was old, his eyes were not dim in the slightest. With his excellent eyesight, he caught sight of part of the notes Lin Huo had written down and was utterly amazed.

Book Elder could not help but marvel. Even as a seasoned scholar who had spent several decades steeped in the Blazing Fire Grand Library, he had to admit it.

Every word Lin Huo recorded in his notebook was a precise distillation of all kinds of complex Soul Master theories.

Some of the theories Lin Huo summarized were even built upon with other theoretical foundations, producing fresh ideas that made them more complete and reliable.

Though it was easy to see between the lines that Lin Huo was an absolute beginner in theoretical studies.

The advanced way of thinking Lin Huo displayed was simply like that of a prodigious child blessed by the gods in ancient myths and legends.

Even Book Elder's long-fixed notions, accumulated over decades, had been broadened anew by the masterpieces beneath Lin Huo's pen.

"Xiao Tian really did find an extraordinary genius this time. We must keep this treasure well protected. Later, I should go give Xiao Lin a proper reminder. As for now..."

Book Elder withdrew his gaze from Lin Huo's notes. Though he was indeed immensely curious about them.

He understood perfectly well that secretly learning from another person's achievements was a grave taboo.

To avoid making Lin Huo resentful, it was enough to take a brief look at certain things.

The great undertaking of study continued in full swing. With a cheat-like learning speed under the fourfold mental power enhancement, Lin Huo became hopelessly immersed in the ocean of knowledge.

<The Relationship Between Soul Power Quality and Physical Fitness>, How to Circulate Soul Power More Effectively, Detailed Record of the Essence of Soul Power, Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul...

"Wait! What the hell got mixed in here?"

Seeing the book in his hands, exceptionally worn in appearance yet bearing an all-too-familiar title, Lin Huo instantly snapped out of his studious trance.

"This thing... won't it contaminate my brain if I read it?"

Holding Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, Lin Huo seemed somewhat hesitant. After all, Gangzi's notorious reputation and absurd antics had left a deep impression on countless people.

Back then, his famous declarations—"I will destroy Spirit Hall at any cost" and "I taught a god"—had made who knew how many viewers laugh so hard they could not close their mouths.

Gangzi's reputation was widely known. It could not be called bad; it could only be said that it was no different from a pile of crap. In fact, calling it crap almost felt like an insult to crap itself.

Because of that, Lin Huo instinctively felt especially resistant to reading Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

He had originally intended to toss the book aside, but reason told him that drawing on the strengths of many others was the best way to learn.

Maybe... maybe Gangzi really did have something worthwhile?

No matter what, Gangzi had at least latched onto a rich woman and taken Spirit Hall's knowledge, while also possessing the inherited knowledge of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

With those two solid foundations combined, Gangzi could not possibly have written a pile of crap, could he?

With a critical mindset, Lin Huo opened Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul.

"There are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters!"

The book he had just opened was decisively shut again. Lin Huo thought about it for a long while but could not understand how someone could start his own work by insulting himself twice.

Book Elder, seated nearby, noticed Lin Huo's strange movements. When he saw Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul in Lin Huo's hands, his eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly snapped out of his pretense of dozing.

He reached out and snatched the book from Lin Huo's hands. Putting on a stern expression, Book Elder said, "Where did you get this garbage that misleads the young?"

"..." With the book suddenly snatched away, Lin Huo's mind failed to react for a moment. After standing there in a daze for a while, he finally answered:

"I brought down a pile of books from the shelves just now. It must have gotten mixed in with them. Book Elder, what is wrong with this book?"

"Hmph! What's wrong? I don't know which bastard actually picked this trash back up. It has sullied my rosewood bookshelf!"