The Truth About His Constitution

After learning what had happened to Lin Yan, the goateed old man looked astonished. "Such a thing actually happened?"

"Yes." Lin Yuhuan nodded slightly. "That's why I brought this boy here for you to examine."

Hearing this, the goateed old man immediately walked over to Lin Yan and felt around his body. "By touch, his muscles and bones seem no different from those of an ordinary six-year-old child."

Then something happened that made Lin Yan tense up.

The goateed old man released his martial soul—a jade-green bead. The eight Spirit Rings that rose around him proved that he was an eight-ring Spirit Douluo powerhouse.

The goateed old man's first Spirit Ring lit up.

His martial soul, that jade-green bead, immediately floated to a point a foot above Lin Yan's head. As it slowly rotated, rays of light poured down onto Lin Yan's body like a shower of light.

The goateed old man slowly closed his eyes.

At the same time, Lin Yan suddenly felt as though someone were peering into him.

It was as if everything within his body had been swept over by a pair of eyes.

What the hell? They won't discover my second martial soul, will they?

Lin Yan felt conflicted.

He wanted to find out what was causing the abnormality in his body, but he was also worried that his second martial soul would be discovered.

A moment later, the bead returned to the goateed old man's hand. He opened his eyes in confusion. "Strange. There doesn't seem to be anything abnormal."

Lin Yan sighed in relief, yet also felt somewhat disappointed.

"You didn't find anything abnormal?" Lin Yuhuan frowned.

The goateed old man shook his head. "No."

Then an idea struck him. He had someone bring in a stone lock weighing sixty jin and said, "Little fellow, carry this stone lock outside and run a few laps. Come back when you're too exhausted to continue."

Lin Yuhuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "Old man, you really have a way with things!"

Following his instructions, Lin Yan carried the stone lock outside and ran for twenty minutes before returning, panting heavily.

Throughout the entire process, he had not used any soul power and had relied solely on his physical strength. Otherwise, he could have lasted much longer.

The reason he had not used soul power was that doing so would have robbed the exercise of its effect and meaning.

After he returned to the hall, panting for breath, the goateed old man immediately handed him a green pill.

Lin Yan hesitated and looked at his grandmother.

Only after receiving his grandmother's approval did he take the pill with ease.

"You little brat are quite cautious. My pill is good stuff, refined from all sorts of precious medicinal ingredients. It can not only quickly restore soul power, but also rapidly restore physical strength. Others couldn't buy it even if they wanted to, yet here you are being suspicious." The goateed old man laughed and scolded him.

"Hehe—"

Lin Yan gave an embarrassed laugh before placing the pill in his mouth.

At the same time, the goateed old man released his martial soul again and immediately activated his first soul skill.

That feeling of being watched immediately returned to Lin Yan's mind.

It had to be said, the old man was rather clever.

Unable to find anything unusual in Lin Yan under normal circumstances, he had immediately thought to search for clues through abnormal conditions.

A moment later, the goateed old man withdrew his gaze, and a look of deep shock immediately appeared on his face.

"How is it?"

Seeing the goateed old man's expression, Lin Yuhuan immediately knew he must have discovered something and quickly asked.

Lin Yan also looked at the old man.

After taking the man's pill, its effects were comparable to eating several jin of Soul Beast meat. In the blink of an eye, the fatigue in his body had been completely swept away.

The goateed old man stared at Lin Yan and said in amazement, "There really is something strange about this boy's body. When he is exhausted, the flesh, sinews, and bones within his body seem to possess consciousness. They actively digest and absorb external energy to replenish his own consumption. That is why he can recover so quickly."

"Moreover, throughout this process, his flesh, sinews, bones, and physical strength all improve. The efficiency far surpasses that of ordinary body tempering. If this continues over time, it will greatly improve his constitution."

"Such a thing actually exists?" Lin Yuhuan was shocked.

"Yes." The goateed old man nodded. "If this continues, at his rate of improvement, it may not be impossible for him to challenge a Millennium Spirit Ring for his second Spirit Ring."

Hearing this, Lin Yan was startled.

In theory, the age limit for a Soul Master's second Spirit Ring was between seven hundred and eight hundred years.

Choosing a Millennium Spirit Ring would mean absorbing one beyond his level. Absorbing a Spirit Ring beyond one's level had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage was that a Millennium Spirit Ring would certainly provide a greater increase to a Soul Master's attributes than a Century Spirit Ring, and a millennium soul skill would also be more powerful than a century soul skill.

The disadvantage was that if one could not withstand it, the massive energy of the Spirit Ring would directly burst the meridians, turning the person into a cripple.

The goateed old man said, "Your Excellency, didn't you say that this boy only took fifteen minutes to absorb a four-hundred-year first Spirit Ring? In my opinion, that was most likely due to the special nature of his body as well."

Lin Yan's eyes flickered.

Only he himself knew that the goateed old man was not entirely right.

A large part of why he could absorb his first Spirit Ring so quickly was because of his second martial soul.

He just did not know whether the abnormality of his constitution had anything to do with his second martial soul.

"Boy, when did this unusual condition first appear?" the goateed old man asked again.

"Grandpa, this only started happening after I awakened my martial soul," Lin Yan answered truthfully.

"Then that explains it."

"Your Excellency, didn't you say this boy's martial soul mutated? It was most likely the martial soul mutation that caused his body to become different from ordinary people. There have been Soul Masters in history whose mutated martial souls resulted in abnormal constitutions," the goateed old man said to Lin Yuhuan.

Lin Yuhuan asked, "By your reasoning, this change should be a good thing, right?"

The goateed old man nodded. "That's right. As long as this boy's body does not develop any uncomfortable abnormal reactions, then this is a good thing!"

Hearing this, both grandmother and grandson, Lin Yuhuan and Lin Yan, let out sighs of relief.

After saying goodbye, Lin Yuhuan took Lin Yan back home.

"Lin Yan, our Black Demon Mace martial soul places high demands on physical strength. You heard what that old gentleman said earlier. From now on, you must set aside time every day to train your body and improve your physical strength. Do you understand?" Lin Yuhuan instructed.

"I understand, Grandma!" Lin Yan nodded seriously.

Support-type Soul Masters did not need to care so much about physical strength.

But Lin Yan was different. The weight of his martial soul meant that he had to possess a strong body.

In the days that followed, Lin Yan made a new daily schedule for himself.

He meditated in the morning to improve his soul power, trained his body in the afternoon, then meditated after dinner until around nine at night before going to sleep. He also gave himself time to relax and rest.

Over the following month, Lin Yan fully demonstrated what self-discipline meant!

Meditating, eating, training, sleeping!

That was the entirety of his daily life. Apart from that, he did nothing else. He was so disciplined that he hardly seemed like a six-year-old child!

His attitude also greatly astonished Lin Yuhuan.

As a Titled Douluo, she had seen quite a few talented children.

Yet she had truly never seen a child who, at the age of six, possessed such willpower and composure, and could be so hardworking and disciplined in cultivation!