Thunderous Bagua (Please Read On)

Inside the slowly moving carriage.

"Grandma, I don't have a Spirit Bone, and this isn't a Spirit Bone skill." Lin Yan shook his head.

"Not a spirit skill? Then what is it?" Lin Yuhuan asked in confusion.

Unable to make sense of it himself, Lin Yan told Lin Yuhuan every detail of what had happened.

He was only a Great Soul Master and did not know that much about martial souls, so it was normal that he could not figure it out.

But Lin Yuhuan was different. She was a Titled Douluo and surely possessed profound insights into martial souls. Perhaps she could see something he could not.

After hearing Lin Yan's account, Lin Yuhuan furrowed her delicate brows, a thoughtful look appearing on her face.

"Going by what you said, it sounds like a special ability inherent to your martial soul itself. Or perhaps... a spirit skill it was born with," Lin Yuhuan said in surprise.

"Grandma, don't spirit skills come from Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones? Can martial souls be born with spirit skills?" Lin Yan found the idea novel.

Lin Yuhuan explained, "There are countless martial souls in this world. Some are born with domains, while others are born with a Spirit Ring. It is possible for yours to possess an innate ability similar to a spirit skill."

"Oh!" Lin Yan nodded in sudden understanding.

Lin Yuhuan said, "You should spend more time carefully studying and experiencing this ability in the future. If you gain some insight from it, it should be of enormous benefit to you."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"From what I observed that day, this special ability of your martial soul seems to involve the fusion of soul power and spiritual power. That is a profound realm only top experts can master, capable of producing power greater than one plus one. Even I have yet to master it."

"If you can gain something by observing your martial soul, it will undoubtedly benefit you greatly."

Upon hearing Lin Yuhuan's words, Lin Yan understood, but he was also somewhat shocked.

The fusion of soul power and spiritual power?

No wonder that reaction had occurred after he infused spiritual power into his Black Demon Mace martial soul.

This was rather similar to Mu En's self-created spirit skill, Sovereign Over All.

The foundation of Sovereign Over All was precisely the fusion of soul power and spiritual power.

It sounded simple, but actually accomplishing it was far from easy.

Yet the Black Demon Mace possessed this ability innately. If he observed its changes, perhaps he really could gain some insight!

Lin Yan asked curiously, "Then why didn't I sense it before? Why did this ability only appear during my battle with Tang Tian?"

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuhuan explained, "Perhaps you were at a disadvantage during your fight with Tang Tian, and the stimulation activated it. Don't overthink it. Just treat it as a spirit skill."

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

Lin Yuhuan said, "Since it is a spirit skill innate to your martial soul, you can give it a name as well."

Lin Yan thought for a moment. Looking at the appearance of his martial soul, he could not help recalling a certain move. "I think I'll call it Thunderous Bagua!"

"Thunderous Bagua?"

"That certainly is a powerful-sounding name."

Lin Yuhuan nodded, then exclaimed, "Xiao Yan, your Black Demon Mace martial soul has mutated far too remarkably. Not only does it possess top-tier lightning attacks, but it has also caused a beneficial mutation in your physique. And now it even has an innate spirit skill!"

At those words, Lin Yan immediately chuckled smugly.

Only he himself knew that the abnormality in his physique was not actually caused by the Black Demon Mace martial soul, but by his second martial soul.

His second martial soul was so mysterious, seemingly the Tathagata Buddha.

Since it could become Twin Martial Souls with it, his first martial soul naturally could not be ordinary. It was not hard to understand why it possessed such an ability!

When the group returned to Nine Treasure City, the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect's sect master, Ning Xingzong, immediately learned some things from Ning Tian and eagerly summoned Lin Yuhuan.

"Aunt Lin, Tian'er said that Lin Yan's second Spirit Ring not only absorbed a Millennial Titan Giant Ape Spirit Ring, but that he also obtained an External Spirit Bone. Is that true?"

In the main hall, Ning Xingzong immediately rose to his feet upon seeing Lin Yuhuan arrive and asked excitedly.

"Yes."

Lin Yuhuan nodded slightly.

Hearing that, Ning Xingzong froze for a moment and muttered, "A Millennial Titan Giant Ape Spirit Ring as his second Spirit Ring, along with an External Spirit Bone... Is this kid going to defy the heavens?"

Lin Yuhuan smiled. "Xingzong, let alone you—even I, a Titled Douluo, am somewhat envious of this boy's gifts. Top-tier talent, a top-tier martial soul... his starting point is simply too high. He is destined to become a top expert in the future! Given enough time, I fear even I will be unable to compare to him!"

Ning Xingzong took a deep breath, as though he had made some sort of decision. "Aunt Lin, I want to create more opportunities for Tian'er and Lin Yan to meet and spend time together from now on. What do you think?"

Lin Yuhuan nodded with a smile. "That would naturally be for the best. During this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, I saw that the two of them got along quite well. If we give them a little push from the side, this matter may well work out."

"Yes."

Ning Xingzong nodded seriously.

If he had still harbored even the slightest hesitation about this marriage arrangement before,

then that hesitation had now been completely erased!

Based on the qualities Lin Yan had displayed, he was more than qualified to become the Nine Treasure Glazed Sect's most important pillar in the future!

After returning to Nine Treasure City, Lin Yan's life became peaceful once more.

After obtaining the Millennial Titan Giant Ape's Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, his soul power rose directly to level twenty-three.

Such soul power was simply unbelievable for an eight-year-old child.

Although he knew his cultivation speed was astonishing, he remained exceedingly calm. He was neither arrogant nor complacent, and his self-discipline was so terrifying that no other word could describe it.

He still meditated in the morning and trained his body in the afternoon. At night, he continued meditating through the first half, only resting during the latter half to give his taut nerves a chance to relax.

It was afternoon. After lunch, Lin Yan changed clothes and began his body training according to his usual routine.

After completing a round of training, Lin Yan frowned.

After absorbing the Titan Giant Ape's Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone, his physique had improved greatly. Training at this level could no longer pressure him or challenge his limits, so its effects naturally diminished as well.

"No, it looks like I need to change my training method."

Lin Yan tossed aside the stone weight in his hand. After pondering for a moment, he inadvertently saw his own palm, and a bold idea emerged in his mind.

Use gravity to train his body?

Sun Wukong and Vegeta from Dragon Ball seemed to have done the same, and they had achieved considerable results.

Perhaps I can try it too!

Having made his decision, Lin Yan immediately used the Gravity Domain spirit skill attached to the Titan Giant Ape Right Palm Bone.

A flash of light passed by, and a glowing pattern immediately appeared on the back of Lin Yan's right hand, like a luminous tattoo. Looking closely, one could see that it was a miniature Titan Giant Ape tattoo.

Lin Yan immediately controlled the Spirit Bone and applied onefold gravity to himself.

At once, black rays flickered around his body. Almost instantly, Lin Yan felt his entire body grow much heavier, even his breathing becoming labored.

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