Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei's Shock

More than six months after Lin Yan obtained his second Spirit Ring, Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan came to Nine Treasure City once again.

In the training ground, Lin Yan was bare-chested, concentrating on sit-ups.

Such a simple exercise left him drenched in sweat, every muscle in his body burning hot. This was because he had imposed four times gravity upon himself.

As his physique improved, twice gravity had long since ceased to satisfy him.

At the same time, the old steward led two figures toward the training ground.

"Young Master Bei Bei, Young Master Lin Yan is training in the practice ground," the old steward said to Bei Bei as they walked.

"My cousin is still as diligent as ever!" Bei Bei said in surprise.

"Won't spending so much time training his body affect the improvement of his cultivation?" Zhang Lexuan asked with a frown.

The old steward smiled and shook his head. "Not at all. Young Master Lin Yan reached Rank 20 Soul Power more than half a year ago and obtained his second Spirit Ring."

At those words, both Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan came to a halt.

"Grandpa Steward, are you saying my cousin became a Great Soul Master half a year ago?" Bei Bei asked in astonishment.

"Yes!"

The old steward nodded.

Once it was confirmed, Bei Bei was utterly shocked.

The reason was simple. He and Zhang Lexuan had gone out this time to obtain his second Spirit Ring, and he had only recently become a Great Soul Master. Yet Lin Yan had already become one half a year ago.

They had obtained their first Spirit Rings together. At the very least, they had both possessed Rank 12 Soul Power back then!

"As expected, the cultivation speed of Innate Full Soul Power is beyond comparison with someone like me, who only has Rank 9," Bei Bei said in admiration.

His clear eyes held envy and blessings, but not the slightest hint of jealousy.

In truth, the enormous difference was not solely due to the gap in Innate Soul Power.

Even another Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power would find it difficult to reach Rank 20 Soul Power at eight years old like Lin Yan had.

The reason was mentality.

Lin Yan looked six on the outside, but his mentality was that of a twenty-year-old. Thus, he could maintain a disciplined and diligent cultivation routine.

But for real six-year-old children, asking them to meditate and cultivate with the same discipline and diligence as Lin Yan was nearly impossible. They were still at the ignorant stage of learning and growing.

So it was not merely that Bei Bei had only Rank 9 Innate Soul Power.

Even a Soul Master with the same Innate Full Soul Power could not reach Rank 20 at eight years old.

Before long, the three arrived at the training ground in the rear garden of Lin Estate.

There, they saw Lin Yan drenched in sweat as he performed sit-ups.

A look of surprise appeared in Zhang Lexuan's eyes, but she noticed the faint black light flickering around Lin Yan's body.

"Cousin!"

Bei Bei called out.

Lin Yan was at the brink of his limit, gathering all his strength to complete one final sit-up, when he suddenly heard Bei Bei's voice. Caught off guard, the strength gathered within his body instantly scattered. The next moment, the fourfold gravity imposed on him slammed him flat onto the ground.

"Cousin!"

Seeing this, Bei Bei hurried into the training ground.

Lin Yan panted heavily as he simultaneously withdrew the domain imposed upon himself.

"Cousin, are you all right?" Bei Bei asked as he helped Lin Yan up.

"I'm fine." Lin Yan panted, greatly surprised by Bei Bei's appearance.

Normally, Bei Bei only came from Shrek City to stay in Nine Treasure City for ten days or half a month each year around Lin Yuhuan's birthday. It was clearly not yet that time.

That meant...

Just as Lin Yan was thinking this, Zhang Lexuan walked over as well. A sunny, handsome smile immediately appeared on his face. "Cousin, Sister Lexuan, why are you here?"

"Cousin, my Soul Power reached Rank 20 not long ago," Bei Bei said. "This time, we were going to Thunder Grand Canyon to obtain a Spirit Ring. Since we were passing through Nine Treasure City, we came to see you and Grandma while we were at it."

Just as I thought!

Bei Bei continued, "Cousin, Grandpa Steward said you became a Great Soul Master half a year ago?"

"Yes." Lin Yan nodded.

"Cousin, you're still the more impressive one," Bei Bei said admiringly. "You became a Great Soul Master at eight. I only became one when I was nearly nine, almost a year later than you."

Lin Yan smiled. "Then you'd better work hard, Cousin. Don't let me leave you too far behind!"

"Yes, I will!" Bei Bei nodded seriously.

As his mentality matured, he became even more diligent in cultivation. Naturally, the speed of his cultivation progress could increase somewhat as well.

Zhang Lexuan asked curiously, "Little Brother Lin Yan, what was that black light around your body when you were training just now?"

Lin Yan did not hide it and answered directly, "When I obtained my second Spirit Ring, I acquired an External Spirit Bone. It came with a domain-type spirit skill called Gravity Domain. I was using the power of the domain to train my body just now."

For a Soul Master, possessing a treasure like a Spirit Bone meant the proper course of action was to keep it secret and let no one know.

But Bei Bei and Zhang Lexuan were not outsiders.

Of course, Lin Yan still kept some caution in mind and explicitly stated that his Spirit Bone was an External Spirit Bone.

External Spirit Bones differed from ordinary Spirit Bones. Once fused, no one else could take them away. If the Soul Master died, the External Spirit Bone would also lose its effect.

Therefore, people were less likely to covet External Spirit Bones.

"An External Spirit Bone? A domain-type spirit skill?"

Zhang Lexuan's exquisite, beautiful face immediately showed shock upon hearing this.

"Sister, what is an External Spirit Bone?" Bei Bei asked in confusion.

Zhang Lexuan explained, "Conventional Spirit Bones include skull bones, torso bones, and limb bones. Any Spirit Bone independent of those six positions is an External Spirit Bone."

After explaining it to Bei Bei, Zhang Lexuan could no longer suppress her curiosity. "Little Brother Lin Yan, what spirit beast did your second Spirit Ring come from? It actually produced both an External Spirit Bone and a domain-type spirit skill!"

As an outstanding student of Shrek Academy's inner court, Zhang Lexuan clearly understood what a domain-type spirit skill represented!

"My second Spirit Ring came from a Millennium Titan Giant Ape," Lin Yan said.

"A Titan Giant Ape—and a millennium-old one at that?"

Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei both stared at Lin Yan in shock.

"Yes."

Lin Yan nodded, then summoned his Black Demon Mace martial soul.

A pitch-black, short-handled spiked mace appeared in Lin Yan's hand.

One yellow and one purple Spirit Ring pulsed around the mace.

"A millennium-old second Spirit Ring!"

Zhang Lexuan sucked in a sharp breath, her expression filled with shock.

Bei Bei reacted the same way. Though he did not know what an External Spirit Bone was, he still understood the basic knowledge of Spirit Ring ages.

He had never expected his cousin to break the limit of a Soul Master's second Spirit Ring!

"Little Brother Lin Yan, how did you manage this?" Zhang Lexuan asked in shock.

She truly could not imagine it.

A millennium-old Spirit Ring was one thing, but it had even come from a super spirit beast like a Titan Giant Ape. The difference in difficulty was far from minor.

Yet Lin Yan had actually succeeded!

Lin Yan chuckled. "Sister Lexuan, you both know that my martial soul mutation made my body somewhat special. I also fused with a piece of Whale Glue, and that was how I finally succeeded."

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