The Divine Beast Bloodline? That Was Merely the Weakest Add-On to My Martial Soul

Lin Yuan had more or less accepted the orphaned beginning that every transmigrator was bound to trigger. Soon after, he began sensing his own cultivation.

Hmm, a fifteen-year-old body, rank 48, a Fourth-Level Soul Mentor.

He looked like a genius.

But one must not forget that the Sun Moon Empire's cultivation methods mostly relied on forceful, cramming-style training with external assistance.

It had been clearly stated that there were only a few who had not been greatly affected.

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen were among the only ones left.

And even they had merely consumed comparatively less.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Hongchen had forcibly relied on external help once more to break through in order to defeat Huo Yuhao.

If it came to close combat, setting aside the Judgment Sword—

Meng Hongchen might not have found it difficult to defeat Ma Rulong. Otherwise, how would she have dared to fight at close range, even boasting that she would hunt Dai Yueheng of Shrek Academy, who was a whole rank above her?

But soon, he discovered that the moment he took over this body—

That unstable state instantly vanished, replaced by incomparably solid soul power.

Lin Yuan desperately suppressed the corners of his mouth. After all, his older brother had just died, and that had been the original owner's last remaining relative.

As for that Qilin Leg Bone, he fused with it immediately.

Once the fusion was complete, his soul power officially broke through to rank 50. He only lacked a soul ring.

Then he could directly advance into the Soul King realm.

However, another problem seemed to have appeared before him.

Which martial soul should he choose as his primary martial soul? He could sense that his four soul rings seemed to have been sealed.

Without the slightest hesitation, he chose the Heavenly Stem Qilin as his primary martial soul.

Though the Hades Sword martial soul appeared powerful, its true strength lay in the later stages.

In the early stages, the Heavenly Stem Qilin was already fully developed at five rings—ten elements and five escape-type soul skills.

Afterward, Lin Yuan put on a dazed expression.

Soon, it was time for the individual match. Xu Sanshi roared as he stepped onto the stage.

Lin Yuan's gaze darkened slightly. Just a pathetic simp, willing to kill people with whom he had no life-or-death enmity for the sake of what he believed to be love and Shrek's so-called honor.

He was utterly insane.

So, after taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan stepped forward and looked at Ma Rulong, cupping his hands in salute.

"Teacher Ma, I'm begging you. Let me take this match. My brother died at their hands. I want revenge!"

As Lin Yuan spoke, he put on a convincing display of murderous intent. It came from the original owner's resentment.

The original owner had merely suppressed it at first.

But now, while Shrek Academy had indirectly killed his brother and completed his orphaned beginning, Lin Yuan was now a member of the Sun Moon Empire. Whether for honor or to avenge the original owner, he had to act.

Teacher Ma, who was leading the team, froze briefly upon hearing this.

Then his face flashed with hesitation as he instinctively wanted to shake his head.

"Xiaoyuan, we need to make sure we secure this match, so..."

"Teacher Ma, don't forget the upcoming two-two-three battle. We still need to keep people in reserve for that."

Lin Yuan wore a look of utter sincerity. With things having reached this point, Teacher Ma could only sigh helplessly.

"Fine, I'll allow you to fight. But remember to be careful."

The reason Teacher Ma agreed was not only because Lin Yuan was rank 48, the strongest member of the reserve team apart from those two geniuses, but also because Lin Yuan was a long-range Soul Mentor.

Against a defensive-type soul master like this, Lin Yuan even held the advantage in soul power.

Even losing one match would not be a major issue. They could treat it as saving strength for the upcoming two-two-three team battle.

"Thank you, Teacher Ma." Lin Yuan smiled and nodded.

Teacher Ma could never have imagined that from the moment he agreed to let Lin Yuan fight, this so-called battle had completely lost all suspense.

"The first individual match: Xu Sanshi versus Lin Yuan!"

As the announcement fell, Xu Sanshi leaped onto the arena. His entire body seemed to suppress fury as deep as an abyss, his gaze icy as black currents swirled around him.

As for Lin Yuan, his face remained expressionless. Although his brother had died, his memories were still gradually merging with the original owner's. It would have been false for his emotions to remain perfectly calm, or for him to instantly empathize.

"Match begin!"

The moment the referee spoke, Xu Sanshi moved.

Lin Yuan's expression from earlier had completely enraged him.

As Xu Sanshi's third and fourth soul rings flashed, he used Xuanwu Force and his fourth soul ring, Xuanwu Swap, forcibly swapping Lin Yuan to stand before him. Then he immediately prepared to unleash Xuanwu Shock.

After his martial soul became the Black Tortoise Shield, this fourth soul skill would leave an opponent stiffened for one second when it teleported them over.

Thus, this combo was practically flawless, and it was so fast that Xu Sanshi judged Lin Yuan would have no time to activate something like an invincible barrier.

Even the referee, Huang Jinxu, became somewhat nervous at this sight.

Lin Yuan sneered. Treating others as disposable tools just to show affection—this was the kind of genius Shrek cultivated...

He looked coldly at Xu Sanshi and said softly.

"Is a martial soul with a divine beast bloodline the only thing worth boasting about? Unfortunately, among my martial soul's abilities, a divine beast bloodline is merely one of the most insignificant."

Seeing that Lin Yuan had not been controlled in the slightest, Xu Sanshi blurted out instinctively.

"Impossible! My martial soul has already become the Black Tortoise Shield. How is this possible?"

"Black Tortoise Shield? Even a Black Tortoise martial soul would have to kneel before me."

As his words fell, Lin Yuan's martial soul appeared behind him. The instant it emerged, everyone fell into a daze.

A qilin of golden jade covered in flowing scales, its armor shimmering with the ten-colored radiance of the Heavenly Stems. Its single horn bore Heavenly Stem patterns, its four hooves stepped upon clouds of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, while a dreamlike strand of Chaotic Purple Qi coiled around its forehead.

The moment the martial soul appeared, Xu Sanshi vaguely sensed that the Black Tortoise True Body state he had always held in such high esteem had actually suffered suppression at the level of martial souls.

For a moment, he began doubting life itself. His Black Tortoise Shield possessed the Black Tortoise Bloodline of a divine beast.

Logically speaking, it should have been almost impossible for a martial soul to suppress his at that level.

After a brief daze, Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth and shouted.

"What are you being so arrogant for? Xuanwu Shock!"

The abyss-like force of vibration surged from Xu Sanshi's immensely heavy Black Tortoise Shield, seeming ready to crash down upon Lin Yuan.

The next instant, Lin Yuan's soul ring configuration appeared.

Black, black, black, black.

And that aura seemed as though it would instantly become five rings.

That was precisely because his soul power had reached rank 50.

A martial soul none had ever seen before, an absurdly powerful soul ring configuration—everyone was left dumbfounded. Not only Shrek Academy, even Teacher Ma was stunned.

After Xiao Hongchen came back to his senses, he could not help muttering instinctively.

"Could his martial soul also be some kind of spiritual-type martial soul?"

"First Soul Skill: Jia-Yi Yin-Yang Wood Escape."

Lin Yuan merely raised a hand lightly, and two-colored vines gradually emerged and entwined around it.

The azure-green Jia Wood Vines condensed into a shield. With their endless vitality, they forcibly dispersed every trace of the hidden abyssal power within the Xuanming Shield.

Then Yin Wood released pitch-black Soul-Eroding Vines. The moment they landed on Xu Sanshi, they instantly shattered the defense of the Black Tortoise Shield he had been so proud of, while gradually corroding his soul power and accelerating its depletion...