With Double Pupils, I Was Already on the Path to Invincibility—Why Borrow Another's Bones?

The long night passed in silent cultivation.

"Phew~"

As the sun rose, the little girl slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, her eyes filled with exhaustion.

Yet her first experience with cultivation still left her inexplicably exhilarated. She could not help stretching out her hand and examining it carefully. When she realized that her vision had become a little clearer, she could not stop herself from smiling. "Hehe~ I got stronger."

Although her soul power meridians had been blocked and narrow during the first half of the night, she had slowly cleared them enough to barely complete one full circulation. She had successfully converted a tiny trace of external soul power into her own, but that single cycle had taken nearly half an hour.

But in Lin You's eyes, Huo Yuhao's cultivation was something he could clearly observe with the naked eye.

That so-called tiny trace of soul power was, in his Atomic Vision, a massive torrent mixed with countless soul power elements of different attributes—red, blue, white, pink, all sorts of colors, incomparably complex.

When the little girl absorbed that soul power into her body, she needed to use the circulation cycle to filter out attribute soul power elements unsuitable for her. Fire Element, Water Element, Dark Element, and so on were all impurities completely incompatible with her own attribute. Only after they were expelled through the circulation did an extremely tiny amount of Spirit Attribute elements remain.

Again and again, the entire cultivation process followed this underlying logic in an endless cycle, spiraling upward toward greater strength.

As for Lin You, cultivation was much simpler. He did not need to perform such complicated operations.

He only needed to open his mouth wide and gulp it down like he was drinking the north wind until he was full. Naturally, some soul power would then appear within his body.

Still, he was not completely idle. He was busy too, needing to operate the Meditation Cultivation Method and expel the impurities from his body, retaining only blank, attribute-less soul power. His method of digestion was that hydrogen atoms entering his body would spontaneously degrade into Soul Atoms—that was, soul power—while the other chaotic attribute soul elements were swept in alongside them, then directly sent away.

But this efficiency was clearly far higher than Yuhao's measly first-rank Innate Soul Power.

"You-ge, it feels like if I stick close to you, my cultivation speed increases a lot!" The little girl looked excitedly toward Lin You, starlight seeming to shimmer in her pupils as though she had discovered a new continent.

"Actually, it works about the same even if we aren't pressed together. I can absorb the nearby hydrogen from every direction and use atomic collisions to sweep up those ownerless soul power elements, forcing them over like a packed tourist attraction during a holiday. Then the spirit soul power I exhale happens to be something you can absorb."

"Why does that sound like chewing cud?" he could not help grumbling.

"Hehe, I don't care. Anyway, we'll be cultivating together from now on." She clingily pressed herself against him, but Lin You had no desire to cuddle with a woman covered in smelly sweat. He hurriedly pushed her away. As the two bickered and scuffled, a voice called from outside.

"You two, come out and eat."

"Okay!" x2

Though the woodshed was small, it had everything it needed. After the three of them spent the entire previous day renovating it, and after Lin You spent some Silver Soul Coins on brand-new furniture, the room actually had a bit of the feeling of a new home.

Breakfast that day was vegetable and lean meat porridge with sweet potatoes. There was quite a lot of it, perfect for children still growing.

"It really feels like I've gained a son." As they ate, Huo Yun'er smiled softly, her eyes full of tenderness.

Lin You slurped down meat and porridge, speaking indistinctly between mouthfuls. "Then just treat me as your son. I never even met my mother. From childhood until now, the person I saw most was only Grandpa Steward. He actually couldn't stand the Duchess's methods either, but he had no reason to offend her for your sake. But I can't stand it."

The corners of Huo Yun'er's lips curved upward, and she could not suppress her delight. "Eat slowly. If it isn't enough, I'll make more."

After breakfast, they rested for a while. When Huo Yuhao wanted to run off and cultivate again, Lin You stopped her.

"Don't rush to cultivate. Your martial soul can grant you an all-around boost to your physical abilities. Don't forget that combat is also an important part of things. Let's train." Lin You led Huo Yuhao to an open patch of ground and spoke calmly.

Huo Yuhao recalled the vile servant she had knocked down before, as well as how she had instinctively used the Lightning Five-Elbow Strike she had learned from Lin You. She immediately bounced with excitement, anticipation appearing on her fair, adorable face. "You-ge, other than that Lao Da Elbow Strike thing, what other moves do you have?"

"Wrong. The most important things in combat are physical fitness and soul power. You can learn moves later; right now, you need to build a foundation first. We'll set soul power aside for the moment, but your physical fitness absolutely cannot fall behind. Come on, come on, I have a complete training plan. I prepared it long ago."

He did not intend to change too much of the little girl's fate, nor did he plan to steal her opportunities. The Holy Necromancer, the Million Year Soul Beast—he was not even a Spirit Attribute martial soul master, so what did any of that have to do with him? He could not be bothered to steal the growth opportunities of someone he regarded as his own little sister.

As the owner of the Periodic Table Martial Soul, Lin You possessed absolute confidence.

With Double Pupils, he was already on the path to invincibility. Why would he need to borrow another's bones?

Even without stealing his sister's opportunities, even starting with only half-rank Innate Soul Power, Lin You could still become invincible in this world!

Or rather, if he had been reborn during the era of Douluo Continent I, then he certainly would not have been polite about Tang San's opportunities.

But little Huo's difficult fate made her worthy of everything she would obtain. Therefore, his principles would never waver on this point.

Besides, there was nowhere else in this world particularly suitable for her.

Setting aside the difference between the Spirit Eye martial soul and the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, as well as whether the rule requiring emotional stimulation to awaken the eyes would be affected by the Body Sect's secret arts, there were only five places in the entire world she could go: the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Dou Ling Empire, the Sun Moon Empire, and Shrek Academy.

The Star Dou Great Forest was a dead end. Although the upper limit of that path was also the highest—at the bottom end, she could romance Qiu'er and have Di Tian, the strongest on the continent, as her father-in-law; at the top end, she could join forces with soul beasts to establish the Spirit Pagoda, connect with the Silver Dragon King, and have no reason to fear God King Tang after entering the God Realm—it was not worth considering before she had formed a bond with Wang Qiu'er. The chances of being eaten were rather high.

Moreover, the God Realm had not yet been flushed away by a toilet. Once the Silver Dragon King was exposed, she would probably immediately face suppression by the three God Kings.

If she chose the Star Luo Empire, she could only take the imperial family route. The royal family probably had four or five Title Douluo protecting the nation, so their combat strength was basically guaranteed.

But expecting people to value a Spirit Attribute martial soul with only first-rank Innate Soul Power was simply a fantasy.

And if she joined the Dai Xu Conflict, which was already sparking with friction and undercurrents, as Dai Hao's daughter, she would surely never know peace in the future.

Given the White Tiger Duchess's temperament, assassination attempts would come one after another. The royal family would never feel at ease nurturing her either. There was a very high chance they would treat her as a chess piece to use against Dai Hao. At that point, she would become the center of the political vortex between the two families. For Huo Yuhao, who already needed time to grow, that would undoubtedly be a terrible choice.

After all, a daughter without the White Tiger Martial Soul and without inheritance rights would be quite useful for disgusting Dai Hao, but whether they would truly spend resources to cultivate her was another matter entirely.

Most importantly, the White Tiger Duchess was the former Star Luo Empire king's most beloved youngest daughter. Making an enemy of her, then going under her command? What else could that be but courting death?

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