Early morning.
Outside the gates of Noding Academy.
Lin Mo stretched as he walked into the academy.
Yesterday's bloodline fusion had really put him through the wringer.
Fortunately, everything had gone smoothly, and his judgment had been correct.
His physique and mind had just managed to withstand the pressure.
He had successfully evolved the Blazing Sun Serpent into the strongest high-grade martial soul!
"Hm? What are you doing here, kid?"
Just then, a familiar, dispirited voice rang out.
Lin Mo instinctively turned to look and saw Yu Xiaogang preparing to leave the academy with Tang San.
Judging by all their bags, they were heading out on a long trip.
"Lin Mo! How dare you leave the academy without permission as a student?!"
Having finally caught him slipping, Yu Xiaogang naturally wasn't about to let it go. He shouted his reprimand.
Who had told this brat to question his theories?
He had to teach him a harsh lesson!
"Leave without permission? I only went to hunt soul beasts and get a soul ring."
Lin Mo picked at his ear and spoke nonchalantly.
Although he hadn't hunted any soul beasts yesterday, he did intend to go today.
After all, he still hadn't secured a soul ring for his Blazing Sun Serpent martial soul.
He couldn't rely entirely on the Eye of Myriad Phenomena to copy them, could he?
"Hunt soul beasts? All by yourself? I bet it's only a ten-year..."
Hearing that Lin Mo had gone to obtain a soul ring, Yu Xiaogang instinctively began to speak.
But before he could finish, a flash of yellow light appeared before him. His eyes immediately widened, his face filled with disbelief.
"He actually got a soul ring?"
Beside him, Tang San studied the glowing ring with curiosity.
Although he had been forced to acknowledge Lin Mo as his big brother yesterday, he still felt somewhat unconvinced.
Now that he saw Lin Mo had taken a step ahead of him, he felt bitterly unsettled.
"This is a hundred-year soul ring! How did you do it?!"
Yu Xiaogang looked as though he had seen a ghost as he asked in disbelief.
After all, how could a work-study student with no backing possibly kill a hundred-year soul beast?
And judging by the depth of its color, the soul ring was at least four hundred years old!
"Heh, I got lucky. I took a stroll around the Soul Hunting Forest and happened to find a soul beast that was almost dead."
Lin Mo smiled faintly and spoke as though it were nothing.
As though it had been as simple as picking up a copper soul coin on the street.
His answer left Yu Xiaogang choking on his words.
Meanwhile, Tang San didn't know much about soul rings, so he wasn't particularly shaken.
Instead, he had begun to feel that hunting soul beasts and obtaining soul rings didn't seem all that difficult.
"Ahem! Little San, let's go! Your teacher will hunt down an even better soul ring for you!"
Flustered and furious, Yu Xiaogang pulled Tang San away.
Lin Mo watched them board an ordinary carriage nearby.
Only after it slowly vanished at the end of the street did he prepare to turn back into the academy.
But just as he turned, he suddenly caught sight of a figure in a dark corner not far away.
The figure moved so fast that it disappeared in an instant.
He hadn't even had a chance to take a second look.
"Hm? Could that shadow have been..."
Lin Mo frowned, lost in thought.
The Eye of Myriad Phenomena now had extremely powerful detection capabilities. He couldn't have been mistaken.
That could only mean the other person was anything but ordinary!
And with that person appearing here at this exact moment, his identity was practically crying out to be revealed.
It had to be Tang Hao!
Has he gone to protect Tang San? Interesting.
Lin Mo strolled through the academy, pondering the matter.
He had originally intended to hunt for a soul ring for his Blazing Sun Serpent martial soul.
Now, it seemed he would have to adjust his plans a little.
Click.
When he returned to Dorm Seven, most of the others were still asleep.
Only Xiao Wu was lying in bed wrapped in her blanket, reading a picture book.
Her eyes were brimming with curiosity about this "knowledge."
"You didn't sleep last night?"
Walking over to the bed and noticing the dark circles under her eyes, Lin Mo instinctively asked.
When he glanced at the fighting depicted in the picture book, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Had this little hooligan rabbit become hooked on this sort of thing as soon as she entered the human world?
"Ah! Lin... Lin Mo, you're back!"
Hearing the movement beside her, Xiao Wu instinctively snapped the book shut and spoke with flushed cheeks.
She also discreetly tried to hide the picture book beneath her pillow.
"Yeah. And call me big brother. Show some respect."
Lin Mo ignored her little maneuver and spoke mildly.
At the same time, he placed his leftover breakfast on the nearby table.
"Hmph, I waited for you all night yesterday... Huh? That smells so good! What is it?"
Hearing the boy insist that she call him big brother again, Xiao Wu pouted and complained.
But once she caught the aroma of food, her attention immediately shifted.
Without the slightest hesitation, she sat up and started eating.
She didn't even spare the leftover vegetable buns Lin Mo had bitten into, which still had a little of his saliva on them.
Of course, she might simply not have noticed.
"Don't wait for me. I'm heading out again in a little while."
Watching her wolf down the food, Lin Mo shook his head helplessly.
He was beginning to wonder whether he was raising a pet rabbit.
"O... okay. Remember to bring me something tasty when you come back."
Xiao Wu spoke indistinctly as she ate.
Watching her devote herself wholeheartedly to her battle with the food,
Lin Mo smiled, then turned and left the dormitory.
His main reason for returning to the academy was to apply for permission to leave again.
After all, who knew how long it would take him to return this time?
If he stayed away too long and the academy expelled him, that would be bad.
He went into the city again and hired a carriage.
"Driver, let's head straight toward Holy Soul Village."
Lin Mo tossed over a few silver soul coins and gave the instruction with a smile.
He looked just like a lavish young master from a wealthy family.
But he really was rich. More precisely, his wealth was inexhaustible!
In theory, he could possess almost all the money that existed on the Douluo Continent!
He just needed to give it a scan with his little eyes before he could take it.
"Right away! Right away! Sit tight, we're leaving now!"
Looking at the soul coins in his hand, the driver spoke with gleaming eyes.
He grabbed his whip and lashed it repeatedly, sending the horse trotting briskly forward.
I wonder if Tang Hao left his wife and soul bone in Holy Soul Village.
Lin Mo gazed at the scenery outside the carriage, thinking to himself.
If he remembered correctly, Tang Hao had left the Blue Silver Emperor's legacy in the hills behind Holy Soul Village.
That included Ah Yin's Seed of Life and the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.
If I absorb another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, my physique will definitely climb another level!
The corners of Lin Mo's mouth rose involuntarily, his eyes filled with excitement and fervor.
After all, the age of the soul ring one could absorb depended on the strength of one's physique and spiritual power.
As long as he fused with the Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone, his physical capabilities would definitely rival those of a Soul Emperor.
Then, the age of his Blazing Sun Serpent martial soul's first soul ring
could reach at least twenty thousand years!
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