Imbalanced Construction, Three Insights

Imbalanced Construction, Three Insights

He sent the energy contained within the Soul Ring into his liver and condensed it anew.

He reshaped it from a ring into a Spirit Meridian—a Soul Power Meridian.

Beneath the shimmering white light, the Innate Treasure Pearl flashed continuously.

The flesh and blood within his body kept collapsing, then repairing themselves; his meridians ruptured, then reshaped.

"Pfft—"

Blood spilled from the corner of Lin Feng's mouth. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his entire body trembled, yet a brilliant light flashed in his eyes.

The gaseous Soul Ring within him expanded, then contracted again, trying to return to its ring-shaped form.

But Lin Feng gave it no chance. Guided by the Innate Treasure Pearl, he gradually dispersed the energy, wrapped it around his liver, and condensed an Aperture there!

Ye Zixin was already dumbfounded, utterly unable to understand what was happening inside the young man before her.

In her eyes, Lin Feng's stomach looked as though a balloon had been stuffed inside it, inflating and deflating from time to time in an incredibly bizarre manner, with blood occasionally seeping out.

Ling Yuan was anxious as well, pacing back and forth.

"Xiao Feng, do you need treatment?"

"N-No. Treatment now would disrupt the balance inside my body."

Lin Feng spoke word by word, slowly closing his eyes as he focused with all his strength on constructing his first Spirit Meridian.

No one knew how much time had passed. The night had already faded, a streak of Purple Qi appeared at the horizon, and the dawn gradually rose above the earth.

Clang!

The sound of a bell rang within Lin Feng's body. He opened his eyes, exhausted from head to toe, yet his gaze was exceptionally clear.

Qian Daoliu let out a long breath, smiled, nodded in satisfaction, and returned to Douluo Hall.

At last, Lin Feng's body slowly collapsed.

Whew—

Ling Yuan caught him in her arms. Looking at the young man before her, a profound sense of admiration rose in her heart.

Six hours had already passed since Lin Feng began Soul Meridian Shaping.

He had endured the agony of his flesh, blood, and meridians shattering without pause for those six hours.

Ling Yuan asked herself honestly: if she had been the same age as Lin Feng, she would never have been able to accomplish this.

If she had lived in the same era as him, she would surely have been drawn to him.

"It succeeded, didn't it?"

Ling Yuan's voice trembled as she wiped the blood and sweat from Lin Feng's body.

Lin Feng slowly nodded, his movements somewhat weak.

Having received Lin Feng's response and confirmed that treatment would not cause any problems, Ling Yuan let out a long breath and signaled Ye Zixin with her eyes.

Only then did Ye Zixin snap out of her daze and hurriedly begin treating him.

Having regained some strength, Lin Feng wanted to stand up, only to be firmly pressed back down by Ling Yuan.

He ended up lying across Ling Yuan's thighs.

"Don't move! Lie still!"

Looking at the waves before him, Lin Feng's heart stirred. He shifted awkwardly a few times, but stopped resisting and turned his face to another angle.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. You're already outstanding. Theoretical research is something you can take slowly."

Ling Yuan bent down and spoke softly. Her delicate hand gently stroked Lin Feng's face, her affection and concern impossible to conceal.

Warm breath washed over his face, and Lin Feng silently thought, This is too much to handle.

"Mm."

Lin Feng let out a comfortable hum.

Wrapped in softness and smooth warmth, with two large, pressing cushions behind his head, a feeling of both embarrassment and comfort spread through Lin Feng's heart.

Ye Zixin looked at the two strangely, because their posture seemed rather odd to her.

Especially from her angle, with Ling Yuan leaning down, it practically looked as though she and Lin Feng were...

Ye Zixin blushed, silently scolding herself for reading too many storybooks lately.

Once Lin Feng's complexion had regained some color, Ling Yuan gave Ye Zixin a few instructions and brought Lin Feng back to his room.

There was no need to worry about Ye Zixin leaking the news. She was also a healing Spirit Master arranged by Qian Daoliu.

The two leaned against the sofa.

"How is your body?"

Lin Feng examined himself.

"The first Aperture has already been opened, and the Soul Ring has become a Spirit Meridian. I can initially construct a circulation path within my body.

"With the enhancement of the Innate Treasure Pearl, I can feel that this Spirit Meridian increases my cultivation speed by at least twenty percent."

Ling Yuan's beautiful eyes widened slightly.

"The Soul Ring is gone?"

Lin Feng nodded and summoned the Innate Treasure Pearl.

The Precious Orb still glimmered, but the yellow hundred-year Soul Ring on his Martial Soul had vanished.

"This..."

Lin Feng smiled softly.

"Don't worry. It has become a Spirit Meridian. I can still use my Soul Skill, Breath of Life."

Waves of white light appeared, and the familiar sensation emerged in Lin Feng's hand. As if by instinct, Ling Yuan took his hand.

"It really works? How extraordinary!"

Looking at their clasped hands, Lin Feng felt somewhat puzzled. Why was Ling Yuan being so close to him today? She was never like this normally.

"Ahem, um... could you let go first, sis?"

Ling Yuan shook her head. Seeing the slight flush at Lin Feng's ear root, a trace of mischief flashed through her eyes.

"No. Your body hasn't recovered yet. I need to examine you carefully to make sure nothing goes wrong."

The corner of Lin Feng's mouth twitched.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "The first stage of the research can be reported to the Great Enshrinement. This first path I explored can already circulate normal Soul Power even without a Spirit Meridian."

"Really?!"

Ling Yuan was overjoyed. She knew only too well how terrifying this was. If Lin Feng was no longer a special case and this method could be universally applied, then the Spirit Master World would be thrown into an uproar.

"Yes, but the effect is not as good. The increase in cultivation speed should be no more than five percent."

"That's still terrifying!"

Ling Yuan's heartbeat quickened. Having advanced to Soul Douluo, she understood exactly what such an increase meant.

Over a long enough span of time, a hundred years of cultivation could equal one hundred and five years. What if those five years were exactly what allowed someone to make a major breakthrough?

Besides, Lin Feng's theoretical practice had only just begun. There would definitely be far more to come in the future.

Ling Yuan looked at him expectantly.

"Xiao Feng~ Teach me~"

Her voice was no longer clear and distant, but soft and alluring, tugging at his heartstrings.

Lin Feng shivered, and his mouth answered on its own.

"Alright."

Ling Yuan secretly rejoiced. Looking at Lin Feng before her, she inexplicably felt as though she were nurturing a young man with the bearing of a great emperor.

Ling Yuan closed her eyes and mobilized her Soul Power, exploring the first path, while Lin Feng furrowed his brow in thought.

In truth, there were still three things he had not told Ling Yuan.

First, after a Soul Ring transformed into a Spirit Meridian, it could be nourished by the Innate Treasure Pearl. As his Soul Power Level increased, the Spirit Meridian would grow as well.

That meant the Spirit Meridian that had once been a Soul Ring could break through its age limit. By then, the strength of the Spirit Meridian would be far beyond its current level.

Second, the construction of the liver Aperture was not completely balanced.

After all, he was opening up a new path inside his body. The Soul Ring's energy could not settle completely and stably within the Aperture.

For this, Lin Feng thought of the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Immortal Herbs could strengthen one's foundation and nurture one's vitality, raising his physical aptitude to another level and resolving the stability problem of the Spirit Meridian.

The other method was to let the Spirit Meridian gradually adapt on its own over time, but that approach took too long, and Lin Feng was not very willing to use it.

Third, when Lin Feng had shattered the Soul Ring earlier and condensed it back into ring form, he gained some insight into the structure of Soul Rings. Perhaps Soul Rings did not need to come from Spirit Beasts.

After all, the Gods could bestow God-Given Soul Rings. Those were not Soul Rings taken from freshly slain Spirit Beasts. Perhaps, in the future, he could uncover some of the mysteries behind Self-Condensed Soul Rings.

Wishing everyone a happy life.