Chapter 157: The Goal of the Sixth Soul Ring
Yang Xiong smiled slightly. "Teacher Lin, how is the Body Sect now? Is the operation of the sect running smoothly?"
Lin Gong chuckled. "You should have already prepared for this, haven't you? I, an old man, am left alone, and the other four elders all have their own families. But over the years, with the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, we've managed to make a fair bit of money."
"Of course, as you said, some of the money has been invested in sect construction, while the rest has been put into the Body Academy. We haven't really kept much of it back."
"However, you should be clear, the amount of money each family has earned isn't the same, and the proportion of profit varies too. If it's for the sake of the Body Sect, there may be conflicts due to unequal contributions in the future."
Yang Xiong shook his head. "I'm not worried about that. They're all together because of the benefits. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can provide them with benefits they can't refuse. No matter where they go, they can't find such good returns, and they won't be treated with such importance."
Lin Gong nodded. "That's true. If it weren't for your identity, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wouldn't have paid such a great price to collaborate with the Body Sect. You should know that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect isn't like other sects; it's more like a business."
Yang Xiong quickly spoke, "What about the Body Academy now?"
Lin Gong couldn't help but laugh. "Looks like you're more concerned about the Body Academy and your students with Body Martial Souls than about us old guys, huh?"
Yang Xiong shook his head. "It's different now. The Body Sect is almost on track. What we really lack is foundation and heritage, which can only be filled in the future. Those students with Body Martial Souls are truly the future."
Lin Gong nodded. "The Body Academy is doing well. The several major families are getting along quite harmoniously. There are now eighteen students with Body Martial Souls, but their talents are generally average. Lately, my focus has been on training these children."
"However, it's strange. Although they lack talent compared to other children, after hard training, especially body refining, their cultivation speed is not slow at all. It seems like you've really found a cultivation method for Body Martial Souls."
Yang Xiong smiled wryly. "It's not that simple. Body Martial Soul cultivation isn't easy. The basic body refining can indeed speed up their early cultivation, but the real gap in talent can't be crossed."
"Teacher Lin, you should understand that most of these students with Body Martial Souls have relatively low innate soul power, and that's the real problem."
Lin Gong thought for a long time before speaking. "Xiao Xiong, do you know the real secret of Body Martial Souls?"
Yang Xiong replied, "I've learned a little over these years of training, but it's still not perfect. Teacher Lin, you should have noticed the changes in my martial soul. The biggest difference between Body Martial Souls and ordinary martial souls is that a martial soul based on the body can grow alongside the body itself."
Lin Gong shook his head. "It shouldn't be that simple. I have witnessed the changes in your martial soul, but the changes happened twice—once in Dugu Bo's herb garden and the other time in the Killing City. Although I didn't see the process of your martial soul's transformation, it seems like you must have gone through extreme pain, even danger."
Yang Xiong said, "That's true. At first, the Body Martial Soul was too ordinary, and my innate soul power was too low. But after training and transformation, it finally became comparable to those top-tier martial souls. This is the secret behind the establishment of the Body Sect."
Lin Gong sighed. "Well, as long as you have a plan, that's good. At least the Body Sect is performing well now. I hope you've thought this through."
Yang Xiong seemed to remember something. "By the way, Teacher Lin, why haven't I seen Teacher Zhao Wuji living in the inner sect?"
Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong with a strange expression. "Don't you know Zhao Wuji's personality? Since you, Oscar, and Qin Shuang left, he's been very bored. Recently, he went to Yunwu Mountain to do combat training with the students of the Body Martial Souls. Those little guys have been tortured quite a bit."
Yang Xiong was speechless. "Teacher Zhao is quite thoughtful. My parents should be fine, right?"
Lin Gong helplessly said, "Zhao Wuji said that training your family alone is too boring, so most of the time, he's been living on Yunwu Mountain. But he does daily combat training with your parents."
"However, you have good judgment. Zhao Wuji's improvement speed is incredibly fast. His soul power has already reached level 84. He might even break through to Title Douluo before Bai He."
"When you left, he broke through to level 80 in just half a year. It was Yang Wudi and I who went to the Star Dou Forest to help him obtain his soul rings."
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The two talked for a long time, mostly about internal matters of the sect and even some sect development issues.
Now, the Body Sect had more than a thousand soul masters, and these soul masters were quite strong. At least their combat abilities were good, and there was decent cooperation between different types of soul masters. Their strength had likely already surpassed the so-called "lower four sects."
The Body Sect kept a low profile, and even the outside world had no idea that Lin Gong and Long Gong had broken through to Title Douluo. No one even knew that the Yunwu Mountain families had some cooperation with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the existence of the Body Sect remained unknown.
Lin Gong was somewhat puzzled. "Xiao Xiong, Yunwu Mountain is nice, but both the terrain and other aspects are fairly average. It doesn't have any significant natural barriers. If we truly want to establish a top-tier sect, it might not be enough."
Yang Xiong smiled. "Teacher Lin, you're a bit impatient. I've already decided on the location for the new sect. Within three years, we'll be able to move to a new place, which will be much better for everyone's cultivation."
Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong's expression, a bit speechless. This little guy loved to keep people in suspense, but even Lin Gong, with his vast experience, couldn't figure out where it was.
According to Yang Xiong, the new sect would have not only a natural barrier but also be perfect for cultivation. But even Lin Gong, despite being well-traveled, couldn't think of any possibilities.
Yang Xiong thought for a moment before speaking. "Teacher Lin, do you remember the place where we obtained the third soul ring in the Sunset Forest?"
Lin Gong thought for a moment. "Of course I remember. The terrain there was very unusual, and there was a huge abyss. Even I didn't venture too deep into it, as I always felt there was a huge danger inside."
Yang Xiong said, "Then, Teacher Lin, do you remember the huge sound we heard when we left? It sounded like a bull's roar, but also like a dragon's roar. You were in a hurry to take me away. Did you sense what kind of soul beast was inside?"
Lin Gong thought for a moment before speaking. "I'm not sure, but that soul beast was probably at least 100,000 years old. Even if it wasn't 100,000 years, it was very close."
Yang Xiong quickly asked, "Teacher Lin, based on your feeling at the time, what type of attribute do you think that soul beast had? Could it be a fire attribute?"
Lin Gong recalled his feelings and shook his head. "I'm not sure, but based on my perception, it was indeed fire attribute. However, living in that kind of abyss, it would also likely possess a very strong dark attribute. Why are you asking this? Do you intend to make it your sixth soul ring?"
Yang Xiong nodded. "I want to find a top-tier fire attribute soul beast as my sixth soul ring. I've already checked all the information in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. There aren't many high-level fire attribute soul beasts on the entire continent, especially none that are 100,000 years old."
Lin Gong was shocked. "Are you crazy? Do you know what a 100,000-year soul beast means? Even a normal soul master would have trouble absorbing a 100,000-year soul beast for their ninth soul ring. I absorbed an 85,000-year soul beast, and that was already my limit. You're only at your sixth soul ring!"
Yang Xiong smiled. "Teacher, I'm confident in my body. My fifth soul ring is already over 43,000 years old. Absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring for my sixth should be fine."
Lin Gong stared at him as though he were a monster. "Xiao Xiong, you're overestimating yourself. I admit your physical strength is extraordinary. You're the strongest person I've ever seen in terms of physical fitness, even rivaling the top Soul Sages."
"But after so many years, I've learned that every time a soul beast crosses a major age threshold, there's a qualitative change. For example, the difference between a ten-year, hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year soul beast isn't just the color of the soul rings. Their energy levels undergo a qualitative leap."
"Like the difference between a thousand-year and a ten-thousand-year soul beast, the latter adds soul shock, whereas the former, no matter how strong its energy or bloodline is, doesn't have soul shock."
"And from what I know, there's also a qualitative change between a 100,000-year soul beast and a ten-thousand-year soul beast. It's not just a simple energy change."
"If you were about to absorb your eighth soul ring, I'd fully support your absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring. Even your seventh soul ring might be possible. But your sixth soul ring is just too early."
Yang Xiong thought about Lin Gong's words for a moment and, considering his own body, still felt that he had a chance to absorb the 100,000-year sixth soul ring.
After all, the Body Sect's sect leader, Du Buxi, who was also a full Body Martial Soul user, had been able to achieve a 100,000-year seventh soul ring. Many people in the Body Sect had also managed to reach 100,000-year seventh soul rings.
And after all these years of body refining, whether through the Ice and Fire Body Refining or the Blood River in the Killing City, this opportunity was far greater than Du Buxi's.
Yang Xiong's greatest asset was his Asura Body, which had been forged through the blood river body refining. His body could definitely withstand the energy of a 100,000-year soul ring now.
Yang Xiong thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Lin, you can try my body now. I'm confident that absorbing a 100,000-year soul ring will be no problem."
Lin Gong hesitated for a moment before speaking reluctantly. "Let's give it a try. I'm curious to see just how strong your body really is."
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