Chapter 102: Individual Improvement, the Strength of the Clan
It was quite a while after Yu Tianlin left before someone finally finished absorbing the herbs.
The first to open his eyes was Shi Mo, the elder of the Shi brothers. Dugu Yan, who had been guarding beside him, immediately stepped forward and asked, "Shi Mo, how are you? How do you feel?"
Shi Mo said in a deep voice, "I advanced 2 levels."
Dugu Yan was stunned by the words "2 levels," then said, "That's better than me. When I took my herbs, I didn't even rise a single level."
Shi Mo only nodded and did not say much.
Not long after, Osle, then Yu Feng, woke up one after another. Dugu Yan went to ask them as well and found that all 3 of them had also advanced 2 levels.
At the moment, only Yu Tianheng and Ye Lingling were still meditating.
Yu Tianheng's bones were cracking loudly, the sound exaggerated and continuous. Ye Lingling, on the other hand, was extremely calm. She had no large movements at all, only a thin white mist swirling around her body.
After waiting a bit longer, a loud dragon roar suddenly rang out.
Yu Tianheng sprang to his feet. A surge of Spirit Power exploded outward like lightning. His bones popped and crackled, his muscles swelling sharply. The change was obvious, especially his dragon transformed right arm, which looked far more ferocious than before.
After standing, Yu Tianheng held still and forcibly restrained his surging Spirit Power. His bloated physique gradually returned to normal, and his right arm slowly withdrew from dragon form. Only then did he open his eyes.
"Boss, how many levels did you rise?"
Yu Feng could not hold back his curiosity and hurried over.
"Levels?" Yu Tianheng looked confused for a second, then said, "I advanced 4 levels. I've broken through to level 40. As long as I attach a Spirit Ring, I can officially enter the Spirit Ancestor realm."
In Yu Tianheng's mind, he should have been able to advance one more level. Unfortunately, he had hit the bottleneck at level 40, and that last bit was suppressed, unable to rise further.
If only Second Uncle's theory was true, that even without attaching a Spirit Ring after reaching the bottleneck, the Spirit Power you cultivate could still be stored.
Unfortunately, there was no such free lunch in this world.
In Yu Tianheng's eyes, Yu Xiaogang's theory was simply wrong.
Even if he attached a 4th Spirit Ring and became level 42 later, he would only assume it was because the Spirit Ring was too strong. He would never believe that the extra level came from "stored" Spirit Power.
That was how fixed mindsets worked. They were not easy to break.
"So many, 4 levels!" Yu Feng exclaimed. "We only rose 2!"
Dugu Yan explained, "Tianlin told me that different herbs have different effects. Some focus on increasing Spirit Power, while others focus on tempering the body. For example, my level didn't rise at all after I ate mine."
"Even though my level didn't rise, my cultivation speed increased a lot. You all know it. I advanced 3 levels in half a year."
In truth, it was simply that the Snow Silkworms Yu Tianlin gave them were not as strong as Qirong Tongtianju. Dugu Yan probably guessed that, but she still used herself as an example to comfort them.
Everyone recalled Dugu Yan's terrifying cultivation speed and immediately understood.
"Now only Lingling is left." Dugu Yan turned her gaze toward Ye Lingling. "But she should be done soon."
Almost as if on cue, Ye Lingling opened her eyes right after Dugu Yan finished speaking.
She swept her gaze across everyone and said calmly, "Everyone's done."
Dugu Yan nodded with a smile. "We were just saying you were almost finished, and you woke up right away. How's your Spirit Power? How much did it rise?"
Ye Lingling sensed her cultivation level, then froze.
"What? Did you rise a lot?" Seeing her expression, Dugu Yan instantly understood. Tianlin must have given Lingling something good. She quickly asked, "How much?"
Ye Lingling looked a little doubtful. She checked again. After confirming it was correct, she finally said, "I advanced 5 levels."
"5 levels?"
Everyone was stunned.
Even Dugu Yan blurted out, "Tianlin advanced 4 levels, and Tianheng only rose 4. I didn't expect Lingling to rise 5."
In truth, advancing 5 levels at the 3 ring stage was practically the baseline for consuming immortal herbs. The Tianlin brothers only rising 4 was the special case.
Yu Feng laughed excitedly. "That's great! We've all passed level 35. Team battles will be much easier from now on."
"Yu Feng, you're thinking too simply." At that moment, Qin Ming, who had been silent until now, finally spoke. "Your cultivation improving is something worth celebrating, and I'm not trying to dampen your mood. But don't forget, Tianheng has already broken through to level 40. As long as he attaches a Spirit Ring, he will become a Spirit Ancestor."
"So when you do team battles in the future, you will have to participate in Spirit Ancestor level matches."
The moment those words landed, everyone's expressions changed.
Yu Feng nearly collapsed. "Teacher Qin, no way! How are we supposed to fight like that? Why don't we do other training first? We can fight later after we all break through to Spirit Ancestor."
"If not, then Tianheng should at least keep training first after attaching his 4th Spirit Ring."
Qin Ming's expression remained stern. He had already noticed the Royal Fighting Team's biggest problem. The captain and vice captain were seriously arrogant. To put it bluntly, they had not been beaten hard enough by reality.
So they needed Spirit Ancestor level battles to properly grind down that arrogance.
"Ah…"
A chorus of despair instantly filled the lounge.
While the Royal Fighting Team finished absorbing the herbs, Yu Tianlin was also rushing back to Thunder Academy. He reported his recent movements to Lei Bao and mentioned that he had indeed gone to Thunder Academy as planned.
At Thunder Academy, Yu Tianlin received new information.
"What? The dean has been replaced?"
"That's right." Lei Bao took a sip of tea and smiled. "The original dean, Yu Jinqing, successfully broke through to the Spirit Douluo realm. He was recalled by your clan to serve as an elder, so the dean position naturally changed as well."
"This is wonderful."
Yu Tianlin was pleasantly surprised. When he awakened his Martial Soul, there were only 6 Spirit Douluo elders in the clan. Now that both his father and Dean Yu Jinqing had broken through, the clan's strength had risen sharply.
And that was not all.
After returning to the clan, he could take out some herbs and distribute them properly, further strengthening their foundation.
Moreover, Dugu Bo had allowed him to bring people to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He could make full use of that dragon energy overflow point and reap even greater rewards.
As Yu Tianlin continued to grow, Spirit Hall's Spirit Hunting Operation drew closer and closer.
And he was already preparing for what was coming.
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