I was careless!
Lin Li had already broken through the opponent’s defense, but he had overlooked the third elemental power that the Three-Colored Deer had yet to use.
He hadn’t expected it to be the Light Attribute.
An attack of the Light Attribute didn’t need to be particularly strong if it could suddenly burst with light like this to make someone lose their ability to observe; Lin Li had clearly fallen for it.
At the same time, having briefly lost his sight, Lin Li felt the surrounding cold air beginning to condense!
He didn’t know when the attack would come, and he couldn’t see his surroundings clearly—where should he dodge?
Lin Li, who had never encountered such a situation, knew this was because his actual combat experience was too lacking, making him unable to handle complex situations.
“Student Lin!”
Just then, Director Su’s voice suddenly rang out; he must have noticed Lin Li’s situation.
Immediately after, Lin Li felt a rope tighten around his waist.
He didn’t resist, letting Director Su pull him away.
The Ice Cone condensed by the Three-Colored Deer grazed past Lin Li’s face precariously, leaving a shallow bloody scratch that seeped a few drops of blood.
“Clack, clack—”
Though he couldn’t see, Lin Li knew this was the wheel atop Mahoraga’s head beginning to turn.
“Thank you.”
Lin Li knew Director Su was beside him.
This time had truly been too dangerous; he had underestimated Soul Beasts too much.
A Soul Beast with a thousand years of cultivation had lived for at least several hundred years; how could they be as foolish as in novels?
At this moment, Lin Li overturned the original Douluo Continent book he had read in his heart.
As expected, everything must be based on reality.
“I’ll hold it off for a bit.
Come back once you’ve recovered; don’t move around recklessly.”
“Okay.”
His eyes had been injured by the light flare at close range, but fortunately, Mahoraga’s own recovery power was terrifyingly strong, and the Three-Colored Deer’s elemental power was at the bottom tier among those of the same level, allowing Lin Li to recover quickly.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw several wounds on Director Su’s waist and right thigh, with ice shards still falling from them.
Director Su was old after all, and with insufficient combat experience and limited strength, being able to hold out for this long was already his limit.
“Director Su, I’m coming!”
Lin Li leapt high from behind Director Su, delivering a descending Superman punch toward the Three-Colored Deer in front of him.
Seeing things were going south, the Three-Colored Deer tried to condense another Light Attribute attack to prevent Lin Li from approaching.
“Clack, clack!”
The wheel finished a full rotation, manifesting in Lin Li as his eyes turned a brilliant gold!
Adaptation: a rapid evolution targeted against any form of stimulus.
At this moment, Lin Li possessed eyes that could resist the blinding light!
*Bang!!*
Lin Li immediately followed up, giving the Three-Colored Deer no chance to react.
Punch after punch landed on its body, and the Three-Colored Deer soon breathed its last.
Looking at the emerging purple Soul Ring, a clear look of excitement appeared in Lin Li’s eyes.
“Rest a bit before absorbing the Soul Ring.
I’ll go set things up first.”
Director Su came over and patted Lin Li’s shoulder, then took out some Soul Beast repelling powder from his pocket and walked toward the perimeter.
Lin Li sat cross-legged on the ground, and after resting for a while, he began to draw in the Soul Ring.
Unlike the first time he absorbed a Soul Ring, this time the ring erupted with immense pressure the moment it landed on Lin Li.
He felt that if he were a balloon, he would have been filled to capacity in an instant!
He had considered it when initially selecting his target; a Soul Ring barely over a thousand years was only two hundred years higher than his first Soul Ring, and he naturally couldn’t waste his talent like that.
Therefore, he chose this Three-Colored Deer whose cultivation had reached one thousand eight hundred years, specifically to continue challenging his limits.
Mahoraga’s adaptability wasn’t fixed; it depended on the pressure.
This was very obvious: when Lin Li practiced, he needed several hours to adapt, but during combat, he could adapt in about ten minutes.
And the adaptation speed was even faster under the massive pressure that acted directly on every part of a person’s body, inside and out, during the absorption of a Soul Ring.
Though not as overpowered as the “Helicopter Mahoraga” joked about by netizens, Lin Li could still hear the rapid rhythm of the “clack, clack” sounds.
The first adaptation was completed quickly, but in Lin Li’s perception, that period was incredibly long, and he couldn’t help but let out a low growl.
Moreover, one adaptation wasn’t enough!
Lin Li continued to grit his teeth and endure, waiting for the second adaptation.
“Clack, clack!”
On the other side, Director Su, who had finished his preparations, walked back.
He sat down beside Lin Li and began to apply medicine to himself.
Director Su felt a bit dazed.
He looked up at the sky faintly visible through the trees, feeling the pain from the wounds on his body.
Since when had he started to feel affection for Lin Li?
Clearly, he had initially only thought of investing in this talented child who had been self-reliant since a young age, but he hadn’t expected Lin Li to be so sensible.
He could feel Lin Li’s impatience when being lectured, yet the boy could sit still, unlike other children who were unwilling to listen to him speak.
He had taken Lin Li to obtain Soul Rings twice; it had gone from him doing all the work to Lin Li being able to confront powerful enemies on his own.
Was this the growth speed of the strong?
Director Su knew Lin Li would leave sooner or later, but before he left, he could still teach him more—for instance, how to identify Soul Beasts or how to buy the tools needed in the forest to ensure safety.
But did a genius like Lin Li really need this information?
Director Su looked at Lin Li’s Martial Soul; the wheel atop Mahoraga’s head was still slowly turning.
Director Su had noticed something unusual since the first time Lin Li absorbed a Soul Ring; that wheel was definitely not just a decoration as Lin Li had claimed.
Precocious due to having no parents since childhood, and wary of others…
This was good; he was relieved.
Director Su felt the pain intensify, applied some more simple medicine, and continued to wait.
“Clack, clack!”
Lin Li’s second adaptation was complete, and the pressure on his body was now almost non-existent!
In a short while, that purple Soul Ring, the second Soul Ring symbolizing a thousand years, was steadily settled around Lin Li’s body!
“It’s done!”
Lin Li stood up straight.
He hadn’t expected that he could actually achieve such a feat!
He couldn’t help but wonder: if Notting City wasn’t a city located between the two Great Empires and near a forest where not much Whale Glue was sold, could he have increased the age limit even further?
But even if there were some, it would be useless.
Lin Li’s wealth was limited to the school; he still couldn’t afford the Whale Glue used by nobles for flirting.
This was the result of having no one behind him to provide resources; even having information was useless.
However, even so, Lin Li was very satisfied.
His gaze fell on Director Su nearby, finding that the latter was staring intently at the Thousand-Year Second Ring on Lin Li’s body.
“Even though I had anticipated it, I still can’t believe it’s real…
Someone can actually achieve a Thousand-Year Second Ring, and he’s my student…”
“This is all thanks to Director Su.
I, Lin Li, will surely keep this in my heart.”
“It is only natural for a teacher to help a student.
There is no need for this.”
Hearing this, Lin Li shook his head.
He knew all too well what most teachers in the school were like.
Director Su helped him partly because he valued his talent, but a gentleman should be judged by his actions, not his hidden motives.
Lin Li turned around and began to search the body of the Three-Colored Deer.
Although the chance of a Soul Bone dropping was slim, Lin Li wouldn’t just leave without looking; the necessary procedure still had to be followed.
However, this search caused Lin Li, who had intended to just go through the motions, to freeze instantly.
“There really is a Soul Bone?!”
This was the thought in Lin Li’s mind, because he had already touched a hard Soul Bone with Soul Power flowing through it inside the Three-Colored Deer’s body!
Without hesitation, Lin Li immediately pulled it out, his gaze falling on it with a look of shock.
What appeared in Lin Li’s hand at this moment was none other than a one thousand eight hundred-year-old Three-Colored Deer Left Arm Spirit Bone!