“A Soul Bone?!”
Lin Li cried out in surprise, causing Director Su, who was packing things nearby, to turn his gaze toward him.
Seeing the glowing Soul Bone, Director Su was also clearly stunned.
Compared to him, Lin Li was the one most shocked.
He had already obtained an External Soul Bone when he acquired his first Soul Ring, though he doesn’t use it often now since its age hasn’t increased yet.
Two Soul Rings obtained, and two Soul Bones obtained!
Lin Li didn’t believe this was a mere coincidence; the probability was simply too low.
But he didn’t know the reason, and while various conjectures popped into his mind, there was no evidence to confirm them.
Could it be that every Soul Beast he hunted would drop a Soul Bone?
That should be impossible.
After all, some ten-year Soul Beasts he killed on the forest path didn’t drop any.
Although ten-year Soul Bones are rare, they do exist; it’s not that only high-age Soul Beasts can drop Soul Bones.
Then it must be that the Soul Beasts from which he obtained Soul Rings would drop Soul Bones.
But why?
Lin Li knew this was good news; he would definitely never lack a full set of Soul Bones, especially since he had a second Martial Soul.
But having such inexplicable luck befall him was always unsettling.
“Student Lin, hurry and absorb the Soul Bone.
It would be bad if someone else came along.”
Director Su woke Lin Li from his daze.
In his view, the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest weren’t safe, and since neither of them had storage spirit tools, it was best to absorb the Soul Bone on the spot.
Furthermore, a Soul Bone and Soul Ring produced by the same Soul Beast must be on the same person to achieve the best effect.
“You’re right, it must be absorbed quickly.”
Lin Li nodded, then decisively handed the Soul Bone to Director Su.
“I’ve already gained enough this time.
This Soul Bone should be given to you, Director Su.”
“How can that be?
I’m already at this age; using it would be a waste…”
This was an eighteen-hundred-year Soul Bone!
Director Su had never seen a treasure of this level in his entire life!
Lin Li also knew his thoughts.
After all, for the vast majority of people on the Douluo Continent, a hundred-year Soul Bone is a supreme treasure.
Like those ten-thousand-year or hundred-thousand-year ones in the original work, they were resources that only the protagonist’s group could obtain; even the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos of Spirit Hall didn’t have Soul Bones.
“Don’t worry about me.
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If you don’t take this Soul Bone, Director Su, I won’t absorb it either.”
“This…”
Lin Li wasn’t telling the whole truth.
While he indeed wouldn’t absorb low-age Soul Bones, it didn’t mean they were useless.
Since he hadn’t joined any faction and yearned for freedom, this thousand-year Soul Bone could have been traded for some decent resources.
But if he didn’t say it this way, Director Su wouldn’t be able to accept it; he couldn’t stomach the idea of taking away a student’s fortuitous opportunity.
“I’m going outside to keep watch.
The forest is dangerous, so hurry and absorb it, Director Su.”
Taking advantage of Director Su’s hesitation, Lin Li placed the Soul Bone on the ground and vanished from the spot with a few flashes of movement.
Seeing this, Director Su understood Lin Li’s determination.
While feeling moved, he also resolved to absorb it.
He was certainly tempted, but because of his responsibility as a teacher and his friendship with Lin Li, he chose to restrain that temptation.
Lin Li took a lap around the perimeter and felt relieved when he returned to see Director Su beginning the absorption.
He hated affectation most of all.
If he really had to say something, he wouldn’t be able to with his mouth, so leaving directly was the best way Lin Li could think of.
At this moment, Lin Li carefully sensed his Soul Power level.
Strangely enough, he didn’t need a Soul Power testing crystal ball to sense his own Soul Power level, and he could even pinpoint it down to the single digits.
Is it possible in every version, or just the anime version?
Lin Li couldn’t remember, but he could already feel his Soul Power level now.
Level 25!
“In that case, I really have to leave.”
Not to mention that Level 20 was the requirement for early graduation from a Junior Spirit Master Academy, Lin Li wouldn’t place himself in a dangerous environment.
Furthermore, he was planning for the Immortal Herbs, and it was best to consume them when he was in his twenties.
If the level is too high, the effect is limited and wasteful.
If the level is too low, it cannot be fully absorbed; although it’s said to be stored in the body, Lin Li knew that some would definitely overflow and be unable to be absorbed.
That’s just how energy flow works; storage comes with loss.
Then next, it’s going to Heaven Dou City to get close to Dugu Bo…
no, it’s still a bit dangerous.
Maybe I can get close to Dugu Yan?
However, the idea of deceiving and using a woman still made the current Lin Li feel a bit uncomfortable.
“I’ll take it one step at a time.
Maybe there will be other opportunities.”
“Congratulations!”
“I should be the one thanking you, Xiao Li.
My bottleneck has been broken, and I might even be able to strive for the rank of Soul Sect.”
Although the possibility was slim, Director Su at least saw a glimmer of hope.
“By the way, Xiao Li, does your Soul Ring still increase your base stats?”
As if thinking of something, Director Su looked at Lin Li with curiosity.
“Yes.
The boost this Soul Ring gave me is a seventy percent boost to all attributes, and it’s a passive one at that.”
Lin Li began to envision it.
When I’ve obtained all nine Soul Rings, once the Martial Soul is activated, the passive Martial Soul Abilities of all nine Soul Rings will automatically open, putting me directly into my strongest form.
Although nine active passive Martial Soul Abilities would consume a lot of Soul Power, Lin Li wasn’t very worried.
Not only is his total Soul Power increasing, but he also found that he has a unique advantage in the consumption of summoning his Martial Soul.
Suppose a normal person’s total Soul Power is 100 at the one-ring stage; summoning a Martial Soul would consume ten percent per hour, and using a Soul Skill would directly consume ten percent.
Upon reaching the two-ring stage or higher, it’s the total amount that increases; the first Soul Ring’s consumption remains ten percent, but the ninth Soul Ring’s consumption would be seventy percent or even more.
This is why Titled Douluos don’t use their ultimate moves right from the start; the consumption is too intense.
But Lin Li was different.
First of all, passive Martial Soul Abilities are a continuous drain rather than a direct burst of Soul Power from the body, so the consumption itself is slower.
Actually, there’s another very important reason: when Lin Li was in his teens, the first Soul Ring’s consumption rate was ten percent per hour.
Now that he has obtained the second Soul Ring, the first Soul Ring’s Soul Skill consumption is only seven percent!
The data is just for example; Lin Li hasn’t performed specific experiments on the consumption, but he can sense the rate of consumption, and it has indeed slowed down a lot.
Part of it is due to the increase in total amount, and another part is likely due to the bug-like divine skill ‘Adaptation’.
He just didn’t know if Mahoraga had adapted to itself as a Martial Soul, or something else…
in any case, it’s good news.
“By the way, Director Su, I have something to tell you.”
Lin Li softened his tone and said, “I don’t plan to return to Notting City.
Please help me process my graduation.”
“What?!”
Director Su was caught off guard, and his previous plans seemed to turn into rootless duckweed in an instant.
Was he leaving so soon?
“I plan to go to Heaven Dou City.
I need to become stronger…
of course, I’ll come back to visit you from time to time.”