By dusk, Lin Feng and the group had arrived at Flame Valley.
After settling the mother and child Firewing Sky Dragons, Lin Ye decided to stay behind to watch over them.
Although the dragons had recovered from their wounds thanks to medicinal herbs, full recovery would still take time.
Lin Ye didn't have much else to do during this period anyway, so staying a few days to unwind was fine by him.
Besides, the Firewing Dragon's loyalty and friendliness toward soul masters excited him—it stirred new thoughts in his heart.
Very few soul masters trained soul beasts due to the time, effort, and difficulty in ensuring loyalty. Even if successfully tamed, a weak soul beast was of little use.
But having a soul beast mount? That was undeniably cool.
His subordinate, Ge Long, had a white tiger mount, something Lin Ye had envied for a long time.
Now, stroking the Firewing Dragon's sleek scales, Lin Ye's gaze was warm and yearning.
With wings like these, if it became his soul beast… wouldn't that make him a Dragon Knight?
The thought alone was thrilling.
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The Next Day — Heaven Dou Academy Training Hall
Early in the morning, Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan rushed into the training hall, eager to witness Lin Feng's fifth soul skill.
"Fifth Soul Skill—Fire Sky Dragon!"
A phantom of the sacrificed Firewing Dragon emerged from the soul ring, spiraling skyward with powerful wingbeats.
At its peak altitude, the illusion spread its wings wide and dive-bombed straight down like a sword piercing the earth.
"Wow! Lin Feng, your fifth soul skill is so cool!"
Dugu Yan clapped excitedly, eyes sparkling.
Ye Lingling, watching Lin Feng and Dugu Yan together, smiled with genuine joy for them—but couldn't help but feel a little left behind.
One was a Rank 41 Soul Ancestor, the other already a Rank 52 Soul King…
And she was still just a Soul Grandmaster.
Lin Feng noticed her expression and, without a word, pulled out a carefully prepared immortal herb from his storage ring.
"Lingling, look what I brought for you this time."
"Beautiful Amaryllis—this will enhance your martial soul and soul power."
"Make sure to absorb it later!"
"Yes, Lingling, Lin Feng and I only progressed so fast because we absorbed immortal herbs," Dugu Yan added with a reassuring smile.
"Ah—Lin Feng, Sister Yan'er…"
Ye Lingling's eyes sparkled as she clutched the herb, heart overwhelmed with gratitude.
Her sense of inadequacy instantly vanished.
Now, she could finally catch up to Lin Feng again.
"Come back here after class. I'll help guide your absorption," Lin Feng instructed.
"Yan'er and I are heading to class first!"
"Mm-hmm!"
Ye Lingling nodded gratefully, hugging the herb tightly.
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In Class
Lin Feng sat at his desk, utterly bored, struggling to stay awake as the instructor rambled on about spell incantations.
This is pointless.
School was a waste of time for someone like him.
He couldn't understand why soul masters had to study history and geography like ordinary students.
It was maddening.
He had the Trait System—he should be out in the world encountering geniuses and copying their traits, not stuck in class.
Suddenly, he realized he hadn't refreshed his traits since yesterday.
"System, replace [Graceful Hero] with [Fate's Chosen] and refresh traits."
That last one was useless anyway.
[Ding! Congratulations, host has acquired red-tier trait: Fate's Chosen.]
[All traits refreshed.]
Finally! A red-tier trait!
Lin Feng smiled involuntarily.
With [Fate's Chosen] secured, he could now replace [Child of Destiny].
He looked over the three traits available from the refresh:
[Fire God's Divinity (Gold)]: You qualify for the trial of the Fire God—one of the seven elemental deities. Gain an additional 20% affinity with the Fire God's divinity.
[Innate Rank Three (Gold)]: Your soul power is permanently boosted by three ranks.
[Fire Dragon King (Gold)]: Your martial soul is one of the Nine Dragon Kings—the Fire Dragon King.
Fire God? Meh. That was a first-level god. With his talent, he should be starting at God-King at least.
"Start at God-King, no upper limit," he muttered.
Innate Rank Three again? That thing was great for late game, but for now… totally useless.
So, he picked [Fire Dragon King].
A Dragon King-class martial soul was far stronger than ordinary god-level ones.
With the new martial soul, he could now replace Emperor Flame Nine-Headed Dragon.
Lin Feng glanced over the newly refreshed purple-tier traits.
All are trash.
One in particular caught his eye:
[Dazzling Effects (Purple)]: You can add flashy special effects to your movements—purely cosmetic, no damage.
Entertainment trait huh... Well, just for fun I guess.
He picked it right away, planning to mess around with it for a few days.
Next, time to refresh [Father of Destiny], the gold-tier trait.
He already had [Fate's Chosen]—no need to ride on his future kid's luck.
Here were the results:
[Holy Radiance (Gold)]: Your soul power carries light energy, effective against evil.
[Infinite Fusion (Gold)]: You can perform Martial Soul Fusion with anyone—including gods.
[Chaotic Summon (Gold)]: You can summon a valuable item from any world. Completely random.
Holy Radiance? Trash.
But Chaotic Summon… now that was interesting.
Any world, any item—who knew what might appear?
Alright, let's go with this.
[Ding! Congratulations, host has acquired Heavenly Flame—Green Lotus Core Flame.]
"Whoa, a Heavenly Flame? But why not Void Swallowing Flame, or Flame of Vitality? Even Fallen Heart Flame would've been better…"
Lin Feng clicked his tongue.
Green Lotus Core Flame had great offensive power, sure, but he preferred ones with unique abilities.
Still, it wasn't bad.
With a Fire Dragon King martial soul, Ultimate Fire affinity, and now Green Lotus Core Flame…
He figured even a Soul Sage would struggle to take a hit from him now.
Feeling good about his luck, he reviewed his new panel:
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[Host: Lin Feng]
[Age: 12]
[Innate Soul Power: Rank 20]
[Martial Soul: Fire Dragon King (Divine-Tier)]
[Soul Power: Rank 52]
Traits:
[Dazzling Effects (Purple)]
[Fire Crystal (Purple)]
[Soul Ring Grants Bone (Purple)]
[Astral Projection (Purple)]
[Green Lotus Core Flame (Gold)]
Permanent Hidden Traits:
[Innate Rank 20 (Gold)]
[Trait Copy (Gold)]
[Fire Dragon King (Gold)]
[Fate's Chosen (Red)]
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After switching to [Fire Dragon King], he also made it a permanent trait.
Chaotic Summon became Green Lotus Core Flame.
Nice and tidy.
Then curiosity got the better of him—what other red-tier traits were even out there?
He took a peek.
[Fated Nemesis (Red)]: You are the nemesis of the Fate's Chosen. Defeating them lets you devour their fortune.
[Blank God Position (Red)]: You hold an unassigned god position with unlimited growth potential.
[Doombringer (Red)]: Every world you enter descends into chaos.
Holy crap… now that's red-tier.
[Fated Nemesis] was a natural foil to [Fate's Chosen]—absolutely worthy of its rank.
[Blank God Position] promised growth beyond the God-King level.
And [Doombringer]? Walk into a world, and boom—chaos.
Compared to that, Blank God Position felt more like a soft red.
Unfortunately, he only had one red trait right now. So these juicy ones were out of reach.
"Man… I'm drooling."
"Can someone please let me copy one more red trait?"
Lin Feng daydreamed about that kind of luck.
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