Lin Yu grinned and said, "Teacher, two thousand years is too short. The second ring should be five thousand years."
"W-what!!"
"F-five thousand years!"
"Lin Yu… you're not joking, right?" Qian Daoliu's mouth twitched involuntarily.
Qian Renxue was also stunned, staring at Lin Yu in disbelief.
"I'm not joking, Teacher. The second ring will be five thousand years," Lin Yu said very seriously.
The Octagonal Profound Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Blossom are the top-tier spirit herbs for enhancing physical constitution—there's nothing better!
They are far more effective than any whale gelatin.
After taking these two herbs and soaking in the Ice and Fire Dual Elements Pool for three months, Lin Yu's physical body had already become several times stronger than before.
Five thousand years might not even be the upper limit.
But as always, there's no need to risk pushing for an extra few hundred or thousand years. Five thousand years is more than enough.
"This…!" Qian Daoliu took a sharp breath.
A five-thousand-year second soul ring is unheard of, unprecedented!
But looking at Lin Yu's determined eyes, Qian Daoliu chose to trust this disciple chosen by the gods. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright! Teacher will arrange a five-thousand-year one for you!"
"Thank you, Teacher."
"By the way, Lin Yu, before you obtain your second soul ring, I'll ask you a few questions first," Qian Daoliu shifted into teaching mode again.
"Oh? Go ahead, Teacher."
Qian Daoliu began questioning, "Do you know the two main cultivation streams for soul masters on our Douluo Continent?"
"Hehe, Teacher, that question is too elementary," Lin Yu smiled and answered, "Soul master cultivation mainly divides into Balanced Stream and Extreme Stream."
Qian Daoliu said, "Explain."
"Alright."
"Balanced Stream means developing all-around abilities as much as possible—offense, defense, control—making oneself diverse in abilities, soul skills, and techniques, like a hexagonal warrior. This cultivation path has no obvious weaknesses or flaws, and can contend against different types of soul masters."
"But because abilities are average, it's easy to lack standout strengths or specialties."
"Then, the Extreme Stream focuses on developing one direction as much as possible. For example, if strong offense, then everything stacks—strength, attack, aggression, destructive soul skills and abilities—taking one path to the extreme."
"In this case, an Extreme Stream soul master has especially outstanding single abilities, but with over-specialization, the other areas become weak, with obvious flaws and vulnerabilities. Such a master struggles against various opponent types and can easily be countered by soul masters whose abilities specifically suppress theirs."
Qian Daoliu nodded and continued, "So, which do you think is better: Balanced Stream or Extreme Stream?"
Lin Yu smiled, "I don't think one is absolutely better. It depends on what suits the individual. This is divided among different groups."
"I think soul masters with average talent can choose the Extreme Stream, because most soul masters in this world find it difficult to reach the Soul King realm."
"If you only have two or three, maybe three or four soul skills, you can't really go Balanced. Low-level soul masters trying Balanced just become mediocre."
"But if your talent is strong enough to cultivate beyond the Soul Saint level, I think Balanced is better. Soul Saints have very strong physical strength, speed, reflexes, and mental power. With these strong foundations, they can better realize the strength of a balanced build."
"So, I choose Balanced Stream."
Lin Yu firmly preferred the balanced approach.
He was confident he could absorb six soul bones. With nine soul rings' worth of skills and various soul bone abilities, he would have an abundance of skills. He would certainly build himself into a 'hexagonal warrior' who masters all sorts of skills and abilities.
"Interesting," Qian Daoliu was quite surprised internally. He didn't expect Lin Yu to explain so comprehensively.
"Very good, Lin Yu."
"Now let's talk about your choice for your second soul ring," Qian Daoliu nodded and continued, "Apart from the Seven-colored Spiritual Bird, there are no other soul beasts with seven attributes matching your spirit. So you can't develop all seven attributes evenly."
"Lin Yu, you must choose one main attribute to focus on developing, or maybe two or three."
"Because whether for soul beasts or soul masters, having more than three attributes is extremely rare."
"Choosing main development attributes?" Lin Yu pondered.
He knew that once he mastered part of the Seven Elemental Gods' seven divine powers, in the late stages the attribute strengths would become equalized, but for now, he indeed had to pick his main development attributes.
"Then, fire, water, and light it is."
Fire was his most powerful attribute.
Water allowed for precise control of soul power, greatly reducing soul power consumption for sustained combat.
Light provided immunity, purification of side effects, and healing effects.
These three attributes represented strength, power, endurance, durability, super armor, and healing.
Moreover, the Octagonal Profound Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Blossom he had absorbed earlier had already enhanced the strength of fire and water. Now fire and water could be further strengthened.
"Fire, water, and light? Perfect! There happens to be a soul beast with these three attributes, and it suits you well. It's called the Fire-Water Holy Light Beast," Qian Daoliu applauded enthusiastically.
"Then I'll trouble you, Teacher."
One day later.
Lin Yu and the others arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest and quickly entered the inner area to search.
The Fire-Water Holy Light Beast was just as rare as the others. In fact, any multi-attribute soul beast Lin Yu wanted was rare.
But with Qian Daoliu, Qian Jun, Demon Slayer, and Lin Tian all searching together, efficiency greatly increased.
In less than two days, they found the target beast, whose cultivation was just over five thousand years.
Qian Daoliu ordered loudly, "Old Seven, go ahead."
"Wait! Great Supply Elder! This is only a five-thousand-year soul beast. Lin Tian is here; no need to trouble the Seven Supply Elders. I'll handle it."
Saying this, Lin Tian released his angel spirit, and beneath his feet appeared the standard eight-ring top configuration in yellow, purple, and black.
"Third soul skill, Angelic Light Blade!"
Lin Tian transformed into a golden streak and instantly slashed forward.
Pfft!
Bang! Boom! Boom!
One strike inflicted a severe injury, finishing off the beast stylishly.
"Dad, you're really cool!" Lin Yu praised.
"Hehe, Lin Yu, Dad's pretty awesome, right?" Lin Tian chuckled.
"Too cool, Dad."
"All right, stop praising me here and hurry up to absorb your soul ring," Lin Tian said, pushing Lin Yu's shoulder with a smile.
"Okay."
Lin Yu quickly approached the Fire-Water Holy Light Beast, filled with anticipation: "I wonder how many levels my soul power will surge this time? And what second soul skill will it grant me?"
He quickly finished it off, then sat down to begin absorbing the soul ring.
As the soul ring was drawn out from the soul beast's body and fused into Lin Yu's own, he instantly felt the immense power contained within it.
His soul power began to surge violently!
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