Douluo Dalu : Body martial spirit

Time flew by quickly. Yang Xiong soon reached eleven years old. Although his training with the Spiral Sphere had made some progress, his soul power and mental strength as a soul master were still too low, so he still couldn't break a balloon using soul power.

However, after years of practicing focus control, Yang Xiong had now reached the realm of the Four Orifices Constant Heart. He was able to use soul power with one hand to burst a water-filled balloon, though he was still some distance away from bursting a rubber ball with soul power.

But Yang Xiong believed that as long as he trained hard, once he reached the level of Grand Soul Master, he would definitely be able to develop the next stage of the Spiral Sphere, and maybe even discover other surprises.

After years of hard training, Yang Xiong's soul power finally reached level twenty. While not outstanding in the entire first class, he ranked in the upper-middle range and could keep up with the training progress of other martial soul masters.

Especially after years of physical conditioning, Yang Xiong's body had become extremely strong. He was no longer the weak six-year-old boy. His height had reached 1.6 meters, and his physical strength was comparable to some soul masters with beast-type martial souls.

In comparison, Yang Xiong's strength and speed had increased tremendously, especially after long-term weighted running. His basic speed and strength far surpassed those of his peers. Even compared to soul masters with beast-type martial souls at the same level, he was not inferior in strength or speed.

One day, Yang Xiong approached his homeroom teacher Lin Gong again, stating that he had reached level twenty and wanted to obtain his second soul ring.

Lin Gong was somewhat surprised when he saw Yang Xiong. "Yang Xiong, your soul power has improved quite well. I didn't expect you to reach level twenty so quickly. You are the sixth in the whole class to do so. What are your thoughts on your second soul ring? Do you still want to choose a defensive-type soul beast?"

Lin Gong took out a soul beast book from the sect's archives, which contained many soul beasts aged five to six hundred years, including quite a few powerful defensive soul beasts.

Yang Xiong didn't look at the book. "Teacher Lin, I don't want any of the soul beasts in there. I want the Golden Spirit Cypress from our Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's soul beast forest."

Yang Xiong had actually made up his mind about the second soul ring long ago. He had already used the token given by Ning Fengzhi to check out the soul beasts in the sect's soul beast forest.

Lin Gong's book only recorded soul rings suitable for students to absorb, all under seven hundred years, and Yang Xiong simply wasn't interested in those soul beasts.

Lin Gong's expression suddenly changed. "Are you crazy? Do you know what kind of soul beast the Golden Spirit Cypress is? Do you know its exact age?"

"That Golden Spirit Cypress has been raised in our Seven Treasures Glazed Sect for many years. Its age has now reached nine hundred and eighty years. For a soul master, a second soul ring with that many years is too high. But since it hasn't reached a thousand years, it can't be chosen as a third soul ring, so it has been kept there all along."

"There are many people in the sect waiting for that Golden Spirit Cypress to reach a thousand years. When that happens, it will definitely become an exceptional third soul ring."

Yang Xiong thought to himself: to let that Golden Spirit Cypress reach a thousand years, it would take at least twenty more years. Who knows who might benefit from it then?

In fact, Yang Xiong had been thinking about this Golden Spirit Cypress for a long time. Since he wanted to pursue a combination of all attributes, a wood-attribute power-type soul beast was the hardest to find. Even the Star Dou Great Forest probably didn't have many.

The Golden Spirit Cypress was the epitome of strength and vitality. Its whole body was golden in color, with lush branches and leaves, even the leaves were golden. It was an exceptional plant-type soul beast. If not for the awkward age, it wouldn't have been available for him.

Compared to animal-type soul beasts, plant-type soul beasts had obvious characteristics: their trunks, branches, leaves, height, and even bark patterns could reflect their exact age. This was one of the reasons the sect knew the precise age of the Golden Spirit Cypress.

To put it bluntly, that Golden Spirit Cypress was so resilient that even if Yang Xiong fought it, he might not be able to kill it. Its vitality and regeneration were extremely strong, and its branches were incredibly powerful. Its strength far surpassed ordinary thousand-year-old soul beasts. This was also one reason it was able to survive in the soul beast forest for so long.

Yang Xiong had even seen records suggesting the Golden Spirit Cypress possessed the bloodline of the Golden Tree. No one knew how it ended up in the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect's soul beast forest.

Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong's determined expression and was silent for a long time before speaking. "Setting aside the age issue, have you thought about what kind of soul master path you want to take? The Golden Spirit Cypress is indeed an excellent soul beast, arguably the best among plant-type soul beasts."

"But your martial soul is your own body, and your first soul ring came from an animal-type soul beast. Although I don't know what soul skill you obtained, it should be related to defense. Since you've decided to pursue the defense path, why do you want to absorb a plant-type martial soul? Soul masters usually absorb soul rings corresponding to their own martial soul system. Even though your martial soul is special, it should be considered a beast martial soul. You've already absorbed an animal-type soul ring; aren't you worried about absorbing a plant-type soul ring causing problems?"

Yang Xiong replied, "Teacher Lin, my original martial soul is neither beast nor weapon nor plant type. Its greatest advantage is that it can absorb all types of soul rings. Besides, I think the Golden Spirit Cypress suits me very well. This is the result of much thought and analysis."

Lin Gong sighed. "Very well. You have mastered a great deal of soul master knowledge and are not weaker than some teachers. Since you have your own training plan, I won't stop you. In three days, we will go to the soul beast forest. Remember, your parents must come along too."

Only then did Yang Xiong happily leave.

Lin Gong shook his head watching Yang Xiong's demeanor. From a teaching perspective, he really liked this grade-topper and knew how hardworking the boy was.

Unfortunately, this kid was also very troublesome. Every time he chose a soul ring, it left people puzzled. Still, his judgment was quite good.

When choosing the first soul ring, he immediately recognized the top-tier soul beast, the Xuanming Turtle. Now, though the Golden Spirit Cypress's age was somewhat awkward, it was definitely the highest bloodline-level soul beast in the entire soul beast forest, far surpassing some high-level thousand-year soul beasts.

Lin Gong didn't say more. The sect leader seemed to value Yang Xiong highly, allowing him unrestricted access to the sect's library and even granting him a sect leader's token. No other student in the entire sect had such treatment.

After reporting this, Lin Gong had no further thoughts on the matter. However, he still planned to personally accompany Yang Xiong to acquire the soul ring.

Three days later, Yang Xiong, Yang Lin, Sun Yu, and Lin Gong set off in a grand procession toward the sect's soul beast forest.

Should we give the protagonist an additional external soul bone? A heart external soul bone could provide a continuous supply of vitality.

Once Yang Xiong becomes a Grand Soul Master, he will fully master this.

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