Douluo Dalu: Golden Spirit Tree

Chapter 8 Decision
Hearing Xiao Lin Yi's blunt words, Moon fell into deep thought for a moment.

Even though her husband is a soul guide, as an outstanding graduate from the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy, Ouyang Xi still instinctively resists soul guides.

"My dear, soul guides are just external objects after all. It is more meaningful for a soul master to rely on his own strength. The current soul guides are still just toys for powerful soul masters."

Xiao Lin Yi did not refute his mother's words, but just nodded, indicating that his mother was right.

But how could Ouyang Xi not understand his son? His son's behavior did not mean that he really agreed with what he had just said, but that he was just too lazy to argue.

Xiao Lin Yi said something when he was a child, and Ouyang Xi was quite impressed by it.

"Don't try to reason with stupid people. It's a waste of time and effort, and it still won't make sense."

At that time, Ouyang Xi was just surprised that his good boy could see things so clearly at such a young age, but now...

Does this guy think I'm some irrational fool?

She grabbed Xiao Linyi into her arms and pretended to be vicious, "Tell me now! If you don't, mom will beat you."

The little guy had a helpless expression on his face, but she was his own mother and there was nothing she could do.

Xiao Linyi sighed like a little adult and spoke slowly. Ouyang Xi showed a serious expression, wanting to know what his son, who had been smart since childhood, could say. Moon, who was originally in deep thought, also looked at Xiao Linyi after hearing Ouyang Xi's question, wanting to know his answer.

"Soul Masters have been around for tens of thousands of years. It's undeniable that over those tens of thousands of years, both the number of powerful soul masters and their growth rate have significantly increased. But what about soul guides? How long have they been around?"

Without waiting for the three adults to respond, Xiao Linyi gave the answer directly, "More than four thousand years! It was only after the collision of the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent over four thousand years ago that soul guides truly began to develop and become commonplace. Before that, there were only a few rare storage soul guides."

"But what about now? Are storage soul guides still as valuable as they were ten thousand years ago?"

"I don't know how powerful the current soul guides are, but at least I know that they can already threaten Soul Douluo and even Title Douluo. If soul guides develop for a few hundred more years, will they no longer be a threat to Title Douluo, but rather a fatal blow? What about a few thousand years? Tens of thousands of years?"

"Is it even possible for someone to become a god like those gods ten thousand years ago by using soul guides?"

"This is impossible!" After hearing the last sentence, Ouyang Xi flatly denied it.

"Mom, how do you know it's impossible?"

Facing his son's curious gaze, Ouyang Xi didn't know how to answer, as if recalling the dark time when he was asked a series of questions by the young Lin Yi and he didn't know how to answer. Ouyang Xi became angry and was about to attack, but little Lin Yi easily dodged him.

Moon was silenced again by Xiao Lin Yi's words. Lin Qingxuan stopped the mother and son from playing and shook his head gently.

The family of three looked at the old man who had dedicated his whole life to Shrek Academy. Lin Qingxuan and Ouyang Xi's eyes were full of admiration, while Xiao Lin Yi's gaze was much simpler, just pure curiosity. His master seemed to be very powerful, but he was silenced by these few words?

The group continued on their journey, each of them falling into silence.

After a long while, Moon suddenly asked, "Xiaoyi, if it were you, what would you do?"

"Huh? What?"

Xiao Linyi asked, confused by Moon's sudden words.

"If you were in charge of Shrek Academy, what would you do?"

"To develop soul guides." Xiao Linyi answered casually.

"that's it?"

"What else is there to do?"

"No detailed ideas?"

"No." Xiao Lin Yi answered honestly.

Lin Qingxuan saw that Mu En was serious and lightly scolded him, "Xiaoyi, Elder Mu asked you a question, so answer it properly."

"Oh," Xiao Linyi replied with a somewhat aggrieved tone, and continued, "You said that the mainstream of Shrek Academy looks down on soul guides and regards them as external forces. Then wouldn't it be better to develop soul guides into one's own strength?"

"How is that possible!" Ouyang Xi retorted subconsciously.

"Can anyone guarantee 100% that it's impossible?" Xiao Lin Yi replied.

Seeing the adults were stumped by the question, Xiao Linyi continued, "To put it bluntly, the emergence of soul guides is a result of the development of the times. Development problems can only be solved through development, not abandonment. If you abandon the times, then the times will abandon you." "Also, where did the idea that soul guides are external forces come from?"

"Soul guides are external forces." The one who habitually argued was still Xiao Lin Yi's mother, Ouyang Xi.

"Then the soul master itself relies on external forces to practice, so what's wrong with having an extra soul guide?"

Seeing his mother about to retort, Xiao Linyi spoke first, "A soul master's breakthrough relies on soul rings, and soul rings come from soul beasts. No one would say that soul beasts are their own power, right?"

"If such a person existed, he would have died tens of thousands of years ago when soul masters first appeared because he resisted the power of soul beasts."

Ouyang Xi had no way to refute and could only shut his mouth in disappointment.

After a long silence, Moon finally spoke, "Child, Master has a favor to ask of you, okay?"

"Master, please speak."

"Master hopes that you will go to Shrek Academy to study. If you want to learn soul guidance equipment, no problem. Shrek Academy also has a soul guidance department. I will use all my strength to help you learn soul guidance equipment!"

"However, Master also hopes that one day when you become stronger, you can change the current academy's rejection of soul guides."

After saying that, Moon looked at Xiao Linyi earnestly, with even a hint of pleading in his eyes.

"Okay, Master, I promise you."

Moon's face suddenly showed a smile, "Good boy..."

"But, Master, I don't quite understand."

"what?"

"Why should I change? Can't you do it yourself?"

"Haha, Master is already old, so let's leave these things to you young people."

Xiao Linyi disagreed, "Master, I don't think so. Do you know when is the best time to plant a tree?"

Not knowing what his young disciple wanted to say, Moon responded cooperatively, "I don't know."

"It was ten years ago."

Moon's body trembled when he heard this.

"Do you know when the next one will be?"

Moon was a little dazed. When he heard Xiao Linyi's question, he shook his head slightly.

"Now."

Moon's expression froze for a moment, and then changed rapidly. Xiao Linyi had never seen so many expressions appear on a person's face so quickly.

"That's really eye-opening," Lin Qingxuan patted his son's head. "Xiaoyi, where did you hear that?"

Obviously, Lin Qingxuan didn't think that a six-year-old child would say this.

In fact, these words were not thought up by Xiao Lin Yi himself, but were memories from another world.

“In the book.”

"It seems that I did the right thing by asking you to read books." Lin Qingxuan said with emotion.

Seeing these people’s big reactions, Xiao Linyi was a little surprised. Is the chicken soup from this other world so effective?
After a long time, Moon finally came to his senses and smiled bitterly, "I'm old now. I can't even see things as clearly as a kid like you."

Without saying anything more, Moon seemed to have made up his mind.

He asked with a smile, "Since you've decided to go the auxiliary route, have you thought about your first spirit ring?"

"Yeah, I've thought about it."

(End of this chapter)