Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 168 Mystic Coral
After carefully examining Lin Xingyu's condition, Mu Ye couldn't help but let a wild smile creep up his lips.

"Teacher, how is it?"

Mu Ye coughed twice and said, "Your situation has to do with the principle of the second awakening of the main body martial soul. The so-called second awakening of the main body martial soul is essentially the development of the martial soul's potential."

"You may not know this, but for a Title Douluo to reach level 95 to 99, they not only need to accumulate their own soul power, but also need a certain amount of enlightenment."

"The insights accumulated by these Soul Masters will eventually be reflected in their Martial Soul. Perhaps it is not enough for their Martial Soul to evolve, but it is enough to expand their Martial Soul."

"To change their martial spirit."

“A level 94 Title Douluo might be a Soul Master with an ordinary Martial Soul, but if he were to advance to level 99, the strength of his Martial Soul would definitely be high enough. Of course, this is just a theory.”

"It is precisely because Title Douluo have already ventured into the alteration of their Martial Soul, and the second awakening of their original Martial Soul also involves the development of the Martial Soul."

"Therefore, one can usually only undergo Gold-level Awakening at the Title Douluo stage."

"Your martial soul potential is already high enough, and your physique and spirit are strong enough to be comparable to an ordinary titled Douluo."

"These conditions combined are enough to make you a half-titled Douluo."

"Your current situation is between the Silver and Gold levels. If you are willing to pay any price, you can forcibly upgrade to the Gold level, or wait until you are stronger in the future and it will automatically convert to the Gold level awakening."

After listening to Mu Ye's explanation, Lin Xingyu nodded thoughtfully.

He could clearly sense that if he spared no expense in burning his life force, he could indeed achieve a gold-level awakening.

A 300% increase is basically the limit of the growth rate.

Reflecting on his own abilities, he could say that he now possessed both high stats and strong mechanics. Well, while he had his own mechanics, they weren't strong enough.

In short, his bunch of random abilities combined, while lacking insidious methods like curses or crowd control, allow him to completely ignore the opponent's underhanded tactics.

After that, they overwhelmed everyone with their own superior qualities.

I carefully assessed my own condition.

After completing his eighth blood transfusion, his physical condition truly reached the level of a Title Douluo.

His mental strength increased to 16,000, which means he has entered the late stage of the Spirit Abyss Realm. However, he has already exhausted all the benefits he has received.

The growth of spiritual power will slow down a lot in the future. It is estimated that it will be quite good if I can touch the threshold of the Spirit Realm when I break through to the Soul Saint realm.

His soul power was also quite good, reaching level fifty-seven.

Before leaving the academy, he spent four months in the Spirit Pagoda, leveling up two times. After that, he waited for Mu Ye to break through, which took another month or two.

They then came here and spent eighty-one days diving in the deep sea.

I just broke through to level 57 yesterday.

On average, he was quite happy, and he basically used up all of Makino's life savings.

This level isn't considered fast.

With those resources and that level of training, anyone could level up in a month.

"Teacher, I'd like to practice a bit more on the way back."

Although the process was painful, the training in the sea was indeed very effective; the water pressure in the deep sea is no joke.

Furthermore, he is in his prime, a time for hard work and dedication, so how could he afford to slack off?

They're slacking off now, but they'll behave themselves when they run into a Limit Douluo.

“Okay, but you need to rest for two days first to give your body time to recover. I’ll arrange the rest for you. We also need to leave this area of ​​the sea first,” Mu Ye said with a smile.

The remaining intensity should not be too high; it should be kept within a reasonable range.

In this stormy sea area, various storms never stop from morning till night.

This small boat is still able to sail safely on the sea thanks to Makino's protection; otherwise, it would have sunk long ago.

……

"what!"

On the third day, just as he watched Lin Xingyu complete his daily rehabilitation training, Mu Ye suddenly looked up in surprise and gazed into the distance.

"What's wrong, teacher?" Lin Xingyu scrambled onto the boat in a disheveled state, casually drying the water off his body.

"We seem to have drifted to the very center of this sea area, where there don't seem to be many storms."

Makino said with some doubt, "Logically speaking, the inside of a tornado should be calm, but the storm sea area is not a tornado."

The storms here blow one after another, incessantly, which is practically impossible.

"I'll go take a look. You wait here for me. I'll be right back."

After finishing speaking, Makino turned around and flew away.

Lin Xingyu opened his mouth helplessly, but finally got up to pack his clothes. Looking at the torn clothes on his body, a look of heartache flashed in his eyes.

He had made ample preparations before setting sail, but he never expected it to take so long, with one or two sets of clothes going to be ruined every day.

As a result, he's running out of clothes and only wears one pair of pants every day.

"Speaking of which, how are those clothes that make you immune to poison? Even after turning into a giant hundreds of meters tall, the underpants don't tear at all, and they fit perfectly to any size. I'll ask the teacher later; he should know."

A moment later, a terrifying aura emanated from the direction where Makino had left.

The mecha Xiao Hong, which remained on the ship, enveloped Lin Xingyu and then transformed into a streak of light, flying off in the direction Mu Ye had gone.

When Xiao Hong stopped in mid-air, Lin Xingyu looked down and couldn't help but be stunned.

Below, all was calm and still, with rows upon rows of blood-red corals stretching endlessly.

Like a diligent little bee, Makino flew back and forth in the coral sea, diligently collecting one coral after another.

A full quarter of an hour passed before Mu Ye flew back, somewhat satisfied.

In his hand he held a coral tree about three feet long, with six branches that shone with a crystal-clear, jade-like luster, making it exquisitely beautiful.

"A 30,000-year-old mystic coral. I was wondering where the Blood Jade Octopus came from. Turns out there's a treasure trove here."

As Mu Ye spoke, he handed the Mystic Coral to Lin Xingyu.

"It's a pity that the largest one is only 30,000 years old. If it could reach 100,000 years old, it could definitely be called a celestial treasure."

Lin Xingyu accepted the items with some delight.

"Thirty thousand years is already quite a long time!"

The common way to use mystical coral is as an ornament, placed in a meditation room. During daily cultivation, it can emit a unique fragrance, slowly enhancing the life force of nearby beings.

If it is ground into powder and taken orally, it can have the effect of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the bones.

However, such things are generally quite fragile; let alone ten thousand years, even a thousand years is extremely rare.

Moreover, this thing can never develop intelligence, so it can't be considered a soul beast.

After pondering for a moment, Mu Ye said, "Ordinary Xuanjing Coral can be used as the main ingredient for the Marrow Cleansing Pill, which can enhance a Soul Master's innate Soul Power. However, that stuff is only effective for those with innate Soul Power below level three. If this 30,000-year-old one were used in its entirety, it would probably be useful for those with innate Soul Power below level seven or even eight."

"It would be a waste to simply use it for personal consumption," Lin Xingyu said, shaking his head.

Makino nodded, clearly in agreement, and took out a nautical chart, making a mark on it.

“I picked out some and dug them up, but left the rest of the roots. This place is quite sparsely populated and no one usually comes here. It can be used as a secret base.”

Lin Xingyu nodded; it was indeed a good approach. Suddenly, he had a sudden realization: Mu Ye had specifically called him over to have him memorize this position.

It can be passed down to the next generation of the sect, serving as a kind of foundation for the sect.

This person is truly grooming themselves to be his future successor.

After inspecting the coral reef area, the two turned and left together.

Looking back at the coral in the distance, shimmering with a crystal-clear light.

A strange emotion flashed through Lin Xingyu's mind; this was truly a very real world.

The Matthew effect is fully demonstrated.

There are many things on the Douluo Continent that can enhance innate soul power. The most famous is the Immortal Herb, and there are lesser ones, such as the Profound Water Pill, but this thing is obviously not something that low-level soul masters can obtain.

However, high-level Soul Masters who can obtain these items don't lack them.

For example, because he demonstrated enough talent, he gained the respect of many people.

He easily acquired a massive amount of resources, which allowed him to become stronger at an even faster pace and acquire even more resources.

Lin Xingyu then threw himself back into training.

They abandoned some of the more extreme training methods, but they didn't skimp on any of the intense and demanding training.

Mu Ye often manages to rescue Lin Xingyu from danger in the end.

Whether it's fighting the soul beasts brought by Mu Ye in the deep sea or directly impacting the ocean currents.

These training sessions further helped Lin Xingyu control his rapidly increasing power.

……

A month later, a small boat sailed away from the storm area.

As the storm dissipated in the sky, the people on the ship were momentarily excited.

Finally, I've left that dark and gloomy place.

Seven more days passed.

Feeling the cold in the air and looking at the white expanse of snow not far away, Makino couldn't help but scratch his hair.

Suddenly, her hairline appeared even higher.

"Logically, we should have headed south, but how did we end up in the far north?"

"That's normal. The winds in the stormy seas are inherently unpredictable, and with all the turbulent currents, it's already quite good that we've only lost our way a little," the old captain on the ship replied carefully.

"My lord, if we head south, we won't be back in Tianhai City for long."

"Alright, now that we're here, you should all know the route ahead. Since we've come all this way to the far north, we can't let this trip be in vain. You guys head south, we'll go with you," Mu Ye said, waving his hand.

"Thank you, sir," the old captain said respectfully.

Taking on this mission was already a life-threatening situation.

Unexpectedly, the journey went quite smoothly. With a Your Majesty in charge, although we encountered many troubles along the way, there were basically no problems.

The mission was now complete, and everyone had returned safely. The old captain couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The money he earned from this trip was enough for him to retire, and he could even arrange for a top-quality spirit for his grandson.

The old captain couldn't help but carefully calculate.

The other crew members on the ship couldn't help but cheer.

Makino's body flashed with golden-red light, and the mecha Little Red appeared out of thin air.

The dense soul power enveloped Lin Xingyu, dragging him away as a streak of light.

Previously, we needed a coordinate system in the ocean, but now we know our way around.

He planned to take Lin Xingyu directly across the far north and quickly return to Tiandou City.

I've been away for almost four months, it's time to go back.

Just as they approached the coastline, the communication device in Lin Xingyu's hand started ringing frantically.

Because interstellar communication has not yet been developed on the Douluo Continent, communication soul tools, although widespread, still have considerable drawbacks.

It's fine when we're on the mainland, but once we're at sea, it's quite easy to lose contact.

The moment the signal was reconnected, Lin Xingyu's communication soul tool was destroyed.

"You've taken leave again? When are you coming back? Everyone misses you."

"Teacher Wu has been in a bad mood these past two days. I heard you stood him up."

"A delicious new restaurant recently opened on the school's commercial street. Now that you're back, we can all go and try it together."

……

……

Looking at the messages above, most of them were from Xu Xiaoyan, which I summarized briefly.

He was gone for almost four months, and this girl posted one message almost every day.

Over this period of time, I've sent nearly 150 messages.

Then I looked at the others'.

"exist?"

"Reply to me if you see this."

"There's an event at school that we need you to participate in."

"I've registered you."

"..."

The remaining few messages were from Wu Changkong, especially the last few ellipses.

Lin Xingyu felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that something terrible was about to happen when he got back.

Skipping over some important information, the person who sent him the most messages was Yuan En Ye Hui, and the third was his father, Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng sends one message per week on average, regardless of whether Lin Xingyu replies.

In short, it is quite stable.

Yuan Enye also posted quite a lot, just not as frequently as Xu Xiaoyan.

The content specifically summarizes her insights gained from refining and harnessing demonic power, as well as the problems she encountered in the process.

It was basically sent to Lin Xingyu once a week.

Lin Xingyu read through the entire document and found that Yuan Enhui's condition had been quite stable over the past few months, and everything was proceeding according to plan.

'But you're giving me a report, aren't you? You're really treating me like your teacher.'

I couldn't help but mentally complain.

(End of this chapter)