Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 147, Section 164: A More Sophisticated Revenge
Lin Chen was reluctant to believe it, so he sat down cross-legged and tried to cultivate. As expected, he sensed a difference from the past.

In the past, his cultivation speed was not as fast as 5G, but at least as smooth as 3G or 4G. However, after adding this poison attribute, his cultivation speed is now similar to the lag of 1G or 2G.

It's likely that a large portion of my potential has already been wasted.

Yu Xiaogang and Lin Chen already had a blood feud, and now Yu Xiaogang had ruined Lin Chen's future. Lin Chen harbored deep resentment towards Yu Xiaogang and shouted through gritted teeth.

"You despicable Yu Xiaogang, you don't think I'll let you go just because you crippled me. So what if you have level two innate soul power? I'll still seek revenge on you."

The Evil Lord said, "Do you know who Yu Xiaogang is?"

“I know,” Lin Chen said. “He is the eldest son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s leader. He lives in Notting City because of a malignant mutation in his martial soul. He has told me this story dozens of times.”

"Since you know that, you should also know that even if he is disliked by the sect, he is still a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Even if he is a disciple of the sect, he still carries the noble bloodline of the sect. If you really kill him, do you think this matter will be resolved peacefully?"

“Senior, what else can we do if we can’t settle this peacefully?” Lin Chen said. “We all have one head on one shoulder. If the head is lost, the person dies. How is he more noble than us peasants? I will kill him just the same.”

Lin Chen stood up and said to Xie Jun, "Senior Xie Jun, thank you for saving my life. I, Lin Chen, am all alone and have no way to repay you. If I survive after I have successfully avenged myself, I will serve you as your servant."

“I don’t need you as my servant.” The Evil Lord shook his head and said, “I need your hatred.”

"My hatred?"

“If you become my disciple, I can give you the best weapon to accomplish everything you desire,” the Evil Lord said.

Upon hearing Xie Jun's words, Lin Chen did not hesitate to become his disciple.

"Summon your martial spirit," the Evil Lord said.

"Hmm." Lin Chen activated his martial soul, and a white soul ring floated alone around him. Xie Jun reached out and stroked the soul ring, suddenly injecting some of the eternal divine power. The soul ring shattered instantly, but under the effect of the divine power, Lin Chen did not suffer any backlash from the shattered soul ring, and his soul power level regressed to level 10.

“This spirit ring is not suitable for you. As my disciple, your first spirit ring will take at least a thousand years to form,” the Evil Lord said.

“A thousand years, isn’t the limit for the first soul ring over four hundred years?” Lin Chen asked.

"You still believe him?" the Evil Lord said disdainfully.

Lin Chen then realized that the limit of the soul ring's lifespan was something Yu Xiaogang had told him.

“Everyone has their own limits, and these cannot be summarized by a single standard number. Of course, what he said is not wrong either. 423 years is the standard for the vast majority of Soul Masters. After all, it is a universal conclusion drawn from tens of thousands of years of development of Soul Masters in Douluo Continent,” Xie Jun said.

"A universal conclusion"—Lin Chen thought of that guy with the buzz cut who proudly declared that this was a conclusion he had drawn after extensive data verification. At the time, he had admired him greatly.

"So where is my limit?" Lin Chen asked.

"Your current limit is only enough for you to absorb one spirit ring, but don't worry, your master has plenty of ways to help you reach your potential limit." The Evil Lord took out two spirit-guided syringes.

"What are these, teacher?" Lin Chen asked. "These are two great treasures. The first syringe contains the fusion of the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid extracted from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. It can enhance your aptitude and greatly improve your original martial soul. The second syringe contains the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Factor. Use the first one first to enhance your first martial soul to the point where it can fuse with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul. Then inject the second one to acquire the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul. You will then be a Soul Master with twin martial souls."

Lin Chen took the two syringes and, following the Evil Lord's steps, injected himself into the first syringe. After absorbing the medicinal power of the syringe, his martial soul gradually evolved from Spirit Breath Grass to Holy Spirit Grass.

Immediately afterwards, he injected himself with the second syringe. After experiencing some pain, Lin Chen successfully awakened his second martial soul: Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. (At this point, some readers might ask, why not give Lin Chen the Golden Sacred Dragon martial soul to make me envious? There are two reasons. First, Lin Chen's martial soul can only barely coexist with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul after evolving into the Holy Spirit Grass. The second reason... please see below.)
A genius with twin martial souls and innate full soul power was created through technological means. It truly shows that technology changes lives and destiny.

"Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex!" Lin Chen summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul, feeling the powerful force emanating from it, and was extremely excited: "Hehehe, Yu Xiaogang, are you ready to face my revenge? I, Lin Chen, will definitely tear you to pieces—"

"It's smaller, the layout is smaller."

Lin Chen looked at Xie Jun with a puzzled expression. Did his master want him to let go of this hatred in order to show his magnanimity?

"Everyone has their own pursuits. I ask you, what are Yu Xiaogang's pursuits?"

Lin Chen fell into thought. During his time with Yu Xiaogang, Lin Chen had come to understand Yu Xiaogang's character; he was a man frustrated with his own life, whose lifelong pursuit was—

"He longed to reverse the malignant mutation of his martial soul and wash away his reputation as a waste. That's why he took on disciples with the aim of helping them achieve great things and thus bring fame and fortune to himself."

“Hahahaha,” the Evil Lord said, “You’re not so confused after all, being able to say that.”

"Then, rather than killing him to end it all, a more sophisticated form of revenge is to make him wish he were dead, to prevent him from ever achieving his ambitions, to make him crawl like a maggot in a dark corner, only able to watch helplessly as you spread your wings and soar," the Evil Lord said.

"I understand, teacher." Lin Chen's eyes lit up immediately.

"Jie Jie"

"Jie Jie"

"Welcome to Spark."

Yu Xiaogang, who was far away at the Soul Master Academy in Notting City, couldn't help but shiver.

He looked around blankly, casually dismissing the matter, and continued to worry about where he could find a precious student to put his Soul Master theories into practice.

Two flowers bloom, one on each side

After parting ways with Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, Flander began to put his ideal into practice—to create a Soul Master Academy.

This was his and Liu Erlong's idea.

However, the two disagreed on what kind of Soul Master Academy to establish. Liu Erlong wanted to create a Soul Master Academy for commoners, while Flander used a shrewd businessman's marketing strategy to create his own academy—Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)