Douluo Continent: Starting with the Fire-Breathing Dragon Martial Soul!

In the time that followed, aside from cultivating, Lin Mo spent all his time on the second floor of the library.

The part-time job I had previously taken on with Director Su was also turned down by him.

Although the part-time task wasn't too troublesome—just organizing books—it still took up some of his cultivation time.

Now that he has become a first-ring Soul Master, he receives a subsidy of one gold soul coin from the Spirit Hall every month.

This money is enough for him to cover his daily expenses; there's no need for him to waste his cultivation time on that part-time wage.

Otherwise, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

He didn't want to end up like Tang San and Xiao Wu, wasting a lot of time on external things and indulging in eating, drinking, and having fun during the golden period of Soul Master cultivation.

Tang San spent all his time running to the blacksmith's shop in the city, tinkering with his blacksmithing skills, ostensibly to train his body and supplement his family's income.

The truth is that he wanted to use the blacksmith's shop to forge his own hidden weapons, but even so, Lin Mo thought it was putting the cart before the horse.

Instead of wasting time on blacksmithing, it would be better to devote all of that time to cultivation.

It's not too late to turn to studying these external things when you reach a bottleneck in your cultivation.

Perhaps we can find a breakthrough opportunity in this, instead of being hindered in our cultivation progress by external things as we are now.

Xiao Wu's behavior was even more of a waste of her talent. She would either drag other work-study students to play around in the academy, or go sightseeing in Notting City with Tang San.

They called it getting familiar with the environment.

This made Lin Mo curious: what was the purpose of this little rabbit coming to the human world for eating, drinking, and having fun?

Or is it really true, as she herself said, that her purpose was to avenge her mother?

But if it is the latter, then Xiao Wu's behavior over the past year has been a bit too excessive in terms of filial piety.

The two of them did not value their talents at all, so much so that even with their innate full soul power, they had not yet cultivated their soul power level to the Soul Master level five years later in the original story.

On average, the soul power level increases by less than three levels per year. This cultivation speed is laughable and a complete waste of one's innate full soul power talent.

……

Lin Mo thoroughly enjoyed reading the books on the second floor of the library, which were only accessible to teachers. These books covered everything from Soul Master cultivation to those related to Soul Beasts.

The books here are much more profound than the basic ones on the first floor. Although Notting Academy's collection isn't particularly advanced, it still offers a lot of inspiration for him, a novice first-ring Soul Master.

He combined what he had read in the book with the blood-bursting techniques he had figured out himself, and came up with some new ideas.

However, these ideas are still in their infancy and require more time to be verified and developed.

Developing a second-tier burst damage system in a short period of time seems like a long and arduous task, given the current situation.

……

He also didn't neglect his cultivation.

He meditates and cultivates every day without fail to improve his soul power, never daring to miss a single day.

He and the little fire dragon shared their soul power, which meant that his cultivation speed was much faster than that of ordinary people.

In addition, he himself was quite diligent in his cultivation, so his soul power improvement was also quite stable.

Occasionally, he would summon Charmander and they would stay together in a corner on the second floor of the library.

The little dragon seemed to enjoy the quiet atmosphere, dozing off at his feet or looking around curiously.

The flames on its tail flickered gently, adding a touch of warmth to this bookish place.

……

Time flies, and the last six months have passed smoothly.

After six months of arduous training, Lin Mo's soul power level reached the mid-level of level fifteen. His cultivation remained extremely diligent, without the slightest slackening.

On the other side, apart from him, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, the other work-study students were still diligently cultivating.

It is worth mentioning that, through more than a year of hard work, Wang Sheng finally raised his soul power level to level ten a month ago.

He had reported his situation to the academy some time ago, successfully passed the academy's test, and joined the final Soul Hunter team.

On the day Wang Sheng broke through to level ten, he excitedly shouted in Dormitory 7 for a long time and even treated a few familiar work-study students to a good meal on the second floor of the cafeteria.

Even though it was just the cheapest set meal, everyone was happy for him.

After all, only a minority of work-study students can break through level 10 and become Soul Masters.

Wang Shengneng has achieved this much through his own efforts, which has drawn envious glances from many other work-study students.

Today is the sixth-grade students' final exam.

Recently, many senior students in the academy have been holding their breath and cultivating desperately, preparing to make a final sprint and see if they can take advantage of this time to raise their soul power to level ten.

Otherwise, they would miss the academy's next Soul Hunting Journey.

Not everyone is as lucky as Lin Mo, who was favored by the Dean and personally led by him to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain his own Soul Ring.

If they miss the final group soul hunt, even if they manage to raise their soul power level to level ten later, they will have to wait for the academy to organize a group soul hunt next year.

Although Yu Xiaogang, with Tang San's help, promoted his so-called Ten Core Competency Theories within Notting Academy.

However, not many people believe in these so-called ten core competitive theories.

Given the opportunity to acquire a spirit ring ahead of time, no one would be willing to waste a year of their cultivation time.

The academy was therefore more lively than usual, with senior students everywhere hurrying around, their faces showing tension and anticipation.

However, this matter is none of Lin Mo's concern.

Thanks to the dean's high regard, he had already successfully obtained his first spirit ring half a year ago, becoming a true one-ring spirit master.

The sixth-grade final exams and the academy's organized group soul hunts, which would be quite exciting for other students, were long gone for Lin Mo.

……

After finishing breakfast on the second floor of the cafeteria, Lin Mo walked briskly to the dean's office.

He didn't eat much today; he only ordered two pork chops, two loaves of bread, and a bowl of hot soup.

He also summoned the little dragon, who smacked its teeth and ate a few bites of meat before being happily put back in its place.

If nothing unexpected happens, these next two days will be his last at Notting College. He's preparing to apply for graduation.

Walking on the main road of the academy, looking at the familiar scenery around him, Lin Mo didn't feel too much reluctance.

Nottingham College was more of a transitional place for him.

Here, he successfully awakened his martial soul, found the little fire dragon, obtained his first soul ring, and learned a lot of basic knowledge related to soul masters.

But this is far from enough.

His goal is to become a god! To achieve immortality!

Staying in this small Notting Junior Soul Master Academy will not only not help him, but will also limit his growth!