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

Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye.

At the Tiandou Intermediate Soul Master Academy, the morning's theoretical classes had just ended, and the students were heading towards the cafeteria or dormitory in twos and threes.

Lin Mo stood alone in the corridor outside the classroom, leaning against the railing and gazing at several senior students practicing on the playground in the distance. His brows furrowed slightly, and his face showed a hint of helplessness.

The final exams for this semester, also known as the Soul Power Test, are only a few days away.

According to the academy's regulations, only students who pass the academy's test and whose soul power reaches the level 20 bottleneck are qualified to participate in the soul hunt organized by the academy at the end of the semester, and go to the Soul Hunting Forest with the main force to obtain soul rings.

But... he had just broken through the bottleneck recently, raising his soul power to level nineteen.

There are only a few days left. No matter how much he works overtime to cultivate, it is impossible for him to raise his soul power to level 20 in just a few days.

This time, I'm definitely going to miss the Soul Hunting Trip for the end of the semester.

"I'll just have to wait until next semester..." Lin Mo sighed softly.

Missing this opportunity means he will have to wait at least another six months to obtain his second spirit ring.

This will undoubtedly slow down the progress of cultivation.

After all, once soul power reaches a bottleneck, the soul power level cannot be increased without acquiring a soul ring.

Although the soul power gained through daily cultivation will accumulate until it explodes when a soul ring is obtained.

However, the cultivation efficiency of a level 20 quasi-Great Soul Master is always inferior to that of a Great Soul Master who has completed a breakthrough, resulting in a loss of half a year's cultivation efficiency.

However, Lin Mo also knew that cultivation could not be rushed.

He quickly adjusted his mindset and put this minor regret behind him.

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During this period, his days were exceptionally fulfilling, even busy.

He usually attends classes at the academy in the mornings and uses his free time to cultivate his soul power.

In the afternoon, without fail, he would spend one or two hours going to the Ye Family Medical Clinic to complete his apprenticeship.

Fortunately, the clinic wasn't too far from the academy, so the journey back and forth wasn't too strenuous.

The learning experience at the clinic during this period has been very rewarding. Not only has my cultivation not fallen behind, but I have also learned a lot of practical things at the clinic.

Two months ago, Lin Mo stopped going to the college library.

He shifted all the time he used to spend in the library to the Ye Family Clinic.

His apprenticeship test didn't even take three months.

In fact, he had already passed Ye Linyuan's test before the first month was even over.

Master Ye was very satisfied with his learning ability and his ability to concentrate, and formally accepted him as an apprentice.

What surprised Master Ye the most was that Lin Mo himself seemed to have mastered some very basic and rudimentary medical knowledge, which meant that he didn't need to teach him from scratch.

This relieved him.

As a result, Lin Mo became one of only three Soul Master apprentices at the Ye Family Medical Clinic.

The other two were Ye Lingling, the granddaughter of Old Master Ye, and Li He, the boy Lin Mo had met on the day he first came to the clinic, who was always engrossed in studying the herbal medicine catalog.

However, judging from Li He's recent condition, he probably won't stay here for long.

Through this period of contact and casual conversation, Lin Mo has also gained some understanding of Li He.

He initially came to the clinic as an apprentice mainly because of his family's wishes.

His attitude towards medicine has always been rather ambiguous, more like "my family wants me to learn, so I'll give it a try."

Lately, his "let's give it a try" mentality has clearly leaned towards the "it won't work" side.

According to information Li He revealed during a casual conversation with him some time ago, he will likely choose to leave the clinic soon.

Lin Mo was not surprised by this.

In fact, Li He's situation is quite common among the Soul Master apprentices recruited by the Ye Family Medical Clinic.

While there are indeed Soul Master apprentices who successfully pass the tests and persevere to achieve mastery, their numbers are extremely small.

Most people, like Li He, give up halfway.

The reason is also very simple.

Learning medicine is a rather long and tedious process.

It requires memorizing a vast amount of knowledge about medicinal herbs, human meridians, and disease characteristics, as well as accumulating experience through extensive practice.

For Soul Masters who dedicate most of their energy to improving their Soul Power, this process is one in which it is difficult to see any obvious results in the short term, and it will instead take up a lot of precious cultivation time.

This is why Master Ye Linyuan has such high requirements for character when recruiting apprentices.

He hopes to find promising young people who are genuinely interested in medicine, can endure loneliness, and are willing to settle down and study diligently.

Even so, it is quite rare and precious among the previous Soul Master apprentices that someone like Li He persisted for almost a year before having the idea of ​​quitting.

Old Master Ye Linyuan seemed to have long been accustomed to the coming and going of apprentices.

He would occasionally sigh to Lin Mo, his words carrying a hint of magnanimity.

In his words, it would be best if he could find a suitable successor to pass on his medical skills.

If it really can't be passed down, that's fine too. You can't force it; everything is up to fate.

After all, for the vast majority of Soul Masters, increasing their Soul Power level is the most important and practical thing.

Learning medicine is often seen as a possible way to make a living or a less important hobby.

Li He made up his mind to leave this time, and that was precisely the reason.

His soul power level has reached the graduation requirements of the intermediate soul master academy, and now he needs to wholeheartedly prepare for the entrance examination of the advanced soul master academy.

Between cultivating himself and studying medicine, he ultimately chose the former.

As for Lin Mo himself, his situation was even more unique.

On the one hand, it was because of the fear of death, but on the other hand, and more importantly, it was because they needed to take advantage of the unique environment here to study the cultivation methods of their own martial spirit and create their own soul skills.

In addition, with the little fire dragon by his side, his cultivation here will not only not be delayed, but will actually be much faster than in the academy library.

Besides him and Li He, the situation of another apprentice, Ye Lingling, is rather special.

Ye Lingling grew up by Ye Linyuan's side from a young age. Under the old man's influence, she naturally inherited a lot of medical knowledge and skills.

However, Ye Lingling herself does not seem to have much interest in delving into medical studies.

The talent she inherited and displayed was primarily reflected in her family's martial spirit—the Nine-Hearted Begonia.

That unique healing ability seems to be an innate instinct, far surpassing the medical skills that can be achieved through learning.

Therefore, Ye Lingling's attitude towards medical skills can be described as unremarkable.

However, what worried Ye Lingling more than her talent in medicine and martial spirit was her eldest granddaughter's personality.