Douluo Continent: I will always be one level above Tang San.

Deep within the Soul Hunter Forest.

The two-thousand-year-old Void Bamboo transformed into specks of starlight and merged into Lin Chuan's body.

A powerful and strange spatial energy instantly swept over his entire body.

Lin Chuan sat cross-legged; this time, it was unusually simple.

Half an hour later.

He then completed the absorption.

"call--"

He exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling the surging soul power within his body.

"That's already level 24?"

Lin Chuan stood up, clenched his fist slightly, and a faint popping sound could be heard in the air.

Tang San and Master were already dumbfounded.

It should be noted that Tang San only managed to break through to level 22 after absorbing the seven-hundred-year-old Ghost Vine.

As for Lin Chuan, after absorbing the second soul ring, his soul power fluctuations surged dramatically, and the sense of weight he felt was incomparable to that of a newly initiated Great Soul Master.

"Level 24?"

Yu Xiaogang swallowed hard, his voice dry.

"To gain several levels immediately after acquiring a second spirit ring—such an accumulation of spirit power is simply unheard of!"

Tang San, who had been feeling somewhat smug, suddenly felt powerless as he looked at Lin Chuan.

"I've fallen behind again..."

Tang San gave a wry smile, thinking to himself:

"My eldest brother is like an insurmountable mountain."

"Every time I feel like I've climbed a little higher, I look up and see that my older brother is already standing on the clouds."

"Lin Chuan, try out your soul skill."

Suppressing his shock, the master asked impatiently:

"The skills granted by the Void Bamboo are by no means ordinary."

Lin Chuan nodded, a smile playing on his lips.

"Second Soul Skill: Spatial Teleportation"

With a thought, the purple soul ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

The next second, without any warning, Lin Chuan's figure vanished into thin air.

It's not an afterimage caused by extreme speed.

It is a true physical disappearance.

Almost at the same time, on the treetop of a towering tree fifty meters away.

Lin Chuan appeared out of thin air, casually picking a wild fruit from his hand.

"Click."

Lin Chuan took a bite of the wild fruit, and his figure flashed again.

He instantly returned to Tang San and Grandmaster, as if he had never left.

"So fast! There was absolutely no sign of soul power fluctuations!"

Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye at full power, but could only detect a ripple in the space.

Lin Chuan chewed on the fruit while analyzing the skill in his mind.

"It's a bit like a youthful version, or a potential version, of Xiao Wu's 100,000-year soul bone skill."

He knew very well that Xiao Wu's teleportation in the original work was a continuous, unbuffered displacement within a range of 100 meters.

My current standard range for [spatial teleportation] is a radius of fifty meters.

Within this range, teleportation is as simple as breathing, consuming very little soul power.

"If we compare soul power to physical strength, teleporting within fifty meters is like lifting a very light dumbbell; I can do it frequently and repeatedly."

"It can even be done several times in a row, creating a ghostly fighting style."

However, the skill's potential is far greater than that.

Lin Chuan closed his eyes, feeling the connection between the Void Bamboo Martial Soul within his body and the space.

"If I disregard the consequences and instantly compress and unleash all my soul power..."

A sudden realization dawned on me.

Regular teleportation is a skill, while explosive teleportation is power.

As long as he has enough soul power, he can cross extremely long distances in one go.

"Tang San, Master, you two take your time. I'll go ahead and scout the way first."

Lin Chuan suddenly let out a wicked grin.

Before the two could react, Lin Chuan's soul power suddenly erupted.

His entire body transformed into a twisted silver light, instantly piercing through layers of dense forest.

At that moment, Lin Chuan felt as if he were traveling through a space tunnel.

In just a few breaths.

When Tang San and Grandmaster were still on the edge of the core area of ​​the Soul Hunting Forest.

Lin Chuan's figure had already appeared at the main gate of Notting Soul Master Academy!

The speed at which this distance is covered is simply unbelievable.

"After all, the Void Bamboo is a pure space-type plant soul beast, and it has its own specialization."

Lin Chuan patted the fallen leaves off his clothes with satisfaction.

"Although Xiao Wu's rabbit is 100,000 years old, it is not a creature that specializes in spatial cultivation."

"Once my soul power increases later, this skill will become a divine skill."

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan felt much better.

"This isn't cheating; it's making good use of resources."

"A small business doesn't count as a business."

……

Not long after Lin Chuan and Tang San returned with their spirit rings, Xiao Wu also took leave to go home.

A few days later, when the little pink bunny hopped back to the academy.

She also gained a bright, century-old soul ring.

"I got my second spirit ring too!"

Xiao Wu proudly showed off to Tang San:

"And I was incredibly lucky. Not long after entering the forest, I encountered a hundred-year-old soul beast that had fainted, and I just finished it off with a stab."

Tang San: "..."

Looking at Xiao Wu's relaxed expression, he thought of Brother Lin Chuan, who could find Void Bamboo just by taking a casual stroll.

A deep sense of frustration arose spontaneously.

"Is this what they call luck?"

Tang San looked down at his hands, which were covered in calluses.

Those were the marks left by years of blacksmithing and practicing concealed weapons.

"My eldest brother is the chosen one. He can pick up top-quality soul beasts while walking and increase his soul power while sleeping."

"Xiao Wu is also a chosen one; she can find bargains just by strolling around."

"So I'm the only normal one? And the only one on hell difficulty?"

Tang San was not jealous because of this; instead, it aroused the tenacity in his bones.

"Since I don't have that kind of heaven-defying luck, then I'll use ten times, a hundred times the effort to bridge this gap!"

From that day on, the students of Nottingham College discovered...

Tang San, who was already very hardworking, practically became a cultivation maniac.

They attend classes during the day, practice blacksmithing at noon, spar in the afternoon, and cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill at night.

Even when walking, he was pondering the ghostly, elusive gait.

Lin Chuan, who was lying on the roof of the dormitory sunbathing, looked down at Tang San, who was sweating profusely, and couldn't help but scratch his head.

"That's strange. I've been so busy with salted fish lately that I haven't had time to take care of my kids."

"How did this kid suddenly become so enthusiastic?"

Lin Chuan rolled over and adjusted to a more comfortable position.

"Never mind, it's a good thing that the child loves learning."

"I won't disturb his progress. I also need to work hard... and try to get a good nap."

……

Time flies.

His six years at Notting College came to an end amidst a mix of ordinariness and shock.

Tang San, twelve years old, a level 30 Great Soul Master, with overflowing soul power, but without the third ring attached.

Xiao Wu, twelve years old, a level twenty-nine Great Soul Master, followed closely behind.

Lin Chuan, on the other hand, is only at level 30.

But Tang San knew what terrifying strength was hidden beneath Brother Lin Chuan's unfathomable aura.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had his own considerations regarding the third spirit ring.

"We can't go to the Soul Hunter's Forest anymore."

The master looked at the three little monsters and said earnestly:

"The Soul Hunting Forest is just a low-level soul beast forest kept by the empire. The appearance of Void Bamboo is Lin Chuan's good fortune accumulated over several lifetimes."