Xiao Lin had never seen anyone as shameless as Yu Xiaogang.
Even if Yu Xiaogang were cut into a thousand pieces, it would not be excessive.
Xiao Lin cursed Yu Xiaogang endlessly in his heart, but at the same time, he had already come up with a countermeasure.
That was to write a paper.
Use a correct academic paper to refute the errors in Yu Xiaogang's work.
Use a real master to expose Yu Xiaogang as the fake "master."
And make all soul masters begin to despise Yu Xiaogang.
Wasn't Yu Xiaogang always calling himself a master?
Wasn't he most proud of his so-called wisdom?
Thinking of this, Xiao Lin could barely restrain the urge to start writing.
Since Xiao Yan had not appeared to refute Yu Xiaogang for quite some time, then Xiao Yan would appear once more.
Returning to his room, Xiao Lin quickly prepared a draft.
Then he began writing the title:
"Shocking! On Methods to Improve a Soul Master's Innate Soul Power."
Since Yu Xiaogang claimed that someone had used a hundred-thousand-year soul bone to increase their innate soul power, Xiao Lin would present a real method that could enhance innate soul power.
Let's see how Yu Xiaogang would respond then.
Moreover, in this paper, Xiao Lin would strictly condemn that 'Gangzi's' behavior.
Then Xiao Lin continued writing.
A few days ago, a certain fame-seeking "Gangzi" wrote a paper attempting to spread rumors. After failing to gain recognition from the Martial Soul Report, he even paid money to publish false claims.
I have already read the contents of that paper. All I can say is that someone is speaking complete nonsense. The paper contains no real supporting data, and I advise all soul masters to be cautious.
Next, I, Xiao Yan, will unconditionally reveal to all soul masters across the continent a method to improve innate soul power.
As everyone knows, a soul master's innate soul power is inseparable from their future achievements.
Yet even powerful forces such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the top three sects, have no method to increase innate soul power.
Otherwise, that certain waste's scandal would never have occurred.
And that same waste even published the Ten Core Competitiveness Theories, one of which states: "There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters."
Isn't he just talking about himself?
Thus, throughout the entire soul master world, there has never been a guaranteed method to achieve full innate soul power.
Breaking through from zero to one is already an incredible breakthrough.
Does anyone really think that I, Xiao Yan, have so many hundred-thousand-year soul bones?
Ask yourselves honestly.
Even if there truly were a method to grant full innate soul power—would you give a precious soul bone to a child with Blue Silver Grass or Soft Bone Rabbit martial souls?
Xiao Lin quickly finished the opening section of the paper.
It was specifically written to mock Yu Xiaogang, while proving that the claim about using a hundred-thousand-year soul bone to obtain full innate soul power was completely false.
Then Xiao Lin continued writing.
As everyone knows, before awakening their martial soul, a soul master cannot cultivate through meditation.
Thus, innate soul power depends entirely on the individual's natural talent and the quality of martial souls inherited from their parents.
Therefore, the first method to increase innate soul power is to allow cultivation before the martial soul awakens.
To cultivate before awakening, one must first understand why soul masters cannot normally do so.
First, before awakening their martial soul, a child's meridians are fragile.
Second, the soul power absorbed through meditation is too violent.
Third, although a martial soul has not yet awakened, the body's potential is largely predetermined. Absorbing too much soul power recklessly could cause the body to explode from overload.
Fourth, children cannot control the soul power they absorb. Disordered soul power could erupt at any time.
Fifth, the absorbed soul power may not match the martial soul's attributes, since soul power originates from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which can vary greatly between locations.
…
After listing several reasons, Xiao Lin immediately presented a cultivation method.
Children with talented parents could absorb a small amount of soul power, but the quantity must remain limited.
Alternatively, parents could spend some time and soul power nurturing their child's meridians.
Finally, Xiao Lin even took the Xuantian Technique that Tang San had taught him, heavily modified it, and included it in the paper.
This modified version no longer possessed the true effects of the Xuantian Technique. Instead, it resembled Yu Xiaogang's meditation method.
Xiao Lin knew that in the original timeline, Tang San had once been shocked because Yu Xiaogang had managed to compile a basic internal cultivation method.
But now, Xiao Lin was using a simplified version of the Daoist Xuantian Technique, which would absolutely be suitable for all children on the Douluo Continent.
Once this paper was published, every soul master who managed to cultivate in the future would owe Xiao Lin a favor.
In fact, this also aligned with Xiao Lin's own thoughts.
He had long believed that cultivation on the Douluo Continent had gone down the wrong path.
In a normal cultivation system, generation after generation should research techniques suitable for their families and techniques suitable for the public, passing them down through the ages.
In other fantasy worlds, soul rings would merely accelerate breakthroughs in cultivation techniques, reduce the time spent in bitter cultivation, or help evolve martial souls.
After writing this most fundamental cultivation method, Xiao Lin was certain Yu Xiaogang would completely lose his composure.
After all, this was something Yu Xiaogang had painstakingly researched for who knows how long.
Xiao Lin soon published the paper.
It quickly became a massive hit across the soul master world and the Douluo Continent.
Yu Xiaogang would surely believe that his wisdom had been plagiarized and become furious.
If Yu Xiaogang truly lost his temper and exposed his location, Xiao Lin wouldn't even need to act.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would likely take action themselves.
No matter how deeply Yu Xiaogang hid, he would eventually reveal a fatal clue.
Afterward, Xiao Lin continued writing the second method to increase innate soul power.
In reality, this method did not directly increase innate soul power—it improved a soul master's natural aptitude.
But so what?
In the paper, Xiao Lin wrote that it should be absorbed after one's teenage years.
The substance was whale glue.
Using whale glue to improve meridians and strengthen the body was a real effect.
Who could say Xiao Lin was wrong?
Who could claim that after consuming whale glue, a person's innate soul power had not changed?
In the soul master world, cultivation speed depends entirely on innate soul power.
If your cultivation speed increases, can you still deny it?
Thus Xiao Lin's method was both not really true—and yet effectively true.
However, Xiao Lin soon stopped writing.
The matter of whale glue was extremely important.
He couldn't simply release this information to the public yet.
He needed to act first.
His own people had to seize the market and purchase large quantities of whale glue in advance.
And in Xiao Lin's understanding, only the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect possessed such capability.
Qian Renxue also had the power, but Xiao Lin still didn't fully trust her.
As for Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect was still closed off—but whale glue could be used to help Tang Hao win over the Four Great Clans.
But then again, why should Xiao Lin hand all these profits over to others?
Although ordinary whale glue was useless to him now, he was still providing the technology.
This counted as technical investment.
He would need to discuss it properly with the old man and Uncle Hao—and also with Ning Fengzhi.
For Xiao Lin, money had already become just a number.
But if valuable items appeared at future auctions, he would be able to purchase them easily.
And with enough money, he could even create a force of his own.
Wasn't Tang San planning to establish the Tang Sect?
Then Xiao Lin would establish an organization dedicated to researching martial souls and developing cultivation techniques.
(End of Chapter)