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"I can't believe you actually created something like that, Brother Lin! You're amazing!"
Inside a carriage traveling toward Thunder Gorge, Xiao Wu let out an admiring exclamation.
"But then again, Third Brother is also really incredible."
As she spoke, Xiao Wu wrapped her arms around Tang San's arm, her eyes filled to the brim with adoration.
Across from them in the carriage, Tang Ni stared at Xiao Lin without saying a word. Gathering the spiritual energy of the world for the sake of all creation—what kind of genius would even conceive such an idea?
If Xiao Lin truly accomplished something like this, achieving Godhood would probably be a trivial matter in comparison.
As the person among the four who understood the power of a God the most, Tang Ni was thoroughly shaken to her core by Xiao Lin. Di Tian's destructive power was something she called a Demi-God's power, or even the power of a God.
This meant Di Tian's raw destructive force had already reached the divine level.
However, if one were talking about gathering the spiritual energy of the entire continent to upgrade the planet itself... that was something even Di Tian was entirely incapable of doing.
It was precisely because Tang Ni understood the sheer impossibility of this feat that her perspective of Xiao Lin began to shift dramatically. No wonder Xiao Lin could stimulate the growth of the soul beasts' destiny.
If the entire Douluo Continent underwent an upgrade, wouldn't the cultivation speed of future soul beasts also skyrocket?
Furthermore, with the method of self-condensing soul rings, future Soul Masters wouldn't even need low-level ten-year or hundred-year soul rings anymore. This would allow an immense number of soul beasts to survive, and their population would steadily multiply.
Wasn't this the exact reason behind the growth of the soul beasts' destiny?
Xiao Lin absolutely cannot die. I must find a way to protect him.
Tang Ni thought to herself, her mind already drifting off toward Di Tian's personal treasury. She unexpectedly found herself harboring the illicit desire to steal Di Tian's treasures just to make Xiao Lin grow faster.
Inside the carriage, Tang San smiled with a hint of embarrassment. Since this grand plan was far from complete, he felt a bit self-conscious speaking about it so openly. What was there to be proud of when they hadn't even succeeded yet?
Meanwhile, Xiao Lin sat to the side, staring silently at the Spirit Gathering Formation Soul Tool mounted on the carriage. If he truly wanted to upgrade Planet Douluo, he would probably need other planets to serve as the formation eyes at the bare minimum.
This was simply too difficult.
Xiao Lin thought back to a running joke about the Divine King Tang San shattering a city gate, and he couldn't help but find it amusing. He wasn't sure if it was just an internet meme or reality, but it undeniably proved that the path ahead of them would be fraught with immense difficulties.
"By the way, Brother Lin, what kind of soul beast are you planning to hunt for your soul ring this time?" Tang San asked with an expression full of curiosity.
The age of Xiao Lin's soul rings had always served as a benchmark for them.
He and Xiao Wu had always managed to keep their own soul rings at over half the age of Xiao Lin's. Asking about Xiao Lin's target would help them steel their resolve for their own future progression.
"A hundred-thousand-year Thunder Emperor Dragon. I'm just not sure if a Thunder Emperor Dragon of that specific age exists," Xiao Lin stated directly, making no attempt to hide his intentions.
"A hundred thousand years?!"
Both Tang San and Xiao Wu cried out in utter shock.
If it weren't for the soundproofing formation active on the carriage, their voices would have reached all the way to the heavens.
"Brother Lin, a hundred-thousand-year soul ring exceeds the original limit of a fifth soul ring by nearly ninety thousand years of cultivation!" Tang San's face was painted with disbelief. Even now, he still wanted to persuade Xiao Lin not to be so reckless.
No matter how much of a genius someone was, they had to stay alive to enjoy it.
"You don't still believe in Yu Xiaogang's theories, do you?" Xiao Lin let out a look of pure disdain.
"Of course not, Brother Lin. I just want you to think it through carefully—that's a gap of ninety thousand years!" Tang San reasoned.
"No matter how useless Yu Xiaogang is, he wouldn't completely..."
Before Tang San could finish his sentence, Xiao Lin cut him off directly.
"Then that settles it. He is useless."
Following that, Xiao Lin gave Tang San a reassuring pat on the shoulder.
"Alright, you guys don't need to worry. I actually have absolute certainty."
"Though a hundred-thousand-year soul beast might have gained a sliver of heavenly insight from surviving a Heavenly Tribulation, making it world apart from a ten-thousand-year soul beast, my Horned Dragon Staff isn't made of clay either."
"My Horned Dragon Staff can shoulder over half of the soul power impact for me. That means I will essentially only be facing the raw energy equivalent to a mere fifty-thousand-year soul ring."
Once Xiao Lin said this, Tang San and the others finally let out a sigh of relief.
Their concern had clouded their judgment, causing them to completely forget about Xiao Lin's greatest cheat.
"Of course, the mental shockwave from a 'fifty-thousand-year soul ring' definitely won't be weak either, but it's not like I'm completely defenseless against it."
"I can just persuade the soul beast."
Hearing Xiao Lin's words, Tang San and Xiao Wu looked at him with sheer curiosity.
What on earth did he mean by "persuade"?
Tang Ni's expression remained unchanged, but she immediately put two and two together—wasn't that just tricking it into a sacrifice?
Soon enough, Xiao Lin laid out his reasoning to everyone.
"Not all hundred-thousand-year soul beasts can survive their Heavenly Tribulations. Even if they break through this time, they won't necessarily have any certainty against the two-hundred-thousand-year tribulation."
"Compared to turning into ash and vanishing from existence, wouldn't it be better to follow me? After all, I have the potential to become a God."
Xiao Lin spoke with an entirely straight face, his heart rate not even skipping a beat. He certainly dared to boast like this—with both the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings resting inside his sea of consciousness, he wasn't exactly lying either.
"But we are no match for a hundred-thousand-year soul beast!" Tang San quickly pointed out the most critical flaw in the plan.
Currently, Tang San had the confidence to solo a soul beast of around fifty to sixty thousand years.
Xiao Wu was an agility-system type, and since soul beasts possessed far fewer weaknesses than humans, her options were limited; being able to fight a thirty to forty-thousand-year soul beast was already highly impressive.
As for Tang Ni, though she was very strong, she could probably only handle a sixty to seventy-thousand-year soul beast.
Even if Xiao Lin could somehow defeat a ninety-thousand-year soul beast, and even if the four of them joined forces, it was still impossible for them to overcome a beast whose combat power was roughly equivalent to a Titled Douluo.
"Speaking of that, I'm quite helpless as well."
Xiao Lin obviously couldn't defeat a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, and there was a high probability he couldn't beat a ninety-thousand-year one either.
"So, if I can't trick the Thunder Emperor Dragon into a sacrifice, I'll just have to settle for an eighty to ninety-thousand-year soul beast."
In truth, an eighty to ninety-thousand-year beast wouldn't be bad either.
After all, when the time came to fleece the Sea God's rewards, those rings could easily be upgraded to the hundred-thousand-year level anyway. Squeezing the maximum benefits right at the age limit was Xiao Lin's absolute bottom line.
With his current combat power, Xiao Lin was confident he could take on a Soul Saint.
With Tang San's assistance, even a battle against a Soul Douluo wasn't entirely out of the question. On top of that, they had Xiao Wu to disrupt the enemy with her crowd-control mechanics and Tang Ni to chip in as a minor stat-monster.
Even so, this setup required the targeted soul beast to not have condensed a Soul Core yet. Having a Soul Core versus not having one represented two entirely different tiers of power. Xiao Lin was not arrogant enough to ignore that.
"Brother Lin, do you have any other backup targets?" Tang San asked seriously.
If the enemy proved to be overwhelmingly powerful, he might have to resort to hidden weapons like the Yama's Invitation. However, if he did that, Xiao Lin wouldn't be able to obtain the soul ring, and they might even lose out on any potential soul bone drop.
"I do," Xiao Lin replied.
After pondering for a few seconds, he rattled off his alternative options.
"The Thunder Hell Prison Vine. It's a soul beast with the Thunder God's lineage. Since it's a plant-type soul beast, its mobility is highly restricted, so we have a good chance of securing it."
"The Thunder Tiger. It possesses twin wings of wind and thunder—who knows, it might even drop an external soul bone in the form of wings."
"The Thunder Lion King. Aside from possessing immense physical strength, it can also launch sonic wave attacks, making it incredibly hard to guard against. The Thunder God Mammoth, the Shocking Thunder Giant Bear, the Lightning Giant Ape..."
"That's about it."
As Xiao Lin's voice trailed off, Tang San was left completely speechless.
Alright, fine.
Just from their names alone, these soul beasts sounded terrifyingly powerful, let alone the fact that two of them literally bore the title of the Thunder God.
"Can we actually win, Brother Lin?"
"Guaranteed win."
Xiao Lin was brimming with confidence.
In reality, thunder-attributed soul beasts possessed a fatal weakness.
The thunder-attribute soul power was far too violent; if they couldn't absorb an overload of lightning, they faced the constant danger of self-detonation. Rather than saying he would win, it was more accurate to say it would be a win-win situation for both him and the soul beast.
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