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Thunder-Rifting Spatial Flash was said to pierce through the air.
However, given that it carried a trace of the destruction attribute, Xiao Lin believed that as long as he became strong enough, piercing through space or even time would not be entirely impossible.
The highly advanced concepts of time and space immediately reminded Xiao Lin of the phenomenon that occurred when the Thunder Emperor Dragon sacrificed himself.
Hadn't the two Great Dragon Kings mentioned back then that the Thunder Emperor Dragon possessed a trace of the time attribute? Why didn't he have a soul skill related to this time attribute?
With this lingering doubt, Xiao Lin quickly voiced his question within his consciousness space.
"Lord Xiao Lin, I do not actually possess the time attribute. The time attribute the two Dragon King Grandpas mentioned should belong to my father."
The Thunder Emperor Dragon explained respectfully, having taken the form of a young man while standing atop the ocean of Ultimate Ice and Fire within the consciousness space. He had no choice but to be respectful; it was a strict requirement imposed on him by the two Great Dragon Kings.
Even if Lei Huang himself came here in the future, he would still have to call Xiao Lin "Lord" and address the two Great Dragon Kings as "Grandpa."
"Lei Lei, are you talking about your father?"
Xiao Lin recalled the massive, winged azure dragon in the sky.
Its physical size hadn't been much smaller than that of the two Great Dragon Kings. Of course, that was also partly because the two Great Dragon Kings had yet to fully recover their soul power, or because they had intentionally suppressed their sizes.
"Yes, my father," Lei Lei nodded, a look of reminiscence washing over his face, "My father's lineage is incredibly powerful. Even I only managed to inherit the lightning attribute bloodline."
"I failed to inherit the time attribute and the Winged-Dragon bloodline. I am not entirely sure about the rest of my father's capabilities either, because in my memory, he has always been invincible."
"The only time my father was ever injured was apparently when he encountered a powerful existence who called himself the Beast God Di Tian, who is seemingly the current Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King."
"At that time, even though my father utilized his time acceleration capability, he was still defeated by a single strike of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King's Dragon God Claw."
Harboring the secret intent to pull his own old man into Xiao Lin's future divine circle, Lei Lei unconsciously leaked almost all of Lei Huang's crucial information.
However, this was only natural.
After all, having witnessed Xiao Lin's background (the two Great Dragon Kings), it would be unreasonable not to bring his closest relative on board.
Of course, Lei Lei also harbored another mischievous thought in his mind—he wanted to drag his father down to the exact same generational hierarchy as himself. Meanwhile, after listening to Lei Lei share so much extra information, Xiao Lin stared at him strangely for a long time.
How could he not see right through Lei Lei's intentions? Still, he wasn't about to refuse a good deal.
Thus, Xiao Lin began calculating his future soul ring attributes. His sixth soul ring would be Fire; his seventh would be the Tool Soul Avatar; his eighth would be Ice; and his ninth would be Lightning.
This ninth lightning spot would be reserved for Lei Huang.
To be perfectly honest, if Xiao Lin didn't explicitly require the Ultimate Lightning and that specific time attribute, he might not have even cast a second glance at Lei Huang's mere three-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
The absolute limit of the two Great Dragon Kings' soul rings would be at least a million years.
By this point, Xiao Lin's choices for soul rings no longer required him to pick the most compatible option based on mere elemental affinity. If he could acquire a soul ring with the time attribute, the resulting benefits would undoubtedly be far greater.
Lei Huang simply happened to possess the exact attribute Xiao Lin desired.
Furthermore, when he eventually awakened his second martial soul in the future, the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger might very well provide him with the time attribute, and perhaps even the space attribute.
After pondering for barely three seconds, Xiao Lin's thoughts suddenly shifted back to the Beast God Di Tian.
"Lei Lei, did you just mention the Dragon God's Claw?"
Xiao Lin only knew that Di Tian was exceptionally strong, but he had never imagined that Di Tian actually knew the Dragon God Claw.
Hadn't the two Great Dragon Kings personally told him that the Dragon God was the absolute strongest? How powerful could Di Tian be if he knew the Dragon God Claw? Could he defeat a God?
With his limited knowledge of the Douluo Dalu continent, Xiao Lin had always assumed Di Tian's baseline strength was around the God level. If Di Tian truly possessed the Dragon God Claw, just how high would his combat power scale?
"Yes, Di Tian truly does know the Dragon God Claw. He shouted it out himself when he unleashed the technique," Lei Lei confirmed with a definitive nod.
"Oh, turns out it's him. Isn't that Old Black's son?"
Right at that moment, seeing that the two were still chatting, the Ice Dragon King chimed in after overhearing the content of their conversation.
"Isn't Old Black's son the Captain of the Dragon God's Imperial Guards? He actually survived?!"
At this moment, the Fire Dragon King also emerged, asking out of sheer curiosity.
"No, wait. If he didn't die, he should be off protecting the other dragons," the Ice Dragon King's eyes flashed with a cold light as he suddenly began to analyze the situation.
"Hey, do you think it could be that little girl next to Xiao Lin? Doesn't she possess the Golden Dragon King's bloodline?" Sparked by the Ice Dragon King's analysis, a sudden flash of insight hit the Fire Dragon King.
"Unlikely. The Golden Dragon King doesn't have much of a brain. It should be the Silver Dragon King instead," the Ice Dragon King shook his head in disagreement.
However, the moment the name of the Silver Dragon King left his mouth, both of the Great Dragon Kings spoke up in perfect unison.
"Xiao Lin, we need you to protect the Silver Dragon King."
"Huh? Me?"
Xiao Lin was completely dumbfounded.
Did he really look that strong right now? Protect the Silver Dragon King—an existence that sounded utterly terrifying just by name?
"Xiao Lin, you don't need to worry. Next, we will personally train you to make you even stronger."
"Rest assured, we won't put you in a difficult position. The Silver Dragon King's place definitely holds countless treasures suited for you. With us here, the Silver Dragon King will absolutely grant you a portion of them."
"Aiya, what kind of person do you take me for? Do you honestly think I wouldn't help you guys once I become strong?" Hearing the benefits promised by the two Great Dragon Kings, Xiao Lin's expression instantly shifted as he spoke up in a reproachful tone.
Originally, he had planned to wait until he grew much stronger before going off to protect some Silver Dragon King. Or better yet, wait until he had the ability to resurrect the two Great Dragon Kings so they could go protect her themselves.
But since both of them had already put it this way, he could only force himself to grow stronger as quickly as possible.
Sigh!
After accepting the new task from the two Great Dragon Kings, Xiao Lin returned his consciousness to the real world and began summarizing the gains from this venture.
Although he hadn't obtained a soul skill with the time attribute, Xiao Lin was still immensely satisfied with his harvest. Acquiring powerful soul skills was secondary; what made Xiao Lin most satisfied was finally figuring out how he ought to fight.
Thinking back to the original story, Tang San had received the sacrifice of the Titan Giant Ape, and the first soul ring of his Clear Sky Hammer had granted him an overwhelmingly powerful offensive capability.
However, Xiao Lin still remembered clear as day that the soul power consumption of that soul skill was astronomical.
It seemed to require more soul power than all of Tang San's subsequent soul skills combined, which ultimately resulted in Tang San rarely using the Clear Sky Hammer's first soul skill later on.
That was Tang San, who possessed a seemingly endless supply of soul power. Anyone else would have been sucked completely dry by the soul power required for a hundred-thousand-year soul skill long ago.
Xiao Lin was no exception.
His Innate Tool Soul Avatar merely lowered the soul power consumption of the soul skills used by the Horned Dragon Staff itself. As long as the soul power did not leave the Horned Dragon Staff, there would be no drain on his own reserves.
If he had continued as before—applying the soul skills directly onto his own body—he wouldn't have been able to unleash more than a few, even with his continuously compressed soul power and his back-up hidden energy reserves.
But now, Xiao Lin understood the proper way to utilize his soul skills. This meant that even if he unleashed a hundred-thousand-year soul skill, it wouldn't drain too much of his energy.
This adjustment significantly boosted his baseline combat strength.
Furthermore, he could actually still choose to apply soul skills to his physical body whenever necessary, since the soul power residing within the Horned Dragon Staff wouldn't be depleted that way.
Under these conditions, his combat strength was absolutely not to be underestimated. He could easily hold his own against a Soul Douluo powerhouse. In fact, he even felt a sudden urge to duel Dugu Bo just to see where he stood.
With his strength swelling rapidly, Xiao Lin also thought back to the syndicate organization and their leader who had once hunted him down.
That guy absolutely deserved to die.
Moreover, if Xiao Lin absorbed the left leg bone right now, he would be able to break through to Rank 60, allowing him to absorb his next soul ring.
However, this course of action was promptly vetoed by the two Great Dragon Kings. The two Great Dragon Kings wanted Xiao Lin to properly settle his foundation, raising his mental strength and bloodline vitality before absorbing the soul bone.
At the same time, they wanted Xiao Lin to thoroughly familiarize himself with his current power rather than blindly focusing on research. The demands of the two Great Dragon Kings coincided perfectly with his own intentions.
He just so happened to want to find Dugu Bo for some sparring sessions, using the elder to help refine his moves. After all, in the future, he planned to hunt down the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger after reaching Rank 70.
The spatial mechanics of that Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were far too hazardous; accumulating more practical combat experience beforehand was always a wise choice.
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