Chapter 158: Target of the Sixth Spirit Ring

Yang Xiong's face showed a faint smile: "Teacher Lin Gong, how are things inside the Body Sect now? The sect's operations are still fairly normal, right?"

Lin Gong laughed: "You kid didn't you already prepare everything? I'm an old man living alone; the four Elders each have their own families, but over the years, with the support of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, they've actually made a lot of money."

"Of course, as you said, part of the money earned is invested in sect construction, and another part goes into the Body Academy; there aren't many reservations."

"But you kid need to think clearly: each family earns different amounts, and the profit ratios differ. If we contribute to the Body Sect, future conflicts may arise from unequal contributions."

Yang Xiong shook his head: "I'm not afraid of that; they're together only because of profit, and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect can provide benefits they can't refuse. They can't find such good returns anywhere else, nor receive such attention."

Lin Gong nodded: "That's true. If it weren't for your status, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect wouldn't have paid such a price to cooperate with the Body Sect. You should know the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is more like a businessman than a sect."

Yang Xiong immediately asked: "How is the Body Academy now?"

Lin Gong couldn't help laughing: "It seems the thing you care most about isn't us old guys, but probably the Body martial soul students you recruited, right?"

Yang Xiong shook his head: "That's different. The Body Sect is basically on the right track now; what's truly lacking is foundation and Inheritance, which can only be compensated later. Those Body martial soul students are the real future."

Lin Gong nodded: "The Body Academy is fairly good; the major families get along relatively harmoniously. There are currently eighteen children with Body martial souls, but their talents are generally average. Lately my focus has also been on training these kids."

"But it's strange, even though their innate talent is lower than other kids, after hard cultivation—what you call Body Tempering—their cultivation speed isn't slow at all. Looks like you really discovered a method for cultivating Body martial souls."

Yang Xiong self‑deprecatingly said: "That's just the beginning. Cultivating Body martial souls isn't that simple. Those simple Body Tempering can indeed speed up early cultivation, but the fundamental talent gap remains uncrossable."

"Teacher Lin Gong, you should know better: those Body martial soul students generally have lower Innate Soul Power, and that's the most troublesome part."

Lin Gong thought for a long while before speaking: "Xiao Xiong, do you know the true secret of the Body martial soul?"

Yang Xiong replied: "I've learned a bit after years of cultivation, but it's still imperfect. Teacher Lin Gong, you must have noticed the changes in my martial soul. Actually, compared to ordinary martial souls, the Body martial soul has one major difference: since the body itself is the martial soul, it can grow synchronously with the body's growth."

Lin Gong shook his head: "It shouldn't be that simple. I did witness your martial soul's changes, but the two transformations happened once in Dugu Bo's Medicine Garden and once in the Killing City. I didn't see the process myself, but you must have endured extreme pain, even great danger."

Yang Xiong said: "That's true. The Body martial soul started out too ordinary, with low Innate Soul Power, but after cultivation and metamorphosis it can truly rival top‑tier martial souls. That's the secret behind my founding of the Body Sect."

Lin Gong sighed: "Fine, as long as you have a plan. At least the Body Sect's performance is still decent now; just hope you think it through."

Yang Xiong seemed to recall something: "By the way, Teacher Lin Gong, why haven't I seen Zhao Wuji living inside the Inner Sect?"

Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong oddly: "Don't you know Zhao Wuji's temperament? Since you, Oscar and Qin Shuang left, he's become extremely bored. Recently he went to Cloud Mist Mountain to conduct combat training on those Body martial soul disciples; those youngsters were heavily tormented by him."

Yang Xiong was speechless: "That Teacher Zhao does seem to have some thoughts. My parents should be fine, right?"

Lin Gong helplessly said: "Zhao Wuji said that just training your family in combat is too boring, so most of the time he simply lives on Cloud Mist Mountain, though he trains your parents in combat every day."

"But your insight is good; Zhao Wuji's advancement speed is extremely fast. He's already at level 84 in soul power, and might even surpass Bai He to break through to Title Douluo."

"When you left, it only took him half a year to reach level 80; it was me and Yang Wudi who went to the Star Dou Great Forest to help him hunt Soul Rings."

……

After the two talked for a long time, they covered basically all internal sect matters, even some issues about sect development.

Now the Body Sect has over a thousand Soul Grandmasters, and these Grandmasters are not weak; at least their combat abilities are decent, and the various Grandmasters cooperate well. Their strength should already exceed the so‑called lower four sects.

Moreover, the Body Sect now keeps a low profile; even the outside world doesn't know that Lin Gong and Long Gong have broken through to Title Douluo, and everyone only knows that the major families of Cloud Mist Mountain have some cooperation with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, unaware of the Body Sect's existence.

Lin Gong, a bit puzzled, said: "Xiao Xiong, although Cloud Mist Mountain is decent, its terrain and everything else are average, with no particularly dangerous barriers. If we really want to establish a top‑tier sect, it still isn't enough."

Yang Xiong smiled: "Teacher Lin Gong, you're getting a bit impatient. I've already decided on the location for the new sect. In less than three years we can move to the new place; it will be far more suitable for everyone's cultivation."

Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong's current demeanor and was speechless; the kid really loves to leave things hanging, yet even Lin Gong, no matter how hard he tries, can't figure out where this place actually is.

According to Yang Xiong, the new sect's location will not only have natural barriers in the future but also be very suitable for disciple cultivation, yet this well‑versed old veteran couldn't think of any clue.

Yang Xiong thought for a moment and said: "Teacher Lin Gong, do you remember the place where we obtained the Third Soul Ring in Sunset Forest?"

Lin Gong, puzzled, replied: "Of course I remember. The terrain there was extremely strange, and there was a huge abyss. Even I never really went deep; I always felt there was great danger inside."

Yang Xiong said: "Then Teacher Lin Gong, do you recall the huge sound that echoed when we left? It sounded a bit like a cow's bellow and a bit like a dragon's roar. You were in a hurry to take me away; did you notice what kind of Soul Beast was inside?"

Lin Gong thought carefully before answering: "I'm not certain of the details, but even if that Soul Beast isn't 100,000 years old, it's probably not far from that age."

Yang Xiong quickly asked: "Teacher Lin Gong, based on your feeling then, what attribute was that Soul Beast? Could it be Fire Attribute?"

Lin Gong recalled the feeling and finally shook his head: "I'm not entirely sure, but the perception at the time was indeed Fire Attribute. Unfortunately, a creature living in such an abyss would also likely have a strong Dark Attribute. Why ask suddenly? Are you planning to make it the Sixth Spirit Ring?"

Yang Xiong nodded: "I want to find a top‑tier Fire Attribute Soul Beast as the Sixth Spirit Ring. I've already combed through all the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's records; the entire continent lacks high‑age Fire Attribute Soul Beasts, especially none that are 100,000‑year Soul Beasts."

Lin Gong's face showed shock: "You're crazy. Do you know what a 100,000‑year Soul Beast means? Even a normal Soul Grandmaster's Ninth Soul Ring might not be able to absorb a 100,000‑year Soul Beast. I once absorbed an 85,000‑year Soul Beast, which was basically my limit, and you're only at the Sixth Spirit Ring now."

Yang Xiong laughed: "Teacher, I'm confident in my body. My Fifth Spirit Ring already exceeds 43,000 years; absorbing a, 000-Year Soul Ring should be no problem."

Lin Gong looked at Yang Xiong as if staring at a monster: "Xiao Xiong, you overestimate yourself. I admit your physical condition is strong, perhaps the strongest I've ever seen, not weaker than those top‑tier Soul Saints."

"But after many years of my experience, each major age jump of a Soul Beast triggers a qualitative change—like ten‑year, hundred‑year, thousand‑year, and ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beasts. It's not just a matter of Spirit Ring Color; their energy levels leap qualitatively."

"Just as between thousand‑year and ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beasts, the latter gains soul resonance, while the former, no matter how high its energy or how robust its bloodline, lacks soul resonance."

"And as far as I know, between a hundred‑thousand‑year Soul Beast and a ten‑thousand‑year Soul Beast another qualitative shift occurs; it's no longer a simple energy change."

"If you were now absorbing the Eighth Soul Ring, I would definitely support you absorbing a, 000-Year Soul Ring, maybe even your Seventh Spirit Ring, but the Sixth is far too early."

Yang Xiong considered Lin Gong's words carefully, combined with his own bodily condition, and still felt hopeful of absorbing a, 000-Year Sixth Spirit Ring.

One should know that after ten thousand years, the Body Sect Sect Leader Du Bu Si, who also has a Full Body Soul, can achieve a, 000-Year Seventh Spirit Ring, and many members of the Body Sect can also reach a, 000-Year Seventh Spirit Ring.

Moreover, after all these years of Body Tempering, whether it was the Ice Fire Dual Eye's Ice Fire Tempering Body or the Tempering in the Killing City's Blood River, such opportunities far exceed Du Bu Si's.

Yang Xiong's greatest reliance is that after this Tempering in the Blood River, he forged an Asura Body; now his physique can definitely endure the energy of a, 000-Year Soul Ring.

Yang Xiong thought for a long time before speaking: "Teacher Lin Gong, you can test my current physique; absorbing a, 000-Year Soul Ring is absolutely no problem."

Lin Gong hesitated for a moment before reluctantly saying: "Then let's test it first; I want to see how robust your body truly is."

(End of chapter)