Chapter 294: Advancement, 100,000 Year Spirit Beast!
Time passed quickly, and Yu Tianlin continued his monotonous cultivation in Thunder Gorge day after day.
In the blink of an eye, a full year had gone by.
At this moment, Yu Tianlin was suspended within the clouds above the core of Thunder Gorge, frantically absorbing the endless heavenly lightning around him.
During this process, his first Spirit Ring was releasing astonishing Spirit Power fluctuations.
That Spirit Ring, which should have been dark and deep black, was now covered in a hazy layer of red light.
Back when the 3rd Elder hunted that 90,000 year Thunderclap Tremor Lizard, the Spirit Ring he obtained had only contained the faintest traces of red.
Compared to that, Yu Tianlin's current first Spirit Ring, already wrapped in a faint red glow, was clearly on an entirely different level.
In other words, the age of Yu Tianlin's first Spirit Ring had already surpassed 90,000 years and was extremely close to 100,000 years.
In just 1 year, Yu Tianlin had raised his first Spirit Ring from 20,000 years to nearly 100,000 years.
That speed was indeed astonishing.
But if one thought about it carefully, it was actually quite normal.
Even if Yu Tianlin had remained in the Clan and cultivated under standard conditions, it would only have taken him 2 years to raise the age of his first Spirit Ring to 100,000 years.
Inside Thunder Gorge, that rate of improvement had increased by 1.5 times.
And once he began tempering his Spirit Ring with heavenly lightning in the deeper core of Thunder Gorge, the speed directly doubled, which was why 2 years of effort had been compressed into just 1.
Now, Yu Tianlin's first Spirit Ring was only a single step away from officially reaching 100,000 years. At this rate, he would only need a few more days to complete the breakthrough.
Aside from the massive increase in the age of his first Spirit Ring, Yu Tianlin's own Spirit Power cultivation had also risen significantly over the past year, going from level 57 to level 59.
Maintaining a growth rate of 3 levels per year after reaching the Spirit King realm was already extremely impressive.
If he had not also needed to spend time drawing heavenly lightning to temper his Spirit Ring, his Spirit Power growth might have been even faster.
Yu Tianlin was now not far from breaking through to level 60.
And he was still not yet 16 years old.
If news spread that he had become a 6 ring Spirit Emperor before the age of 16, it would absolutely shock countless people.
After all, throughout the entire Douluo Continent, Qin Ming, who was publicly recognized as the second youngest Spirit Emperor in history, had only broken through at the age of 34.
34 years old, and not yet 16 years old.
Yu Tianlin had directly cut that number by more than half.
These were the gains Yu Tianlin had made over the past year. Both the age of his first Spirit Ring and his own Spirit Power cultivation had reached the brink of another breakthrough.
Feeling the trembling coming from his first Spirit Ring, Yu Tianlin originally wanted to continue and push it directly to 100,000 years in one go, but in the end, he forcefully suppressed that impulse.
"The closer you are to breaking through, the calmer you have to be. You absolutely cannot get carried away. I'll stop here for today."
With that thought, Yu Tianlin prepared to leave the clouds and descend back to the ground.
However, at that exact moment, an unexpected change occurred.
From the deepest part of Thunder Gorge, a clear and resounding Dragon roar suddenly erupted, reverberating through the sky.
The heavenly lightning within the clouds was instantly thrown into chaos by that Dragon roar and became violently unstable.
"What's going on?!"
The heavenly lightning in the core of Thunder Gorge was already terrifying to begin with, and now it had suddenly become violent.
If Yu Tianlin had not already spent a long time here, using heavenly lightning to temper his Spirit Ring and gradually adapting to it, he might have been caught off guard and injured on the spot.
Even so, this sudden outbreak of violent heavenly lightning still caused him considerable trouble and left him scrambling for a moment.
"Hahahahaha! 100,000 years! The 100,000 year realm! I, Yun Xi, have finally stepped into it today!"
Just as Yu Tianlin was still trying to understand what had happened, that roar, filled with boundless excitement, reached his ears.
"Yun Xi?"
The moment he heard that name, Yu Tianlin reacted, and shock immediately appeared on his face.
"That Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon? It broke through and became a 100,000 year Spirit Beast?"
That was right.
That fellow had already possessed 90,000 years of cultivation and had never been far from the 100,000 year threshold.
Now, with the aid of a thunder saint dragon Spirit Bone, it was perfectly normal for it to break through successfully after 1 year.
Still, the timing of it was a little awkward for Yu Tianlin.
He had already decided to end today's lightning tempering and descend from the clouds, but Yun Xi had chosen this exact moment to break through beneath him.
Because of that, Yu Tianlin no longer dared to move carelessly.
"Come, Tianlin. I'll take you to watch the breakthrough of a 100,000 year Spirit Beast. You won't get many chances to see something like this."
Fortunately, the disturbance caused by Yun Xi's breakthrough was enormous, so Yu Yuanzhen had also withdrawn from cultivation and specifically come into the clouds to pick up Yu Tianlin, clearly intending to broaden his horizons.
After all, coincidentally witnessing the breakthrough of a Spirit Beast into the 100,000 year realm was indeed an extremely rare event.
Under Yu Yuanzhen's concealment, the grandfather and grandson quietly emerged from the clouds.
Although Yun Xi's strength had improved, it was still somewhat inferior to Yu Yuanzhen's.
On top of that, the surrounding violent lightning heavily interfered with perception, so Yun Xi never noticed that 2 people were secretly observing from the nearby sky.
The sight before Yu Tianlin's eyes was incomparably shocking.
The clouds in the sky seemed to have been summoned by something, and heavenly lightning poured down like a flood.
The entire lower region of Thunder Gorge had completely transformed into a sea of lightning.
As the sea of lightning surged and churned, one could vaguely make out an enormous body moving within it.
The Dragon tail, Dragon claws, and savage Dragon head that occasionally emerged all made its identity unmistakable. It was Yun Xi, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and overlord of Thunder Gorge.
"Breaking through to 100,000 years within 1 year after obtaining the Thunder Saint Dragon Spirit Bone, that's already quite good."
Yu Yuanzhen calmly watched Yun Xi churn within the sea of lightning, casually made his evaluation, and then turned to ask Yu Tianlin, "What do you think? How about using this fellow as your sixth Spirit Ring?"
Yu Tianlin's first Spirit Ring alone was already almost at 100,000 years. Combined with the amplification from his other Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, by the time he reached level 60, his body should already be capable of enduring the absorption of a 100,000 year Spirit Ring.
It was precisely because Yu Yuanzhen understood this clearly that he asked that question.
"A 100,000 year Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"
Hearing Yu Yuanzhen suddenly say that, Yu Tianlin looked down at Yun Xi below, interest immediately rising in his eyes. He nodded without hesitation.
"No problem. I think it's perfect. Let's use it."
Yun Xi had only just broken through to the 100,000 year realm and was still reveling in excitement, but Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen had already set their sights on it.
If things continued like this, Yun Xi would probably become the Spirit Beast in history that spent the shortest amount of time at the 100,000 year level.
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