Chapter 147: 164. A Smarter Revenge
Lin Chen was reluctant to believe it, so he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate. As he did, he indeed sensed a difference from before.
In the past, his cultivation speed was not quite like 5G speed but was smooth like 3G or 4G. However, after absorbing this poisonous spirit ring, his cultivation speed felt stuck at 1G or 2G levels.
It was clear that a large part of his potential had been ruined.
Originally, Yu Xiaogang and Lin Chen had a deadly enmity. Now that Yu Xiaogang had also destroyed his future, Lin Chen's hatred was boundless. He gritted his teeth and shouted,
"Damn Yu Xiaogang! You think I'll let you off just because I'm crippled with level 2 innate spirit power? I will still find you and take revenge!"
Xie Jun said, "Do you know who Yu Xiaogang is?"
"Yes," Lin Chen replied. "He is the legitimate eldest son of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect leader. Because of a malignant mutation in his martial soul, he has been hiding in Notting City. He's told me this dozens of times."
"Since you know that, then you should know—even if his sect doesn't treat him well, he still belongs to the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect. Sect members, even lower-ranked ones, carry noble blood. If you kill him, will that solve anything?"
"Senior, what else can be done if not solved?" Lin Chen said. "One head shoulders one burden. Once the head falls, the body dies. He's more noble than us mud legs? I still want him dead."
Lin Chen stood up and said to Xie Jun, "Thank you for saving me, Senior Xie Jun. I, Lin Chen, am alone with nothing to repay you. If I can succeed in revenge and survive, I will serve you as a slave."
"I don't want you as my slave," Xie Jun shook his head. "I want your hatred."
"My hatred?"
"Be my disciple. I will give you the sharpest blade to achieve whatever you desire," Xie Jun said.
Hearing this, Lin Chen immediately became Xie Jun's disciple.
"Summon your martial soul," Xie Jun ordered.
"Alright." Lin Chen activated his martial soul. A lonely white spirit ring floated around him. Xie Jun reached out and touched the ring, infusing it with some eternal divine power. The ring immediately shattered, but under the divine power's influence, Lin Chen suffered no backlash. His spirit power level regressed to 10.
"This ring does not suit you. As my disciple, your first spirit ring must be at least a thousand years old," Xie Jun said.
"A thousand? Isn't the maximum for the first spirit ring just over four hundred years?" Lin Chen asked.
"You still believe him?" Xie Jun scoffed.
Lin Chen suddenly realized that the age limits he knew came from Yu Xiaogang.
"Everyone has their own limits. This isn't some fixed data. Of course, he's not wrong—423 years is the standard for most spirit masters. After all, this is a generalized conclusion derived from tens of thousands of years of development on Douluo Continent," Xie Jun explained.
"Generalized conclusion"—Lin Chen recalled Yu Xiaogang proudly declaring this was the result of much data analysis. Lin Chen had admired him then.
"So, what is my own limit?" Lin Chen asked.
"Your current limit only allows you to absorb one spirit ring. But don't worry; as your master, I have ways to raise your potential limit," Xie Jun took out two soul tool syringes.
"What are these, Master?" Lin Chen asked.
"These are treasures. The first syringe is extracted from the fusion of the Icefire Yin-Yang Eye's eight-petal fairy orchid, which will boost your aptitude and greatly enhance your original martial soul. The second syringe contains the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus factor. Use the first to evolve your first martial soul to a stage that can merge with Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, then inject the second to gain the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus martial soul. You will become a twin martial soul master."
Lin Chen took the two syringes. Following Xie Jun's instructions, he injected the first. After absorbing its power, his martial soul gradually evolved from Spirit Breath Grass towards Holy Spirit Grass.
Then, after injecting the second syringe and enduring some pain, Lin Chen successfully awakened his second martial soul: Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus. (Some might wonder why Lin Chen wasn't given the Golden Holy Dragon martial soul to tantalize Yu Xiaogang. There are two reasons: first, Lin Chen's martial soul can barely coexist with Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus only after evolving to Holy Spirit Grass; second, see below.)
A genius with twin martial souls and full innate spirit power was thus created through technology—truly technology changing life and destiny.
"Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus," Lin Chen summoned it, feeling its mighty power, excited. "Hehehe, Yu Xiaogang, are you ready for my revenge? I will tear you to pieces—"
"Too petty! Small-minded,"
Xie Jun said.
Lin Chen looked puzzled. Did his master want him to put aside his hatred to demonstrate true greatness?
"Everyone has their own pursuit. Let me ask you, what is Yu Xiaogang's pursuit?"
Lin Chen pondered. From his time with Yu Xiaogang, he knew his disposition: a frustrated man whose lifelong goal was—
"He desires to reverse his martial soul's malignant mutation and erase his worthless reputation. That's why he takes disciples—to build a legacy through them and thus make a name for himself."
"Hahaha," Xie Jun laughed. "You're not foolish for seeing that."
"Then, rather than killing him to end it all, a smarter revenge is to make his life worse than death—so he never fulfills his ambitions. Like a maggot writhing in a dark corner, forced to watch you soar," Xie Jun said.
"I understand, Master." Lin Chen's eyes lit up.
"Hehehe."
"Hehehe."
"Welcome to Spark."
In Notting City, Yu Xiaogang at the Soul Master Academy shivered involuntarily.
He looked confused around and didn't take it seriously, still worrying about where to find a brilliant disciple to implement his spirit master theory.
Meanwhile,
Years ago, after Flandre and Liu Erlong parted ways with Yu Xiaogang, Flandre began pursuing his ideal—founding a spirit master academy.
This was his and Liu Erlong's shared idea.
However, they disagreed on the kind of academy: Liu Erlong wanted an academy for commoner spirit masters, while Flandre applied marketing tactics as a trickster to found the Shrek Academy.
(END CHAPTER)
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