Chapter 123: I, Qin Ming, Am Loyal!
The room fell quiet for a moment.
Zhao Wuji stroked his chin and looked at Tang San, asking another question that had been weighing on his mind.
"Tang San, you said Lin Mo's Martial Soul is an External Beast Martial Soul."
"Under normal circumstances, a Spirit Master with an external Martial Soul should have a rather fragile main body."
Zhao Wuji's voice carried obvious confusion.
"But that kid just now beat Mubai and Fatty into that state with his bare hands."
"Mubai even used his White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Protection Barrier, and Fatty also released his Phoenix Martial Soul. But the result didn't change at all. They still had no ability to fight back."
"This doesn't seem right. It's not as though I haven't seen Spirit Masters with External Beast Martial Souls before. Their combat power is usually concentrated on their Martial Soul, while their main body is often the weakest point. But Lin Mo, this..."
Zhao Wuji shook his head, clearly unable to understand.
Hearing this, Tang San slowly raised his head. After pondering for a moment, he also shook his head.
"Teacher Zhao, I don't know the answer to that either."
There were simply too few Spirit Masters who possessed External Beast Martial Souls.
Even he had only seen two examples: his teacher and Lin Mo. There were far too few references, making it impossible to summarize any clear rule.
"However," Tang San continued, his tone certain, "Xiao Wu and I both saw Lin Mo's Martial Soul with our own eyes. It is indeed an External Beast Martial Soul called Charmander. There is no mistake about that."
At this moment, Xiao Wu, who was standing to the side, also spoke up at the right time.
"Teacher Zhao, Lin Mo's Martial Soul has so much personality!"
She blinked her large eyes, her tone carrying a hint of recollection.
"Other than Lin Mo himself, that Charmander won't let anyone else touch it, and it won't even let anyone get close. Back when it first hatched, I wanted to touch it, and it nearly singed my hair with the flames it spat out."
As Xiao Wu spoke, she could not help pouting.
"It has such a bad temper."
Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Qin Ming, who stood nearby, showed a trace of surprise.
It would not let others touch it?
That was quite different from his impression.
He clearly remembered that Lin Mo's Charmander Martial Soul should now be called Charmeleon.
Aside from Lin Mo himself, it was also quite close to Ye Lengleng. He had seen Ye Lingling hold it more than once, and the little fellow had never resisted.
However, Qin Ming did not dwell on this matter for too long. He quickly gathered his thoughts and offered his own view.
"I think it is probably because Lin Mo's cultivation is higher than the two juniors."
"One of the main goals of our trip to the Star Dou Great Forest this time is to help Lin Mo and Yu Tianheng obtain their spirit rings. Their spirit power has both reached a bottleneck, and they need spirit rings to make a breakthrough."
Hearing this, Zhao Wuji froze for a moment, then his face revealed an even more bewildered expression.
"Even if Lin Mo and Tang San are classmates and around the same age, his cultivation should at most be rank 30, right?"
"How could a quasi-Spirit Elder who doesn't even have his third spirit ring beat Mubai and Fatty into that state?"
"Or could it be that the special feature of his External Beast Martial Soul lies in the boost it gives to the host's physical strength?"
However, hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Qin Ming slowly shook his head. His tone carried a hint of pride that even he had not noticed.
"Teacher Zhao, you guessed wrong. Lin Mo's current cultivation is not rank 30."
"Like Yu Tianheng, he came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time to obtain his fourth spirit ring."
As Qin Ming's voice fell, the room instantly went silent.
Although Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were wrapped in bandages, their exposed eyes widened at the same time.
The healing potion in Oscar's hand nearly fell to the ground, and Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes also flickered slightly.
Tang San and Xiao Wu were even more stunned.
"The fourth spirit ring?" Xiao Wu repeated subconsciously, her face filled with disbelief.
Qin Ming nodded, confirming it.
"That's right. The fourth spirit ring."
"More than two years ago, not long after Lin Mo enrolled, his cultivation had already broken through to rank 30, and he successfully obtained his third spirit ring. Not only that..."
Qin Ming paused, as if recalling something.
"After obtaining his third spirit ring, his Spirit seemed to undergo a beneficial mutation. Lin Mo called the mutated Martial Soul Charmeleon."
"According to his own explanation, his third spirit ring came from an extremely rare top-tier Sub-Dragon Spirit Beast with a Dragon Bloodline. Under the nourishment of that spirit ring, his Charmander Martial Soul completed a beneficial mutation."
"However, I am not very clear on the more specific details, because Lin Mo rarely appeared in the academy afterward."
After listening to Qin Ming's explanation, Zhao Wuji stayed silent for a long while. Then he raised his head, looked at Qin Ming, and heavily patted his former student's shoulder.
"The fourth spirit ring. A twelve-year-old Spirit Ancestor."
"Good lad! Truly worthy of being a little freak from our Shrek Academy. Even the students you teach are better than their master!"
Zhao Wuji's tone carried undisguised admiration.
"A twelve-year-old Spirit Ancestor. With this talent and potential, he is probably unique across the entire continent!"
However, hearing Zhao Wuji's praise, Qin Ming shook his head with a bitter smile.
"Teacher Zhao, I dare not take credit for this."
"Lin Mo actually spent very little time in the academy."
"Not long after enrolling, he basically went to cultivate by Poison Douluo's side. The academy's teaching, to him, might not even count as icing on the cake."
When Qin Ming mentioned Poison Douluo again, Xiao Wu, who was in the corner of the room, trembled almost imperceptibly.
She subconsciously clenched the corner of her skirt, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.
But she still tried hard to control her expression, refusing to let the nervousness in her heart show. However, her slightly lowered eyes still exposed her unease.
Qin Ming had deep feelings for Shrek Academy.
Although he was now serving as a Heaven Dou level teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, from beginning to end, he still regarded himself as someone from Shrek Academy.
It was precisely because of this feeling that he had taken the initiative to come visit after the conflict occurred, and it was also why he was so frank when explaining Lin Mo's situation to Zhao Wuji.
At the same time, a faint trace of regret rose in his heart.
If only Lin Mo had chosen Shrek back then, how wonderful would that have been?
At this moment, aside from Xiao Wu, the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils all looked extremely shocked.
Every one of them considered themselves outstanding among their peers, geniuses among geniuses, monsters among monsters.
Dai Mubai was fifteen years old and rank 37. Tang San and Xiao Wu were twelve years old and rank 29. Ning Rongrong was twelve years old and rank 26.
Such talent was enough to make them proud no matter where they went.
But now, Lin Mo had suddenly appeared before them.
Twelve years old, rank 40 quasi-Spirit Ancestor.
This was no longer something that could be described with words like genius or monster.
This was simply outrageous.
Did he really not cheat?
This thought flashed through several people's minds almost at the same time.
However, after her initial shock, Ning Rongrong's face gradually revealed a look of relief.
She remembered something from before.
At that time, out of curiosity, she had asked Ning Fengzhi what kind of genius could make both him and the Crown Prince personally step forward.
But Ning Fengzhi had only smiled and shaken his head, refusing to mention the specific situation of that student. He had merely smiled and said, "You'll know when you see him."
Now, Ning Rongrong finally understood.
No wonder Ning Fengzhi had refused to tell her. Even Grandpa Bone and Grandpa Sword, who had always doted on her, had taken the same stance as Ning Fengzhi.
It turned out they had been afraid of discouraging her.
Ning Rongrong had always been quite confident in her own talent.
The Martial Soul, with innate spirit power at rank 9. Such a starting point had already surpassed the vast majority of Spirit Masters.
Even in Shrek Academy, where geniuses gathered, her talent was still among the best.
But now, compared with Lin Mo...
Ning Rongrong sighed softly.
She had not only lost.
She had lost so thoroughly that the gap was large enough to make one lose even the desire to catch up.
The room fell into a long silence.
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