Chapter 147: Passing Safely
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Lin Mo fell directly into silence.
He did not speak immediately. He only stood in place with his eyes lowered, while the people present did not show much surprise on their faces.
Whether it was Dugu Bo, Yue Guan, Qian Renxue, or Gold Crocodile Douluo, all of them knew very well that for Lin Mo to cultivate to such a level at this age, he must have his own secrets.
On the path of cultivation, both opportunity and talent were indispensable.
For these old fellows to cultivate all the way to the Titled Douluo Realm, they naturally had their own encounters and fortunes.
It was just that now, Bibi Dong was using such a high sounding reason and such an aggressive attitude to force a junior to reveal his secrets. This was truly somewhat beneath her dignity.
Time passed bit by bit.
After a long silence, Lin Mo finally slowly raised his head and looked at Bibi Dong.
"Since Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff wishes to know the reason for Charizard's consecutive mutations, then Lin Mo is willing to cooperate and speak out everything I know. Perhaps it can be of some help to Your Holiness."
Lin Mo shifted the topic. "However, even as the host of this Martial Soul, I am not very clear about the true reason for its mutation. Therefore, what I can give Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff is only some speculation based on my own situation."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong nodded.
Her breathing was still slightly rapid. This outward display of emotion was quite different from her usual composed image.
Lin Mo organized his words.
"According to my speculation, the reason why the original Charmander was able to mutate consecutively might be related to the spirit rings it once absorbed."
"Spirit rings?" Bibi Dong repeated softly.
"Yes." Lin Mo nodded. "Charmander originally hatched when my spirit power was at Rank 10."
"At that time, it was only a fire attribute Dragon Beast Spirit. If classified by bloodline type, it should have been categorized as an earth dragon with thin dragon blood."
"Therefore, when obtaining spirit rings later, I naturally leaned toward choosing fire attribute Spirit Beasts and dragon type Spirit Beasts."
"The purpose was to see whether I could use high quality spirit rings to strengthen Charmander's fire attribute or its own Spirit Origin."
"My first spirit ring came from a four hundred year old Lava Turtle, a pure fire attribute Spirit Beast."
"My second spirit ring came from an eight hundred year old Crimson Blood Wyvern, a rather rare Sub Dragon Spirit Beast, which my teacher Ye Linyuan helped me obtain."
"As for the Spirit Beast that provided me with my third spirit ring, I do not know its exact species. In Senior Dugu Bo's words, it was a thousand year old fire attribute Sub Dragon Spirit Beast with extremely high bloodline quality. There even seemed to be a trace of extremely thin true dragon bloodline within its body."
Lin Mo's gaze swept over Dugu Bo, who nodded slightly, confirming this point.
"Precisely because I absorbed this third spirit ring," Lin Mo's voice rose slightly, "Charmander's Spirit Origin was greatly strengthened."
"It was also at that time that it completed its first benign mutation, changing from Charmander to Charmeleon."
He looked at Bibi Dong and added, "The matter of Charmander evolving into Charmeleon is also known to the teachers of Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"At that time, my spirit power was Rank 30. After obtaining the third spirit ring, my Martial Soul form underwent a change, which caused quite a stir in the academy."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong nodded, gesturing for Lin Mo to continue.
They did indeed know this information.
Furthermore, Spirit Hall had already thoroughly investigated all the information about Lin Mo that could be found outside.
Spirit Hall had even found out that Lin Mo was an orphan adopted by the village chief of Emperor Spirit Village.
Seeing that Bibi Dong had no objections, Lin Mo continued.
"And precisely because of this change, during the subsequent process of hunting spirit rings, I focused even more on dragon type Spirit Beasts with rich dragon blood."
"I wanted to see whether Charmeleon would undergo further changes if I continued along this path."
Speaking up to this point, Lin Mo paused, his gaze falling upon Qian Renxue.
"However, obtaining spirit rings sometimes depends more on fate."
His tone carried a hint of emotion.
"My fifth spirit ring came from a thirty thousand year old Sun Worm King. I was not as lucky as before and failed to find a dragon type Spirit Beast suitable for Charizard."
"Sister Xue over there is also aware of this. It was she who yielded this Spirit Beast to me at that time."
Qian Renxue raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of amusement flashing in her golden eyes, but she did not speak.
"As for my fourth spirit ring..."
Lin Mo turned to Dugu Bo.
"It was a ten thousand year old Thorn Dragon that Senior Dugu took me to encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"After absorbing the spirit ring of this Thorn Dragon, Charmeleon's Spirit Origin at the time was further enhanced, though the improvement was not very obvious."
"It was only when my cultivation reached the Rank 50 Bottleneck that, under the feedback of the cultivation breakthrough, it completed this final evolution."
"Charizard's current five spirit rings were all provided by fire attribute Spirit Beasts or dragon type Spirit Beasts."
"If we truly want to investigate the reason for its benign mutation, in my view, it is highly likely to be found here."
"Under the nourishment of homologous spirit rings, Charizard's fire attribute and Spirit Origin have both been greatly enhanced."
Speaking up to this point, Lin Mo paused and added, "Of course, these are only some of my speculations."
"The Martial Soul is inherently profound and mysterious. Even to this day, no one has been able to research it thoroughly."
"I am not very clear about the true reason behind Charizard's mutation either. It could also be due to the uniqueness of mutated Martial Souls."
He slowly delivered the explanation he had prepared long ago.
Among Charizard's first five spirit rings, he had only fabricated the source of the third spirit ring.
The true source of the third spirit ring was a five thousand year old Scarlet Sun Golden Cup Flower, not some Sub Dragon Spirit Beast. All other information was entirely true.
A story that was ninety percent true and ten percent false, combined with rhetoric similar to "ninety nine percent effort plus one percent talent."
As for how much Bibi Dong would believe, that would depend entirely on herself.
In any case, he had already "truthfully" informed her of his conjectured reasons.
Just like how ninety nine percent effort and one percent talent together formed the necessary conditions for success.
The vast majority of people used that ninety nine percent effort to motivate themselves, but compared to effort, that one percent of talent was the most crucial factor.
Without the latter, no matter how hard one worked, they would still be far from success.
The same was true for Charmander's evolution.
The reason it could evolve all the way into Charizard was simply because it was Charmander. It had absolutely nothing to do with the types of spirit rings it absorbed.
Speaking of this, as if remembering something, Lin Mo added another sentence.
"If other Spirit Masters wish to replicate my path, they can refer to my choices regarding spirit ring acquisition."
"Under the enhancement of these five homologous spirit rings, both Charizard's own fire attribute purity and the strength of its Spirit Origin have been immensely enhanced."
Hearing Lin Mo's words, Bibi Dong slowly raised her head. She forcibly suppressed her emotions and returned to her usual calm.
Homologous enhancement.
This was also a mainstream theory in the Spirit Master world, but successful examples were rare.
Although most Spirit Masters would consider the compatibility between their Martial Soul and spirit rings as much as possible when obtaining spirit rings, few could be as lucky as Lin Mo, with every single spirit ring fitting into his initial plan.
And the quality of every single spirit ring was extremely high.
After all, the process of hunting Spirit Beasts to obtain spirit rings was far too random. Getting a spirit ring suitable for oneself depended largely on luck.
Now that a living example was presented right before her eyes, she had no choice but to believe it.
It was just that...
Bibi Dong's thoughts spun rapidly.
If this method were to be used on Yu Xiaogang, it seemed rather difficult.
Because Yu Xiaogang had already obtained his first two spirit rings, and due to his own talent, his cultivation was stuck at Rank 29, unable to improve further.
Furthermore, if she remembered correctly, Yu Xiaogang's first two spirit rings also seemed to be far from the requirements of homologous enhancement.
His first spirit ring came from a lightning attribute Sub Dragon Spirit Beast obtained for him by his family, while the second spirit ring was obtained after Yu Xiaogang left his family and hunted another type of Spirit Beast.
However, this was not an entirely unsolvable problem.
Since spirit rings could strengthen the Spirit Origin, then Spirit Bones, which were even more precious than spirit rings, could naturally do the same.
If she could find a suitable Spirit Bone for Xiaogang, and not just Spirit Bones, some compatible heavenly treasures should also work, just like the Strange Velvet Sky-reaching Chrysanthemum this kid had consumed.
Thinking of this, hope was rekindled in Bibi Dong's heart.
She looked at Lin Mo, her gaze turning complex.
"Lin Mo."
Bibi Dong's voice had already returned to calm.
"What you have said today is indeed helpful to Spirit Hall's research."
"This Seat will not let you make this trip in vain, nor will I let you reveal your secrets for nothing."
"In exchange, if you encounter a bottleneck on your path of cultivation in the future, you may come to Spirit City to find This Seat."
"This Seat can clear your doubts once, on any question."
This was a promise, a promise from the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.
Lin Mo nodded and accepted it, his expression remaining calm.
"Thank you, Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff."
He did not say many polite pleasantries.
Such a promise was naturally useful when it was useful, but when it was not needed, it was nothing more than empty words.
However, after that, Bibi Dong questioned Lin Mo once more.
Her gaze fell upon Lin Mo, carrying scrutiny and an almost imperceptible trace of anticipation.
"Lin Mo, are you truly unwilling to join Spirit Hall and become a disciple under This Seat?"
"With the talent you have displayed, it is not impossible for you to succeed to the position of Supreme Pontiff in the future."
"Furthermore, the resources Spirit Hall can offer you are far beyond what the Heaven Dou Empire can compare to. Only here can you receive the best nurturing."
Hearing this, Lin Mo fell silent for a moment.
After a long while, he slowly raised his head to look at Bibi Dong, then shook his head.
"Thank you for Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff's deep affection."
"But I do not have such thoughts for the time being. I am currently still a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the academy and the three council members have been very good to me."
He paused and continued, "Before the conclusion of the next Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, and before my graduation, I will not consider joining any other faction."
"This is my explanation to the academy, and also my principle of conduct."
Lin Mo looked at Bibi Dong, his tone sincere.
"I ask Your Holiness the Supreme Pontiff to forgive me."
Regarding Lin Mo's refusal, Bibi Dong's face did not show any surprise, as if she had long anticipated this answer.
Having obtained what she wanted from Lin Mo, Bibi Dong's mood was clearly extremely good now.
"Since that is the case, This Seat will not force you," Bibi Dong said slowly. "However, Lin Mo, regarding what you have just mentioned, there are still many details that need to be perfected."
"Next, please trouble yourself to stay in Spirit City for a few more days and write down what you just said, namely, the basis for choosing your first spirit ring to your fifth spirit ring, your feelings during absorption, and the specific manifestations of each Spirit change."
"Record everything in as much detail as possible, in black and white."
"This record will be of great help to Spirit Hall's subsequent research," Bibi Dong added. "In the future, if it can be successfully verified and a feasible method to cause benign mutations in Martial Souls is found, Spirit Hall will certainly reward you."
Hearing this, Lin Mo nodded slightly.
"This junior understands."
He said, "I will stay in Spirit City for a few more days and record everything I know in detail."
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