In an instant, Lin Yu gathered a ball of fire in his hand and then threw it out, igniting the dry grass on the ground. The flames quickly spread.
If he didn't stop it soon, the surrounding area would be reduced to ashes.
The fire grew larger and larger, transforming from a small fireball into a raging blaze.
But at that moment, Lin Yu absorbed all the fire back into himself, then slammed it all back onto the ground.
Boom!
Qian Daoliu was stunned. "This! What power!"
"Or how about this — Earth Element Control!"
Lin Yu slammed his palm onto the soil.
The yellow earth combined instantly with his earth-element soul power, forming a hard earthen wall that shot up from the ground.
Qian Daoliu gasped, "!"
"Or even Space Control!"
Lin Yu manipulated space-element soul power, and the next second, his body instantly teleported about two meters away.
"This is... Space Teleportation!"
"Whoa~!"
Qian Daoliu took a sharp breath.
Lin Yu's smirk was harder to suppress than an AK's. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, Teacher, this is all I'm showing you for now."
"This kid already has the ultimate attribute, plus such powerful elemental control. The power and effects of each elemental soul power he releases are fully comparable to a century-old soul skill!"
"This! This means just one soul ring gives him seven different soul skills!"
"No! More precisely, Lin Yu can manipulate elemental powers to unleash various forms of skills. Elemental Mastery has infinite potential."
"And he can control elemental forces beyond his own. If facing an opponent with the same element, Lin Yu is absolutely their nemesis!"
Qian Daoliu was extremely pleased inside and nodded with satisfaction. "Very good! Lin Yu, you have indeed gained an excellent soul skill."
"Since you've acquired the soul ring, there's no need to linger. Let's go. By my calculation, Xiaoxue should be back around now."
"Mm."
The two set off back to Wuhun City.
Two days for the round trip, eight days of searching — a total of ten days.
On the way back, Lin Yu's thoughts churned: "Now my soul power has reached level 14. Increasing another 6 levels to break 20 in two years won't be a problem."
"My first soul ring is 650 years old. The second ring over a thousand years is definitely achievable."
"But after two years, it will be difficult for my soul power to exceed level 25. That means I will need to rely on the realm of Grand Soul Master to leapfrog and single-handedly kill a millennium-level wolf-type soul beast with a soul lord's strength."
"If I absorb the immortal herb resources, then passing the first trial will be a breeze."
"Heh, before reaching level 20, I'll have the elders escort me to Sunset Forest to snatch Dugu Bo's immortal herbs," Lin Yu planned internally.
No way would he let any scraps of the immortal herbs fall to some small fry.
One day later,
the two returned to the Patriarch's Hall.
Upon returning, Qian Daoliu immediately wrote a marriage contract by hand and settled the marriage arrangement with Lin Yu's father, Lin Tian.
Because Lin Yu was still young, Qian Daoliu advised not to tell him about the marriage contract just yet.
Lin Yu still didn't know that Qian Renxue had already become his fiancée.
Next, Lin Yu would receive Qian Daoliu's teaching to cultivate. To better focus on his training, Qian Daoliu had him move into the Offering Hall to live.
At this moment, Lin Yu had already packed and was ready to leave the Angel Clan territory.
Lin Tian patted Lin Yu on the shoulder and advised, "Xiaoyu, once you get to the Offering Hall, you must train hard. Listen to the elders there. Don't be willful, understand?"
"I know, Dad. You should hurry back to the Angel Legion now. I'm leaving."
After bidding farewell to his father, Lin Yu carried his luggage and headed alone toward the Offering Hall.
The Angel Clan territory and the Offering Hall were both within the Patriarch's Hall complex.
The Patriarch's Hall was huge, like a small city, and the Offering Hall was located at its deepest part.
From the Angel Clan territory to the Offering Hall, one would pass through the core disciples' large training grounds.
As the strongest soul master force covering the continent, the Wuhun Hall had branch halls throughout the two great empires, and had also established many beginner soul master academies offering free education to civilian soul master children.
Those with good talent would be admitted directly into the Wuhun Hall Academy in Wuhun City.
Those with strong talent, barely considered geniuses, could enter the Patriarch's Hall to cultivate and study — these were the core disciples.
At this moment, many core disciples were training on the grounds.
When they saw Lin Yu passing by, a commotion broke out instantly.
"Hey! Look! Isn't that guy Lin Yu from the Angel Clan who awakened innate full soul power and was personally accepted by the Great Offering Elder?"
"Yeah! That's him!"
"How enviable! Innate full soul power and training under the Great Offering Elder — Lin Yu will probably become the greatest genius of our Wuhun Hall in the future!"
At that moment, a cold sneer came from among the core disciples:
"Huh? Greatest genius?"
"What's so special about innate full soul power? So what if he's the Great Offering's disciple? Nana is the Patriarch's personal disciple!"
"Nana is definitely not worse than that kid," said the speaker — none other than the bootlicker Yan.
Yan, full of arrogance, continued: "Forget Nana, that kid isn't necessarily stronger than me or Xie Yue. Greatest genius? What a joke! Let's see him surpass me — I, Yan, will be the first to refuse!"
As the strongest young talents in Wuhun Hall, the trio Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan were extremely confident in themselves.
They certainly didn't think they were inferior to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu seemed to sense some gazes and turned his head toward the training ground, clearly seeing Hu Lina, Xie Yue, and Yan staring at him.
Lin Yu had no particular feelings toward these three; he glanced at them coolly and then withdrew his gaze, continuing to walk forward.
This instantly annoyed Yan: "What's with that kid's attitude?"
Xie Yue shrugged: "Maybe he doesn't take us seriously?"
"Ridiculous! If it weren't because this kid just awakened his martial soul and started training, I'd definitely go give him a lesson right now."
"Alright, forget him. Let's focus on our training," Hu Lina interrupted.
A moment later, Lin Yu arrived at the Offering Hall.
Qian Daoliu had already prepared a room for him. After placing his luggage inside, Lin Yu immediately headed to a training ground within the Offering Hall.
Qian Daoliu was already waiting there. Seeing Lin Yu arrive, he smiled and said, "Xiaoyu! You came just in time. Xiaoxue will be here soon too."
"Qian Renxue has returned? That makes sense. When Qian Renxue went to the Tiandou Imperial Palace years ago, it was announced she had died. Her return must be a top secret," Lin Yu thought to himself.
Just then—
Boom rumble—
The door to this training space opened.
Footsteps came from behind.
Qian Renxue had arrived!
Lin Yu turned around and finally saw Qian Renxue slowly walking through the doorway. His eyes couldn't help but be drawn to her, and he murmured, "She's very different from four years ago."