Lin Feng, Qian Renxue, and Ling Yuan soon returned to their familiar residence.
It was the room specially arranged by Qian Daoliu for Lin Feng after he turned seven.
Located beside a small pond near the woods.
Although the courtyard wasn't large, it had everything—from a flowerbed and fishpond to a practice field.
Behind the bedroom lay lush green vegetation, making the entire cottage feel peaceful and serene.
Lying on the familiar bed, Lin Feng was resting.
After the long journey and the mental test at Qian Daoliu's place, Lin Feng really didn't feel like moving.
Qian Renxue poked Lin Feng's cheek.
"Xiaofeng, aren't you going to cook?"
"It's still early, I'll do it later," Lin Feng yawned lazily and turned over.
"I want to eat pig's trotters today."
Qian Renxue's gaze was deep and meaningful.
Lin Feng immediately sat up, "Well, that definitely takes time to cook. If it's not done properly, it won't taste good."
As he spoke, he walked toward the kitchen.
"Giggle."
Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes slightly and laughed behind her hand, then lay down in the spot Lin Feng had just left.
Although he wasn't sure if Qian Renxue's craving had any hidden meaning, Lin Feng thought it best to get the meal started early.
Entering the kitchen, Lin Feng was surprised:"Sister Ling Yuan? Weren't we saying I'd cook today? Why are you…"
Ling Yuan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and glanced toward the bedroom.
"I thought it wouldn't hurt to lend a hand, wash some vegetables or something."
"Alright, so today's main course is hot pot and pig's trotters?"
Ling Yuan pursed her lips to suppress a smile."Sounds good."
A month passed quickly.
Chrysanthemum Douluo successfully obtained the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum. His martial soul's bloodline purity increased again, his soul power rose by one level, and the overall strength of his soul skills improved by more than one tier.
It's said that after absorbing the immortal herb, he immediately went to Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's residence with Ghost Douluo.
The two sparred in the soul beast forest, and the result was obvious.
Dugu Bo, who had been arrogant for a few days, got beaten up again.
He complained that he only lost because Ghost Douluo helped suppress him, leaving him unable to fight properly.
This drew teasing laughter from his peers.
After Qian Renxue absorbed another soul bone,
The two of them, Lin Feng and Qian Renxue, reached level 40 and level 30 respectively.
At just ten years old, they were about to become Soul Sect and Soul Ancestor rank—a shocking achievement to outsiders.
Despite Qian Renxue's strong desire for a higher-level soul ring, Qian Daoliu insisted on capping her soul ring age at 12,000 years.
Any higher, and he would blow up—after all, she was his precious granddaughter. There was no way he'd let her risk herself for a few thousand more years on a soul ring.
Especially since soul ring ages would naturally increase after the divine trials. As long as she cultivated steadily to Soul Sage and beyond, even hundred-thousand-year soul rings would be achievable. Qian Daoliu had no objections to that.
Though slightly dissatisfied, Qian Renxue eventually agreed to her grandfather's decision.
The soul beasts suitable for the two of them were also preliminarily selected:
Golden Light Lion and Earth Bear.
The Golden Light Lion's light and fire attributes needed no explanation.
The Earth Bear, a representative of earth-type soul beasts, didn't have many attack methods but was extremely tough and powerful—pure defense.
After reaching the thousand-year level, it would awaken its innate talent: Gravity Control.
This ability resembled Er Ming's. Er Ming had the domain of gravity control.
It was a manifestation of law. For Lin Feng, such an ability was extremely beneficial to his current self.
It would aid in further research and help verify his theories.
Once everything was ready, Qian Daoliu personally escorted them on their soul-hunting trip.
Along the way, he followed from afar.
Even after a month, he still couldn't completely let go of his feelings toward Lin Feng.
The brat hadn't come to see him even once the whole month and had just stayed in that little house with Xue'er and Ling Yuan.
Living in extreme comfort.
Because of their special identities, neither Qian Renxue nor Lin Feng had to attend the primary soul master academy.
As a result, the three of them were practically glued together every day.
Sometimes Qian Daoliu wondered: if he had let Lin Feng stay in school, would things have progressed this quickly between the two?
With a Title Douluo and a Contra guiding them, the soul-hunting process was absolutely effortless.
The Earth Bear let out a pitiful roar and died full of resentment and confusion.It couldn't understand—did they really need such terrifying power to deal with me?
That Contra's pressure alone had it pinned to the ground. It could only watch helplessly as the brat burned off its beloved fur with fire and then struck it down in a single blow.
Lin Feng absorbed the resulting 3,000-year purple soul ring.
His body trembled, and excitement lit up his eyes.
Just as he had hoped, this soul ring brought a soul skill that suited him perfectly.
"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Control."
Rocks and soil on the ground suddenly gathered and floated upward under Lin Feng's influence.
The trembling ground seemed to roar.
The floating boulder in the sky grew larger and larger until Lin Feng stopped channeling soul power.
Under the astonished gazes of the three, the boulder reached a diameter of nearly ten meters.
Suspended in midair, it cast a massive shadow over them in the sunlight.
A glint flashed in Qian Daoliu's eyes:
"Brat, can the soul skill change form too?"
You used to call me Xiaofeng,Lin Feng silently muttered, then nodded:
"Yes."
As soul power surged again, the sky-bound boulder transformed.
With a deafening boom, the tightly-packed rocks exploded, scattering in all directions.
Dust and debris flew as the devastating power ravaged the surrounding forest.
"Excellent!"
Qian Daoliu praised.
He was now certain: Lin Feng's soul skill had already begun to take on the embryonic form of a law.
As a Title Douluo himself, he knew how hard that was to achieve.
In the Douluo Continent, only Title Douluos could, after many years, barely touch the edges of spatial laws.
And even then, it was just a superficial understanding.
To grasp other kinds of laws and use them, even at a basic level, was already extremely rare.
That alone showed what kind of existence universal laws were in the Douluo world—even the gods of the divine realm couldn't fully comprehend them.
Otherwise, the divine realm wouldn't have been exiled by a black hole.
It was almost laughable—an entire divine realm, with god-kings and first-rank gods, still getting wrecked by a black hole.
Qian Daoliu's eyes gleamed with a complicated look.
"Brat, I always thought your martial soul was support-type.
But now, it seems you're an all-rounder. Since you have offensive power now, you need to be tested.
I'll suppress my power to Grand Soulmaster level—prove your strength to me!"
Qian Renxue exclaimed in shock:"Grandpa! That's bullying! How could Xiaofeng spar with you?"
Qian Daoliu twitched—I said I'm suppressing it to Grand Soulmaster! How is that bullying?
Did she not just see the power of that soul skill? A regular Soul Ancestor wouldn't even last one round!
Qian Daoliu stared at Lin Feng, his gaze carrying a warning: If you don't accept, just wait until later.
"…Please go easy on me, Grandpa."
Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Lin Feng accepted.
Whether Qian Daoliu really wanted to test him or just beat him up under that excuse, Lin Feng couldn't dodge it.
But his guess was right—his soul lineage's nurturing wasn't simple at all. This third soul skill had clearly greater control than the previous ones.
After saluting respectfully, battle intent blazed in Lin Feng's eyes.
To fight a Title Douluo—even a power-suppressed one—was truly exciting!
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