It was difficult for Lin Yu to break through to the Spirit King realm and team up with Qian Renxue to fight against the Spirit Douluo realm Tuoba Xi within the remaining time.
Therefore, if he wanted to possess a powerful skill in a short period, the only way was to research self-created Spirit Abilities.
Qian Renxue said, "Lin Yu, we still have a year. We can slowly research self-created Spirit Abilities later. The immediate priority is that we need to quickly research a Martial Soul Fusion Technique."
"The Martial Soul Fusion Technique is our most important trump card to defeat Tuoba Xi."
"Mm, Xue'er Jie is right. We should spend more time on the Martial Soul Fusion Technique over the next year." Lin Yu nodded, then said, "With my current strength, killing a Spirit Emperor alone is no problem. I wonder if any of the criminals on the list have been found yet."
"Let's go to the nearest Spirit Hall Branch to inquire first."
"Before returning for the battle with Tuoba Xi, I'd best first kill three Spirit Emperors to complete the Element God's second trial."
"Okay, then let's go to the nearest city first."
"Mm!"
The five immediately turned around and left the Star Dou Great Forest.
Not long after leaving the forest, a Spirit Master from the Spirit Hall hurried over from the front.
He knelt on one knee before Lin Yu and Qian Renxue: "Your subordinate greets the Young Clan Leader, and Young Master Lin Yu!"
"After half a year of investigation, our Spirit Hall has found the whereabouts of the two escaped Spirit Emperor criminals that Young Master Lin Yu specifically targeted."
"Oh!?"
"Great, just in time." Lin Yu and Qian Renxue exchanged a joyful look.
Lin Yu asked, "Where are these two Spirit Emperor criminals now?"
"One is currently in Nuoding City of Fasinuo Province, and the other is in Luli City within the Heaven Dou Empire."
Nuoding City was not far from the Star Dou Great Forest.
As for Luli City, Lin Yu also knew it was near Heaven Dou City and quite far from here.
The Sect location of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was in a mountain outside Luli City.
"Tell me about the Spirit Emperor criminal in Nuoding City. We will depart immediately for Nuoding City," Lin Yu said.
"Yes! Young Master Lin Yu!"
The Spirit Master responded and began to speak: "This person is named Bi Zhiyu, a control systemSpirit Master, with a Vine TreeSpirit. According to our investigation, his spirit power has reached level 63."
"Bi Zhiyu changed his name long ago and has lived in Nuoding City for two years."
"He is a famous wealthy merchant in the area, but no one knows he is the Bi Zhiyu who massacred a village of hundreds of people back then."
"Our people are monitoring his every move 24 hours a day, awaiting Young Master Lin Yu to go and kill him."
"Very good!" Lin Yu nodded.
"Then your subordinate will take his leave first."
The Spirit Master respectfully cupped his hands, then left first.
"Let's depart too, to Nuoding City!"
"Alright, Young Clan Leader!"
"Giddy up!"
Lin Shuai drove the carriage, leading Lin Yu and the four others towards Nuoding City.
"Going to Nuoding City!"
"According to the current timeline, Tang San should still be a third-year student at Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, right? I wonder if Tang San has broken through to level 20 yet."
Lin Yu smiled inwardly, then withdrew his thoughts, no longer bothering with this Tang San.
Because in his eyes, Tang San was no longer a figure who could stir up trouble and influence the continent's situation.
What he had to do now was make himself stronger!
Kill three Spirit Emperor-level powerhouses and complete the Element God's second trial.
One year later, defeat the Spirit Douluo powerhouse Tuoba Xi with Qian Renxue!
After a long while.
The carriage Lin Yu was riding finally arrived at this small city, Nuoding City.
"Young Clan Leader, we've arrived."
In the carriage, Lin Yu, who had been closing his eyes to rest, opened them, his expression calm: "Enter the city directly. Let's go to the Spirit Hall Branch here first."
"Understood."
Lin Yu sat in the carriage, looking out the window at this relatively backward city.
The carriage drove on Nuoding City's main street. The environment, scenery, and the bustling crowds gave him a sense of both familiarity and strangeness.
Because it was very similar to Nuoding City as he remembered it from the original work.
Most of the people encountered on the road were ordinary commoners; Spirit Masters were rarely seen.
After all, people aspire to higher places, and Spirit Masters as a group would also prefer to go to larger cities for a better life, so Spirit Masters were rare in such places.
The appearance of even a Spirit Elder would be considered a big shot.
Yet, in such a small city, a Spirit Emperor criminal was hidden.
Approximately ten minutes later.
The carriage finally arrived at the Nuoding CitySpirit Hall Branch.
Today happened to be the day the Spirit Hall Branch was open for Spirit Master subsidies, and some Spirit Masters were entering and exiting at the main gate.
The Spirit Hall not only helped children in remote mountain villages awaken their Spirits for free and bore the responsibility of maintaining social order, but it also provided Spirit Masters with free gold coin subsidies.
This allowed Spirit Masters to have a basic living income, so they wouldn't delay their cultivation due to earning money for survival.
As long as one was a one-ring Spirit Master, they could receive a gold coin subsidy from the Spirit Hall each month.
Spirit Grandmasters could receive three gold coins each month.
This was a method used by the Spirit Hall to recruit Spirit Masters, but it also indeed provided immense help to the vast majority of low-level Spirit Masters and commoner Spirit Masters.
And today happened to be the first day of the month that the Nuoding City Branch opened for subsidies, so there were more Spirit Masters coming and going at this moment.
Lin Yu and the four others got off the carriage, looked up at the long staircase leading into the Branch, and saw a middle-aged man on the staircase, walking up with a boy and a girl.
"Oh?"
It was just a casual glance, but it made Lin Yu's gaze firmly fix on their backs.
Because the backs of these three felt a bit familiar to him.
Especially the back of the girl, dressed in a pink dress, with a pair of rabbit ears on her head, and a long black scorpion braid that reached her hips. She walked with a bounce, instantly making a person appear in Lin Yu's mind.
No! To be precise, it was a Spirit Beast!
A 100,000-year-old transformed and re-cultivated Spirit Beast, the Soft Bones Rabbit, Xiao Wu!
"It's her?" Lin Yu instantly confirmed the girl's identity.
And quickly, he guessed the identities of the boy accompanying her and the middle-aged man: "In that case, that boy is Tang San, and that middle-aged man is Yu Xiaogang."
"Heh, what a coincidence!"
"Encountering them right after entering Nuoding City, and at the Spirit Hall Branch, no less." Lin Yu sneered inwardly.
"Hmm?"
Tang San seemed to sense the gaze from behind, stopped, and turned his head to look back.
He saw Lin Yu and the others behind him, and his gaze also fell on Lin Yu, who was of similar age to him.
Their eyes met for the first time.
"This guy..."
Tang San's intuition was very strong; with just one glance, he felt that Lin Yu was not simple.
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