Chapter 22: The Battle Begins After April!
Because activating the ahoge (cowlick) required Spirit Power, and maintaining the state of Martial Spirit Possession also consumed Spirit Power, Yu Tianlin ran out of Spirit Power after taking about fifty lightning strikes.
When his Spirit Power was depleted, he meditated to recover.
He activated the Thunder Dragon Technique he had just learned and began to meditate. It did not take long for him to draw lightning, but it took half the night to restore his Spirit Power through meditation.
That cycle of using lightning strikes to strengthen his Spirit Ring and meditating to recover continued for most of the night. By dawn, Yu Tianlin had done it twice, meaning he had been struck a little over a hundred times.
A hundred lightning strikes were only enough to raise a Spirit Ring by one year. That was far too little. Yu Tianlin's pale yellow Spirit Ring seemed almost unchanged.
But there was no need to rush. He could take it slow. If he increased the age of his Spirit Ring by one year each day, then after four months it would be about one hundred twenty years older. Added to the original hundred years, his first Spirit Ring would reach around two hundred twenty years.
A first Spirit Ring at two hundred twenty years was already very good.
The same went for cultivation. Every time he exhausted his Spirit Power, he meditated to replenish it. After repeating this twice, Yu Tianlin could clearly feel his Spirit Power becoming a little stronger.
If this keeps up, I will definitely advance more than one level in four months. Reaching level twelve and a half will not be a problem.
When Yu Tianlin left his meditative state and opened his eyes, he saw Yu Yuanzhen standing in front of him.
"How was your training tonight?"
Seeing Yu Tianlin wake, Yu Yuanzhen asked calmly.
Yu Tianlin immediately activated his Martial Soul, summoned his pale yellow Spirit Ring, and said, "I was struck by lightning more than a hundred times last night. The age of my Spirit Ring should have increased by a year, but I don't feel any difference."
Yu Yuanzhen carefully sensed the pale yellow Spirit Ring on Yu Tianlin's body and nodded. "Take it slow. There are still four months."
Yu Tianlin asked, "Grandpa, what time is it now? How long have you been here?"
Because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan was overcast all year round, it was still extremely dark outside. Yu Tianlin could not tell the time at all.
"It is still morning, and I just arrived myself." Yu Yuanzhen picked Yu Tianlin up and said, "Let's go back, eat breakfast, and then continue today's training."
In the days that followed, Yu Tianlin repeated this punishing routine every day.
Yet it only took him two months to fully adapt to double gravity. Running inside the gravity field was no longer a problem, and later he even had to add extra weight.
During those same two months, Yu Tianlin became able to perfectly dodge the sandbags Yu Jian threw at him. Even with his Spirit Power sealed and the gravity field active, he could still do it. At that point, continuing dodge training for the remaining two months was pointless. He needed to switch to close combat training instead.
In the third month, Yu Tianlin successfully broke through to level twelve, and the age of his Spirit Ring reached two hundred years.
Once his Spirit Ring hit two hundred years, his first Spirit Skill changed as well. Before, he could only condense one lightning ball each time he used the skill. Now he could condense two at once.
It seemed that for every additional hundred years of age, he could condense one more lightning ball. If he ever reached the thousand year level, he would be able to condense ten lightning balls in a single use.
So in the end, my first Spirit Skill is actually an area of effect skill.
Four months passed, and Yu Tianlin finally faced Yu Tianqing in battle.
Yu Tianlin had expected the elders to make a big spectacle of the match, holding it in the clan's martial arena under everyone's eyes.
But it did not turn out that way. When the agreed time arrived, Yu Yuanzhen brought him straight to a secluded hall.
The elders were already seated inside. Aside from them, only Yu Tianqing was standing in the hall.
Ever since receiving his Spirit Ring, Yu Tianlin had trained every day without pause. This was the first time he had seen Yu Tianqing in four months.
Yu Tianqing was noticeably taller now, and his bare arms looked thicker than before. It seemed he had made real progress during these months.
Yu Yuanzhen told both boys to wait below, while he walked up and took the central seat that belonged to the clan leader.
"Brother Lin, it has been a long time."
With the elders all seated above, Yu Tianqing could not help stepping forward to greet Yu Tianlin.
Yu Tianlin nodded casually. "Yes, it has been four months."
"Brother Lin, I heard what happened to you. It is really a pity," Yu Tianqing said softly. "I know why we are fighting today. I even thought about holding back, but my father and grandfather…"
Yu Tianlin could not help smiling. "Little Qing, you do not need to let me win. You cannot beat me."
"So confident," Yu Tianqing muttered. "My first Spirit Ring is…"
"Ahem." Just as Yu Tianqing was about to reveal more, Yu Luomian, seated above, coughed and cut him off. "Big brother, since Tianlin is here, let's begin."
"Let them fight," another elder said. "We old folks are all here watching. Nothing dangerous will happen."
"Tianlin, Tianqing." Yu Yuanzhen glanced down. "This duel is very important. You must go all out, no holding back."
Yu Tianlin and Yu Tianqing answered together, "Yes."
They had meant to talk a little longer, but with the higher ups speaking, they had no choice but to start.
After the two separated and moved to their positions, Yu Tianqing added one last warning, "Brother Lin, my grandfather is watching from up there. You really cannot hold back. Be careful."
Yu Tianlin stared at him steadily. "Come on."
"Now, summon your Martial Spirit."
Yu Yuanzhen's calm voice echoed through the hall.
At his command, the same changes appeared on both boys.
The same lightning patterns formed between their brows. The same electric light swirled around their bodies. The same pale yellow Spirit Rings rose at their feet.
"That is a hundred year Spirit Ring."
An elder could not help exclaiming in surprise when he saw the yellow Spirit Ring on Yu Tianlin.
"Fourth brother, you are already in your seventies or eighties, yet you still act like a hot blooded youngster, always making a fuss." Yu Yuanzhen glanced at him and said flatly, "It is only a hundred year Spirit Ring. What is there to shout about?"
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