Chapter 27: Eight Years Old, Level Twenty!
After the Dragon Origin Fruit incident ended, Yu Tianlin finally got a breather. He no longer had to drag himself through that brutal training every single day.
Of course, once the hard grind stops, the focus naturally shifts to recovery lessons and studying new things.
Studying my ass.
Well, even if that was what he said in his heart, he still had to learn what needed learning.
Yu Tianlin returned to a steady routine. Every morning, he attended classes at the clan academy. In the afternoons, he had free time. Sometimes he sparred and exchanged pointers with other clan disciples, sometimes he gave himself a few simple training tasks, and when he felt like it, he went to the clan library to read.
As for evenings, Yu Tianlin headed to the clan leader's private training room daily under his grandfather's guidance. There, he drew lightning to temper his first Spirit Ring and cultivated his Spirit Power.
One year and eight months passed in these full, orderly days.
Yu Tianlin had just celebrated his eighth birthday, and only a few days later, he successfully broke through to level 20.
Breaking through to level 20 at eight years old shattered the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's record.
Still, Yu Tianlin knew the truth. If the Dragon Origin Fruit had not boosted him by two levels, he would have reached level 20 at least half a year later.
Once you reach level 20, the next step is obvious. You go out, hunt a Spirit Beast, and obtain your second Spirit Ring. Only then can you officially earn the title of Great Spirit Master.
For ordinary Spirit Masters, this hurdle was almost a wall of death. Most intermediate Spirit Master academies did not help students acquire a second Spirit Ring, so they had to rely on themselves. Countless ordinary Spirit Masters perished at this stage.
But for Yu Tianlin, it was never a problem.
When he obtained his first Spirit Ring, a Spirit King accompanied him. Even when they accidentally encountered a ten thousand year lightning winged dragon, he still survived. If an ordinary Spirit Master ran into that kind of disaster, death would have been guaranteed.
Now he was going for his second Spirit Ring, and his father, Yu Mingfeng, was personally escorting him.
During the four months Yu Tianlin had spent pushing himself for the Dragon Origin Fruit, Yu Mingfeng also broke through again, becoming a level 79 Spirit Saint.
A level 79 Spirit Saint with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial spirit had terrifying combat power. Dealing with Spirit Beasts under fifty thousand years was effortless.
Ordinary Spirit Masters risked their lives hunting for a Spirit Ring of the right age and attribute, and even then they might fail. Yet Yu Tianlin, protected by a Spirit Saint and backed by a major clan, could choose the most suitable Spirit Ring for himself.
Reality could be cruel like that.
Sometimes, Yu Tianlin wondered what he would be doing if he had transmigrated as an ordinary person instead. He might not even have had Spirit Power when his martial spirit awakened.
That thought only deepened his sense of belonging to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He swore to himself that he would never allow Spirit Hall's spirit hunting plan to succeed.
So, under Yu Mingfeng's lead, Yu Tianlin once again arrived at Thunder Canyon.
Standing at the canyon entrance, he looked toward the spot where the Thunder Hell Prison Vine had once grown. His expression turned complicated.
Who would have thought that a ten year Thunder Hell Prison Vine, growing unnoticed at the mouth of the valley, would end up changing my life this much?
During this time, Yu Tianlin had tempered his Spirit Ring with lightning every night. As his level rose, the number of times he could draw lightning each night also climbed steadily.
From the initial one hundred times per night to the current one hundred forty times per night, in one year and eight months his first Spirit Ring's age had increased by about eight hundred years. Added to the previous two hundred twenty years, it had now officially reached the thousand year threshold. Its color had fully turned purple.
Since his first Spirit Ring was already thousand year level, his second Spirit Ring naturally did not need to follow the normal seven hundred sixty four year pattern. It could also be thousand year level.
Before leaving the clan, Yu Yuanzhen personally examined Yu Tianlin's body and estimated that his current limit was around eighteen hundred years.
Yu Tianlin had originally thought he could handle a Spirit Ring closer to two thousand years, but apparently it was only eighteen hundred.
Under normal circumstances, the upper limit for a third Spirit Ring was about one thousand seven hundred sixty years, which was basically the same as Yu Tianlin's current limit.
Thinking about it, a Spirit Master with a strong enough Spirit Ring setup could have a first Spirit Ring around four hundred years and a second around seven hundred years, totaling eleven hundred years. Even then, their third Spirit Ring cap was still only one thousand seven hundred sixty years.
Yu Tianlin's second Spirit Ring limit was already on par with a normal three ring Spirit Master. That was more than good enough.
Eighteen hundred it is. Yu Tianlin did not have any obsession with round numbers. A Spirit Ring's age did not need to look pretty.
Yu Mingfeng and Yu Tianlin continued deeper into Thunder Canyon.
Unlike his first visit, Yu Tianlin encountered several lightning attribute Spirit Beasts along the way. But judging by what he had learned at the clan academy, they were all only ten year level Spirit Beasts.
Each time they met one, Yu Mingfeng did not attack. He simply led Yu Tianlin around it.
While they bypassed them, Yu Mingfeng explained calmly, "Tianlin, the reason our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan chose that location, besides the environment and rich lightning attribute energy, is because it's close to Thunder Canyon. Being near Thunder Canyon makes it easier for clan members to hunt Spirit Beasts and obtain Spirit Rings."
He glanced at the sparse Spirit Beasts around them. "But Thunder Canyon is fairly desolate. It's not a major gathering place for Spirit Beasts. On top of that, generations of clan disciples have hunted here for years, so the Spirit Beast resources have become scarce."
Then he added seriously, "Because of that, the clan set a rule. In Thunder Canyon, aside from hunting what you need for your Spirit Rings, you must not kill Spirit Beasts indiscriminately."
Yu Tianlin nodded. Spirit Beasts cultivated far more slowly than humans. If they were slaughtered without restraint, Spirit Masters would eventually run out of Spirit Rings.
Seeing his son listening carefully, Yu Mingfeng smiled in satisfaction. "Your first Spirit Ring is now thousand year level. It can condense ten lightning balls at once for ranged attacks. That is a wide range, long range Spirit Skill, and it aligns closely with our clan's second Spirit Skill, Thunderous Might."
"So as long as your second Spirit Skill is Thunder Dragon Claw, it will perfectly match the first two Spirit Skills summarized by the clan."
He continued, "Thunder Dragon Claw comes from the Swift Dragon. Your grandfather has already confirmed your body's limit, so our target this time is a Swift Dragon under eighteen hundred years."
Thunder Dragon Claw was indeed a powerful Spirit Skill. Yu Tianlin had been eyeing it for a long time, and now he could finally obtain it. And because it would be a thousand year level Thunder Dragon Claw, its power would be far beyond the four hundred year version.
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