41: Chapter 41 A scholar's business isn't considered stealing.
Tang San had been wondering just a moment ago why a stranger would suddenly say these things to him; it turned out she had such intentions!
The look in his eyes as he turned toward Yu Xiaogang was instantly filled with the same disdain as Lin Yue's, with an added touch of coldness.
Such a person actually wanted to trick him into becoming an apprentice and wanted to use him; he was practically courting death!
He spoke up, his tone full of agreement: "Lin Yue is right. To be able to teach a Trash and turn them into a Genius, that is true skill. What does it count for to Cultivate someone who is already a Genius into a Genius? It's nothing more than basking in someone else's glory."
Yu Xiaogang was so rebuked by the two of them singing in harmony that his face turned from green to white; his whole body trembled, and his mind was a complete mess.
Wrong! Something was very wrong!
Tang San's reaction was wrong, and this Lin Yue who had suddenly appeared was even more wrong! How could she know these things? How could she be so clear about his background?
Could it be... was she also a Rebirth?
Was she also targeting Tang San's thigh to reach godhood?
Wanting to get ahead of him and snatch a spot for godhood?
This thought struck Yu Xiaogang's mind like a thunderbolt, causing him to break out in a cold sweat instantly.
No! Absolutely not!
Tang San was his! He had discovered him first! He was the one who had raised him in his past life! The spot for godhood could only be his!
But he dared not voice this suspicion.
Once spoken, if this Lin Yue really was a Rebirth, would she kill him directly to shut his mouth?
To skewer him and his Spirit, Luo San Pao, like a kebab!
For a six-year-old attack system Spirit Master with a century spirit ring to kill him, a useless Spirit Grandmaster who only broke through to level thirty at fifty years old, would be simply too easy.
After all, all his power relied on that external Beast Spirit, Luo San Pao; he couldn't even perform a normal Beast Spirit possession.
It could be said he was a weakling himself; what could he use to fight?
That super-smart flat-top haircut of his?
He forcibly suppressed his panic, stiffened his neck, and shouted righteously: "Nonsense! How can a scholar's borrowing be considered stealing?! Even if there were sporadic records from predecessors, it was I who spent decades of painstaking effort to organize and perfect them into a complete Spirit theoretical system! In the entire Douluo Continent, no one understands Spirits better than I do! I possess exclusive knowledge that countless Spirit Masters, and even high-level Spirit Master academies, do not know. I can teach all of this, and better, to you!"
"Oh? Exclusive knowledge?"
Lin Yue raised an eyebrow and looked at him playfully: "Then why don't you state a few points for us to hear? I really want to see what kind of extraordinary exclusive knowledge it is."
Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, calculating rapidly in his mind.
He had to bring out something real to stun these two children, otherwise he would lose his last chance.
He steadied himself first, then brought out his most basic and widely known theory, saying in a deep voice: "Fine! I will first tell you the most basic theory of spirit ring absorption limits. A Spirit Master's first spirit ring has a limit of 423 years, the second spirit ring is 764 years, the third spirit ring is 1,760 years, the fourth spirit ring is 5,000 years, and the fifth spirit ring is 10,000 years! This is the iron rule of spirit ring absorption that I have researched. Exceeding these limits will inevitably cause the Spirit Master to be backlashed by the power of the spirit ring, resulting in serious injury at best, or death by explosion at worst!"
After speaking, he looked at the two with a triumphant expression, waiting for them to show shock.
But he didn't expect that after listening, Lin Yue laughed out loud, casually took out a thick hardcover book from her bag, and handed it to them. The cover of the book clearly had a few large characters written on it — "Complete Encyclopedia of Spirit Master Knowledge"
Lin Yue flipped to a page, pointed at the content, and looked at him with a smirk: "Iron rule? Are you living in a dream? Take a look at what is written in this book yourself."
Yu Xiaogang leaned over to look, and his expression changed instantly. The page clearly stated: Beyond the normal absorption limit for Spirit Master spirit rings, there is actually no fixed limit. The core depends on the Spirit Master's own physical strength, Mental Energy resilience, and the Bloodline quality and attribute compatibility of the target Spirit Beast. Under the same age, the energy intensity of an ordinary century Blue Silver Grass Spirit Beast and a century Dragon type Spirit Beast are worlds apart and cannot be generalized. For those with sufficient physical strength, if the spirit ring age is high but the energy is relatively low, it is not impossible to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring as the first spirit ring.
It not only contained the theory but also included dozens of real-life cases, and even clearly listed reference values for spirit ring absorption corresponding to different physical strengths, which was countless times more detailed and rigorous than his so-called "limit iron rule."
With a "snap," Lin Yue closed the book, looked at the pale-faced Yu Xiaogang, and sneered: "How is it? Does your face hurt? Is that it? Big Trash Gang, you call this your exclusive research?"
Yu Xiaogang was shaking with anger, his face flushed red, feeling as if he had been slapped a dozen times, stinging with pain.
He gritted his teeth, frantically scouring his mind for knowledge he only encountered in the Late Stage of his past life, and suddenly blurted out: "Then do you know that when absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, a Soul shock will occur! This shock will directly impact the Spirit Master's Mental Energy Origin; a slight carelessness will lead to becoming an idiot, or even having one's Divine Soul completely destroyed! This point, even many Titled Douluo do not know; is this also written in that book?!"
This was a secret he only learned when Xiao Wu told him while he accompanied Tang San to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring in his past life. After his Rebirth, he had intended to rely on this to completely win over Tang San.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yue opened the book again, flipped to a few pages later, pointed to a chapter, and said expressionlessly: "The chapter 'Detailed Explanation of Ten-Thousand-Year spirit ring Absorption and Soul Shock' is written clearly, and even the methods to avoid Soul shock and Mental Energy protection techniques are fully written out. What? Do you want me to read it to you?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes instantly went round as saucers, as if he had seen a ghost; he snatched the book from Lin Yue's hand and flipped through it frantically.
The more he flipped, the more alarmed and panicked he became. Every theory within his proud Ten Core Competencies of Spirits was recorded in detail in this book, and even deeper, more comprehensive, and more rigorous than his research! From Spirit classification, spirit ring absorption, and attribute compatibility, to Spirit mutation, Spirit Bone adaptation, and even the taboos of Cultivating twin spirits, everything was there!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Yu Xiaogang suddenly screamed hysterically, his hands frantically tearing at the book in his hands, ripping the pages to shreds and scattering them all over the floor.
"This is my theory! This is the thing I have researched my whole life! How could it appear in this book! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
His entire being fell into a state of collapse, his eyes bloodshot, acting like a madman.
After his Rebirth, his greatest reliance was his Spirit theory that was ahead of the entire era, but now, all his reliance had actually been written in a book by someone long ago!
"Look, Little San, this is a madman."