"Teacher, you can't answer, can you? No one can answer this."
Ye Tian spoke unhurriedly.
This was a simple truth. Even twin Spirit Beasts from the same womb would have various individual differences, including physical size, despite having the same cultivation level, due to innate and acquired factors.
"You little brat..."
Bi Bi Dong stared at Ye Tian with complex emotions.
His seemingly calm tone gave her a feeling of being mocked!
Yet she couldn't refute him.
"The age of Spirit Beasts cannot be precisely determined."
"This statement was already written by the teacher in the Soul Beast Bestiary."
Ye Tian continued.
This was exactly why Bi Bi Dong couldn't offer any rebuttal.
She couldn't even get angry.
"Teacher, I don't know how authoritative that master is, authoritative enough to make you follow blindly, but authority can never represent truth."
Every word from Ye Tian felt like a heavy hammer striking Bi Bi Dong's mind.
Authority?
It seemed like all his authority had been granted by her.
Bi Bi Dong's mood instantly became irritable, her thoughts in disarray.
"What exactly are you trying to say?"
Ye Tian had no intention of wasting words on the old matters between Bi Bi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
Watching the dazed Bi Bi Dong, he spoke calmly.
"Teacher, what I mean to say is... since hundred-year and thousand-year Spirit Rings depend on the individual physical constitution of the Soul Master, then just like distinguishing the age of Spirit Beasts, everyone's limits are different. It's not only tied to innate factors but can also be enhanced through acquired means."
Physical constitution, acquired enhancement...
Amidst her chaotic thoughts, Bi Bi Dong suddenly understood upon hearing Ye Tian's words.
"You mean Whale Jelly?!"
"Yes, teacher, Whale Jelly. It's a substance from the brains of whale-type Sea Soul Beasts."
Learning the origin of Whale Jelly from Ye Tian's words,
Bi Bi Dong finally understood why it sounded familiar.
She had heard about it during the expedition to Sea God Island.
Thinking of its effects, Bi Bi Dong's expression turned strange, immediately becoming somewhat mocking:
"No wonder your face turned red like a monkey's bottom after taking it, you little brat. So it's an aphrodisiac! Disgusting! Vulgar!"
"That's just one of its effects."
Ignoring Bi Bi Dong's venting insults, Ye Tian explained:
"I once read in an ancient text that it doesn't just have aphrodisiac properties, but is also an ultimate yang and rigid Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that can strengthen tendons and bones."
"Oh?"
Bi Bi Dong raised an eyebrow. This was the first time she had heard such a claim.
"Therefore, I can completely withstand a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring... As for the specific range, I'll need teacher's help to assess it."
After speaking,
Ye Tian pulled open his clothes and moved closer to Bi Bi Dong, wanting her to feel...
"Outrageous! What are you doing? Put your clothes on!"
Bi Bi Dong scolded angrily, her face flushing red.
She almost couldn't resist raising her hand to slap Ye Tian across the face.
"Uh, ahem."
Ye Tian pulled his clothes back and stood sheepishly before Bi Bi Dong.
"Don't get too presumptuous!"
Bi Bi Dong glared fiercely at Ye Tian.
"Then I'll trouble you, teacher."
Ye Tian obediently nodded and extended his small hand toward Bi Bi Dong.
"..."
Bi Bi Dong looked down at the child before her.
Only then did she realize she couldn't quite see through this little brat who had just awakened his Martial Soul.
At times childish and frivolous, at other times sharp and steady.
The key point was,
he didn't just possess extraordinary cultivation talent—he was also a monster in theoretical knowledge!
"Step back a bit."
Bi Bi Dong waved her hand impatiently.
Ye Tian complied,
taking two steps backward.
As soon as distance was created, Bi Bi Dong crouched before Ye Tian, opening her mouth.
"Extend your arms."
"Alright!"
Ye Tian knew things were settled.
Bi Bi Dong merely held Ye Tian's limbs, gently feeling his bone structure.
Gradually,
a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.
Bi Bi Dong looked up at Ye Tian's expectant face and said gravely, "Physical constitution surpassing a Level 30 Soul Master, roughly approaching the endurance limit of fifteen hundred years."
"Really? That's fantastic!"
Ye Tian nearly jumped for joy.
He never expected that such a small amount of Whale Jelly could have such miraculous effects—its quality must be extremely high!
Bi Bi Dong, however, fell silent.
If this were true, what did that make the authoritative theoretical master she had supported?
What did her blind adherence to him amount to?
A joke!
It seemed that was indeed the case.
When Ye Tian appeared in the public eye, that so-called theoretical master would undoubtedly become a complete laughingstock!
No!
Suddenly
Bi Bi Dong seemed to grasp at a lifeline, her eyes lighting up.
The theoretical master's theories weren't limited to just one...
"Alright, I know you're feeling proud."
Bi Bi Dong slowly rose to her feet, looking at Ye Tian while feigning composure.
She hadn't played all her cards yet!
"Returning to the initial question—we've determined the age limit for Spirit Beast selection, but what about the specific species? You've been flipping through the Soul Beast Bestiary throughout the journey—have any caught your eye?"
"Should I give you a hint..."
Bi Bi Dong looked at Ye Tian, feeling inexplicably uneasy for some reason.
"What?"
Ye Tian didn't understand.
He had already made his selection during the carriage ride—what more was there to hint at?
Bi Bi Dong continued as if to herself.
"According to that theoretical master's Martial Soul Mimicry Theory, plant-type Martial Souls don't necessarily have to absorb Spirit Rings from plant Spirit Beasts, and beast-type Martial Souls aren't necessarily prohibited from absorbing plant Spirit Rings. Therefore..."
"Therefore I can also absorb Spirit Rings from both plant and animal Spirit Beasts?"
Ye Tian interrupted with a strange expression.
But his gaze seemed to be looking at an idiot.
Bi Bi Dong immediately reacted like Qian Renxue had, though with even greater temper, flying into a rage directly.
"Bastard! What kind of look is that..."
"Teacher, must you always quarrel with me?"
Ye Tian spread his hands helplessly.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Don't change the subject—why were you looking at me like that!"
Bi Bi Dong stared coldly at Ye Tian. Without a reasonable explanation, she wouldn't let this go. That kind of look was an insult to her!
What gave this brat the right?
Would she quarrel with Ye Tian? How ridiculous!
If anyone should be quarreling, it should be with her past self!
Ye Tian hadn't wanted to waste his breath, but since Bi Bi Dong was being unreasonable, he had no choice but to debate with her.
"Teacher, this so-called theory is genuinely foolish. It has the absurd feeling of claiming common knowledge as one's own discovery. Without this theory, would tool-type Martial Souls be unable to absorb Spirit Rings?"
"!!!"
If Bi Bi Dong had been furious before, when she heard Ye Tian's final words, her anger immediately vanished.
Her heart turned cold, her spirit broken!
This way, it increasingly seemed like a joke.
Ye Tian cautiously asked.
"Teacher, are you alright?"
"I'm fine. What you said does make sense - falsehoods remain false no matter how authoritative they appear."
Bi Bi Dong shook her head and turned to walk inside.
"Let's go, we can talk while walking."
"Perhaps we'll encounter the Spirit Beast you want along the way."
"Got it!"
Ye Tian quickly responded and caught up with her.
The situation was much better than he had imagined. The current Bi Bi Dong hadn't been suppressing her emotions for too long yet, and while her condition was unstable, it wasn't severe.
"Teacher!"
Ye Tian caught up with Bi Bi Dong and made his specific request.
"I want a Spirit Beast that has the characteristics of repairing defects, enhancing physical constitution, providing energy, and restoring Soul Power."
"Are you sure?"
Bi Bi Dong frowned, looking back at him:
"Among these, only the healing aspect seems decent."
"No no no, teacher, I want all of them."
"Are you deliberately picking a fight?!"
Bi Bi Dong shouted angrily.
"All of them? Where would you find a Soul Skill with so many effects! And this is for your First Soul Skill - if you want to die, just say so directly!"
"Of course not."
Ye Tian shook his head. Bi Bi Dong hadn't understood his meaning.
When he said repairing defects, he didn't mean healing wounds.
He meant improving innate talent and such.
And if it could also enhance physical constitution and the like, that would be even better.