Chapter 304 Impolite Request (2 in 1)

If things could go on like this throughout the entire test process, the illusion doesn't seem so bad. At this moment, Bibi Dong suddenly realized that she didn't seem to be all that eager to leave this illusion, and wished more than anything that it would be real; it had been a really long time since she had experienced this kind of concern from someone.

Especially after her succession as Pope, her disciple, Hu Liena, had been the only solace she had left in the kinship column.

Despite being the Pope, Bibi Dong was still lacking too much in the area of affection. Sensing the volatile fluctuations coming from Bibi Dong's soul, Lin Manshan couldn't help but sigh quietly, he could completely understand it, it was a shift in emotion from worry to reassurance.

In terms of affection, Bibi Dong was deprived of her parents at an early age and worshipped a master, which should have been made up for in the column of fatherly love, but in the end, that kind of thing happened. In love, Bibi Dong started her first relationship at a tender age, inexperienced and naïve, which ended badly at the end for her.

Yu Xiaogang did not suspect anything, and the fact that he fled without even asking the reason behind is also a kind of distrust and betrayal for Bibi Dong. Two painful experiences in a row, for anyone, it would be a heavy blow, not to mention Bibi Dong was still a young girl at that time, this blow can be said to be huge.

After that, Bibi Dong was obviously trapped in hatred and chose to endure and ultimately kill Qian Xunji when she got the chance. Later on, she soon became the Pope of the Martial Spirit Hall, occupying a high position, so it was naturally difficult to show people her weak side, which also caused Bibi Dong to have an emotional blockage, which she has not been able to make up for. That's why she accepted Hu Liena as her personal disciple, and treated her as her own daughter, to seek solace.

However, after all, a disciple is just a disciple, the most Hu Liena can give is the respect of juniors to elders and the care of a child to a mother. The friendship between peers and the care of elders for their juniors is always missing and is also what her heart desires.

Lin Manshan asked himself, although he hadn't personally experienced it, but that sense of loneliness, he could completely feel a bit of it.

Therefore, within this fantasy realm, with his current role as a peer, at least in terms of friendship, he hoped to be able to provide Bibi Dong with a supplement. Pity or not, for the sake of Bibi Dong being able to successfully pass the Divine Examination without falling into darkness, and not to do anything that would jeopardize his interests after going out. He had to do something now to push Bibi Dong to change in a good direction.

Thinking like this, Lin Manshan smiled and approached, handing over the food box, ''I went to the pharmacy to refine two potions, so I came back a little late. Here, this is today's dinner, I already ate it while I was boiling the potion."

"Thanks." Bibi Dong nodded and reached out to take it.

"What's the point of being polite with me." Lin Manshan smiled, taking out a bottle of potion from his bag and placing it beside Bibi Dong's bed, "This is the prepared potion, so eat first and drink it when you've finished digesting your food. I've digested almost all of it on the way back, now I'll go and take a bath first, then will try the effect." After saying that, he turned around and returned to his own bed, placing the bag on the bedside and walking quickly towards the bathroom.

Bibi Dong watched Lin Manshan walk away, placed the potion on the bedside position, and began to eat.

Not long after, changing into his school uniform that was filled with the smell of medicine, Lin Manshan walked back to his bed and took the potion, sitting down on his knees to cultivate. After an unknown amount of time, he slowly opened his eyes, 'Surprisingly, there really is an effect! Although it's not that high.'

'In that case, after breaking through the so-called Spirit Master realms in this illusory realm and going to hunt and kill spirit beasts to absorb the spirit rings, wouldn't it also enhance the soul power? To put it another way, the essence of these things that can help improve the strength is condensed from the soul power that the secret realm has collected over the years, isn't it? This, how does it have the vestigial feeling of exploring and defeating dungeons to get rewards in an open game world.'

"Interesting." Honestly speaking, he suddenly felt that the construction of this Divine Examination Secret Realm was quite interesting.

If this was placed in his previous life, it would be proper virtual reality technology.

'No matter what, there are benefits to be gained, so I have to find a way to grasp the wool tightly and collect it.'

'Well, I know all the things taught in this Primary Spirit Master Academy, should I quit the study to do some business to earn big money to gather the medicinal herbs?'

'After this period of time of adaptation, the soul essence that Shan injected into my soul at the beginning has been completely stabilized. With my current situation of being restricted by the Rakshasa Divine Power, if I want to advance to the level 10 soul power level that corresponds to the level 10 spirit power in this fantasy world, I'm afraid that I'll still need quite a bit of time.'

'This period of time, I think, will be enough for my divine soul to perfectly fuse with the divine power that Shan had left behind back then.'

'By then, my soul should be able to absorb more soul power.'

'So, if absorbing the spirit ring after breaking through level 10 can really boost soul power, the amount of boost is most likely related to the quality and age of the spirit beasts that are hunted and killed. The better the quality of the spirit ring absorbed, the higher the boost will be. In terms of my and Bibi Dong's martial souls, absorbing a power type would obviously provide a greater boost, but when it comes to hunting such spirit beasts, with the strength of the instructors at this Primary Spirit Master Academy, they can't provide much help. Therefore, continuing to stay in the academy is actually of little use, and when the time comes, we still have to rely on ourselves.'

'Looks like the hidden weapons I learned from Tang San can come in handy. Hmm, gotta make a trip to the blacksmith workshop to customize the parts.'

With this thought inwardly, he raised his eyes and looked, at this time, Bibi Dong was still cultivating. After two months of academy life, her appearance has changed a bit, compared to what he saw in the village before, her complexion is obviously fairer, her side cheeks gained a bit of baby fat, a proper cute little loli. 'Bibi Dong is pretty cute as a child.' With a smile, he lowered his head again and fell into thought.

'Anyway, time passes quickly in this secret realm, it's better not to rush. If I rashly withdraw from school and go outside to develop, I fear that there will be unexpected changes, so let's just live here and develop for a while first.'

In addition, Bibi Dong had only just made a turn for the better, so there was no need to suddenly interrupt. Compared to being the Pope in the Martial Spirit Hall, I believe that the present peaceful life is also what Bibi Dong's heart desires, so let her experience it a little more.'

Amid his contemplation, Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes, a smile rippled on her face, and when she turned her head to look at Lin Manshan, who was deep in thought, she couldn't help but freeze. The direction Lin Manshan was facing, was her, he must have been looking at me just now.

When she thought of this, she subconsciously closed her eyes.

Right at that moment, Lin Manshan also sensed the soul fluctuations emanating from Bibi Dong, she should have just woken up.

When he looked up, her eyes were closed, and she looked like she was seriously cultivating.

"???" Lin Manshan couldn't help but stare dumbly, and after a moment of silence, he also realized that the direction he was facing might possibly be a bit disrespectful.

Moving his body, he immediately pulled over the quilt and lay down with his eyes closed.

Only then did Bibi Dong open her eyes, and glance at Lin Manshan, slowly lying down, carefully pulling over the sheet of bedding to cover herself.

In this way, life in the academy continued, and the two people's routines basically remained the same. The only difference was that Lin Manshan would occasionally go to the blacksmith store after work to check on the hidden weapon parts that were being forged. Even though he was in the fantasy world, he chose to disassemble the hidden weapon blueprints, customize the required parts in batches, and bring them back to the academy for assembly upon completion.

In the outside world, he had never publicly revealed his hidden weapons, and although Tang San had used them, they were basically manipulative hidden weapons. Therefore, the hidden weapons that Lin Manshan had tinkered around with, Bibi Dong couldn't understand them at all. In addition, although she was curious, she never asked a question.

Although she didn't understand what Lin Manshan was assembling, just by looking at those detailed parts, she could also understand that it should belong to some kind of secret weapon technology. Things like secret knowledge, no matter in which force, is a hidden secret that can't be spread out, and it is easy to offend a person by asking randomly.

She, for her part, didn't want to offend Lin Manshan. Whether it was out of a cooperative relationship, or the friendship between the two.

It was only half a year later that Lin Manshan brought Bibi Dong to the back of the mountain and showed her the assembled hidden weapons.

After several years of research, Lou Gao had long improved the hidden weapons recorded in the Hundred Illustrations of Hidden Weapons, and what Lin Manshan demonstrated to Bibi Dong this time was a hand crossbow that was simplified and modified based on the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Pistol, which was shaped like a bracelet and could be strapped to the back of the wrist, and when the switch was pressed on the back it would pop open to both sides, turning into a crossbow. There are grooves on the top for inserting a clip with six crossbow arrows.   

Therefore, this crossbow is capable of six consecutive shots.

As for the power, although the materials were limited, the arrows made of fine iron could still easily penetrate the defences of the vast majority of Great Spirit Masters. If it was the full version, it would be enough to kill a Spirit Elder, and a sneak attack could even seriously injure a Spirit Ancestor, with a power that would only be inferior to that of a pistol.

Pistols require too much detail in their parts, and when Lou Gao researched it, it only came as a second choice for mass production.

Bibi Dong, on the other hand, was shocked after looking at the power.

'I'm afraid that this kind of power is enough to injure a Spirit Elder. Moreover, Ah Man had the blacksmiths build the parts in batches before bringing them back to the academy for assembly, which means that this kind of equipment can be mass-produced'

She understood the underlying implications almost instantly.

If the two great empire soldiers could be equipped with it in large quantities, there would be no doubt that her Martial Spirit Hall's advantage in terms of the number of spirit masters would be wiped out, and they could easily be massacred.

Although the Martial Spirit Palace has a large number of spirit masters, the strength of most of them is Spirit Elder and below, so with this weapon, they would become not that important in the war.

As for the rest of the spirit masters, even if they have several Titled Douluo, how can they fend off an army of millions?

To put it another way, if a spirit master, especially one with a flying-type martial soul, were to be equipped with this kind of equipment, it would be absolutely terrifying.

'This equipment is enough to change the pattern of the continent.' Inwardly, she thought deeply.

'Moreover, there's definitely more than just this one that Ah Man could forge, there might even be a more powerful one.' Thinking of this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but glance at Lin Manshan.

Lin Manshan immediately shook his head, "Don't look at me, I won't outsource this kind of thing. Even in my world, I have never shown it outside. You are in a high position, so you can certainly understand how much pain this kind of thing will cause in the world. Regardless of whether it flows into the people or the court, it could bring about turmoil, causing countless people to die horribly, and in that case, I would be a sinner for the ages."

Bibi Dong mused and nodded slightly, "Indeed."

"I was very weak when I researched this kind of thing back then, purely for the sake of self-protection." Lin Manshan continued, "And the reason for making it now is for the sake of going to the Spirit Forest to hunt and kill spirit beasts in the future." Saying that he voiced out the speculation about absorbing spirit rings possibly boosting the power of the soul.

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong also couldn't help but brighten up, and then he saw Lin Manshan handing over a hidden weapon.

"This one is for you. It's still early for us to break through, I'll build another one in the meantime, and we'll go to the Spirit Forest together at that time. The strength of this Primary Spirit Master Academy's instructors can't help us much, I'm afraid we'll have to rely on ourselves when the time comes on this matter."

With the strength of this academy's instructors, it is indeed impossible to help with hunting the optimal-age spirit beasts, especially to help the two mediocre talented civilian spirit masters. Bibi Dong also instantly figured out the crux of the matter, nodded her head, carefully took it, and softly said, "Thank you."

"We are in the same boat." Lin Manshan smiled.

Bibi Dong touched the holster that concealed the hidden weapon under the wrapping and softly hmmmed. Then, as if she thought of something, she suddenly raised her head and said seriously, "Manshan, I have an impolite request."

"Oh? Tell me, as long as I can help, I will definitely help you." Lin Manshan laughed.

"Your close combat skills and experience are far superior to mine, I hope that in the future you can give me some pointers." Bibi Dong said.

Her second martial soul, Soul Devouring Spider Emperor ability favoured melee combat, and it was the martial soul with the best spirit ring configuration for her, whereas the first martial soul she first cultivated was the First Martial Soul Death Spider Emperor, coupled with the fact that she was usually busy with her official duties, her melee combat ability had always been a weaker point for her. Now in the secret realm where the time flow rate is much higher than that of the outside world, and there is a person who specializes in this field beside her, it is just the right opportunity for her to make up for one or two things.

Giving you pointers in the future, are you serious about it? Lin Manshan subconsciously considered the possibility of what would happen if he helped her with this, and then nodded his head.

"No problem, you can pick the time."

"How about changing the morning run to combat training? In this way, you can also avoid delaying your evening cultivation." Bibi Dong immediately said.

Lin Manshan nodded, "Good, the location will be settled here, there's usually not many people would show up here anyway."

"Then I'll be trouble you." Bibi Dong said politely.

Lin Manshan waved his hand, "It's just a small matter, after being here for too long without any fights, I was worried that I might get rusty."

After saying that, he glanced at the dark night and continued, "Let's go, we should head back now."

"Uh-huh." Bibi Dong nodded, facing the moonlight, and returned to the dormitory alongside Lin Manshan.

The night was silent, and early the next morning, the two came to the back of the mountain. Without teaching any moves or engaging in sparring drills, Lin Manshan directly asked Bibi Dong to take a horse stance to see the basics. As the Pope of the Martial Spirit Hall who is more than half a hundred years old, being taught like a disciple, Bibi Dong had to admit that she did feel a little uncomfortable inside, but she still followed Lin Manshan's demonstration and did as she was told, spreading her legs and stood on a horse stance.

The result was that Bibi Dong's basics weren't as good as he had expected.

Thinking about the original Yu Xiaogang's special training method for the Shrek Seven Monsters was weighted running, Lin Manshan was relieved. Yu Xiaogang had spent a lot of time in the Martial Spirit Hall, so he certainly must have known about Bibi Dong's training methods, but the training methods he provided were still as rough as ever, which showed that at least the training methods used by the Martial Spirit Hall for spirit masters' physical fitness and fighting skills were still relatively rough and primitive.

Although he thought that practising these in the fantasy world and returning to the physical body might need to be practised and adapted all over again, Lin Manshan still decided to teach them step by step. Of course, it was impossible to teach the ultimate skills from the Meridian Heavenly Treasure Classic, and the direction of training was mainly to build a foundation and then to fight in actual combat.

With a good foundation, the techniques could be completely comprehended by oneself in actual combat, forming a system based on one's own unique characteristics.

As for whether or not it can be comprehended, that depends on Bibi Dong's ability.

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