After Yu Xiaogang revealed his location, Tang Hao responded with a short message, telling him to wait without giving any hint of how far away he was or how long it would take him to get there.
With his experience, Tang Hao estimated it would take less than half an hour to reach Nuoding City, even with Tang San by his side.
Once Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang finished talking, the chat in the livestream quieted down, and the session began to wrap up.
[System Announcement: "This live Q&A has ended. The livestream will close in three minutes. You may leave the stream voluntarily."]
[Next Q&A session in seven days!]
Seeing the next livestream was scheduled a week later, many felt a surge of excitement.
From past experience, questions asked in the seven-day interval livestreams were usually the easiest.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had been quick to answer the last two seven-day interval streams, that didn't mean there wasn't a chance for others next time!
Meanwhile, in Nuoding Academy's Dorm Seven, Lin Yu felt a bit of regret. From what he observed, the month-long gap streams showed events that happened in the future, and since he was the one who knew most about future events in this world, he had no competition during those.
If only that could continue forever, he'd be set for life!
As the stream wrapped up, people began to leave, including Lin Yu, Xiao Wu, and the rest of Dorm Seven's kids.
"Man, I'm so jealous! That guy, Lin Yu, nailed it again. If only we were the ones who answered correctly," Wang Sheng lamented from his bed after the livestream ended.
"As long as we could get a chance to evolve our spirits even once, we'd be geniuses too!"
Wang Sheng, a commoner with an initial spirit power of only three, had spent nearly five years training to reach level nine. He estimated it would take him another year to break through to level ten.
But with a spirit evolution, he might be able to jump directly to level ten and finally become a Soul Master!
And becoming a Soul Master came with the bonus of receiving a gold soul coin each month from the Spirit Hall. To this day, the only time he had ever touched a gold soul coin was when Xiao Wu gave him one.
It was too depressing!
Once Wang Sheng started the conversation, the other kids in the dorm chimed in, full of envy, discussing how they'd live if they became geniuses. Xiao Wu joined in enthusiastically, tossing in comments here and there.
But Lin Yu found their talk amusing.
After all, the "Lin Yu" they kept praising? That was his alternate persona, "Long Aotian."
Now that Xiao Wu and the kids were busy chatting, it gave Lin Yu the perfect opportunity to claim the rewards from the latest livestream Q&A.
He had already planned out what he wanted from the two rewards.
Since he unexpectedly obtained the Golden Dragon bloodline, even though he was still technically human, he wanted to be cautious.
First, he decided to ask for a spirit bone that could conceal his identity and alter his appearance, which could also be used to help Xiao Wu hide as well.
As for the second reward, he planned to ask for a body-refining technique.
In terms of Qi cultivation techniques and martial arts, he already had the Longevity Technique and the True Art of Xuanwu. The Ten Great Martial Arts and two special movement techniques that came with the True Art of Xuanwu covered his martial arts needs for the time being.
But when it came to body-refining techniques, Lin Yu had nothing so far. On the Douluo Continent, physical strength was extremely important. The stronger one's body, the higher the age of spirit rings one could absorb, and higher-age spirit rings provided more powerful abilities.
So improving physical strength wasn't just a simple boost—it could enhance many aspects of a Soul Master's power.
He figured if there was a chance to obtain a top-tier body-refining technique, he shouldn't miss it.
After careful consideration, Lin Yu decided against choosing techniques from Wind and Cloud, The First Under Heaven, or Kung Fu's "Vajra Unbreakable Body."
The Vajra technique, while powerful, was still a martial art, and he wasn't sure how it would interact with the rules of the Douluo Continent world.
So, after thinking it over, Lin Yu came up with a new option—he would choose the Spear Technique: World-Ending, from the universe of Swallowed Star.
Swallowed Star operated within a cosmic framework similar to Douluo Continent, and its warriors didn't rely on spiritual energy for cultivation. Lin Yu believed that cultivating the gene martial arts from Swallowed Star would be feasible in the Douluo world.
The World-Ending Spear Technique came with two parts: a spear technique and a guidance method. The spear technique used a unique power-generating method to unleash force beyond normal limits.
Lin Yu recalled that the Nine-Layered Thunder Saber technique, created by Earth's second-strongest fighter, Thunder God, could boost a fighter's power by 140% in just its first stage. At its highest level, it allowed a 700% power boost—truly terrifying!
The World-Ending Spear Technique, created by Earth's strongest fighter, Hong, was even more famous than the Nine-Layered Thunder Saber. Its power amplification would surely be even greater!
And that was just the martial technique itself.
The guidance method was even more impressive, as it allowed practitioners to absorb cosmic energy and evolve their genes, boosting all aspects of physical strength.
Since his Chaos Azure Lotus Martial Soul could manifest the God-Killer Spear, the World-Ending Spear Technique seemed like the perfect fit for him.
He just needed to confirm whether the Douluo Continent universe had the cosmic energy necessary for cultivation.
"System," Lin Yu began mentally, "for my first reward, I want to choose a spirit bone. This bone must allow me to conceal my identity and change my appearance. It should also be usable on others, and preferably an external spirit bone."
"For my second reward, I want to choose the World-Ending Spear Technique created by Earth's strongest fighter, Hong, from Swallowed Star. But before I finalize my choice, I need to know—does the Douluo Continent universe have the cosmic energy necessary to practice gene martial arts?"
After a brief pause, the system's cold voice responded.
["After analyzing, the system has found an external spirit bone that fits your requirements. It is called the 'Mirage Dragon Pearl' external spirit bone, capable of releasing Mirage Dragon Qi, which can perfectly disguise your identity. Because the Mirage Dragon Qi lacks offensive properties, it consumes very little energy, and due to its high level, even Titled Douluo cannot see through the disguise. This ability can also be used to disguise others."]
["As for the World-Ending Spear Technique, it can indeed be cultivated in the Douluo Continent universe. However, the cosmic energy here is less potent than in the Swallowed Star universe, so your training may be slightly affected."]
"Great! Then I'll take these two rewards," Lin Yu confirmed after a moment of thought.