Douluo Continent: Life-Giving Blue Silver Grass, Immortal

Chapter 60: An Important Lesson – Opening Ye Lingling's Heart

"The match is over. I hereby announce that the winner of the fourth team battle is... Royal Fighting Team!"

Enthusiastic cheers erupted from the audience.

Since its debut in the Royal Battle, the team has achieved an outstanding record.

They won every battle.

The outstanding results brought a lot of money to the supporters of the Royal Fighting Team.

The Great Soul Arena would be in big trouble.

The Royal Fighting Team has won every battle.

In particular, the wealthy merchants and nobles of Soto City would spend a lot of money to bet on the Royal Fighting Team's victory whenever they went into battle.

After a series of victories, other wealthy people followed suit and placed bets.

The Grand Arena suffered a significant financial loss as a result, forcing it to lower the odds for the Royal Fighting Team to win.

Among those who followed the trend and bet on the Royal Fighting Team to win, members of the Royal Fighting Team naturally also participated.

According to the rules of the Grand Arena, participants are not allowed to place bets.

This was no challenge for Lin Hao.

Having been introduced to entrepot trade in his previous life, Lin Hao directly had the nobles of Soto City act as third parties, transferring the money he and his teammates had to the nobles to place bets on their behalf.

The nobles of Soto City had been hoping to make a fortune by relying on the fighting spirit of the Royal Fighting Team.

The fact that contestants like Lin Hao were willing to place heavy bets on themselves was something the nobles were more than happy to accept.

On the streets of Soto City, Qin Ming led his team to eat food at a roadside stall.

Qin Ming and Lin Hao sat at one table, while the others sat at two separate tables.

Dugu Yan sat down next to Lin Hao and gave Qin Ming a wink.

Qin Ming understood immediately and sat down next to Yu Tianheng.

Dugu Yan said in a low voice, "Brother Lin, weren't the things you said to Lingling on the Soul Battle Stage a bit too harsh?"

Lin Hao said coldly, "I won't waste my time on teammates who aren't focusing on their cultivation!"

"She's a girl, can't you be a little more considerate of her!"

"No. We're all human, why should we give way to her! How old are you, and you still don't know how to cultivate diligently? Her soul power level is the lowest among us. But her innate soul power is the highest among us."

Ye Lingling's innate soul power is level nine. Her soul power level is 35.

Oslo and Yufeng both possess innate soul power level six, and their soul power is level 36, which is higher than Ye Lingling's.

Why?

Because Ye Lingling has never been interested in cultivation, she is the laziest person in the team.

Dugu Yan pleaded, "Boss, Lingling has already realized her mistake. She has something to say to you. Could you give her a chance to talk to you?"

Lin Hao remained silent.

Dugu Yan immediately understood Lin Hao's meaning and got up to call Ye Lingling.

Ye Lingling walked over and sat down next to Lin Hao.

Lin Hao saved Ye Lingling's life. Some time ago, she opened a small crack in her heart to Lin Hao.

Within the Royal Fighting Team, she only cared about two people. One was her best friend, Dugu Yan, and the other was Lin Hao, who had saved her life.

Lin Hao ate his food silently, waiting for Ye Lingling to speak up on her own.

Ye Lingling was silent for a moment, then whispered, "My grandfather's martial soul was the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and so was my father's. The Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul is different from other martial souls; it's cursed. Heaven and earth can only allow two soul masters to possess the Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul at the same time. I was tempered in medicinal baths from a young age. My grandfather, in order to give me hope of awakening the Nine-Hearted Begonia, he... he ended his own life prematurely!"

"So you've always had this unresolved issue in your heart: you feel that if it weren't for you and your martial spirit, your grandfather wouldn't have died, right?"

"Isn't that right?" Ye Lingling retorted to Lin Hao.

Lin Hao picked up his drink, took a sip, and said, "I'm not your grandfather, so I can't give you a definite answer. Lingling, have you ever heard the saying, 'Fallen petals are not heartless things, they turn into spring mud to nourish the flowers'?"

Ye Lingling blinked. "What do you mean?"

The reason Ye Lingling had neglected her cultivation all along was because of a knot in her heart.

She felt that she was the one who caused her grandfather's death.

She felt that the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul was responsible for her grandfather's death.

Therefore, she deeply resented her martial spirit and her identity as a soul master.

Even when with familiar teammates, she would choose to stand in the darkest corner of the room, gradually developing a cold and aloof personality.

Lin Hao said, "Good and evil are one. You only see the bad side of your martial spirit. You haven't seen the good side of your martial spirit."

"Your grandfather was willing to die for you, and even in death, he died with a smile on his face."

"Lingling, you've overlooked the fact that your martial spirit was a gift he risked his life to leave you, the crystallization of his love for you."

"If you truly care about your grandfather, you shouldn't let him down by neglecting your cultivation."

"You should work hard and be ten times more diligent than the average person."

"You should rely on your own efforts to lead your Nine Heart Begonia family to even greater heights!"

Ye Lingling's eyes widened.

She had been walking down a dark dead end all along.

She despised her martial spirit.

She had never considered what Lin Hao had just said, nor the high hopes her grandfather had for her.

This high expectation could even be considered his grandfather's dying wish.

Just then, a soft rustling sound rang out.

"Oh, what a small world!"

Lin Hao looked in the direction of the sound and saw seven members of the Berserker Team walking towards him.

Kuangxi walked up to Lin Hao, raised his foot, and stepped on a chair next to Lin Hao, scolding, "Kid, you beat me up not long ago. Now that you've run into me, you'd better leave a gift before you go!"

As the sound faded, the whooshing sound of wind breaking filled the air.

Mad Rhino threw a punch at Lin Hao's cheek.

Lin Hao raised his right hand and grabbed Kuang Xi's wrist. He shifted his body and kicked Kuang Xi's left foot with his right foot.

All the movements were completed smoothly in an instant.

By the time everyone realized what was happening, Lin Hao had already suppressed their elation.

The Spider Woman cried out, "The Ruyi Disc!"

Ruyi Pan understood immediately, and three spirit rings lit up beneath his feet.

Before he could activate his third spirit ring, he flew uncontrollably toward Lin Hao, who had already stood up.

Lin Hao locked his right hand around the throat, and with a crack, the trachea broke.

Blood spilled from the corner of the Ruyi Plate's mouth.

With a casual flick of Lin Hao's wrist, as if tossing away trash, the Ruyi Disc twitched on the ground. A moment later, it went into shock, not far from death.

Spider-Woman exclaimed in shock, "You actually killed someone in the street?!"

Lin Hao tilted his head slightly, glancing sideways at the Spider Woman, and said coldly, "How many people have you killed on the Soul Arena? I was going to teach you a lesson on the Soul Arena, but you didn't know when to stop. Since you continue to do evil and court death, don't blame me for being merciless if you provoke me again."

As Lin Hao was about to make a move, Qin Ming walked to Lin Hao's side and stopped him from killing.

Qin Ming noticed Lin Hao's gaze and explained, "Lin Hao, now is a good time to temper your mind. There are still six people left, and you've already killed one. Leave the rest to the others."

Lin Hao nodded. "Alright, we'll do as you say!"