Douluo Continent: The True Body and Blood Soul, Starting from Blacksmithing

Before Lin Yu could even feel the changes in his body after his soul power breakthrough, a strong sense of emptiness pulled him back to reality.

Clearly, pushing the body to its limits this time has depleted a lot of its nutrients, and the body is protesting and trying to replenish them.

Although the daily wages of the resident staff are low, their meals are free.

However, the free food here isn't anything special; it's mostly just ordinary meat and protein.

During the period of on-campus stay, the college was under lockdown, so the only way to get high-quality food was to ask the class teacher.

Quite some time has passed since the teacher reviewed his own problems, and it seems that the other students have also received guidance from the teacher.

Wei Min, who was already keeping an eye on all her classmates, saw Lin Yu approaching with a troubled expression and went over to her.

"Lin Yu, judging from your soul power fluctuations just now, you should have broken through to level nine. Are you encountering problems again?"

Lin Yu nodded, then somewhat embarrassed, made her request.

"Teacher, my soul power has just broken through, and my body has undergone some changes. I now need some high-quality food to replenish my nutrition. Do you have any channels to obtain soul beast meat or other foods?"

Seeing that Lin Yu had come to her because of food, Wei Min couldn't help but look the young man up and down.

A month ago, the boy in front of me was a skinny, dark-skinned guy who was only 1.2 meters tall.

A month later, he not only grew five centimeters taller, but his originally dark and thin skin also turned into a healthy and firm wheat color.

Although the academy's food was good, his ability to eat like this was undoubtedly due to his powerful digestive system.

Once it was confirmed that Lin Yu would be among the staff stationed at the school, she made arrangements for Lin Yu's meals.

"Don't worry, the academy won't treat you resident students unfairly. The ingredients for lunch today will exceed your expectations."

To receive such high praise from Teacher Wei, it's clear that today's lunch was truly exceptional!

Judging the time by the sun, Lin Yu did not continue training.

With his soul power breaking through, Lin Yu could clearly feel the changes in his body. He needed to calm down and perceive these changes.

After some observation, Lin Yu discovered two changes in himself after his breakthrough.

One reason is that the blood flow slows down. Compared to before the breakthrough in soul power, the blood flow is slower after the breakthrough.

Although the blood flow slowed down, the rate at which the blood absorbed soul power and the total amount of soul power it could hold changed.

In addition to changes in blood, changes also occurred at the spiritual level.

Before his soul power breakthrough, he could sense the situation within a palm's width of his body. Now, his external perception has increased slightly, by about one centimeter according to the units from his previous life.

In addition to an increased range of perception, one's consciousness can shrink in size after dissolving in the blood and enter smaller blood vessels.

The fact that his soul power was able to break through showed that his breathing technique was effective, but the changes to his body brought about by the improvement of soul power also made Lin Yu realize the direction of the improvement of the breathing technique: to change from fixing consciousness in the blood vessels to dissolving it in the blood.

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At lunchtime, everyone went to the restaurant together.

As soon as Lin Yu arrived near the cafeteria, he smelled a mixture of meat and herbs.

Just from smelling it from afar, Lin Yu felt her blood begin to stir.

"Students, today at noon I'd like to introduce you to the college's special food: medicinal cuisine."

"I'm sure you've already realized how important ample physical strength is for Soul Masters."

"In order to ensure that the younger generation of Soul Masters in the Spirit Hall have a strong body, the Senior Chrysanthemum Douluo of the Spirit Hall, who is skilled in herbal research, has developed a medicinal diet that can nourish the body based on the Spirit Hall's historical documents and his own understanding of herbs."

"However, the nourishing effects of medicinal cuisine are too strong to be implemented in academies for students below the intermediate level of Soul Master. But you are lucky; this year, the intermediate Soul Master academies are short-staffed, and the principal went there to secure some medicinal cuisine for us..."

While these remarks were merely polite formalities intended to help the trainees recognize the value of medicinal cuisine, Wei Min did not fabricate its effects; they were proven to be genuinely effective.

Even teachers at the junior soul master academy would be interested in such a medicinal dish.

Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find nineteen bowls of hot soup mixed with meat and herbs on the table.

Without a doubt, this is the medicinal diet that Wei Min mentioned.

According to the rules, each person gets one bowl. If they are not full, they can only go to the food station to get some ordinary food.

Teachers won't compete with students for food, but that doesn't mean students won't fight for it with each other.

Without Wei Min's command, the thick-skinned veteran students rushed out to grab food.

As for the new trainees who are shy and slow to react, they can only choose from those who were left over.

How do you choose the most potent medicinal dish from nineteen bowls of medicinal cuisine?

The original spirit has shown its unique talent in this regard; with just a quick glance, it can determine which bowl is most attractive to it.

Carrying the soup she had chosen, Lin Yu went to a corner of the restaurant.

A mouthful of rich soup entered the stomach, and the abundant medicinal power and the unique life force of the soul beast meat exploded instantly.

Close your eyes, activate Blood Soul.

Although the breathing method we studied earlier was misguided, the technique did have its merits, as it could temporarily enhance the capabilities of a particular organ by strengthening the blood.

Although Lin Yu hasn't fully understood the internal circulation yet, that doesn't stop him from trying to find blood vessels that enhance digestive ability.

To Lin Yu's surprise, the moment the medicinal food entered his stomach, its immense medicinal power began to permeate his blood and spread to his internal organs.

Clearly, the creators of medicinal cuisine have considered how to maximize its effects.

Is it the medicinal cuisine researched by Chrysanthemum Douluo? I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to get my hands on Chrysanthemum Douluo's treasured herbal encyclopedia.

If possible, Lin Yu wanted to learn about the immortal herbs in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire in advance through Chrysanthemum Douluo.

After the medicinal effects of the first bite of the medicinal food were absorbed, Lin Yu opened her eyes and took a second bite.

Just as Lin Yu opened his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a figure sitting opposite him out of the corner of his eye.

I initially thought it was my homeroom teacher coming over to talk to me about something.

But when Lin Yu looked up, she found that Hu Liena was sitting in front of her.

My mood, which had just improved because of the medicinal food, instantly soured.

"Excuse me, I don't like having someone sit next to me while I eat. Please have some self-respect."

After picking up the medicinal meal, Lin Yu decisively got up and sat in another corner. Only after confirming that Hu Liena hadn't followed did Lin Yu sit down.

I don't have many people I interact with at this school. I interact with Wei Min because she is my temporary homeroom teacher and has helped me many times; I interact with Wang Hai simply because our dorms are close and we are both close-combat soul masters who can spar with each other from time to time.

As for other unimportant people, Lin Yu wouldn't bother with them, and he would definitely ignore those who approached him unintentionally.

Academy is for self-cultivation; matters of interpersonal relationships and worldly wisdom should only be considered after entering society and establishing a stable social circle.