thefictionvixens Chapter 101 Soul Master Competition
Chapter 101 Soul Master Competition
Chapter 101 Soul Master Competition
On the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel, the twelve Shrek Academy students who came to participate in the competition and Wang Yan sat quietly in the conference room.
"Teacher Wang, has the school sent any reinforcements?" Huo Yuhao's voice broke the heavy atmosphere in the conference room.
"The academy does not intend to send any more reinforcements," Wang Yan said truthfully after a moment of silence.
"But don't be discouraged, everyone. We have three full-strength team members in perfect condition. That's enough to defeat a Soul Emperor-level expert. In the Soul Master Competition, that's an overwhelming level of combat power."
"Besides, our substitute players are no less capable than the starting players of most teams. You should know that we have four Soul Masters among our substitutes. In the Soul Master Competition, a four-ring Soul Master is already a core force, and our Shrek Academy is invincible at the same level!"
"Alright, you guys should go back and get some rest. Make sure you win the first elimination match tomorrow with a bang!"
As they left the conference room, Gongyang Mo formally bowed slightly to Huo Yuhao and said, "Thank you for your help this time."
Previously, in order to recover before the competition, he had been adjusting his body, which had overdrawn its soul power while activating the soul guide shield. Only now did he have the opportunity to formally thank Huo Yuhao, who had saved his life.
Upon seeing this, Ling Luochen and Xixi exchanged a glance, and together with Gongyang Mo, bowed to express their gratitude.
"No need to thank me, we're teammates." Huo Yuhao waved his hand.
"We'll have to rely on your great prowess in the upcoming Soul Master Tournament."
After the meeting, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong returned to their room together.
"What's wrong? Why are you so gloomy?"
Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong, who had been silent since returning.
"Yuhao,"
Wang Dong raised his head slightly, looking at Huo Yuhao with a somewhat confused expression: "Are soul tools really the inevitable trend?"
Witnessing firsthand how Ling Luochen and his companions used soul tools to evade deadly threats made Wang Dong clearly aware of the advantages of soul tools.
But for some reason, even though her reason told her that she had accepted the soul tool, she still inexplicably disliked it.
"Times are always moving forward," Huo Yuhao sighed.
"Ten thousand years is a long time. Even if each generation is twenty years, five hundred generations have already passed. Yet, the limit for Soul Masters is still stuck at level ninety-nine, unable to advance an inch."
"Since the collision and fusion of the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, how much have soul tools improved?"
"If this pace of development continues, the power of soul tools will eventually rival that of Limit Douluo."
"Just like how Soul Masters rose from the encirclement of Soul Beasts back then, it's never about who the times chose, but who was more suited to the times. At least in this era, it belongs to the rise of Soul Tools."
"Soul tools are ultimately just tools. I never believed that soul tools could replace soul masters. However, you must understand that a soul master may not know how to make tools, but must know how to use them."
"Soul Masters and Soul Guides are two different paths of development. When Soul Masters abandon their prejudices and equip themselves with Soul Tools, they don't need to spend time studying Soul Tools. Soul Masters who focus on cultivating themselves can definitely crush Soul Guides in terms of personal combat power."
Wang Dong remained silent for a moment, waved goodbye to Huo Yuhao, and silently returned to his room, hugging his knees and hiding under the covers without making a sound.
Silent all night.
"Shrek! Shrek!"
Amid cheers from the audience, the Shrek team slowly walked into the Soul Arena.
As the first elimination match, Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy was indeed not a worthy opponent. Even Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou did not choose to play, but instead gave the opportunity to Huo Yuhao and the other two, whose cultivation levels were lower.
"The match begins!"
With the referee's loud shout, both teams released their martial spirits almost simultaneously.
However, many people were stunned when they saw the spirit ring configuration of Shrek Academy.
"What's going on? How come Shrek Academy's team has two members with two spirit rings this time? And one of them even has one white and one yellow spirit ring configuration?"
Amid cheers, a few spectators occasionally expressed confusion about Shrek's lineup.
After all, Shrek Academy has never had a participant with a second-ring Soul Master Competition before, so this can be said to be a historic first.
Hearing the doubts of the person next to him, a Shrek Academy fan retorted: "Shrek Academy has no shortage of geniuses, and there are countless three-ring students of the right age. These two-ring students must have something special to stand out and participate in the Soul Master Competition. The real stage for them will be the competition five years from now."
"I can accept the girl with the two yellow ones, but tell me, what's so special about the guy with the one white and one yellow one?"
"You...you...what do you know! Do you understand Soul Masters better than Shrek Academy? Shrek Academy must have its reasons for choosing this kid. If you're so capable, then go and get into Shrek Academy!"
The team, consisting of five fourth-ring and two third-ring members, was simply unable to stir up any trouble with three inner court disciples present.
"Look at this! How could Shrek Academy have such a problem with their player selection? A second-level player is completely outmatched by a third-level player. This is Shrek Academy's prodigy!"
"What about the kid who just watched the whole thing from the sidelines?"
"Didn't you see his first spirit ring was constantly lit up? It's obvious his spirit skill has been working all along!"
"What's the use of a ten-year spirit ring if it's always lit up?"
"You!" The die-hard fan pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Heizi, "Hmph, you're a good-for-nothing! You'll never understand Shrek Academy's abilities in training Soul Masters!"
Having successfully passed the elimination rounds, the Shrek team members, who were initially worried about running into the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team, breathed a sigh of relief and even had time to tease He Caitou about his soul skills.
Huo Yuhao did not smoke in his previous life, let alone come into contact with such "high-class" things as cigars.
However, seeing the cigar that could increase mental strength by 10%, Huo Yuhao couldn't resist his curiosity and lit one.
How do you suck this thing up?
Huo Yuhao imitated others smoking, picked up a cigar, and took a light puff.
"Cough...cough cough!"
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you, Huo Yuhao, to not even know how to smoke a cigar!" Wang Dong laughed heartily at Huo Yuhao's disheveled appearance.
This was the first time in over a year that Wang Dong had seen Huo Yuhao suffer a setback.
"Junior brother, don't inhale the air into your body. Just hold it in your mouth for a while and then exhale."
Seeing that Huo Yuhao really didn't know how to smoke, the experienced He Caitou offered to teach Huo Yuhao the correct way to smoke a cigar.
Following He Caitou's instructions, Huo Yuhao held the cigar in his mouth and silently savored its flavor.
The food produced by food-type Soul Masters in Douluo Continent is quite magical. It is basically no different from normal food, but it can provide amazing boosts.
Moreover, this unreasonable 100% increase ignores the difference in cultivation level, which is outrageous. Even the "million-year" soul beast Tianmeng was blasted out by a hundred-year soul ring.
(End of this chapter)