Douluo: I am a biologist, awakening the weapon spirit?

Chapter 217 Dust Edge: I am the MT
After watching the second match of Hydra Academy, there were many people who shared similar thoughts with Huo Wushuang.

Admittedly, some colleges also have their own trump cards.

But the three gleaming black spirit rings put pressure on every student watching the battle; they had never seen anything like it before.

This has never happened before, not just in this year's edition, but in any previous edition.

Moreover, even now, these three ten-thousand-year soul rings have never lit up, and no one knows what kind of soul skills they are.

The unknown can bring fear.

In fact, during the previous round of the competition, many people wanted to inquire about the situation of these three ten-thousand-year soul rings.

However, they gained nothing. Even when they tried to bribe people inside the academy to spy on them, they couldn't get any useful information.

Because when Chen Feng and his group obtained ten-thousand-year soul rings and practiced ten-thousand-year soul skills, there were no outsiders present.

Their training ground was in the forest of the academy, and the forest was Tang San's home ground. No one could approach there silently without being discovered by Tang San.

Sensing the wary or solemn looks from the other colleges, the group heading towards the rest area felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

Ma Hongjun nudged Chen Feng's back and whispered with a chuckle:

"Hey, Feng, do you think we might not even have all our millennium-old soul skills forced out by the end of the tournament?"

"It's unlikely." Chen Feng shook his head. "After today's battle, the other academies will definitely try their best to force us to use our ten-thousand-year soul skills, otherwise they will always be on edge."

"Is it because we defeated Elephant Armor Academy without suffering any losses?" Bai Chenxiang asked.

“That’s right, Elephant Armor Academy is undoubtedly in the top tier among these academies, but after this match, all of us were still standing, and we all looked to be in pretty good shape,” Chen Feng said with a light laugh.

“Not only that, we still have three ten-thousand-year soul skills that we haven’t used yet. Under these circumstances, how could the other academies not panic?” Dai Mubai continued.

Putting himself in the shoes of the other colleges, Ma Hongjun clicked his tongue and said:
"Wow, that's pretty scary. Are we going to be mistaken for some kind of demon king?"

"So what if we're treated like the Great Demon King? As long as we keep winning, they can only watch helplessly," Dai Mubai said nonchalantly.

"As expected of a team with three ten-thousand-year soul rings, they're quite confident." A clear voice came from not far away.

Everyone looked over at the sound and saw a man and a woman dressed in gold and red team uniforms walking over.

"Blazing Fire Academy?" Dai Mubai raised an eyebrow. "What can I do for you?"

"We wouldn't call it guidance, but my sister is curious about the soul skills of the fire-attribute soul master in your team, so we came to inquire about the situation. Would you be so kind as to inform us?" Huo Wushuang said with a smile.

"You want to know the origin of my soul skill?" Ma Hongjun looked at Huo Wu.

“That’s right, I can pay for this information. I hope you can tell me.” Huo Wu nodded and said.

"How much are you planning to offer?" Ma Hongjun asked.

"How about one thousand gold soul coins?"

“You’re not sincere, I don’t like you,” Ma Hongjun said, shaking his index finger with a disdainful look.

"How much do you want? The price is negotiable." Huo Wu frowned slightly.

Ma Hongjun stopped shaking his index finger and gave Huo Wu a thumbs-up.

"Ten thousand?" Huo Wu's voice rose considerably. "Are you asking for an exorbitant amount? This is just information about a soul beast."

"No, no, no, I meant 100,000," Ma Hongjun said with a grin.

Upon hearing the price, Huo Wushuang looked incredulous.

"Are you crazy? You're offering 100,000 for information on a soul beast? And that's just a purple soul ring."

Huo Wu fell silent, realizing that the other party had no intention of making a deal.

But she didn't understand why it was necessary to hide information about a soul beast so tightly.
“You wouldn’t understand even if I explained, so I’m leaving now.” Ma Hongjun waved his hand and said.

When he acquired his fourth spirit ring, although it was through a fair trade with a spirit beast, it was that spirit beast that saved his life when he failed to challenge for the ten-thousand-year spirit ring.

Ma Hongjun remembers this kindness.

Let alone Huo Wu, who would pay 100,000 for a single piece of information about a soul beast, even if Huo Wu were willing to pay that price, Ma Hongjun would not sell that information.

Of course, he would still feel the pain, but that wasn't enough to make Ma Hongjun do something so betraying.

Watching the departing Hydra Academy members, Huo Wushuang said to Huo Wu with a hint of helplessness:

"Little sister, it seems you'll have to find a different target for your soul skill."

"Let's change it then. I'm just a little confused as to why they have this attitude," Huo Wu said, somewhat puzzled.

"Perhaps... they're afraid of creating a powerful adversary?" Huo Wushuang guessed.

"Brother, it's okay to fool others, but don't fool yourself. Do you even believe that yourself?"

Huo Wu curled her lip. "Besides, even if I'm going to advance to Soul King, it will be after the competition. What kind of powerful opponent are they afraid of?"

"Uh, that seems to make sense, but I really can't figure it out." Huo Wushuang scratched his head and said.

"Forget it, let's prepare for our own match. Soul skills are for later." Huo Wu suppressed her doubts and walked towards her team.

After finishing a match, Chen Feng and his teammates were given two days of rest.

During this time, everyone else stayed in the academy to train, while Chen Feng would occasionally go out for a stroll.

But he didn't go far; he just bought some things on the streets near the college and then wandered around.

Chen Feng was setting a trap; he wanted to draw Shi Nian's attention to himself. Otherwise, if Shi Nian attacked anyone else, apart from Tang San and Gu Yueling, probably no one would survive.

Even Gu Yueling might not be safe, and if something were to happen to her, it would be a momentous event.

Even if they may have various inconveniences now, they will definitely riot because of the auspicious beast.

In the era of Douyi, if the ferocious beasts were to riot, the situation would inevitably deteriorate instantly, so Chen Feng had to be a good MT (main tank).

If Shi Nian wants to take action against Hydra Academy, he will most likely start with the most outstanding students who have been exposed so far. As one of the three members of the team with ten-thousand-year soul rings, Chen Feng is very attractive.

Furthermore, to outsiders, he was a "support-type Soul Master" who was powerless and liked to wander around. Could there be a better target than him?
Of course not, so it's not too difficult for Chenfeng to hold aggro, and there shouldn't be any over-aggro situations.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the master brought a new opponent for the next round of matches.

Before the master announced the results of the draw, Chenfeng tentatively asked:

"Is our next opponent the Four Elements Academy?" "Yes, that's right," the master said.

"Blazing Fire Academy?"

"How did you guess that? It really is Blazing Fire Academy." The master was somewhat surprised.

If his expression suggested he wasn't relaxed, it was quite surprising that he could directly guess it was Blazing Fire Academy.

Everyone else looked at Chen Feng in surprise, and Ma Hongjun even asked directly:

"Oh my god, Brother Feng, you don't have someone in the Spirit Hall, do you?"

"If I had connections in the Spirit Hall, would we still have run into Blazing Fire Academy?"

Chen Feng sighed and shook his head, saying:
"The reason I guessed it was Blazing Academy is because in the last match, Xiao San demonstrated the ability to summon a large number of plants, and wouldn't fire be the perfect way to deal with that ability? It would also reduce the threat posed by Hong Jun."

"Xiao Feng, are you suspecting there's something wrong with the Spirit Hall's lottery?" Tang San asked.

"It shouldn't be that bad, right? The Spirit Hall is a major power, it would be too ugly for them to resort to such underhanded tactics," Meng Yiran said.

"No, it's possible." The master looked at the draw sheet in his hand, his expression not looking too good. "As the most outstanding team on the surface, it's not unimaginable that the Spirit Hall would target you. Don't think that the Spirit Hall is a law-abiding force. They will do anything to achieve their goals."

“The main problem is that we don’t have any concrete evidence, otherwise we could have the Heavenly Dou Royal Family put pressure on us,” Ning Rongrong said.

"The Tian Dou royal family may not be unaware of this matter," Zhu Zhuqing said casually, arms crossed.

"What do you mean?" Ning Rongrong frowned.

“When that Spirit Hall bishop was drawing lots, the Heaven Dou royal family was nearby. Did you think they wouldn’t notice Salas’s trickery? Even if they were too incompetent to notice, your father was there too,” Zhu Zhuqing said.

"You mean the Tian Dou royal family knew about it but chose not to pursue it? But why didn't Dad tell us about it?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.

Chen Feng smiled and said, "Uncle Ning must have enough confidence in us. No matter how much the Spirit Hall tries to manipulate the draw, it will eventually come down to the competition."

"So as long as we keep winning, that's fine, right?" Dai Mubai clenched his fist. "But to be honest, this feeling is really unpleasant. If this were in our Star Luo Empire, I... the Star Luo Emperor would definitely make the Spirit Hall give an explanation. The Heaven Dou Empire is too soft."

“Boss Dai, you can’t discriminate based on region,” Oscar said.

"Okay, I misspoke. It's that the Heavenly Dou Royal Family is too soft." Dai Mubai shrugged.

Seeing that the topic had gone off-topic, Chen Feng said:

"I'm saying this mainly to let you know that, given the draw, the opponents we encounter will all be quite formidable. Don't underestimate them just because they seem unremarkable."

The world has changed considerably because of him. Even those idiots from Elephant Armor Academy have started to scheme. Who can guarantee that other academies won't come up with some ruthless tricks?

He will have to face Shi Nian later. Although he has Xue Di as insurance, he is not sure what will happen after he is possessed by Xue Di once. So he made the situation clear to everyone in advance, which can be regarded as a precaution.

"Speaking of which, do we have any regulations to deal with the Blazing Fire Academy?" Ma Hongjun looked at the master, then at Chen Feng.

"What do you think, Xiao Feng?" the master asked.

"We'll proceed as usual. Fire elementals excel at dealing damage. If Blazing Academy has any trump cards, they'll probably use techniques like energy release. My Dustless Land hasn't been exposed yet, so we can ambush them," Chen Feng said.

"Hehe, I feel relieved now. I was really worried they would take the opportunity to retaliate against me after I refused their deal," Ma Hongjun grinned.

"A deal? What kind of deal?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

She hadn't played before, so she wasn't aware of Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang's post-match visit.

Ma Hongjun then briefly recounted what had happened, and Xiao Wu said with some surprise:
"Impressive, Fatty. You actually managed to hold out against so many gold soul coins. I'm really impressed."

Ma Hongjun shook his finger smugly, "Of course, I'm a man of principle. And Xiao Wu, before I ate the immortal herb you called me Fatty, and I didn't mind. But after I ate the immortal herb and became handsome, what should you call me?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wu decided to give Ma Hongjun face as a reward for keeping the soul beast a secret.

"Brother Jun."

"Ah~" Ma Hongjun felt completely satisfied.

The others were amused by his appearance and laughed. Gu Yueling also glanced at him and thought that he did have some merits.

……

As a new day dawned, the third round of the Soul Master Tournament preliminaries officially began.

On the arena, the seven members of Hydra Academy and the seven members of Blazing Fire Academy faced each other across the distance. After exchanging greetings, the air thick with tension.

"Hey, you rascal, how about we make a bet?" Huo Wu suddenly said.

"Sao Nan? Who is that?" Ma Hongjun began to look around.

"Don't look away, I'm talking about you," Chen Feng said.

"What? Am I that provocative?" Ma Hongjun's eyes widened.

"Very sexy." x6
Everyone said in unison.

Ma Hongjun was furious, but dared not vent his anger on his teammates, so he could only lash out at Huo Wu, "If you want to gamble on the outcome of this match, then forget it, you have no chance of winning."

"So confident? What if we win?" Huo Wu said, hands on her hips.

"What do you want?" Ma Hongjun asked.

“If we win, you sell me that intelligence; if we…” Huo Wu was interrupted by Ma Hongjun before she could finish speaking.

"No gambling."

Huo Wu paused for a moment, then said, "I'll pay, ten thousand gold souls..."

“I said I won’t gamble.” Ma Hongjun’s expression was very serious at this moment. “I will not gamble with you on this.”

Huo Wu was completely baffled. She had already raised the price to 10,000 gold soul coins, yet the other party still had this attitude.

She was about to say something more when Tang San suddenly spoke up:
"Let's start fighting, stop talking nonsense."

He knew that Huo Wu's actions were normal among Soul Masters, but he still felt uncomfortable, so he didn't want the topic to continue.

Dai Mubai stepped forward and announced his name and cultivation level, to which Huo Wushuang responded helplessly.

"Both sides release their martial spirits." The referee announced and quickly stepped back, and the battle between the two sides officially began.

(End of this chapter)