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

Chapter 235 The Big Boss of the Ranking Tournament
If it were during the second phase of the Warring States period, Chen Feng could still count on Electrolux.

Among the various contracts in the Holy Demon Continent, the equal contract for knights to acquire mounts allows soul masters and soul beasts to be organically combined.

If all else fails, we can have Lao Yi make one by hand according to Chen Feng's request. With Lao Yi's skill, that shouldn't be a problem.

However, there was a ten-thousand-year gap between Chenfeng and Electrolux's eras, and Chenfeng couldn't simply wait until then.

Fortunately, the Cycle of Reincarnation allows him to borrow the power of the corresponding soul beast from the soul ring, and judging from what the Snow Empress said last time, the soul beast seems to benefit from it as well.

For example, wisdom.

If we can figure out the underlying principles, or simply replicate this process using other methods, even if the effect is not as good as the original "Reincarnation Abyss," it would still be a groundbreaking achievement in this era.

With the addition of the Ring-Expanding Method and Soul Bone Manufacturing Technology, the new order envisioned by Chen Feng will no longer be just a pipe dream, but can truly be realized.

Although he had a general idea, Chen Feng was still clueless about how to proceed.

He could only repeatedly use the cycle of despair to summon the Flying Thunder Rat to possess him, and then experience the changes within himself.

Therefore, Chen Feng specifically asked his master Chen Xin to return the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit-Condensing Jade, and promised that he would never misuse it.

It must be said that, setting aside its life-threatening function, the Ten Thousand Year Concentration Jade is quite effective at improving concentration.

For someone like Chen Feng, who is already quick-witted, it can greatly improve work efficiency. After only a few tries, he vaguely got a feel for it.

But it was at this moment that he realized a problem: if he wanted to experience the changes brought about by the cycle of reincarnation to a greater extent, he would need to have a stronger mental power.

Only with stronger mental strength could Chen Feng perceive the possession of the soul beast more clearly.

This is clearly not something that can be done in a short time.

The Silver Lightning Flying Serpent's head soul bone and Shi Nian each boosted Chen Feng's spiritual power once, but neither of these boosts could be replicated. Since Chen Feng couldn't possibly pursue the demonic path, the project was stuck.

Chen Feng wasn't too discouraged by this; it's perfectly normal to encounter difficulties in an experiment.

Since we can't get results right away, let's put this experiment aside for now and focus on tackling this problem after the Soul Master Competition is over.

The ranking tournament was about to begin, and the students from the academy set off for Greatsword Mountain.

The so-called ranking tournament refers to the points-based ranking tournament in which the thirty qualifying teams from the two great empires of Tiandou and Xingluo participate.

During the competition, each side sends out seven members to compete in 1v1 matches. The winner can stay on stage to face the next opponent's challenge. Only when all seven members of one side are defeated can the other participating academy be considered to have won a match.

The top five teams with the most wins will advance to the finals, where they will compete for the championship alongside the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and the Spirit Hall team.

Overall, the ranking tournament didn't put too much pressure on Chen Feng and his team, as their individual strength was second to none among all the participating academies.

The toughest opponents, such as Star Luo Royal Academy and Spirit Hall team, will not be encountered until the finals.

However, in order to maximize their own advantages and minimize the exposure of their own intelligence, Chen Feng came up with a very insidious plan.

That means releasing Tang San.

There might be some debate about who is the strongest fighter in the team, but when it comes to who is the most durable and persistent, the answer is undoubtedly yes.

The combination of soul skills meticulously crafted by Chen Feng, coupled with the ever-renewing nature of the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, resulted in Tang San, an unparalleled being who is neither dead nor broken.

Just as Chen Feng predicted, after choosing to let Tang San go in the first match of the ranking competition, the result was an unsurprising one-versus-seven victory.

There is no time to rest during the continuous battles of the ranking competition, but the problem is that as long as Tang San is in a place with light and earth, he is constantly recovering his physical strength and soul power.

In this situation, as long as he lingers for a while before defeating his opponent, it will be enough to keep his physical strength and soul power largely intact.

That requires the opponent to be strong enough.

If the opponent isn't strong enough, Tang San won't need any rest time to defeat them.

Unlike the preliminary rounds, the ranking tournament is held in separate venues, with all teams taking turns in one venue. As a result, Tang San's unique performance quickly attracted the attention of various academies.

Among them were some discerning individuals who recognized Tang San's remarkable recovery ability.

But even if you figure it out, it's useless, because this is a calculated move by Chen Feng, and without sufficient strength, you can't break it.

Ranking matches are not like qualifiers, which are team battles and allow for tactical maneuvering. In one-on-one ranking matches, tactics play a very small role, and it's all about raw skill.

Tang San's strength was quite good, and he also had the ability to recover. In addition, with his exaggerated combination of yellow, yellow, purple and black spirit rings, he suddenly became the big boss in the ranking competition.

Several college teams fell before him, becoming the backdrop for his one-versus-seven victory.

Off the field, Ma Hongjun looked bored and said:
"Brother Feng, aren't you making things difficult for others by letting Third Brother play? How can any ordinary academy break through his defenses? If this continues, we probably won't even be able to show up in the ranking matches."

Chen Feng was meditating, digesting the spiritual energy he had siphoned off from Shi Nian, when he heard this and asked without even opening his eyes:

"Are you itching to play? How about we let you go up and have some fun when we come across Tianshui Academy?"

"No, no, no, forget I said anything," Ma Hongjun quickly waved his hand.

He had no desire to face Shui Bing'er; there was no chance of winning, and losing would be extremely humiliating—neither way would he feel comfortable.

In the previous qualifiers, at least it was a team competition, so the contrast between the two was not so strong, especially since Tianshui Academy lost.

However, if the two were to meet in a ranking tournament, Ma Hongjun's defeat would be a foregone conclusion, and everyone would remember how the Fire Phoenix was brutally crushed by the Ice Phoenix.

"Fatty, this won't do. A real man should face difficulties head-on, not back down!" Oscar urged Ma Hongjun when he saw him back down.

"Go my ass! I would never fight with Shui Bing'er. And you have to call me Brother Jun, not Fatty anymore!" Ma Hongjun glared at Oscar.

"I called it after Xiao Wu." Oscar shifted the blame, and Ma Hongjun immediately backed down.

He didn't dare to argue with Xiao Wu, because he would get beaten up.

As the team's strongest marksman, Xiao Wu beat him up like it was nothing. Ma Hongjun couldn't understand why, even though they were the same age, Xiao Wu's soul power control was so strong.

No matter how dense the fireballs Ma Hongjun unleashed, Xiao Wu could skillfully slice them apart with her moon blades, even more deftly than cutting fruit.

Is this what genius is?

While the crowd offstage chatted and joked, Tang San onstage secured another uneventful victory for the academy.

After the day's competition ended, the students from various colleges left the venue one after another.

When Chen Feng and his group walked out of the arena, they saw two girls waiting there. They were Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er from Tianshui Academy.

"Mu Bai." Shui Yue'er waved her hand.

Amidst the strange looks from the others, Dai Mubai stepped forward and asked, "Why aren't you going back with your classmates?"

"We've been in Giantsword Mountain for several days now, and we were planning to visit the market here. Want to come along?" Shui Yue'er invited. Dai Mubai subconsciously turned to look at his companions, and Oscar quickly said:

"Boss Dai, you don't need to worry about us. Go shopping with this Miss Shui."

Dai Mubai hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to go back to cultivate, but Shui Yue'er pulled his arm and led him away.

"Hey, let's go. It's a good time to relax and stay in good shape for the upcoming matches."

As she pulled Dai Mubai away, Shui Yue'er also reached behind her back and gave a thumbs-up, clearly thanking Oscar for his help.

Oscar smiled slightly, concealing his achievements and fame.

Shui Bing'er, standing to the side, looked somewhat helpless with her younger sister.

Although Chen Feng found this scene unsurprising, he still had some doubts and asked:

When did they start dating?

“It was during that month-long break before, oh, Brother Feng, you were busy with other things then, so you didn’t know,” Ma Hongjun explained.

"So that's how it is." Chen Feng suddenly realized.

He was busy researching his own cycle of reincarnation and naturally didn't have time to pay attention to Dai Mubai's gossip.

As for Shui Yue'er and Dai Mubai being together, Chen Feng wasn't surprised, since Shui Yue'er's behavior during the competition that day was too obvious.

He looked at Shui Bing'er beside him and asked:

"Miss Water, would you like to discuss the knowledge of ice-attribute soul beasts together?"

He was always very curious about the origin of the Ice Blast spell, so he tried to subtly probe to see if he could dig out some information.

However, what Chen Feng didn't realize was that his words sounded exactly like a flirtation.

As soon as he said that, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, and the others next to him were immediately amazed by his talent.

Good grief, you're the one who flirts with other girls in front of your girlfriends.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions changed slightly.

Shui Bing'er's gaze swept over the other people's faces, then she looked at Chen Feng and smiled:

"No need. I don't know much about ice-attribute soul beasts, so I won't embarrass myself by showing off."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Chen Feng was somewhat disappointed. He really wanted to satisfy his curiosity, but Shui Bing'er was too tight-lipped.

Just then, he heard Xiao Wu calling him:
"Xiao Feng."

"what?"

"I just realized today that you are this person!" Xiao Wu gave Chen Feng a thumbs up.

"What's going on?" Chen Feng was initially a little confused, but he quickly noticed that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions were not quite right, and he immediately understood.

"What are you guys thinking? There's something I really want to figure out."

"I understand, I understand," Xiao Wu said with a grin.

"You know nothing, you know nothing," Chen Feng rolled his eyes and said.
"As far as I know, Ice Explosion is an extremely rare soul skill, so I'm very curious about the origin of Shui Bing'er's soul ring."

When the conversation turned to normal topics, everyone became serious, and Xiao Wu asked:

"How rare is it?"

Just as Chen Feng was about to speak, he looked around again.

"Let's talk when we get back; this isn't the place to talk."

Information about the far north is obviously not suitable to be discussed in public. Chen Feng owes Xue Di a favor, so he certainly won't cause her any trouble.

After returning to the hotel where they were resting, Chen Feng began to talk about the special features of the Ice Explosion Technique.

"Hyotei?" Everyone was quite surprised.

“That’s right. The Ice Emperor’s clan is the Ice Jade Scorpion, and only a small portion of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan knows the Ice Explosion Technique. Do you think such a soul skill could be obtained so easily?” Chen Feng said.

"You also obtained the Snow Empress's soul skill. Is it possible that she had a similar fortuitous encounter as you?" Gu Yueling asked.

"Similar to me? But I was..." Chen Feng said, then suddenly thought of something.

When he met Xue Di before, he suggested that Xue Di collect faith. Could it be that Shui Bing'er is one of her chosen targets?

Having consumed ice-attribute immortal herbs and possessing the top-tier ice-attribute martial soul, the Ice Phoenix, seems like a very good choice indeed.

It's possible that the Snow Empress also involved the Ice Empress, since Shui Bing'er's fifth soul skill is Ice Explosion, which couldn't have happened without the Ice Empress's involvement.

The more Chen Feng thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He even felt that Xue Di and the others already regarded Shui Bing'er as the future High Priestess, but she was still in the testing phase.

Once I thought about it that way, my mind immediately became clear.

It would be easy to verify; Chen Feng could simply call Xue Di using the Samsara Despair technique. However, he still felt it wasn't worth it to invite Xue Di over for such a small matter.

In any case, the far north won't affect the overall situation for the time being, so Chen Feng can put this matter aside for now and ask about it when he absolutely has to ask the Snow Emperor to possess him.

With the Ice Blast incident resolved, the opponent for the next ranked match has been determined.

It was their former rival, Blazing Fire Academy.

No one was too nervous about this. Although Blazing Fire Academy was not as easy to deal with as the previous academies, and it would be difficult for Tang San to achieve the feat of defeating seven opponents at once again, winning was still not a big problem.

Huo Wu, as the strongest damage dealer of Blazing Academy, would be rendered powerless against Chen Feng, especially after Chen Feng mastered the Light Protection Sword, making her unable to cause any trouble at all.

Soul ring fusion is indeed a powerful talent, but you need to have soul rings to fuse with first.

Furthermore, given Chen Feng's immunity to fire, it's clear that Huo Wu has no way to deal with him.

The Blazing Fire Academy also realized the problem, and Huo Wushuang was worrying about the lottery results.

"Sister, this is going to be tough for us. That Chen Feng is just a turtle shell; he's not afraid of your flames at all. Maybe we should just let it go this time and forget about revenge."

"No, I've observed it carefully. His aura is very effective at blocking single-hit damage, but it's different against sustained damage. I've already found a way to deal with him," Huo Wu said.

(End of this chapter)