Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 103 Four Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!

The outer courtyard of Shrek Academy.

In the square, Huo Yuhao, as always, after the freshman assessment, pushed his little cart with Wang Dong to the stall. The cart was full of ingredients and spices needed for today's grilled fish.

"Hehehe, Yuhao, look how much effort I put in today, shouldn't you reward me properly?"

Just as Huo Yuhao took out the fresh grilled fish ingredients, Wang Dong couldn't help but swallow his saliva and said to him in a somewhat suggestive tone.

Even though he had tasted Huo Yuhao's grilled fish several times, he still couldn't help but drool at this moment. The taste of the grilled fish was so exquisite that it left an indelible impression on him.

However, seeing Wang Dong's gluttonous appearance, Huo Yuhao didn't refuse and nodded with a smile in response:

"Don't worry, I'll definitely save you some today, no, I'll let you eat your fill, okay? After all, this is our first victory, and it's against a three-ring Soul Master, we have to celebrate properly!"

Just as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were talking, a voice suddenly rang out from the side, attracting their attention:

"Dear class monitor and vice-monitor, is it possible that I didn't contribute to winning this competition?"

Upon hearing these familiar words, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both looked up and saw that Xiao Xiao had appeared beside them at some point, looking at them with a smile, though a hint of craving couldn't be hidden in her eyes.

"Haha, of course you deserve some credit! If you hadn't controlled that three-ring Soul Master at the beginning, we wouldn't have been able to win so easily!"

Upon seeing Xiao Xiao appear beside them, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong warmly invited her to their booth. After all, having spent so much time together, their bond was far stronger than that of their classmates.

"Hehe, I've been waiting for you to say that, class monitor! Last time you only gave me one grilled fish, this time I'm going to eat my fill!"

"no problem!"

Faced with Xiao Xiao's request, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate at all and nodded with a smile.

For him, true friends are always more important than money, and he'd give up money for his friends.

After saying that, Huo Yuhao rolled up his sleeves, put on his work clothes as always, and took the fresh grilled fish ingredients out of the bag one by one and placed them on the grill.

In just a short while, the aroma of grilled fish filled the square, and students who were taking a leisurely stroll gathered around.

Huo Yuhao's grilled fish was well-known among the students of the outer academy. After all, Xu Sanshi, a senior student in the outer academy of Shrek Academy, had fought a great fight with a genius student over such a dish, which alarmed the entire Shrek Academy.

Not only Xu Sanshi, the senior student known as the best defender in the outer academy, but also Bei Bei, known as "Thunderbolt Bei Bei," and Jiang Nannan, the most beautiful girl in the outer academy, often visit this place.

This also made Huo Yuhao's grilled fish famous. Now, even many teachers in the outer courtyard have heard of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish and have come to taste it, which makes Huo Yuhao feel flattered.

However, it was precisely because of the irresistible charm of the grilled fish that the students privately discussed Huo Yuhao's own strength. His one-ring soul master status and white soul ring still surprised many students.

However, starting today, after Huo Yuhao defeated a three-ring Soul Master as a one-ring Soul Master, everything changed. From today onwards, Huo Yuhao is no longer the "ordinary" or bottom-ranked person in other people's eyes, but a true genius!

As early as after he successfully defeated the three-ring Soul Master, the news spread throughout Class 1 of the freshmen and the entire first year of the outer academy. This also caused the number of people coming to buy grilled fish at Huo Yuhao's stall to increase several times over today!

At this moment, a long queue had formed in front of Huo Yuhao's stall, with many senior students trying to cut in line, only to be pushed out by the crowd!

Seeing the magnificent sight before him, Wang Dong, who had specially brought a small stool to sit next to Huo Yuhao, couldn't help but chuckle. He then turned to Huo Yuhao and said:

"Yuhao, it seems you've become famous again in the outer academy after today's competition. Look, most of the people lining up to buy grilled fish are first-year students from our outer academy. Even the three-ring Soul Master we defeated in the competition came here specifically to buy grilled fish."

"Hehe, you see? You can't go wrong listening to me. This is just a small display of your strength, and you've already gained so much. Who knows, maybe the academy will treat you like they treated Luo Chen and take you to Seagod Island too..."

However, Huo Yuhao, who was grilling fish, chuckled self-deprecatingly upon hearing this, and then replied with a focused voice:

"What are you talking about? It's not that simple. With my current strength, I'm probably not even a fraction as good as Brother Luo, so how could the academy possibly value me..."

"How is that impossible?"

Just as Huo Yuhao was softly refuting, a voice suddenly rang in his ear, startling Huo Yuhao who was grilling fish. The voice was unusually abrupt, and Huo Yuhao, whose spiritual power had reached the Soul King realm, did not sense it at all.

But the next moment, Huo Yuhao realized who the voice came from. When Huo Yuhao turned his head, he saw that, as expected, the figure in front of him was Luo Chen, whom he had been longing for.

"Luo Ge!"

Upon seeing Luo Chen's flawless and handsome face appear before him, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but show a look of surprise and said.

Wang Dong, who was eating grilled fish next to him, stopped what he was doing and looked at the handsome, bright-eyed figure beside him with a surprised expression, as if he hadn't expected the other person to appear at this moment.

"You, what are you doing here?"

After Huo Yuhao and Luo Chen had finished catching up, Wang Dong swallowed the grilled fish he hadn't finished eating, then looked at Luo Chen with some confusion and asked.

However, Luo Chen showed no mercy, and in a flash, flicked his forehead. A helpless expression appeared on his face as he spoke:

"You're still so rude. How many times have I told you? Either call me Brother Luo or Protector, stop calling me 'you bastard' all the time, it sounds awful!"

Fortunately, Luo Chen controlled his strength. This only caused Wang Dong pain and left a bright red mark on his forehead. Otherwise, if Luo Chen had not held back, it wouldn't have been just a mark. Wang Dong might have fainted after that.

Upon feeling this familiar force, Wang Dong couldn't help but reveal a hint of resentment in his eyes. Faced with the unreasonable Luo Chen, he simply couldn't bring himself to display his arrogant and rude nature, because doing so would only cause him more suffering.

"Brother Luo, you're back from Seagod Island. Did you go to the Inner Court? What's it like there? How strong are the senior students there?"

Seeing Luo Chen teach Wang Dong a lesson, Huo Yuhao completely ignored the pleading look Wang Dong gave him and couldn't help but ask Luo Chen the question he had always wanted to ask.

However, at that moment, the group of outer court students standing behind Luo Chen became unhappy and began to ask him questions:

"Excuse me, could you please not cut in line? Everyone's queuing up to buy grilled fish, can you please not be so rude?"

"Judging from your appearance, you must be a first-year student in the Department of Foreign Languages. You're making things difficult for the upperclassmen, aren't you?"

Seeing that the students queuing behind him all had opinions, and some even started cursing because of Luo Chen's age.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were dumbfounded at the sight. They knew Luo Chen's personality well; he was known for his vengeful nature.

As expected, just as everyone was criticizing Luo Chen one after another, Luo Chen, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up:

"Difficult to handle? Then let's not do it!"

As soon as the voice rang out, an indescribable sense of terrifying pressure instantly spread throughout the square. A strong chill swept across the entire area in an instant, and all the outer court students who had been speaking couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. Those with lower strength even knelt down on the ground.

However, the students affected by the pressure were all those who had just spoken up against Luo Chen, even hurling insults at him. The other students, on the other hand, felt nothing as they watched as these students knelt down on the ground one by one.

However, compared to the students who suddenly knelt down for some unknown reason, the scene in front of them was even more shocking, and their eyes seemed to pop out of their sockets!

At this moment, in front of the grilled fish stall, four halos appeared beside the handsome man in the white trench coat, each darker than the night sky!

"Ten-thousand-year soul rings, and a whole four of them!"

Those who reacted slowly remained rooted to the spot, their minds racing, while those who reacted quickly were filled with surprise and blurted out their answers without even having time to think.

The jet-black color of the spirit ring was familiar to all the Shrek Academy students present; it represented the standard for judging a powerful spirit master—the ten-thousand-year spirit ring!

"Gurgle."

Looking at the incredible soul ring configuration in front of them, not only the outer court students queuing in front of the stall, but also Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong and others sitting in the stall couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Originally, after seeing Luo Chen, they were still speculating about his current strength, but after seeing the four pitch-black soul rings that appeared on his body, the question was easily answered.

"Four ten-thousand-year soul rings, Soul Master realm, this..."

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were alright, after all, they had already witnessed Luo Chen's terrifying talent before. But Xiao Xiao, who was standing next to them, was dumbfounded. Her expression was no different from that of the students in front of the stall, all looking incredulous.

However, just as everyone was stunned, Luo Chen released his soul power pressure without mercy, which everyone present could clearly feel, and he smiled and said:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm taking care of all the grilled fish for today. That's all for now. Please head back and come back at this time tomorrow. If anyone has any objections, feel free to come and spar with me at the Soul Arena. Remember, my name is Luo Chen!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an irresistible aura emanated from Luo Chen, snapping all the outer court students queuing in front of the stall out of their confusion and shock.

"Luo Chen? Wait, why does that name sound so familiar?"

"I remember now, this guy is the monster who defeated Xu Sanshi with his second-ring cultivation level not long ago when school just started!"

Clearly, despite Luo Chen's months of dedicated cultivation on Seagod Island, there were still quite a few people in Shrek Academy's outer courtyard who remembered his name.

With that student's explanation, all the students recalled the terrifying figure on the field who had decisively defeated Xu Sanshi, known as the best defender in the outer academy, with an unparalleled presence.

"That scythe... it really is him. I originally heard from my classmates in Class 9 that Luo Chen had been promoted by the academy to the inner courtyard for secluded cultivation. I didn't believe it at the time, but those four ten-thousand-year soul rings can't be faked. I didn't expect that in just two months, he would actually break through from a two-ring Great Soul Master to a four-ring Soul Grandmaster?!"

"Let's go quickly, that guy is not someone to be trifled with. Also, your information is outdated. He's one of the top experts in the inner courtyard. I heard even a five-ring Soul King isn't a match for him!"

When Luo Chen announced his name, many well-informed students immediately realized what was going on and wisely left. After all, Luo Chen's name was extremely well-known in the inner academy, even more so than in the outer academy!

The other students who didn't recognize the name also left. Although they didn't know who Luo Chen was, the spirit rings that appeared on his body already indicated his strength!

With four ten-thousand-year spirit rings, Luo Chen is a unique figure even within Shrek Academy. A four-ring spirit master with four ten-thousand-year spirit rings—after tonight, Luo Chen's name will surely resound throughout the entire Shrek Academy once again.

Seeing that all the outer court students who had been queuing in front of the stall had left, Luo Chen put away his spirit rings, then looked at Huo Yuhao inside the stall with a smile and couldn't help but say:

"I'm sorry, Yuhao, I drove all your customers away. I'll compensate you for the loss."

(End of this chapter)