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

Chapter 107 The Continental Elite Soul Master Competition

"The Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, what is that?"

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong both appeared extremely surprised, but Huo Yuhao alone looked bewildered, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and asked in a slightly puzzled tone.

"No way, Yuhao, you don't even know what the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament is? My god, this is basic common sense that every soul master should know!"

Seeing that Huo Yuhao didn't even know what the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition represented, Wang Dong asked him in surprise. Even Xiao Xiao, who was standing next to him, looked at Huo Yuhao with some astonishment.

However, when faced with Wang Dong's question, Huo Yuhao scratched the back of his head sheepishly and explained:

"I'm really not sure about that. As you know, I don't usually pay much attention to these things. I only care about my own cultivation tasks, so... I really don't know what the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition is."

"But to be a regular member of the Shrek Academy team, you must be really strong. I feel like you've earned your place in the inner academy too, right?"

Although Huo Yuhao had not heard of the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition, he knew a great deal about Shrek Academy. Being able to stand out in Shrek Academy was enough to prove Ma Xiaotao's talent and strength.

Among the stories Huo Yuhao had read since childhood, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect were the places he had always longed for. One was the number one academy on the continent with a history of tens of thousands of years and an unparalleled status throughout the entire continent, with countless strong individuals and an incomparably glorious history.

As an ancient sect with a history of ten thousand years, the Tang Sect was once the number one sect on the continent, possessing countless unique skills and holding a pivotal position on the continent. Therefore, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, even though the Tang Sect has declined, its status is still on par with Shrek Academy.

As for Ma Xiaotao in front of him, she was able to become a regular member of Shrek Academy at such a young age, so her strength should not be underestimated. However, from Huo Yuhao's perspective, the sense of pressure that Ma Xiaotao gave was still not as great as that of Luo Chen beside him.

After all, he knew Luo Chen's situation all too well. At the second ring, he could easily kill a thousand-year-old soul beast, and at the third ring, he could even kill a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast on his own. As for now, he has broken through to the fourth ring Soul Master realm. Once he makes a move, he will definitely be able to suppress the so-called fifth ring Soul King!

With Huo Yuhao's current five-ring Soul King level spiritual power and the Purple Demon Eye at the Mustard Seed Realm, he could naturally see some details very clearly. For example, when Luo Chen first saw Ma Xiaotao, there was no panic in his eyes at all, only a calm expression.

On the other hand, Ma Xiaotao's eyes hadn't shown any particular emotion at first, but after seeing Luo Chen, her eyes suddenly became flustered. Although she hid that flustered look very well, Huo Yuhao still caught it.

This is also the main reason why Huo Yuhao judged that Ma Xiaotao was not as strong as Luo Chen. However, Luo Chen's strength still shocked Huo Yuhao, mainly because of Luo Chen's speed of progress.

He originally thought that his progress was barely on par with Luo Chen's, but he didn't expect that the other party's progress was far beyond his imagination. He was a real monster!

When Luo Chen was still at the second ring, Huo Yuhao still had hope of catching up. However, when Luo Chen broke through to the third ring Soul Master level without making a sound, that hope was shattered.

The gap between one ring and three rings is enormous, not just a difference of two soul rings, but a difference in all aspects. Even though Huo Yuhao's spiritual power has now reached the level of a five-ring Soul King, he still cannot compete with Luo Chen in terms of strength when he was a three-ring Soul Venerable.

Although he could forcefully defeat Xie Huanyue, who was at the level of a three-ring Soul Venerable, with his five-ring level of spiritual power, Xie Huanyue's spiritual power cultivation was completely incomparable to Luo Chen's. Luo Chen's strength could not be measured by his own realm.

This is the most profound truth that Huo Yuhao has come to understand after interacting with Luo Chen for so long: using Luo Chen's realm to measure Luo Chen's strength will definitely lead to a great loss!

After all, Luo Chen was able to defeat Xu Sanshi, a three-ring Soul Master, when he was a two-ring Great Soul Master. When he first broke through to the three-ring Soul Master level, he was even able to kill a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast on his own. The difference between him and a normal Soul Master is not just a little bit!

Therefore, based on Huo Yuhao's current assessment, Luo Chen, who possesses four ten-thousand-year soul rings, may already be able to contend with a six-ring Soul Emperor. After all, the four ten-thousand-year soul rings provide Luo Chen with more than just soul power and physical attributes!

Luo Chen's total soul power has already surpassed that of an ordinary five-ring Soul King. As for his physical and mental strength, it goes without saying that without Soul Emperor-level mental and physical strength, he simply could not withstand the blessing of four ten-thousand-year soul rings.

As for his strength, it became even more astonishing after breaking through to the fourth-ring Soul Master realm. The fourth-ring Soul Master realm might not be considered anything special in Shrek Academy, since any senior student from the outer academy of Shrek Academy has the talent to break through.

However, being able to defeat a five-ring Soul King or even a six-ring Soul Emperor with the cultivation of a four-ring Soul Master is not a normal situation, especially since Luo Chen is only a first-year student in the outer academy.

However, as a first-year student in the outer academy, Luo Chen had already reached a level that many outer academy students could never achieve in their entire lives. His strength was like that of a monster, having crossed countless minor levels.

What's even more terrifying is that, based on Huo Yuhao's understanding of Luo Chen, this was still the strength that Luo Chen "deliberately" displayed on the surface. His true strength could not possibly be that simple. After all, Luo Chen is someone who claims to have ten times the strength when he only has five. The strength he displays could not possibly be his true combat power.

There are definitely more unimaginable trump cards hidden inside!

The principle of "keeping your trump cards and traps" was personally taught to Huo Yuhao by Luo Chen, and he hasn't forgotten it yet. After all, with his current strength, he's not just capable of defeating a three-ring Soul Master...

At this moment, in Huo Yuhao's eyes, although Ma Xiaotao's soul power fluctuations were much stronger than Luo Chen's, she was still not good enough in terms of true strength. Realm is one aspect, while strength is another.

"The Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament is exactly what it sounds like. It is a tournament held by all the major empires across the continent and open to all elite soul masters. Among them are many soul master geniuses who are usually impossible to see."

"Although that's what they say, with the foundation of our Shrek Academy, even though the vast majority of the participants in this competition are genius soul masters who are one in ten thousand, the championships of each competition are often monopolized by our Shrek Academy."

"Moreover, in every edition, our Shrek Academy crushes the opponent with overwhelming force, giving them no chance at all. It can be said that this Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament is simply a unique show by our Shrek Academy."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao didn't understand what the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition meant, Luo Chen patiently explained it to him.

Although he has not yet participated in the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition, almost all the hardworking inner court students are cultivating towards this goal. After all, who in the inner court doesn't want to participate as a regular member of Shrek Academy and show their talent to the whole continent!

However, even among the students of Shrek Academy's inner court, there are still differences. For example, Ma Xiaotao, although her talent is not as good as Zhang Lexuan's, her strength is not something that ordinary inner court students can compare to.

Among her peers, Ma Xiaotao's strength is unparalleled in the entire Inner Academy. At only twenty years old, she has already reached the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor. Her strength is incomparable to that of ordinary Inner Academy students. Therefore, she is also the captain of the Shrek Academy team in this year's All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition.

"Brother Luo, are you referring to the Genius Soul Master Tournament held every five years across the entire continent?"

After listening to Luo Chen's explanation, Huo Yuhao seemed to remember something and couldn't help but ask him a question.

"Yes, you know that, don't you? Almost every Soul Master on this continent has paid attention to the news of this competition to some extent. Even ordinary people who are not Soul Masters are very familiar with this competition."

"Being selected as a regular member of Shrek Academy in the Elite Soul Master Competition means that one's strength and talent are unparalleled in Shrek Academy."

"Speaking of which, Senior Ma Xiaotao is the captain of our Shrek Academy's team participating in the competition this year. She currently possesses a cultivation level of six-ring Soul Emperor, which would make her an absolute champion even in previous competitions!"

As Luo Chen spoke, his gaze toward Ma Xiaotao held a somewhat strange quality.

"A six-ring Soul Emperor! That's the same cultivation level as our Teacher Zhou! My god!"

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both showed expressions of extreme surprise. They simply could not imagine that the senior in front of them, who looked to be about the same age as them, was actually a Soul Emperor-level expert whose cultivation was comparable to Zhou Yi's!

It should be noted that the strongest cultivator in the entire outer academy is only a Soul Venerable at the three-ring level, while this senior sister in front of us has directly reached the six-ring Soul Emperor level, surpassing the three-ring Soul Venerable by an unknown amount!

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were both stunned, looking at Ma Xiaotao, whose expression had not changed much. They had made a judgment about Ma Xiaotao's strength, after all, according to rumors, the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy was basically full of students at the level of five-ring Soul King.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xiaotao completely surpassed this level and reached the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor. Although it is only a difference of one major realm, in terms of strength, a six-ring Soul Emperor can completely suppress two five-ring Soul Kings!

With Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, she could even unleash strength comparable to a Seven-Ring Soul Saint!

"Of course, as a student of Shrek Academy's inner court, and one of the most talented in recent years, how could she not be strong? It's a pity that Senior Sister Xiaotao's martial soul has a defect, otherwise she might have already cultivated to the level of a seven-ring Soul Saint."

Hearing Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's surprised words, Xu Sanshi, after swallowing the grilled fish in his mouth, also chimed in.

As the Xuanming Turtle Martial Soul that Ma Xiaotao uses as a power bank every day, Xu Sanshi knows even better how terrifying Ma Xiaotao's talent is. The Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul's power is completely incomparable to normal flames.

Even if it were ice energy of the ultimate ice attribute, its cultivation level would have to be at least close to Ma Xiaotao's to suppress the evil fire within her body; otherwise, it would be impossible to suppress the evil fire within Ma Xiaotao's body.

Despite being tormented by such terrifying evil fire, Ma Xiaotao was still able to rely on her talent to cultivate to the level of a six-ring Soul Emperor, becoming the strongest genius in Shrek Academy's inner court in recent years, which has already proven her talent.

However, right after Xu Sanshi finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao also finished the grilled fish that Huo Yuhao had handed her. A look of unsatisfaction flashed in her eyes, but she still explained to Huo Yuhao and the others:

"Xiao Xu is wrong about one thing. Shrek Academy's strongest genius in recent years is not me. Although a six-ring Soul Emperor's cultivation is indeed very high in the inner academy, Shrek Academy values ​​more than just cultivation."

"Huh? Is there really a genius even more talented than you, senior?"

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao did not acknowledge her status as the strongest genius of Shrek Academy, Xu Sanshi couldn't help but feel a hint of doubt in his eyes. He also had some connections in the inner academy, based on information provided by the senior students there.

Right now, within the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao should be the student with the strongest talent; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to serve as the captain of Shrek Academy's team competing in the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.

He didn't believe that there were any students in Shrek Academy with even greater talent than Ma Xiaotao.

"Of course there are! Isn't this guy right in front of us one?"

As she spoke, Ma Xiaotao turned her gaze to Luo Chen, who was sitting next to Huo Yuhao, eating grilled fish with a contented expression, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"he?!"

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao was actually pointing her words at Luo Chen, Xu Sanshi's eyebrows involuntarily twitched, and his voice trembled slightly.

(End of this chapter)