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

Chapter 75 Potential to Reach the Demigod Level

"Luo Chen, you bastard..."

Upon seeing the familiar figure standing at the door, Wu Feng was about to say something, but her words froze the next moment.

Because at this moment, she could feel an unusually strong sense of palpitation from Luo Chen in front of her, even though he was not emitting any aura.

Ning Tian and the others sitting beside her were also speechless as they stared at Luo Chen, because Luo Chen's aura had changed so much at this moment. The intense pressure that seemed to devour people was emanating from within!

"You... you've broken through?"

Looking at Luo Chen, who was clearly not as tall as him, Tai An felt inexplicably looked down upon by him, and for a moment he stared blankly as he spoke.

"Yes, once I found a suitable spirit beast and absorbed the spirit ring, I naturally broke through. Now I'm considered one of the best among all the students at Shrek Academy."

Luo Chen patted Tai An on the shoulder and responded with a smile.

"That's true. With your current cultivation level of three-ring Soul Venerable, you can indeed be considered one of the best in this outer courtyard. I'm afraid your cultivation is even higher than Ning Tian's now, right?"

The moment Luo Chen placed his palm on his shoulder, Tai An felt a shiver run through his body. In that instant, he understood just how terrifying Luo Chen's strength was, now that he had broken through to the Soul Venerable level.

If at the beginning his physical strength was still able to vaguely contend with Luo Chen, then now the gap between the two is simply too big to be true!

However, he was wrong about one thing: the "outstanding individuals" that Luo Chen mentioned did not only refer to the outer academy of Shrek Academy, but to the entire Shrek Academy!

With his current strength, which allows him to easily slay ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, he is not afraid of dealing with the five-ring Soul King level seniors in the inner academy. Although those who can enter the inner academy are all geniuses with impeccable talents, they are still not enough in front of Luo Chen.

As for Ning Tian and Wu Feng, whom he had just defeated, there was no need to mention them. Even if Luo Chen gave them one hand, he could easily defeat them. However, Luo Chen disdained to do that now, as it would be pure bullying.

"My current cultivation level is a secret. If it gets out, it might have a big impact. You just need to know that even a fourth-ring Soul Master is no match for me now."

Luo Chen said casually.

However, these seemingly casual words, which sounded like a casual chat, caused all the freshmen from Class 9 to be stunned.

"A four-ring Soul Master... But you only just broke through to the three-ring Soul Venerable realm, how could you possibly defeat a four-ring Soul Master?"

Upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Wu Feng could no longer hold back and asked Luo Chen anxiously.

The reason why Luo Chen was able to defeat her when he was at the second level was entirely because Wu Feng did not understand Luo Chen's own abilities, which led to his defeat.

Although Ning Tian is a three-ring Soul Master, she is essentially just a support-type three-ring Soul Master with little combat power. Even with her own thousand-year Soul Skill, Wu Feng would have a hard time defeating a three-ring Soul Master who also possesses a thousand-year Soul Ring.

But now that Luo Chen has just broken through to the third ring Soul Master level, he actually boasted that even a fourth ring Soul Master is no match for him.

It should be noted that Wu Feng had also watched the match between him and the three-ring Soul Master who was known as the best defender in the outer academy yesterday. It was not to say that he won with great difficulty, but he did use all his methods, not to mention that there was also a support-type Soul Master assisting him.

Therefore, in her view, although Luo Chen was able to defeat her in a one-on-one fight, that was pretty much all of his strength.

Now that Luo Chen has broken through to the third-ring Soul Master level and absorbed the third Soul Ring, both his physical attributes and Soul Power cultivation have greatly improved, making his combat power even more terrifying.

However, this was only a breakthrough of one realm. Although his strength had improved, it was not enough for Luo Chen to defeat the Four-Ring Soul Master again, even though he was now separated by a major realm.

It's important to understand that the gap between a three-ring Soul Master and a four-ring Soul Grandmaster is quite significant, far exceeding the difference between a two-ring and a three-ring Soul Master.

"You don't need to worry about that. All you need to do is this: now that I've been assigned to this class, our Class 9 will undoubtedly be number one in the upcoming freshman assessment. There will be no dispute about that!"

Hearing Wu Feng's doubtful words, Luo Chen simply smiled calmly, offering no explanation, but silently making a promise.

Although with his current cultivation level and strength, it would seem like he was bullying the freshmen to enter the freshman assessment and spar with them, Luo Chen's age was a factor to consider.

At the same age, no matter how different their abilities are, it can only be considered a friendly spar.

"Well said! Our class will definitely be the champion of the freshman assessment this time!"

As Luo Chen and Wu Feng were talking, Mu Jin slowly walked in and chimed in, still wearing that reserved smile on her face.

"I didn't expect that you would have already broken through to the third ring Soul Master level so early in the semester. Even I was shocked when Director Du came over this morning."

Looking at Luo Chen, whose demeanor had changed drastically, Mu Jin's eyes flashed with surprise at first, but she quickly regained her composure and smiled as she spoke.

Even she, who had graduated from Shrek Academy and was hailed as a top genius, was astonished by Luo Chen's talent at this moment.

Because she clearly remembered that when Luo Chen first entered the school, he was only a level 27, two-ring Great Soul Master. But only a few days later, he had jumped from a two-ring Great Soul Master to a three-ring Soul Venerable!

Within three days, he directly jumped three levels of soul power and even broke through the bottleneck of the three-ring Soul Master. Such a terrifying cultivation speed can no longer be described as terrifying.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation in all her years of study and work at Shrek Academy.

However, Mu Jin was quite pleased that such an extraordinary individual had appeared in her class, as she needed good grades to both get evaluations and improve her standing in the academy.

Now, Luo Chen and Tai An, who were already among the top students in the class, have made great progress after their breakthroughs, and Mu Jin is even more confident about this freshman assessment.

Upon seeing Mu Jin arrive, Luo Chen and Tai An returned to their seats. Although their strength had greatly improved, they still needed to show Mu Jin, their homeroom teacher, the appropriate respect.

Although their strength has improved, it doesn't mean they can do whatever they want, at least not within Shrek Academy. Compared to Mu Jin, who is already a six-ring Soul Emperor, they are still far behind, being only two-ring Great Soul Masters and three-ring Soul Venerables.

……

Another day of classes came to an end. Although Luo Chen and Tai An had set off early in the morning to hunt for spirit rings, it was already afternoon when they returned. They had only had a brief theory class before the school bell rang.

After the class ended, Luo Chen and Tai An ignored Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who were full of questions, and instead got up and headed towards the Soul Arena behind the teaching building.

However, compared to Tai'an, whose expression was both excited and serious, Luo Chen seemed extremely relaxed, casually saying:

"Old Tai, let's get this straight first. You were the one who suggested sparring with me this time, so remember to pay the venue rental fee for the Soul Arena as well."

"Hey, do you even need to tell me? It's just ten gold soul coins, I can afford it."

Hearing Luo Chen's words, Tai An smiled helplessly.

Although he was extremely low-key in his daily life and demeanor, he was still the heir of a hidden sect. It was just a few gold soul coins, which was not enough to make him care.

Compared to these few gold soul coins, the pill that Luo Chen had given him earlier to compensate for his congenital defects was worth thousands or even tens of thousands of times more!

The pills that could help him make up for the defects in his martial soul and help him break through to the second-ring Great Soul Master in one fell swoop—even if Luo Chen didn't say it, Tai'an would understand their value!

Even with the power of the entire aristocratic family behind him, there was nothing they could do about the flaws in his own martial soul. If such pills were really so easy to obtain, he wouldn't have been stuck at the first level for so long.

"That's good. It's not that I'm stingy, it's just that I don't have many gold soul coins on me right now. Even my basic food and drinks at the academy are mostly from Yuhao's grilled fish..."

As he spoke, Luo Chen couldn't help but laugh. The top genius of the outer academy, a three-ring Soul Master who could fight against a five-ring Soul King, didn't even have enough money for a meal. If this got out, it would probably shock people.

After all, almost everyone in Shrek Academy is from a noble family and has been pampered since childhood. For them, gold soul coins are just numbers and they are never short of money.

However, Luo Chen is different. Although he now has a background, strength, and dignity, he is still penniless.

However, Luo Chen had long since come to terms with it. Money was just a basic thing. As long as one's own strength was strong enough, then wealth was just a string of numbers.

Ultimately, if he could become a level 99 Limit Douluo like Long Xiaoyao, would the Gold Soul Coins still be of any use to him? If he really wanted something, wouldn't he just steal it?

After all, on this continent, the strong are respected. Even if you are penniless and have no background, as long as you are strong enough, there will be plenty of people who will try to curry favor with you. At that time, it would not be difficult for Luo Chen to create his own sect.

However, after hearing these words, Tai'an couldn't help but twitch his eye and said with some surprise:

"Surely not, Chenzi, you're a three-ring Soul Master now. Making money should be a piece of cake for you. But tell me first, just how strong are you right now?"

"Although I can barely hold my own against a four-ring Soul Master when I'm going all out, I'm still just a two-ring Great Soul Master with only one thousand-year Soul Ring. It's still quite difficult for me to defeat a Soul Master."

"Chenzi, you were able to defeat a three-ring Soul Master when you were only at the second ring level. So now that you've broken through to the third ring Soul Master level, your strength must be even more terrifying. But at least it should only be a battle across levels, not an easy victory over a four-ring Soul Master, right?"

Tai'an had sparred with Luo Chen before, and although he lost badly, he at least got a general understanding of Luo Chen's strength.

However, even though Tai'an has successfully made up for the defects of his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul and reached the level 24 of Soul Power cultivation, he still feels that the gap between the two has become even greater when facing Luo Chen!

At first, they could barely put up a fight, but now, Tai'an feels like he can't even see the other car's taillights anymore.

However, Luo Chen remained relaxed and casually replied:

"Old Tai, you need to know that realm is just a standard for measuring strength. Throughout history, there have been countless monsters who have been able to fight across levels as easily as drinking cold water. It is unreasonable to apply the common sense about ordinary people to geniuses."

"Furthermore, in my opinion, cultivation level is merely the soft aspect; one's own combat experience and skills are the true hard aspect. As long as one's 'realm' is high enough and one's control over power is strong enough, then even a one-ring Soul Master can easily defeat a four-ring Soul Master!"

"I'm not entirely sure about these things, but I remember you saying before that you wanted to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring when you were a three-ring Soul Master. It seems you've already succeeded. So what level is your strength at now? Could it be that you can easily defeat a four-ring Soul Master?"

Listening to Luo Chen's cryptic words, Tai An felt his head was spinning. In his view, wasn't his soul power cultivation and soul ring level a reflection of his own strength?

As long as one's cultivation level is high enough and one's soul ring configuration is strong enough, then no matter what kind of genius one faces, one can still crush them with absolute strength!

Seeing that Tai'an did not understand his words, Luo Chen was not in a hurry. In any case, the other party would understand these things sooner or later. With the Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul, which had made up for his innate defects, he would eventually become a top expert on the continent.

The reason Luo Chen said these things was simply because he didn't want Tai'an to follow in Xuan Zi's footsteps. Tai'an clearly had the potential to reach the level of a demigod, but in the end, he couldn't even break through to the Limit Douluo level, which was a real pity.

(End of this chapter)