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

Chapter 78 Martial Soul Fusion Technique

After this battle, Luo Chen left an insurmountable impression on Tai'an. Even though Tai'an himself was very warlike and would not lose his spirit because of this sparring match, the gap between the two was simply too great.

Having used his full strength, Tai'an's power was enough to rank him among the top of the new students. He was even unafraid to spar with those highly talented three-ring Soul Masters.

Yet, despite possessing strength sufficient to dominate among first-year students, he couldn't even touch the hem of Luo Chen's clothes. Throughout the entire sparring session, Luo Chen didn't even use his own martial soul or soul skills, yet he managed to withstand all of Tai An's attacks.

Even a thousand-year soul skill that could harm a four-ring soul master was nothing more than a tickle to Luo Chen, having no effect whatsoever. This caused Tai An to lose his initial enthusiasm.

"I really don't know how you cultivate. You just broke through to Soul Master, but you're like a completely different person. You can absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as a three-ring Soul Master. Even the senior students in the inner academy can't compare to you at all."

Looking at Luo Chen, who had put away his martial soul and soul rings, Tai'an couldn't help but purse his lips and say.

It's true that he lost this battle, but he accepted it wholeheartedly. Putting aside whether there were any students in the outer academy who could defeat Luo Chen, even in the renowned inner academy of Shrek Academy, there are probably very few who can rival Luo Chen at the same age or level.

At least that's how it seems to Tai'an. First, he defeated Xu Sanshi, who had the top defensive spirit Xuanming Turtle and was known as the "Number One Defense in the Outer Court," when he was at the second ring level. Now, after breaking through to the Soul Master level, he also has a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Such terrifying talent was so extraordinary that even after searching through all of Tai'an's family's ancient records, he could not find a single genius like it. It could only be described as monstrous.

"Haha, Lao Tai, don't underestimate yourself. You're already strong enough. Even a four-ring Soul Master might not be your match, let alone those freshmen. I think it won't be long before we meet in the inner courtyard."

Hearing Tai'an's resentful words, Luo Chen smiled helplessly and offered words of comfort.

He was well aware that Tai'an had been training day and night to become stronger, but the theory of talent was something he believed in; the gap between talents could not be bridged by hard work alone.

Although in Luo Chen's eyes, Tai'an's Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul was powerful enough, and his strength was enough to be called a "monster," his strength was still somewhat lacking when viewed across the entire continent.

Within Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, there are many true monsters. The assessment standards for the inner courtyard are worlds apart from those for the outer courtyard.

Those who successfully complete the assessment and enter the inner academy are all top geniuses on the continent, and among them are many monster students who are capable of reaching the Title Douluo realm in the future!

With Tai'an's current strength, it would be too difficult for him to enter the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. In Luo Chen's estimation, one would need to have a cultivation level similar to his current level, that is, to reach the high-level Soul Venerable realm, in order to successfully complete the inner courtyard's assessment.

"The inner courtyard?"

However, upon hearing Luo Chen's words, Tai An couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, his eyes instantly lighting up.

"Chenzi, you mean you're already eligible to study in Shrek Academy's inner courtyard? Are you kidding me?"

As a core member of a large family, Tai'an naturally understood what Shrek Academy's inner courtyard represented. Anyone who could enter Shrek Academy's inner courtyard possessed at least the potential of a Soul Saint!

To enter Shrek Academy's inner court, one must first graduate from Shrek Academy's outer court. The second condition is that one's own strength and talent must be strong enough to attract the attention of the academy's higher-ups, thus earning the opportunity to take the inner court entrance exam.

However, Luo Chen has only been studying in the outer academy for a few days, and he is already saying that he wants to enter the inner academy of Shrek Academy. This makes Tai An feel a little at a loss.

"Yeah, pretty much. I estimate that after training in the outer academy for about a year, I can be promoted directly to the inner academy. But don't worry, the academy has given me pretty good privileges and treatment. Even if I do enter the inner academy, I can still come to the outer academy to spar with you."

Looking at Tai'an, who was completely bewildered, Luo Chen smiled and nodded, then began to explain.

Although he could enter the inner academy to study now, as the saying goes, nothing can be accomplished without rules. The reason why Elder Mu agreed to let him cultivate on Seagod Island was not to directly list him as an inner academy disciple.

This is precisely to take care of the students in the outer academy. After all, no student can directly enter the inner academy. No matter how talented or strong they are, they still need to achieve certain results.

"No way! If you really get into the inner academy, I can't even imagine how strong you'll be. You can just spar with the upperclassmen and upperclasswomen there. I can't handle it."

Seeing that Luo Chen didn't seem to be joking, Tai'an couldn't help but speak up.

He now has a thorough understanding of Luo Chen's strength, especially after this sparring match. He has no doubt that Luo Chen can enter the inner courtyard. After all, with Luo Chen's current strength, he can probably sweep through the entire outer courtyard!

With such terrifying talent, if given another year, Luo Chen might be able to directly defeat a six-ring Soul Emperor. At that time, whether it's outer court students or inner court students, they would probably have to submit to Luo Chen's tyranny.

……

By the time Luo Chen and Tai An returned to their dormitory from the Soul Arena, it was already completely dark. However, before they could even step into their dormitory, they were stopped by Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who were standing at the door.

"What's wrong, Yuhao? Why are you in such a panic? This isn't like you at all!"

Seeing Huo Yuhao's hurried appearance, as if he had something urgent to attend to, Tai'an couldn't help but ask.

However, Luo Chen, who was standing beside him, noticed something and couldn't help but marvel.

"This can't be explained here, Brother Luo, Brother Tai, come with me."

With that, Huo Yuhao activated the Ghost Shadow Step, and together with Luo Chen and Tai An, they flew rapidly towards the grove outside the academy.

With Huo Yuhao's current cultivation level, it would be very easy for either Luo Chen or Tai An to catch up with his speed, while Wang Dong, standing to the side, seemed to be struggling.

Having just joined the Tang Sect, he was not yet familiar with the Ghost Shadow Step, so he could only release his own Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul and use the advantage of his flying Martial Soul to catch up with Huo Yuhao, who had used the Ghost Shadow Step.

Before long, the group arrived at the grove of trees outside Shrek Academy.

However, as soon as Luo Chen and Tai An arrived at this grove, they were astonished by the strange sight before them, and Tai An couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"What the hell is this?"

In the small grove in front of them, the surrounding trees were in a mess, with several-meter-long trees all lying on both sides, branches and fallen leaves scattered all over the area.

In the very center of these trees, there is a bombardment mark that is tens of meters long and emits a dazzling golden light. If you look closely, you can even see the strong spiritual energy left on it!

"Yuhao, you're not going to tell me that the two of you made this thing, are you? Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

Looking at the scene before him, which seemed to have been bombarded by a fixed-position soul-guided cannon, Tai'an was full of surprise and asked Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong beside him.

After all, this "brilliant road" in front of him was radiating an exceptionally strong spiritual power and light energy, which corresponded perfectly with the attributes of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's martial souls, making it impossible for him not to make connections.

Faced with Tai'an's doubts, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both nodded and explained:

"After Brother Luo gave me the two Xuan Shui Pills and the pills to make up for my congenital defects, my soul power cultivation and mental power improved greatly. Then, Wang Dong and I inexplicably developed a strange connection."

"With this strange connection, I began to suspect that Wang Dong and I might possess a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so I came to this forest to try it out. The result is what you see here. Its power is somewhat beyond my imagination."

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but smile wryly. Even now, his mental strength and soul power had not fully recovered. The power and consumption of this martial soul fusion skill are directly proportional; the stronger the power, the greater the consumption!

"No wonder I haven't seen you two today. So you came to this grove early this morning to try out your Martial Soul Fusion Technique? And you actually managed to get it working?!"

Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's explanation, Tai'an couldn't help but twitch his eye. He was certainly familiar with Martial Soul Fusion Skills, which were powerful skills that could be released when the Martial Souls of two Soul Masters reached a certain degree of compatibility and fused together!

Moreover, its power can even increase as the Soul Master's cultivation level improves. Theoretically, there is no limit to the number of people that can be fused by a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but it is extremely rare for individual Martial Souls to be able to establish a connection and fuse together.

Therefore, even the fusion of the two martial souls is extremely rare on the continent, and it is not certain that it can unleash a very powerful skill!

At this moment, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill released by Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong really surprised Tai'an. Such terrifying destructive power was enough to pose a threat to him!

"We don't know either. We just wanted to try it out at first, but we didn't expect it to actually release..."

Wang Dong spoke weakly, explaining that for a second-ring Soul Master like himself, fully unleashing a Soul Fusion Skill was quite difficult.

"Normally, the probability of two Soul Masters achieving Soul Fusion and unleashing a Soul Fusion Skill is almost one in 100,000. And you two are roommates, yet you managed to do it just by casually trying. The probability is so low that I don't even dare to calculate it in detail..."

"Now that you've successfully tested it, could you demonstrate it to me again? I'd really like to see just how powerful your Martial Soul Fusion Technique really is."

As he spoke, Tai'an looked at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in front of him with an excited expression. Obviously, his confidence had also increased a lot with his greatly increased strength. Even though he had just been crushed by Luo Chen, it still could not extinguish the fervor for battle in his heart.

However, upon hearing his words, Huo Yuhao sighed softly and said:

"I'm sorry, Brother Tai, we already tried it just now. To unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, both of us need to be in excellent condition."

"We just used our Spirit Fusion Skill once today, and both our mental and spiritual energy feel completely drained. We simply can't use it a second time..."

"Oh, that's a pity. Luo Chen and I just broke through today, and our strength has greatly improved. We were originally planning to test whether our current strength could withstand your Martial Soul Fusion Technique, but it seems we'll have to wait a few more days now."

Tai'an also said with some regret.

However, after he said these words, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's eyes suddenly lit up, and they both looked at Luo Chen and Tai An in front of them.

"Brother Luo, Brother Tai, you've both broken through?"

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were well aware of Luo Chen and Tai An's soul power cultivation levels, so they didn't show much surprise when they heard that Luo Chen and Tai An had broken through one after another.

After all, Luo Chen had just obtained a lot of pills to aid his cultivation yesterday. With the help of these pills, it would be easy for him to significantly improve his cultivation level overnight.

Take Huo Yuhao, for example. After absorbing the medicinal power of the Xuan Shui Pill, he has also reached the level of eighteenth-level soul power, and is not far from becoming a second-ring Great Soul Master.

"Yes, we went to the Star Dou Great Forest early this morning to hunt for spirit rings. Everything went smoothly, and our strength has improved a lot. I'm fine, but Chen Zi is just being inhuman."

As he spoke, Tai'an glanced helplessly at Luo Chen beside him.

"Hmm? Since you two, Tai and Luo, have both broken through, your strength should be roughly the same, right? After all, Tai, didn't you manage to fight Luo to a draw at the beginning?"

Upon hearing Tai'an's words, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but show a hint of confusion and asked.

However, Tai'an gave a disdainful sneer.

"Heh, that's just what he said to save face for me. With my current level 24 soul power cultivation, he could easily kill me with a single finger!"

(End of this chapter)