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

Chapter 79 Revealing Strength

"One finger?"

Upon hearing Tai'an's words, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both looked at Luo Chen beside him with surprise.

They were all too familiar with Tai'an's terrifying physical strength. At the first ring, he was able to contend with a three-ring Soul Master with his abnormal physical qualities. When he went all out, he could even withstand a three-ring Soul Master of the offensive type!

It was precisely because of this extraordinary and terrifying power that Tai'an's name frequently appeared in Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's ears. Among the current group of first-year students, apart from those few students who had already reached the Soul Venerable level upon entering the university.

Among the outer academy students, the most controversial and also the most famous are undoubtedly Luo Chen and Tai An. One is able to compete with and defeat high-level Soul Masters from higher grades, while the other is able to contend with a three-ring Soul Master with only one ring cultivation.

It can be said that the two are extremely strong in the entire foreign language department, and many senior students are no match for them.

But at this moment, Tai'an, who in Huo Yuhao's eyes had always been on par with Luo Chen, actually said that if the other party wanted to defeat him, he only needed to use one finger. This was simply too exaggerated.

"It's true. This guy could easily defeat me before, but now that he's broken through to the third-ring Soul Master level, his strength is even more monstrous. I estimate that even an ordinary fifth-ring Soul King would be beaten down if he encountered this guy..."

Seeing the incredulous expressions on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's faces, Tai An explained with a wry smile.

Tai'an knew that after Luo Chen broke through to the third-ring Soul Master level, his strength had definitely improved significantly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to transform his two hundred-year Soul Rings into thousand-year Soul Rings, let alone absorb a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring!

Moreover, Tai'an also sensed something was off about Luo Chen. If it was just an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul ring, it wouldn't give him such a strong sense of pressure. There must be something else hidden inside.

"Really? Brother Luo, you broke through to the third-ring Soul Master level? Can your strength really increase this much? That's a fifth-ring Soul King! Even Senior Brother Bei Bei couldn't fight against a fifth-ring Soul King!"

Upon hearing Tai'an's explanation, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were both utterly astonished, their eyes filled with terror as they looked at Luo Chen.

At first, Tai'an said that Luo Chen could easily defeat him, which they could understand. After all, a three-ring Soul Master possesses a thousand-year-level Soul Ring, and the power of a thousand-year-old Soul Ring is far beyond that of a hundred-year-old Soul Ring.

But now, Tai'an actually said that Luo Chen could not only defeat him with one finger, but also defeat a Soul King at the fifth ring level?

This is rather unbelievable!

A five-ring Soul King is a powerful Soul Master no matter where you look. A five-ring Soul King with a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring is far beyond what they, with their current one-ring or two-ring cultivation, can compare to. Yet, such a powerful being was defeated by Luo Chen, who had just broken through to the three-ring stage.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong originally thought that after acquiring the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their strength had increased significantly, so if they encountered Luo Chen in the freshman assessment, they would be able to defeat him.

But now, after learning that Luo Chen was actually able to defeat a five-ring Soul King level expert, the two of them's newly formed thoughts vanished.

With their cultivation levels of one and two rings respectively, they wouldn't even have time to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Techniques before being forced to retreat from the arena by Luo Chen, who was capable of defeating a five-ring Soul King.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's faces, Luo Chen calmly said:

"Pretty much. If I unleash my full power, there shouldn't be any five-ring Soul King in Shrek Academy who could stand against me, not even the senior students in the inner courtyard!"

This isn't just Luo Chen bragging. His physical attributes have already reached the Soul King level, and even surpassed it by a significant margin, roughly equivalent to a mid-level Soul King. Furthermore, after awakening his Martial Soul, his Soul Skills have also evolved.

When he was just a Great Soul Master, he was able to defeat a Three-Ring Soul Master with his un-evolved Soul Skills. Now that his Martial Soul has awakened and his Soul Skills have evolved, he can even fight against a Six-Ring Soul Emperor.

However, his fighting style is still characterized by short bursts of power. It wouldn't be difficult for him to defeat a five-ring Soul King, but if he were to face a six-ring Soul Emperor, given the huge gap in power, even if he could hold out for a short time, he would not be able to defeat him.

After all, he is currently only a three-ring Soul Master. Even with two thousand-year Soul Rings and one ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, his Soul Power reserves are only at the level of an ordinary Soul King. To truly contend with a six-ring Soul Emperor, he will have to break through again.

Just after Luo Chen said those words, Wang Dong suddenly realized something and asked him:

"That shouldn't be the case. Yesterday, you and Yuhao struggled so much against that three-ring Soul Master. How come you were able to defeat a five-ring Soul King with just one breakthrough? The difference is too great!"

"Even if you break through to the third-ring Soul Master realm and can absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring, I also have a thousand-year Soul Ring. The boost from this thousand-year Soul Ring isn't actually that significant. It shouldn't allow you to cross two major realms and defeat a fifth-ring Soul King, right?"

As he spoke, Wang Dong looked at Tai An with some suspicion. He had good reason to suspect that the two people in front of him were playing a trick on them. After all, which three-ring Soul Master could easily defeat a five-ring Soul King?

However, right after he finished speaking, a surge of soul power appeared beside him. Although this surge of soul power was only at the level of a second-ring Great Soul Master, the aura within it was so strong that both Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were stunned.

Before the two, Tai'an, who was standing next to Luo Chen, had already released his own martial soul and soul rings. The two soul rings were indeed those of a two-ring Great Soul Master, but the colors of the soul rings were not the same.

"A thousand-year-old spirit ring?"

Seeing the powerful purple soul ring appearing on Tai'an's body, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's eyes widened slightly, but they weren't particularly surprised. After all, he wasn't the only one who had absorbed a thousand-year soul ring at the second level.

After considering Tai'an's terrifying physical abilities, neither of them felt anything was amiss. After all, Wang Dong was able to absorb a thousand-year soul ring at the Great Soul Master level precisely because his physical abilities and mental strength were both excellent enough.

However, the level of soul power they sensed from Tai'an stunned both Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"Level 24? Brother Tai, didn't you just break through to the second ring of a Great Soul Master? How did you directly reach level 24? Even if you absorbed a thousand-year soul ring, the increase shouldn't be this big!"

Sensing the soul power fluctuations emanating from Tai'an, Huo Yuhao was filled with surprise. After all, having just absorbed a soul ring and broken through to the second-ring Great Soul Master level, he should only have level twenty-one soul power.

However, Tai'an laughed and explained:

"That's normal. As you all know, my martial soul has an innate defect. Although it is strong enough, its cultivation of soul power is extremely slow. After I took the pill that made up for my innate defect, this problem was solved."

"After absorbing the spirit ring and successfully breaking through to the second-ring Great Spirit Master, the spirit power that had been suppressed in his body before had an explosion, which is why he was able to increase so many levels at once."

"Moreover, I feel that after this outburst, there is still energy left in my body that has not been fully released. Maybe it won't be long before I become a Soul Master at the third ring level."

As he spoke, Tai'an casually threw a punch, which struck a tree nearby. It was a punch that didn't seem to use any soul power, yet it still managed to smash a hole in the tree, which was as thick as a water bucket!

This startled Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong quite a bit. Such a casual punch made them feel extremely dangerous. Under normal circumstances, even Wang Dong would have to release his first soul skill to achieve this level of destructive power.

However, Tai'an could achieve this level of power with a casual punch. If he were to unleash his thousand-year soul skill at full strength, how strong would he be?

Even a casual strike would likely be enough to suppress a three-ring Soul Master of the offensive type. As for a two-ring Great Soul Master of the same level, if they were to withstand it head-on, there's a high chance they'd be killed by that punch...

"Even Senior Brother Beibei might not be able to achieve this level of power, right?"

Seeing that Tai'an, who was about the same age as him, broke such a thick tree with just a light punch, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but swallow hard. He realized that he had seriously underestimated Tai'an's strength.

As for Wang Dong, who was standing to the side, he was completely dumbfounded. He knew exactly what Tai An's own martial soul was. The Titan Giant Ape martial soul, which stood at the pinnacle of the soul beast world, could easily make him invincible among his peers.

However, he did not expect that the other party was only a newly promoted second-ring Great Soul Master, yet he was able to do this. In his opinion, even if he himself had a thousand-year soul ring, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand even one punch from the other party if they really fought!

"Now you know my strength, right? Without being immodest, I don't even consider those senior students in the outer academy who are at the three-ring Soul Master level a threat. But even so, when facing Chen Zi, I still got completely thrashed..."

"And it's the kind of thing where I'm completely powerless to fight back. Even when I unleash my strongest power, it's like tickling this guy; it has absolutely no effect."

As Tai'an spoke, he sighed, and then the thousand-year soul ring on his body suddenly flashed, giving Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao no time to react.

Then a terrifying burst of air suddenly condensed in his hand, almost touching Luo Chen's face, and blasted into his body!

The strong airflow sent the scattered branches and leaves flying everywhere. Even Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were forced to take several steps back by the aftershocks. However, Luo Chen, who took the attack head-on, did not move an inch!

After the power of the air cannon completely dissipated, Luo Chen, whose hair and clothes were once again in disarray, looked at Tai An in front of him with some speechlessness and said:

"Next time, could you please not hit my face? It takes a long time to fix a hairstyle, you know that..."

As he spoke, Luo Chen helplessly reached out and combed his long, snow-white hair, reaching to his shoulders, once again.

My head may be severed, but my hairstyle must not be messed up!

However, upon hearing this, Tai'an scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly, as if he had heard it but also seemed not to have understood it at all.

Even though he put on this honest and simple appearance, Luo Chen knew his cunning nature and couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. He was clearly taking the opportunity to get revenge on him.

Just as Luo Chen was fixing his hair, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, who had retreated several meters from their original positions, also snapped out of their daze.

"Is this your second soul skill, Brother Tai? It's incredibly powerful! Even from this distance, I feel like I'm about to be knocked unconscious. But Brother Luo, how come you're completely unaffected? That attack just now hit you straight in the face!"

After the fallen leaves and dust had settled, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but speak up.

However, Luo Chen smiled and replied:

"Old Tai had already held back his strength in that attack. Otherwise, if you had been caught off guard and caught in the blast at such close range, you probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed today. As for why I wasn't affected, that's because the power of that attack wasn't enough to affect me!"

As he spoke, Luo Chen no longer concealed himself. Under the bright moonlight, a cross-shaped light pattern appeared in the center of his brow, and then a blood-red giant scythe appeared in his hand.

The chilling aura of death emanating from his body, along with the intense fluctuations of his soul power, suddenly surged forth at this moment. His aura also rose steadily as the soul ring appeared. However, the hundred-year soul ring that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had imagined did not appear.

At this moment, two purple thousand-year soul rings slowly rose from beneath Luo Chen's feet, followed by an aura even more terrifying than the thousand-year soul rings.

It was a color even darker than the night itself, and under the moonlight, it faintly revealed a crimson hue.

"Black, a ten-thousand-year-old spirit ring?!"

This time, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong could no longer sit still, because what appeared before them was not just a simple thousand-year soul ring, but something that made their bodies tremble—

A ten-thousand-year-old soul ring!

(End of this chapter)