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

Chapter 84 Game Theory!

"Well... alright, since you said so, Junior Brother Luo, then I'll go for it. But you have to be careful, after all, there's something wrong with my martial soul, I can't even accurately control my own power..."

After hearing Luo Chen say this, Yao Haoxuan pondered for a moment, glanced at Zhang Lexuan beside him, and seeing that she nodded in agreement, he stopped hesitating and smiled at Luo Chen.

"It's okay, Senior Yao, just come on, I'm not as fragile as you think."

Luo Chen was also eager to try. Although he was only a three-ring Soul Master, he showed no fear in the face of Yao Haoxuan, an inner court senior with outstanding talent and a five-ring Soul King level.

It should be noted that he had been accumulating his practical experience since he awakened his martial soul. He was able to kill a hundred-year-old soul beast on his own before even absorbing a soul ring. This was more due to Luo Chen's own firm belief than solely to his martial soul.

After all, how many soul masters on this continent are capable of entering the Soul Beast Forest alone before awakening their martial soul, fighting against and killing a group of soul beasts that are ten or a hundred years old?

Not to mention someone like Luo Chen, who went from almost being killed by a soul beast at the beginning to becoming stronger and stronger in battle, even actively seeking out soul beasts to improve himself by using their strength. This alone is enough to show how terrifying Luo Chen's will is.

Although Luo Chen usually speaks modestly, those who know him well, such as Bei Bei, Xiao Ya, and Huo Yuhao, are quite clear that the reason he was able to reach such a level at such a young age is not only because of his talent, but also because of his ruthless determination to become stronger!

Progressing through battle and growing stronger through death—this is what Luo Chen has been doing ever since he awakened his martial soul!

"Then I'll be the referee. You two can just go ahead and do what you want. If anything goes wrong, I'll take action. You can rest assured about that."

Seeing Luo Chen and Yao Haoxuan's aura constantly increasing, Zhang Lexuan spoke up at this moment to dispel their concerns.

Upon hearing her words, Luo Chen and Yao Haoxuan both nodded. They were quite clear about Zhang Lexuan's strength; she was an eight-ring Soul Douluo, comparable to a nine-ring Title Douluo, and her strength was top-notch even within Shrek Academy!

With Zhang Lexuan as the referee, they can fight freely without worrying about any negative impact.

"Come on, Senior Yao, as your junior, I'll let you make the first move. Let me see your skills!"

As he spoke, Luo Chen smiled and looked at Yao Haoxuan in front of him before saying something.

However, Yao Haoxuan couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, and retorted:

"Who's the senior here, me or you? I should be the one saying that. As the senior, it's my duty to give way to the junior, so..."

Before Yao Haoxuan could finish speaking, Luo Chen in front of him suddenly exerted force with both feet, and then his figure flashed and disappeared from Yao Haoxuan's sight like a ghost, which made Yao Haoxuan stunned for a moment.

However, Yao Haoxuan lived up to his reputation as an inner court student. Even after seeing Luo Chen's bizarre methods, he only showed a slight surprise on his face. Then, he used his senses to constantly guard against the possible directions of Luo Chen's attack.

At this point, Yao Haoxuan also dropped his relaxed expression and became serious. He realized that he seemed to have misjudged his junior's strength.

How could an ordinary three-ring Soul Master make him lose track of the opponent's aura and location in an instant?

That's obviously impossible!

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. As an eight-ring Soul Douluo, she was naturally able to see the situation clearly.

However, it was unexpected that Luo Chen not only possessed unimaginable abilities in detecting auras, but also had extremely high skills in concealing his own aura.

At this moment, in Zhang Lexuan's vision, Luo Chen's figure was truly like a ghost, moving at high speed across the entire field. If it weren't for the fact that her own mental strength far surpassed that of the two people on the field, she wouldn't have been able to see Luo Chen's movements clearly.

"An interesting fellow..."

Even Zhang Lexuan, who had a high opinion of herself, couldn't help but say these words at this moment.

The main reason was that at this moment, she saw Luo Chen's terrifying talent in combat. Even when fighting against a five-ring Soul King with only a three-ring Soul Venerable, he was able to create a favorable situation for himself in the first moment.

The battle had barely begun when Yao Haoxuan was put on the defensive, forced to defend constantly – a feat few even among the inner court students could accomplish.

The reason she thought so was because Yao Haoxuan's expression was extremely serious at this moment, and even the fluctuations of his soul power were emerging. Yes, he was using his soul power!

This surprised Zhang Lexuan somewhat, because he did not sense any soul power fluctuations emanating from Luo Chen at this moment, which meant that Luo Chen was not using his martial soul or soul rings.

Under these circumstances, without even using the abilities of his martial soul and soul rings, he suppressed Yao Haoxuan and forced him to use his soul power!

Who is Yao Haoxuan? He is a monster who even surprised Elder Xuan. His strength is enough to rank him among the top in the inner courtyard. Even though he is still so young, his combat experience is not to be underestimated!

This shows just how high Luo Chen's strength and methods are, given that Yao Haoxuan takes him so seriously.

This is unimaginable!

At least when Zhang Lexuan was their age, she was far from being able to do this. This was not a friendly sparring match; it was clearly a contest of combat experience!

However, even though Yao Haoxuan was at a disadvantage from the start, Zhang Lexuan still couldn't judge who would win the match. After all, the difference in their soul power was obvious: one was a five-ring Soul King, and the other was a three-ring Soul Venerable. No matter how you looked at it, they were not on the same level.

Although Zhang Lexuan had previously witnessed Luo Chen's martial soul and his amazing soul ring configuration, possessing two thousand-year soul rings and one ten-thousand-year soul ring, such a soul ring configuration already surpassed many people, and was even comparable to Yao Haoxuan, a five-ring soul king.

Even so, Zhang Lexuan couldn't be sure that the other party could definitely compete with Yao Haoxuan in terms of strength. After all, she had witnessed Yao Haoxuan's martial soul, and its terrifying power was completely incomparable to that of a normal soul master!

With power far exceeding his own realm, even if Luo Chen, who also possessed a ten-thousand-year soul ring and had equally astonishing physical attributes, were to clash head-on with his opponent, he would certainly not fare well!

More importantly, the two are almost identical in age, physical condition, and combat ability, and even in combat experience.

This is why Zhang Lexuan was stunned at this moment, because she did not expect that Luo Chen, who was of a lower cultivation level, would gain the upper hand in this sparring match!

At this moment, Luo Chen used the Ghost Shadow Step, turning his figure into a bolt of lightning, constantly probing Yao Haoxuan on the field, but he still did not make a move, because he knew that this opportunity only came once!

Once the other party understands how you approached, the advantage of the Ghostly Shadow Step will instantly disappear. At that time, the other party will definitely be able to control your location with the perception of a Soul King.

"Although we can't reveal our full strength, revealing only a portion shouldn't be a problem..."

The reason why Luo Chen started with the Ghost Shadow Step was because he did not want to reveal his trump cards, whether it was his own martial soul or his soul ring configuration.

If he were to reveal his true strength now, it would inevitably be detrimental to his future. Luo Chen understood the principle of knowing when to be patient.

Therefore, Luo Chen also planned to use Yao Haoxuan's strength to test the progress of his Tang Sect's unique skills. After all, the Tang Sect's unique skills he learned from Bei Bei and Tang Ya could play a great role in combat!

"Purple Demon Eye!"

Thinking this, Luo Chen's ruby-like eyes began to flash with purple light, and then his terrifying mental power was released at that moment.

Although he can now fight against a five-ring Soul King with the strength of a three-ring Soul Master, his perception is still far inferior to that of a true five-ring Soul King. Activating the Purple Demon Eye will allow Luo Chen to see the battle situation more clearly.

"That unpredictable movement technique, and that mental cultivation method... he really is his junior brother!"

As Luo Chen unleashed his Purple Demon Eye, Zhang Lexuan's eyes revealed a hint of excitement, because she now recognized what kind of technique Luo Chen was using.

When Luo Chen used that movement technique, Zhang Lexuan didn't see anything, after all, Luo Chen's Ghost Shadow Step had already broken away from the original footwork and had transformed into the realm of intent.

However, the method of operating the Purple Demon Eye is not as unpredictable as the Ghost Shadow Step. It is a fixed method of operating mental energy. Therefore, Zhang Lexuan remembered it instantly.

Even though Zhang Lexuan was very excited, she still didn't rush forward to disturb Luo Chen and Yao Haoxuan's sparring session, because by now she could see some things.

Neither Luo Chen nor Yao Haoxuan showed any intention of using their martial souls; they wanted to rely on their own basic combat strength to spar with each other!

Although this kind of sparring method might be ridiculed in normal times, after all, what kind of soul master duel doesn't use martial souls and soul rings? That would be child's play.

However, this was not the case in the duel between Luo Chen and Yao Haoxuan. The reason why the two tacitly did not use their martial souls was because they were both confident in their strength and wanted to improve themselves through sparring with each other!

Luo Chen used the Tang Sect's secret techniques to avoid revealing his true strength, while Yao Haoxuan wanted to improve his skills under Luo Chen's guidance because his own cultivation was too powerful and his physical abilities had not kept up.

It can be said that both of them are top geniuses. Even without using their martial souls and soul rings, they can still exert a powerful strength no less than that of a normal Soul Master, relying on their understanding of combat and their strong physical qualities!

"Oh!"

However, after Luo Chen used the Purple Demon Eye, Yao Haoxuan, who had been looking serious, let out a soft chuckle. Then, under Luo Chen's somewhat surprised gaze, his height, which was originally only about 1.6 meters, instantly reached about the same height as Luo Chen.

Even under such circumstances, Luo Chen could still clearly sense that the opponent had not used his own martial soul and soul rings, as if this incredibly strange method was just a secret technique of the opponent.

"That's so perverted!"

Upon sensing Yao Haoxuan's power increase dramatically in the blink of an eye, Luo Chen couldn't help but twitch his eye.

Yao Haoxuan's originally thin body was only at the level of an ordinary Soul King. But at this moment, he used some secret technique or physical skill, and his physical qualities suddenly jumped to the same level as Luo Chen, or even surpassed Luo Chen a little!

This was what truly astonished Luo Chen, because Yao Haoxuan hadn't even used his Martial Soul and Soul Rings yet. If he were to unleash his full power, just how extraordinary would his physical abilities be?!

He could probably rival a six-ring Soul Emperor!

However, just as Luo Chen was surprised by this, Yao Haoxuan, whose body had grown to 1.8 meters tall, actually lowered his guard and stood straight in the field, even closing his eyes, as if he was letting Luo Chen attack him!

Seeing Yao Haoxuan's inexplicable actions, Luo Chen frowned. Although he didn't know what Yao Haoxuan was doing, he could understand that the other party would definitely not let him attack freely, and there must be a reason for doing so!

And just as Luo Chen had guessed, in Zhang Lexuan's eyes, Yao Haoxuan's originally not very strong mental power suddenly erupted, and his perception kept following Luo Chen's figure.

If Luo Chen had taken this opportunity to attack Yao Haoxuan, Yao Haoxuan would have seized the opportunity and launched a counterattack in an instant, thus causing Luo Chen to lose his advantage.

In other words, Yao Haoxuan was already able to sense Luo Chen's figure at this moment, otherwise he wouldn't have let his guard down and made a face full of flaws.

However, the reason he did this was because Yao Haoxuan had already seen that Luo Chen relied purely on his own physical strength to use this movement technique, and this kind of fast and unpredictable footwork obviously consumed a lot of physical strength!

As long as he can stall for a little longer, Luo Chen's stamina will be depleted more, and he will be able to gain more advantages!

However, Luo Chen hadn't attacked yet, which was something he hadn't expected!

(End of this chapter)