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

Chapter 89 Facing Reality

Seeing that Zhang Lexuan had spoken, Luo Chen also put away his martial soul and soul rings. However, the way he looked at the few inner court students in front of him was still indifferent, as if they were not inner court students of Shrek Academy, but just ordinary passersby.

"Since you've said so, Senior Sister, then of course I won't force you senior brothers and sisters. I just want everyone to understand the difference in strength between us."

"Don't think that just because I'm a new student in the outer academy, I'm inferior to you. In my opinion, the gap between the inner and outer academies isn't that big. So what if you're seniors? You're just a bunch of ordinary guys."

If Luo Chen had said these words before revealing his strength, it would have infuriated the inner court students. However, at this moment, all the inner court students, including the female student in front of Luo Chen who was already terrified, remained silent.

Luo Chen's words were full of belittling and mockery. Anyone could hear the disdain in his tone. He had even pointed his finger at the inner court students and cursed them. However, in the face of these words, no one spoke up to rebuke him as before.

After all, the strength that Luo Chen had shown had indeed surpassed that of these veteran students who had been in the inner academy for a long time.

Just one look from the other party was enough to extinguish their fighting spirit, leaving them with no will to resist.

"Heh, alright, stop acting innocent after getting the benefits. Every single one of the inner court students here is a top performer among the outer court students, yet you see them as just ordinary guys..."

"If it weren't for the fact that you were specially recommended and approved by Elder Xuan to the academy, I wouldn't have cared about you and let you get beaten black and blue by these guys on Seagod Island."

Seeing Luo Chen's utterly disrespectful attitude, Zhang Lexuan spoke up in an annoyed tone.

In her opinion, Luo Chen was indeed very strong, but not strong enough to suppress all the inner court students by himself. That's why she spoke up to stop him at this moment. After all, if he were attacked by the crowd, Luo Chen would definitely not be able to cultivate peacefully on Seagod Island.

While there aren't any eight-ring Soul Douluo as powerful as her in this inner courtyard, there are still quite a few seven-ring Soul Saints. These are the true core strength of the inner courtyard and the backbone of Shrek Academy.

If Luo Chen had faced these top talents who were among the best in the inner academy, he would not have been able to win them over so easily, and the outcome of the battle would have been uncertain.

However, Zhang Lexuan now truly understands Luo Chen's potential. His physical attributes and terrifying combat skills alone are enough to overwhelm all the inner court students. Among the veterans of Shrek Academy's inner court, he can be considered a very strong student.

What surprised her the most was that Luo Chen in front of her even possessed such a powerful martial soul. Although she had seen his soul rings before, what he displayed at that time was only Mu En's Dragon Emperor Domain.

Therefore, she only felt that Mu En's teaching methods were very strong. After all, the Dragon Emperor's Domain Shaking move was a great killing move back then, leaving no evil soul masters alive.

However, what she didn't expect was that, apart from the moves created by Mu En, Luo Chen's own strength was also so formidable. The intense aura of death he had just displayed had already startled her.

After all, how could a normal Soul Master possess that kind of death aura? Only a seasoned veteran of the battlefield or a powerful expert who has hunted Soul Beasts in the Soul Beast Forest for a long time could possess that kind of death aura.

As for evil spirit masters...

I'm sorry, Zhang Lexuan didn't think about it at all. First of all, Luo Chen's own martial soul is completely unmatched by evil soul masters, and secondly, his aura is not as gloomy and filthy as that of evil soul masters.

It was a pure aura of death, even mixed with a trace of the sacred intent of the Holy Dragon of Light. This was what intrigued Zhang Lexuan the most. There were not many martial souls that could possess the aura of death, let alone one like Luo Chen's, which fused death and holiness together.

"Indeed, Junior Brother Luo Chen's strength is truly astonishing. I thought I had already held back enough, but I didn't expect Junior Brother Luo to still have such a move he hadn't unleashed. It seems I misjudged Junior Brother Luo's strength."

Yao Haoxuan, who was standing to the side, was also somewhat shocked and echoed his sentiment.

After all, in his battle with Luo Chen just now, although neither of them released their martial souls and they only attacked with pure physical strength, in his opinion, if they had really released their martial souls, then Luo Chen would definitely not be his match.

However, after Luo Chen truly unleashed his martial soul, revealing his terrifying soul ring configuration and powerful aura, Yao Haoxuan became somewhat unsure of himself.

Because he never imagined that a first-year student like Luo Chen could cultivate to the level of a three-ring Soul Master, which was already amazing enough, but he never expected that the other party's strength was as astonishing as his physical attributes.

Even when he was Luo Chen's age, he was far less frightening than Luo Chen. He was just a little faster at repairing himself, but he could never do what Luo Chen did, suppressing an ordinary five-ring Soul King with his cultivation at the level of a three-ring Soul Venerable!

He leaped across two major realms, something that no ordinary genius could achieve, and even the inner academy didn't have such a genius.

Moreover, he vaguely sensed that Luo Chen's strength was far more than that. If he were to unleash his full power, his combat strength would probably shock all the inner court students!

In his opinion, Luo Chen was absolutely qualified to enter the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy, and when Luo Chen actually entered the inner courtyard, he might turn the inner courtyard upside down.

However, the focus of the inner court students was not on that, but rather on Zhang Lexuan's words.

"Personally recommended by Elder Xuan?!"

After hearing Zhang Lexuan's words, the group looked at Luo Chen in surprise, even forgetting Luo Chen's arrogance and rudeness towards them just now.

As students of Shrek Academy's inner court, they were all well aware of Elder Xuan's status within the academy and his terrifying strength.

Elder Xuan's status in Shrek Academy can be described as second only to the emperor. It was precisely this person with such prestige in Shrek Academy who personally recommended Luo Chen to study on Seagod Island. How could this not surprise them?

After all, Luo Chen is a first-year student in the outer academy, a freshman who has just entered Shrek Academy. Yet, he has already attracted so much attention from Elder Xuan, and the academy has even made an exception to allow him to study on Seagod Island. What this represents is self-evident.

This already shows that Luo Chen, who has just entered the outer academy of Shrek Academy, has already reached a level of talent and strength that can be recognized by Xuanzi and the higher-ups of Shrek Academy!

For a new student from the outer academy to be so highly regarded by Shrek Academy is something that would normally be impossible, but it has actually happened.

After figuring this out, all the students in the inner court of Shrek Academy were at a loss. Although they knew that Luo Chen was able to be approved by the academy to enter Seagod Island for cultivation, there must be something special about him.

But no one expected that the other party was valued even by Elder Xuan. Such treatment was something they had never received. Being valued by Elder Xuan proved the other party's talent and potential, even on par with Zhang Lexuan. In the future, the other party would definitely become a core trainee of Shrek Academy.

After all, even a monster like Yao Haoxuan only slightly surprised Xuanzi, but Luo Chen was specially approved by Xuanzi to enter Seagod Island as soon as he entered the academy.

"Senior Sister, Elder Xuan told me to weigh the pros and cons on Seagod Island myself. As for the outer courtyard, it's optional, so I plan to stay on Seagod Island for the next period of time for secluded cultivation..."

Luo Chen didn't care about the reactions of the inner court students. After all, he came here to become stronger. Whether it was cultivating his soul power or sparring with strong people like Yao Haoxuan and Zhang Lexuan, it was far more worthwhile than wasting his breath on these inner court students.

As for the female student who had just threatened to report to the academy and have Luo Chen expelled, she lowered her head and didn't dare to say another word.

Only she herself knew her true status within Shrek Academy's inner courtyard. To be honest, it didn't matter whether she was there or not. She was only able to enter Shrek Academy for cultivation because she barely passed the inner courtyard assessment.

In terms of talent, potential, and strength, he might be considered passable in the outer academy of Shrek Academy, but in the inner academy where everyone is a monster, he is nothing special. After all, five-ring Soul Kings in their early twenties are as common as hairs on a cow in the inner academy of Shrek Academy.

They can't even stir up the slightest trouble!

Therefore, after learning that Luo Chen had been personally approved by Xuan Zi to cultivate on Seagod Island, she was even a little scared, fearing that Luo Chen would report her words to the higher-ups of Shrek Academy, which would be the end for her.

After all, the fact that Luo Chen was personally noticed by Xuanzi and recommended to study on Seagod Island shows that Xuanzi, and even the higher-ups of Shrek Academy, must value him highly.

She was just an ordinary inner court student, with her strength at the bottom of the inner court, even weaker than Yao Haoxuan who had just joined.

If Luo Chen really reports to the higher-ups of Shrek Academy and wants to expel her from the inner academy, then presumably none of the higher-ups at Shrek Academy will say anything.

The difference between the two is too great. One was able to easily crush a five-ring Soul King in his first year in the outer academy, while the other had studied in the inner academy for several years and was only an ordinary five-ring Soul King.

Not only this female student, but also the other inner court students who had spoken up earlier were all pursing their lips, unsure of what to say.

The faces of the group were complicated. At first, when they saw that Luo Chen was only a three-ring Soul Master, they did not think much of him. At most, they regarded him as a genius similar to Yao Haoxuan.

But what Luo Chen is showing at this moment is far more than just being a genius.

The fact that he was noticed by Xuanzi so soon after arriving at Shrek Academy shows that his talent far surpasses that of ordinary inner court students, especially since he is currently only an outer court student.

If he were to truly grow up and cultivate to the level of a five-ring Soul King, then his own strength would inevitably explode, and it wouldn't be impossible for him to overpower Yao Haoxuan at that time.

Thinking of this, all the inner court students were filled with regret. Even though the opponent was only a three-ring Soul Master, he could easily defeat them. Not to mention that when he grew to a five-ring Soul King, he might be able to defeat them all in one move.

However, none of them were self-aware enough to realize that Luo Chen, with his limited perspective, would never bother them with such a trivial matter, given his own level of cultivation.

The kind of person you argue with determines the kind of person you become. If he were to argue with all these inner court students over such a trivial matter, he wouldn't have been able to come to Seagod Island to cultivate.

After Luo Chen finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan was also a little stunned, seemingly surprised by the academy's arrangement. After all, Luo Chen was just a freshman who had just entered the outer academy, yet he had such great authority.

When she first arrived at Shrek Academy, she spent every day cultivating and fighting, and had no special privileges whatsoever. It wasn't until she cultivated to the level of a five-ring Soul King and truly qualified to join the inner academy that she gained the privilege of freely entering and leaving the inner and outer academies.

By then, her own strength was already enough to easily defeat an ordinary six-ring Soul Emperor. Even within Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, she would be considered a powerful figure, which is why the academy granted her such great authority.

Only after he breaks through to the sixth-ring Soul Emperor level before the age of twenty and becomes a core trainee of Shrek Academy will he truly have the qualifications to run rampant within Shrek Academy.

Just like now, although she is only twenty-four years old, her strength is already comparable to that of a Title Douluo. In terms of authority within the academy, even the inner court teachers are not as powerful as her!

(End of this chapter)