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

Chapter 92 Soul Guidance System

"I'm afraid that before long, when the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament comes around, this little guy will be able to participate as a member of the academy's regular team and become famous throughout the continent, right?"

At this point, Yan Shaozhe's lips curled up slightly; he had always had great confidence in Luo Chen.

This is not only because of his master, Mu En, the master of the Sea God Pavilion, but also because Luo Chen himself possesses many things that other students do not have, such as unwavering faith and a desire to become stronger.

During these two months, he did go to Seagod Island to observe Luo Chen's situation, but each time he went there, he either saw Luo Chen sparring with a group of inner court students or he saw Luo Chen meditating cross-legged on Seagod Island.

He was almost always focused on cultivation, never being careless or negligent, which was why Yan Shaozhe truly valued Luo Chen.

It should be noted that even in the inner academy today, many students focus their attention on other things, resulting in a lack of diligence in their cultivation and only a tiny bit of progress each day.

However, at such a young age, Luo Chen possessed a perseverance that even inner court students could not match, as well as an unwavering and persistent quality. This perseverance even moved Mu En and Xuan Zi.

At eleven or twelve years old, it's not unusual to have formidable talent. No matter how strong one's talent is, if one cannot utilize it, one can only become mediocre.

However, Luo Chen truly put his talent to good use, always thinking about how to make further progress on the existing foundation. Whether in cultivation or combat skills, Luo Chen far surpassed his peers.

Even the many inner court students who were much older than him were moved by Luo Chen's belief in becoming stronger.

It can be said that in the inner academy today, everyone knows the name Luo Chen. From being just an outer academy student who "got in through connections" at the beginning, he has now been regarded as a qualified partner by all the inner academy students.

In terms of talent, no one in the inner academy can compare to him. In terms of strength, he is also among the top in the inner academy. Even in terms of mental state, Luo Chen is still ahead of many senior students in the inner academy. There is almost no aspect that is a weakness for Luo Chen!

Therefore, Yan Shaozhe also paid more and more attention to Luo Chen, no longer regarding him as an ordinary student of the outer academy, but as his junior brother and the future pillar of Shrek Academy!

The fact that Luo Chen could achieve such a great improvement in such a short time was astonishing, even to someone who had become a nine-ring titled Douluo before the age of forty!

However, he felt more admiration for him. He knew very well how difficult it was for a child who was only a teenager to do this. This was not only because of Luo Chen's talent, but also because of his amazing perseverance!

This is why Luo Chen, at an age when most geniuses are only at the second or third ring, has reached a level that others would take years to achieve.

According to Yan Shaozhe, Luo Chen, who is now able to defeat a group of Shrek Academy's regular members in a head-on confrontation, has already qualified to directly enter the inner academy, and there is no need for him to continue staying in the outer academy.

Because in the outer academy, Luo Chen's improvement was not significant. On the contrary, it greatly delayed his progress. Every day after class, Luo Chen would go to Seagod Island to cultivate and spar with the inner academy students, and then return to the outer academy in the evening.

For Luo Chen, this was equivalent to studying theoretical knowledge during the day and working overtime at night to cultivate his soul power and combat skills. No one could handle that!

But Luo Chen gritted his teeth and persevered. Not only did he persevere, but he also became more and more excited, and his enthusiasm for cultivation and combat grew day by day!

Although Yan Shaozhe was happy to see Luo Chen's improvement becoming more and more frightening, this was not the situation he wanted. In his opinion, for geniuses, there was a possibility of making an exception and letting them directly enter the inner academy from the outer academy.

After all, he had witnessed firsthand how terrifying Luo Chen's learning speed was. He had comprehended the Dragon Emperor's Domain, created by his teacher, in just one day. There was no need to elaborate on how terrifying such talent was.

It should be noted that even he had never been taught this move by Moon, let alone learned it, which shows that in Moon's eyes, the difference between the two was not small.

Therefore, in his view, it was nothing more than the shallow basic theoretical knowledge of the outer academy, and the practical training and assessment that were so simple for Luo Chen that they were a complete waste of Luo Chen's time.

For example, he could personally teach both theoretical knowledge and practical training. Although it would be beneath his dignity, in Yan Shaozhe's eyes, Luo Chen was fully qualified!

However, after he raised this point, he was refuted by a group of elders, and Luo Chen also unusually rejected his good intentions.

The elders were considering the impact of this matter on Luo Chen. In their view, Luo Chen was indeed a talented student, but the rules were set up this way. In order for a student to truly enter the inner academy, in addition to having talent that surpassed that of his peers, he also needed to make certain contributions to the academy.

In terms of talent, Luo Chen certainly met the requirements, and even exceeded them. However, in terms of contribution and seniority, Luo Chen was far inferior. In the eyes of the elders, Luo Chen was too young, much younger than Yao Haoxuan.

Therefore, the arrangement the elders made for Luo Chen was to continue as he was, studying theoretical knowledge in the outer courtyard during the day and cultivating himself in the inner courtyard at night. This was the most reasonable arrangement.

This was also Elder Mu's intention. Allowing Luo Chen to enter Seagod Island for cultivation as an outer court student was already an exception. Monsters should be treated in a certain way, but rules must also be respected.

Before Luo Chen truly becomes a five-ring Soul King, he will maintain an awkward position within Shrek Academy, ranking above outer court students but below inner court students.

However, only Elder Mu himself knew the specific reason. This was a way to protect Luo Chen. If he were to enter the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy at such a young age, it would inevitably cause great trouble.

Before Luo Chen truly possesses formidable strength, Mu En will not reveal his identity as his personal disciple, because this identity is far too sensitive to outsiders and would attract a lot of unnecessary trouble.

For Luo Chen's own safety and for his future, Mu En had to do this. While he could still hold on a little longer, he wanted to buy as much time as possible for the talented students at Shrek Academy to grow.

After all, only he himself knew what would happen if a student with such talent as Luo Chen were exposed to the public eye. Moreover, his own martial soul was so special that if it were noticed by someone with ulterior motives, it would be a huge disaster for Luo Chen and even for Shrek Academy!

This is why Mu En allowed Luo Chen to cultivate on Seagod Island. It is the heart of Shrek Academy, and with him and many elders guarding it, even the imperial army cannot break in, let alone those with ill intentions.

As for why Luo Chen rejected Yan Shaozhe, it's actually quite understandable. With his current authority within Shrek Academy, he's practically no different from a true inner court student. He can attend the outer court's theoretical courses whenever he wants, or skip them whenever he wants.

Therefore, in Luo Chen's view, the privileges and resources he currently possesses as an outer court disciple are no different from those of an inner court student. Even if he were to be promoted to the inner court through special circumstances, it would be meaningless.

Moreover, he could understand Elder Mu's intention in doing so, so even though he was just an ordinary outer disciple, he had no complaints.

Identity and such are all fleeting; one's own strength is the most important thing. Being low-key is far more beneficial than being high-profile.

Yan Shaozhe's decision to make him an inner court student, while seemingly more advantageous to Luo Chen from Yan Shaozhe's perspective, would also directly bring Luo Chen from the shadows into the open, which would not be conducive to Luo Chen's cultivation.

If, as is the case now, Luo Chen, whose talent surpasses that of all the inner court students, is hidden among the outer court students of Shrek Academy, then he can grow more smoothly.

And that was indeed the case. In just a few months, he had already reached a level where he could easily defeat a group of inner court students. Even among the teachers of Shrek Academy's outer court, many were inferior to Luo Chen in terms of strength.

This is what Luo Chen has gained in the past three months in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. Not only has his soul power successfully broken through from the level of Soul Venerable at level 37 to the level of Soul Grandmaster at level 42, but his strength has also truly surpassed that of all the inner courtyard students!

"Dean, do you really agree to Luo Chen's request? This isn't a good thing for us."

Du Weilun, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but ask Yan Shaozhe in front of him.

Upon hearing these words, Yan Shaozhe's lips, which had just curled up, fell back, and his brows involuntarily furrowed slowly.

He naturally understood what Du Weilun was referring to; it was the requirement Luo Chen had mentioned not long ago for him to study in Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department.

When Yan Shaozhe heard this request, he was so angry that he almost exploded. He wanted to ask why Luo Chen, who was so talented in martial soul, would want to study soul tools in the soul guidance system.

After all, in his view, the Soul Guidance Department was just a place that students with poor talent and combat power were forced to enter. For a monster with terrifying talent like Luo Chen, there was absolutely no need to study there.

In his words, a Soul Master's true strength lies within himself, not in relying on external objects. In actual combat, the strength gained through external objects is far less reassuring than the power one possesses on their own.

Therefore, he really couldn't understand why Luo Chen was so obsessed with soul tools. Apart from some explosive weapons like fixed-mount soul-guided cannons that had a certain power, the others were far less powerful than his casual strike.

In his view, as long as Luo Chen can improve his soul power level like Zhang Lexuan within a few years and possess a 100,000-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul bone, then Luo Chen's strength will be extremely terrifying, and he might even surpass him!

There is absolutely no need to study soul tools in the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy. It would be more practical to go to the outer academy to learn some theoretical knowledge about martial souls rather than waste that time.

However, Yan Shaozhe was quite helpless about this. After taking a deep breath, he responded to Du Weilun beside him:

"I understand that this is not a good thing for our Martial Soul Department, but it's not just his own idea, it's also Elder Mu's will. How could I possibly deny Elder Mu's opinion?"

"Elder Mu? How could this be? Why would Elder Mu agree to let Luo Chen learn about soul tools?"

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Du Weilun's eyes widened, and he became somewhat anxious, even stammering for a moment.

"How could I possibly guess what Elder Mu is thinking? Perhaps monsters think differently from ordinary people. What we consider to be absolutely correct may not apply to a little monster like Luo Chen."

"After all, even with that girl Lexuan, there are many times when we can't understand her thoughts. Right now, let's just hope this decision isn't a mistake..."

As Yan Shaozhe spoke, he also sighed.

As the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy, how could he not know about his old rival, the Soul Guidance Department?

To put it bluntly, even if the dean and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, both at the level of a nine-ring Title Douluo, joined forces, he was confident that he could defeat both of them in a one-against-two situation when using soul tools.

In his view, soul tools might have some use, but they don't significantly improve a soul master's abilities, especially since these soul tools require the user's own cultivation as a foundation and a large amount of soul power as an energy source to operate.

This is what he is most pessimistic about. After all, on the battlefield or in the arena, if one has that level of soul power cultivation and can skillfully use one's own soul skills, wouldn't that be better than consuming a lot of soul power to launch cannonballs?

Moreover, some of these shells were not even as powerful as his casual strike, which made Yan Shaozhe have a stereotypical view of soul tools.

However, he could do nothing about it. Since this was his teacher Mu En's idea, it meant that Luo Chen's idea was correct. At least compared to him, Mu En supported Luo Chen's idea more.

(End of this chapter)