Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 172 The Devastated Geniuses

"Boss, you—"

Zhang Lexuan wasn't particularly angry about being interrupted while speaking. She was prepared to show these people what a teacher's authority was all about.

"Because your opponents are Shrek Academy, and among everyone present, only Ni'er and Ji Juechen's fighting style is closest to that of the Shrek Academy students."

"Of course, even if they were placed in Shrek Academy, they would be considered genius soul masters who are one in a thousand years."

"However, their fighting style is still different from Shrek's. Their mastery of combat skills allows them to abandon soul skills."

"In the upcoming training, I will have them combine their soul skills with your training."

"I hope you can get used to the combat rhythm of a pure Soul Master and accumulate more experience."

"Even in the future, this will be a valuable experience for you."

After Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Even Old Ma, who had always been suspicious of Zhang Lexuan, had his prejudice against her lessened considerably after hearing these words.

At least, he's a teacher who won't lead his students astray.

That's enough; he can rest assured now.

"Well—teacher, next we'll move on to the next step. It will probably take them a while to recover."

9

As the team leader, Ma Rulong took the initiative to ask.

"Next—your next task is still to fight, but this time it will be a group of you ganging up on me. At the same time, I will suppress my cultivation to the level of Soul Emperor."

"That's not fair, teacher."

"You're so young, you're at most a Soul Saint. We have Soul Kings and Soul Emperors here. Even if you don't suppress your cultivation, you could still fail—"

Mika still had doubts about Zhang Lexuan's suggestion.

In his view, with their current configuration, even some Soul Saints could be taken down if they were careless.

Not to mention that he also had to suppress his cultivation level to the Soul Emperor level.

"I hope you won't regret what you just said later."

Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything, but walked onto the arena without even activating her martial spirit.

For an 89th-level Soul Douluo to fight a group of kids whose highest level was no more than Soul Emperor, and for her to activate her Martial Soul, would be a bit too much.

After a short rest, Ma Rulong and the others also stepped onto the arena.

The team consists of seven members, plus the Hongchen siblings, making a total of nine.

Zhang Lexuan, on the other hand, seemed rather alone.

Xu Yang returned at this moment. After treating the two with the Mimicry Black Abyss White Flower, all that was left was to recuperate.

Anyway, we won't need him later.

It's better to continue watching training matches here.

Old Ma was used to Xu Yang appearing silently beside him.

This small academy is full of hidden talents; there are always those he cannot reach, and clearly, the one in front of him is one of them.

It's a pity, Master Ma, that this guy doesn't seem interested in the Soul Master Competition; otherwise, his chances of winning this time would be even higher.

The fact that Xu Yang could shield himself from his mental perception already demonstrated his extraordinary nature.

"Mr. Ma, this is—"

Old Ma was clearly surprised that Xu Yang recognized him. He paused for a moment, then bowed and said, "In response to your question, young master, this young lady just suggested—"

In a concise and clear manner, Old Ma relayed Zhang Lexuan's words back to Xu Yang.

"It seems to be a Shrek tradition. Teachers hitting students is one of Shrek's unique educational programs. The one from ten thousand years in the future also went through this."

Xu Yang's arrival did not cause any disturbance, and the competition on the field had already begun.

Although Zhang Lexuan suppressed her soul power level to the Soul Emperor level, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen remained vigilant, as they knew Zhang Lexuan's true cultivation level.

Contra, or even a high-level Contra.

Even if you suppress yourself to the same level as them, without using your martial spirit, it's still a dimensional reduction attack against these weaklings whose average cultivation is only Soul King.

However, apart from Ma Rulong, the other members of the regular team did not seem to take Zhang Lexuan seriously.

Compared to their previous match with Di Ni'er, they were even more relaxed.

Xu Yang sighed upon seeing this scene.

"These people are going to suffer!"

"What do you mean?"

On the other side, Old Ma just expressed his doubts.

On the stage, Zhang Lexuan made her move.

Although Zhang Lexuan's speed was not considered fast by the others, by the time they realized what was happening, it was already too late.

She even used just a pointer to easily break up the nine-person Soul Master battle formation.

Like a skilled butcher dissecting an ox, he pried open the joints and found the blind spots of the nine people.

Their much-vaunted firepower seemed utterly inadequate at this moment.

Zhang Lexuan's playing style is different from Di Ni'er's aggressive style. She takes a more agile approach, and every move she makes is accompanied by the elimination of a teammate.

The main reason was that the group had already experienced Di Ni'er's method of breaking the formation, so Zhang Lexuan didn't need to replicate it again. After nine moves, Zhang Lexuan's pointer was placed across Meng Hongchen's neck.

Meng Hongchen raised her hands high, assuming a gesture of surrender.

She was the only one of the nine who was unharmed; even Xiao Hongchen was whipped by Zhang Lexuan.

Although he hadn't met Meng Hongchen and Zhang Lexuan many times, he had a very deep impression of them. Besides Gu Yuena, Zhang Lexuan was the person Xu Yang had the most contact with on a daily basis.

So she didn't go all out, and besides, the young girl was quite sensible and admitted defeat.

As for the other seven main players, each of them had been hit quite hard by Zhang Lexuan, which served as a lesson for their carelessness and underestimation of their opponents.

Especially Chen Fei, Zhang Lexuan had just given this kid special attention. The bruise on his face probably won't go away for a few days.

As for the most desperate person, it was Ma Rulong.

"They're back, they're all back."

"It's that feeling from five years ago—"

Five years ago, the captain of Shrek Academy dealt with them in the same way. So effortlessly, Ma Rulong still can't forget that aloof girl with a silver moon on her back.

Zhang Lexuan!

This name became a haunting nightmare for the previous generation of starting players.

Ma Rulong didn't want things to be this way, so he always regarded Kong Qing, the "substitute" who saved him halfway, as the direction he was striving for.

He knew he might never reach that level in his lifetime, but—it's always good to have a goal.

If Ma Rulong hadn't known that the girl named Zhang Lexuan couldn't possibly be here, he would have doubted himself, wondering if he was still dreaming because he was studying soul tools.

Now, this mysterious woman has brought back that feeling he had back then.

But Ma Rulong was not afraid. He had made many preparations for this championship. Even if it cost him his life, he would win a victory that belonged to the empire!