Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"Cultivation level thirty-eight..."

Old Mu opened his mouth and took a bite of the watermelon that Xu Tianming handed him, his cloudy eyes gleaming.

"The standards for the inner court examination are very strict. Generally speaking, one needs the strength of a Soul King to pass."

The requirement for successfully graduating from the outer academy is to reach the fourth level of Soul Mastery.

However, to enter the inner courtyard, one must reach the level of a Soul King!

It's not that one's cultivation level has reached the Soul King level, but rather that one's strength has reached the Soul King level.

After all, normally, a freshman enters the foreign language department at the age of twelve and studies for six years until he is eighteen.

Reaching the Soul King level at the age of eighteen is considered quite outstanding, even within Shrek Academy.

He can't compare to the top geniuses, but he is certainly better than most so-called geniuses.

Of course, as the disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Master, it was only a matter of a word for Xu Tianming to enter the inner courtyard; no assessment was required.

However, he had been teaching Xu Tianming for more than half a year, and it was indeed time to test the boy's cultivation progress.

"Soul King level strength?"

Xu Tianming frowned slightly, thought about his various abilities and trump cards, and finally nodded.

"I should have the strength of a Soul King."

A level 38 Soul Master, possessing the strength of a Soul King!

No one would believe it if this were told, but Elder Mu, a level 99 Dragon God Douluo, believed it.

Soul Masters with ultimate attribute martial souls cannot be predicted by common sense.

"Hmm... I'll take on an inner court assessment task for you these next few days. Once you complete it, you can directly enter the inner court."

Old Mu didn't say much, put the melon rind in his hand on the table next to him, and squinted his eyes again.

The recliner rocked back and forth, the wind blew.

Xu Tianming glanced at Old Mu, who was resting with his eyes closed, and then closed his eyes as well.

The inner courtyard... we've taken another step closer.

He wasn't worried at all about whether he could pass the assessment and enter the inner academy.

Putting aside the fact that he is now a disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Master, he can still break through in terms of sheer strength.

At level 32, he dared to fight against a six-ring Soul Emperor whose cultivation was suppressed at the Soul Sect. Now at level 38, he has learned several combat skills from Elder Mu, and his physical strength and other aspects have long reached the level of Soul King or even higher!

He already possessed the combat power of an ordinary Soul King!

...

"Xuanzi, help me find a task for an inner court disciple."

Old Master Mu's voice rang in Xuanzi's ears, startling Xuanzi who was drinking!

"Elder Mu, what tasks do you require the inner court disciples to complete?"

Xuanzi asked curiously.

Old Master Mu said calmly, "Why ask so many questions? Have you been very free lately? Do you want me to push you a little further and let him touch the threshold of his limit?"

Xuanzi was immediately jolted awake.

As the second strongest student at Shrek Academy, Elder Mu put in a lot of effort to help him break through to the Limit Douluo level.

Unfortunately, no matter what he did or how much he was forced, he just couldn't cross that insurmountable barrier.

"I'll go right now!"

Only Elder Mu, a powerful figure who surpasses him in both strength and seniority, could order around a level 98 Super Douluo like this.

Xuanzi dared not delay Elder Mu's urging and quickly selected an inner courtyard disciple task.

[Exclusive Mission for Inner Court Disciples of Shrek Academy's Inspection Team]

[Mission ID: RY-9527]

[Mission Objective: To eliminate the evil spirit master strongholds entrenched on the border between the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Sun Moon Empire, and to kill the evil spirit masters and bandits within those strongholds.]

[Details: According to the investigation, the evil spirit master's stronghold has a cultivator at the early stage of Soul King level who leads his bandits to roam the mountains along the border of the two great empires. The two empires have repeatedly failed to capture him, suggesting that he has some kind of special escape method.]

[Note: This task requires at least two to three Soul King level Soul Masters or one Soul Emperor level Soul Master to accept.]

If this task remains unclaimed within three days of being posted, it will be assigned to an inner court teacher for resolution.

"An evil soul master in the early stages of Soul King..."

Old Mu's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the evil soul master's cultivation level on the mission.

For an ordinary Soul Master, using their level 38 cultivation to deal with an evil Soul Master at the early stage of Soul King, it would be no different from suicide.

Evil Soul Masters are inherently much stronger than ordinary Soul Masters in combat. If their cultivation level is also lower than the opponent's, then there is almost no suspense in the fight.

But Xu Tianming is different!

Evil Soul Masters can suppress ordinary Soul Masters, but Xu Tianming possesses the ultimate Light attribute!

There aren't many martial souls that can counter evil soul masters, but the light attribute is one of them, especially the ultimate light, whose countering effect is even comparable to that of the holy attribute martial souls!

Xu Tianming's Ultimate Light Martial Soul, combined with his inherent foundation, far surpasses that of ordinary Soul Masters; he is an evil Soul Master at the early stage of Soul King...

It's challenging, but not too much of a challenge.

Elder Mu nodded slightly, took the relevant information about the mission, and left.

"You want me to kill a demonic soul master with the cultivation of a Soul King?"

Xu Tianming looked at the assessment requirements in his hand, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Hmm, you possess the Ultimate Light Martial Soul, which is extremely effective against evil soul masters. Moreover, it's not just about killing evil soul masters with the cultivation level of Soul King, but also destroying that evil soul master's stronghold! How about it, feeling the pressure?"

Old Master Mu raised his eyes slightly as he looked at Xu Tianming's astonished expression.

This task was not a simple matter for Xu Tianming.

First, facing a Soul King-level evil Soul Master with a cultivation level of 38 is still very dangerous, even with the suppression of the Ultimate Light attribute and the support of a profound foundation.

Second, the mission is to kill!

In Mu Lao's opinion, Xu Tianming should not have killed anyone at his age.

The mission involves more than just killing evil spirit masters; it also involves destroying the entire evil spirit master stronghold!

This means that Xu Tianming is not just going to kill one person, but many!

The former is a test of Xu Tianming's strength, while the latter is a tempering of his mind.

Logically speaking, it is inappropriate to subject a child under the age of thirteen to these experiences.

However, Xu Tianming is more mature than his peers, and with this resume, he can truly gain a foothold in the inner court!

Of course, he could still stand firm as a disciple of the Sea God Pavilion Master, but it would always be better to stand firm on his own.

Xu Tianming carefully read through the mission details.

The evil soul masters at the early stage of Soul King level, and the remaining bandits were at most Soul Venerables...

Can fight!

If handled properly, the problem is not serious.

but...

"Teacher, will you be supervising this task from beginning to end?"

The art of language.

We're not talking about whether anyone was protecting this mission; we're talking about whether anyone was supervising it!

Old Master Mu could naturally understand the implied meaning.

He chuckled and said, "This old man is too old to run that far. But this is your inner court assessment, so naturally someone will supervise the whole process, and it will be a disciple from the inner court with a very high level of cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he didn't think the mission would put his life in danger, it was still good to have someone to protect him.

Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't have one; he can just use his status as the sixth prince to summon someone later.

In short, there's no major problem.

What Xu Tianming didn't know was that this task was chosen by Xuanzi!

Who is Xuanzi?