Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Emperor, Unifying the Continent!

"Is the bottleneck at level 40 really that tough?"

On his way back to the academy, Xu Tianming meditated and cultivated whenever he had a spare moment.

However, aside from making his current peak level 39 cultivation level more stable, the bottleneck at level 40 cultivation level is like a mountain standing there, difficult to shake.

Xu Tianming was somewhat prepared for this.

The cultivation speed of a martial soul with ultimate attributes is inherently slow, and the difficulty of breaking through the bottleneck is also greater than that of an ordinary soul master.

Especially for such a major bottleneck, it would take at least one or two months to break through.

"Phew~ I'm back!"

Seeing the familiar Shrek Academy gates, Xu Tianming breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was a prince of the Sun Moon Empire, he had to admit that he was much more relaxed at Shrek Academy.

No need to worry about internal royal power struggles, no need to be careful in front of my elder brother Xu Tianran, being a student... is pretty good.

This gave Xu Tianming a feeling of missing his childhood after growing up in his previous life.

One cannot possess both youth and an understanding of youth at the same time, but Xu Tianming can.

The two walked into the college together, and Xu Tianming went straight to the dormitory building.

Two objectives.

One is to explain to the teacher that you have successfully completed the assessment.

Another one... tattled!

"Ahem!"

"Teacher! Teacher!"

Before he could even say hello, Xu Tianming cleared his throat and started shouting.

At this time, the students from the School of Foreign Languages ​​were all in class, and the dormitory area was quiet.

Old Mu was lying under the tree, enjoying the relatively warm and gentle sunshine, when Xu Tianming suddenly yelled, startling him!

As soon as he opened his cloudy eyes, he saw Xu Tianming rushing towards him in a very disheveled state.

Especially the shouts, they were truly heartbreaking to hear, and those who didn't know better would think the sky had fallen!

With a wave of his hand, Elder Mu blocked Xu Tianming's charge with a burst of golden light.

He first examined Xu Tianming's condition, making sure that Xu Tianming was not missing any parts or had suffered any major injuries, then nodded and withdrew the light.

"What's wrong? The assessment didn't go well. With your abilities, this shouldn't be happening..."

He asked softly.

Although Xu Tianming is only a level 38 Soul Master, his Ultimate Light attribute has the power to absolutely counter evil Soul Masters. Fighting an early-stage Soul King is difficult, but there's no need for him to cry like this.

"Teacher! You almost killed your student!"

Xu Tianming collapsed beside Old Mu's recliner, tears streaming down his face.

Old Mu frowned.

die?

He looked up at Zhang Lexuan, who was standing to the side.

With Zhang Lexuan, a promising talent from the Inner Academy, protecting us, how could we possibly be in mortal danger when attacking the stronghold of a Soul King or an evil Soul Master?

"What exactly happened? Tell me in detail."

He knew Xu Tianming quite well; although he could be a bit eccentric, he would never speak carelessly about such matters.

Something must have gone wrong with this assessment!

Xu Tianming wiped away non-existent tears and choked out, "Teacher, you don't know, the intelligence on that mission was wrong! That wasn't a Soul King-level evil Soul Master at all; that guy had six Soul Rings! He was a Soul Emperor!"

"And what's more, this guy is incredibly strong! His martial spirit seems to be his arm, and the power he had almost punched through me! If Sister Lexuan hadn't intervened in time, I wouldn't be back!"

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Even if Xu Tianming wasn't actually that resentful, he still had to put on an act!

"Soul Emperor?! Arm Martial Soul?"

Old Mu's cloudy eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became extremely serious.

To him, Soul King and Soul Emperor were no different; they were both characters he could kill with a single slap.

But for Xu Tianming and the members of the Shrek Academy's oversight team, this was a matter of life and death!

"A Soul Master with the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, and a Soul Master whose true form is also a Martial Soul... How could this be..."

Old Mu recalled the intelligence information in the mission he had chosen for Xu Tianming and felt a lingering fear.

Fortunately, he had Zhang Lexuan act as Xu Tianming's proctor. If a Soul Emperor-level inner court disciple had been sent instead, the two of them might have failed there!

"Teacher, if you don't want me to enter the inner academy, just say so! Asking a three-ring Soul Master to fight a six-ring Soul Emperor-level evil Soul Master is something I really can't do! I almost died!"

Xu Tianming fully expressed his resentment towards this assessment task.

I was almost driven to my death by this assessment task, so it's perfectly normal to feel resentful!

Even Zhang Lexuan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but say, "Elder Mu, this assessment mission is really absurd. That evil soul master wasn't at the early stage of Soul King cultivation as stated in the mission information, but at the early stage of Soul Emperor cultivation! And he was very strong!"

A normal Soul Emperor-level Soul Master would almost certainly die in the face of her Soul Saint's full-force, ten-thousand-year single-target attack Soul Skill!

As a genius that Shrek Academy has seen only once in a century, she certainly has the ability.

But this Blood Hand Evil Soul Master, after fighting Xu Tianming for several minutes, was still able to withstand her fifth soul skill, and even after being seriously injured, he still had the strength to escape!

Even an ordinary Soul Saint might not be able to defeat this kind of evil Soul Master.

Hearing Xu Tianming and Zhang Lexuan's account, Old Mu's brows furrowed even deeper.

After calming Xu Tianming down and making some promises, he returned to Poseidon Island and found Xuanzi.

Xuanzi still held a wine gourd in one hand and a chicken leg in the other, looking disheveled.

Normally, Elder Mu wouldn't bother with Xuanzi's state. It was a habit Xuanzi had developed over the years: drinking and eating chicken legs was nothing unusual for a level 98 Super Douluo.

But now, his gaze toward Xuanzi was filled with dissatisfaction and anger.

"Xuanzi".

Old Master Mu's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an air of authority.

Xuanzi, who was drinking and eating meat, was startled and turned around to see Elder Mu appear behind him.

Old Mu usually sits in a chair. His body suffered permanent damage from the battle with the poison, and he can no longer straighten his back.

Now, Elder Mu stood directly in front of Xuanzi.

"Elder Mu, is there something you need from me?"

Xuanzi put down the wine gourd and chicken leg in his hand and asked in confusion,

Elder Mu said in a deep voice, "Did you verify the accuracy of the intelligence information regarding the inner courtyard mission I asked you to choose for me?"

Xuanzi was somewhat confused. The task selection was something that happened almost a month ago. Why was Elder Mu bringing this up again?

However, he still responded, "The information on there was obtained from the Heavenly Soul Empire's military, so the intelligence should be reliable..."

Old Mu took a deep breath, his cloudy, aged eyes closing slightly.

"Xuanzi, come with me."

With that, he led Xuanzi into the Sea God Pavilion.

Soon after, Xuanzi's cries of pain and screams echoed from within the Sea God Pavilion!