Douluo Continent: I Can Summon Heroic Spirits

Chapter 95 Ye Chenxing's Worries; Tang San's Divine Sense

My thoughts returned to normal.

Ye Chenxing looked at Xiao Hongchen and slowly revealed his speculation: "Logically speaking, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill has extremely high requirements for the quality and compatibility of both parties' Martial Souls. If only Meng's Martial Soul has undergone a fundamental evolution, while you have only increased your Soul Power and attributes, then the original balance will be broken, and your Martial Soul Fusion Skill will most likely be difficult to execute."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen was taken aback, but then realized what he meant.

"But now, your worldly attachments remain unaffected." Ye Chenxing stroked his chin, his eyes flickering slightly.

"This can only mean one thing, Xiao: your martial spirit has also evolved on some hidden level, but this evolution is not outwardly apparent, or rather, you are not yet aware of it at your current level."

Xiao Hongchen's expression turned serious. The disappointment he had felt for not achieving the evolution of his martial soul vanished instantly. He nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. I will pay more attention during my meditation practice and carefully examine the changes in my body."

After sorting things out, Ye Chenxing turned and looked around, asking with some confusion, "By the way, where's Elder Kong? He was just here a moment ago, how come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?"

Mentioning this, Jing Hongchen's expression immediately turned somewhat helpless: "Elder Kong was originally at a crucial stage in researching his natal soul tool. Looking at the entire Mingde Hall, no, the entire Sun Moon Empire, I guess only you could get him out at this time."

"After seeing that you were safe and sound, the old man rushed back to the ancestral hall to continue his seclusion after finishing his business."

Ye Chenxing chuckled after hearing this. Old Master Kong's passion for soul tool research truly surpassed everything else in the world.

Just then, Jing Hongchen suddenly rubbed his hands together, took two steps closer, and asked in a low voice, "Chenxing, may I ask who this is—"

As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes to Gu Yuena, who was standing not far away.

"Her name is Gu Yuena."

"This Miss Gu Yuena who came with you must also possess exceptional talent and strength. I wonder—would she be willing to join our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"

Ye Chenxing nodded without hesitation: "No problem, I'll make the decision for her, she can join."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, Jing Hongchen was overjoyed and slapped his thigh, saying, "Great! How about this, the seven of you will be the reserve team for this year's cohort?"

Gu Yeqiu, Gu Yue, Gu Yuena, Ye Xue, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, Ye Chenxing.

Exactly seven people!

"Grandpa!" Before Ye Chenxing could even speak, Xiao Hongchen shook his head, grinned, and his eyes were full of arrogance and confidence.

"If we're going to be a team, we definitely have to be the home team! Why would we want to be the reserve team?"

"Nonsense!"

Jing Hongchen glared at him and reprimanded him without any politeness, "What do you think you're facing? Do you know how cruel the competition is?!"

Seeing his grandson, who had only been gone a few days ago, already acting all high and mighty again, Jing Hongchen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "That's Shrek Academy! You haven't been there in person, so you have no idea what those self-proclaimed righteous Shrek students are like on stage! They might hold back against others, but when it comes to the academies of our Sun Moon Empire, those beasts really kill without blinking an eye!"

"Not only are they ruthless, but those shameless referees from the original Douluo Three Kingdoms are also extremely biased. They will definitely be passive in providing assistance when danger arises! Apart from the home games hosted by our Sun Moon Empire, our academy's elites have suffered repeated setbacks in every competition."

"Some were left with lifelong disabilities, and even worse, some were killed on the competition stage under the pretext of 'accidental injury'!"

At this point, Jing Hongchen let out a long sigh, her eyes filled with heartache and helplessness.

"To be honest, I discussed this issue with Chenxing a few hours ago. At the time, I was indeed blinded by your talent. But after Chenxing left, Elder Kong gave me a stern lecture."

Looking at the young men and women before him, Jing Hongchen said earnestly, "Master Kong is right. It's a bit too hasty to have you all take the lead now."

"Although Master Kong promised before that he would personally lead the team to protect your safety, this is only off the field! In the ever-changing battle on the competition stage, even Master Kong cannot guarantee that he can definitely save you."

"You are the future of the entire empire, the hope of Mingde Hall. No matter how talented you are, you have not yet fully matured."

Jing Hongchen patted Xiao Hongchen on the shoulder, then looked at Ye Chenxing: "So this time, I've thought it over carefully. You guys will go to watch the games as the reserve team to broaden your horizons. If you encounter some weaker teams, go up and practice, and experience the atmosphere of the competition. As for the tough ones, let the regular players handle them."

"When the next competition is held, it will be our Sun Moon Empire's turn to host it. Then, on our own home turf, that's when you'll truly shine!"

As the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he had served Shrek Academy for thousands of years and had been in office for more than five terms. How could he not feel resentful? More than anyone else, he longed to give Shrek Academy a resounding slap in the face.

When he saw Ye Chenxing's current strength, he was indeed tempted, thinking that he might as well dethrone Shrek this year.

But after talking with Master Kong, he also realized that compared to the seemingly imminent revenge, a steady and methodical approach was the best way.

With the terrifying talent that Ye Chenxing and this All-Star reserve team are currently displaying, if they continue to hone their skills for another five years, by the next tournament, they will absolutely be a monster team with all members at the Soul Emperor level, and some even capable of reaching the Soul Saint realm!

When that time comes, if these little monsters stand on the stage and just show off their soul rings, they'll probably scare those frogs in a well from the Three Kingdoms to death!

If it weren't for the need to accelerate the spread of Ye Chenxing's Star Tower, Kong Deming wouldn't even want Ye Chenxing to participate in the competition.

After all, the tournament is just a pastime in peacetime; the Sun Moon Continent and Douluo Continent originally belonged to the Three Kingdoms and were bound to have a war.

Empty fame is unimportant. When Ye Chenxing becomes a Limit Douluo, no, perhaps even sooner.

At that time, he will naturally emerge out of nowhere and sweep across the entire continent.

"There's no need for that."

To Jing Hongchen's great surprise, it was the usually composed Ye Chenxing who spoke up to refute him.

Ye Chenxing looked at Jing Hongchen and said seriously, "Hall Master, the reason I agreed to only be a reserve team is that I don't want us to suddenly appear halfway and negate the efforts of the current main team members."

"They have trained hard for more than ten years, just to shine in this competition. It would be too cruel for them if we directly replaced them."

"But that doesn't mean I'm afraid of Shrek."

"Besides, as you know, I'm here for the legendary power of faith, and I don't have the patience to wait another five years."

Jing Hongchen was stunned.

Having known him for so long, this was the first time he had seen the arrogance of youth in this unfathomable young man.

Jing Hongchen earnestly advised, "Chenxing, you're new here and have no idea about Shrek Academy's strength! Their official team members are always led by Soul Emperors, a monster lineup of all Soul Kings!"

"Sometimes, there's even more than one Soul Emperor! And what about you? Most of you are still hovering around the Soul Sect or Soul Venerable levels. The gap is just too huge!"

Ye Chenxing smiled nonchalantly: "Isn't there still almost a year until the competition? Hall Master, after a year, I'll train you a team whose overall strength is absolutely no less than Shrek's main team, how about that?"

"this----"

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen hesitated.

If anyone else had uttered such arrogant words, he certainly wouldn't have believed them. But it was Ye Chenxing who said them. Over the past few months, the other party had shocked him far too much, leading him to now have an almost mindless, blind trust in Ye Chenxing's words.

Jing Hongchen's fat face twitched a few times, then he gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the table: "Fine! This time I'll believe you and go crazy with you!"

Having dealt with Jing Hongchen, Ye Chenxing turned around and looked at the Shuang Hongchen siblings with a smile.

"How about it? Do you have the confidence to reach the Soul Emperor realm in a year? When that time comes, it will be up to you two main players to go head-to-head with those Soul Emperors from Shrek Academy's main team."

Xiao Hongchen, who had been listening with great enthusiasm, suddenly widened his eyes like copper bells upon hearing this, pointing at himself with an incredulous expression.

me?

No, buddy?

So this backbreaking work is going to fall on my shoulders?! Reaching Soul Emperor in a year? You think it's a piece of cake?!

Before Xiao Hongchen could even complain, Meng Hongchen beside him had already taken a step forward without hesitation.

A fire seemed to burn in the girl's eyes as she said with unwavering determination, "I can do it! Morning Star, I will definitely not let you down!"

Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen coughed awkwardly twice and forced a smile, saying, "Me too!"

"I can do it too!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Yeqiu joined in the fun.

"So what if he's a Soul Emperor? I can do that too!"

Upon seeing this, Ye Chenxing couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, don't put so much pressure on yourself, I was just kidding."

If it were just about collecting faith power, Ye Chenxing wouldn't be in such a hurry.

However, last time, he encountered Tang San's spiritual attack and was forced to use up one of his Command Seals. Now, he only has two Command Seals left to save his life.

He didn't know how many tricks Tang Buddha, this overly controlling patriarch, had left behind in the Douluo Continent.

Did the divine consciousness he killed share information with other divine consciousnesses? How many such divine consciousnesses are there?

At the very least, to deal with Tang Hao and the two Ming brothers, he would need to leave behind at least one command seal.

Judging from Ah Yin's erosion of the Golden Tree, she and Tang Hao have probably only just been assigned a task and haven't actually carried it out yet.

Otherwise, the ruler of the plane wouldn't have had the time to create a "son of the plane," Huo Gua.

Therefore, Tang Hao is also a potential threat. All three of them are genuine god-level beings, although they are only priests, at most reaching the second level of godhood.

In the Douluo Continent, the rules only allow for the use of maximum combat power, but even then, it must be treated with utmost care.

More importantly, when will the true form of the sea god finally lose his composure and summon the five great god-kings to break his barrier over the divine realm...?

The faith power that the Star Tower has collected for him is not enough to deal with these problems.

Deep beneath the dark seabed overseas of Douluo Continent lies a ruin that resembles an ancient relic.

If any Earthlings were here, they would immediately associate it with the legendary Atlantis.

The original appearance of the buildings is no longer visible amidst the ruins. Perhaps this place was once the habitat of a large, extinct group of sea spirit beasts, or perhaps it was a civilization that was completely sunk and buried in the magnificent collision of continents and tectonic shifts ten thousand years ago.

The passage of time is so long that it has been almost buried in the thick dust of history.

Strangely, in this perilous deep sea, no sea spirit beasts dared to approach the ruins.

Whether they are sea beasts that are ten thousand years old or even a hundred thousand years old, they all seem to have some kind of perfect understanding, regarding this desolate area as an absolute forbidden zone.

Suddenly, a very faint fluctuation came from the depths of the ruins.

The sea spirit beasts within a hundred miles instantly sensed something, and as if they had encountered a natural enemy, they thrashed about in terror, desperately fleeing to more distant sea areas.

At the highest point of the ruins, on an altar resembling a dilapidated palace, a ghostly blue light suddenly shone forth.

A peculiar object slowly floated up from the center of the altar.

It was a deep blue, three-dimensional triangular crystal, resembling a perfectly cut sapphire sculpture, with strange, lifelike water ripples on its surface.

As the blue light surged violently, a phantom figure slowly peeled away and coalesced from it.

If Ye Chenxing, Qian Renxue, or the Demon King were here, they would definitely recognize at a glance that this figure exuding an aura of superiority is exactly the same as Tang San's divine sense, who is fighting with them!

The origin of this deep-sea relic is self-evident.

This is the very place where Tang San inherited the position of Sea God ten thousand years ago, the legacy left behind by the former Sea God Poseidon—the ruins of Sea God Island.

Over thousands of years, due to the collision of continental plates and the movement of the seabed, this small island has long since sunk into the dark depths of the sea.

The now-famous Poseidon Island is nothing more than an artificial island in the center of Poseidon Lake at Shrek Academy.

(Here's another instance of retconning. The Vast Ocean Universe Cover appears in the God Realm in the Legend of the Gods, but when introducing the Vast Ocean Universe Cover in Douluo Continent III, it's clearly stated that it was already at Shrek Academy 20,000 years ago as the academy's treasure. However, this treasure isn't mentioned at all in Douluo Continent II. So, since this is a retcon, I'll do a bit of creative interpretation and place the Vast Ocean Universe Cover on Seagod Island in Douluo Continent I. As for why Seagod Island completely disappears from Douluo Continent I later, I couldn't find the original work to discuss this issue. I'll offer my own interpretation of why it doesn't appear, though I might have missed it. If any readers know the reason, please let me know in the comments. Thank you.)

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