Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 171 Testing Lan Yinzi

The Great Soul Arena of Heaven Dou City.

The doubles competition venue - the river field.

With Tang San's proposal for diversified venues being recognized by the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire's Great Spirit Arena also kept pace with the times and opened up a variety of venues.

Of course, only the arenas in big cities have such treatment. In smaller cities, it is difficult for the arenas to diversify their activities.

For example, the Soul Arena in Soto City is still a ring-like arena.

Back to the point.

The so-called river field is a competition field that is 100 meters long and 100 meters wide, with a winding artificial river running through it. On both sides are gravel and relatively soft fine sand, and further on both sides are some randomly laid wild grass.

Such a terrain is not suitable for Soul Masters who are used to fighting on dry, flat ground.

after all--

The grass is quite slippery...

Near the riverbank, the sand is softer and damp...

Needless to say, if a martial spirit has no direct connection with water, even if one can swim, it is impossible to jump into the flowing river.

However, compared to extreme terrains like ice and snow or lava, this river terrain is already quite good. As long as one is careful, the Soul Master's strength will not decrease much.

Moreover, different venues can better showcase a Soul Master's talent.

"Now, please welcome the duo to the stage!"

The referee, a female Soul Master with the ability to fly, held a megaphone-like Soul Guidance Device and shouted loudly, "The Heavenly Phoenix Duo from Shrek Academy, and the Blue Cat Duo from Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

"Pfft~"

Upon hearing the words "Blue Cat," Tang San nearly spat out the water he had just drunk. "Cough cough!"

"Are you alright?" Xiao Wu asked with concern. "Why are you so agitated?"

"Nothing much, I just heard about Shrek Academy and I'm a little curious... They've come to Heaven Dou City too?" Tang San was excellent at changing the subject, and looked at Huo Wu, Yu Tianheng and the others.

Yu Tianheng nodded and said, "Indeed, Shrek Academy came to Tiandou City and initially wanted to join the Tiandou Royal Academy. Under Teacher Qin Ming's guidance, things went quite smoothly. However, they offended Xue Beng... Although Xue Beng is a bit foul-mouthed, he is, after all, the son of Emperor Xue Ye. They beat him up, so naturally they couldn't stay for long."

"Despite the three education committee members' best efforts to stop it, Avalanche found Prince Snowstar... This matter cannot be resolved peacefully."

"Originally, Prince Xuexing wanted to invite Senior Poison Douluo out, but it seems that Poison Douluo is with you... However, even so, Shrek Academy and the others left in the end, because Xue Beng often brought people to cause trouble for them, and also brought members of the Royal First Team, that Crown Prince's guard and follower, Wang Chen, who seems to have a particularly strong hostility towards Mu Tian..."

Mu Tian and Wang Chen are both transmigrators with personalities similar to the typical "Dragon Aotian" type. The scenario of "fellow countrymen meeting each other, tears welling up in their eyes" is impossible for them.

As for Qin Ming, he didn't follow Shrek Academy as he did in the original story.

This time, Shrek and the others left on their own because they couldn't stand Avalanche and the others constantly causing trouble, instead of being driven away by Xuexing and Dugu Bo.

Insulting Shrek...

Avalanche did exist, but he was just a spoiled brat.

Qin Ming could tell the difference in the severity of the situation—he wouldn't take a spoiled brat's mockery too seriously... Shrek Academy was driven away in anger and left voluntarily, which was different from being kicked out.

Therefore, Qin Ming did not leave with them.

"And then?" Tang San continued, "Shrek Academy is relatively poor, so how will they establish themselves in Heaven Dou City?"

"It's kind of a family scandal, I suppose." Yu Tianheng scratched his head awkwardly. "Isn't Yu Xiaogang my uncle? Although he's currently looked down upon by the entire continent, and most people in the family despise him, he hasn't been expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan after all... And one of our family elders has an illegitimate daughter, who is my aunt, and she runs a Blue Tyrannosaurus Academy... Flander, my uncle, and the rest, you should be able to guess, right?"

"The Golden Trio is reunited." Tang San said calmly, then asked, "So, how did they separate in the first place?"

"Perhaps because of the fusion of martial souls, my uncle and aunt fell in love, and they didn't know they were cousins. They almost got married..." Yu Tianheng hesitated for a long time before finally telling the story. He immediately felt much more relaxed and then said, "You mustn't tell anyone."

Graphite and Millstone said in unison, "We two brothers are the most discreet; we will absolutely not tell anyone."

Yu Feng said, "Vice Captain, don't worry. I have a relative who works at the Spirit Hall. I heard he has a pretty high position. The most important thing for the Spirit Hall to stand tall and open branches all over the continent is its reputation."

Tang San glanced at Yu Feng and realized that Yu Feng's relative who worked at the Spirit Hall was Ling Yuan, since both of them possessed the spirit of the Wind Chime Bird, sharing the same lineage.

In a world where martial souls can be used as a form of paternity testing, having the same martial soul is the best proof.

Afterwards, the others also said that they were very tight-lipped and could keep the secret, and would never tell anyone.

"After Shrek and the others left, they joined Blue Tyrant Academy, which was later renamed Shrek Academy. In the six months you were away, Shrek Academy also cultivated eight relatively talented students." Yu Tianheng continued to talk about Shrek's situation, "Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Mu Tian, ​​Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Tai Long, and a healing support substitute named Jiang Zhu."

"These people have all reached the Soul Venerable realm, and Dai Mubai's soul power has reached level thirty-nine... This guy is indeed quite dissolute, often chasing girls in Tiandou City, so his cultivation progress is relatively slow. However, once the competition begins, he should be able to reach the Soul Master realm."

"Apart from Mu Tian, ​​who might become a Soul Master, the rest of them will probably only be able to hover around the Soul Venerable level."

Dugu Yan continued, "Although their strength is not great, their teamwork is quite good. In addition, the restraint between soul masters and the ability to make reasonable use of the venue make Shrek Academy's winning rate in the Heavenly Battle Arena quite good, second only to the Four Elements Academy."

Oslo added, "In fact, if the Four Elements Academy's main force doesn't make a move, they can overpower the other students from the Four Elements Academy... as long as the Four Elements Academy doesn't have a field advantage."

Yu Feng said, "The teamwork among Shrek Academy students is actually still in the state before your theory was presented, Captain. The tactics are not sophisticated, but they have a fierce spirit, like street thugs fighting, the fierce one is more frightening."

Tang San nodded; this was how Shrek Academy used to survive.

Back in Soto, the academy was only so big. If students didn't want to be bullied, they had to show off their strength and ferocity so that others wouldn't dare mess with them.

Even Dai Mubai, who was born into the Star Luo Empire's royal family, picked up a bit of the roguishness of a small-time hoodlum in an environment like Shrek Academy... Isn't a guy who can accept Shrek's philosophy and say things like "the students of the academy are the easiest to mess with" just a small-time hoodlum?

On the river field, the battle between Lan Yinzi and Zhu Zhuqing against Mu Tian and Ma Hongjun also began.

Ma Hongjun was the first to use Phoenix Fire Line, the slender flame crossing the river and heading straight for Lan Yinzi.

However, due to the distance, Lan Yinzi easily dodged it.

The flames landed on the ground and exploded, scorching a lot of weeds, but the fire failed to ignite.

After all, although Ma Hongjun's flames were hot, the grass on the ground wasn't dry and withered. To get it burning, the moisture in it had to be dried first.

Unfortunately, this is a river area, and the one thing that is not lacking underground is water. How could Ma Hongjun's little soul power dry up the water in the entire river area?

After dodging the attack, Blue Silver Seed and Blue Silver Net were used. In the water-rich environment of the river field, Blue Silver Emperor can play a greater role.

In the blink of an eye, the entire area was covered by a blue-silver net, and even the river surface was covered with a net woven from blue-silver grass.

After Zhu Zhuqing and Lan Yinzi changed their environment, they quickly flashed their figures and, with extremely high speed and strength, got close to Ma Hongjun, who was as fat as a ball, and eliminated him instantly. Then they focused on dealing with Mu Tian's three-headed fire lizard.

This martial spirit was possessed by Austin Griffin. Even though Austin Griffin is gone now, it has been influenced by him, and its own defense, strength, and speed are not bad.

Unfortunately, he was ultimately no match for Zhu Zhuqing, who possessed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring and external soul bone. Zhu Zhuqing exhausted his soul power, knocking him off the stage.

However, Zhu Zhuqing also consumed nearly 70% of her soul power for this, and was somewhat out of breath.

"I'm still too weak. It takes seventy percent of my soul power to deal with a fire lizard. I need to train harder and control the precision of my soul power usage." Zhu Zhuqing secretly warned herself, then turned to nod to Lan Yinzi and walked down to the river area.

"The winners are the Blue Cat team!" the host announced. Then, more than a dozen staff members came on stage to clean up the battlefield, removing footprints and burnt grass, and replanting it.

After the river site was cleared, the nearby ground cracked, the entire river site dropped, and the two sides of the river were blocked by thick walls. It moved to one side, while another site—the desert—moved out on the other side.

Clearly, the Heavenly Battle Arena contains various arenas beneath its surface, which can be switched using mechanisms and soul-guiding devices...

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After the competition, many people took photos of Lan Yinzi, Zhu Zhuqing, and others with their soul-guided cameras.

The two girls didn't mind. They simply retrieved their proof of participation in the competition—the Blue Cat Team's team badge—from the lobby and prepared to leave the Great Soul Arena.

only--

"Beautiful ladies, the competition was wonderful." Tang San and the others came over to offer their congratulations.

"Captain!" Zhu Zhuqing exclaimed in surprise, running over before maintaining her aloof demeanor, "You guys are also here to compete in the Grand Soul Arena?"

"Let's stretch our muscles." Huo Wu rubbed her wrists and said with a smile.

"You guys go register. I'll take them back to the academy. If they need to hunt spirit beasts, just come find me in their dorms," ​​Tang San reminded the group before leaving with Lan Yinzi and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Xiao Wu, aren't you coming along? Aren't you afraid that black cat will steal your boyfriend?" Huo Wu teased.

"Tch~ Third Brother isn't that kind of person."

Although Xiao Wu was a little unhappy when other girls approached Tang San, she knew that Tang San wasn't the kind of person who would do that so casually...

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After returning to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy with the two women, Tang San gave them the bamboo sections and seeds of the two immortal herbs.

Zhu Zhuqing's lotus seed is from the Netherworld Lotus, while Lan Yinzi's is a section of the Black Jade Divine Bamboo.

Lotus seeds can be eaten directly, but the Black Jade Divine Bamboo requires splitting open the bamboo tube and drinking the water inside.

"These two items are treasures I obtained from a medicinal herb garden. All the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team received some, and they have already refined them," Tang San said. "For you, these two items are excellent natural treasures that can strengthen your foundation and enhance your soul power."

"Thank you." Without saying a word, Zhu Zhuqing swallowed the lotus seed and began to refine it with her soul power.

"Thank you, Captain." Lan Yinzi understood that these things came from Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but she couldn't possibly refuse a treasure that could defy fate.

After all, she was reborn by possessing the body of a transmigrator. Although her martial soul evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, her physical body was still human. She did not have the bloodline of the Blue Silver Emperor, and her talent was not as good as the original Blue Silver Emperor's transformed body.

The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline are not the same thing.

The original owner of this body wanted to obtain the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline factors by consuming Blue Silver Emperor, which was quite a pipe dream.

Modifying the genetic material within each cell is simply beyond her capabilities.

In short, this body only has the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, but not the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline. Even if it has children in the future, they will not be able to pass on the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, since the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul was transformed from Blue Silver Grass under the influence of the Blue Silver Emperor's soul.

Lan Yinzi herself had to rely on a divine herb that could defy fate to further enhance her physical and martial soul aptitude in order to be able to stay by her son's side.

Half an hour later, the two women finished absorbing the nutrients.

Zhu Zhuqing's soul power reached level 40, and she was overjoyed. Lan Yinzi's soul power also reached level 40. Two more dark jade-colored lines appeared on the edge of the leaves of his martial soul, the Blue Silver Emperor, making the Blue Silver Emperor more resilient.

"Not bad, I didn't waste any of the immortal herbs I brought back." Tang San nodded in satisfaction. "Zhu Qing, after reaching level 40, what do you want to choose for your fourth spirit ring?"

"A dark-attribute, fast-moving soul beast." Zhu Zhuqing replied without hesitation, "I'm still pursuing the assassination-type agility attack path. Although the awakening of dark power has greatly increased my combat power and strength, and I can also achieve the ability of a close-combat control-type strong attack soul master, I need to make full use of my speed advantage."

"That's not bad. However, the best thing about the Netherworld Cat isn't its ability to accelerate in a straight line; its strength lies in its agility."

Tang San affirmed Zhu Zhuqing's idea and then suggested a suitable soul beast for her: "The Dark Demon Wind Tiger is a good fit for you. This soul beast can use the power of darkness to conceal its body, and its movements are very fast, agile, and flexible. Moreover, it also has the wind attribute, which should enhance the wind attribute you will have after obtaining the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger soul ring."

"As for the time frame, nearly ten thousand years would be fine."

Zhu Zhuqing asked in confusion, "Why can't it be ten thousand years?"

Lan Yinzi interjected, "Because ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts have developed some intelligence and their souls are quite powerful, after death, their souls will be entwined in their soul rings. When a soul master tries to absorb them, it will cause a certain kind of mental shock. At best, the absorption will fail; at worst, the soul will explode and die, or even..."

He was stripped of everything by the soul of a spirit beast and reborn as a human.

She, Lan Yinzi, was just like that.

This is something that Blue Silver Emperor has only now been able to confirm.

Although she was only a ten-year-old soul beast at the time, she was, after all, a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast reborn. Her bloodline was there. Although her spiritual power was weak, it was only because of her cultivation level that she could not release it. However, the quality of her spiritual power was ultimately at the level of a hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, which was not something an ordinary human could refine.

"Lan Yinzi is right. Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts already possess considerable intelligence. The few fragments of soul left in their soul rings are difficult for those with insufficient mental strength to absorb." Tang San affirmed Lan Yinzi's statement. "Ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts cannot be absorbed simply by meeting physical fitness standards; one's mental strength must also be extraordinary, otherwise the possibility of absorption failure is very high."

"Just like whale gel, I released it saying it could improve physical fitness, but due to the scarcity of whale gel on the market, and the fact that major forces are concerned about the safety of their descendants, the situation of the Fourth Ring Road lasting for ten thousand years will not occur too often for a long time."

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment and said, "I think I can withstand a ten-thousand-year soul ring. The enhancement from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul ring is extremely powerful, and my mental strength is also stronger than that of ordinary people."

"Indeed, having absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Ring, you are qualified." Tang San affirmed, then offered a suggestion: "Before hunting the fourth Soul Ring, you can take some time to reflect and practice controlling your Soul Power. This also requires the use of mental power to control, which can slowly improve your mental strength."

The cultivation method of the Purple Demon Eye cannot be given to anyone who is not one's own person and cannot be fully trusted.

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded vigorously, deciding to work hard on her body balance and soul power control before going to acquire a soul ring.

"Lan Yinzi, have you decided what kind of spirit beast you need for your fourth spirit ring? If not, I can take a look."

Tang San had guessed that Lan Yinzi was the Blue Silver Emperor, but Xiao Wu couldn't tell that she was a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, nor did she have any trace of concealing her aura.

Therefore, Tang San was actually a little curious about her condition.

"Captain, I specialize in physical control, but I also have the heart of a power attacker. My third soul skill, Blue Silver Cutting Array, after forming a blue silver net, the blades are extremely sharp. Under my control, it can cut the enemy. This is a powerful soul skill that can be used for both melee and ranged combat."

"Control, my first soul skill: Blue Silver Seed, can absorb the enemy's soul power and control it; my second soul skill: Blue Silver Net, can bind the enemy's body and control it physically."

"I think these two control soul skills are enough. So, next, we need strong attack capabilities to support our teammates."

Listening to Blue Silver Emperor's analysis, Tang San confirmed his previous guesses about Blue Silver Emperor: Blue Silver Emperor, who possesses a single-target attack-type soul skill like Blue Silver Overlord Spear that can be used for both close combat and ranged attacks, definitely has the heart of a power-attack type.

"Therefore, I plan to choose the Demon Eye Tree as my fourth spirit ring."

"The Demon Eye Tree can enhance my mental strength, thereby strengthening my control over my martial soul. At the same time, my martial soul may be able to inherit the Demon Eye Tree's mental abilities, giving birth to a soul skill that combines mental control and attack."

Demonic Tree with Demonic Eyes?

A spirit ring that has taken shape over 100,000 years can condense into a plant-related spirit ring, just like the Soft Bone Rabbit.

That's unlikely, isn't it?

Even with her 100,000 years of cultivation, Xiao Wu could only condense a soul ring related to rabbit-type soul beasts, while the Blue Silver Emperor could condense all kinds of plants.

(End of this chapter)