Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

After the qualifying rounds end, there will be a day to adjust your form.

Teams that have passed the assessment but have not entered the knockout stage will attend classes as usual. Only the teams that make it into the top 64 will need to continue competing in the assessment area, with two matches per day. The winners will stay to continue the assessment, while the losers will go back to class, until the final winning team is determined.

"It's finally over. Now it's time for the real battles." Song Qinghan breathed a sigh of relief. Although he hadn't played much during the qualifying rounds, the three days of competition had left him extremely exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Originally, it was just a regular qualifying round assessment, which should have been easy for Tu Nan Bupo, who possessed a level 34 Soul Master, and Tuoba Wukong, who had "innate divine strength." However, due to the behind-the-scenes manipulation by the people behind the Heavenly Soul Empire, the qualifying rounds over these three days were almost more difficult than the elimination rounds.

However, the intensity should decrease once the knockout stage begins.

Although they still have the possibility of encountering stronger teams, they only need to fight two battles a day, and this continues until this stage. The remaining teams are not to be underestimated, and everyone else faces the same challenges. It's not just their small team that will be targeted.

"That's right, but the challenges we face are even greater. Whether we can step onto the championship stage depends on our performance this time. Everyone should go back today and get some rest and adjust their condition. Old Song, you will also be involved in the knockout stage." Tuoba Wukong looked at Song Qinghan and said.

Both he and Tu Nanbupo were confident in facing any challenge, but the opponents they faced in the elimination rounds were much stronger. Since they were always facing two against three, there would always be times when they were too exhausted. Although Song Qinghan was a Soul Master, he could still play a certain role.

Song Qinghan said earnestly, "Tuoba, Tunan, don't worry, I will try my best not to be a burden to you."

Tuoba Wukong looked at Song Qinghan seriously and said, "Old Song, you have never been a burden to us. You chose us in the most critical moment, so you are a brother we recognize. You didn't perform well in this competition, just because this is not your stage. If you could use the soul tool, I believe your performance would not be worse than mine and Tu Nan's."

A warm feeling washed over Song Qinghan, and he nodded vigorously, saying, "Yes, we are brothers!"

Tuoba Wukong extended his hand, and Song Qinghan and Tu Nanbupo placed their hands on it. The three of them shouted in unison, "Brothers united, their strength can break metal!!!"

"What a fine example of brothers working together, their strength can break metal! Excuse me, may I interrupt you for a moment?" Just then, a gentle voice rang out, and a refined-looking middle-aged man walked over.

"Teacher, it's you! What can I do for you?" Tuoba Wukong recognized the middle-aged man as the person he had met at the library that day.

"My name is Wang Yan, and I am a senior teacher in the outer academy of Shrek Academy. I enjoy researching martial spirit theories, and I am very happy to see young people working together..."

After introducing himself, Wang Yan looked at the three of them enjoying themselves and said to Tuoba Wukong with a smile, "It seems that the knowledge you looked up that day did not affect your friendship. It's truly a pure friendship."

With a hint of emotion in his eyes, Wang Yan realized that the most precious thing in the Soul Master world was this kind of partnership that had weathered hardships together. After a pause, Wang Yan looked at Tuoba Wukong with a strong thirst for knowledge in his eyes and asked, "Young brother, I have a question. I wonder if you could answer it for me?"

"Teacher Wang, may I ask you something?" Tuoba Wukong was taken aback, wondering what Wang Yan wanted to ask him, but he still said so.

He knew that Wang Yan was a theoretical research fanatic who wouldn't give up until he got to the bottom of many things. Moreover, Wang Yan had indeed helped him before, so Tuoba Wukong had genuine respect for this kind of teacher who was so engrossed in theoretical research.

It is thanks to the tireless research of these people that the development of martial spirits in Douluo Continent has progressed rapidly.

Wang Yan adjusted his thick-rimmed glasses, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, and said, "Young man, I watched your match today. What intrigued me was that you didn't seem to release your martial spirit at all. I'd like to know if your martial spirit is related to your body, or perhaps it's simply a part of your body?"

Tuoba Wukong paused for a moment, looked at Wang Yan, and asked, "Teacher Wang, why do you ask that?"

After awakening his martial spirit, he never revealed it to outsiders. Everyone thought he was born with superhuman strength, but Wang Yan was the first to see through it.

Wang Yan said confidently, "Everyone thinks you have superhuman strength, and your strength can indeed be considered superhuman. However, I have observed your condition. When you are not actively fighting, judging from the condition of your muscles, the tightness of your skin, and your breathing rhythm, your physical fitness and strength are significantly worse than when you are fighting."

"Once you enter combat mode, your physical strength will be greatly enhanced. In addition, since you have never released your martial soul, I suspect that you may possess an extremely rare and special martial soul, a true body martial soul."

By the end of his analysis, Wang Yan's tone was filled with certainty and anticipation. "So, Tuoba Wukong, was my judgment correct? Is your martial spirit truly a part of your body?"

Tuoba Wukong paused for a moment. He realized that he had indeed underestimated everyone. Wang Yan had discovered the secret of his martial soul based on just a few subtle things he did in battle. However, judging from Wang Yan's expression, it was mainly a guess rather than a certainty.

Tuoba Wukong didn't directly answer Wang Yan's question, but instead took the opportunity to ask, "Physical Body Martial Soul? Teacher Wang Yan seems to have a deep understanding of this kind of Martial Soul? Could you explain it to me? Can a Soul Master's body also become a Martial Soul? For Teacher Wang to attach so much importance to it, a Physical Body Martial Soul must have something unique about it, right? Does the academy have methods and experience in cultivating Physical Body Martial Souls?"

Faced with Tuoba Wukong's persistent questioning, Wang Yan did not answer directly. In his mind, he had already confirmed his deduction to a high degree of certainty, and instead asked, "Classmate Tuoba Wukong, do you know about the Body Sect? Or are you a disciple of the Body Sect?"

"The Body Sect? I haven't joined any sect," Tuoba Wukong said.

Upon hearing Tuoba Wukong's words, Wang Yan almost jumped for joy. His eyes shone as he stared at Tuoba Wukong, as if he were looking at a great treasure. He exclaimed happily, "This is wonderful! I never expected Shrek Academy to get such a huge advantage! A Body Spirit! Shrek Academy has never recruited a student with a powerful Body Spirit before. Tuoba, can you tell me what part of your body your spirit is?"

Tuoba Wukong shook his head and released his martial soul directly. A silver portal appeared behind him, and a purple soul ring rose up. "Teacher Wang, I'm sorry to disappoint you. My martial soul is not a physical martial soul, but Tongtianmen, a space-type martial soul. I asked so many questions because it was the first time I had heard of such a peculiar martial soul, and I asked a few more questions out of curiosity. As for the changes in my body, it is a special secret technique that I have cultivated. It allows me to suppress my physical strength in daily life, so that my body can be better trained."

After much deliberation, Tuoba Wukong still did not intend to reveal the trump card of his true martial soul.

Firstly, he needed to keep a powerful trump card for himself. Secondly, Shrek Academy didn't know much about the original spirit and had never cultivated one before. They were just feeling their way in the dark. If he exposed his original spirit, he might not receive the best training.

Tuoba Wukong possesses twin martial souls. He is not in a hurry to immediately add a soul ring to his second martial soul. The later a twin martial soul is, the more fully its advantages can be brought into play when adding a soul ring to its second martial soul.

Furthermore, in cultivating his Body Spirit, Tuoba Wukong prefers the Body Sect. As a powerful sect with a long history, the Body Sect not only boasts numerous experts whose strength is almost comparable to Shrek Academy, but also has members who all possess Body Spirits, making their research on Body Spirits unparalleled in the world.

Tuoba Wukong was all alone and didn't mind joining any sect.

What difference would it make if he joined the Body Sect, as long as it could help him cultivate his second martial soul?

As for concealing the second martial soul, the original martial soul is good at hiding. As long as no soul ring is added, outsiders will not be able to tell. Even if Tuoba Wukong uses the fusion of two bodies to enhance his strength, with the Tongtianmen martial soul as cover, he can easily say that it is a secret technique he has mastered.

The Douluo Continent has a long history, and there is a secret technique that hides one's physical strength and can be unleashed temporarily. What's going on?

Upon hearing this, a strong sense of disappointment flashed in Wang Yan's eyes.

His gaze fell on the silver portal shimmering behind Tuoba Wukong and the purple spirit ring slowly rising beneath Tuoba Wukong's feet. He then revealed a strong surprise, "The first spirit ring in a thousand years, no wonder your physical body is so strong. It turns out you absorbed the first thousand-year spirit ring. It seems you really are born with a strong physique, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring with your first spirit ring."

"A space-type martial soul, this is almost a mysterious and powerful martial soul that is no less than a body-type martial soul. The power of space is mysterious and profound. Anything that is associated with the word 'space' is considered extremely powerful. Among this year's freshmen, your space-type martial soul can be ranked in the top three. It's a pity that space-type soul beasts are too rare, and soul beasts with spatial abilities are notoriously difficult to capture. You probably won't have an easy time obtaining soul rings in the future."

Space-type martial souls are definitely a powerful existence that is no less than body-type martial souls.

Space is inherently a mysterious and unpredictable entity. Any skill or martial spirit that is associated with the word "space" becomes a symbol of power.

However, although spatial martial souls are rare, their research value is not as high as that of physical martial souls. Wang Yan sighed and said, "Then let's leave it at that. I won't disturb your rest any longer. Tuoba Wukong, if you are interested in physical martial souls, you can come to me for advice anytime in the future."

Although Wang Yan didn't think Tuoba Wukong would have a twin martial soul that combined space and physical body martial souls, he still held onto a sliver of hope and spoke to Tuoba Wukong.

Space Martial Soul, Body Martial Soul, Twin Martial Soul... Each of these three terms is a one-in-a-million occurrence, perhaps only one in several hundred years. The probability of having all three in one person is practically zero.