Douluo Continent: Half-level Innate Realm, but a Sword Cultivator with a Heart-Only Mind

Xiao Chenyu was stunned for a moment, a look of surprise flashing across his face, before he suddenly turned around.

Turning around, he immediately saw Qi Dao standing not far behind him.

Behind Qi Dao were the other six members of the Tiandou Academy team.

"Boss!"

Coming to his senses, Xiao Chenyu's face lit up with surprise, and he exclaimed excitedly.

The other three, Liu Long, Ling Feng, and Wang Sheng, looked slightly flustered, but their excitement was palpable.

The three men followed closely behind, shouting, "Boss!"

"Hello everyone, it's been a long time!"

Hearing the familiar voices of the group, Qi Dao couldn't help but smile from the bottom of his heart.

After arriving at Tiandou Academy, he always kept to himself, so only Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were familiar with him in the academy.

So he was still very happy to see his old friends.

He hadn't returned to Notting City for several years since bringing his parents to Tiandou City.

Xiao Chenyu grinned and said, "I thought that with your talent, Boss, you would definitely participate in the Soul Master Competition, so I brought Liu Long and the others here. I wanted to see you show your prowess in the Soul Master Competition."

Qi Dao chuckled.

"Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed, because you probably won't see me make an appearance in Tiandou City."

Xiao Chenyu asked in confusion, "Why is that?"

"Boss, didn't you participate in this Soul Master Competition?"

Liu Long and the other two also looked over.

Qi Dao squinted and smiled lazily, "That's not it, but our team has already qualified for the finals, so we don't need to participate in the qualifiers and qualifying rounds."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyu and the other two, including Liu Long, were immediately dumbfounded.

"You can do that?!"

A moment later, the four of them said excitedly and proudly, "As expected of our leader, even if we participate in the Soul Master Competition, we can be directly guaranteed a spot in the finals."

Qi Dao chuckled and then said to the three of them, "Let's go, I'll take you to the special rest area."

The four nodded excitedly and followed behind Qi Dao.

Qi Dao led the four people to the members of the Tian Dou team and introduced them to them with a smile.

"This is my partner from when I was in the Junior Soul Master Academy."

Of course, it was mainly for introducing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

After introducing themselves, the group headed towards the rest area.

This rest area is a special area provided specifically for participating colleges, with a total of over a thousand seats, divided by college.

The rest area had already been filled with many Soul Masters.

Most of these Soul Masters were contestants from different academies, while a small number were their respective academy's instructors.

When Qi Dao led the Tian Dou team into the rest area, their clothing bearing the Tian Dou Academy logo immediately attracted attention from all sides.

The reason is simple: the pressure that Tiandou Academy puts on other academies is simply too great.

Qi Dao, in particular, has already made a name for himself among the various academy teams, especially the top academies, which have already collected countless pieces of information about him.

The more detailed their understanding of Qi Dao's information, the more wary they became.

The only good news for all the teams is that Team 1 of Tiandou Academy is a guaranteed admission team and does not need to participate in the qualifiers.

Qi Dao found a good spot in the rest area and sat down, chatting with Xiao Chenyu and the others, asking about their recent situations.

After a conversation, he gained a better understanding of the four people's situation.

Of the four, Xiao Chenyu has undoubtedly developed the best.

His soul power has now reached level 25.

An eighteen-year-old level 25 Great Soul Master—this talent might not be considered outstanding, but with diligent cultivation, he might be able to break through to Soul Venerable by the age of twenty-one or twenty-two.

This cultivation speed is already very fast for a level 3 Innate Soul Master.

This is also related to the soul ring absorption method that Qi Dao had planned for him.

Without Xiao Haijie interfering, it wouldn't have been difficult for Xiao Chenyu's father, as the city lord of Notting City, to help him hunt for a suitable second soul ring that would last for a hundred years.

Both of Xiao Chenyu's spirit rings were of decent quality, allowing his spirit to continue its positive evolution, which is why his cultivation speed surpassed that of an ordinary innate level three spirit master.

In comparison, Wang Sheng, Liu Long, and Ling Feng all had a soul power of only level 22.

Of course, Xiao Chenyu's level has always been ahead of the other four, so it's normal for the gap to be this large now.

"Not bad, it seems you haven't slacked off all these years."

After listening, Qi Dao smiled and nodded, affirming the four people's achievements.

After hearing this, the four of them beamed with excitement at being affirmed, and they grinned from ear to ear.

Seeing how familiar the four were with Qi Dao, the rest of the Tian Dou team couldn't help but feel envious.

If only they were this close to Qi Dao.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Qi Dao is now the most dazzling star of the Tian Dou Empire, or even the continent for the next hundred years.

If they could cultivate a good relationship with Qi Dao, it would be of great benefit to them and the forces behind them.

While Qi Dao and Xiao Chenyu were chatting, Dugu Yan would occasionally chime in with a few words, her poise and grace giving the four of them a warm and welcoming feeling.

Xiao Chenyu spoke up, "This must be my sister-in-law, right?"

As soon as he spoke, Liu Longwang Sheng and the others beside him immediately responded.

"Sister-in-law!"

Upon seeing this, Dugu Yan's earlobes immediately turned slightly red. Before Qi Dao could explain, she smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I'm not your sister-in-law yet, just your boss's friend."

Xiao Chenyu and Liu Long nodded in agreement.

understood!

He's chasing after his older brother, but hasn't caught up yet.

Looking at Dugu Yan's heroic and charming appearance, the four of them sighed inwardly, "No wonder he's the boss; even such a proud woman is actively pursuing him."

But considering their leader's talent, they thought it was understandable.

Although Dugu Yan explained, she was secretly pleased, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

She looked at Qi Dao and said, "A Dao, they've traveled all the way to Tian Dou City just to watch your match. After the opening ceremony, we can show them around Tian Dou City so they don't come for nothing."

"Yes!" Qi Dao nodded, which was exactly what he was thinking.

Dugu Yan then continued, "By the way, in a few days, go to Grandpa's place and pick out some small gifts for them. Consider it my gift to them when we meet."

Qi Dao's face showed a hint of surprise, then he looked at Xiao Chenyu and the other two, thinking to himself, "You guys are really lucky!"

Dugu Yan said it was a small gift, so it couldn't possibly be a magical herb.

But besides the Immortal Herb, there are quite a few other rare herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Especially after Qi Dao obtained Chrysanthemum Douluo's herbal catalog, he has basically mastered all the information about all the herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Many of these herbs have the effect of strengthening the body's foundation and nourishing the vital energy, but their effects are not as great as those of the "immortal herb".

Xiao Chenyu chuckled and said, "No need for gifts, Miss Dugu, you're too kind."

Qi Dao shook his head upon seeing this. These guys hadn't realized what the little gift Dugu Yan mentioned actually represented.

Just then, a commotion suddenly arose in the distance.

A group of figures dressed in a turquoise color filed in from a distance.

It's Shrek!

However, Qi Dao glanced at it.

The plot has changed again; Xiao Wu is no longer in Shrek Academy's team.

Come to think of it, how could a 100,000-year-old soul beast like her, without any other way to conceal her aura, possibly dare to continue participating in the Soul Master Competition?

Even if she's brainless and wants to participate in the Soul Master Competition.

Tang San and Tang Hao would never allow her to participate!