Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

I wonder how the little maid is doing now. Last time, she still had several outfits she hadn't tried on...

I don't know how much time passed.

Xue Di gently pressed one hand against her slightly warm abdomen, while the other hand curiously played with the turquoise-green Jiamu Divine Pill. After she had made arrangements to prevent being spied on, Kong Tianxu did not immediately consume the precious Jiamu Divine Pill, but instead took out another treasure he had obtained for free that evening.

With some eagerness, Kong Tianxu used his soul power to lift the seemingly murky thousand-year-old sea soul pearl. His second soul ring quietly shone, and a wisp of incomparably pure solar true fire rose from his fingertips, like the most skillful carving knife, wrapping around the sea soul pearl.

Under the scorching and tempering of the extreme fire, the murky light purple disguise on the outer layer of the Sea Soul Pearl melted away like spring snow, constantly peeling off and shrinking.

Finally, a teardrop-shaped jewel, no bigger than a pupil but radiating a dazzling, soft golden halo, floated quietly in the air, its brilliance flowing, with faint sounds of tides and profound spiritual fluctuations spreading out.

"As expected, it is the mermaid's tears." Kong Tianxu's lips curled into an expected smile.

Once he actually held it in his hands, Kong Tianxu could feel the extraordinary nature of this mermaid's tear. He was now certain that it belonged to the spiritual essence of that sea princess clan leader, and it was not an ordinary tear essence.

The spiritual power within it is so vast and profound that it surpasses even the silver dragon skull of the Heavenly Punishment.

He had a premonition that once he fully absorbed the mermaid's tear, his spiritual power would break through the barrier of tangible yet intangible existence and enter a completely new world of tangible and tangible existence.

Kong Tianxu carefully placed it into the Black Domain Ring to ensure its efficacy was not lost. The time required for the transformation of spiritual power was unpredictable, and he planned to take it before entering the Golden Tree to comprehend it.

At that time, with the spiritual power of a tangible and substantial realm, the journey to the Golden Tree will surely be much more successful.

After carefully putting away the Mermaid's Tears, Kong Tianxu turned his gaze to the Divine Wood Pill in Xue Di's hand.

“Brother, I have examined it carefully. There are no harmful impurities or hidden methods in this pill. On the contrary, the pure and powerful innate Qi of Jia Wood within it makes me feel completely comfortable.” Xue Di handed the pill back.

Kong Tianxu accepted the pill. The pill was no bigger than a longan, with a deep, ancient blue-green color. Holding it in his hand, one could feel the immense vitality and awe-inspiring spiritual energy contained within it; it was indeed no ordinary item.

"Xue'er, protect me."

Without further hesitation, he took off his shoes, climbed onto the bed, and sat cross-legged. He slowly put the Jiamu Divine Pill into his mouth.

The elixir melts instantly upon entering the mouth.

In an instant, a gentle yet irresistible azure light emanated from his body, then quickly receded, as if countless vibrant serpents were burrowing into his limbs, bones, meridians, marrow, and even the depths of his dantian, quietly merging with his martial spirit origin.

Kong Tianxu held his breath and focused his mind, fully activating his martial soul, allowing the Myriad Beginnings Returning to Origin Domain to flow naturally throughout his body.

He could clearly feel that with each cycle of his soul power, this fusion deepened. His physical martial soul remained unchanged, but the foundations of the silver dragon and the Holy Spirit Puppet seemed to be undergoing some subtle and mysterious changes under the nourishment of this vitality.

He gradually sank into a deep meditative state, forgetting himself and the world around him.

Snow Empress conjured a small ice crystal stool and sat obediently below Kong Tianxu, resting her chin on her hands. Her icy blue eyes were fixed on Kong Tianxu, who was in meditation, with a deep sense of dependence flowing through them.

As Kong Tianxu's aura gradually solidified and intensified, the extreme chill surrounding the Snow Emperor seemed to undergo a subtle, synchronized change, as if the origins of the two were becoming more closely connected in this tranquil cultivation...

Yan Shaozhe was very efficient, especially since Kong Tianxu had just taken away a Jiamu Divine Pill that made the Sea God Pavilion extremely distressed. The things he asked for were quickly implemented.

A piece of news, like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, quickly stirred up ripples in every corner of Shrek Academy:

Kong Tianxu, an exchange student who once represented the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament and won the championship, will accept the public challenge from Shrek Academy students based solely on his own martial soul ability!

The latest announcements were posted in front of every teaching building and every dormitory building.

This exchange and sparring will take place in the Soul Fighting Zone of Shrek Academy. The academy requires that all students without special missions must attend to watch the matches. All inner court students may voluntarily register to participate, with no upper limit on cultivation level, but each participant must purchase their own spectator ticket.

Participants who defeat the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will not receive any rewards, but if they lose the match, the difficulty of the next academic year or graduation assessment will be doubled.

The rules of the sparring are simple and clear: defeat Kong Tianxu. Kong Tianxu can apply for a rest after each sparring match, depending on his own condition. The entire sparring competition will last for two days.

The seemingly pointless participation requirements, however, instantly ignited the fighting spirit of more than half of the inner court students after the announcement.

Young people are never short of passion and pride. Shrek Academy had defeated Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in almost every Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, but they lost in the last one.

Although Kong Tianxu's soul tool strength was indeed very strong, in the eyes of many students, the fundamental reason why Ma Xiaotao and her team lost the previous competition was that they underestimated their opponents.

Now, Kong Tianxu is not even allowed to use his soul tool. This is their best chance to win back the honor for the academy!

Rumors were circulating that Dean Yan Shaozhe had declared that anyone who could defeat Kong Tianxu would have a precious opportunity to acquire a high-quality spirit ring under his personal guidance. This undoubtedly added fuel to the already intense atmosphere.

As for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xiao Hongchen was even more excited than the Shrek Academy members, and went straight to Kong Tianxu to ask if he could participate in the battle.

Although he was rejected without hesitation, Kong Tianxu gave him an extremely "difficult" task.

Two days later, at dawn.

The Soul Battle Zone is located in the northwest corner of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, adjacent to Shrek City. The arena is hexagonal, similar in size to Shrek Plaza. The central area is a spacious fighting zone, surrounded by concentric circles of gradually rising seats, large enough to accommodate three thousand spectators simultaneously.

This is a popular spot for senior students, where they can engage in various formal and informal competitions. Dedicated teachers act as referees, responsible for determining winners, protecting students, and providing assistance and treatment. Of course, these services require a fee.

Although it was early morning, the entire Soul Fighting Zone was already packed.

Not only were the students eager to see for themselves who this legendary exchange student was, but many teachers were also unable to contain their curiosity. The academy even suspended classes for two days for this exchange.

Yan Shaozhe did not appear at the beginning, but the referee was not Du Weilun, the relatively mediocre eight-ring Soul Douluo, but an old man with a face like a red date, a tall stature, and a head of red hair that was extremely eye-catching.

Beast King Douluo Gong Changlong is the person in charge of the Great Beast Arena and a prospective elder of the Sea God Pavilion. He has an extremely in-depth understanding of soul beasts.

Kong Tianxu recalled the other party's information, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Shrek Academy's foundation is far deeper than anyone imagined. This Beast King Douluo's aura is already quite strong, but he still doesn't deserve to be among the ten positions in the Sea God Pavilion. Not to mention that the Sea God Pavilion also has a full eight Super Douluo-level powerhouses, not counting those Title Douluos who don't have such close ties with Shrek Academy but still serve in the inner courtyard for a long time.

In the blink of an eye, Du Weiren had finished reciting his formulaic opening introduction. The entrance passage on one side of the Battle Arena quietly opened.

Kong Tianxu walked calmly into the arena. Behind him, Xiao Hongchen, with a pained expression, was struggling to carry a large, screen-like soul tool on his back.

A murmur of discussion immediately arose in the stands, and Meng Hongchen chuckled, but then the same question arose in her mind as all the other Shrek Academy students:

Aren't soul tools forbidden? Why is he bringing out this huge thing?

On the podium, Jin Yehuan and Zhang Lexuan were also taken aback. Since this was just an exchange match with few rules, they hadn't communicated with Kong Tianxu beforehand, as he was the only participant.

But before Du Weilun could even ask, Xiao Hongchen had already obediently retreated to the edge of the arena, a baby bottle dangling from his mouth, and began to continuously inject soul power into the large soul tool.

Snowflake-like soul wires flashed and coalesced rapidly on the screen.

With a soft "snap," a clear image appeared on the screen—faces filled with curiosity and excitement.

They were all wearing the pristine white uniforms of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Kong Tianxu walked to the center of the venue, his gaze sweeping over the cheering stands, a faint smile playing on his lips.

This will be a live broadcast for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Chapter 192 The Sixth Soul Ring of Ten Thousand Years

Even before Kong Tianxu left the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, he had already been vigorously promoting the widespread deployment of image soul tools, a type of soul tool that was not highly valued. But in reality, this was just the most basic preliminary step in his plan. What he really wanted to achieve was the current ultra-long-distance real-time image transmission equipment.

Given the nature of Huo Yuhao and his Shrek Seven Devils, expecting them not to cheat when facing him in the next competition? That's simply a pipe dream.

And at that time, just imagine, the prestigious Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent with a history of ten thousand years, being caught red-handed in a competition broadcast live across the entire continent... Kong Tianxu could already imagine the expressions on the faces of the Shrek academy members.

Such a beautiful scene is surely the perfect prelude to the upheaval on the mainland.

Today's sparring session is an excellent testing scenario. Such diverse and high-level scenarios of soul power collision are not easy to find.

Kong Tianxu smiled and gestured towards the camera. The scene then shifted, and the entire Battle Soul Zone was naturally displayed on the screen.

This amazing scene immediately caused a stir and gasps of amazement in the stands. Not only the ordinary students, but even Zhang Lexuan and Jin Yehuan couldn't help but exchange whispered opinions, their eyes filled with undisguised astonishment.

But not everyone was immersed in the noise. For example, Gu Fan and Hua Yao, who sat side by side, appeared relatively calm.

"This soul tool is amazing! Was that a scene from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that flashed by just now? I didn't expect their teaching buildings to be so big. No wonder Teacher Li had a fight with Boss Zhuang over the soul tool after the Soul Hunt, and even left the academy in a fit of anger," Hua Yao said with a look of surprise.

The Elder Zhuang she mentioned is the only Super Douluo of the Healing Department at Shrek Academy, with a strength of level 95, second only to the current number one Healing Department Soul Master in the world, the Healing Angel of Doctor Immortal Douluo Wang Xian'er.

The relationship between Elder Zhuang and Li Zhuangyun is a secret known to everyone at Shrek Academy: Li Zhuangyun is his illegitimate son, but was raised by his mother and suffered many hardships in his childhood. He was only brought to Elder Zhuang's side when he was almost an adult. Therefore, he doesn't have a strong sense of belonging to Shrek Academy.

As for where Li Zhuangyun, this promising healing-type Soul Douluo, went? Naturally, he ended up in someone's private territory in the Sun Moon Empire.

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, the power of soul tools is indeed infinitely mysterious, which makes me even more curious about Tian Xu's strength."

Hua Yao glanced at him, teasingly asking, "And you? Have you signed up yet?"

Gu Fan immediately shook his head vigorously: "I'll pass, I still have some self-awareness."

Hua Yao curled her lip. "You're good to be clear-headed. In my opinion, even the senior brother might not be able to beat him. You don't know, do you? I heard that when Tian Xu first entered the academy, the senior brother didn't gain the slightest advantage in his strongest area of ​​direct confrontation! Back then, he hadn't even obtained his sixth spirit ring yet. His strength now is only more unfathomable."

“No,” Gu Fan shook his head firmly, “You haven’t gone on missions with Senior Brother much, so you don’t know him well. As the leader of the four survivors of the incident involving the 100,000-year-old soul beast during the Inner Court Soul Hunting Operation, he received a long period of individual instruction from Elder Xuan. He is most skilled in combat, and it’s not just hand-to-hand combat as most people think.”

Hua Yao wanted to ask more questions, but Gu Fan's gaze suddenly turned to the center of the Soul Battle Zone, and he said in a deep voice, "Shh, it's about to begin."

In the arena, Kong Tianxu had already finished his brief exchange with Gong Changlong, who had come forward. Xiao Hongchen was once again miserably invited to the soul tool operation area at the edge of the arena, where he continued to maintain his soul power output with a bitter face, causing Meng Hongchen in the stands to facepalm in speechless exasperation.

Kong Tianxu ignored the noisy stands and stood quietly in the center of the field, waiting with his eyes closed.

"The first match of the exchange competition begins. Silence is required for both sides to maintain a quiet atmosphere. Anyone who makes noise will be punished according to school rules." Gong Changlong's stern voice echoed throughout the venue, barely managing to quell the somewhat chaotic situation.

Kong Tianxu's opponent was a young man who looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was handsome and tall, but he seemed quite nervous.

Winning against Kong Tianxu would immediately make him a hero of the academy, but losing would also make him a sinner! Especially as the first one to appear.

"Shrek Inner Court, Soul Emperor, Chu Qingtian." The somewhat nervous young man looked at Kong Tianxu and announced his name. At this moment, the entire arena gradually quieted down, and everyone stared intently at the Soul Battle Zone.

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Kong Tianxu." Kong Tianxu's answer was concise and indifferent, without even looking directly at his opponent.

Gong Changlong glanced at Kong Tianxu with some dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice, "Let me reiterate, this is just a friendly spar, intended for exchange. Both sides should try to avoid seriously injuring each other during the competition, and stop when the point is reached, so as to make friends through martial arts."

Kong Tianxu pondered the name Chu Qingtian, a playful smile curving his lips as he slowly nodded.

Chu Qingtian, on the other side, also quickly responded. At this moment, his tense emotions had calmed down a bit and gradually turned into excitement.

If I can defeat this guy from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in this first competition, hehe, will those delicate beauties in the inner courtyard still treat me with disdain? Maybe I can even gain direct access to their inner circle? Hehe.

Yesterday, the boundaries of the arena were clearly marked with white lines on the ground. The waiting areas at both ends are 100 meters apart, which is the most traditional and challenging distance between arenas for Soul Masters to demonstrate their comprehensive abilities.

Chu Qingtian turned and left. He felt as if the blood in his body was about to boil, and he was really impatient. He even showed off to the lower-grade students in the spectator area.

Kong Tianxu, however, was different. He simply backed away, a faint hint of disdain playing on his lips. Although this was just a friendly spar, he so carelessly exposed his back to his opponent, showing absolutely no vigilance.

Gong Changlong also noticed the same problem, cursed inwardly, and the moment both sides stepped into the waiting area, he immediately shouted: "The match begins."

Because Chu Qingtian had his back to Kong Tianxu, he immediately turned around in a panic when he heard the sudden start of the match, trying to confirm Kong Tianxu's movements and location.

It's almost human instinct, but that simple act of turning around and pausing to take another look wastes a full two seconds. No experienced Soul Master would let those two seconds slip by.

As expected, Kong Tianxu raised his hand.

Chu Qingtian seemed to have expected this, showing no panic in his eyes, but instead revealing a sly smile, casually smoothing the stray hairs on his forehead into a neat slicked-back hairstyle.

Shrek Academy has always valued practical combat the most, especially the inner court students. How could he possibly be that stupid?

Six spirit rings instantly rose from beneath his feet, and with a flash of light, Chu Qingtian suddenly burst forth like a cheetah that had been gathering its strength for a long time!

A faint shadow of brownish-yellow hair appeared on his body. Suddenly, the third purple millennium soul ring on his body shone brightly, and countless fine, intertwined blue lightning bolts crackled and exploded, swirling around his body and bursting forth.