dmims Chapter 192 The First Soul Ring in Ten Thousand Years
Chapter 192 The First Soul Ring in Ten Thousand Years
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 often overlooked. But in reality, this was just the most basic preliminary step in his plan; what he truly 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 ground. 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 with a healing ability at Shrek Academy, possessing a strength of level 95, second only to the current number one healing-type 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, a hint of teasing in her voice, and asked, "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 smart enough. In my opinion, even the senior brother might not be able to beat him. You don't know, do you? I heard that when Tianxu 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 who encountered 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 Fighting 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 their best to avoid seriously injuring each other during the match, 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 burst forth, swirling around his body.
In the instant the lightning flashed and intertwined, Chu Qingtian's figure mysteriously vanished, as if he had merged into one with the thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts.
Chu Qingtian, the Thunderous Leopard, possesses the Thunderous Leopard Martial Soul. Unlike typical Soul Masters who possess lightning abilities, his lightning is not used for attack, but rather for speed enhancement.
In a way, it's somewhat similar to Kong Tianxu's Mad Demon Lightning Flash, which allows him to transform into lightning and instantly boost his speed to the extreme.
However, compared to the Thunderous Leopard, a sky thunder overlord, the Thunderous Leopard's bloodline level is ultimately inferior, lacking its world-destroying and violent destructive power.
But in terms of speed, don't underestimate Chu Qingtian just because he has only recently become a Soul Emperor. In Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, there are very few people who can outrun him.
However, it was precisely because of his soul skill power, which was extremely similar to Kong Tianxu's, and the fact that they were both sixth-ring lightning ability controllers, that his tragedy was destined.
In the blink of an eye, the countless tiny sparks of electricity that Chu Qingtian had transformed into had crossed a hundred meters and approached Kong Tianxu.
What's even more dazzling is that the electric sparks sometimes condensed and sometimes split during the sprint, turning into several afterimages of lightning that were hard to distinguish from the real ones. They rushed towards Kong Tianxu from different directions at the same time, sealing off all his space to dodge.
Kong Tianxu's purple eyes were moving left and right at an extremely high frequency, as if trying to discern which one was Chu Qingtian's true form.
Suddenly, he took a step!
But at that moment, a large bolt of lightning suddenly trembled, and the electric light suddenly solidified, revealing half of Chu Qingtian's body. His right arm was raised high, and the black light of his sixth soul ring surged, revealing a sharp wind and thunder blade.
Hmph, trying to escape?
Sixth Soul Skill: Lightning Whirlwind Slash!
He could almost see the panicked look on his opponent's face.
However, faced with this sudden and unexpected attack, Kong Tianxu didn't even lift his eyelids.
He simply took a step forward and then waved downwards.
Is he going to take the Soul Emperor's sixth Soul Skill head-on?
Even though she knew that Kong Tianxu's physical strength had reached an abnormal level, Zhang Lexuan still couldn't help but take a step forward, her worry written all over her face.
At this moment, almost all the thousands of teachers and students from Shrek Academy had the same question in their minds.
There were no shining spirit rings, and no surging spirit power.
But the next moment, something so bizarre it sent chills down your spine happened—
The fierce bolt of lightning was struck hard by an invisible giant slap like a fly, and slammed straight down to the ground without any resistance!
"boom--!"
A muffled thud was heard, and a small cloud of dust rose.
The lightning dissipated, revealing Chu Qingtian's limp figure. It seemed the blow hadn't completely knocked him down; he twitched slightly before sprawling out, his face still bearing the sharpness of his killing move and a hint of impending success.
The spot where he lay down was the very spot where Kong Tianxu had been standing.
Kong Tianxu waved his hand as if he had just swatted a mosquito, "Next."
Sold out instantly!
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
These three casually uttered words were like an invisible slap in the face to all the Shrek Academy students watching the battle. The speed and tactics Chu Qingtian had just displayed had already left many inner court disciples in awe, yet they were utterly defeated with a single, casual wave of his hand?
The entire sparring match lasted only three or four seconds from start to finish. It seemed that Kong Tianxu did nothing at all; he simply took two steps, waved his hand, and then won. There wasn't even any dazzling display of his martial spirit, and the audience couldn't even clearly perceive the fluctuations of his soul power.
But he won! He won so cleanly and decisively.
Was this game really won easily?
Because the difference in martial spirits is too great, it's that simple.
As the referee on the field, and also a titled Douluo, Gong Changlong saw it most clearly: in the last moment, the lightning element on Chu Qingtian's body was completely chaotic, and the sudden change in the direction of the lightning caused him to crash.
Most of the power of the sixth soul skill hit the ground, while a small portion was reflected back onto himself. What kind of abnormal suppression was this?
Gong Changlong didn't ask Kong Tianxu if he needed to rest. He hadn't even sensed any fluctuations in soul power just now, so it would be strange if he needed to rest.
At his signal, the second contestant to participate in the exchange competition soon appeared.
We're old acquaintances.
In the waiting area, a figure strode out; it was Beibei.
His face was tense, and his expectant yet apprehensive gaze first instinctively drifted towards Zhang Lexuan's position on the podium. However, all he received was Zhang Lexuan calmly looking away, focusing intently on Kong Tianxu's profile.
Things that were once taken for granted suddenly changed, and a surge of anger mixed with disappointment and resentment rushed to Bei Bei's head. He abruptly turned his head, staring intently at Kong Tianxu in the arena, his eyes devoid of any hesitation or complexity, only burning with fierce fighting spirit!
"Shrek Inner Court, Soul King Bei Bei, please enlighten me!" His voice was deep, yet it clearly resonated throughout the entire venue.
"Beibei? Isn't he the Soul King? How come—" A faint voice of doubt rose from the stands.
According to the announcement, there are no cultivation level restrictions for applicants, but since Kong Tianxu is a Soul Emperor, his opponents should generally be Soul Emperors or above.
Ignoring the noise from the outside world, at Gong Changlong's command, he and Kong Tianxu charged at each other simultaneously, and a deep dragon roar immediately rang out, gradually becoming louder.
The blue-purple lightning swirling around his body rapidly transformed into a dazzling gold, and the thick dragon scales on his body became noticeably translucent, as if his entire body were covered in a layer of pure golden crystal. A dense and pure aura of light continued to rise.
Five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—rose up, a standard five-ring spirit king configuration. However, the aura emanating from him surpassed even that of Chu Qingtian before.
Right from the start, Bei Bei unleashed his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Transformation. He knew perfectly well that he might only have one chance to strike against Kong Tianxu.
However, just as his fifth spirit ring lit up...
"roar"
An ancient dragon's roar, seemingly originating from the beginning of time, resounded throughout the entire Soul Fighting Zone without warning!
A dazzling silver light suddenly surged forth from Kong Tianxu's body. Behind him, an incomparably divine silver dragon phantom gracefully swam, its scales exquisite and beautiful, exuding a cold metallic texture and supreme majesty as if they were tangible.
However, besides the even stronger bloodline pressure than he remembered, what suffocated Bei Bei even more was the six spirit rings slowly rising beneath his feet—
Purple! Purple! Red! Black! Black! Red!