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"Hey, big brother, he doesn't seem as useless as you said. Although he's only at three rings, he's far beyond the norm. His 1,000-year second ring and 10,000-year third ring allow him to completely keep up with a Soul King's movements, and his strength is enough to contend with a Soul King. His coordination with Ling Luochen is even better than ours as siblings," Meng Hongchen said.
Xiao Hongchen clenched his fist. "He's indeed good, but he's not my opponent. My only opponent is myself." He remained confident. He believed that if he faced Yuwen Tuo, he would definitely prevent him from unleashing that fierce blade art. However, he had to admit that this was only possible due to his Soul King level of Soul Power. If they were at the same rank, he feared he wouldn't be Yuwen Tuo's match.
Old Ma took a puff from his pipe. "It seems my previous judgment of him was biased. With that Soul Ring configuration alone, he is a top-tier monster, destined to belong to my Sun Moon Empire."
"Imperial Sister, whether you discarded such a child was right or wrong, we truly don't know," Xu Jiujiu and Xu Jiawei murmured. If they had known, they should have brought Yuwen Tuo back when he was a child.
If Sun Moon and Star Luo Empires were filled with shock and awe, then Dou Ling Empire was consumed by jealousy. Gu Zhu Jian was practically grinding his teeth to dust. How could a bastard child be so monstrous? Even the Dragon God Douluo, who was renowned across the continent back then, didn't have such a Soul Ring configuration.
Yuwen Tuo and Ling Luochen walked off the Soul Dueling Arena together. Xiao Xiao happily greeted them. "Tuo Tuo, Sister Luochen, you two are amazing! Fighting a Soul King is like playing a game."
On the other hand, Ma Xiaotao seemed a bit unhappy. "Ling Luochen, what's wrong with you? Why is your coordination with Yuwen Tuo so impeccable?" She had never considered Ling Luochen a love rival, because she knew that Ling Luochen had always regarded Yuwen Tuo as a younger brother, simply projecting her love for her deceased younger brother onto Yuwen Tuo. But the coordination between them today, even real siblings couldn't achieve it. Especially when they held hands, fingers intertwined, she felt like her heart was struck by a heavy hammer.
"He's my younger brother. I've known him for seven years. What's wrong with good coordination?" Ling Luochen retorted. With that, she ignored the pouting Ma Xiaotao and turned to leave.
However, in truth, her heart was also in turmoil at this moment. When Yuwen Tuo first arrived, he was just a tiny child. Every time he was bullied by Ma Xiaotao, he would be incredibly stubborn, refusing to back down even an inch, and showed no fear of Ma Xiaotao. Whether scolded or hit, he would always take it without a sound, his eyes firm and persistent. It was that stubbornness that ignited her suppressed sisterly affection, and she poured all her love for her deceased younger brother onto Yuwen Tuo.
But no matter what, Yuwen Tuo was not her biological younger brother. Just now, when Yuwen Tuo held her hand, and their powers mingled, one wielding a blade and the other a staff, she finally realized something: her younger brother seemed to have grown up.
"Haha, worthy of being my future brother, truly powerful!" Jiang Peng, captain of the Dian Emperor Academy, laughed heartily. Unlike the other three nations, completely detached from Yuwen Tuo's background, the Heaven Soul Empire, which had no prior connection with him, seemed the most delighted at this moment.
Beside him, Long Aotian and Wei Na also nodded. Long Aotian praised, "Very good. He's only using his fire element right now. If he uses his main Martial Soul, his performance will surely be even stronger." Wei Na, however, was a bit angry. "A child with such strong talent, Shrek actually wasted six years of his life. I can already imagine the Sect Master's rage when he learns that a child of our Body Sect has been so abused. The sect will probably experience an earthquake."
Just as she thought, the hidden location of the Body Sect was currently shaking.
"What?! The Body Martial Soul Sword Soul? A child of our Body Sect was actually wasted for six years by those bastards from Shrek?!" A brawny man roared furiously, his immense Soul Power causing the very ground to tremble. This man was the current Sect Master of the Body Sect, Du Busi.
Yu Tao returned at the fastest possible speed, delivering Yuwen Tuo's intelligence to him.
"Sect Master, according to Yuwen Tuo's message, he doesn't want us to seize him from Shrek Academy because Dragon God Douluo Mu En is rumored to still be alive. His intention is for us to openly take him away in the Star Luo Empire, in front of all academies across the continent. Shrek's biggest weakness is their hypocrisy. Shrek's ten thousand years of glory is what they are most unwilling to let go of," Yu Tao reported.
"Oh, that kid sees through things quite clearly! What are your thoughts, Sect Master?" Below the Sect Master's seat, there were ten other seats, each occupied by a person. The one at the head spoke, clearly very satisfied with Yuwen Tuo's intelligence. These were the ten elders of the Body Sect. Including Du Busi, the Sect Master, the Body Sect currently had eleven Title Douluo. It was with this vast power that they stood tall on the continent, becoming one of the three major powers alongside Sea God Pavilion and Mingde Hall.
However, unlike the Sea God Pavilion's elders, who were all Super Douluo above Rank 95, the Body Sect, apart from the Sect Master Du Busi, the Vice Sect Master and Chief Elder Golden Body Douluo Jin Peng, and a Second Elder, consisted of ordinary Title Douluo below Rank 95. This was also where the Body Sect fell short compared to the Sea God Pavilion.
"Old Jin, I don't care about all that. My Body Sect's rule is that all Body Martial Soul users are members of my Body Sect. As for that Huo Yuhao, I don't care if he's willing or not, I will bring him back. And Yuwen Tuo, needless to say, a future disciple of my sect has sought help from me, the Sect Master. How can I just sit by and do nothing?!" Du Busi suddenly stood up. "Old Jin, you'll come with me this time. We must reclaim the children of my Body Sect from those turtle eggs at Shrek."
"Understood!" The man named Old Jin stood up and replied. He was Jin Peng, his Martial Soul being the Body Martial Soul Torso. He was a Rank 96 Super Douluo, with a secondary awakening of his Body Martial Soul. From his title Golden Body Douluo, it was even possible he had reached the Golden rank, capable of fighting a Rank 97 Title Douluo without falling behind.
The two strongest individuals of the Body Sect immediately set off. Decisiveness was also a major characteristic of the Body Sect.
At this moment, in the Star Luo Empire, on the Soul Dueling Arena.
The second match had already begun. This time facing the second Soul King of Zhengtian Academy was no longer Xiao Xiao. Zhou Yi directly sent out her trump card, Ma Xiaotao. This was something Zhou Yi had decided long ago. From the moment Yuwen Tuo voluntarily agreed to participate yesterday, she had been planning this. With Yuwen Tuo and Ling Luochen, one with Soul King level combat power and the other a genuine Soul King, she could almost guarantee victory in the first match. So why drag it out to the third match, inviting unnecessary complications? It was better to let Ma Xiaotao decide the outcome directly in the second match. After all, a one-on-two fight was always simpler than a one-on-three.
This was also Ma Xiaotao's first appearance. When her two yellow, two purple, and three black — seven Soul Rings — were revealed, it immediately shocked everyone present.
"A Soul Saint!"
The teachers from various academies were all utterly astonished. In previous Soul Master tournaments, a Soul King was already considered an outstanding talent, and a Soul Emperor was exceedingly rare. When had a Soul Saint ever appeared? Shrek had hidden too deeply. Was this their true strength?
Zhengtian Academy's second participant was Tang Xiaolei, their weakest Soul King, a Rank 52 power-attack type Soul Master with the Purple Splendor Bow Martial Soul and Soul Rings of two yellow and three purple. Not only was his rank lower than Yu Mengdi's, but his Martial Soul quality was vastly inferior, even his Soul Ring configuration wasn't optimal. Such a Soul King was no match for Ma Xiaotao. In a single encounter, Tang Xiaolei and his teammate were sent flying by a single wing flap from Ma Xiaotao, utterly powerless to resist.