"Do you know who gave you your ten thousand year soul ring and the meteorite sword in your hand?" Xu Tianran asked Ji Juechen in front of him.
Ji Juechen's face was as hard as a brick. Apart from lowering his head, he did not show much awe as he should have when facing the emperor.
He said, "It was given by the Imperial Academy. I heard that the Imperial Academy is funded by Your Majesty, so it's almost like a gift from you, the Emperor."
Xu Tianran nodded, it wasn't hopeless yet.
"Are you willing to fight hard for the Royal Academy in the competition?"
Ji Juechen's eyes finally gleamed, and he nodded without hesitation, "I am willing. As long as I can play, I will win every battle."
Xu Tianran's eyes were filled with scrutiny. "I believe you will do your best, but I think the second half of your words are just bragging. You are just a Soul King who has just obtained a soul ring. There are many younger and more outstanding talents in the competition who are higher in level than you."
Ji Juechen pondered for a moment, "Soul power is not the final factor that determines combat effectiveness. Combat is not just about realm. I have great confidence in my sword. No one among my peers can stop me, except Ma Rulong."
"But I don't deny that there are many geniuses in this world. If someone can beat me, I will practice harder and eventually beat him."
This is exactly what Xu Tianran wanted.
To deal with this kind of martial arts idiot, if you want to tie him down to your side, you have to find his pain points.
"You are almost twenty years old this year, and I have just turned twenty this year, but I feel that your sword can't even touch the edge of my clothes."
Ji Juechen's brick-like face showed a frown, followed by a strong expression of dissatisfaction.
He: "You are the emperor. I cannot attack you without authorization, but that does not mean you can humiliate me at will..."
Xu Tianran simply threw a wooden sword over and said something to the dark corner. A figure that merged with his shadow suddenly appeared, and the shadow enveloped and isolated the entire lounge.
That was his most profound guard, Shadow Douluo, Xuechen; an absolutely loyal minister trained by the royal family, who held no position but was only responsible for personal protection. In his previous life, he had blocked many attacks from the original Douluo Du Bu Si for him. His loyalty had withstood the test, and he was one of the first Titled Douluo to obtain the Immortal Grass. Now he has been promoted to Super Douluo, even earlier than Kong Deming, who was simultaneously striving for the Super Douluo realm and the tenth-level Soul Instructor realm.
After being blocked by Shadow Douluo, the entire lounge seemed to be isolated from the outside world.
Xu Tianran said directly, "I'll give you a wooden sword to spare you the suspicion of assassinating me. I won't use my martial spirit, and you won't use your iron sword. Within ten breaths, if you can touch the edge of my clothes, I'll take back my words and apologize. If you can't, you'll be my bodyguard for ten years. During that time, if you can challenge and defeat me, you'll be free."
This statement is quite unfair, Xu Tianran took full advantage.
However, Ji Juechen didn't hesitate at all and immediately picked up the wooden sword, "I won't hold back, Emperor, please be careful."
He drew his sword immediately after he finished speaking. A thin layer of light green sword energy covered the tip of the sword, which cut through the air fiercely, forcing out a whistling sound of strong wind.
He stood up and thrust out a sword, stabbing at the emperor's left sleeve. The sword was so powerful that it instantly shattered the long table in front of the emperor. The sword energy crisscrossed, even the shadow douluo who was hiding in the dark was shocked.
This kid actually has his own soul skills.
Can he create his own soul skills at such a young age?
It is so rare to create a soul skill by oneself that even as a Super Douluo, he has not been able to do it. It not only requires an extremely rare opportunity, but also requires the soul power and mental power to be balanced and integrated. Shadow Douluo dares to be sure that not only him, but among the entire Douluo Continent, there is hardly one who can create a soul skill among a hundred Titled Douluo.
This kid just became a Soul King, yet he has already comprehended his own soul skills. No wonder the emperor had to personally take action to win him over.
The emperor's move was brilliant, but he began to worry about the emperor.
Xu Tianran was still sitting in his chair, facing the sword called 'Dragon Slashing' that could cut through mountains, and he was as still as a mountain.
Ji Juechen's talent is indeed outstanding, otherwise he would not have been spotted and abducted by Huo Yuhao.
But to say that it would cause him to fail would be an underestimation of him.
There is a gap of two realms in soul power, not to mention the bonus of a hundred thousand year soul ring. Do you really think it's just a vase decoration?
Xu Tianran gently extended two fingers.
There was a crisp metallic sound, as if two fingers of gold and iron were firmly clamped on the tip of Ji Juechen's sword.
The wooden sword blessed by sword energy is no longer a wooden sword, it is comparable to real fine steel, but Xu Tianran dares to catch it with his hands, he has his confidence.
He has an indestructible body.
With such a great soul power, how could he be afraid of the sword energy of a mere Soul King.
As for the so-called sword intent, as long as one's own soul power is strong enough, it is just like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Xu Tianran bent his index and middle fingers, tightened his fingertips and exerted force. The powerful and domineering soul power from the Purple Brilliant Sky-Destroying Dragon instantly overwhelmed Ji Juechen's pale green sword energy. The power from the martial soul of the ancestor of the sub-dragon was so strong that it crushed the sword energy into pieces.
With a bang, the wooden sword exploded, and a surge of soul power overflowed, causing Ji Juechen to stagger and fall to the ground.
The latter quickly got up, his face full of disbelief and incredulity. He seemed to be wrestling with a mountain, unable to move it at all, not to mention that even his sword was broken... His palms couldn't stop shaking, and he stared in deep thought.
How could the emperor's soul power be so strong?
It made him feel like a foolish child chopping a mountain with a dagger.
With one move, the emperor crushed the sword in his hand...
Starting this year, he no longer challenged his peers in the academy, but challenged the sixth-level soul masters of Mingde Hall who were more than ten years older than him. Although most of them were unwilling to pay attention to him, a few of them accepted the challenge privately, but they were all defeated by him cleanly and neatly, and then fled in disgrace.
He had thought that there were no more peers in the Sun-Moon Empire worthy of his attack, but he never expected that he couldn't even withstand a single move from a truly powerful person?!
Faced with such a gap, Ji Juechen's sword heart plummeted from the mountainside to the bottom of the valley.
Xu Tianran looked calm and relaxed, as if he was in a calm and relaxed state.
He stretched his hand under the table and shook it twice to get rid of the pain.
"From today on, you are a royal guard. You do not need to enter the palace at this time. You will continue to study in the academy. The Royal Academy will only become stronger and stronger. There will be many rivals for you. You must train them hard for me, and also hone yourself."
"Always remember, the Sun-Moon Empire is your homeland, you must not betray it."
"Go out and call that Miss Ye Guyi in."
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Ji Juechen walked away with a numb expression, but after a while, the wooden door of the lounge opened from the outside and a beautiful and slim figure walked in.
The visitor had smooth golden hair tied up in a bun, and wore a yellow and white tight-fitting thin armor. He looked both heroic and gentle.
Even Xu Tianran, who had seen many beautiful women, had to admit at first sight that this woman was unique and outstanding in appearance.
Leaf bone clothes.
She was originally a talent cultivated by the Sun-Moon Empire. She was not strictly a citizen of the Sun-Moon Empire, but the academies she attended since childhood were the empire's junior and intermediate academies. In her previous life, she was taken away by the Ordinary Alliance for training, and in this life, through his intervention, she came to the Royal Academy.
Apparently due to lack of money, she participated in an underground soul guide competition in Mingdu, and was finally abducted to Shrek City because of Huo Yuhao.
Xu Tianran could even tolerate Ji Juechen, so he would naturally not do anything to her. On the contrary, Xu Tianran was very optimistic about her soul guide potential, her martial soul comparable to the ultimate, and her blood connection with the Destroyed Spirit Hall.
It will become one of his biggest trump cards in the future.
In the face of force majeure, some measures should be prepared from now on.
He heard that the previous generation of angel god Qian Renxue died because of Tang San?
What if the previous angel god could return...