Chapter 141 Nine Treasures Starry Glass Tower
Ye Chen, who was in the Domain, carefully sensed it and found that he was not attacked or suppressed, and the aura on Ning Rongrong's body did not increase.
This meant that Ning Rongrong's Domain was not a combat or suppression type Domain, but rather similar to his Pure Nether Domain, belonging to a support system Domain, though it probably didn't have the effect of breaking other Domains.
Soon, Ning Rongrong opened her eyes.
"Rongrong, what changes have there been since your Spirit evolved?"
As soon as Ning Rongrong woke up, Ye Chen immediately stepped forward and asked.
"Hehe, Brother Chen, come and feel it. Nine Treasures Turn Out with Star Glaze, First: Power."
Ning Rongrong didn't answer directly. Her first spirit ring on her body flickered slightly, and she directly released her first Spirit Ability, Power Amplification, on Ye Chen.
Immediately, Ye Chen discovered that after Ning Rongrong's amplification, his strength had actually increased by more than 70%, reaching 75%.
Before this, Ning Rongrong, a Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor, could only amplify a teammate's attributes by 50%. Now, the amplification effect had actually increased by half.
"Rongrong, your Spirit Ability effect has become stronger?"
Ye Chen said with a surprised look.
One must know that Ning Rongrong's amplification degree was already very powerful, and now it had increased again, which was simply not giving other support system Spirit Masters a way to live.
"Mm-hmm, originally each amplified attribute could only be amplified by a minimum of 10%, and for every major rank increase, the effect would increase by 10%. Now that the Spirit has transformed, it can amplify by a minimum of 15%, and for each additional ring, it increases by 15%. The amplification effect has increased by a full half."
Ning Rongrong said excitedly.
One must know that her father, Ning Fengzhi, is currently an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo. Without counting his eighth Spirit Ability, the effect of various attribute amplifications is only 90%. But if she advances to a Five-Ring Soul King, her attribute amplification degree can reach as much as 90%.
Ning Rongrong decided that she would definitely take the title of 'Continent's Strongest support system Spirit Master' from her father at that time!
It can be said that the evolved new Spirit, let alone the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, can even crush the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit.
"Not bad, not bad. In the future, my Rongrong will definitely be the strongest support on the continent! Oh, right, Rongrong, give your Spirit a new name."
"It's called the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! Actually, not only have the Spirit Abilities changed, but even the incantation has been modified."
Listening to Ning Rongrong say this, Ye Chen only then noticed that when Ning Rongrong used to cast buffs, she would chant 'Nine Treasures Turn Out with Glaze,' but now she chants 'Nine Treasures Turn Out with Star Glaze.'
"Rongrong, it seems that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, besides being related to gems, is also related to the sun, moon, and stars. No wonder my father-in-law's Spirit was able to evolve into an Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda back then."
Looking at the sun, moon, and star brilliance emanating from Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, Ye Chen recalled that he had sent Ning Fengzhi an immature star luo spiritual pearl, which still caused his Spirit to evolve.
And the star luo spiritual pearl, an Immortal Herb, can absorb the essence of the stars and moon to enhance itself, and is closely related to the sun, moon, and stars.
If it weren't for that star luo spiritual pearl being immature back then, Ye Chen estimated that after Ning Fengzhi consumed it, he should have been able to truly break the Spirit's limitations and elevate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Even if it didn't evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda due to consuming different types of Immortal Herbs, it would definitely be a variant Spirit of the same caliber as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
It definitely wouldn't be like now, stuck at the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, neither up nor down.
Of course, even knowing it wouldn't make much sense.
After all, Immortal Herbs take a long time to mature. Ning Fengzhi definitely wouldn't be able to wait for that star luo spiritual pearl to mature; he would surely have passed away long ago.
"Oh, right, Rongrong, what's the effect of your Domain?"
Ye Chen was very curious about the specific effect of Ning Rongrong's Domain.
"My Nine-Colored Domain can reduce spirit power consumption by 50% when I release Spirit Abilities."
"Reduce spirit power consumption by half?"
Ye Chen raised his eyebrows, not expecting Ning Rongrong's Domain effect to be similar to that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, both reducing spirit power consumption by half.
However, this does not mean that Ning Rongrong will be able to cast buffs without consuming spirit power after activating her Martial Soul True Body and using the Nine-Colored Domain. Instead, when the two are superimposed, the spirit power consumption of Spirit Abilities will be reduced to 25%.
The role of the Nine-Colored Domain is still very significant. After all, now that Ning Rongrong's amplification attribute effect has increased, according to the law of conservation of energy, the spirit power consumption when using amplification Spirit Abilities will naturally also increase.
If there wasn't the Nine-Colored Domain's effect of halving spirit power consumption, Ning Rongrong's amplification endurance would be greatly reduced.
"Since Rongrong's Spirit has evolved, Zhuqing, it's your turn next."
With that, Ye Chen directly bought two Spirit Upgrade Cards from the System Shop.
Originally, Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Civet Spirit was only of high quality. After consuming the Immortal Herb: youming immortal zhi, the Hell Civet Spirit evolved into a top-tier Spirit.
This situation was similar to Ye Chen's; it was still far from divine quality, and one Spirit Upgrade Card would definitely not be enough, so Ye Chen directly bought two.
Nodding slightly, Zhu Zhuqing took the Spirit Upgrade Card, released her Spirit, and integrated the first Spirit Upgrade Card into her Hell Civet Spirit.
Instantly, the Hell Civet Spirit emitted a dark glow, enveloping Zhu Zhuqing's entire body.
"Tsk tsk~, why do I feel like Zhuqing has turned into a legendary succubus?"
Looking at the dark light on Zhu Zhuqing's body, Ning Rongrong, who had loved reading all sorts of strange novels since childhood, immediately smacked her lips.
"Mm-hmm, the legendary succubus wears leather, has a tail, and a hot figure. If she had a leather whip, she'd be even more like one."
Ye Chen said with a look of approval.
"Uh, is there? Isn't there only an exhausted ox?"
Ning Rongrong said with a bewildered expression.
..., Rongrong, you know too much!"
Ye Chen glared at Ning Rongrong with a dark expression.
Just kidding, would he get exhausted to death? Impossible!
"Hmph~"
Ning Rongrong pouted disdainfully.
Half an hour later, as Ye Chen expected, the dark light on Zhu Zhuqing's body gradually dissipated, and the Hell Civet Spirit failed to cross the threshold of divine quality, failing to advance.
However, this Spirit Upgrade Card was not without effect. Ye Chen could notice that his Da Mao Mi's Hell Civet had become more vivid and spiritual.Chapter 142 The world is in decline and people's hearts are no longer the same
"Brother Chen, I didn't succeed~" Zhu Zhuqing said to Ye Chen, a little embarrassed.
Although she wasn't sure how expensive the Spirit Upgrade Card was, she knew that it was definitely a treasure on the same level as a 100,000-year Spirit Bone.
"It's okay. Besides Rongrong, Xiao Wu and I both used two cards before successfully evolving. I'm sure you'll succeed on your second try!" Ye Chen comforted her. Zhu Zhuqing's first failure was within his expectations, as her foundation was, after all, a bit lacking.
"Oh~" Zhu Zhuqing nodded and began to use the second Spirit Upgrade Card.
A familiar scene appeared as Zhu Zhuqing's body was once again enveloped in a dark glow.
"Brother Chen, where did these cards that can evolve Spirit come from?" Ning Rongrong quietly asked Ye Chen.
If she could understand the Immortal Herb, Qiluo Tulip, that allowed her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit to evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, then she completely couldn't understand this Spirit Upgrade Card.
This included the spirit ring Year Enhancement Card given earlier; it completely transcended the scope of Spirit Master.
The Qiluo Tulip is a plant, clearly grown naturally.
But this Spirit Upgrade Card and the previous spirit ring Year Enhancement Card could absolutely not be naturally produced; they were clearly man-made.
"I bought them with gold coin," Ye Chen said indifferently.
"Hmph~" Ning Rongrong pouted, not believing Ye Chen's nonsense at all. Did he really think she was a three-year-old child?
She admitted that gold coin were good things. Although it was impossible to do without gold coin, they weren't omnipotent!
Even if you had money, where could you buy treasures that could improve Spirit quality?
If they could really be bought, her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would have changed its name to Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School long ago. In terms of gold coin, no force on the continent could compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Although Spirit Hall and the Two Great Empires' financial income might be more than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's, these three forces had numerous members, and their daily expenses would definitely leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School far behind. In terms of per capita income, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was definitely more than one level stronger.
Relying on the treasure-hunting ability of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, nine out of ten of the large and small mines within the Heaven Dou Empire belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Being as rich as an Empire was not an exaggeration.
"Tsk tsk~, in this day and age, no one even believes the truth anymore! The world is in decline, and people's hearts are not what they used to be!" Ye Chen shook his head helplessly.
He really hadn't lied to Ning Rongrong about this; these things were indeed bought with gold coin.
"By the way, Rongrong, has my father-in-law prepared Spirit Bone for you?" Ye Chen had plans for all his girls. In the future, their spirit ring and Spirit Bone must be raised to 100,000 years.
For spirit ring, they could just follow the steps, but for Spirit Bone, relying on Spirit Bone that coincidentally dropped from attaching spirit ring would definitely not complete a set, so they would have to search for more.
Even with the Creation Body Tempering Art, Ye Chen estimated that to hunt a 100,000-year Spirit Beast and attach a 100,000-year spirit ring, it would probably require reaching the eighth and ninth spirit ring to withstand it.
However, if a few 100,000-year Spirit Bone were attached in advance, it might be possible to attach a 100,000-year spirit ring by the seventh spirit ring.
Xiao Wu didn't need to hunt Spirit Beast; all six of her Spirit Bone would need to be found separately.
It was almost impossible to find a 100,000-year Spirit Beast that perfectly matched Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit. So, for her Spirit Bone, once Ye Chen's strength was sufficient, he would simply ask the Dai Family of the Star Luo Empire's royal family and the Zhu Family. If they refused, he would take them by force.
As for Ning Rongrong, Ning Fengzhi loved his daughter so much that he likely had preparations long ago.
"After my Spirit awakened, Father prepared a set of 10,000-year Spirit Bone for me, excluding the torso and head. However, because Spirit Bone are precious, and to prevent others from coveting them, Father didn't let me refine them." The chances of torso Spirit Bone and head Spirit Bone dropping were much lower than limb Spirit Bone. Even a wealthy man like Ning Fengzhi couldn't get his hands on them.
"I see~, Rongrong, if you want to refine Spirit Bone, you can only refine a maximum of three, leaving three Spirit Bone slots." After a moment of thought, Ye Chen had a plan.
Before Ning Rongrong's spirit power level reached seven rings, Ye Chen planned to have her refine three Spirit Bone and raise these three Spirit Bone to 100,000 years.
This way, with the added bonuses of the Creation Body Tempering Art and the Creation Soul Forging Art, Ning Rongrong would have the capital to absorb a 100,000-year spirit ring.
Spirit Beast suitable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit were still relatively widespread, and it was likely similar for the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit.
100,000-year Spirit Beast were hard to find on the continent, but there were plenty in the vast ocean. The ocean even had the million-year Deep Sea Demon Whale King, so with a bit more effort, 100,000-year Sea Soul Beast could definitely be found.
If it weren't for the very low compatibility between Sea Soul Beast and cat-type and rabbit-type Spirit, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing could also attach 100,000-year spirit ring starting from their seventh ring.
"Leave three Spirit Bone slots?" Ning Rongrong was a little confused.
"Yes, just do as I say. I'll take you to get three good Spirit Bone later." In Ye Chen's vision, Ning Rongrong would eventually have three 100,000-year Spirit Bone with single Soul Bone Skill and three 100,000-year Spirit Bone with double Soul Bone Skill. This would mean she would have nine 100,000-year Soul Bone Skill.
Even if Ning Rongrong was a support system Spirit Master, with nine 100,000-year Soul Bone Skill, she would definitely be able to easily defeat battle Spirit Master of the same level.
Perhaps in the future, Ning Rongrong would buff herself, then unleash a 100,000-year Soul Bone Skill to KO a Titled Douluo?
... Time gradually passed. Nearly an hour later, Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Civet Spirit's transformation entered its final stage.
Suddenly, a dark Domain erupted from Zhu Zhuqing's body.
Ye Chen, who was within the Domain, immediately felt that his strength seemed to be suppressed by 20%, while Zhu Zhuqing's aura surged significantly.
"Suppression and amplification type Domain?" Ye Chen raised his eyebrows. He hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing's Domain to be similar to the Slaughter God Domain, capable of suppressing the opponent's strength within the Domain and amplifying her own strength.
"Meow—" A meow sounded, and Zhu Zhuqing opened her eyes.
Ye Chen noticed that Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Civet Spirit hadn't changed much in size; it was still as small and delicate. However, its originally purple and black fur had completely turned black after the transformation.
No, it shouldn't be called black, but rather a dark hue. The brightness of the originally bright room had significantly decreased after Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit transformation was complete, as if absorbed by her Spirit.
Additionally, with Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit transformation, her spirit power level also increased by one, reaching level 48 Spirit Ancestor.
"Zhuqing, your kitty has changed quite a bit~" Seeing Zhu Zhuqing wake up, Ye Chen immediately pointed at Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit and said.Chapter 143 Dark Spirit Cat
"Hmm, I feel like it's much stronger than the previous Hell Civet Spirit," Zhu Zhuqing could sense that her divine-grade Spirit was far more powerful than her previous top-grade Spirit.
With her current strength, she was confident she could defeat two versions of her old self before the Spirit transformation.
"Zhuqing, I see your little kitty has changed from being unaligned to a dark attribute. It's a bit inappropriate to still call it Hell Civet, so let's give it a new name."
Don't be fooled by the 'Netherworld' in Hell Civet; this doesn't refer to an attribute but rather to its ghost-like, elusive speed. The Hell Civet Spirit was actually an unaligned agility-attack system Spirit Beast.
But after the transformation, Ye Chen clearly perceived that the Spirit now possessed a dark attribute.
The Douluo Continent has a concept of ultimate attributes, and he figured his Da Mao Mi's Spirit must have reached Ultimate Darkness. After all, a divine-grade Spirit should have that much prestige.
"How about Nether Cat Spirit?" Zhu Zhuqing pondered for a moment, then tilted her head and suggested.
"This is your exclusive Spirit, as long as you like it!"
Ye Chen didn't really care about the Spirit's name; as long as it was strong enough, that was all that mattered.
"After my Spirit transformed into Nether Cat Spirit, many of my Spirit Abilities changed, and all of them now carry the dark attribute."
Zhu Zhuqing began to explain the changes in her Spirit Abilities to Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong after her Spirit's transformation.
Her first Spirit Ability, Hell Rush Stab, had become Nether Rush Stab.
When it was originally a yellow 100-year spirit ring, activating Hell Rush Stab would instantly double Zhu Zhuqing's speed, allowing her to claw her opponent.
Later, after Ye Chen used a spirit ring Age Enhancement Card to upgrade it to a 1,000-year spirit ring, the attack method remained the same, but the instant speed increase rose to 120%.
Now, after her Spirit transformed into Nether Cat Spirit, the speed increase percentage became 150%, and the cat claw attack also improved significantly, now carrying dark attribute damage.
Her original second Spirit Ability, Hell Hundred Claws, allowed her to attack the same spot on an enemy over a hundred times in a very short period, with a slight piercing effect.
After her Spirit transformed into Nether Cat Spirit, her second Spirit Ability became Nether Claws.
The attack method of Nether Claws had changed; it was no longer a hundred-plus light scratches but a single-target attack with a 20% piercing effect.
Although the 20% piercing ratio might not seem high, this was only a 1,000-year spirit ring. When the age of her second spirit ring increased in the future, the piercing ratio would definitely rise.
Coupled with Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Bone Skill from the Netherworld Swift Cat Left Leg Bone, Netherworld Piercing, which provided a 30% piercing effect, Zhu Zhuqing could now ignore half of an opponent's defense when using her second Spirit Ability, regardless of how high their defense was.
Her original third Spirit Ability, Hell Decapitation, transformed into the current Nether Slash. The attack method remained unchanged, but its effect was significantly more powerful.
The previous Hell Decapitation had no piercing effect, but the current Nether Slash, like her second Spirit Ability, Nether Claws, now carried a 20% piercing effect.
Zhu Zhuqing's fourth Spirit Ability, Netherworld Shadow Clone, was obtained after hunting a 10,000-year Ghost Tiger. It allowed her to create clones equal to the number of her spirit rings. These clones were not merely illusions; they also possessed attack power and could use all Spirit Abilities except the fourth.
After the Spirit transformation, there wasn't much change; the effect was still clones, and the number remained the same. Only the name changed to Nether Shadow Clone, and it transformed from unaligned to a dark attribute.
"Zhuqing, does your Domain have any special effects?" After understanding the changes in Zhu Zhuqing's Spirit Abilities, Ye Chen inquired about the Domain's effects.
"Special effects? My Netherworld Domain can increase my strength by 20% and suppress the opponent's strength by 20% within the Domain.
Additionally, there's an ability called Dark Shadow Evasion. By consuming a certain amount of spirit power, I can Teleport freely within the Domain."
"Teleport freely?" Ye Chen's eyes widened. Was this Dark Shadow Evasion really that powerful?
One must know that the Domain's range was not small, and since Zhu Zhuqing was a Min-attack Soul Master with extremely fast speed, opponents would absolutely be unable to shake her off, assuming their levels were not too far apart.
Once the Netherworld Domain enveloped them, every time Zhu Zhuqing attacked or retreated, she could use Dark Shadow Evasion to Teleport. Wasn't this just openly bullying people?!
To be honest, even Ye Chen was a little envious of the Netherworld Domain's effects.
Space is king, time is supreme. Ye Chen deeply believed in this saying.
However, while the Netherworld Domain's effects were good, they still couldn't compare to Ye Chen's Qingjing Domain.
Not to mention the 50% Spirit Ability amplification of the Qingjing Domain, just its ability to forcefully break other Domains alone made Ye Chen's Qingjing Domain one of the strongest Domains.
After all, in this world, all super experts possessed Domains, such as Qian Daoliu, Poseidon, Tang Chen, Bibi Dong, and so on.
In Ye Chen's opinion, his Qingjing Domain came with a Domain-breaking effect, Xiao Wu's Taiyin Domain had a spirit power-dissolving effect, and Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Domain had Dark Shadow Evasion. All their effects were excellent.
However, Ning Rongrong's Nine-Colored Domain could only purely reduce spirit power by 50% and had no other special effects, making it quite inferior to the Domains of the other three.
Of course, as a support system Spirit Master, Ning Rongrong had a huge demand for spirit power, so the Nine-Colored Domain was quite fitting for her and couldn't be considered a useless Domain.
...
Two days later, the Shrek Team's urgently customized uniforms finally arrived at Shrek Academy.
The opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition was scheduled for tomorrow. Ye Chen had originally planned to go and rush them tonight, but he didn't expect them to be finished already.
"Not bad, not bad. Compared to the disgusting green uniforms given by Dean Flender, these uniforms are much better."
Ma Hongjun, wearing a black uniform, was admiring himself in the mirror, patting his big belly.
Ma Hongjun was originally a Fatty, but ever since Ye Chen gave him the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, he had lost a lot of weight, though he was still relatively plump.
Moreover, the Shrek Academy's food was much better than when they were in Soto City. Ma Hongjun's uncontrolled diet of large fish and meat every day gradually led to him expanding horizontally, showing signs of becoming the 'Evil Fire Grass Chicken' he once was, perhaps even worse.
"Fatty, you should go on a diet. The extra-large uniform we specially ordered almost couldn't cover your big belly!" Oscar pointed at Ma Hongjun's belly, a teasing look on his face.
"Little Ao, what the hell do you know! I'm muscular!"
As he spoke, Ma Hongjun patted his stomach, causing a slight ripple of flesh.
"Yes, yes, you're as muscular as a mountain! I'm genuinely worried about those Misses at the brothel; I hope you don't crush them." Oscar said with a look of disdain.Chapter 144 Talking about money hurts feelings!
In Oscar's opinion, since Fatty Ma Hongjun was so heavy, the Misses underneath him must have been uncomfortable, so he definitely had to charge a few extra gold coins each time.
"Damn it! Little Ao, are you itching for a beating?"
Ma Hongjun looked at Oscar with an unfriendly expression.
He might not be able to beat others, but Oscar, a Food-type Soul Master, well, he wasn't bragging, he could let Oscar use both hands and still win.
"Hmph~, Fatty, wait until you pay back the gold coins you owe me, then come talk to me!"
Oscar pouted disdainfully.
According to research, regular consumption of spirit power food made by Food-type Soul Masters can accelerate the speed of spirit power cultivation.
Times were different now; in the past, Shrek Academy had only a few students, but now Shrek Academy had many students, and quite a few of them came from wealthy families. Moreover, Oscar had learned to silently recite incantations when making Sausages, which made his Sausage business extremely popular.
Even though he had now advanced to a Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor and no longer received the monthly low-level Spirit Master subsidy from Spirit Hall, Oscar, the 'Sausage Prince,' had earned a good amount of gold coins by selling spirit power Sausages, and his life was quite comfortable.
He had achieved both strength and a flourishing career, only lacking a girl!
In contrast, Ma Hongjun, without the low-level Spirit Master subsidy from Spirit Hall, had no income. Coupled with his unchanged lecherous nature and his 'taste' now aligning with Dai Mubai's, his expenses were even greater than before. Therefore, Oscar, who had a little extra money in his pocket, naturally became Ma Hongjun's target.
Thus, after Ye Chen, Oscar became Ma Hongjun's second creditor.
"Ahem, well, Little Ao, we're good brothers, talking about this will hurt our feelings!"
Putting his arm around Oscar's shoulder, Ma Hongjun said enthusiastically, selectively forgetting his previous displeasure.
"That's right, talking about money hurts feelings, but talking about feelings hurts money!"
Oscar said faintly.
Ma Hongjun: "..."
Can't we just have fun anymore?
"Alright, you two stop bickering. I'll talk about the arrangements for the Competition!"
Listening to their conversation, Ye Chen was a bit speechless and immediately stopped them from continuing to quibble.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked at Ye Chen.
"The preliminary rounds are the simplest. As long as the opponents aren't too difficult, I, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing won't participate. Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, the three of you go."
Ye Chen said to the three.
"Thank you, Captain!"
Immediately, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan looked at Ye Chen with grateful eyes.
The three of them knew that with Ye Chen and Xiao Wu, two Six-Ring Spirit Emperors, leading their Shrek Team, victory was definitely assured.
But precisely because their Shrek Team was so strong, the three of them, being only Spirit Elders, basically had no chance to show their skills in the Competition.
The purpose of the Two Great Empires and Spirit Hall jointly organizing the Soul Master Competition was not just to save face, but to provide a stage for the younger generation of Spirit Masters on the continent to showcase themselves.
As long as they achieved good results in the Soul Master Competition, major powers would extend olive branches to them.
Now that Ye Chen had given them a chance to perform, it would definitely bring many benefits, and their treatment after joining a power in the future would certainly be more generous.
If all three were from major powers, this point could be ignored, but Jiang Zhu and the other two all came from ordinary backgrounds, so this was relatively important if they wanted to live comfortably in the future.
"Don't be so modest~"
Ye Chen waved his hand indifferently.
His arrangement wasn't to hide strength, but if Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan didn't participate in the preliminary rounds, they would have even less chance to play in the subsequent promotion rounds and finals.
Moreover, all three of them were already over 21 years old. The age of participating students in the Soul Master Competition must be 25 or below. Obviously, they would not have the opportunity to participate in the next Soul Master Competition. As the captain, Ye Chen naturally wanted to give the three some opportunities to perform.
So, when the opponents were not strong and their side could win steadily, Ye Chen decided to let the three of them replace himself, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
Fortunately, the Soul Master Competition had rules, allowing teams to know their opponents before the match began.
If they encountered a stronger Academy, such as Blazing Fire Academy, Thunder, Divine Wind, Heavenly Water, or Elephant Armored, then Zhu Zhuqing, who ranked third in strength, would play. Ye Chen and Xiao Wu would not make a move until the finals.
Otherwise, bullying 'children' whose spirit power level was below Five-Ring Soul King always felt a bit like taking advantage of the weak.
Although in terms of age, most participants were older than Ye Chen.
As for Xiao Wu, if you really talked about age, all the participants combined couldn't compare to her?
Actually, if it weren't for the three Spirit Bones as rewards for the champion team in this Soul Master Competition, Ye Chen would have been too lazy to participate.
Isn't it better to just hide and develop? Uh, it really isn't as good as Spirit Bones~.
Suddenly, Ye Chen thought of Canghui Academy.
He remembered that Canghui Academy, which had been unremarkable in previous years, seemed to have had a burst of power in the preliminary rounds of this Soul Master Competition?
Ye Chen remembered that the participating team from Canghui Academy this year seemed to have the Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique as their trump card. He had forgotten the specific name, but he remembered that this Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique was of the mental attribute.
Although the seven members of Canghui Academy were all Three-Ring Spirit Elders, relying on this Soul Skill Fusion Technique, they could definitely challenge opponents of a higher rank.
Two-person Spirit Fusion Skills could basically challenge opponents of a higher rank, such as Hell White Tiger and Dragon Snake Strike.
Three-person Spirit Fusion Skills could challenge opponents of nearly two ranks higher, such as Golden Holy Dragon.
Yu Xiaogang, a weakling Spirit Grandmaster at level 29, along with Flender and Liu Erlong, two Spirit Saints, could even exchange blows with Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo. This demonstrated the power of multi-person Spirit Fusion Skills.
It was just that Yu Xiaogang held them back; the Golden Holy Dragon's strength could only exchange blows with a bottom-tier Titled Douluo and could not defeat a Titled Douluo.
If Yu Xiaogang's strength could also reach the Spirit Saint level, then a Spirit Fusion Skill formed by three Spirit Saints would likely not be at the bottom among Titled Douluo.
And if it were a seven-person Spirit Fusion Skill, even if it didn't count as one rank per person, taking a half-off, it could at least challenge three ranks higher.
Fortunately, this was not a seven-person Spirit Fusion Skill, but merely a Soul Skill Fusion Technique, whose power was far inferior.
However, even so, relying solely on Ning Rongrong, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan, there was indeed a possibility of an unexpected defeat.
Mental Spirit Abilities were different from ordinary Spirit Abilities. If the injury was severe, the consequences would be unimaginable, and there was a high possibility of becoming an idiot. After thinking about it, Ye Chen decided to personally take action when the time came.Chapter 145: Not even worthy of being a licking dog
The next day, the opening ceremony of the All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Tian Dou Competition Zone, was officially held at the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena.
As the most grand event in the Spirit Master's world, the Soul Master Competition attracted not only the attention of Spirit Masters.
Whether imperial nobles or commoners, every resident of Heaven Dou City regarded the Soul Master Competition as a grand festival.
Although Spirit Masters had little to do with most people, it did not mean they did not yearn for them.
A month ago, tickets for the opening ceremony were already sold out. As the main venue for the Tian Dou Competition Zone, the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena had stopped all Spirit Douluo competitions a month ago for internal renovation.
At this time, the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena had already merged all the sub-Douhun Stages and the main Douhun Stage within the Great Spirit Arena into one gigantic competition venue.
Except for the VIP area which remained on the north side of the entire competition venue, the renovated Great Spirit Arena could accommodate 80,000 spectators at the same time.
In the coming period, except for the competitions in the four subordinate kingdoms and duchies, all preliminary rounds of the Tian Dou Competition Zone will be held here.
As the sun rose in the morning, spectators who had purchased tickets for the opening ceremony headed to the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena early.
And on the streets outside the Great Spirit Arena, it was also a sea of people. If the Heaven Dou officials had not dispatched a large number of city guards to maintain order, it is estimated that a large-scale stampede would have occurred.
Among them were young men and women in love, nobles preparing to recruit geniuses, and, well, rich women who could save a man twenty years of struggle.
After all, the participants in the Soul Master Competition were all under 25 years old, and due to their Spirits, most Spirit Masters' appearances were not bad. These wealthy women were naturally very eager for young fresh meat.
At this time, the Shrek Team, led by Dean Flender, Vice Dean Zhao Wuji, and Vice Dean and Shrek Team Leader Liu Erlong, headed towards the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena.
Although Liu Erlong's temper was a bit volatile and she was known as the 'Tyrannical Dragon Woman,' given that Flender and Zhao Wuji were both ugly and rough men, and no suitable alternative could be found, Liu Erlong volunteered to serve as the team leader.
"Wow! It's so lively!"
Xiao Wu, who loved to join in the fun, couldn't help but exclaim, looking around with a face full of novelty.
"Of course! This is the Soul Master Competition held once every five years, the biggest event on the continent. How could it not be lively?"
Ning Rongrong said to Xiao Wu beside her.
"What a pity~, in such a lively scene, Sister Xiao Wu is not the protagonist~"
Xiao Wu complained, then couldn't help but glance resentfully at Ye Chen. It was all this 'detestable' fellow's fault for not letting her participate in the preliminary rounds!
"Ahem, Xiao Wu, you are so strong. If you were to participate, wouldn't that be bullying? Just leave the competition to us!"
Ning Rongrong choked a bit, patting her chest, which was beginning to develop, as she spoke.
Don't look at Ning Rongrong as just a Level 45 support. Because she cultivated the Creation Body Tempering Art, and her spirit ring configuration far surpassed Spirit Masters of the same level, her fair fists, when swung, were not to be underestimated.
Plus, she could use her Spirit Ability to enhance her own various attributes. Even if she lacked practical combat experience and generally couldn't defeat a four-ring Spirit Ancestor, a three-ring Spirit Elder should not be difficult for her.
Hmm, a three-ring Spirit Elder in the Soul Master Competition is just there to make up the numbers?
"Exactly, exactly! Xiao Wu, you are so powerful, you are our Shrek Team's trump card and cannot be exposed too early!"
Meeting Xiao Wu's resentful gaze, Ye Chen said with a forced smile.
Just then, a group of Misses wearing sky-blue team uniforms walked over and, along with the Shrek group, headed towards the Tiandou Great Spirit Arena.
"Holy cow~, are these the Misses from Tianshui Academy? Their quality is indeed quite impressive."
As soon as he saw the short skirts and stockings of these Misses, Ma Hongjun's gaze was immediately firmly drawn.
"Fatty, can't you be less lewd? You're making our Shrek Academy lose face!"
Oscar poked Ma Hongjun with his elbow, who was almost drooling with desire.
"Ahem~, I couldn't help it, couldn't help it!"
Ma Hongjun said awkwardly.
"In such a public place, pay attention to your image. Don't embarrass everyone!"
"Little Ao, do you believe in love at first sight? I didn't use to, but now I do."
Ma Hongjun said dreamily.
"Fatty, you call this love at first sight? Isn't it just lust at first sight?"
Ye Chen couldn't help but say.
Although Ma Hongjun's evil fire had been resolved, his lustful nature had not changed at all.
Actually, it was also Ye Chen's fault. He had lent Ma Hongjun a lot of gold coins, allowing Ma Hongjun to experience the taste of high-quality Misses.
Now, Ma Hongjun, having tasted the forbidden fruit, no longer had the threat of evil fire and didn't have to worry about an early death. His frequency of seeking out Misses was actually much higher than before, even comparable to Dai Mubai's.
"Brother Chen, what you're saying is so harsh!"
Love at first sight and lust at first sight, while meaning the same thing, are not the same when spoken.
"Fatty, there are so many beautiful Misses from Tianshui Academy. Which one caught your eye?"
Apparently, Oscar was also a visual animal, extremely envious.
"It's that Miss leading them, she's amazing!"
Ma Hongjun said with a lewd expression.
"The one leading them? Fatty, I advise you to forget it. With your scumbag personality, you're not even worthy of being a simp!"
The one leading Tianshui Academy was naturally Shui Binger, who possessed the Ice Phoenix Spirit.
In terms of talent, Ma Hongjun might be worthy of being Shui Binger's simp. If Ma Hongjun's character were excellent and he wasn't so fat, there might even be some hope.
Unfortunately, Ma Hongjun was a 'thousand-man slayer' comparable to Dai Mubai. A proud daughter of heaven like Shui Binger would absolutely not look down on a scumbag like Ma Hongjun.
At least, the current Ma Hongjun didn't even have the qualifications to be Shui Binger's simp.
"Brother Chen, if you weren't so blunt, we'd still be good brothers!"
His fantasy shattered, suffering critical damage, Ma Hongjun said with a resentful look.
"Go away, go away, Fatty, who's brothers with you? Don't lead Brother Chen astray!"
Before Ye Chen could continue speaking, 'protecting her husband' Ning Rongrong immediately retorted, her face filled with vigilance.
Ning Rongrong felt that her Brother Chen couldn't be like Ma Hongjun, picking up all sorts of bad habits.
"Hmm, Rongrong is right! Fatty, stay away from me."
Ye Chen said with approval. Such a scumbag, he, Xiao Chen, disdained to associate with him.
"Tsk tsk~, do you need me to lead you astray?"
Ma Hongjun winked at Ye Chen, implying that since he had three girlfriends, they were in the same boat.