Peerless: Gu Master Transforms Douluo.

"what!?"

Nan Qiuqiu's face was filled with shock, and her eyes were completely glazed over.

"Mom, are you just going to sell me off like this?"

Nan Shuishui choked for a moment, then couldn't help but roll her eyes and said irritably, "Silly girl, what's this about selling or not selling? You're not a commodity."

"A transaction is a transaction, one thing at a time. Didn't you want to join the Spirit Pagoda before? Now that we're actually asking you to go, you're not happy about it?"

"But……"

Nan Qiuqiu hesitated for a moment, then finally stammered, "Is it really necessary to send me away so soon? You're all heading back tomorrow and you want me to go straight to the Spirit Pagoda? Isn't that a bit hasty?"

To be honest, when her mother initially agreed to let her join the Spirit Pagoda, Nan Qiuqiu felt relieved and extremely happy.

My mother's response was surprising.

The first thing he said was that I should report to Yuhao tomorrow.

Then I go?
This progress is way too fast!
They're still playing a match, why are you going over there?

It would be hard for anyone else to accept this.

It's like having more than half of your vacation left, and then suddenly finding out that your mom has signed you up for a tutoring class and you have to go there tomorrow. Wouldn't that make you sit up in shock even if you're on your deathbed?

In short, it's hard to accept.

Nan Qiuqiu pouted and hugged her mother's arm, acting coquettishly as she curiously inquired about the specifics of the transaction.

If she didn't know her mother's character, she would have almost suspected that her mother had secretly made some kind of deal with Huo Yuhao.

Otherwise, this change in attitude is too strange, isn't it?
Or did Yuhao catch the Earth Dragon Sect doing something wrong in private?
Nan Qiuqiu belatedly realized the connection. Since ancient times, even heroes have found it hard to resist the charms of beautiful women. With so many beautiful women around him, what if Yuhao only invited her because he was attracted to her mother's beauty, and then used the opportunity to threaten her…

Just as Nan Qiuqiu was lost in thought, Nan Shuishui couldn't help but sigh, and then earnestly explained to her daughter.

First, let's discuss the specifics of the Soul Contract.

The description of the soul spirit given by Huo Yuhao himself was far more detailed than those obtained through rumors.

Bad news: The spirit and the data don't quite match up.

Good news: The existence of spirits is far more exaggerated than the information suggests!
At first, Nan Shuishui suspected that the other party was playing a trick on her.

Then Huo Yuhao gave his impromptu performance.

Spirit Eye Martial Soul, five black and three red!
This astonishing configuration of spirit rings caused Nan Shuishui's pupils to tremble.

Even the evil soul masters are not so outrageous!
Putting aside the 100,000-year spirit rings, the five black 10,000-year spirit rings in front are already incredibly impressive!
At that moment, Nan Shuishui even wondered if she had been hypnotized by the other party.

However, upon seeing the demon spirit, which appeared to be a 100,000-year-old soul spirit, Nan Shuishui dispelled her doubts.

Moreover, this situation is not an isolated case.

This is a common situation among the participants in the Spirit Pagoda competition.

It might be difficult for Huo Yuhao to upgrade a thousand-year soul ring to a ten-thousand-year soul ring like this.

However, as long as the contract includes a ten-thousand-year-old spirit with suitable attributes, upgrading a spirit master's original hundred-year-old spirit skill to a thousand-year-old spirit skill is just a basic operation. Not to mention, the spirit rings bestowed by the spirit itself grow along with the spirit's growth.

It was precisely because Huo Yuhao, the number one genius on the continent, displayed his muscles.

Nan Shuishui has great confidence in the future of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.

The Soul Contract will absolutely change the landscape of the continent!

She firmly believed this!
Then there's the collaboration between the Spirit Pagoda and the Earth Dragon Gate regarding that cold spring.

At this point, Nan Shuishui said earnestly, "Qiuqiu, you must seize this opportunity."

Seeing her mother's serious expression, Nan Qiuqiu's breathing quickened.

what chance?
Is this a hint that she should pursue Yuhao?

That's not impossible either.

Nan Shuishui took a deep breath and continued, "Once the true nature of the souls is gradually revealed, countless forces will definitely seek cooperation with the Spirit Transmission Tower. If it weren't for that cold spring within the sect, our Earth Dragon Sect wouldn't even have a chance."

"So after you join them, you must think and observe more. If the Spirit Pagoda really has enough potential in all aspects, when the time is right, we can even let our Earth Dragon Gate join the Spirit Pagoda."

"what?"

Nan Qiuqiu was at a loss for words.

Dragon City is a territory jointly governed by the Heavenly Dragon Gate and the Earthly Dragon Gate. This is a foundation that has been built up over a thousand years. Are we just going to give it up like this?

Nan Shuishui said seriously, "But this is hard to say. There are many other factors involved. You don't need to worry about it. Just take care of yourself."

It's not like a war has broken out. The Sun Moon Empire has completely occupied Dragon City. If it were such a critical moment of life and death, Nan Shuishui would definitely abandon the pawn to save the king immediately.

What she wanted to know was what role the Spirit Pagoda would play in the future war that would sweep across the continent.

So let's wait and see for now.

Moreover, Nan Shuishui didn't tell her daughter this.

The Earth Dragon Sect possesses a mysterious and unique skill passed down from its first sect leader a thousand years ago, which allows one to discern a person's character through their facial features.

She could see the righteousness on the faces of everyone in the Spirit Pagoda.

Only then did she feel at ease entrusting her daughter to them. Furthermore, after hearing Huo Yuhao mention that the Spirit Pagoda had reached a cooperation agreement with Shrek Academy, she felt even more reassured.

There's also the danger surrounding this year's Soul Master Competition.

Huo Yuhao also revealed some information about the Holy Spirit Cult to Nan Shuishui.

Nan Shuishui knew that if the Sun Moon Empire really cooperated with the Holy Spirit Cult, this evil soul master organization, then Mingdu would undoubtedly be a dragon's den and a tiger's lair at this moment!
It's best to leave promptly and protect yourself.

It is reasonable for Dilongmen to leave after only one round.

Nan Shuishui originally wanted to take her daughter with her.

However, there is a slight risk involved, and now is the perfect time for my daughter to cultivate a relationship with the prodigies of the Spirit Pagoda.

That's why Nan Shuishui made this difficult decision.

The safest place at this moment was undoubtedly with the people from the Spirit Pagoda. She believed that they already knew about the Holy Spirit Cult's plans and definitely had something to rely on. Huo Yuhao alone was enough to protect everyone's lives.

"I see."

Nan Qiuqiu nodded, indicating that she understood.

She almost thought her mother had abandoned her.

Joining the Spirit Pagoda now is truly the best of both worlds.

Just seeing Huo Yuhao every day is enough to motivate me to cultivate!
Moreover, with so many girls of similar age in the Spirit Pagoda, there's no fear of running out of things to talk about.

Hey hey hey.

Thinking of this, Nan Qiuqiu couldn't help but hum softly with a sense of pleasure, and finally wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.

……

Although there are still teams with significant skill gaps in this competition.

But it would be extremely difficult for one person to defeat seven opponents single-handedly.

Because a Soul Master's Soul Power is limited.

Just like Meng Hongchen in the original novel, even though he would use the baby bottle soul tool to restore his soul power during rest, he still barely managed to defeat six people in the end.

This time, it was thanks to the assistance of the Ice Toad Spirit that the power of the Soul-Controlling Technique was increased, and the energy consumption was also greatly reduced, which enabled the team to defeat seven opponents in one battle.

Not everyone has the foundation of Huo Yuhao, who can unleash several 100,000-year soul skills in a row without even breaking a sweat.

For an ordinary Title Douluo, a 100,000-year-old soul skill would be their trump card, a decisive move that would finish the battle in one fell swoop.

Normally, for Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level, a Soul Skill of the Ten Thousand Year level is already a Soul Master's ultimate move, and they can usually only use it three to five times before running out of steam.

This is why it's so difficult to achieve a 1v7 victory.

Unless a top-tier Soul Emperor encounters a team entirely composed of Soul Masters, or a Soul Saint intervenes.

However, neither the Body Sect nor the Holy Spirit Sect would so casually reveal their team's trump card for various reasons.

Therefore, the only teams to achieve a seven-game winning streak in the first round of the knockout stage are the Sun and Moon team and the Spirit Tower team.

Even the Spirit Pagoda was staffed by spirits.

The adorable Ice Bear spirit's powerful strength is a stark contrast to its endearing appearance, and countless people want to obtain information about it, causing rumors to spread like wildfire.

That's how the hype surrounding spirits started.

This year's Soul Master Competition is clearly much more brutal than in the past.

With the addition of sects and a surge in numbers, the number of Soul Masters killed in battle was significantly higher than before.

It can only be described as high risk and high reward. While the Soul Master Competition can certainly bring fame, a slight mistake can lead to casualties and be a devastating blow.

And so the first round of the tournament ended three days later.

The knockout stage entered its second round and concluded successfully in just two days.

This time, none of the remaining 98 teams received a bye; the draw was entirely based on luck, and the Spirit Pagoda drew the unlucky Tianjia Sect.

This sect only has two Soul Kings at most, and everyone in them has the defensive Heavenly Armor Shield Martial Soul, so they mainly focus on team battles.

In the original work, a seven-in-one martial soul combination skill was also introduced, in which the seven shields were brought together to form a giant shield. Releasing the same soul skill was equivalent to releasing the same soul skill of the seven members of the Heavenly Armor Sect, and its power was unimaginable.

Then he became a perfect backdrop for Qiu'er.

But this time, encountering the Spirit Tower didn't give the opponent a chance to drag it out into the team competition.

Once again, the Spirit Pagoda has defeated seven opponents in one go.

This time, the Spirit Pagoda will be represented by Nana, who has the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor.

Compared to Xue Di's unremarkable quick victory, Nana's match, though a bit more dramatic, was clearly much more interesting.

The main purpose is to showcase the Soul system.

Even if Xue Di is strong, she is still an exception.

Although it shocked everyone when it first appeared, upon reflection, such a spirit only gives people a sense of unreality.

Not only is the race of the Ice Bear Spirit a mystery, but some people even speculate that it is a spirit of the 100,000-year level!

But Nana is different.

The soul ring configuration consists of four purple and two black rings, and the soul spirit is 30,000 years old and of the more well-known Void Demon Leopard species.

Unlike Xue Di, who could instantly kill her opponent using only the Ice Bear Spirit's inherent abilities, Nana teamed up with the Void Demon Leopard this time, acting like a Soul Master with a summoning Soul Skill, creating a righteous two-on-one situation.

The battle was back and forth, and in the end, seemingly with difficulty, they achieved a seven-game winning streak.

This seems much more acceptable.

The latter is clearly more approachable!
It gives people a down-to-earth goal, as if they can achieve it with a little effort.

Instead of being like Xue Di, who simply couldn't learn it.

Of course, Nana's setup is still incredibly luxurious.

Her own ghostly martial soul is of very high quality, her soul skills are even more powerful and bizarre, and she also has the soul spirit of a 30,000-year-old Void Demon Leopard to cooperate with her.

Even the dagger that Huo Yuhao crafted for her using spirit-forged metal was a perfect match for the Heavenly Armor Sect, whose members were all defensive battle spirit masters, making armor-piercing a simple matter.

Nana's strength should not be underestimated. She is a strong contender for the title of strongest Soul Emperor in this year's Soul Master Competition.

Even Meng Hongchen was outshone in terms of performance.

After all, this is a configuration of four purple and two black soul rings!

Which Soul Master can absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring with their very first Soul Ring?

Ten thousand years have passed since the master proposed the ultimate first spirit ring, which was over four hundred years old. With the development of the times, this ultimate spirit ring has certainly improved.

But clearly, absorbing the first ring of a thousand years only leads to one outcome: exploding and dying!
Even if Tang San were reborn, he couldn't have done something this outrageous!
At this moment, everyone also remembered the effect of spirits on increasing the lifespan of spirit rings.

Especially with the appearance of Shrek Soul Masters.

The fact that the Shrek Academy's lineup included a regular second-level Soul Ring cultivator of the Millennium provides strong evidence for the existence of Soul Spirits!

At Yan Shaozhe's behest, the Shrek team members even made a point of showing off their spirits during the team competition.

Seven people have seven souls!
This advertisement is very well done.

One or two might be accidental, but as the number of people increases...

Everything is now completely different.

The Spirit Pagoda has a partnership with Shrek Academy.

Soul Masters near Shrek City all have the opportunity to form contracts with Soul Spirits.

If I work hard, can't I also have it?

Soul spirits are no longer just a mirage, but a real and feasible system that surpasses traditional soul rings!

Everyone was so certain of this.

On this day, many forces were unable to sleep.

The next day.

The third round of elimination matches is coming soon.

Of the remaining 49 teams, one team received a bye and advanced directly, while the remaining 48 teams continued with one-on-one matches. Finally, 25 teams were selected to advance directly to the top 32 of this Soul Master Tournament.

As for the remaining seven spots, the top seven teams will advance based on their scores from the 21 losing teams, ranked from highest to lowest.

In fact, the gap between teams is very large.

Teams like the Spirit Pagoda, which have won seven consecutive rounds, can advance directly based on their tiebreaker scores alone, even if they don't play in the third round.

After the first two rounds of competition, some of the weaker teams have begun to show signs of fatigue, with some players injured or even eliminated.

In the draw for the third round of elimination matches.

Although the Spirit Pagoda didn't give away a bye, the opponent they drew was just an unknown nobody, unlike the Tang Sect in the original story who was unlucky enough to draw the Sun and Moon Team.

Of course, in the original novel, the Tang Sect seems to have been manipulated by capital.

This time, however, the Spirit Pagoda itself is its own asset!
With the Hongchen family involved, fairness and justice are guaranteed.

And just like that, the Spirit Pagoda easily advanced to the group stage.

Shrek is similar.

Because Huo Yuhao did not represent Shrek Academy in the competition, some people were actually pessimistic about whether Shrek Academy could win the championship this time.

But after Shrek's second and third rounds were completed...

The mere fact that Bei Bei has already advanced to the Soul Saint level is enough to dispel all doubts.

Although Beibei did not achieve a record like Xuedi's seven consecutive victories in the next round.

But the audience's eyes are discerning.

This is a true Soul Saint!

The last time a Soul Saint under the age of twenty appeared was Ma Xiaotao from the previous generation. The strength she displayed that time was overwhelming and on a completely different level.

And this time, it was still Shrek Academy's Soul Saint.

This is the champion that everyone deserves!
It can't be that other teams might produce a few more Soul Saints, can it?

Impossible, absolutely impossible! (End of Chapter)