Douluo: I am an evil soul master, working from nine to five in the Tang Sect

Chapter 94 Gatekeeper

"What about your current strength?"

After hearing what Luo Chen said, Tai'an had no doubts. After all, it was completely within his expectations that Luo Chen could break through to the fourth ring of Soul Sect. With Luo Chen's talent, he had already shocked Tai'an countless times. At this moment, it was not impossible for him to be the first to break through to the Soul Sect.

However, Taian was still a little surprised that Luo Chen was able to break through to the fourth-ring Soul Sect when he was just a freshman in the outer school. You know, he and Luo Chen started school at the same time, and he had known him much longer than other students.

Therefore, he was more aware of how terrifying Luo Chen's progress was and how exaggerated his cultivation speed was!

When he was sparring with Luo Chen not long ago, although he was defeated miserably by Luo Chen, he was still able to suppress Luo Chen for a period of time by relying on the physical fitness given by the Titan Giant Ape.

And now, when he was fighting against Luo Chen, it didn't even take Luo Chen half a minute to defeat him. No matter how hard Tai'an tried, he couldn't shake Luo Chen at all.

The gap between the two is so exaggerated. At the beginning, Luo Chen was only one realm higher than him, and the gap between the two was not big. But now, only two months have passed, and Luo Chen has left him far behind and directly broke through to the level of the Four-Ring Soul Sect!
Not to mention the four-ring Soul Master, when Luo Chen was only a two-ring Great Soul Master, his own strength was enough to make him invincible among the first-year students in the outer courtyard. After he broke through to the three-ring Soul Master, his own strength grew explosively, and it was effortless for him to defeat an ordinary three-ring Soul Master.

At this moment, he is already two realms ahead of Tai'an and has reached the realm of Four-Ring Soul Sect. With this level of cultivation, the difference in soul power alone is enough to overwhelm the entire outer courtyard of Shrek Academy!
Just as there is a huge gap between a two-ring Great Soul Master and a three-ring Soul Master, the gap between a three-ring Soul Master and a four-ring Soul Master is also quite large. It is not just a difference in the position of a soul ring, but also an overall gap in one's own mental strength, soul power, and physical fitness.

Fighting against opponents of higher levels is something that only monsters with extremely abnormal martial spirits can do, or it is something where one's overall quality can reach a higher realm.

As for Luo Chen, he is not only improving extremely fast, but also a monster with extremely terrifying overall personal qualities. Even if he has just broken through to the fourth-ring Soul Sect, he is already able to overwhelm all the inner courtyard students!

Even in the inner courtyard, those few players who possessed the six-ring Soul Emperor level of cultivation and were selected by Shrek Academy as the regular team members to compete, were only at the same level as Yao Haoxuan in Luo Chen's eyes.

It’s not that he cannot defeat Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yuheng, who are both Six-Ring Soul Emperors, he just doesn’t want to stand out too much. After all, being one step ahead is a genius, but being ten steps ahead is the same as being a madman!
Only he himself knows how terrifying his current strength is. Even Moon En and Xuan Zi only have a vague understanding of his strength.

Perhaps the current Luo Chen cannot compare with top-level masters like Zhang Lexuan, but it is still very easy for him to defeat the group of "geniuses" who are practicing in the inner courtyard.

"My current strength is above Soul King and below Soul Saint. Roughly speaking, no one in the entire Outer Court can be my opponent. However, there are quite a few strong people in the Inner Court who can defeat me."

After thinking for a moment, Luo Chen also spoke with a smile.

With the combat power he had just achieved when he broke through to the Soul Master level and had not yet absorbed the soul rings, he was able to easily kill an ordinary ten thousand year soul beast, and even defeat an ordinary five-ring soul king, just like an auxiliary soul master like Yao Haoxuan who was seriously unbalanced in one subject.

Now, he has successfully absorbed the fourth soul ring and has become a true four-ring soul master. When he attacks with all his strength, not to mention the five-ring soul kings, even the six-ring soul emperors will be crushed in front of him.

Only a seven-ring Soul Saint-level strongman can suppress Luo Chen. After all, the seven-ring Soul Saint is different from the five-ring Soul King and the six-ring Soul Emperor. He can release the true body of the martial soul and truly release the power of the martial soul.

Therefore, even if Luo Chen possesses many debuff skills and strange abilities of strong control and strong attack, he will not gain much advantage in the face of absolute power. The gap between the two is just like him and Tai'an now.

The soul power, mental strength, and physical fitness of the Soul Saint level, no matter which aspect, are simply beyond the reach of Luo Chen now. Unless Luo Chen releases all of his abilities without reservation, such as the power of death, the death puppet and other skills, he can have a chance of winning.

Therefore, Luo Chen said what he said just now. With his current strength, ordinary Soul King-level soul masters can no longer be taken seriously by him. Only a six-ring Soul Emperor-level powerhouse can give him some pressure.

Just like the monsters like Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, either of them could briefly exert the strength of a seven-ring Soul Saint, which caused Luo Chen a lot of trouble, so Luo Chen did not insist any longer and admitted defeat on his own.

After all, his position in the inner courtyard is now quite solid. If he were not still only a first-year core disciple of the outer courtyard and not a student of the inner courtyard, with his strength, he would have been able to be a member of the Shrek Academy team and compete in the Continental Elite Soul Master Competition.

“Soul Saint… have you reached this point now? Yes, with your talent, let alone in the outer courtyard, even in the inner courtyard, I’m afraid there are not many people who can be your opponent.”

"But just wait, I will catch up with you sooner or later. In two years at most, I will definitely go to the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. Then we will meet in the inner courtyard."

Tai'an was not shocked by Luo Chen's strength. He just felt that all this was as it should be. After all, he had already felt Luo Chen's strength when he first sparred with Luo Chen.

It was an irresistible feeling of oppression. Even though he was also called a monster by others, a top existence among his peers, able to suppress a four-ring Soul Master with his second-ring cultivation, the gap between him and Luo Chen was not a little bit.

However, he was not discouraged. Luo Chen's strong talent gave him the motivation to make progress. As the saying goes, there is motivation only when there is pressure. If there was no terrifying monster like Luo Chen, perhaps he would still be stuck now.

"Haha, then I'll wait for you in the inner courtyard. I believe that this inner courtyard assessment is nothing to you, but for this freshman assessment, maybe we'll have to compete for it."

Seeing that Tai'an was not at all discouraged by his strength, but instead was motivated, Luo Chen couldn't help but smile.

If it were an ordinary person, he might not even have the courage to catch up with Luo Chen. After all, the gap between the two is like heaven and earth, and they are not on the same level at all.

However, Taian was able to withstand the pressure and continued to improve under the pressure from Luo Chen, trying his best to shorten the gap between him and Luo Chen, which made Luo Chen very pleased. If a person loses his fighting spirit, then no matter how strong his talent is, he cannot stand at the top. The state of mind is the first priority.

"Freshman assessment, aren't you taking part in it too?"

When Tai'an heard Luo Chen suddenly talk about the freshman assessment, he was really surprised. He didn't expect that Luo Chen also wanted to get involved in this freshman assessment.

Although he, like Luo Chen, possessed strength that was unmatched by his peers, but with his current level of cultivation as a second-ring great soul master, it was nothing for him to participate in the freshman assessment. After all, he was only a second-ring great soul master.

But now Luo Chen is already a Four-Ring Soul Sect. The realm of a Four-Ring Soul Sect is enough to overwhelm the entire outer courtyard. Taian really can't imagine, if Luo Chen participates in the freshman assessment with such strength, then to what extent will the freshmen who participate in the freshman assessment this time be ravaged!

For a moment, Taian's eyes twitched. Not to mention the freshmen, even if he fell into Luo Chen's hands, he would definitely not have a good ending. A true four-ring soul master, even if he did not release his own soul skills, was not someone that a two-ring great soul master or a three-ring soul master could resist.

Just an ordinary four-ring soul master is enough to overwhelm the entire first-year students of the outer courtyard, not to mention a monster with astonishing strength like Luo Chen. If Luo Chen really takes action, Taian feels that there is no need to compete in this freshman assessment.

This has basically announced the final results of the freshman assessment in advance.

"Haha, of course. Since I'm also a freshman in the Foreign Affairs College, why can't I participate in this freshman assessment? Of course I have to participate if I can, but I will participate as an individual and will not have any teammates."

Seeing Tai'an's strange expression, Luo Chen couldn't help but explain to him.

"Hmm? What does it mean to take the freshman assessment individually?"

Tai'an was a little confused. Wasn't the freshman assessment conducted in the form of classes? He and Luo Chen were both students from Class 9 of the Freshman Class. So no matter who won, Class 9 of the Freshman Class should have won in the end.

"That is to say, in this freshman assessment, you three will continue to compete, but when it comes to the final battle, I will cross my arms and both teams in the final battle will compete with me."

"Which team can hold out the longest in my hands will win the final victory of this freshman assessment and will also be the champion team of this freshman assessment."

As Luo Chen spoke, he also recalled what Yan Shaozhe had said to him at the beginning.

Long before the freshman assessment began, Yan Shaozhe specifically approached him and informed him of the changes to the freshman assessment.

Although Luo Chen is also a first-year student in the outer college, his own strength has far exceeded the range of what the competition can bear. Let alone being able to defeat a six-ring Soul Emperor, even the strength to defeat a five-ring Soul King is simply not something that the first-year freshmen can resist.

Therefore, in order to prevent any cheating, the college's top management has added restrictions to Luo Chen. He will no longer represent any class in the competition, but will serve as a gatekeeper in the final freshman assessment to judge the championship team of this freshman assessment.

Luo Chen gladly accepted this decision. After all, doing so would allow him to waste less time on the freshman assessment, and it would also give him a sense of participation in the assessment.

Moreover, he was also clear about his own strength and how terrifying it was among the first-year students in the outer courtyard. If he really formed a team of three like the other students and then participated in the assessment competition, it would undoubtedly be a huge disaster for the other students.

Moreover, it was inevitable that the two students in his own team were too relaxed, which did not achieve the purpose set at the beginning of the freshman assessment.

The purpose of the freshman assessment is to eliminate a group of students with low comprehensive qualities and screen out truly talented students. This is the purpose of the Shrek Academy’s top management in setting up the freshman assessment.

And if a strong student like Luo Chen were really allowed to enter the freshman assessment and compete with a group of students, then no matter whether they have low talent or high talent, they would all not be able to pass Luo Chen.

Therefore, the academy changed the rules for this year's freshman assessment specifically for Luo Chen. Otherwise, it would be too much for the students in Class Nine of the Freshman Class as well as for the students in other classes.

And now, Luo Chen is separated from the standards of ordinary students and is used as the gatekeeper of the freshman assessment champion to judge the strength of the freshman team.

Let the most talented students among the freshmen compete against him. This will not affect the balance of the freshman assessment too much. It will also allow the students from other colleges to truly realize the gap between them and Luo Chen!
This shows the good intentions of the Shrek Academy’s top management.

However, no matter which team wins the final victory and persists the longest in the competition with Luo Chen, thus sitting on the throne of the championship team, this will not affect the final actions that the academy will take.

That is, by taking advantage of the two most outstanding teams in this freshman assessment, Luo Chen was promoted to the highest position, and then in front of everyone, he was announced as an inner courtyard disciple of Shrek Academy!
Yan Shaozhe had discussed these things with Luo Chen a long time ago. Luo Chen certainly had no objection to this. After all, bullying a group of second- and third-ring students would not help his cultivation at all.

Moreover, with Luo Chen's current strength, the identity of a core disciple of the outer courtyard is obviously not enough to satisfy him, so the academy plans to announce in advance that he will become an inner courtyard disciple of Shrek Academy!

(End of this chapter)