Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 201 Soul Bone Reward, Save Card

After a whole night of revelry, the brightly lit and lively scene slowly came to an end with time, and everyone's emotions gradually calmed down during this long process.

The excitement and passion brought by this fierce game are like the receding tide, slowly returning to a calm state.

It was not until a day later that the representatives of the two academies that stood out in the competition received an invitation and solemnly stepped into the palace to choose the soul bone rewards that symbolized glory and strength for the champion and runner-up.

On the Shrek Academy side, there was no suspense about the representatives. They were Zhou Sichen, who served as the captain and demonstrated outstanding leadership and strong strength on the field, and Ye Guyi, who served as the vice-captain and assisted Zhou Sichen in managing the team and whose own strength should not be underestimated.

The representatives sent by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy are Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, a pair of outstanding siblings.

Their performance in the competition was equally remarkable, especially the amazing martial arts fusion technique, which left many opponents far behind.

Ma Rulong unfortunately broke his arm during the competition, and the tragic scene seemed to still be in front of everyone's eyes.

As soon as the competition ended, the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was extremely anxious and immediately sent people to send him back to the Sun-Moon Empire at full speed. They still held on to a glimmer of hope and tried to find a turning point that could save his injuries. Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, they were unwilling to give up.

When these four young elite soul masters met, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen still had some tiredness from the competition on their faces.

However, there was no hostility in their eyes when they looked at Zhou Sichen.

Perhaps it was because of this fierce confrontation that they developed a sincere respect for their opponent Zhou Sichen.

Xiao Hongchen was the first to reveal a gentle smile, and said to Zhou Sichen sincerely: "Congratulations, you deserve to win this game."

Zhou Sichen waved his hand casually, looking relaxed, and his tone was full of openness: "Victory and defeat are common in the military, you must not take it seriously. We are all young spirit masters, and we still have a long way to go in the future. This is just an experience on our road to growth."

Meng Hongchen nodded gently, a complicated look flashed across his face, and he said seriously: "Your move of Dragon Emperor Breaking Evil Splitting completely broke our arrogance. To some extent, we should thank you for making us realize our own shortcomings."

"But I am still full of doubts. We are both five-ring spirit masters with the same spirit power level, but you were able to break the spirit fusion technique that we are so proud of."

Xiao Hongchen was no longer as reserved as before when facing Zhou Sichen. Perhaps it was because the game was over, or perhaps it was because he recognized Zhou Sichen's strength, which made him feel that there was no need to hide his curiosity anymore.

He said directly: "I asked Mr. Ma, and he told us that your move is the unique skill of a senior from Shrek."

"Based on his age, that senior should be quite old. You are at least his great-great-grandson, right?"

Although he seemed to speak casually, Zhou Sichen knew in his heart that Xiao Hongchen was intentionally or unintentionally asking him questions, trying to get more information about Shrek Academy from him.

Zhou Sichen rolled his eyes, and suddenly a mischievous idea came to his mind, so he decided to tease him: "You can't say that, the senior you are talking about is my 'father'."

In fact, in Zhou Sichen's heart, Moon En is a teacher he respects very much. He is like a father to him, teaching him knowledge, imparting him skills, and guiding him to keep moving forward on the path of soul master.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were like they were under a spell. They stood there in a daze for a moment, with disbelief written all over their faces.

Their eyes widened and their mouths opened slightly, as if they had heard the most incredible thing in the world.

Father?

Oh my God!

That Dragon God Douluo must be at least two hundred and fifty years old now, right?
How can you still have a son at such an old age?
And most importantly, the brother and sister were very attentive and quickly deduced a key message from this sentence.

Zhou Sichen filled in his age as thirteen on the registration form. Doesn't this mean that Dragon God Douluo can still have children even though he is over two hundred years old?
Doesn’t that mean that the predecessor is still alive today?
Otherwise, at such an old age, how could they still have the energy to focus on love affairs?

Or is it that even those who have reached that top level cannot escape the desires of their martial soul's origin?

After all, dragons are inherently lustful...

Seeing the two people's surprised expressions, Zhou Sichen couldn't help but laugh: "Oh, I was just excited and said too much. You guys better not spread it out. If this word gets to his ears, I will be in big trouble."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen came back to their senses and smiled awkwardly: "I understand, I understand, we are very tight-lipped and will definitely not say anything nonsense."

Zhou Sichen nodded with a trusting look on his face: "If nothing else, I am still very willing to believe in your character."

Just as they were chatting happily, guards dressed in fine clothes stepped forward steadily, bowed slightly, and motioned for them to follow them to the palace.

Along the way, magnificent palace buildings come into view one after another, with carved beams, painted rafters, flying eaves and brackets, all of which demonstrate the majesty and luxury of the royal family.

After passing through palace gates and courtyards, we soon arrived in front of a magnificent palace.

Xu Jiujiu, dressed in gorgeous palace clothes, had been waiting in the palace for a long time.

The palace dress was embroidered with gold and silver threads and inlaid with sparkling gems, making her look noble and elegant.

There were many people around at the moment, so she restrained her usual intimacy with Zhou Sichen and put on a businesslike look. Her voice was clear and steady: "According to the rules of the competition, the champion team can choose three soul bones from the ten soul bones, and the runner-up team can choose one soul bone."

After that, she bowed slightly to the Hongchen siblings, her manners were graceful, showing the royal demeanor: "Please wait for a moment."

Then, she turned her gaze to Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi with a faint smile on her face: "Please follow me."

Zhou Sichen waved to Xiao Hongchen and the others, then followed Xu Jiujiu into the palace with Ye Guyi.

After the main hall door slowly closed, isolating the outside noise, he relaxed a little after a long while, slightly turned sideways, and asked with a little curiosity: "Why are you chatting with those two guys so enthusiastically?"

Zhou Sichen raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a gentle smile: "It's just a few words of casual chat. I think they have good talents. They will definitely shine on the road of soul masters in the future. They are talented people with great potential."

When Xu Jiujiu heard this, his pretty face instantly frowned, his eyes full of confusion and doubt: "Speaking of this, I can't figure you out. Ma Xiaotao knew that Ma Rulong was crippled. It was such a good opportunity at that time. It could not only weaken the opponent, but also intimidate the people of the Sun Moon Empire. Why did you show mercy to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen?"

"You also know that they are extremely talented and will definitely become our biggest enemy in the future. Although you didn't watch the game in person, you must have heard something about it. Those guys from the Sun-Moon Empire showed no mercy to people from other academies on the field!"

Zhou Sichen looked calm and slowly replied, "At least up to now, the two of them have not done anything to intentionally hurt anyone."

"I always feel that in the world of soul masters, strength is important, but character is equally important. We can't kill them all in advance just because we think they might become our enemies in the future."

After hearing this, Xu Jiujiu was silent for a moment. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything more. He just sighed softly: "It's your own decision anyway. I'm just complaining and grumbling."

During their conversation, Ye Guyi followed quietly behind them with an indifferent expression.

Her eyes swept across Xu Jiujiu's back indifferently, and there seemed to be some elusive emotions hidden in her eyes, but in the end she didn't say a word.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the center of the hall.

There were ten treasure boxes neatly arranged in the center of the hall. There were exquisite patterns carved on the treasure boxes, faintly emitting a mysterious aura. These were the ten extremely precious soul bones!

Since the royal treasury is of great importance, outsiders will not be allowed to enter easily, so Xu Jiawei selected these ten soul bones and brought them out for the champion and runner-up teams to choose from.

Xu Jiujiu turned to look at Zhou Sichen, a hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes: "According to the regulations, you need to identify the soul bones by yourself when you choose them. Whether the results are good or bad has nothing to do with the royal family, but for your sake, I can introduce these soul bones to you in detail."

Zhou Sichen nodded slightly, with a grateful smile on his face: "Thank you." Then, Xu Jiujiu patiently introduced the ten soul bones to Zhou Sichen one by one.

She described in detail the age of each soul bone, what kind of powerful soul beast it came from, and even, with her rich experience and profound knowledge, she explained clearly what soul skills were most likely to be obtained, without reservation.

These ten soul bones are all ten thousand years old, and the oldest one is more than seventy thousand years old. There is a strange light flashing on the surface of the soul bone, and you can tell at a glance that it is not an ordinary thing, and it is definitely the best of the best.

Just these ten soul bones placed here are enough to make people feel the profound heritage accumulated by the Xingluo royal family over thousands of years.

After listening to Xu Jiujiu's introduction, Zhou Sichen had made up his mind and directly selected three soul bones as required. He also took the soul bone that was more than 70,000 years old.

After selecting the soul bones, Zhou Sichen and Ye Guyi left the hall with their hearts full of gains.

Afterwards, the Hongchen brother and sister also entered the hall and selected a soul bone.

When they came out and saw Zhou Sichen waiting outside, they all showed a look of surprise on their faces.

Ye Guyi had already returned to the hotel with the soul bone and did not stay.

Zhou Sichen just smiled and said in a friendly manner: "Let's go, we'll talk on the way."

The two smiled slightly. Although they were confused, they did not ask any more questions. The three of them followed the guards and left the palace.

Walking on the way back to my residence, the breeze blew gently, bringing a hint of coolness.

Zhou Sichen was the first to break the silence and said to Xiao Hongchen seriously, "The three-legged golden toad is a divine beast martial spirit, possessing extraordinary strength and magical abilities. Although it is extremely powerful, it is not easy to completely control it. If you want to take your martial spirit training to a higher level, you must work harder in this area in the future."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Meng Hongchen again, and said in a gentle tone: "The same is true for the Vermillion Eyed Ice Toad Martial Spirit. It has great potential, but you also need to work hard to explore and cultivate it."

Upon hearing this, the brother and sister nodded subconsciously, but their hearts were full of doubts. They really didn't expect why Zhou Sichen suddenly said this to them.

Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but speak, with a hint of confusion on his face: "Brother Zhou, we two brothers and sisters will definitely remember your words, but..."

Zhou Sichen chuckled, as if he had expected their reaction: "You just don't understand why I told you so much, right?"

The two nodded quickly, their eyes full of anticipation for answers.

Zhou Sichen looked calm and spoke sincerely, "You and I are both outstanding people of our generation, and we are constantly moving forward on the path of becoming soul masters. I just hope that we will have a few equally matched opponents in the future. Only with such competition can we constantly break through ourselves. We are all working hard to pursue a higher level of soul master, so you don't have to pay too much attention to what I say."

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen looked at each other, a hint of doubt flashed in their eyes. They obviously didn't believe that Zhou Sichen's idea would be so simple.

Seeing this, Zhou Sichen just continued, "In the world of soul masters, it is difficult to reach the top by fighting alone. Having opponents like you can not only keep me alert at all times and constantly improve myself, but also make the entire soul master world full of vitality."

"I look forward to meeting you again on a broader stage in the future. By then, we will surely become stronger."

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, brother and sister, nodded slightly, with a thoughtful look on their faces, and felt that what Zhou Sichen said did seem to make some sense.

After all, deep down in their hearts, don't they have such thoughts?

On the challenging and unknown road of soul masters, they have always longed for strong opponents to sharpen each other and grow together.

The presence of a strong opponent like Zhou Sichen will undoubtedly become a source of motivation for them to keep moving forward.

Zhou Sichen looked at the brother and sister quietly. On the surface, he looked gentle, but his eyes revealed a bit of scrutiny and consideration. In his heart, he had his own considerations and calculations.

He knew very well that what he said about competing in order to grow together was just a rhetoric to fool them.

His real purpose in going to such great lengths was to leave an excellent impression on the two siblings, hoping that this impression would be transformed into useful help one day in the future.

Considering Zhou Sichen's current strength and vision, although these two little guys are gifted and stand out among their peers, in his eyes, they are just juniors who need a little attention.

Even if they are given enough time to grow and practice, Zhou Sichen is absolutely confident that they can hardly pose a real threat to him.

Take the original work's Saint Son Long Aotian for example, he had cultivated to the seventh ring before he was twenty years old. What a brilliant talent he had, he was once regarded as a prodigy in the soul master world.

However, even so, in the face of cruel reality and the huge gap in strength, his death was still worthless in the end.

Zhou Sichen knew very well that the difference in strength was the key to everything. Although Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the brother and sister, had good talents, they were still far behind himself.

But Zhou Sichen also understood that in this complex and ever-changing world of soul masters, more help means more protection.

If these two siblings can be used by oneself one day in the future, they can definitely produce unexpected results at the critical moment.

Perhaps in a crucial battle, or in the fight for an important resource, they may become the key factor in turning the situation around.

Therefore, what Zhou Sichen has to do now is to spare no effort to make the brother and sister trust him, continuously accumulate this trust, and use it as a card for his future in case of emergency.

As long as the cards are in his hand, it is up to Zhou Sichen to decide whether or not to play them and when to play them.

He knew very well that in this world where the strong prey on the weak and profit is paramount, every step needs to be carefully planned and every potential resource cannot be easily missed.

After all, Zhou Sichen knew very well that the enemies he was going to face were by no means ordinary people, let alone kind-hearted ones.

He is a character who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He acts ruthlessly and decisively, and is always willing to seek death.

In the face of interests and power, any emotion seems insignificant.

In order to realize his own ambitions, the enemy actually used his own daughter as a bargaining chip and manipulated her at will.

In his eyes, his daughter was not a blood relative, but a tool that could be sacrificed and used at any time. His cold-bloodedness was truly outrageous.

His son-in-law was like a lowly ant in his eyes.

He could scold his son-in-law like a dog without mercy, trample on his dignity wantonly, and completely disregard family affection and face.

In his world, power and interests seem to be the supreme pursuits, and all people and things must revolve around his will.

It seems that as long as he can achieve his goal, he can give up everything without hesitation and hurt the people around him.

Facing such an enemy, Zhou Sichen understood that he had to proceed step by step, and every decision might determine life and death in the future.

He not only needs to improve his own strength, but also needs to achieve the best in interpersonal relationships and strategic layout.

Although the brother and sister Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen seem to be slightly weaker at present, their potential and connections may become a good card to turn the situation around one day in the future.

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