Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 395 Sun and Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy, Test

Gula silently returned to the world of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect. He first cautiously isolated his own aura and quietly surveyed the outside world.

Aside from some commotion in the Star Dou Great Forest due to the brief disappearance of the auspicious beast, the situation on the continent had not changed much. It was clear that after confirming the safe return of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, Di Tian did not choose to launch a major attack.

Feeling somewhat relieved, Gula returned to her campus life at Shrek Academy.

His training on Devil's Island and the evolutionary feedback from the spirit of the Ancient Tree of Life caused his soul power to rise two levels, reaching level sixty-nine.

His main purpose in participating in this exchange activity was to travel to the Sun and Moon Empire to search for rare plants that might exist on that continent, and to experience the exotic scenery and culture.

Of course, if you could "encounter" a few evil spirit masters on the way and use them to break through to level 70, that would be perfect.

Time flew by and the day for the exchange activity to begin arrived.

Gula handed over a batch of completed evolution charts to the representative of the Star Luo Empire and Yan Shaozhe respectively.

Logically, the evolution chart belongs to the soul tool and should be managed by the soul tool system. However, the soul tool system is far less wealthy than the martial soul system and simply cannot afford enough high-quality soul bones as "processing fees". Therefore, Yan Shaozhe has to take full responsibility for it.

After learning that Gula had a leftover piece of the Light Unicorn Soul Bone, Yan Shaozhe spared no expense and paid a considerable price to have Gula customize an evolution chart for him. The final effect was that it could only increase his soul power by half a level.

He had been stuck at level 95 for a long time and hoped to use this opportunity to experience the feeling of his martial soul potential being stimulated and find a chance to break through to level 96.

Although Gula didn't think he could break through with this, there was no reason to refuse a deal that was offered to him.

The person in charge of escorting Gula, Huo Yuhao, Gu Tong, and eight other Soul Masters, the worst of whom were all Level 5, to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was Yan Shaozhe himself, with Teacher Fan Yu accompanying them as the representative of the Soul Guidance Department.

The academy equipped each student with a high-quality defensive soul tool, and Gula and Huo Yuhao even received an eighth-level defensive soul tool that they had "extorted" from Jing Hongchen.

The group arrived at the border of the Sun Moon Empire, where Jing Hongchen was already waiting for them, accompanied by Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.

The two deans met and exchanged a few words that were both veiled in barbs and hidden in their wit, before exchanging their student teams.

Jing Hongchen's gaze lingered on Gula for a moment.

He promoted this exchange partly because he hoped his grandchildren could learn something at Shrek, but more importantly, he recognized Cooler's extraordinary talent!

More than a year has passed since the Soul Master Competition, and the core principle of the evolution chart is: Soul Bone Fragments + Special Magic Array + Catalyst.

Although it is no longer top secret, Gula's talent for designing soul tools is nothing short of monstrous, given that he was able to come up with and implement such a revolutionary solution.

Moreover, the dual extreme attributes he displayed were even more coveted. Jing Hongchen's desire to win him over was extremely strong.

With the head of Mingde Hall personally leading the team, they traveled smoothly and soon arrived at the capital of the Sun and Moon Empire—Mingdu.

This is a bustling metropolis that far exceeds people's imagination.

Towering soul-guided buildings, a constant stream of soul-guided vehicles, dazzling soul-guided lights... everywhere you look, there are traces of a highly advanced soul-guided technological civilization.

What is most shocking is that this capital of the empire has no city walls at all, demonstrating the absolute confidence of the Sun Moon Empire in its own strength.

Huo Yuhao and the others from the Douluo Three Kingdoms were all deeply shocked. Even though they tried their best to hide it, the amazement and strangeness in their eyes could not be completely concealed.

Jing Hongchen observed their reactions with satisfaction; this was exactly the effect he wanted—to use the prosperity and advancement of Mingdu to intimidate these geniuses from a "backward" region.

However, when he looked at Gura, he couldn't help but be taken aback.

Gula's eyes held only a faint curiosity and appreciation, as if he were admiring a fine work of art, without the slightest shock or loss of composure. It was a kind of calm that came from having seen much bigger scenes.

Jing Hongchen was utterly astonished: "Is this child's temperament so profound? Or... has he already witnessed things far beyond imagination?"

He naturally had no idea that Gula came from ten thousand years in the future, when the soul-guided technology had already developed to a level almost like science fiction. Although the Mingdu before him was prosperous, it was not enough to make him lose his composure.

Suppressing his doubts, Jing Hongchen led the group to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. A capable-looking middle-aged man was already waiting at the academy gate.

"This is Lin Jiayi, the Dean of Students of our college."

Jing Hongchen explained, then gave Lin Jiayi a few more instructions before leaving with Teacher Fanyu—as a high-level executive, he would no longer directly participate in the subsequent specific communication matters.

Lin Jiayi enthusiastically distributed a school map, dormitory key, and temporary identification to each Shrek student, and then led them on a tour of the school.

Ye Xiaosheng, who had the highest cultivation level in the Soul Guidance System, naturally walked at the front and was responsible for the main communication with Lin Jiayi.

Gula looked at the map in his hand and discovered that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was actually larger than Shrek Academy, and its internal functional areas were extremely complex.

Lin Jiayi led them to the central square of the college.

It was during the freshman enrollment physical examination period, and dozens of peculiar soul guide devices—soul guide detectors—were arranged in the square.

Lin Jiayi smiled and suggested, "Since everyone is here to exchange and learn, our academy also needs to understand some basic data about each student in order to arrange suitable courses and teachers."

"How about we start with this physical test? Let our freshmen see what makes Shrek's geniuses so special." His words seemed polite, but they carried a clear sense of comparison and provocation.

The Soul Conductor is a huge, transparent crystal column.

Before anyone could respond, Lin Jiayi immediately explained, "Everyone just needs to relax and stand on it. The body testing device will release a scanning white light, which can quickly measure dozens of data points, including body strength, resilience, and soul power fluctuations. It's quite accurate."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat. His body had undergone multiple enhancements, especially the transformation with the Life Gold, making him far stronger than others of the same level, and his mental power was terrifying.

He hurriedly and secretly expended his mental energy frantically, trying to suppress it to a "reasonable" level, and whispered his concern to Cai Tou.

Gula narrowed his eyes. He faced the same problem.

His body has undergone multiple temperings, receiving feedback from Groudon's origins, and especially nourishment from the life source, making his strength extremely abnormal.

Although he can use special means to seal soul power and blood fluctuations, and even temporarily suppress mental power, basic physical qualities such as muscle strength and bone density cannot be temporarily changed.

For a moment, the idea of ​​using the evolved Senluo Wanxiang to hypnotize everyone in the square flashed through his mind, but after looking at the bustling and curious students and teachers of Sun Moon Academy around him, he remained silent.

Lin Jiayi deliberately chose a large group of people, but he wasn't confident he wouldn't be discovered, especially not by Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea's Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and Electrolux. He immediately abandoned this idea, which was too risky and easy to expose.

In a flash, Gula devised a plan. He quietly channeled his soul power and activated his evolved fourth soul skill—Forest Avatar.

Using the crowd as cover, his main body teleported to the back of a nearby building in an extremely short time, while what remained in place was a clone formed from shadows, possessing half of his strength.

This is not over yet!

The clone stood still, seemingly curiously examining the body measurement device, but secretly activated a weakened version of the Forest Avatar—Clone of Clone.

A new, weaker clone was formed, while the original clone quietly dissipated.

After repeating this process several times, a "weakened clone" that possessed only a small portion of Gula's original strength, but whose physical attributes were carefully adjusted to the level of a newly entered Soul Saint, exactly one level higher than Huo Yuhao at level sixty, and whose cultivation "matched" Gula's outward appearance as a Soul Emperor, remained in the team.

The entire process was completed in an instant, and with the shock that Huo Yuhao was about to bring as cover, almost no one noticed.

At this moment, Ye Xiaosheng, as the representative, was the first to step onto the physical testing machine.

As the white light swept across, the teacher recited a series of precise data.

"Physical strength, level 54; physical resilience, level 61; soul power fluctuation, level 62; height, 1.82 meters; weight, 81 kilograms; left arm length... no soul bone attachment."

Overall rating: Soul Emperor, physical strength, Soul Emperor, physical power, to be tested.

Ye Xiaosheng felt as if he had been completely seen through, and walked off the stage with a slightly pale face.

Next up was Huo Yuhao. When his comprehensive evaluation of "Soul Venerable cultivation and Soul Emperor-level physical strength" was announced, it indeed caused an uproar throughout the audience.

One of the teachers even cried out in alarm, "Monster!"
Huo Yuhao remained incredibly calm, putting on a show of bravado: "Shrek is also known as Monster Academy, so its students are naturally monster students." He then stepped down from the stage, but the sensation he had created had already been achieved.

All eyes instantly focused on Gura, who possessed "ultimate attributes" and had not yet been tested.

The clone calmly walked onto the physical testing machine. A white light swept across it. The teacher in charge of recording the data stared wide-eyed at the data displayed on the crystal column, his voice trembling with shock:
"Physical strength, level 70. Physical resilience, level 72. Soul power fluctuation, level 43. Height, 1.82 meters, weight, 75 kilograms, left arm length... plus right hand metacarpal bone."

Overall rating: Soul Saint, physical strength, Soul Saint, physical power, to be tested.

"..."

The entire square fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

If Huo Yuhao's data brought people shock and disbelief, then Gula's outrageous data, with each item far exceeding the norm, brought pure fear and a sense of suffocation.

A Soul Master-level Soul Power, yet possessing the physical strength of a Soul Saint?! This is no longer a monster; it defies all common sense about Soul Masters.

Are all the students at Shrek Academy inhuman? Does our Sun Moon Academy... really still have any hope of surpassing them?
Countless Sun Moon Academy students showed confusion, frustration, and even a hint of despair on their faces.

Lin Jiayi's smile froze completely, and sweat beaded on his forehead.

His original intention was to use Shrek's genius to motivate his own students, but he never expected that the motivation would go too far.

If he completely destroys the students' confidence, he will become a sinner against the academy.

He quickly coughed a few times to forcefully divert attention, allowing the other Shrek students to take turns going up on stage for the test.

Fortunately, although the data of the subsequent students was still excellent, generally exceeding that of the students at the same level in the Sun and Moon region, it was still within the range of "understandable" and "able to catch up".

Seeing that his students' expressions had softened slightly and their fighting spirit had been rekindled, Lin Jiayi secretly wiped away a bead of cold sweat.

All of this was observed by Gura himself, who was hiding in the shadows.

A barely perceptible smile played at the corners of his lips. Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi wanted to use Shrek Academy to motivate the students? Then he'd "slightly" cooperate, though the intensity of that motivation seemed a tiny bit too much.

He enjoys watching people lose their composure and look on incredulously after their schemes fail.

After all the trainees completed the soul conduction test, Lin Jiayi suppressed the turmoil in his heart, tried his best to maintain a smile, and led everyone to the next testing site - the strength testing area.

Several complex soul tools are placed here, the core of which is a thick, special wall inlaid with various shock-absorbing and energy-conducting metals as well as soul-guiding gems.

"This is a strength testing device," Lin Jiayi explained. "Similarly, you cannot use your soul power during the test; it's purely a test of your physical strength. Please hit the bullseye area in the middle with all your might, and the device will calculate your pure strength level based on the impact and vibration feedback."

This time, Cooler did not use his clones.

He has absolute confidence in his precise control over his power, and can accurately control the output of his power within the range he desires.

Huo Yuhao was the first to step forward. He knew that his power, after being subtly transformed by the Life Gold and the Ice Emperor Soul Bone, far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Master. So he secretly restrained most of his strength and threw a punch.

Bang! With a muffled thud, a line of data appeared on the nearby display screen: "Strength Level: Level 55".

"Whoosh—" Another low gasp rippled through the room. A Soul Venerable possessed the pure power of a Soul King.

This once again proved that the "Monster Academy" lived up to its name. The students from Sun Moon Academy, who had followed out of curiosity, looked even more serious.

It was Gula's turn. He walked calmly to the strength testing machine and stood there casually. He imitated Huo Yuhao's "restraint," but also wanted to demonstrate physical strength that was even stronger than Huo Yuhao's.

He slightly tensed his arm muscles, exerted force from his waist and abdomen, and threw a seemingly ordinary punch—but at the moment the fist touched the bullseye, a terrifying explosive force erupted like a dormant volcano, only to be forcibly restrained and withdrawn at a certain critical point.

The whole process was too fast for the naked eye to follow; to onlookers, he had simply thrown an ordinary punch.

boom! !

A deafening roar, far more muffled than Huo Yuhao's, yet far more penetrating, exploded out. The entire testing device trembled slightly, and the inlaid gems flashed rapidly.

The data on the display screen jumped wildly, finally settling on: "Strength Level: Level 62".

Pure power at the Soul Emperor level!
The square was once again filled with gasps of astonishment.

If Huo Yuhao is a monster, then this Gula is simply a humanoid beast!
Despite having the cultivation level of a Soul Master, they possessed the physical strength of a Soul Saint and the power of a Soul Emperor, which completely exceeded their understanding of Soul Masters.

Lin Jiayi's lips twitched slightly, and he forced a smile, saying, "The students of Shrek Academy are indeed... worthy of their reputation."

He felt that bringing them here for testing was like subjecting his own students to continuous mental attacks.

Gula calmly withdrew his fist, as if he had only done something insignificant.

He was satisfied with the result, which demonstrated sufficient "excellence" without being overly sensational.

After all... he's still just a weak four-ring Soul Master!
The last item is the reaction speed test.

The testing area was a huge square platform, divided into sixteen alternating light and dark grids.

Lin Jiayi explained, "Trainees need to stand in the center of the platform. After the test begins, these squares will light up randomly, and you need to swat out the lit squares with your hands as quickly as possible."

"The lights will gradually increase in speed until you make a mistake. This test comprehensively assesses reaction speed, physical coordination, and explosive power."

This test clearly put the Shrek Academy students at a disadvantage, as it was their first time using such equipment.

They need time to get used to the pattern of the lights turning on and the force of the taps; too light and they won't be able to turn them off, too heavy and they might not have time to retract their force.

Therefore, most Shrek Academy students performed only moderately well, even worse than some well-prepared Sun Moon Academy freshmen.

Huo Yuhao also seemed somewhat distracted. From the moment he saw the soul guide detector, he had devoted most of his attention to frantically memorizing the internal structure, core array layout, and energy flow of these three sophisticated soul guides through mental detection.

This caused him to be somewhat dazed during the reaction test, and his score was only average, which made some Sun Moon students secretly breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that he finally had one "normal" result.

When it was Gula's turn, he stood in the center of the platform, his eyes calm.

With his mental strength and control over his body, this test should have been a piece of cake.

But he suddenly changed his mind.

"Appearing too omnipotent makes one seem fake. One must always have some 'weaknesses' to seem more like a normal 'genius,' rather than a complete monster."

His mind raced. 'Besides... if everything is perfect, how dare those lurking in the shadows come out and cause me trouble?'

A barely perceptible smile flashed in his eyes.

Pretending to be weak to prey on strong ones? Although he's a bit of a "pig" now, that doesn't stop him from hoping that some clueless "tiger" will come knocking on his door.

Testing begins.

The lights came on at a slower pace and then faster.

Gula deliberately makes his actions appear to be half a beat slower than his actual thinking, sometimes even rushing in the wrong direction in a "frantic" manner before "hurriedly" correcting himself.

He precisely controlled his error rate, keeping his final score at a level that was "excellent, but not top-notch, and clearly not as impressive as the physical test."

The final results showed that his reaction speed was roughly equivalent to that of an excellent Soul King-level agility-type Soul Master.

This result still put pressure on the Sun Moon Academy students, but compared to the inhuman physical data from before, it finally gave them a sigh of relief—it seems that even this monster has its weaknesses.

Lin Jiayi finally breathed a sigh of relief; at least there was one aspect where he wasn't completely crushed. He quickly announced the end of the test and arranged for the Shrek Academy students to go to their dormitories to rest.

Gula left with the crowd, his face still calm and composed. But a hint of anticipation was rising in his heart.

'Feign weakness... The bait has been cast; let's see if there are any fish of sufficient size in this Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that dare to bite.'

He turned his head towards the direction of the Sun and Moon Palace: 'Especially that ambitious Crown Prince.'

(End of this chapter)