Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 244 Observing the Enemy Situation
What should have been a battle of spirits turned into a fan signing event, leaving Chen Ping with no choice but to complete the task with a helpless expression.

Led by Wang Yan, the group left the Soul Fighting Zone and headed towards the hotel.

After leaving Xingluo Square, Ning Tian approached Wang Yan and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Wang, shouldn't we also see how the other academies are doing in the competition?"

"At least let's see how the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy fights. They're the second group, and they'll be playing today too."

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Instead of watching the match, you should go back and train properly. I alone am enough to observe the opponents. What you need to do more is maintain your form."

"Chen Ping did a great job today. He not only brought us a victory, but more importantly, he kept our strength from being revealed."

"If we can just hold on for a few more games and wait for Xiao Tao and the other two to all return, our later games will be much easier."

Ning Tian, ​​being from a prestigious sect, was only twelve or thirteen years old, but he could still tell from Wang Yan's tone that he was talking about something else entirely. He nodded thoughtfully and stopped asking questions.

Upon returning to the Star Emperor Hotel, Wang Yan immediately instructed everyone to go back to their rooms to rest.

Chen Ping didn't push open the door until he saw Wang Yan walk out of the hotel and head towards the Soul Fighting Zone through the huge floor-to-ceiling window of his hotel room.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng were no longer as carefree as before; a hint of worry lingered between their delicate brows. They pushed open the door and bumped right into Chen Ping.

Wu Feng might not be able to hear the insincerity in Wang Yan's words, but how could Ning Tian, ​​who had been groomed as the sect's heir since childhood, not hear the unspoken meaning in Wang Yan's words?
"Is the reason why Teacher Wang doesn't let us watch the game because..."

Wu Feng also felt some pressure at this moment. Although her soul power level was slightly higher than Chen Ping's, her combat strength was really not as good as Chen Ping's. She was the one at the bottom of the team, so she was already under a lot of pressure.

Having heard Ning Tian describe the strange things she felt about Teacher Wang Yan in the room, she quickly guessed that something was amiss.

"Hmm, it seems that apart from Yunluo Academy, whose overall configuration is average, the other teams in our group are probably quite formidable in terms of combat strength."

After Chen Ping finished speaking, Ning Tian and Wu Feng fell silent.

If that's really the case, then everything Wang Yan did makes sense; his purpose was simple: to avoid dampening their fighting spirit.

To advance from the round-robin stage, you need at least five wins, and six wins are required to secure a place in the next round.

Yao Haoxuan won't be back for another two or three days, and Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng are even more unsure when they will be able to return.

If they face strong opponents in the next few matches, then they will have many formidable rivals to contend with.

"Let's go to the rooftop and see how things are."

Chen Ping had figured out the layout of the entire Star Emperor Hotel on his first day at the hotel, so he easily found the passage to the top floor.

As soon as the three of them opened the small door on the top floor, they saw that Beibei and the others were already waiting on the roof.

"Caitou, is this thing of yours any good? I can't see it very clearly!"

Beibei stood on the roof, holding something in her hand and looking towards Xingluo Square.

He Caitou just chuckled and said, "I'm a specialist in optical lens grinding, so I'll be fine as long as I can see it roughly." Beibei felt helpless and could only squint and keep looking at the Soul Fighting Zone through He Caitou's binoculars.

"Wow, there are even two Soul Kings with five rings in a one-on-one duel!"

The message Beibei conveyed left everyone present somewhat bewildered.

He Caitou, holding another pair of binoculars, said, "Two yellow and three purple soul rings, tsk tsk tsk, isn't this ruining a person?"

Beibei handed the binoculars to Chen Ping and said, "It's not exactly ruining people. Anyway, these people were raised by drugs. With their potential so severely depleted, they'll probably only reach the Soul King realm in this lifetime."

"Without the medicine, most of them would only have the chance to break through to the Soul Emperor realm, and not many would succeed."

"Instead of doing that, it would be better to just take the medicine and get the cultivation level of Soul Master or Soul King as soon as possible. It would be more practical to go out and make money after graduation."

Chen Ping, a professional pesticide sprayer, nodded repeatedly as he listened to Bei Bei's words. Looking towards the distant Soul Fighting Zone, he soon sighed in admiration.

"Damn, three Soul Kings and four Soul Masters, this team's configuration is comparable to the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation ten thousand years ago. Hmm, this team is even more outrageous, four Soul Kings, very good indeed."

At this moment, Chen Ping seemed to have telescopes embedded in his eyes. After watching the one-on-one matches, he watched the seven-on-seven team matches, broadcasting the events live to everyone while also providing commentary.

Upon hearing this, Wu Feng was dumbfounded: "What kind of drugs are they using? A Soul King before the age of twenty, that requires at least a level eight innate soul power, plus diligent and tireless cultivation, to reach that level, right?"

This is where Chen Ping excels: "Wrong. I'm telling you with certainty that the Soul Kings on the Soul Arena right now have innate soul power that is at most level six, and most likely level five."

"Only Soul Masters with this level of innate Soul Power can undertake a one- to three-year potential overdraft plan after joining various advanced Soul Master Academies and being selected for competitions. They sign contracts with their academies, promising a certain amount of money in exchange for leading their academies to a certain ranking."

“Soul masters with innate seventh-level or higher soul power, as long as they cultivate diligently, are guaranteed to become Soul Saints in this lifetime. Unless they’ve lost their minds, they would never choose to squeeze their potential to participate in a major competition for a little bit of money.”

“You can take a look at those four-ring Soul Masters on the Soul Arena. Some of them have overdrawn their innate fourth-level Soul Power, while a small number of them may have innate seventh-level Soul Power and have cultivated to the fourth ring step by step.”

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I understand how Soul Masters at the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh levels of the Innate Realm would choose."

"What about Soul Masters at the eighth or ninth level of the Innate Realm?"

Xu Sanshi took the binoculars from He Caitou, looked at the Soul Fighting Platform for a while, and asked his own question.

“Soul Masters with innate level eight or nine, or even innate full soul power, are naturally the inner disciples of our academy, or the aces of the other top academies, the small group of people who have cultivated to the Soul King level through their own efforts.”

Jiang Nannan rolled her eyes, completely unprepared for Xu Sanshi to ask such a stupid question.

Xu Sanshi was immediately embarrassed upon hearing this. Right, right, could he really expect a Soul Master with innate level eight or nine Soul Power to take drugs?

Who knows, a twenty-year-old Soul Saint might actually appear on the stage of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

But just as Chen Ping said, which soul master with a high enough innate soul power level would choose to increase their soul power level by taking drugs, even at the cost of having their future potential limit reduced?

(End of this chapter)