Civilian Soul Masters in Douluo World

Chapter 259 Yan's Doubts
On the first day of the assessment, staff members will lead them to the Soul Fighting Arena.

Each group has its own venue, and the battle list for the assessment is announced on the same day, without giving any Soul Master a chance to prepare in advance.

The first match in Group 17 was between Tiewu and Yanyu.

“You are from the Martial Soul Branch Hall of Beidi City. I have heard of you, but with your soul power level of thirty-eight, you are no match for me.”

The two stepped onto the Soul Battle Platform. Yan Yu, with an arrogant expression, said that he was a four-ring Soul Master, one of the few Soul Masters among the young Soul Masters in this assessment.

He certainly had the right to be arrogant, and as for how he knew his soul power level, Tie Wu already had the answer in his heart.

"You think you can win before the battle even starts? Aren't you being a bit too confident?" Tie Wu said.

Yan Yu glanced at the VIP seats outside the Soul Arena; he had received inside information.

Today, spirit masters from the Spirit Hall will be here to watch the assessment; this is a rare opportunity to showcase oneself.

There were indeed several Soul Masters sitting in the VIP section. They all looked very young, and their eyes held an almost imperceptible arrogance.

“This confidence comes from strength,” Yan Yu replied.

Seeing that both sides were almost ready, the referee on the battle platform announced the start of the battle.

Two yellow and two purple soul rings appeared beneath Yan Yu. Yan Yu couldn't help but look at Tie Wu with a provocative gaze, wanting to see surprise and solemnity on his face.

But before he could observe the change in Tie Wu's expression, he saw Tie Wu, who also had the best soul ring configuration of two yellow and two purple, appear beneath him.

"You're also a Soul Master?" Yan Yu exclaimed in surprise.

The Soul Masters in the VIP seats were also slightly surprised, not expecting that the first match of the seventeenth group would be a duel between Soul Masters.

"The quality of the participants in this assessment was quite good. You tell me... Yan, what's wrong?"

"No, I just felt like I recognized him."

Yan's gaze lingered on Tie Wu for a long time. The resemblance between their features brought back unpleasant memories, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.

“戚”

On the Soul Battle Stage, Tie Wu's first and third Soul Rings lit up, and he launched the first attack. The flames with the explosive properties were not lacking in offensive power.

Yan Yu's martial soul is the Giant Rock Shield, a defensive martial soul. It is like a huge shield formed by countless pebbles coming together, with super strong defensive power.

Recovering from the brief surprise, he lit up his second spirit ring in the face of Tie Wu's attack.

A yellow glow enveloped the giant rock shield, adding to its imposing presence and significantly enhancing its defensive capabilities.

"呲呲"

Ironclad's attack landed on the giant rock shield, leaving only shallow marks and failing to break through the defense.

Even with his thousand-year-old soul skill, Tie Wu still couldn't break through the defense.

Your martial spirit can only withstand attacks from one direction. As long as I'm fast enough, you won't have time to defend.

Tie Wu quickly made a decision: abandoning a frontal attack, he planned to launch attacks randomly from four directions, determined not to believe that Tie Wu could defend against them in time.

"Heh, what a laughable tactic." Yan Yu sneered, and his fourth spirit ring lit up.

A purple glow emanated from the spirit ring, and the Giant Rock Shield split into four, hovering around Yan Yu's body. This reduced the shield's defense by 10% and weight by 20%, but gave it an attack form. The sides of the Giant Rock Shield became sharp, like blades.

Ironclad's wolf claws were imbued with flames, and a swift attack came. Realizing that Rock Feather's fourth spirit ring was not simple, Ironclad decided to strike first.

"when"

With a crisp, piercing sound, Tie Wu's attack was blocked by a giant rock shield. Yan Yu immediately manipulated two other giant rock shields to restrict Tie Wu's movements.

"You go to hell."

Iwahasa gripped the fourth giant rock shield with his right arm and slammed it down on Tetsuya's face with the blade. The referee was prepared to intervene at the force of the blow.

However, Tie Wu's second spirit ring lit up, causing the referee to slow down his actions slightly.

Second Soul Skill: Flame Clone!
"boom"

The moment the rock feather's attack landed, Tie Wu's body transformed into a fireball.

"call"

The sudden burst of sparks obscured Yan Yu's vision, causing him to misjudge the situation.

"you guessed wrong."

Tie Wu's figure appeared behind him, his fiery wolf claws stabbing towards Yan Yu's neck, finally stopping less than an inch away.

The referee was startled; this almost led to an accident. Fortunately, Tie Wu held back.

With a grateful look, he nodded to Tie Wu.

"Tie Wu wins this match!"

The referee immediately declared Tiewu the winner.

There's one match in the morning and another in the afternoon, so you'll hardly have any time to rest. If you get injured in the morning, the afternoon's battle will be much worse.

Tie Wu stepped down from the stage, rested in the rest area for a while, and then went to the cafeteria for lunch.

In the afternoon, I faced a level 37 Soul Master with three rings. I wasted a little time, but unsurprisingly, I defeated my opponent.

After winning the battle, Tie Wu originally planned to go back to his dormitory to rest.

As a result, Xiao Zi, whom he hadn't seen for several days, suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Brother Tiewu, why haven't you come to see me these past few days?" Xiao Zi asked, feigning dissatisfaction.

But Tie Li only gave her a cold look; he now had a very bad impression of Xiao Zi.

"You misunderstood me last time in the cafeteria, I was actually going to..." Xiao Zi wanted to explain, but Tie Wu was too lazy to listen and turned away.

Watching Tie Wu walk away, Xiao Zi muttered something indignantly.

"What's so great about it? It's just that you beat Yan Yu."

In the following days of Soul Battles, he encountered mostly three-ring Soul Masters, and Tie Wu won almost every one of them.

Among the seventeen groups, only he and Yan Yu were four-ring Soul Masters, while the others were three-ring Soul Venerables.

As expected, the two secured the top two positions with their Soul Master level strength and advanced to the next round.

But the next round will not be a battle of spirits competition; instead, it will be a different kind of assessment.

There are a total of 32 groups, and two people from each group will advance, which means there are 64 people in total. The assessment standard for this round is to drop all 64 people on a deserted island.

The Spirit Hall will send Spirit Masters to observe from above the island. Once a Spirit Master loses their fighting ability, they will be eliminated. The process continues until only sixteen people remain on the island to advance to the next round.

There are no rules for this assessment; you can team up or go it alone, but most people will choose to go it alone.

"Yan, what brings you here? You seem quite interested in this assessment." Mo Yu looked at Yan, who was a senior deacon of the Spirit Hall and the person in charge of this round of assessments.

“This assessment is different from the one I took before, so naturally I wanted to come and see,” Yan said calmly.

In reality, he had his eye on Tie Wu. He felt that Tie Wu's face was too familiar, and the expression in his eyes had appeared countless times in his nightmares.

(End of this chapter)