Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 20 Soul Chaser VS Seven Killers

"Come in."

Wang Yan pushed open the door and entered, with Lin Chen following behind. Then, Lin Chen told Yan Shaozhe about his experiences and released his spirit ring.

"You have guts; you actually managed to venture deep into the territory of a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast and survive. No wonder Le Xuan gave you a letter of recommendation."

"Dean, you flatter me." Hearing Yan Shaozhe's praise, Lin Chen knew that he would most likely be able to stay.

"Don't be too happy yet. Although there was a reason for this incident, you did violate the school rules and did not take the second-year promotion test. Therefore, your test will be more difficult. If you fail, you will be dismissed."

"Yes, Dean."

"Alright, you can go back now. Wait for me at the Soul Arena tomorrow morning. I'll personally supervise the exam."

"Then Dean Yan, Lin Chen and I will head back now," Wang Yan said.

Yan Shaozhe nodded, and Wang Yan then left with Lin Chen.

After class in the afternoon, the short-tempered Zhou Yi also grabbed Lin Chen and questioned him, but fortunately Wang Yan smoothed things over, so it wasn't a big problem.

That evening, Lin Chen picked up his milk tea cart again after a long time.

"Xiao Tu, we'll go with you to sell milk tea tonight!" Xiao Xiao said excitedly.

"But you have to treat us to a late-night snack," Xiao Xiao added.

Lin Chen: "...Can I refuse?"

"Refusal is invalid, let's go," Lin Xiaolei said, then took Xiao Xiao's hand and left.

"Brother Lin, I'm going too," Zhou Mingxing said from the side.

"Why are you being so polite with me? If it weren't for your soul tool, I might not be able to come back."

……

The group walked forward amidst laughter and cheerful conversation.

"Xiao Tu, we've all been worried about your safety while you were gone!" said Lin Xiaolei, slightly tipsy. "Especially Xiao Xiao, she put up the most missing person notices when we went to the city."

Zhou Mingxing nodded in agreement, while Xiao Xiao had already been taken down.

Lin Chen was touched that his friends cared so much about his safety. Since childhood, apart from his family, few had shown him any concern. The fact that his friends were so loyal and devoted was truly rare in the materialistic and power-hungry world of Soul Masters.

When I become successful in the future, I must never forget them!

Everyone enjoyed their late-night snack, and they were still humming songs when they returned to the dorm.

The next day, when Lin Chen arrived at the Soul Arena, he saw Yan Shaozhe, who had been waiting there. Beside him was a senior with short, dark red hair, dressed in the inner academy's uniform.

"Chen Zifeng?" Lin Chen instantly guessed his identity.

"Lin Chen, your test is very simple: endure for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn in his hands."

"Stick for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn? That's giving me too much of an idiot! I'll take him down today!"

Then, Yan Shaozhe vanished into thin air and reappeared on the viewing platform in the next instant.

"Hello junior, my name is Chen Zifeng, level 57 offensive weapon spirit king."

"Hello senior, my name is Lin Chen, a level 36 offensive weapon spirit master. Please give me your guidance."

"Level 36? Good lad, you leveled up 5 levels in one trip." Yan Shaozhe exclaimed in admiration.

After saying that, the two activated their martial spirits at the same time, one exuding an aura of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and the other releasing a vast and boundless killing intent.

A duel between the Soul-Chasing Sword and the Seven Kill Sword!

Yan Shaozhe lit an incense stick and stuck it on the wall, then loudly announced, "The assessment begins."

However, it was Lin Chen who launched the first attack.

"Senior, be careful. Second Soul Skill, Unleashed Sharpness."

With his millennium-enhanced soul skill now at the Soul Master level, Lin Chen unleashed a series of sword energies towards Chen Zifeng.

"Third Soul Skill, Annihilation!" Chen Zifeng also unleashed several red sword energies.

The red and blue sword energies collided, producing a loud crash, and a fierce aura erupted from them.

At this moment, Lin Chen also began fighting Chen Zifeng.

Chen Zifeng was, after all, a level 57 Soul King, with far more Soul Power than Lin Chen. Lin Chen's sword energy was clearly no match for it, and after a few seconds of clash, he was undoubtedly defeated by the latter's sword energy.

Secretly surprised by the Soul King's strength, Lin Chen used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to easily bypass the sword energy attacking him.

Seeing Lin Chen dodge his third soul skill so easily, Chen Zifeng exclaimed in surprise, "What kind of footwork is that?!"

At the same time, they put away their previous contempt.

"Second Soul Skill, Break!"

"First Soul Skill, Longsword Emerges from the Peak!"

In the clash between two hundred-year-old soul skills, Chen Zifeng did not gain the upper hand, especially since Lin Chen was amplified by his thousand-year-old soul skill, and Chen Zifeng was even slightly at a disadvantage. Therefore, he began to engage Lin Chen in close combat, intending to exhaust his soul power within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn in order to win.

The arena was filled with the sounds of swords clashing.

Yan Shaozhe looked at the two fighting each other, his mind wandering.

Just then, a fiery red figure flew down from the sky and landed right next to Yan Shaozhe.

"Teacher, so you've been here all along."

The person who arrived was Ma Xiaotao.

"What are you doing here, you little rascal?"

"I wanted to ask if the identities of the assassins who ambushed Huo Yuhao a few days ago have been confirmed?" Ma Xiaotao asked.

"We've found out, and it's highly likely they're from the White Tiger Duke's mansion."

"What?! Dai Yueheng?! I'm going to deal with him right now." Ma Xiaotao was furious when she heard that it was someone from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

"Wait a minute, you girl, when are you going to change your temper? Although he's from the White Tiger Duke's mansion, Dai Yueheng didn't know it; it was his younger brother, Dai Huabin, who did it. He and Huo Yuhao started having conflicts during the freshman assessment competition. Let Huo Yuhao handle these things himself."

"Alright."

On the Soul Battle Stage, Chen Zifeng had already used his fourth Soul Skill. He was currently wielding two Soul-Chasing Swords and exchanging blows with Lin Chen, trying to quickly defeat him.

"Third Soul Skill, Sword Shadows Galore!"

Centered on Chen Zifeng, a whirlwind instantly formed around him, surrounded by thousands of sword shadows.

Lin Chen had already hidden among the thousands of sword shadows, using them to strike Chen Zifeng.

Lin Chen was confident that Chen Zifeng's mental strength could not be higher than his, so he could not see his position and could only rely on his soul power to blast open this soul skill.

Just as Lin Chen had predicted, Chen Zifeng used his fifth soul skill, Chaos. The effect of this soul skill was to condense several sharp swords that shot towards the target like meteors, possessing extremely strong destructive power.

However, Chen Zifeng was unable to lock onto his target at this moment and could only use his fifth soul skill to break through the layers of sword shadows.

The myriad sword shadows were swept away by Chen Zifeng.

Just then, Lin Chen suddenly appeared behind Chen Zifeng, wielding the Seven Kill Sword and thrusting it towards Chen Zifeng.

"First Soul Skill, Sharp!" Chen Zifeng, realizing what was happening, quickly used his first soul skill to stab at Lin Chen.

Just as the Soul-Chasing Sword pierced Lin Chen, Lin Chen's body turned into a black shadow and flowed into the ground.

"Oh no, it's Sword Shadow!" Chen Zifeng immediately sensed something was wrong.

(End of this chapter)