Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 32 Where have you been?

Shrek Academy's Soul Battle Zone is located behind the Martial Soul Department teaching building. Soul Masters often come here to spar. Of course, recently, more Soul Masters have been coming here, and the light of Soul Guidance Devices can be seen flashing on the surrounding arenas from time to time.

"I'm not fighting anymore." On one of the arenas in the Soul Fighting Zone, Ma Xiaotao landed and waved her hand towards the air.

Upon hearing this, Wang Nan controlled his soul tool and landed steadily on the edge of the arena.

"Your soul tool is too cheating. It doesn't have a flying martial soul, but it's more agile than me in the air. I can't fight it anymore."

"Don't you inner court disciples have soul tools equipped?"

"Yes, but I can't use it," Ma Xiaotao complained. "Ordinary soul tools simply can't withstand my soul power; they'll burn out after only a few uses."

Wang Nan is now in his third year of school, and a full year has passed since he and Ma Xiaotao obtained their third spirit rings. During this year, Ma Xiaotao has sought him out quite often. With his help, much of the evil energy within her has been dispelled, her spirit has become purer, and the temperature of the flames she releases has increased.

It's no wonder that a martial soul approaching the ultimate fire doesn't have a suitable soul tool.

"Alright, now that this battle is over, I'll be setting off tomorrow to acquire my fourth spirit ring."

Upon hearing this, Wang Nan glanced at Ma Xiaotao in surprise.

"How about that? Pretty impressive, huh?" Ma Xiaotao said with a smug smile.

That's truly impressive. Is this the true value of Shrek Academy's number one genius?

Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao obtained their third soul rings together. After a year of training, Wang Nan's soul power increased from level 33 to level 38, which was quite good compared to other students, but there was still a considerable gap compared to Ma Xiaotao.

With Wang Nan's help, Ma Xiaotao could cultivate without any worries. In the same amount of time, her soul power broke through from level thirty-two to level forty. Wang Nan didn't know how much innate soul power Ma Xiaotao had, but even if it wasn't full innate soul power, it was probably not far off.

"By the way, did you know that there's a core disciple selection competition in the outer academy in a few days?" After resting for a while, Ma Xiaotao said mysteriously.

Wang Nan thought for a moment, realizing that he probably didn't know yet, so he gently shook his head.

"Hehe, it's not a secret anymore. You should know about the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, right? This tournament is held every five years, and all participants must be under twenty years old."

"Our academy sends seven official players and seven reserve players to participate in the competition every year. This selection competition is to select reserve players to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament. You must prepare well for the time being."

Seeing that Wang Nan's reaction was lukewarm, Ma Xiaotao suddenly changed the subject, "Moreover, I heard that if you can win the championship in the Soul Fighting Tournament, the academy will give you a generous reward. There was a senior sister from the inner academy who obtained a soul bone by participating in the Soul Fighting Tournament."

After spending a year with Wang Nan, Ma Xiaotao had roughly figured out what he was interested in.

"Well, I'll give it a try then."

"You'll definitely pass if you just put your mind to it."

"That's not necessarily true."

Wang Nan knew that the selection process was a chaotic free-for-all. With so many people competing, no one could guarantee that they would advance. He just had to do his best.

"By the way, aren't you participating in the selection competition?"

Wang Nan asked curiously. Originally, Ma Xiaotao was not selected as a reserve member because she was troubled by the evil fire. Later, after the evil fire was suppressed, she directly entered the regular members, which once aroused Dai Yueheng's dissatisfaction.

Now that her evil fire is under control, she should be able to participate in the selection competition.

Ma Xiaotao leaned closer and, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, lowered her voice and said, "Inner Academy disciples who meet the requirements can be directly selected as reserve candidates. Moreover, the teacher said that a Soul Master will be added to the reserve candidates this time, and it is estimated that only five disciples will be selected from the Outer Academy."

Wang Nan understood.

Indeed, geniuses always have privileges, no matter when they are born.

……

As expected of the information she received from the Dean of the Martial Soul Department, Ma Xiaotao's words soon came true.

A few days later, the core disciples under the age of fifteen in the third and fourth grades all gathered in the Soul Fighting Zone.

In previous selection competitions, a few qualified fifth-grade students participated, but perhaps this year's fifth-grade students started school too late, and the youngest is already fifteen years old, so they do not meet the requirements.

Once all the core disciples had arrived, Xuanzi, who had once led Wang Nan on a surveillance mission, staggered in, still looking disheveled.

Besides Wang Nan, several other core disciples also participated in that surveillance mission. Upon seeing Xuanzi, they quickly straightened their posture and stood at attention.

With these individuals setting an example, the other core disciples, though filled with doubt, dared not voice any objections.

Xuanzi nodded slightly. "Alright, you should all know that I called you here to participate in the core disciple selection competition. Next, I will explain the content of the selection competition."

Upon hearing Xuanzi's words, the core disciples all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"The assessment is called a free-for-all, which will take place in the Soul Battle Zone. You can attack freely and fight however you want. There are no rules. If you give up or are rescued, you will be eliminated. The last five people remaining are the winners. Get ready."

Just as Ma Xiaotao said, only five reserve members were to be selected this time.

"Ready, hiccup~ Start!"

The chaotic fighting style was common in the inner courtyard, but it was the first time for these disciples in the outer courtyard. They were all a bit lost and didn't know where to start.

Wang Nan didn't want to be the first to make a move and attract others' attention, so he frowned and quietly retreated to the side.

Faced with unfamiliar rules, they might be stunned for a few seconds at first because they were not used to it, but since everyone present was a core disciple, someone quickly reacted. I don't know who started it, but in an instant, all kinds of lights flashed throughout the entire Soul Battle Zone, and one after another, yellow and purple soul rings rose up.

However, the first to attack was not a Soul Master, but a large swarm of Soul Light Rays.

Before they came into contact with soul tools, students in the Martial Soul Department looked down on them. However, since the academy arranged courses related to soul tools, some of them have discovered the benefits of such a thing.

There's no need to risk your life; you can launch an attack simply by standing at a distance. Especially in a chaotic battle like this, once someone rushes to the very center, they will face attacks from all sides. No matter how strong someone is, they can't withstand an attack from dozens of people.

In this situation, a soul tool becomes the top priority.

Seeing the constant glow of soul tools emanating from the Soul Battle Zone, even Xuanzi, who was watching from the sidelines, stopped what he was doing, wiped his mouth, and focused his attention on the arena.

He had lived to a ripe old age and had presided over countless selection competitions for core disciples, but this was the first time he had ever seen such a scene.

(End of this chapter)