Douluo Continent: Starting with the Tiger Emperor Template

There was a moment of silence in the council chamber.

Then, almost simultaneously, more than a dozen senior officials showed expressions of "I knew it."

"Speak," Moon said slowly, his aged voice revealing neither joy nor anger as he sat at the head of the long table. "What is it this time?"

Xuanzi remained silent for a few seconds, as if organizing his thoughts.

Then he looked up and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

From the moment he found Lu Ren at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, through their conversations, negotiations, and bets, to the point where he didn't have time to find out where Lu Ren's true form was.

He spoke in great detail, without concealing any specifics.

Including how he was schemed against by a four-ring Soul Master, and how he was bound by that strange restraint...

"etc."

Old Song suddenly raised his hand, interrupting him.

Her bright eyes stared straight at Xuanzi as she asked, enunciating each word clearly:

"Tell me, what did you use as the stakes?"

Xuanzi's lips twitched.

"...a soul bone that is 100,000 years old."

At that moment, the council chamber erupted in chaos.

"A soul bone from 100,000 years ago?!"

"Xuanzi, have you gone mad?"

"That's a 100,000-year-old soul bone! Do you know how difficult it is to hunt a 100,000-year-old soul beast?"

"And we only have a few pieces in our treasure vault? You're just going to gamble like that?"

"The key point is..." one of the elders' voices suddenly rose, "You actually think you'll lose? You're holding a meeting over something like this?"

"Aren't you guaranteed to win this bet?"

After these words were spoken, the council chamber fell silent again.

All the cabinet ministers realized an even more terrifying problem.

Since Xuanzi dared to use a 100,000-year-old soul bone as a wager, it means he never thought he would lose.

Although Shrek Academy's team this year is very strong overall, winning the championship is a foregone conclusion.

But what if we lose?

"I'm telling you," Old Song's voice rang out again, drawing out the words, "you're really getting more and more capable. When I ask you to do something serious, you're either drunk or eating chicken legs. And what happened when you finally volunteered for a field assignment?"

"Now I'm asking you to recruit a genius, and what you do... "

She paused, then continued:

"Not only did he fail to bring the person back, but he also made a gamble with someone. If he loses, he'll have to pay out a 100,000-year-old soul bone. Xuanzi, you really are a genius."

Xuanzi's face turned bright red, his lips trembled a few times, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Some of the other Grand Secretaries rubbed their foreheads, some sighed, and some simply closed their eyes.

It wasn't that they really cared about that 100,000-year-old soul bone.

Although I do care a lot.

But more importantly, the whole thing is just too absurd.

The Gluttonous Douluo of Shrek Academy, a level 98 Super Douluo, was completely outmaneuvered by a 15-year-old Soul Master with four rings.

If word gets out, where will Shrek put his face?

Although they didn't think Shrek Academy would lose.

"Alright."

Old Song's smile faded, her expression turned serious, and she leaned forward slightly.

"Let's get down to business. You saw that child with your own eyes, so tell everyone honestly."

"If that child really leads the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to participate in the competition, what are our chances of winning?"

Xuanzi remained silent for a long time.

So long that the ministers' hearts gradually sank.

After a moment, he finally spoke:

"That kid is really strong."

"His soul power is only level 47, but his normal soul power is roughly equivalent to a level 61 Soul Emperor. I don't know what method he used, but this state gives me the feeling that..."

"It seems he has mastered a way to maintain a percentage-based amplification type of soul skill indefinitely. This type of soul skill has no time limit and no soul power consumption."

Xuanzi was, after all, a level 98 Super Douluo, so he had the knowledge and insight he needed, having seen countless people use amplification-type soul skills.

But Lu Ren's situation was truly exceptional.

These words shocked everyone present.

"Level 47, yet possessing soul power equivalent to around level 61?"

"What does this mean? It's more than crossing an entire major realm!"

"And what you said about him being able to maintain an amplification-type soul skill state indefinitely? What does that mean?"

Amplification-type soul skills are extremely valuable and rare, only slightly inferior to domain-type soul skills. However, once they appear, they are the best of the best.

Even a hundred-year-old spirit ring is useful in the later stages of a Title Douluo, as long as it provides a percentage-based boost.

While these amplification-type soul skills can indeed increase strength, they are all time-limited, and the increase in strength is only temporary.

Among all these top experts, they have never seen anyone who can maintain the state of amplified soul skills indefinitely. At most, they can only use it for five or ten minutes, and it also consumes a lot of soul power.

Xuanzi nodded and continued:

"As for how he has maintained the amplified soul skill state... I don't know either. I hope that in the future, you can see his state with your own eyes, and you will understand why I think he is a top genius. He even used a 100,000-year soul bone as a bet, and he didn't waste a single bit of it."

"Moreover, his physical strength is extremely terrifying. I released the pressure of a level 70 Soul Saint, and he remained unfazed. It wasn't until I released pressure above level 75 that he began to waver, but until the very end..."

He paused, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"He didn't fall."

The council chamber was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"That's not all," Xuanzi's voice continued. "Even I can't figure out exactly what his martial soul is, but... I think it's probably his brain?"

"A brain-type martial soul?"

Everyone was slightly taken aback, then one of the elders quickly reacted:

"Physical Martial Soul!"

"Yes." Xuanzi's eyes lit up. "However, I can't be sure. I just looked with my own eyes and found that his brain is special compared to ordinary people, and much stronger than that of ordinary soul masters. His mental strength is even more abnormal, making him an invincible existence among those of the same level."

"One of his martial soul abilities is the ability to manipulate blood, which allows him to convert his own soul power into blood. Not only that, each drop of blood contains his soul power and mental power. What's even more amazing is that he has achieved a complete fusion between his soul power and mental power. This is something that even I haven't been able to do."

"That's why I think his martial soul might be the brain. The brain, as the main martial soul, has spiritual power that is perfectly integrated with soul power. I don't need to say more; you all understand its value."

Upon hearing Xuanzi's words, many people present gasped in shock.

"The soul power and mental power are perfectly integrated, then there is the physical body being strong, the mental power being invincible at the same level, and the amplification type soul skill that can be maintained without consumption and for an unlimited time..." Old Song frowned and said in a deep voice, "Xuanzi, your bet this time was a bit reckless."

"I'm afraid even Ma Xiaotao might not be a match for that kid."

The other elders couldn't help but say, "That's right, Elder Xuan, you can see that the child is extraordinary, so why did you agree to his bet?"

Xuanzi blushed and couldn't help but explain, "I just wanted to put him down a bit..."

"What's even more troublesome is his ability called 'binding,' which I suspect is also an ability of his brain-type martial soul, or even a rule-based soul skill."

Xuanzi explained the mechanism of the binding, emphasizing the characteristics of the rule-based power and the consequences of breaking the rules.

After hearing this, the elders' expressions changed.

"Rules-based... no, he said sharing intelligence could increase the binding power, so you actually listened to everything he said?"

"Even you can't break free?"

"Does this mean that if we lose, we really have to hand over the 100,000-year-old soul bone?"

Xuanzi nodded heavily.

Putting aside those constraints, the main point is...

He swore an oath with his martial spirit as a wager.

If a breach of contract occurs, the consequences...

Old Song sighed:

"In other words, the situation we're facing now is..."

"A Soul Master around fifteen years old with four rings, whose normal combat strength is already close to that of a high-level Soul Emperor, and whose main spirit is the Brain, has a completely different ability system from traditional Soul Masters. He possesses the binding ability of the rule system, his physical body is comparable to that of a Soul Saint, he can manipulate blood, convert soul power into blood, and has powerful mental strength, not to mention other unknown methods..."

"And a few months later, he will represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and face off against our Shrek Seven Devils in the Continental Soul Master Tournament."

She took a deep breath.

"Xuanzi, do you think our children can handle it?"