Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 105 Inner Court Disciples

Looking at the girls' backs, Ji Lin was completely bewildered. What had he just said?

Ji Lin turned his gaze to Bei Bei, who had an elegant smile on her lips. She patted Ji Lin on the shoulder, shook her head, and left.

Xu Sanshi gave Ji Lin a thumbs up, his face full of envy and admiration, and said, "As expected of your junior, you're amazing! Absolutely amazing! You managed to flirt with the junior without making a sound. I've learned that trick. I'll try it on Nan Nan in a couple of days."

After saying that, he caught up with Beibei and they left together.

"Meow meow meow?" Ji Lin was full of question marks.

Who am I? Where am I? What did I just say?

Ji Lin shook his head helplessly and muttered, "Girls are really strange creatures."

He had originally wanted to ask Xiaoxiao what her third soul skill was.

However, he soon found out that during the afternoon training, Xiao Xiao demonstrated her third soul skill, which was a very powerful soul skill that suited her well.

The third soul skill, the Might of the Cauldron, greatly enhances the defense and power of the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.

This caused the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron to undergo a transformation similar to that of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, resulting in a significant increase in its defensive capabilities.

Xiao Xiao can unleash the power of the cauldron first, then use the other two soul skills, which also doubles the power. It's similar to how beast soul masters amplify their physical body through soul skills.

With her third soul skill, Xiao Xiao's control, defense, and attack all underwent a qualitative change, which once put Wang Dong'er in a difficult situation.

Among the seven, Xiaoxiao could only fight Wang Dong'er, and she couldn't beat her.

At this stage, her strength is indeed the weakest among the seven, after all, the advantage of having twin martial souls has not yet begun to show.

Although they are the weakest in terms of strength, their potential is by no means the lowest.

Time flies when you're training or studying.

The next day was the day of Master Xuan's teaching session. At this time, the group would pause their studies and wait in the assessment area for Master Xuan's instruction.

Wang Yan and Zhou Yi both knew what the others were doing, so they readily provided assistance.

However, when the four entered the assessment area today, they unexpectedly saw some unfamiliar faces.

Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan have all arrived. In addition to them, there is also Elder Xuan and some other students in the assessment area.

Those were seven inner court disciples dressed in blood-red school uniforms.

Ji Lin saw two familiar faces among them. One was Ma Xiaotao, with whom he had an ambiguous relationship and who often needed his help to suppress her evil fire. The other was a woman he hadn't seen for many years, but whom he still remembered. She was a woman with white hair, blue eyes, a cold expression, snow-white skin, and a strange cat headdress. She had a cool and aloof temperament, like a snow princess.

Beside them stood five others—four men and one woman—who all appeared to be around the same age. Beibei and her two companions, who had arrived at the assessment area earlier, stood there respectfully. Occasionally, when they glanced at the seven red-robed inner court disciples, their gazes held not only envy but also admiration and respect.

The red-robed inner court disciples are the students who represent the strongest fighting force of Shrek Academy. It is they who uphold the glory of Shrek Academy as the number one academy on the continent.

Ji Lin led the three girls to stand beside Bei Bei.

The white-haired girl kept her eyes on Ji Lin, clearly recognizing him as well. Ji Lin nodded slightly to her but didn't approach her to strike up a conversation. Now was not the time.

Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao had actually guessed the identities of the seven inner court disciples. There were exactly seven of them, all red-robed inner court disciples, and none of them looked to be more than twenty years old. Adding them to the seven Shrek Seven Devils reserve team, it was obvious that these seven inner court disciples were this year's Shrek Seven Devils.

Upon seeing Ji Lin and the others arrive, Xuan Zi nodded and said, "Alright, everyone's here. In ten days, the new Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will begin. I believe you can all guess each other's identities. That's right, you are the regular and substitute players for this competition. You are also the new and old generations of the Shrek Seven Devils. Today, I'm letting you meet, firstly to get to know each other, and secondly, to let you familiarize yourselves with each other's abilities."

Xuanzi turned to Ji Lin and the other seven and said, "Don't think that the substitute players are just spectators. You will also be on the field. If the opponent is not too strong, we will arrange for you to come on as substitutes. First, it will train you and let you get familiar with the Soul Fighting Tournament to prepare for the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament. Second, it can conceal the abilities of the regular players."

Upon hearing that they might have a chance to participate, Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, and the others were both surprised and delighted. They were delighted to be able to participate in such an important competition, but they were also surprised because, given their cultivation level, it would be too embarrassing if they lost the match.

Although they are all outstanding among their peers, they may not necessarily encounter peers in the competition.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Elder Xuan snorted and said, "It's certain that I'll send you out to play, but if you lose, you know the consequences. You all need to adjust your mindset. In this competition, you are just appendages to the main team members. Obey my orders, do you hear me?"

"I heard you."

All seven agreed in unison.

As long as they can play, that's fine. As for losing, the academy probably won't send them to a match they're sure to lose, so there's nothing to be afraid of. They can win.

Elder Xuan nodded and said, "Alright, everyone introduce yourselves and get to know each other. Let's start with the reserve team."

The seven looked at each other, and Bei Bei was the first to step forward and say, "My name is Bei Bei, I'm a fifth-year student in the outer academy, and I'm a level 42 Power Attack type Battle Soul Master."

Xu Sanshi then stepped forward and said, "Xu Sanshi, fifth year of the outer academy, level 43 defensive-type Battle Soul Master." In terms of soul power, he was slightly better than Bei Bei.

Next up is Jiang Nannan. "My name is Jiang Nannan, a fifth-year student in the outer academy, and a level 41 agility-based Battle Soul Master."

After the three senior students finished their introductions, it was Ji Lin's turn to introduce the younger students.

The seven red-robed inner court disciples also turned their curious gazes toward Ji Lin and the others. After all, they were obviously younger than Bei Bei and the other two, and were clearly junior students. Yet they were able to win a place in the Shrek Seven Devils reserve team. Obviously, they should not be underestimated just because they were young.

Ji Lin stepped forward and stood beside Jiang Nannan, saying, "My name is Ji Lin, a second-year student in the outer academy, a level 47 offensive-type Battle Soul Master."

As soon as Ji Lin finished speaking, all the inner court disciples opposite him, except for Ma Xiaotao, showed surprise. A second-year student, which means he had been enrolled for less than two years, actually had a soul power cultivation level of 47. He was simply a monster. Even the best disciples of the inner court were ashamed of themselves.

Ling Luochen looked at Ji Lin with curiosity. This little brother she met in the Star Dou Great Forest many years ago was so powerful. She remembered that the little brother named Ji Lin's martial soul was the ultimate fire attribute. If she was right, the cultivation speed of ultimate attribute soul masters between level 30 and 70 was extremely slow. She was very curious about how Ji Lin could cultivate to level 47 at such a young age under such circumstances.

(End of this chapter)