Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 145 Confucius said, standing by the river, "Time flows on like this river, never ceasing."

As soon as Huo Yuhao arrived at the Soul Battle Zone, he noticed the senior core disciples who had already arrived and were standing in the arena.

Although everyone was silently waiting for the assessment to begin, Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan seemed to be somewhat detached from the core disciple group.

But thinking about it, it's normal. As one of the few four-ring Soul Masters under the age of fifteen in the outer academy, especially since Huo Yuhao came to Shrek Academy in the past year, their brilliance has been almost on par with that of Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, who are the twin stars of the outer academy.

Although there is still a gap between the two in terms of the quality of their martial souls, they can't help it with Huo Yuhao's help!

Tang Ya goes without saying. Since activating the Dark Blue Silver Grass cultivation mode, her cultivation speed can only be described as exaggerated. While Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi are only at level 41 and 42 respectively, her soul power level has already reached level 45.

Although Jiang Nannan's cultivation speed was not the fastest among the four, with the exoskeleton soul tool tailored by Huo Yuhao, her combat power was also improved in all aspects.

Because of her example, many students in the Martial Soul system began to change their views on Soul Tools, and some even had the idea of ​​switching systems.

As the martial soul of Xiao Wu, the beloved wife of Tang San's ancestor, the Soft Bone Rabbit has been thoroughly studied over the past ten thousand years. It can only be said that although it can be considered one of the top beast martial souls, it still has a very obvious gap compared to top-tier martial souls such as the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Evil White Tiger.

This only further proves the value of the soul tool she possesses.

A person with the Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, with similar Soul Power levels, can contend with Bei Bei Xu San Shi, who possesses a top-tier Martial Soul, simply by using a set of Soul Tools. Who wouldn't be tempted by that?

After all, one's martial soul is innate and there is no choice in it, but one's soul tool can be acquired later in life. Once one embarks on the path of a soul master, no one would refuse to become stronger.

With this trend, since the start of the school year a few years ago, the number of third-year students applying to transfer to the Soul Guidance Department has increased by more than three or four times compared to previous years. Zhang Lexuan said that she saw Xian Lin'er walking with a smile on her face in the inner courtyard these past few days.

Of course, if they knew that the soul tool on Jiang Nannan's body was exclusively produced by Huo Yuhao, and was unique to Huo Yuhao, and even the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, Xian Lin'er, couldn't make it, they probably wouldn't be so eager to join the Soul Guidance Department.

However, there are so many soul tools available, and besides exoskeletons, there are always types that are suitable for them, so this is not something Huo Yuhao should worry about.

"Yuhao!"

Noticing Huo Yuhao and his group's arrival, Tang Ya also brought Jiang Nannan over and said with a smile.

"Fighting monsters like you all the time has made me lose confidence. Now I finally have a battle where I can really shine. This time, your sister Xiaoya is here to protect you!"

"Okay, I'll be waiting."

As Huo Yuhao spoke, he noticed the gazes cast by Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi in the distance. He smiled and nodded at the two of them. Xu Sanshi, in particular, gave him a thumbs-up with an ambiguous expression after seeing the group of beautiful women surrounding him.

Dude, you've got incredibly strong kidneys!

Huo Yuhao could only pretend not to see it and began to think about the selection competition.

Of course, he wasn't worried about himself, but rather about the other people he was close to.

Zhang Lexuan had already told him before he came that as a pre-selected reserve team member, even if he lost the selection competition, he would only be subject to certain punishments and would not be eliminated.

However, compared to the previous life where only Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were pre-selected, this life also includes Tang San, Gu Yuena, and himself.

With only seven spots available, five have already been pre-selected, leaving over twenty people vying for just two. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.

As he pondered, Huo Yuhao's gaze fell upon Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Zhu Lu, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Without the so-called power of Haodong in this life, neither Wang Dong'er nor Xiao Xiao reached the third ring. Although Zhu Lu was already at level thirty-one, she was still far behind Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, who were already at the fourth ring.

This is a bit tricky.

Just as Huo Yuhao was clicking his tongue, the previously noisy surroundings suddenly fell silent. Sensing the movement, he subconsciously looked up and saw Elder Xuan slowly walking towards him from a distance.

The standard greasy chicken leg and wine gourd set meal, and behind Elder Xuan, Teacher Wang Yan followed half a step behind him, step by step.

"Xiao Wang, count the number of people."

Wang Yan seemed to have already completed the count by sight on the way here, and replied respectfully after hearing Elder Xuan's words.

"Elder Xuan, I've checked, everyone's here."

"Um."

Elder Xuan gave a soft "hmm" and spoke in a deep, resonant voice.

"Listen up, everyone. Today's selection competition will be a free-for-all. There are no rules. Use whatever abilities you have. Don't worry about your opponents' safety. I'll take care of everything. The assessment will end when only seven trainees remain on the field."

As he spoke, Elder Xuan's dim yellow eyes swept over everyone through his messy hair, finally settling on Huo Yuhao. He continued, his tone seemingly somewhat displeased.

"Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, the academy has other arrangements for you two. You don't need to compete for these seven spots, nor do you need to participate in this selection competition. There will be a special assessment prepared for you two later."

These words immediately drew everyone's attention to Huo Yuhao, and even Huo Yuhao himself was taken aback.

At first, he thought that Elder Xuan was holding a grudge against him and wanted to do something underhanded, but then he thought that was unlikely, since he and Gu Yuena had just met with Elder Mu and confirmed their future cooperation.

With Elder Mu personally involved, even if Elder Xuan had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to directly disobey the order. Moreover, judging from Elder Xuan's tone, he was clearly somewhat unwilling.

In a flash, he realized the true meaning of Elder Xuan's words.

—You don't need to compete with others for a spot on the reserve team anymore; you can go directly to the main team.

That's great!

He was worried that people with good connections didn't have enough time to join the team. After all, the Soul Master Competition was a continent-wide event held once every five years, and it required participants to be under twenty years old.

Most people only participate once or twice in their lifetime, and it would be a pity if they couldn't participate together.

That's great, it's like someone brought you a pillow when you're sleepy.

"I see."

Having readily accepted the proposal, Huo Yuhao, after exchanging a few words with Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan, pulled Gu Yuena toward Zhang Lexuan, who was sitting in the spectator stands, despite Xuan Lao's rather displeased expression.

"Now I understand why the academy's punishment for me has been delayed."

Seeing Huo Yuhao approach, Zhang Lexuan, who had also overheard the conversation, couldn't help but smile.

"I've never heard of an outer academy student being selected as a regular member of the Soul Master Competition before. You know, in previous years, the regular members were personally selected by Elder Xuan. The fact that the academy is willing to let you in shows that they value you more than I thought."

Huo Yuhao shrugged, took out some homemade snacks from his storage space, gave a bag to Zhang Lexuan and Gu Yuena each, and said casually.

"I once read a story called 'The Master said, standing by a river, 'It flows on like this, never ceasing day or night,' which is quite fitting for the current situation."

"Oh?"

Zhang Lexuan raised an eyebrow, casually tossed a piece of jerky into her mouth, and asked curiously, "What does that mean?"

"It means that a skilled person can simply sit on the shore and watch the corpses of their enemies float in from the water day and night."

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Seeing the frozen smile on Zhang Lexuan's face, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but grin.

"That's probably one of the advantages of having someone to look after you when you're out and about."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena couldn't help but blink. After pausing for about two seconds, she continued stuffing jerky into her mouth, occasionally asking Huo Yuhao to feed her one from his hand.

"You have so much logic, the competition has begun."

With Zhang Lexuan's reminder, Huo Yuhao's attention also fell on the Soul Arena in front of him. With Elder Xuan's order, more than twenty people started to move.

Unlike in their previous lives, the core disciples did not prioritize targeting Bei Bei and the others who had reached the fourth ring cultivation level. Instead, they set their sights on Tang San, who was using a cane.

Although he is only a second-year student, Tang San is undoubtedly the number one student in the outer academy in terms of fame.

Especially since this guy is currently in bandages and looks like he has difficulty moving around, these proud core disciples naturally want to test his abilities.

However, how could Tang San, who had absorbed the Eight Spider Lances, really be at the mercy of others?

The moment the eight spider spears burst forth from his body, his mobility was no longer limited by his injuries; in fact, he was even faster and more agile than when he was uninjured.

Realizing something was wrong, it was too late for the group to escape. Under Tang San's skillful control, which was almost like an extension of his own arm, the sharp spider spears were simply beyond the ability of these core disciples of the same level to withstand.

Especially since this external soul bone was produced by a ten-thousand-year-old human-faced demon spider, although external soul bones can become stronger along with the host's strength, a high starting age still has great advantages.

Take the current Eight Spider Lances, for example. Compared to the same model from two thousand years ago, it is far, far stronger in terms of sheer power.

Upon seeing this scene, Elder Xuan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

In his view, Tang San's limited mobility due to his injury led him to focus his energy on mastering the Eight Spider Lances in order to compensate for this deficiency.

Otherwise, how could he have mastered the Eight Spider Lances to this extent in such a short time?

So, does that mean I actually helped this kid by arriving a little late?

Indeed! How can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain?

As he pondered, the last trace of guilt in Elder Xuan's heart vanished without a trace. In his cheerful mood, even the chicken leg in his hand tasted even better.

Just then, an angry question suddenly rang out from inside the room.

"Why do you know the Tang Sect's secret techniques!?"

(End of this chapter)