Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains

Chapter 99 Illusory Star, Absolute (Please subscribe!!!)

Xu Yuan watched Yao Yao's scheming the whole time without exposing her.

They bullied the Five Elements Spear Spirit and the Phantom Beast for being honest.

The Five Elements Spear Spirit is not interested in these things; its own strength is fundamental, and it only wants to evolve and become stronger.

Is Yao Yao the boss?

Ask it if it can withstand my gun!

The Phantom Beast was truly honest. Even though it had only been fused for less than a day, Xu Yuan could sense that this spirit, with its intelligence comparable to that of a human teenager, was honest and dull.

"Xu Yuan, why don't you give them both names too?" Yao Yao flew up to Xu Yuan and said cutely.

"Hmph, Yao Yao helped you get those names, and you dare not acknowledge me as your leader? That's repaying kindness with enmity."

Yao Yao had her own little schemes, but neither the Five Elements Gun Spirit nor the Phantom Beast cared about them.

"Alright, Yao Yao, we really need to name her this time." Xu Yuan grabbed Yao Yao in his hand, rubbed her for a bit, put her aside, and looked at the other two spirits.

"Phantom Beast, from now on you will assist me in developing the power of the stars, so let's call you Phantom Star."

The Phantom Beast has no problems.

Once Xu Yuan's soul made its choice, he no longer cared about any other minor details.

"As for the Five Elements Spear Spirit, since you aspire to become the number one divine spear in the world, I will name you Jue, the Jue of the peerless divine spear. You were born from my uncle's Void-Breaking Spear Intent and unexpectedly gained the attributes of the five elements. You have also integrated my blood and qi. You are still in the process of integrating them. When you have truly perfected your own power and discovered your true abilities, I will give you a complete name."

In terms of compensation, Xu Yuan had higher expectations for the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear.

Unlike Yao Yao and the Phantom Beast, the Five Elements Spear Spirit will be the only soul spirit of Xu Yuan's Qi and Blood Martial Soul in the future.

In the future, Xu Yuan will only explore his own Five Elements Spear Spirit to add one Soul Ring after another to his Qi and Blood Martial Soul - the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear. At the same time, he will take advantage of these Soul Ring opportunities to forge the Heavenly Origin Five Elements Spear into his own natal divine weapon and make it a top-grade divine spear.

"Alright, naming them today is one thing, but we should discuss our future cultivation plans more." After giving the Phantom Beast and the Five Elements Spear Spirit a few minutes to process their thoughts, Xu Yuan brought up the important matter.

"I'm a Soul Master now, so it doesn't have a big impact. But having a new Soul Spirit and a new member, Illusion Star, joining us will change our relationship a bit, and there will also be more training projects in the future."

"Yao Yao, from now on, the dream space will need to be maintained at all times to assist Huan Xing in developing the power of stars. In addition, Huan Xing, you will also cooperate with me to master the art of distraction."

Xu Yuan explained his future cultivation plans one by one.

Time passed once more.

After obtaining his fourth spirit ring, Xu Yuan was no longer restricted by his spirit power level and returned to his normal cultivation life.

During this process, he received daily instruction in marksmanship from Yun Ming, but as he practiced, he became increasingly confused.

There's still no news from my uncle.

At first, he could joke that his reverse pressure to get married wouldn't work, but as time went on, Xu Yuan couldn't help but worry.

"Another year has passed, and it's Shrek Academy's triennial recruitment season again." Xu Yuan woke up from his meditation.

This year's admissions process is different from others.

Even while cultivating in the inner courtyard, Xu Yuan could hear a lot of news. The overall quality of this year's Soul Master geniuses was extremely high, even far surpassing the previous years.

Starting with the previous cohort, a few exceptionally talented students entered Shrek Academy, but compared to the previous cohorts, their performance was not particularly outstanding.

However, even before the entrance exams began, there were already rumors that the quality of this year's freshmen far surpassed that of previous years.

This is all because of that so-called list of young geniuses.

The Young Genius Ranking is a sub-ranking of the Continental Ranking of Heroes, which was created by the Spirit Pagoda and is specifically for Soul Masters. Its purpose is to promote the development of the Soul Master world. It includes the strongest Soul Masters at various stages and under various conditions, and arranges them into a list.

The main list is the Continental Ranking, which lists a total of one hundred people, all of whom are the one hundred most powerful Battle Armor Masters.

The sub-lists also have many categories, including lists for the four major secondary professions of forging, mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair, as well as a list of young geniuses.

The Spirit Pagoda doesn't have any divine artifacts, nor can it possibly collect data on all Soul Masters. Therefore, these rankings are just for reference. There might be Soul Masters on the continent who aren't on the list but should be ranked high.

However, there is no doubt that only a very small number of Soul Masters cannot be included in the Spirit Pagoda.

After all, they monopolize the soul industry. Whether it's the cultivation progress of soul masters or the combat power they demonstrate when they ascend to higher levels, the Spirit Pagoda has enough data to collect and improve various rankings.

The secondary profession ranking might be the easiest to slip through the net, but the list of young geniuses basically includes the most talented group of young soul masters on the continent.

To be included on the list of young geniuses, one must be under eighteen years old. The selection is based on a comprehensive evaluation of various factors, including talent, strength, secondary profession, and soul power level, with thirty individuals ultimately chosen.

Basically, those who make it to the top of the list are all between the ages of 15 and 18.

Or, to be more precise, most of them were students who joined Shrek Academy. They were already on the list, and after entering Shrek for training, they remained within the list's scope for six years.

However, even with a large number of Shrek alumni competing, several thirteen-year-old boys and girls still made it onto the list, with one ranking extremely high.

Bi She Zheng Yiran is ranked last, 30th; An Xiong Yang Nianxia is ranked 27th; Bu Si Xu Yucheng is ranked 19th; Jin Gu Luo Guixing is ranked 17th; and there is another person ranked in the top ten, You Ming Wu Si Duo, ranked 9th!

These five are guys who made it onto the list of child prodigies at the age of thirteen.

The list of young geniuses considers a combination of factors. Talent can be seen as a relatively unchanging factor, while strength can increase over time. Other factors, such as secondary profession level and even soul power level, can also be improved with age.

Aside from talent, the other attributes become more advantageous with age.

Generally speaking, those who make it onto the list are teenagers aged seventeen or eighteen.

However, they made it onto the list at the age of thirteen, and there are still five years left. Under normal circumstances, barring any unforeseen circumstances, even the bottom-ranked Bi She Zheng Yiran will probably be able to enter the top fifteen in five years, and the remaining four will probably have a chance to enter the top ten. Wu Siduo will also most likely be the number one on the list of young geniuses for one or two years.

All five of them intended to apply to Shrek Academy.

Or rather, they had all already been invited by Shrek Academy.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this will be the freshman class.

Therefore, even though enrollment has not yet begun, the claim that the quality of this year's freshmen far surpasses that of the past decades has already spread within the college.

(End of this chapter)