The Evil Soul Master is actually myself

Unfortunately, this strange phenomenon only lasted for two or three seconds before Cao Jinxuan's face turned pale, and the second soul ring surrounding his body shone with a faint yellow light.

Seeing that Su Ming hadn't taken advantage of the time to hide, he exclaimed, "Get out of the way!"

Then Cao Jinxuan witnessed a scene he would never forget.

Chapter 81 The Competition Begins!

Roar!

Su Ming suddenly turned around, opened his mouth and roared. An invisible sound wave spread outward, layer upon layer like a cone, enveloping the space in front of him. The air was distorted, wrinkled into semi-transparent, blurry ripples. The heavy, viscous aura covered the armored rhinoceros herd, and its vast and majestic momentum was even more overwhelming than the steel torrent.

The combined power of the top-tier martial art [Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound] and the divine martial soul creates a devastating roar that can startle the earth like a tiger howling through the mountains, shaking the world with its might.

Boom!

The moment the white sound wave collided with the surging herd of rhinoceroses, a deafening roar shook the heavens and earth. A fierce wind swept through the air, and dust filled the sky. The armored rhinoceroses collapsed in large numbers, like wheat being harvested, falling into the riverbed and crashing violently into pieces, creating a surge of waves that crashed against the shore.

Strands of blood seeped from the gaps in the thick, black scales of the armored rhinoceros, the blood of the entire tribe flowing out and staining the river red.

The armored rhinoceros's body surface is as hard as steel, but its internal organs are extremely soft. Su Ming saw through its weakness and used the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound technique to strike from a distance, completely defeating the armored rhinoceros herd.

After the storm subsided, very few armored rhinoceroses were still able to stand up; most of them had cultivated for over a thousand years.

After they recovered, the redness in their pupils faded, and they looked at Su Ming with fear in their eyes. They decisively abandoned their companions and staggered away without looking back.

The thousand-year-old soul beast was already quite intelligent. After being intimidated by the extremely powerful ferocious aura of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it rationally gave up on fighting head-on.

Su Ming watched the departing armored rhinoceros herd but did not chase after them.

The workers standing by were already dumbfounded, and Cao Jinxuan was even more bewildered. Was this really a human? He actually defeated a group of soul beasts without relying on his martial soul.

He noticed with his sharp eyes that the earth-shaking tiger roar showed no signs of using any soul skills; it was just the boy's own roar that completely overturned his worldview.

Su Ming carefully selected two high-quality eight-hundred-year-old armored rhinoceroses, picked them up, and leaped out of the river. The two enormous creatures seemed weightless as the boy casually manipulated them.

"Kill them and absorb their soul rings before they die," Su Ming urged the Pang brothers.

The two swallowed hard, obediently slaughtered the armored rhinoceros, and sat down cross-legged to guide a ring of deep yellow spirit rings over to absorb them.

After seeing that the two Pang brothers were on the right track, Su Ming walked up to Cao Jinxuan and smiled, saying, "Your martial spirit is really powerful; you actually controlled the Ironclad Rhinoceros herd for a few seconds."

He greatly admired this martial soul with the attribute of time. The strange phenomenon of stealing time shocked him. If it weren't for the fact that Su Ming's Dark Demon Evil God Tiger also had the potential to master the power of time and space, he would have wanted to study how to change his martial soul.

Cao Jinxuan, however, felt a twitch at the corner of his mouth as he listened to Su Ming's praise. He couldn't help but feel a bit uncomfortable.

It's practically Versailles! Applause for those who understand it!

"Hehe, I knew Su Ming was awesome. If we play around him, we're bound to win the championship," Luo Hao said, like a bootlicking old man.

Cao Jinxuan agreed with this statement. Judging from the performance of the core member, he was at least several levels better than other offensive-type soul masters of the same level, perfectly matching the one-on-one tactics.

Xinglian and Leyu remained silent, but they were probably thinking to themselves, "These thighs are really tempting."

Having successfully hunted the spirit beast, the next step is to wait for the Luo brothers to absorb their spirit rings and advance in rank. Generally speaking, it takes an ordinary spirit master at least a whole night to absorb a limit spirit ring.

But Su Ming didn't have much time to wait; the fleeting glance of the unknown creature made him wary.

So he decisively helped, using the [Ripple] technique to alleviate the massive and violent energy impact, forcibly shortening the time to one hour.

Su Ming couldn't help but marvel at how useful this unexpectedly refined substance was. It could enlighten, heal injuries, and help others absorb massive amounts of energy—a truly all-purpose remedy.

Today, with the advancement of the Soul Arts system and the improvement of his martial arts realm, Su Ming's methods have become increasingly diverse, making him a veritable "Kaleidoscope of Offense" and a master of acrobatics.

However, problems also arose. The increasingly complex abilities meant that Su Ming used whatever came to mind most of the time, resulting in a lack of smooth skill transitions and hindering the refinement of his abilities.

"Perhaps it's time to organize what I've learned and simplify it," Su Ming pondered.

buzz~

The Pang brothers, who were sitting cross-legged on the ground, were covered by black ripples that spread in layers. Their hands transformed into crab claws, and an even stronger aura rose up.

They all broke through to the Great Soul Master level.

The Pang brothers stood up in surprise, looking at Su Ming with deep gratitude. If they hadn't encountered the "Desperate Path," how could they have broken through to the Great Soul Master level before the age of twelve, and even achieved minor mastery of the Wild Bull Strength, significantly improving their physical abilities? This had a profound impact on close-combat Soul Masters.

"Now that we've obtained our second spirit ring, we shouldn't delay and should leave immediately," Su Ming gestured. A shadow filled his heart, as if some danger was approaching step by step, pressing down on his mind.

Su Ming has a good habit: he never acts impulsively.

Everyone nodded solemnly, and the group hurried out of the outer edge of the Star Dou Forest.

Not long after Su Ming left, as night fell completely, a large, hazy shadow shrouded the dark riverbank, as if a huge, unknown creature was constantly emanating a dark aura, forming a thick black mist that enveloped itself, causing all vegetation to wither and the river to become filthy in its wake.

A crimson pupil could be seen peeking through the wisps of black mist, gazing in the direction Su Mingyuan had gone, seemingly lost in thought.

After everyone left Xingdou, they dispersed and went back to rest.

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief and put the matter out of his mind. In his opinion, unless a beast tide occurred, no soul beast had ever dared to reveal its true form and enter human society.

Although he was puzzled as to why he was being targeted, he didn't want to delve into it.

The few days passed in the blink of an eye, and the highly anticipated freshman elimination round was about to begin.

As each team entered the arena, they were amazed by the completely renovated venue.

Looking at the rows of clean and tidy tiered audience seats, the smooth and gleaming ring floor, the crystal-clear screen suspended in mid-air, and the exciting lighting effects…

The once young and spirited students suddenly had the idea of ​​playing games at Shrek Academy for the rest of their lives.

When the powerful battle anthem "Victory" began, the magnificent and epic music transported everyone to the battlefield, and the guests in the audience cheered enthusiastically.

The atmosphere instantly heated up, creating a real sense of a business alliance.

"Holy crap, who can withstand this? I'm even thinking of grabbing a knife and going to the battlefield." Even Luo Hao, who was usually the most laid-back, was instantly inspired. He suddenly wanted to kick Su Ming aside, become the core player, win the championship, and be cheered on by thousands of people. That feeling must be amazing.

The audience this time consisted of the students' parents, as well as political figures and nobles from various countries. It was practically a stage for showing off, and any casual remark could instantly become a sensation.

Unaware that his team's "second-in-command" harbored rebellious intentions, Su Ming watched the scene with a satisfied expression.

As expected of the competition he put so much effort into, it brought an auditory and visual feast to the Douluo people who had never seen the world.

We've made a fortune this time!

Following the DJ's energetic opening remarks, hundreds of teams drew lots to begin the first round of qualifying matches.

Famous at Shrek

Chapter 82 What I Saw and Heard

"The student council put a lot of effort into this competition, especially the fried chicken burger, which is about to become my favorite."

An elderly man with disheveled hair and tattered clothes sat in the audience, his bare feet propped up on the edge of the platform. He was drinking from a large, purplish-red gourd, and a mountain of fried chicken, hamburgers, fries, and other snacks were piled up beside him.

The newcomer was none other than Xuanzi, a level 98 Super Douluo with the Martial Soul Gluttonous Divine Ox.

People with this kind of martial spirit have a great love for food, and as they experience different delicacies, they gradually benefit themselves, leading to improvements in their cultivation.

Xuanzi instantly fell in love with the fried chicken burger from Mingxuan Chamber of Commerce after tasting it. From now on, in addition to chicken legs, fried chicken fries and other similar items can also be stocked up.

However, he came here on important business. He wanted to inspect the freshman elimination competition organized by the student council.

"Hey, isn't that big screen that can play images the light guide screen soul tool developed by the Sun Moon Empire? I didn't expect it to be used in the competition. I have an idea." Xuanzi stroked his unkempt beard and muttered to himself.

Then he looked down and saw a strange black tombstone standing on each arena.

"What is this for?" Elder Xuan asked, quite puzzled.

He soon saw the function of this strange soul tool. A group of students who had not yet competed surrounded the black "tombstone" with great interest. Encouraged by the crowd, a boy finally stepped out and stood in front of the soul tool.

The boy's face was solemn. With his martial spirit activated, he slammed his fist into the black tombstone.

The tall, heavy tombstone remained unmoved, with circles of bronze ripples slowly spreading outwards from the center of the fist.

Finally, the topmost line of text appears.

"Soul power level 23? Strength 500 jin, elemental affinity 56... Holy crap, Mo Bai, you actually secretly worked hard behind my back!" Someone muttered to himself, his tone full of resentment.

The young man was full of vigor and ambition; he even achieved a bronze score on the testing device, which meant that he was already a genius.

As far as he knew, most people who used their soul skills only managed to create the most ordinary white ripples.

"Excuse me, let me try."

Seeing the boy named Mo Bai stealing the spotlight, the other boys couldn't help but shout out.

This situation has been playing out all around us. Each arena has a testing device, and there are a total of twenty arenas where countless students gather.

Based on the data others produce, people either cheer or laugh.

"Here he comes! Everyone come and see! The eldest son of the White Tiger Duke is about to make a move!" Suddenly someone shouted, attracting a large crowd to watch.

Dai Huabin stood calmly in front of the tombstone, his eyes glancing at a golden list on the left side of the large screen, where only three names shone brightly.

From third place to first place, they are Tang Dong, Gu Yuena, and finally, the mysterious guy who only left a single character: "Ming".

What's most outrageous is that while everyone else just has a name, crown, or brand name tag, this guy named "Ming" even has an exquisite and intricate pattern.

It was the silhouette of a mysterious figure draped in a black robe, standing on a scorched earth. The sky was overcast, at the juncture of dusk and night, the afterglow subtly outlining the figure's slender form and the large shadow cast behind him, highlighting a strange and resolute sense of line.

Without saying a word, he completely overwhelmed everyone with just his figure with his back to them.

Dai Huabin wanted to complain, but for some reason he also felt a little envious. Perhaps it's a waste of youth if you don't act like a teenager.

"Just you wait, I'll rush up and stand shoulder to shoulder with you right away. If you still get pushed down by me, you'll be embarrassed," Dai Huabin thought viciously. He was arrogant to the point of being conceited, and couldn't even tolerate others being better than him; he was extremely jealous.

However, Dai Huabin had reason to be confident. Since even Gu Yuena was on the list, he was sure he could too.

After all, Gu Yuena = Golden List, and I = Gu Yuena, therefore I = Golden List.

Dai Huabin had no idea that the equal sign was entirely a product of his own imagination and deduction.

If Su Ming knew this line of thinking, he would definitely give it a thumbs up; what a logical genius!

Soon, as more and more students gathered around, some onlookers curiously came over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Before long, a busybody came out to explain: "The eldest son of the White Tiger Duke is preparing to compete in the rankings."

"What is ranking? What is it for?" a guest asked, puzzled.

"See that test device that looks like a tombstone? The ranking is to rank the test results. There are four levels: white, bronze, silver, and gold. Only those above silver have the chance to have their names inscribed on a tombstone and be remembered for eternity. Of course, silver can only leave a mark on a single tombstone, while only the gold level can hang high in the sky and look down on the mortal world."

The student enthusiastically explained, his eyes filled with envy.