Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Haima Shengzhu platform.

Flander and Seahorse Douluo faced off, both having already activated their Martial Souls.

After activating his martial soul, Flander's appearance became more like a cat-owl, with wings already appearing. As a flying-type soul master, he could take off at any time.

After activating his martial soul, the Seahorse Douluo was enveloped in a strange gray-white armor, and a huge seahorse phantom appeared behind him, which was extremely similar to the statue at the top of the Seahorse Sacred Pillar.

Flander had eight spirit rings around his body, while Seahorse Douluo had nine. Although it was only a difference of one ring, the difference in their auras was worlds apart.

While the titled Douluo aura displayed by Seahorse Douluo may not completely overwhelm Flander, it at least possesses sufficient suppressive power.

Flander's current soul power level is level 86, while Seahorse Douluo's soul power level is level 92. The difference between the two soul power levels is a full six levels, plus the difference of a ten-thousand-year soul ring, which is really difficult to overcome.

Flander knew his own strength was insufficient, so he immediately activated his eighth soul skill, Yin Nether Power. His body was covered in green energy, and his aura increased significantly. He wanted to use Yin Nether Power to narrow the gap between himself and Seahorse Douluo as much as possible, but even after the enhancement, there was still a certain gap between him and Seahorse Douluo.

After Flander activated his Yin Nether Power, Seahorse Douluo also launched an attack accordingly.

Suddenly, the fifth spirit ring on Seahorse Douluo's body lit up, and he clenched his right fist and slammed it towards Flander.

Blue energy rapidly condensed into a giant fist in mid-air, arriving in front of Flander in an instant.

After activating the power of Yin and Yang, Flander's speed increased dramatically. He immediately dodged and narrowly avoided the enormous fist created by Seahorse Douluo.

After dodging the Seahorse Douluo's attack, Flander immediately launched his own attack. His fourth spirit ring lit up, and he flapped his wings, releasing ten extremely sharp energy blades that slashed towards the Seahorse Douluo.

Those with keen eyes could see that the air blades were covered with a light green light, indicating that they had been enhanced by the power of Yin and Yang.

Seahorse Douluo reacted extremely quickly. His sixth spirit ring lit up, and his body emitted a blue light, merging with his white bone armor to form a giant seahorse shield more than three meters long. It released strange ripples within a five-meter diameter range, easily blocking Flander's air blade attack.

Although the Yin energy carried by the Qi Blade had some corrosive effect on Seahorse Douluo's defense, it was still far from breaking through his defense.

Upon seeing this, Flander's heart sank, and he decisively activated his Martial Soul True Form, transforming into a giant cat-owl.

This was his only option, and his only asset that allowed him to contend with Seahorse Douluo.

Flander's first few soul skills are his offensive soul skills, among which his fourth soul skill, Qi Blade, is the most powerful. However, Qi Blade cannot break through defenses, so only the Martial Soul True Body can be used.

After transforming into a cat-owl, Flander immediately charged towards Seahorse Douluo, his sharp claws reaching for him, the claws also imbued with dark, ghostly power.

Seahorse Douluo appeared very cautious, yet also decisively activated his Martial Soul True Form, transforming into a giant seahorse. His body was still protected by a shield, and Flander's attacks landed on the shield, but still could not break through it.

The difference in soul power level is too great. If Flander were at the same level as Seahorse Douluo, this claw would probably break the shield or at least render it useless. But Flander is currently unable to budge it in the slightest.

The main reason is that Seahorse Douluo really didn't give Flander any chance at all. When Flander activated his Martial Soul True Body, he immediately followed suit, always maintaining absolute power suppression and leaving no flaws for Flander.

The subsequent battle was without any suspense. Flander possessed the strength to struggle, but he was far from having the strength to defeat Seahorse Douluo, and ultimately he was defeated.

Flander originally approached the challenge with a try-it-out mentality, but he got carried away as the fight progressed. Once he got carried away and used his full strength, he discovered that there was an insurmountable gap between him and Seahorse Douluo, which left Flander with a great sense of frustration.

"To be able to fight a Title Douluo to this extent is already quite good..." Flander comforted himself in his heart, but a sense of loss and frustration still filled his heart.

After his defeat, Flander reunited with Chen Luo and Liu Erlong, a bitter smile on his face: "We can't beat them, we really can't beat them!"

"I feel like even if I try harder for a few more years, I still won't be able to beat them..."

This outcome was within Chen Luo and Liu Erlong's expectations. They had just witnessed the entire battle. The gap between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo was truly vast. If one's own martial soul wasn't particularly powerful, and one didn't have a high-age soul ring or soul bone, it was like a pipe dream for a Soul Douluo to defeat a Title Douluo.

Liu Erlong comforted him, "Given such a large gap in strength, you've already done a great job."

Flander's bitter smile deepened: "That's how I comfort myself too."

"It seems I have no choice but to take the path of exploiting loopholes."

The so-called "loophole" route is the backup plan that Chen Luo and Flander mentioned. This backup plan involves Chen Luo challenging Seahorse Douluo first to deplete Seahorse Douluo's soul power as much as possible, and then Flander challenging him. This would greatly increase the chances of victory.

If Chen Luo can injure Seahorse Douluo, Flander can easily win without lifting a finger.

This is Flanders' backup plan.

Chen Luo said, "Don't worry, I'm here!"

"Ah."

Flander nodded, then said with some concern, "I know you're very strong, but the pressure from a Title Douluo is just too great. I'm at least an 86th-level Soul Douluo, while you're only 79th and haven't even obtained an eighth ring yet. Defeating a Title Douluo might be even more difficult. Why don't you just keep challenging him? This is a great opportunity."

"If I fail the assessment, so be it, it doesn't matter."

While there is no limit to the number of times you can challenge a Title Douluo, there is a time limit.

For example, after Flanders takes on a challenge today, he must wait at least three days before he can take on another challenge.

This time limit will not apply to others, which means Chen Luo can continue the challenge.

This time limit is mainly to prevent Flander and Chen Luo from taking turns fighting each other, with Flander finishing his turn and Chen Luo finishing his turn, and then Flander finishing his turn, until he wins. Such a huge loophole is obviously not allowed in the Sea God's assessment.

The reason there is no limit to the number of attempts is probably because it takes into account that Flander and Liu Erlong might have some difficulty challenging a Title Douluo. Giving them multiple opportunities and allowing them to fight in a gauntlet is probably for this reason.

Chapter 243 Liu Erlong vs. Sea Spear Douluo

Upon hearing Flander's suggestion, Chen Luo shook his head slightly: "No need, I'm confident."

Indeed, Chen Luo's current level is only Soul Saint, which is far from being a Title Douluo.

For an ordinary Soul Saint to defeat a Title Douluo is virtually impossible; it's probably only possible in a dream.

The fact that Flander, a Soul Douluo-level cultivator, was easily defeated by Seahorse Douluo is the best proof of this.

But Chen Luo is no ordinary person; he has a whole host of cheat codes, so defeating a Title Douluo shouldn't be a problem for him.

Even facing a peak Douluo wouldn't be a big problem; having enough cheat codes is a form of capital.

Flander said, "Alright, your strength is indeed beyond what an ordinary Soul Saint can represent."

As he spoke, Flander looked at Liu Erlong and asked, "Erlong, are you still going to challenge Sea Spear Douluo?"

Liu Erlong nodded: "Yes, I want to try."

"Let's go then," Chen Luo said.

Liu Erlong glanced at the Seahorse Douluo, who was already resting with his eyes closed, and then his gaze fell on Chen Luo. He tentatively asked, "Aren't you really going to seize this opportunity? Just now, Boss Fu expended a lot of Seahorse Douluo's soul power."

"No need," Chen Luo said firmly.

While opportunistic methods could indeed help him pass the assessment easily and smoothly, they should only be used as a last resort.

Passing the assessment too easily will affect the assessment reward; if you are confident in passing the assessment, there is no need to actively reduce the assessment reward.

Flander is helpless. As he himself said, even if he works hard for a few more years, it would be difficult for him to defeat Seahorse Douluo unless his soul power level is equal to or close to Seahorse Douluo's.

If Flander could win, Chen Luo certainly wouldn't let Flander have a way out.

An hour later.

Chen Luo and the other two arrived at the Sacred Pillar Platform where Sea Spear Douluo was located.

Unlike the Seahorse Sacred Pillar, the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar is a giant spear standing there, radiating golden light, with intricate magical patterns that are incredibly magical under the golden light.

Sea Spear Douluo stood with his hands behind his back in front of the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, seemingly anticipating Chen Luo and the others' arrival and already waiting.

The Sea Spear Douluo appeared to be a middle-aged man with long, light-gold hair and blue eyes devoid of any emotion. Although the passage of time had left its mark on his face, it was still evident that the Sea Spear Douluo had been an exceptionally handsome man in his youth.

Who wants to go first?

Sea Spear Douluo's gaze fell on Liu Erlong and Chen Luo. The examinees would receive relevant prompts about the assessment content, as would the examiners in charge of the assessment.

Liu Erlong and Chen Luo exchanged a glance, then Liu Erlong took a firm step forward: "I'll go first! Please, senior, teach me!"

"it is good."

Sea Spear Douluo spoke calmly, and then activated his Martial Soul.

With a violent fluctuation of soul power, golden light condensed in Sea Spear Douluo's hand, finally transforming into a golden spear. At the same time, nine soul rings slowly rose from Sea Spear Douluo's feet, symbolizing his strength as a Title Douluo. The aura displayed by Sea Spear Douluo was even stronger than that of Seahorse Douluo.

Upon seeing this, Liu Erlong immediately activated her martial spirit, her body covered in flames, and the image of a giant fire dragon vaguely appeared behind her.

The eight perfectly matched spirit rings surrounded Liu Erlong, revealing her aura as a Soul Douluo.

Although Liu Erlong and Flander are at the same level, Liu Erlong's aura is much stronger than Flander's, which is the advantage of a martial soul.

Furthermore, Liu Erlong's eighth spirit ring came from an 80,000-year-old Flaming Dragon Lizard. Even ordinary Title Douluo might not be able to obtain a spirit ring of such a high age, which provided Liu Erlong with great power.

Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Liu Erlong and seeing the martial soul she released, Hai Mao Douluo's face flashed with surprise. Then, a subtle smile appeared on his lips: "It's actually a fire dragon martial soul. It's a good thing your opponent isn't that Hai Long guy, otherwise you would have been crushed."

Like Flander, Liu Erlong, despite possessing considerable strength, approached her battle against Sea Spear Douluo with utmost seriousness.

Even when a Contra player fights a Title Douluo, only by going all out can they have a slim chance of victory.

Liu Erlong activated her Martial Soul True Body, and her first and eighth spirit rings lit up one after the other, raising her aura to its peak, vaguely reaching the level of a Title Douluo.

First Soul Skill: Rage: Greatly increases one's own strength.

Eighth Soul Skill: Blazing Tide: Burning soul power as a price to gain power surpassing oneself.

The eighth soul skill, Blazing Tide, from the 80,000-year-old Flaming Dragon Lizard, is the key to Liu Erlong's ability to greatly enhance her combat power, making it far superior to Flander's Yin Nether Power.

Liu Erlong, who transformed into a giant fire dragon, brought tremendous pressure to the entire Sea Spear Sacred Pillar platform. Upon seeing this, Sea Spear Douluo's face was filled with solemnity, and he activated his Martial Soul True Body without any hesitation.

The Sea Spear Douluo gripped his spear with both hands and slammed it into the ground in front of him. Immediately afterward, his seventh spirit ring shone brightly.

In an instant, the Sea Spear Douluo transformed into a golden liquid and merged into the spear.

The True Body of the Weapon Spirit is One with the Weapon Spirit: This technique integrates one's body into the Weapon Spirit and strengthens and amplifies oneself, making it more powerful than an ordinary True Body of the Weapon Spirit.

Upon activating her Martial Soul True Form, Liu Erlong launched an attack immediately. Her sixth Soul Ring lit up, and flames surged from her body, instantly raising the surrounding temperature to an extremely terrifying level. The ring of sea around the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar platform was already boiling. Once the terrifying flames reached a certain intensity, they detached from her body, instantly transforming into a sea of ​​fire that roared towards the Sea Spear Douluo.

By this time, Sea Spear Douluo had also completed his Martial Soul True Form. In order to prevent the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar behind him from being destroyed, Sea Spear Douluo directly used his eighth soul skill. A huge golden spear was placed in front of the Sea Spear Sacred Pillar, emitting a faint golden light, using his own body to block Liu Erlong's attack.

As flames surged forth, steam rose around the Sea Spear Holy Pillar, and the seawater evaporated continuously. When it landed on the golden spear formed by the Sea Spear Douluo, it instantly turned the golden spear red-hot. However, the next moment, countless golden lights exploded from the golden spear like raindrops, emitting countless golden light and shadows that attacked Liu Erlong.

Upon seeing this, Liu Erlong immediately conjured a giant fireball to meet the attack. The golden light and shadow collided with the giant fireball, resulting in a violent explosion. In an instant, a sea of ​​fire filled the sky, turning the sky above the Sea Spear Holy Pillar area a fiery red.

Chapter 244 A Narrow Victory (Part 1)

By paying a little attention to the details of the battle, one can see that Sea Spear Douluo's eighth soul skill can absorb the enemy's soul skill energy and then return it to the opponent using his own offensive methods.

The golden light and shadow created by the golden spear all came from the energy of Liu Erlong's sixth soul skill, Wildfire.

It has to be said that Liu Erlong's reaction speed is really fast. If she had been even half a second slower, she would have been swallowed up by the golden light and shadow of the Sea Spear Douluo, and the outcome of their battle would have been decided directly.

Even though she managed to block those golden lights, Liu Erlong paid a considerable price. Not only was she injured, but her soul power was also greatly depleted.

Flander and Chen Luo, who were watching from a distance, couldn't help but feel worried for Liu Erlong after witnessing what had just happened.

Flander's face was full of worry, as was Chen Luo's, but compared to Flander, Chen Luo quickly regained his composure.