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

As Flander observed the changes in the academy and listened to the vice-dean's report, his eyes gleamed slightly, and a smile remained on his face throughout.

Chen Luo, on the other hand, was much calmer. He had always had a general understanding of the changes in the academy, and he could see a lot of things by checking the academy panel at any time.

The most significant change in the academy panel is the upgrade of the academy's level, from S-level to S+.

The advancement of the academy level is the most direct indicator of the academy's development. For this reason, Chen Luo had long been mentally prepared. When he saw these changes, he also experienced some emotional fluctuations, but his emotional fluctuations were obviously not as great as Flanders'.

After strolling around the academy, Chen Luo and Flander immediately inquired about the little monsters, with their first questions naturally going to their respective disciples, Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun.

The vice dean said, "Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun have been in seclusion in the simulated cultivation environment area recently, trying to break through to the Soul King level. They should be able to complete their breakthrough in the next two days."

"Many of the other little monsters in the Monster School Building have graduated and left the school, while some are still studying in the academy, and a few have stayed in the academy as teachers."

Upon hearing that Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun were about to reach the Soul King level, Flander's smile deepened: "It seems these two little guys have been very diligent while we were away."

The vice dean nodded with a smile: "Yes, they are definitely the most hardworking group of students in the academy, and their talent is beyond question."

Chen Luo could only make a rough estimate of Ma Hongjun's situation, but he knew everything about Yu Xiuyuan's situation. He could understand Yu Xiuyuan's changes through Yu Xiuyuan's personal panel.

After his training in the Lost Canyon, Yu Xiuyuan broke through to the Soul Master level by consuming the Dark Fruit. He then successfully obtained his fourth Soul Ring. At that time, his Soul Power level had reached level 43. He had increased by seven levels in just over two years. At the Soul Master level, this was indeed a testament to his talent and hard work. Of course, the subsequent help from the Dark Fruit could not be ignored.

Chen Luo asked, "How are Lu Changming and the others doing?"

The vice dean immediately said, "Lu Changming has joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, while Zhao Yan has stayed at the academy."

Chen Luo nodded slightly. Everything was as he had expected. It was inevitable that Lu Changming would join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and there was no doubt about Ning Fengzhi's ability to win people over.

three days later.

Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan both successfully completed their breakthroughs, reaching level 50 in soul power.

Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan were overjoyed to see Chen Luo and Flander return.

After the master and apprentice reunited and enjoyed half a day of joy, they set off for Sunset Forest to obtain soul rings for them.

Chapter 262 A Hundredfold Return, a Million-Year Soul Ring Already Reserved! (Part 1)

Previously, Yu Xiuyuan's soul power level was the lowest among the first batch of little monsters at Shrek Academy, but after obtaining various opportunities, he finally managed to raise his soul power level, and now it is on par with Ma Hongjun's soul power level, which can be described as a huge change.

More than two years have passed since they last saw each other, and Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun have both grown quite a bit taller. They are now real young men.

Compared to the somewhat overweight Ma Hongjun, Yu Xiuyuan is much more handsome and has a well-proportioned figure, definitely qualifying him as a handsome man.

Chen Luo was already very satisfied with his little apprentice.

A student with a good character and a willingness to work hard would satisfy any teacher.

Chen Luo and his group of four quickly arrived at Sunset Forest and headed straight for its depths.

Although the resources of Sunset Forest cannot compare with those of Star Dou Great Forest, they are more than enough to meet the needs of Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun for their fifth spirit rings.

After spotting the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, Chen Luo and his group slowed down their pace.

Chen Luo and Flander didn't even activate their Martial Souls. They didn't need to activate their Martial Souls to deal with ordinary ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beasts.

Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan both maintained their martial soul activated states, with Yu Xiuyuan's white snake undergoing a significant transformation.

As Yu Xiuyuan's strength increased, the white snake grew much larger, now about ten meters long and as thick as a chair. Some black patterns could be seen on its white body, and its aura was quite powerful.

After Yu Xiuyuan obtains his fifth spirit ring, the White Snake's size will definitely increase again.

With the help of the Dark Fruit, Yu Xiuyuan gained many benefits, and he also possessed the 50,000-year-old Dark Spirit Left Arm Bone given to him by Chen Luo. In terms of one-on-one combat ability, there are probably few people of the same level who can match Yu Xiuyuan, unless they are like Tang San, who is like a cheat code.

In fact, Yu Xiuyuan's one-on-one fighting ability has been proven.

Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun don't just bury themselves in cultivation at the academy; they also occasionally engage in combat training. Ma Hongjun is no longer a match for Yu Xiuyuan, and Yu Xiuyuan can even fight against ordinary Soul Emperor-level teachers.

After searching for a while in the Sunset Forest, Chen Luo and his group quickly located Ma Hongjun's target soul beast, a Flaming Rhinoceros that was about 18,000 years old.

The Flaming Rhinoceros doesn't look much different from an ordinary rhinoceros, except that its skin is dark red, its eyes are also dark red, and it radiates intense heat.

Although Ma Hongjun also had some opportunities, compared to Tang San, who had an overpowered ability, and Yu Xiuyuan, who had a special spirit, he was still a bit lacking in physique. It was only then that he was able to set his sights on a ten-thousand-year spirit ring for his fifth spirit ring. Of course, an eighteen-thousand-year spirit ring was already quite old, as most spirit masters' fifth spirit rings were only a little over ten thousand years old.

Even without Chen Luo and Flander's intervention, Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan alone could defeat the 18,000-year-old Fiery Rhinoceros.

Just then, Chen Luo and Flander wanted to see how much their disciples had grown, so they simply grabbed the Flaming Rhinoceros and took it to an open area, blocking its path, while Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan took action.

Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan were not intimidated and got right to work. After years of working together, their tacit understanding was already beyond question.

Yu Xiuyuan started with his third soul skill, Curse Seal, to boost his strength to its maximum.

As the curse seal was activated, not only did Yu Xiuyuan's appearance and aura undergo a huge change, but the White Snake's aura and appearance also changed accordingly.

Moreover, seemingly influenced by the dark power brought by the Dark Fruit, both Yu Xiuyuan and the White Snake were surrounded by a dark aura after activating the curse seal. It was precisely because of the presence of this dark aura that their aura became even stronger.

After activating the curse seal, Yu Xiuyuan and the white snake charged towards the Fiery Rhinoceros. The Fiery Rhinoceros had already entered battle mode due to the fright of Flander and Chen Luo. Even though it didn't have much intelligence, it knew that Flander and Chen Luo were not to be trifled with. With nowhere to vent its anger, it immediately charged towards Yu Xiuyuan and the white snake when it saw them charging towards it.

As it moved forward, the Fiery Rhinoceros's dark red appearance began to change, quickly turning fiery red. Then, raging flames rose from its body, giving it a powerful impact and destructive force.

Seeing this, Yu Xiuyuan and the white snake did not slow down, and the white snake even accelerated again, soon meeting the Fiery Rhinoceros.

Just before the white snake and the blazing rhinoceros were about to collide, a pillar of lava fire suddenly erupted from beneath the blazing rhinoceros, damaging it and knocking it away, stunning it. This was Ma Hongjun's fourth soul skill, Phoenix Roaring Strike.

While Yu Xiuyuan and the White Snake charged forward, Ma Hongjun, who was behind them, was not idle. His second and third soul rings lit up at the same time, boosting his combat power to its maximum. He then saved his fourth soul skill, Phoenix Roaring Strike, for the best moment to unleash it.

The moment the Fiery Rhinoceros was briefly controlled, Yu Xiuyuan's fourth soul ring suddenly lit up, activating the Four Crimson Serpent Formation.

Suddenly, three small snakes split off from the white snake's tail. The small snakes quickly grew to the size of the white snake. The four snakes were located in the four cardinal directions, and their eyes turned blood red, emitting a crimson light. At the same time, the four white snakes also emitted a red glow.

In the blink of an eye, the four white snakes completed a blood-red barrier, which perfectly contained the Fiery Rhinoceros.

Within that crimson barrier, a crimson aura wafted, containing potent poison and corrosiveness, causing immense damage to the Flaming Rhinoceros.

At this moment, Ma Hongjun's first spirit ring lit up. What used to be just his basic first spirit skill had now become his main means of output.

"Extinguish the mighty fire!"

A beam of fire shot out from Ma Hongjun's mouth, only the size of an infant's arm, but the flames were absolutely compressed.

The flame rays instantly reached the Fiery Rhinoceros in the Four Red Serpents Formation, and then suddenly exploded, turning into a sea of ​​fire.

Even though the Fiery Rhinoceros possessed some fire power, it still couldn't withstand the intense heat of the inferno.

With a painful growl, the Flaming Rhinoceros's life was rapidly slipping away, and it soon came to an end.

This is enough to show how terrifying the power of the raging fire is!

Just a second before Ma Hongjun unleashed his Fiery Extinction, Yu Xiuyuan used his first soul skill, Snake Shadow Substitute, allowing the White Snake to escape; otherwise, the White Snake would have also suffered.

The battle started quickly and ended just as quickly. Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan's teamwork was impeccable, and their combat prowess was undeniable.

Chen Luo and Flander both showed relieved smiles.

Chapter 263 A Hundredfold Return, a Million-Year Soul Ring Already Reserved! (Part 2)

The flames died down, leaving the ground black and the air filled with a burnt smell.

Affected by the sea of ​​fire, a large area around it was also affected. If Ma Hongjun hadn't suppressed the spread of the flames, the surrounding trees would probably have been reduced to ashes by the fire.

The Fiery Rhinoceros was charred black, lying there forever, with black smoke still swirling around its body. A black soul ring slowly rose from beneath the Fiery Rhinoceros's corpse, symbolizing the end of its life.

"Well done! It's been over two years, and you've all become so strong. Take a break to train and adjust, then hurry up and absorb your spirit rings!" Flander laughed.

Ma Hongjun smiled and nodded, then immediately took action.

The first thing to do is to practice in place and adjust your own state.

Although he didn't use many soul skills in the battle just now, it still took a lot of energy out of Ma Hongjun, especially the Great Fire Annihilation, which used up most of Ma Hongjun's soul power.

Of course, the immense power gained in exchange for this little bit of soul power is absolutely worth it.

After recovering, Ma Hongjun began absorbing the spirit ring.

With Flander and Chen Luo protecting Ma Hongjun, there was naturally no need to worry about any safety issues.

In just two hours, Ma Hongjun completed the absorption of the Flaming Rhinoceros's soul ring, and Ma Hongjun's fifth soul skill was, as Chen Luo had predicted, Phoenix Meteor Shower.

That's right, it's the same as Ma Hongjun's fifth soul skill in the book.

On the way to Sunset Forest, Chen Luo thought that Ma Hongjun's fifth soul skill was going to change, because finding a soul beast was all about luck, and it was hard to find a soul beast that was 100% suitable.

However, upon seeing the Fiery Rhinoceros, Chen Luo knew that Ma Hongjun's fifth soul skill was undoubtedly Phoenix Meteor Shower.

The Flame Rhino's skill is Flame Meteor Shower, but it wasn't used in the previous battle.

The Phoenix Meteor Shower is quite powerful and is an area-of-effect damage skill, making it a good choice.

After successfully obtaining his fifth spirit ring, Ma Hongjun immediately began helping Yu Xiuyuan find a suitable spirit beast.

With Chen Luo and Flander's strength as their capital, their efficiency in finding soul beasts was naturally excellent. In less than half a day, Yu Xiuyuan's target for his fifth soul ring was determined: a black dragon with a horn that was about 22,000 years old.

The one-horned black dragon is actually a large, jet-black snake with a single black horn on its head. It is over ten meters long and as thick as a bucket.

With the help of the Dark Fruit, Yu Xiuyuan's physique far surpasses that of ordinary soul masters. His fourth soul ring is already at the ten-thousand-year level, and the age of Yu Xiuyuan's fifth soul ring is destined to be higher than that of Ma Hongjun's fifth soul ring.

Just like when they dealt with the Flaming Rhinoceros, Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan were the ones who took action, while Chen Luo and Flander were only responsible for capturing the soul beast and restricting its movement space.

The combination of soul skills between Yu Xiuyuan and Ma Hongjun has not changed much. Ma Hongjun still uses Phoenix Roaring Strike to knock the target away, and then Yu Xiuyuan follows up with his Four Red Serpent Formation to further control the target. However, this time the main output is Yu Xiuyuan.

After Yu Xiuyuan successfully controlled the one-horned black dragon with his fourth soul skill, the Four Red Serpent Formation, he immediately followed up with his main offensive soul skill, the evolved second soul skill, "Great Fire Annihilation!"

The release of the soul skill is mainly performed by the White Snake. After completing the Four Red Snake Formation, the White Snake can also escape. Even though this will greatly reduce the effectiveness of the Four Red Snake Formation, the brief control time is enough for the White Snake.

Yu Xiuyuan's second soul ring lit up, and the white snake opened its mouth, spewing out flames that instantly condensed into a huge fireball that flew into the sky.

After encountering the wind, the fireball suddenly grew to the size of a meteorite and then crashed into the one-horned black dragon in the Four Red Serpents Formation. It hit the target without any suspense, and with a loud bang, it instantly formed a sea of ​​fire that engulfed the one-horned black dragon.

After the sea of ​​fire formed, it was clear that some of the flames were moving towards the one-horned black dragon, forming a small vortex around it. It seemed that the one-horned black dragon was constantly devouring the flames. However, the flames were too fierce and numerous, and it was impossible for it to devour them all. In the end, the one-horned black dragon was buried in the sea of ​​fire.

As the flames subsided, the scene was similar to that created by Ma Hongjun's extinguishing fire; wherever the sea of ​​fire spread, everything was charred black, and a large area was already in ruins.

The one-horned black dragon in the very center was dead, with a black soul ring floating above its corpse.

Just like Ma Hongjun absorbing the spirit ring of the Fiery Rhinoceros, Yu Xiuyuan also needed to cultivate and recover his condition first. The loss of the Great Fire also consumed a lot of his spirit power.

After recovering, Yu Xiuyuan went to absorb the soul ring.

Flander's gaze swept across the charred landscape ahead, finally settling on Yu Xiuyuan. He couldn't help but remark, "You've both gotten so much stronger."

"Hey old buddy, could you spare some time to give me some pointers? I also want to have a soul skill as powerful as those two little guys. I can't believe that those were just their first and second soul skills; their power is just too outrageous!"

Chen Luo smiled slightly: "You know how difficult it is to improve and change a soul skill; it requires many opportunities."

Flander shrugged slightly: "I hope I can have such an opportunity in the future, and then receive guidance from a master like you."