FE-Chapter 78: Tang San is also an evil soul master
Lin Jiayi listened to the hall master's profound and humorous description, and a name immediately emerged in his mind.
Of course, it has nothing to do with the Sun Moon Continent ten thousand years ago.
Instead, it was Tang San, the Sea God who was born in the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago and eventually ascended to the realm of gods.
Some of Tang San's relevant information and his amazing experiences have also been recorded in some books over the past thousand years.
There is no need to elaborate on his achievements in martial soul cultivation. He has become the Sea God and is undoubtedly worshipped as a deity by the people of the three countries in Douluo Yuan.
What Lin Jiayi originally knew most about this person was the history of the "holy war" when the Sun-Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent collided. This can be said to be the greatest pain in the hearts of the people of Sun-Moon for thousands of years.
In the early days of the war, a concept known as a hidden weapon emerged, which was somewhat competitive with soul guidance devices.
Before the two continents clashed, Sea God Tang San had always been known as the master of hidden weapons, and he could even use hidden weapons to fight against gods.
However, this form of combat was later bombarded by a soul guidance device until not even a trace was left... Despite this, Lin Jiayi and Jing Hongchen also conducted some research on the history related to Tang San.
Lin Jiayi stroked his chin and pondered for a moment: "According to what the hall master said, I remembered someone."
"Tang San's martial soul seems to be the unpolluted plant-type martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, and he also possesses the Eight Spider Lances with devouring properties, which is the most prominent feature of the evil soul master."
Jing Hongchen smiled slightly, looked at Lin Jiayi, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Then did the people from Shrek Academy say anything that linked Tang San to the evil soul master?"
"Some martial souls are special. Once they awaken at the age of six, they are destined to cultivate their martial souls differently from ordinary people."
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes: "What we should focus on is the specific actual behavior of the soul master himself on his cultivation path."
It can't be assumed that once the martial soul awakens, he will embark on the path of destruction.
Lin Jiayi nodded in agreement: "Well, the hall master is right."
Jing Hongchen snorted: "This hall master firmly believes that whether those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre or not remains to be proven, but those who cause trouble at will must be punished."
Lin Jiayi nodded in agreement, with a look of being taught a lesson on his face, and said seriously.
"Master, I understand. It largely depends on the behavior and character of the soul master to determine whether the other party is evil."
"I will supervise Nana. In her subsequent study and practice life, she must be strict with herself, maintain a good character and mentality, use her vengeful soul skills correctly, and not do things that harm ordinary people."
Jing Hongchen shook his head slowly after hearing this, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, revealing a meaningful smile.
"No, no, no, Jiayi, you may not truly understand what I mean."
Lin Jiayi was stunned, with a puzzled look in his eyes: "Master, isn't this the correct way to train Nana?"
Jing Hongchen's gaze gradually became deeper, and he looked quietly into the distance in an unknown direction.
"Haha, no matter which force or academy's soul master, nor what kind of path the other party is on."
"It's useless to just stir up trouble; you need power and background to get involved."
Lin Jiayi fell into brief contemplation. After a while, he seemed to be enlightened and said, "Master, you are so right."
"With the firm strength of our Illustrious Virtue Hall..." Jing Hongchen showed a bit of pride in his eyes.
"The overall strength is enough to rank among the top three in the continent. Students can use their soul skills normally, so they can act freely without too many concerns. No matter what happens, the academy and Illustrious Virtue Hall will support them." Lin Jiayi certainly had many insights; otherwise, how could he become the head of the hall? Just the theory of having power and background was enough for him to comprehend for a while.
Anyway, when it comes to evil soul masters, if we want to talk about it, a certain pure and innocent person who does not want to reveal his name has the most authority on the matter.
Devouring attribute, killing field, and the oddly shaped Eight Spider Lance—he encompasses everything.
However, those who dared not cause trouble were the Academy of Mediocre Talents, and they had never associated this person with any evil soul master or anything like that.
Of course, Tang Ya in the original novel also found herself in a similar situation. She went to the old site of Heaven Dou City alone to seek revenge, but her devouring attribute erupted, and she was taken away by the Holy Spirit Sect members who happened to be nearby.
When she appeared again, it was already during the second Soul Master Competition, and Tang Ya's cultivation had skyrocketed.
A brief reflection will tell you what she had done during this period. Without sufficient energy to support absorption, it is naturally impossible for her cultivation to leap so dramatically.
The reason she was able to whitewash her reputation in the later stages was all due to her connections.
Shrek Academy is extremely fair and professional in redefining what constitutes an evil soul master.
Lin Jiayi pondered this, hesitated for a moment, and asked softly: "Master, in this session of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, if Shrek acts out of the ordinary again..."
"Xiao, Yuhao, and Meng are extremely important seedlings for us. We cannot accept any risk."
Jing Hongchen pondered for a while: "I went to the Worship Hall earlier and discussed this issue with Elder Kong. I will secretly send Elder Ye Yulin to protect them."
He paused, and a light flashed in his eyes: "If this master can complete the recent research project of 'Experimental Subject No. 1' within the next period, I will personally accompany the team."
"I don't believe that Shrek can harm our students in front of me while I am personally protecting them!"
Jing Hongchen couldn't help but snort. What he feared least was playing away games, and in the capital city of another country, the ninth-level soul cannon offered significant advantages and deterrence.
After all, whoever dares to touch his students will cross his bottom line. A ninth-level soul guidance device is enough to destroy half of the city.
In the original novel, Jing Hongchen carried several trigger-type level nine soul guidance devices and was "invited" by Mu En to go to the Poseidon Pavilion. Initially, he was quite confident when facing Xuanzi.
It was only later, upon meeting Mu En from Poseidon Pavilion, that he began to feel a little fright and, upon leaving, he was even blackmailed into bestowing a Hongchen's Blessing.
He made great contributions to the development of Shrek's soul guidance devices.
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes: "Does that drunkard Xuanzi from Shrek Academy dare to act recklessly in front of this hall master and Elder Ye Yulin?"
Lin Jiayi felt relieved when he heard what the hall master said. This could effectively prevent a hotheaded Douluo from tearing his face and personally taking action after his students were injured or even killed.
In the trial field, besides Huo Yuhao holding a chainsaw sword and Nana combating opponents in the middle area with a short blade, a team of lower graders was also committing misdeeds in a nearby area.
Not long after, the two teams met.
The opposing team consisted of two people: one was short and strong, while the other had a handsome appearance and the temperament of an aristocrat.
Nana tilted her head and introduced Huo Yuhao: "Yuhao, the fat guy is quite capable. Because his name is Zhou Xinghao, some students call him Brother Hao."
"The other guy seems to be quite low-key in school. I don't know much about him."
Nana looked at Huo Yuhao and raised her eyebrows slightly, unable to suppress a laugh.
"But there are also a sizable number of students who call you Brother Hao."
Huo Yuhao nodded and shrugged, saying, "I don't care whether he is Brother Hao or not. I can't help it if they always call me that."
He had some impression of Zhou Xinghao because he was famous for his escapades.
The original story is about when Sun Moon participated in the Second Soul Master Competition.
Through the protective shield of the competition venue, Zhou Xinghao was directly hit by the Eye of Life on Huo Yuhao's forehead with a hundred-meter-long rainbow, causing an explosion, and his flesh and blood turned into fragments that scattered everywhere.
The opposing team was also having a brief discussion.
Zhou Xinghao looked at the handsome man beside him and whispered, "Brother Lan Xiu, you must know that boy. He is the one wielding the grenade gun and chainsaw sword on the creativity list. His ranking has even surpassed yours recently."
"He broke Xiao Hongchen's record, so his strength must be formidable. That girl is also very difficult to deal with; she is recognized as the strongest in her class."
Lan Xiu glanced at Huo Yuhao and calmly pondered for a moment.
"Maybe Huo Yuhao is just talented in scientific research. We can try to fight them first. We can't be afraid before battle."
Zhou Xinghao's eyes lit up and he nodded: "That's right. We can only know whether Huo Yuhao is powerful or not after a real fight. It's a good opportunity to see who is the real Brother Hao."
After saying that, the metal gun barrels embedded in Zhou Xinghao's chest and arms on his short and stout body instantly retracted, replaced by a ball of rich black light.
The previous form was not his full strength. When preparing to confront Huo Yuhao, he was ready to utilize his trump card.
He saw a conical metal ball with a maximum diameter of more than one meter, which Zhou Xinghao violently threw to the ground in front of him.
Several metallic "clangs" were heard as the metal weight spun violently on the ground, transforming into a wide metal base.
Zhou Xinghao jumped up, and the entire base emitted a strong light unique to the soul cannon.
"Haha, let Huo Yuhao see how powerful I am, the Second Cannon King."
As Zhou Xinghao envisioned reviving the name of Brother Hao, he felt a surge of excitement.
As the enormous gears inside the base turned, more than forty steel barrels emerged from the front and both sides and the entire soul guide turret resembled a metal fortress.
Zhou Xinghao could equip himself like this effortlessly, thanks to his martial soul, the Mysterious Heavy Turtle.
The Mysterious Heavy Turtle Martial Soul allows him to manipulate powerful heavy soul cannons in tandem.
Nana had the cheat provided by Huo Yuhao, so she was unperturbed at that moment.
"This Zhou Xinghao's attack method is comparable to Xiao Hongchen's—both employ artillery fire to dominate the ground with extremely high comprehensive burst power."
"However, their artillery soul engineers share a common flaw: their hit rate is relatively low."
With Nana's speed, it is challenging for ordinary artillery soul engineers to track her movements, and they do not pose much threat to her.
Huo Yuhao examined the other party's soul guidance device configuration: "His soul cannon requires prior construction, but Brother Xiao can condense it at any time with the gold element, so it shouldn't be as cumbersome as his."
"Yuhao, you know Xiao Hongchen well." Nana glanced at Huo Yuhao again.
"Xiao Hongchen, who claims to be invincible among his peers, is known for his arrogance in school. If you hadn't practiced frequently with him in the trial field this semester, I wouldn't have had to witness his showboating."
At this point, Zhou Xinghao controlled the turret base, and the more than 40 metal barrels on it aimed at Huo Yuhao and Nana.
His third soul ring shone brightly, illuminating all the metal gun barrels as they gathered light.
"Yuhao, even though this fat guy's accuracy isn't high, the power of his solo soul guidance shell is much greater than that of his peers. An ordinary soul elder (level 30) would be incapacitated after three or four shells." Nana understood that Huo Yuhao had yet to break through to the soul elder level, and since his martial soul attribute was spiritual, she was somewhat worried that he wouldn't be able to dodge in time.
Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and used a simulated soul skill to blend himself and Nana into the surrounding environment, achieving an invisibility effect.
"Yuhao, this... invisibility?" Nana was once again stunned. It was another cheat.
Huo Yuhao smiled calmly: "This is also one of the soul skills of my Spirit Eye Martial Soul, and the effect is quite satisfactory."
Faced with the two individuals who suddenly vanished, Zhou Xinghao appeared bewildered. With no one in sight, where should his soul guidance turret fire?
Lan Xiu quickly made a judgment: "They are both geniuses and must possess the arrogance of geniuses. They will not fear us and will undoubtedly attack us. They should still be not far from their last location."
"Zhou Xinghao, just bombard the area they were standing in and the vicinity around us with firepower."
"Understood."
Zhou Xinghao adjusted the angle of the metal gun barrel and expanded it slightly outward to enable the artillery fire to cover a larger area.
Nana leaped forward and, in an invisible state, merged into the dark red blade light again.
Utilizing the detection map in his mind and his high movement speed, he quickly approached Zhou Xinghao while blending into the sword light to evade.
After employing simulated invisibility, Huo Yuhao stood still without moving. Through mental detection, he could foresee that three metal shells were about to hit him.
He drew his grenade gun and fired three flame lotus bombs to intercept the shells.
"It exploded out of thin air?"
Zhou Xinghao was shocked; during the whole confrontation, Huo Yuhao operated under the cover of simulation, and he only witnessed three of his shells detonating mid-flight.
At that moment, Nana transformed into a long rainbow with fierce momentum and rapidly slashed towards Zhou Xinghao.
"Brother Lan Xiu, help me!" Zhou Xinghao shouted in panic.
Nine metal balls rose behind Lan Xiu, hovering in the sky. Nine balls of silver light formed an arc-shaped formation.
These nine silver light orbs are a special and powerful linked soul guidance device called Jiuyao.
However, Jiuyao is not his martial soul but a soul guidance device uniquely matched with his martial soul.
Lan Xiu is a spiritual soul engineer; his martial soul is pure mental energy, unlike Huo Yuhao's spiritual eyes which have an external medium.
The distinction between a mental power martial soul and spiritual eyes is somewhat akin to the difference between Ling Luochen's ice element and the ice scorpion.
On the high platform, Jing Hongchen, who was always monitoring Huo Yuhao's battle situation, couldn't help but praise him.
"Zhou Xinghao and Lan Xiu seem to possess good talents."
Lin Jiayi considered for a moment: "Xiao, Yuhao, and Meng have already been selected. If Nana, Zhou Xinghao, and Lan Xiu are included, then the reserve team is only missing one person."
The core area of the Star Fou Great Forest.
A three-eyed golden lion, who had already packed its belongings, scratched its head: Huh? What's wrong with me?
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