Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 40 Ma Rulong's Thoughts
"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. Before I came to find you, I already notified Xiao and the others to gather everyone else. Now, come with me to the Soul Arena."

After saying that, Jing Hongchen led Huo Yuhao away from the dormitory.

Soul fighting field.

Ma Rulong crossed his arms and stared at Xiao Hongchen not far away. He asked, "Xiao Hongchen, does the Hall Master really want to make a Great Soul Master a reserve member?"

Although our main force in this Soul Battle Tournament consists of our regular team members, it's rather strange to suddenly add a Great Soul Master. Even though Huo Yuhao has broken your records one after another, his current strength is still insufficient.

At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Ma Rulong is the captain of the main team participating in this competition.

He naturally took the possibility of defeating Shrek Academy very seriously, so in his view, the team members had to be carefully selected elites.

It wasn't that he thought Huo Yuhao wasn't an elite; it was just that, although this elite had great potential, he was still a Great Soul Master and hadn't fully matured yet. Therefore, Jing Hongchen's decision to directly send in a Great Soul Master was something he found extremely puzzling.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? I just heard from Grandpa that Huo Yuhao's soul skills are amazing." Xiao Hongchen said helplessly, "But the problem is, no matter how amazing his soul skills are, Huo Yuhao is still just a Great Soul Master! By the way, I, the captain of the reserve team, am already a Soul King, and a Level 5 Soul Master at that!"

Some time ago, he became a Soul King and a Level 5 Soul Master. For Xiao Hongchen, his confidence, which had been slightly shaken by Huo Yuhao, has now swelled up again.

Ma Rulong's lips twitched. He thought to himself, "I was asking about Huo Yuhao's situation. Who asked about yours? Do you think I don't know your situation?"

He felt that Xiao Hongchen's current state was like that of someone who had caught a fish and was showing it off everywhere.

Ma Rulong took a deep breath and said, "Anyway, I have to be responsible for the glory of the Empire and the Academy. If Huo Yuhao can't satisfy me later, I will stop him from participating in the competition, even if it means arguing with the Hall Master. We desperately need a champion to prove ourselves."

Meng Hongchen, who was standing to the side, said, "Senior Ma, Huo Yuhao's first soul skill is very strong. I think that although he can't be a regular member right now, he can definitely be a reserve member without any problem."

She had experienced Huo Yuhao's shared mental detection and knew how much that kind of soul skill could enhance a team.

"Oh?" Ma Rulong looked at Meng Hongchen with some surprise. "Really?"

"Of course it's true." Meng Hongchen nodded vigorously, then said with a smile, "You'll see when you experience it for yourself, Senior Ma. Huo Yuhao is actually very powerful!"

Xiao Hongchen stared intently at Meng Hongchen, asking nervously, "Amazing? How amazing? Meng, did you secretly do something with Huo Yuhao behind my back?"

Meng Hongchen immediately said, "Haha, I was just experiencing his soul skill!"

Xiao Hongchen breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out they were just experiencing soul skills. He had thought the two of them had done something more.
Ma Rulong said, "Meng Hongchen, no matter what you say, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. Anyway, I still want to test Huo Yuhao. Generally speaking, the first soul ring of a genius soul master like him is a hundred-year soul ring. How strong can the first soul skill granted by a hundred-year soul ring be?"

In Ma Rulong's view, under normal circumstances, most soul rings that can grant powerful soul skills are ten-thousand-year soul rings or one-hundred-thousand-year soul rings.

Meng Hongchen was taken aback for a moment, then said, "But his first spirit ring was a ten-year spirit ring."

Ma Rulong: ? ? ?

"What a joke. Even if the soul skill mutates after ten years of soul rings, Huo Yuhao's first soul skill probably won't be particularly powerful." Ma Rulong said helplessly.

Suddenly, two figures appeared in the sky. Jing Hongchen landed on the ground with Huo Yuhao, then looked at everyone with a smile and said, "It seems everyone has arrived."

"Dean!"

"Hall Master!"

"grandfather!"

The crowd shouted in unison.

Jing Hongchen nodded, patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "Alright, let me introduce you all. This is the genius Soul Master Huo Yuhao. I believe you have all heard of him. From today onwards, you will be teammates."

"Wait, Master, may I first assess the strength of this Junior Brother Yuhao? As the team captain, I am responsible for the honor of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!" Ma Rulong asked.

Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Feeling strength? Sure, but Huo Yuhao is only a Great Soul Master now. Ma Rulong, as a Soul Emperor, you wouldn't want to bully the weak, would you?"

"How about this, Yuhao and Xiao, along with the Dream Team, you pick two teammates, and then you all play a three-on-three match."

He did this out of personal motives. After all, Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were his grandchildren, and he naturally hoped that his grandchildren could get along well with Huo Yuhao.

Therefore, he arranged for the two of them to be on the same team as Huo Yuhao. As for Ma Rulong, he was indeed a member of Mingde Hall and was under his command as the hall master.

However, in terms of closeness, this person is not as close as his grandchildren and Huo Yuhao, after all, he is still counting on Huo Yuhao to become his grandson-in-law!
Moreover, if Huo Yuhao is not allowed to show his strength, even if he suppresses it, some people will still be dissatisfied. Of course, the main reason for not adopting the seven-on-seven format is to save time.

“Alright, I agree. What do you think, Junior Brother Yuhao? Winning or losing doesn’t really matter, since this is basically a friendly match. However, I hope to see your strength in the game.” Ma Rulong looked at Huo Yuhao and said slowly.

Huo Yuhao nodded and readily agreed, "Okay, Senior Ma."

In the Douluo Continent worldview, many things can be resolved through competition. Whether it's a friendly match or Huo Qubing's one-on-one duel with a powerful member of the Holy Spirit Cult, they are all essentially competitions.

"Grandpa, Meng and I have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, making us invincible. Do we really need another teammate?" Xiao Hongchen asked with some doubt.

Jing Hongchen slapped Xiao Hongchen on the head, her face full of displeasure, and said loudly, "What do you know? Just do as I say!"

"Oh! Okay, Grandpa." Xiao Hongchen was a little unconvinced, but he didn't have many relatives in this world, so he didn't continue to argue.

Then Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao with a kind expression and said gently, "Yuhao, don't be angry. This brat has always had a bad temper, thinking he's invincible. I've spoiled him. I'll definitely teach him a lesson in the future!"

The people here are all handpicked and trustworthy. Besides, Ma Rulong and his gang are quite resilient, so you can go all out.

The implication is clear: Huo Yuhao can use his ultimate ice martial soul without much hesitation.

Huo Yuhao looked at Jing Hongchen's kind expression and felt a little strange, but he still nodded, "Okay, Dean, I will do my best."

(End of this chapter)