Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 85 Field Mission
Han Ruoruo rubbed her temples helplessly. She knew that these proud inner court disciples didn't want to bring along "burdens".

"immortal?"

"How can the Soul King be unkillable?"

"Could it be an evil spirit master?"

The trainees began to whisper among themselves, their faces filled with surprise and uncertainty.

However, unlike the fear and confusion of most people, Yin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi's eyes changed subtly almost simultaneously the moment they heard the words "immortal body".

Nirvana Corpse.

The word flashed through the minds of all three simultaneously.

"In that case, I'll sign up."

Yin Chen's calm voice echoed in the classroom.

The moment he guessed that the target of the mission was likely the Nirvana Corpse, all his worries vanished.

No matter how strong the opponent is, as the source of the Nirvana Corpse, he is invincible.

The worst-case scenario would be that their identity would be exposed prematurely, but their lives would not be in danger.

Because of Xia Die's strength, he cannot fully control the True Blood of Myriad Businesses. Whether it is choosing resurrected individuals or controlling Nirvana Corpses, he is affected by Xia Die's strength.

But once Xia Die becomes stronger, he will be able to control everything, whether it's the True Blood of Myriad Causes, the Nirvana Corpse, or even changing the Nirvana Corpse's perception.

Moreover, he is currently stuck at level 39, just one step away from level 40.

This mission presents an excellent opportunity to acquire the fourth spirit ring.

Having systematically learned about martial spirit theory in this world, he had long since abandoned the excessive caution he had when he first arrived.

He was really overthinking things back then.

The generation of soul skills is primarily determined by the martial soul itself, with soul rings accounting for a relatively small proportion.

Just like the Nine-Heart Begonia from ten thousand years ago, no matter what soul ring it absorbs, its soul skill is always healing.

His Time-Governing Martial Soul is of paramount importance; absorbing any attribute of Soul Ring will inevitably result in a Soul Skill related to time.

Compared to the Nine Heart Begonia, his Time Ruler Martial Soul's acquired soul skills are all time-based, so they are not particularly groundbreaking.

Therefore, he doesn't need to specifically seek out soul beasts related to time; he can openly declare that his martial soul is special and can absorb soul rings of any attribute.

At least, this wasn't a secret within the Star Luo royal family, since his first three spirit rings were obtained with the help of Nebula Douluo.

It can only be said that Yin Chen was too cautious when he first arrived, and his understanding of martial souls was also superficial.

After entering the academy and intensively studying the basics, he realized that his initial concealment was completely unnecessary.

It is special, but it is not without precedent. The Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul is an example of this.

Even Shi Xingye, the Time Douluo and Lord of Shrek City, might be the same, since his martial soul is of the time and space attributes, and soul beasts with these two attributes are even rarer than those with the mental attribute.

It can only be said that Yin Chen, who had limited knowledge of the basics of Douluo Continent, was too cautious and ended up trapping himself in his own limitations.

"I'll sign up too."

"I'll participate too."

Almost as soon as Yin Chen finished speaking, Gu Yuena's cool voice and Ye Guyi's crisp words rang out.

Gu Yuena's purpose was very clear.

She transformed and infiltrated the human world because the appearance of the Nirvana Corpse threatened the survival of the soul beasts.

The opportunity to personally contact and investigate other Nirvana Corpses was one she couldn't afford to miss. Ye Guyi, on the other hand, was also interested in Nirvana Corpses because of Qian Renxue.

More importantly, her Holy Angel Martial Soul has a natural advantage against death and evil attributes. Even if the target is a Nirvana Corpse at the Soul King level and she can't defeat it, she is confident that she can escape.

The Angelic Martial Soul was the overlord of the skies ten thousand years ago, granting her a flight speed far exceeding that of others of the same level—a speed that even many flying soul tools could hardly match.

Seeing that Yin Chen and the other two signed up without hesitation, Han Ruoruo smiled with satisfaction. She looked at Ling Luochen beside her and said softly with a hint of pride:
"Luo Chen, it seems I've won."

A hint of surprise flashed in Ling Luochen's icy blue eyes. She looked intently at the three freshmen, each with a different temperament but equally outstanding, especially the leader, Yin Chen, whose gaze was calmer than that of a young man.

She was initially certain that these young, gifted freshmen would not dare to take risks, but she never expected that three of them would be so decisive.

She gave a soft hum and didn't say much. Losing was losing; she wasn't someone who couldn't accept defeat.

However, she did take a slight interest in these three "daring" freshmen.

The fact that Yin Chen and the other two were the first to express their opinions was like creating ripples on a calm lake.

When Dai Huabin saw that even Yin Chen had chosen to participate, his blood boiled and his competitive spirit was ignited. He almost blurted out that he should sign up too.

However, Zhu Lu, who was standing next to him, tugged at his sleeve tightly, her eyes filled with worry, and shook her head slightly.

When Dai Huabin met Zhu Lu's gaze, his boiling blood cooled slightly.

Without Zhu Lu by his side, he couldn't unleash the Netherworld White Tiger; facing a Soul King-level target was too dangerous.

Now that the academy has begun reforms, there will be plenty of opportunities like this in the future. It won't be too late for them to participate together after Zhu Lu breaks through to the Soul Venerable realm.

Dai Huabin took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the urge to participate.

There's no need to take risks when you're unprepared.

He was confident in himself and the White Tiger Martial Soul, but facing the unknown Undying Soul King, the risk was indeed too high for him, lacking his strongest trump card.

So he fell silent.

Han Ruoruo took in everyone's reactions and was not surprised by Dai Huabin's decision to give up.

She clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back:

"Alright, then the outer court disciples who will participate in the inner court auxiliary mission this time will be the three core disciples: Yin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi."

Her gaze shifted to Ling Luochen and Xixi:
"Luo Chen, Xi Xi, I'm entrusting them to you. Make sure they are safe."

Ling Luochen nodded, his expression still blank, but his tone softened slightly:

"Understood. As long as I'm alive, I won't let them be in danger, you three."

She looked at Yin Chen and the other two.

"Get ready. Meet at the academy gate tomorrow morning. Latecomers will not be waited for."

The next morning, as dawn broke, Yin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi were already dressed and arrived at the magnificent gates of Shrek Academy on time.

From afar, they spotted Ling Luochen and Xixi's striking red figures.

However, to their slight surprise, there were more than just these two senior students from the inner academy present.

Besides Ling Luochen and Xixi, there were five other figures.

A woman dressed in white, with black hair cascading down to her waist, possessing stunning beauty and an ethereal, aloof air, was like a fairy descended from the moon palace—Zhang Lexuan, the senior disciple of the inner court whom she had met once before in the Star Dou Great Forest.

The other one has a voluptuous figure, fiery red hair, and a hint of arrogance and intensity between her brows; she is none other than Ma Xiaotao, who possesses the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

The other three were also familiar to Yin Chen and his group; they were core disciples from the senior years of the outer academy—Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.

(End of this chapter)