Douluo Continent: Not enough bloodline? Make up for it with brains!

The pen-wielding martial spirit has transformed into a gun-wielding martial spirit?

He manipulated his tentacles to continue thrusting at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan turned to look in the direction of the tall, thin man, and used his spear to dismantle the tentacles one by one.

The tentacles are very fragile.

"So, we'll have to gamble on whether this senior's defenses are weak."

Xu Yuan's movements seemed erratic, moving forward, backward, left, and right, dodging the tentacles sweeping around his body and choosing reasonable countermeasures.

But he was generally close to the tall, thin man.

Once he reached the sprint range, Xu Yuan's aura immediately changed.

His original defensive stance was based on his spear technique and the Five Elements Spear Art, but now he switched to an offensive stance. Xu Yuan's unstoppable spear momentum directly intimidated the tall, thin man facing the attack.

However, with his strong mental fortitude and some precautions, the tall, thin man quickly regained his composure.

"The five elements are united into one!"

Xu Yuan thrust out.

The intent to use guns was unprecedentedly concentrated.

Ye Xinglan sensed Xu Yuan's spear intent and stared intently at Xu Yuan's spear.

The tentacles that had been defending the tall, thin man were dismantled one after another, and the tentacles that were trying to strangle Xu Yuan were also blocked by the five elements surrounding Xu Yuan's body, but he remained completely calm.

His body gradually blurred, leaving only a phantom image, but it lost its substantial feel, as if it were not in real space.

"Third Soul Skill, Intangibility!"

Chapter 34 Hollowfication? Sorry, I'll restrain you.

How could the tall, thin man not see through Xu Yuan's clumsy tactics?

Even if things seemed erratic, the tall, thin man could clearly feel the distance between them constantly closing.

Of course, it's more about the habit of being ambushed at close range.

His martial spirit defense is too weak; once he gets close, a single blow could be fatal.

Although the first soul skill enhances the attack speed and strangulation technique by using the soul skill of the spirit, it is still just an ordinary soul skill without any special features.

His rise to power began after he acquired a second soul by chance.

With his second soul spirit, his second soul skill, Spatial Transfer, combined with his first soul skill, greatly increased his strength through various tactics, which led him to be admitted to Shrek Academy.

However, in his first year at Shrek Academy, he was completely useless in any competition or battle because he was too fragile. Even with his unpredictable attacks, he was always cut down.

As a result, this year honed his survival skills to a great extent.

This awareness is very valuable.

Even after acquiring the third soul skill, Intangibility, which directly became his strongest means of survival, it still plays a vital role at all times.

For example, Xu Yuan's close approach was entirely within his expectations, and he even took this opportunity to prepare to counterattack Xu Yuan.

The tall, thin man in the blurred image seemed to have victory in his grasp.

......

Xu Yuan watched as the tall, thin man's third spirit ring flickered, and he prepared a response.

Once you've cut in front of your opponent, you naturally need to be mindful of their survival abilities. The tall, thin man's third soul skill, which he hasn't used yet, is clearly the key and the core of the strategy.

As the tall, thin man gradually blurred into nothingness, Xu Yuan smiled.

So your survival ability is virtualization.

Unfortunately, I happen to be the one who has the upper hand over you...

Five-colored light flowed within Xu Yuan's body, merging into the Heavenly Origin Spear along his arm. With the Five Elements Spear Spirits possessing him, the spear intent that Xu Yuan unleashed, which was in sync with his unstoppable spear momentum, changed, becoming even more sharp and piercing.

At that moment, space itself seemed within reach of his gun.

It couldn't shatter space, yet the attack struck space itself, transferring its power to the tall, thin man through it.

Space solidifies.

Cai Yue'er's figure quietly appeared in the corner of the room. Her body was surrounded by rings of soul rings arranged in a row, with extremely exaggerated colors. It was a configuration that was completely beyond the norm, consisting of three purple, three black, and three red rings.

The tall, thin man looked at Xu Yuan with lingering fear.

"Junior, I lost." He gave a bitter smile, not expecting that his plan to use himself as bait would be terminated so easily, and that his ability to protect himself had been broken.

This is pure restraint.

There was nothing that could be done about it.

Luck is also a kind of strength.

Xu Yuan chose him, the one with the highest soul power level, but it just so happened that he could counter him.

Cai Yue'er looked at Xu Yuan with a rather curious gaze.

"You inherited your uncle's spear-wielding skills?" she asked in surprise.

"No, it inherited my uncle's spear intent." Xu Yuan shook his head, and the five elements of light flashed on the Heavenly Origin Spear in his hand, with the five elements spear spirit floating beside him.

Cai Yue'er looked at the Five Elements Spear Spirit, a strange light appearing in her eyes.

Recalling the details just now, it seems that Xu Yuan's spear intent only transformed into the Void-Piercing Spear Intent when the Five Elements Spear Spirit was attached to Xu Yuan's Martial Soul.

However, it was still in its rudimentary form and failed to truly break through space, but it was still able to attack space and the tall, thin man hiding in the spatial crevices.

Cai Yue'er carefully examined Xu Yuan from head to toe.

She has exceptional physical abilities, something that wasn't observed in her previous footage from the Colosseum.

With a physique exceeding that of an ordinary Great Soul Master, plus the first thousand-year soul ring, Xu Yuan possessed the foundation of a normal Great Soul Master, making up for some of his shortcomings in soul power level. Combined with his spear technique and spear intent, as well as a coincidental tactical advantage, Xu Yuan achieved victory, defeating a Soul Master who had cultivated at Shrek Academy for three years as a Soul Master.

Of course, the term "normal Great Soul Master" here refers to the average level of students from Shrek Academy's outer court at the Great Soul Master stage...

In the blink of an eye, Cai Yue'er had reviewed the details of the battle.

"You got a perfect score on this test too."

Cai Yue'er had some expectations in her heart.

Could it be that this child can get full marks?

This is a scene that Shrek hasn't seen in a long time.

The last time was when Yunming enrolled in school...

The biggest obstacle to getting a perfect score is obviously the seventh level, which is a hellish challenge to defeat the senior who has trained at Shrek Academy for three years.

Of course, there is also a glimmer of hope.

In reality, once students enter Shrek Academy, their soul power levels are no longer unmatched. Shrek's curriculum allocates a significant amount of students' energy and places extremely high demands on their battle armor. Even a genius who can cultivate to the Soul Master level at the age of thirteen would find it difficult to reach level forty within the three years of their first year. In their third year, only a handful of students can break through to the Soul King level, and it's important to remember that they are already twenty years old at that time. Each year, only a handful of students achieve this within three years.

Are there any Soul Kings in the outside world who are twenty years old?

Yes, there are, and the number is definitely not in the single digits. In fact, there are more than just a few twenty-year-old Soul Kings who were not nurtured by a major power like Shrek Academy's Spirit Pagoda.

However, it is rare to find a Soul King and a One-Word Battle Armor Master who is twenty years old.

Even after three years of training at Shrek Academy, he was still at the Soul Master level, only his combat experience was incredibly rich.

But it is not invincible.

Luck, coincidence, and absolutely monstrous talent are all factors that could give you a chance to defeat your senior and get a perfect score in this round.

In fact, this is the eighth stage of the entrance examination, but the inner academy's assessment treats it as the seventh stage, removing the endurance test that was originally the seventh stage.

Instead, another test of endurance was added in the eighth level.

"Teacher, I am a food-type Soul Master," Xu Lizhi reported, asking how he should fight.

“Then admit defeat, and you’ll get a minimum of two points,” Cai Yue’er said.

This test focuses on practical combat, but it doesn't give support-type Soul Masters a chance to cooperate.

Xu Lizhi nodded helplessly.

Anyway, his score is already high enough.

Unlike Xu Yuan, who took the exam using an inner court assessment spot, Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan were specially recruited. Top academies like Shrek Academy always have special channels that are difficult for ordinary soul masters to know or access.

Xu Lizhi does not need to score 85 points; he only needs to score 60 points to pass and enter the inner courtyard for cultivation.

For someone like Xu Yuan, a score of 85 is required.

......

Ye Xinglan scored four points.

She couldn't last ten minutes, but her powerful sword intent forced the enemy back several times, and the display of pure swordsmanship earned her four points.

"The eighth test is an endurance test."

The normal assessment consists of a seventh stage testing endurance and an eighth stage testing practical skills.

However, the internal assessment was changed, starting with practical combat and then endurance.