Douluo Continent: The Book of Witness and Peerless Tang Sect

"It's rare to encounter an opponent that you would point out so seriously. I'm really interested in having a one-on-one match with him."

"Hehe, then the task of keeping the remaining two people occupied will be handled by me and Sister Xiaoya. Be careful! Don't mess things up."

Seeing that Long You's lips were smiling but his eyes revealed a serious expression, Bei Bei's eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

"Is there a real possibility that I might mess things up?"

"Seriously, that guy's strength is no joke. Although your attack power is strong, it's hard to say whether you can break through his defense."

If you can't defeat him in several bursts of attacks, given the rate at which your martial spirit consumes soul power, it's not impossible for him to drag things out and win.

"understood."

With Long You's clear hints, Bei Bei had gained a certain understanding of the opponent she would be facing tomorrow. She didn't plan to ask for more detailed information, such as what the opponent's soul skills were.

He didn't want to gain too much of an advantage in a one-on-one challenge between the Third Ring Road and the Second Ring Road.

After the first day of the ranking competition ended, Long You went to the Soul Guidance Department teaching building as usual, where he met He Caitou, who was waiting for him at the entrance.

"Brother Caitou, what's wrong?"

"The dean is here."

"Dean Qian Duoduo?"

"Correct."

What exactly happened?

"How would I know? The teacher just messaged me to prepare tea in the dean's office and then came out to wait for you."

"But junior brother, your telegraph machine is really useful. After the teacher upgraded it into an intermediate-level soul tool, you can carry it with you everywhere."

"Is it easy to use? There's an even better one! I should be able to make it by the time winter is over."

"It can be made even better? Wouldn't that just mean upgrading the soul tool?"

"Upgrading a soul tool makes its effects more powerful. But what I mean by 'more usable' is that it has more diverse effects and is more convenient to use."

"Forget it, you couldn't imagine it even if I told you. I'll ask you to come help later. Once you see the real thing, you'll know what a true soul tool upgrade looks like."

"Alright, how was the ranked match?"

"Everyone's fighting spirit has increased a lot. By the way, we've met a very interesting opponent. Come and see him tomorrow; Beibei wants to have a one-on-one match with him."

"Beibei wants to fight him one-on-one?"

"That's right, he's someone who can make Beibei's life go wrong."

"Then we must go and take a look. Alright, this is the dean's office, go in yourself."

"Alright, Senior Brother, you can go ahead and get busy."

After knocking, Long You entered the dean's office, a place he had never been to before.

As Long You expected, he saw Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, whom he had met during the day, and his teacher Fan Yu in the dean's office.

"Hello, Dean. Hello, Teacher."

"Longyou, I saw how you did this morning. Now I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"Bad news."

"The bad news is that because you defeated three people on the other side by yourself, Dean Yan Shaozhe of the Spirit Department believes that you are not a qualified control-type spirit master, so he is unwilling to give you the status of a core disciple."

"Because I used a one-on-three approach, they think I'm not qualified."

This is Dean Yan's style, and also the style of the academy's Martial Soul Department. The Shrek Academy Martial Soul Department has no shortage of talent; only the most suitable individuals are nurtured.

It was somewhat unexpected, but not exactly bad news. It won't affect me too much, because I wanted to come to the Soul Guidance Department. I wonder if the teacher has mentioned to you that I want to dedicate myself to the Soul Guidance Department?

That match was... I wonder what Dean Qian thinks of it?

"This is the good news I wanted to share. I am very satisfied with your pledge of loyalty. The Soul Guidance Department is also part of Shrek Academy. Since it is Shrek Academy, we value practical combat skills."

You have proven through your actions that you are among the best of the Soul Masters. The Soul Guidance Department is more than willing to honor its previous promise, granting you the status of a core disciple and specially selecting you to study within the department.

"Thank you, Dean Qian."

"No need to thank me, you earned this through your own hard work. Now, I'm going to tell you the second part of this good news."

Are you confident of winning the championship?

"Of course there is, there must be. The only two Soul Masters in the entire grade are in my team, I have no reason to fail."

"If you win the championship with unparalleled strength, I will give you a surprise."

"If Dean Qian is making this request, I must ask, can that surprise be divided into three parts?"

The maximum potential a team can achieve always comes from teamwork. Since it's the power of teamwork, I can't monopolize that success.

"That makes sense. Are your two teammates also willing to join the Soul Guidance Department?"

"We are willing, and both of them, including myself, are all disciples of the Tang Sect. Soul tools are a very important reason for the decline of the Tang Sect, so the three of us are very willing to learn about soul tools, use soul tools, and even learn how to make soul tools."

However, I must say that sometimes talent really matters. Both of them had tried to learn how to make soul tools, but their talent in this area was truly limited.

If they want to achieve great success as Soul Masters, it will inevitably hinder the growth of their own Martial Soul strength.

"I'm not bragging, the truth is I've been simultaneously studying soul tool crafting, and I still maintain a Soul Master level of cultivation. But if those two had been focusing solely on soul tool cultivation, their cultivation would probably be reduced by about 70%."

"The cultivation of one's martial spirit cannot be delayed, and the advancement of one's soul master level also depends on the improvement of one's martial spirit strength. It's a bit of a pity! That surprise was prepared for the core disciples of my academy, so it probably can't be divided into three portions."

"How about this, the big surprise can't be shared, so I can prepare three smaller surprises in the name of the Soul Guidance Department. You mentioned before that they're not opposed to soul tools, so when they have time, it shouldn't be a problem to have them come and help with some soul tool testing, right?"

"That shouldn't be a problem, but I still need to discuss it with them before I agree to your request."

"should."

The conversation ended there. Although Long You said he needed to go back and consult Bei Bei and Tang Ya, based on his understanding of the two, he knew they wouldn't refuse the suggestion.

Throughout the freshman competition, in order to put some pressure on themselves and to give Tang Ya a chance to shine and boost her confidence, Long You and Bei Bei had been holding back. Now that they've been ordered to unleash their full power, there's no time to hold back anymore. It's time to let this year's freshmen experience what a powerful Soul Master truly is.