Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 31 20-Year Soul Ring

"Three purple, three black, and one orange." Yan Shaozhe looked at the seven soul rings at Ma Xiaotao's feet with a look of horror.

"You said your seventh spirit ring has surpassed 10 years, reaching 20 years."

Ma Xiaotao nodded.

"All of this is because if Chen Qiye hadn't intervened and saved us, allowing those two toads to sacrifice themselves for me and Qiye in their final moments, I might have only lived for about 50,000 or 60,000 years at most."

"Wait, what did you say? You and Chen Qiye..."

"That's right. Not only is Qi Ye's fourth spirit ring also 200,000 years old, but with the boost from the sacrifice, Chen Qi Ye's spirit power has reached level 53, and he has obtained a fifth spirit ring of about 50,000 years old. At the same time, his first and second spirit rings have also been upgraded to the 10,000-year level."

.........

As soon as Chen Qiye arrived at the school gate, he saw a figure wearing a sky-blue dress and a high ponytail that reached her waist. Although she had an ordinary appearance, her intangible aura made her stand out from the crowd.

Gu Yue seemed to have noticed Chen Qiye and came over to greet him, saying: "Qiye, why aren't you going into the school? What are you looking at?"

Upon hearing Gu Yue's words, Chen Qiye finally realized what was happening and said, "I wasn't looking at anything, I was just thinking about something and got distracted."

Gu Yue smiled and said, "Shall we go together?"

Chen Qiye said: Okay!

.........

The start of school is fast approaching...

.........

"Huo Yuhao, you'd better explain to me where you went. You even dared to be late for school. Have you grown too big for your britches and no longer respect the school rules?" Zhou Yi roared angrily at Huo Yuhao.

boom!

Without saying a word, Huo Yuhao knelt down in front of Zhou Yi and said, "Teacher Zhou, I was wrong."

When Zhou Yi saw Huo Yuhao kneeling in front of her, she was taken aback, and her anger instantly subsided by more than half.

In her memory, Huo Yuhao had always been a hardworking, obedient, and sensible child. Moreover, Huo Yuhao never lied, so there must be a reason for his disappearance this time.

Next, Huo Yuhao began his sympathy-building spree. He raised his head, his face full of guilt, and said to Zhou Yi, "Teacher, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you and Teacher Zhou. But... I was afraid you would worry, so I made up a lie and left. Because, when I left, I didn't know if I would be able to come back."

Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Zhou Yi's anger was instantly diverted. She couldn't help but say, "Is there anything the academy can't help you with? Why do you insist on facing it all by yourself? Do you think we wouldn't help you if you just told us?"

Huo Yuhao gently shook his head and said, "I can't help you. My martial soul has a problem. Teacher Zhou, do you remember? Teacher Wang once mentioned this in class. For a soul master, the most terrifying thing is a shattered martial soul."

Zhou Yi was taken aback. "What? Your martial spirit...?"

Huo Yuhao nodded and said, "Towards the end of the school year, I discovered that my martial soul was having problems. My Spirit Eye martial soul would occasionally make me feel mentally disoriented, and it even showed signs of breaking. At that time, I remembered what Teacher Wang had said. Teacher Wang said that if a martial soul is inherently deficient, or if one forces cultivation when their innate soul power is low, there is a very small chance that the martial soul will break. And once the martial soul breaks, it is a disaster for the soul master. At best, all soul power will be lost and the martial soul will shatter and disappear. At worst, it will endanger one's life."

Ultimately, Huo Yuhao's captivating performance completely fooled Zhou Yi. If Chen Qiye hadn't known the plot, he would definitely have been completely fooled as well.

And so, amidst the dazzling fireworks at Poseidon Lake, a mother and son lived a loving and harmonious life in the office...

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The morning classes were spent nagging by Zhou Yi, while the afternoon classes took place in the animal fighting area.

As the largest exclusive area and the largest building in the entire Shrek Academy, the Beast Fighting Area covers an area equal to the size of all the teaching buildings and dormitories of the Spirit Department combined with Shrek Square. Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, academies capable of raising spirit beasts are extremely rare, and those reaching the scale of Shrek Academy's Beast Fighting Area are unparalleled; even the royal families of the major empires wouldn't undertake such a feat.

Raising spirit beasts in captivity is no easy task. It requires maintaining their wild nature, understanding the different dietary habits of different spirit beasts, ensuring their safety, and constantly guiding and controlling them. The investment required is something ordinary spirit master academies wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Hunting spirit beasts is simple, but raising them is not as easy as raising the Second Senior Brother. It relies on Shrek City's tax revenue and the annual sale of spirit tools made by the spirit guidance department. However, the sales are limited to the three great empires of Heavenly Soul, Douling, and Star Luo.

After a long wait, Chen Qiye finally got to be assessed. He handed the form to a teacher who was in charge of delivering it. The teacher placed it in the lift-up compartment under the judging platform. Soon, Chen Qiye's assessment form was in the hands of Director Du Weilun.

"Xiao Ye, I won't go into too much detail about the assessment rules for the Beast Fighting Zone. I'm sure you're familiar with them after all these years. How many years of spirit beasts do you want to try?"

Du Weilen looked at Chen Qiye, the "future hope of the academy," and asked with a kind and benevolent expression.

Chen Qiye lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying something truly shocking.

"Ten thousand years."

"Ten thousand, ten thousand years! Are you sure?"

Chen Qiye's tone was so calm that Du Weilun didn't react immediately.

At this moment, he stared at the boy in front of him, his heart filled with disbelief.

That tone is way too flat, isn't it?

This is a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, not a thousand-year-old or even a hundred-year-old one. Even the weakest ten-thousand-year-old soul beast is still far beyond what Chen Qiye, a Soul Master of just over forty levels, can compare to in Du Weiren's eyes.

"Although you possess a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, the terrifying power of a ten-thousand-year spirit beast is beyond your imagination. You should consider changing it."

Let alone the fact that he didn't know about Chen Qiye's improved strength, even if he did know, it's unlikely he would agree.

Moreover, given Chen Qiye's situation, defeating a soul beast with five thousand years of cultivation would be enough for him to pass the test; there's no need for him to take this risk.

"Director, I'm fine, you have to believe me," Chen Qiye said.

Although he understood that the other party was genuinely looking out for him, no one knew his own capabilities better than he did.

Seeing Chen Qiye's resolute expression, Du Weilun was also undecided for a moment.

In the end, he could only turn his head and look towards the direction above the high platform.

Perhaps someone over there used their mental power to transmit some message to him. Du Weilen nodded and turned to look at Chen Qiye.

"Okay, I agree, but you must be careful to protect your safety. In case of any accident, escape towards the audience area immediately. We will have teachers to help you."

Although he agreed to Chen Qiye's choice, Du Weilun still gave him many instructions, fearing that something unexpected might happen to him.

"Okay, okay, Director, why are you still so long-winded?"

Chen Qiye waved his hand and complained nonchalantly.

This scene made the people behind him tremble. They knew that this was the dean of students in the academy, and he was not someone they could complain about so easily!

Especially Mu Jin, the homeroom teacher of Class Two, was already prepared to see Zhou Yi's students make a fool of themselves.

(End of this chapter)