Inside the Golden Tree House.
Su Wen sat cross-legged on the bed, clutching a card inlaid with black crystals in his hand.
A fiery glint flashed in his eyes. This was a Black Crystal Card, usable in all the major auction houses and merchants across the continent.
The financial system of the Douluo World has evolved with the times.
Ten thousand years ago, this system operated on "reputation."
For example, the first deposit of five million gold soul coins after Ning Fengzhi and Tang San reached a deal was a golden card.
That golden card was similar to a check, symbolizing Ning Fengzhi's "reputation" in major auction houses and merchants.
With the popularization of soul tools,the entire continent's financial system has now entered the era of soul tools, somewhat similar to bank cards in his previous life.
Although it's just a string of cold, hard numbers, it can be changed with each expenditure and income.
After playing with it for a while, the novelty wore off, and he put the black card into his storage soul tool ring.
The team had just returned to the academy last night.
After a night's rest, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yan Shaozhe would soon send Dai Yueheng and the others to summon him to the inner courtyard's dueling arena to resume his previous special training.
"Xiao Wen."
Sure enough, half an hour later, Dai Yueheng appeared in front of Su Wen's wooden house, tilting his head slightly.
Su Wen, understandingly, quickly dressed (in a matching set of the inner courtyard's red and white uniform), and the two headed towards the inner courtyard.
Approaching the inner courtyard,the outline of the dueling arena was already faintly visible.
Su Wen looked up at the sky; they were under a layer of leaden-gray clouds, shrouded in shadow.
A cool breeze gently dissipated some of the early summer heat.
"You've arrived?"
Yan Shaozhe looked at Su Wen, his face full of smiles.
With the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, Su Wen would no longer be the useless individual he was a week ago, only able to unleash his full power with the help of Ling Luochen.
His combat strength would undoubtedly skyrocket.
He hoped to give these prodigies a small shock of being a "monster."
Su Wen glanced around. Ma Xiaotao was already standing in the arena, chatting casually with Ling Luochen; it seemed their plastic friendship hadn't completely broken down.
Gongyang Mo swayed his hips, joking with Chen Zifeng in a sissy tone.
The latter seemed used to it, closing his eyes to rest and pretending to be dead.
Most of the others were sitting cross-legged on the ground cultivating.
Su Wen nodded slightly.
The atmosphere in the inner courtyard was still quite good.
Even without teachers supervising, these geniuses were all incredibly diligent.
"Alright, let's get ready to begin."
Yan Shaozhe, dressed in a white robe, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with a few gray hairs at his temples, and a gentle smile always on his face, gave off the feeling of a handsome middle-aged man (keeping up with the times).
He clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Xiao Wen, join my team for the first match," Ma Xiaotao said first, pulling Su Wen into her arms.
Ling Luochen nodded calmly, saying nothing.
Dai Yueheng did the same; he wouldn't compete with Ma Xiaotao for Su Wen.
During the special training a week ago, Su Wen's potential was terrifying, but his strength... so-so.
Even with a spirit ring, he didn't think it would change much.
Just one more spirit skill, what difference would it make?
He still had to maintain his senior's dignity in front of this junior.
Final team roster:
Ma Xiaotao, Su Wen, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi. (seven per team)
Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Gongyang Mo, Chen Zifeng...
...
"The match begins!"
"Roar!"
Ma Xiaotao raised her head, crimson flames erupting from her body, condensing into a pair of fiery wings on her back.
She leaped into the air, gaining air superiority and blocking the roaring Dai Yueheng.
Although slightly inferior in strength, Dai Yueheng was not to be outdone.
He unleashed the unique ancestral technique of the Dai family: White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
With a roar, his clothes burst open, and his body instantly grew larger, his aura becoming increasingly solid and heavy.
The strongest members of the two teams clashed.
The others were not to be outdone.
Chen Zifeng of the opposing team drew his sword, its blade gleaming coldly.
Two purple soul rings lit up beneath his feet as he blocked Yao Haoxuan, who had transformed from a skinny man into a three-meter-tall giant.
Another female disciple of the inner court, also a speed-attack type, blocked Xixi from Su Wen's team.
Gongyang Mo covered his mouth and chuckled.
His Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul materialized behind him, and beams of seven colors, like a seven-jeweled glazed pagoda, showered down on his teammates.
"Crimson Orange Power!"
"Speed Yellow!"
Accompanied by yellow and purple soul rings rising one after another, Dai Yueheng's team's advantage instantly expanded.
Dai Yueheng actually withstood Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Flame, holding off the only Soul Emperor present.
Chen Zifeng, at level 53, was already dominating Yao Haoxuan, who had just entered the Soul King realm.
Now, with the aid of strength and speed, his sword light became even sharper, each strike hitting the mark, leaving Yao Haoxuan sweating profusely.
"Xiao Wen!"
Ma Xiaotao shouted.
Su Wen silently nodded.
The next instant, a two-meter-tall Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, its body entirely emerald green with a touch of sea blue, appeared behind him, seemingly a manifestation of Su Wen's Martial Soul.
Its bony, segmented scorpion tail passed over Su Wen's head, its sharp stinger pointing downwards.
"Eternal Frozen Domain!"
Su Wen murmured.
An intense chill instantly spread, surging from the Ice Emperor's body, like an ice storm enveloping the entire arena.
In an instant, it suppressed Ling Luochen's ice-type attack!
Everyone was stunned.
Because this intense chill was several times stronger than what Su Wen had unleashed last week!
Just acquiring a single Soul Ring, and such a dramatic change?!
"Wait, I don't feel anything!" Ma Xiaotao was stunned.
In the previous trials, as a fire-type, she was naturally incompatible with the extreme ice, and the impact was the most obvious.
So she had prepared herself to be weakened, but.
"I don't feel anything either!"
Yao Haoxuan's eyes lit up. "Xiao Wen, your skill can evolve?!"
On the other hand, Chen Zifeng and the others were even more astonished.
Because they could clearly feel the cold air corroding their bodies.
This extreme cold was frantically consuming their soul power and physical strength, reducing their strength by at least 20% to 30%!
"Luo Chen, what are you doing? Attack!" Dai Yueheng was no match for Ma Xiaotao and turned to shout.
"I, I can't withstand his extreme ice."
Ling Luo Chen's beautiful eyes were filled with shock as she spoke with difficulty.
"What?!"
Everyone present was stunned.
Both were support/control roles, and both had the same attribute.
The competition between Ling Luo Chen and Su Wen lay in their control over ice.
It was somewhat like a struggle for "power".
In the previous match, although Su Wen possessed the ultimate ice element, the difference in soul power was undeniable, allowing Ling Luochen to maintain the advantage.
But this match a full twenty levels higher!
Dai Yueheng's lips twitched violently.
He didn't think Ling Luochen was useless; after all, they had been teammates for many years, and he knew perfectly well how strong this ice-type soul master was.
To be able to maintain a twenty-level difference and still firmly suppress Ling Luochen was terrifying…
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