Chen Feng: I'm the main tank

After watching Nine-Headed Serpent Academy's second match, many others shared similar thoughts with Huo Wushuang.

Admittedly, some Academy also have their own trump cards.

But the three gleaming black Soul Ring put pressure on every Academy watching the battle; they had never seen anything like it before.

This has never happened before, not just in this year's edition, but in any previous edition.

Moreover, to this day, these three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring have not lit up, and no one knows what kind of Soul Skill they are.

The unknown can instill fear.

In fact, during the previous round of the competition, many people wanted to inquire about the situation of these three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

However, they gained nothing; even when they tried to bribe people within the Academy to gather intelligence, they couldn't obtain any useful information.

Because when Chen Feng and his group obtained Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and practiced Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill, there were no outsiders present.

Their training ground was in the forest of the Academy, and the forest was Tang San's home ground. No one could approach there silently without being discovered by Tang San.

Sensing the wary or solemn gazes from other Academy, the group heading towards the rest area felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

Ma Hongjun nudged Chen Feng's back and chuckled softly, saying:

"Hey, Bro Feng, do you think we might not even have all our Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill forced out by the end of the tournament?"

"It's unlikely." Chen Feng shook his head. "After today's battle, the other Academy will definitely try every means to force us to use our Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill, otherwise they'll always be on edge."

"Is it because we defeated Elephant Armor Academy without suffering any losses?" Bai Chenxiang asked.

"That's right, Elephant Armor Academy is undoubtedly among the top tier of these Academy, but after this match, all of us were still standing, and we all looked to be in pretty good shape," Chen Feng said with a light laugh.

"Not only that, we still have three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Skill that we haven't used yet. Under these circumstances, how could the other Academy not panic?" Dai Mubai continued.

Putting himself in the shoes of other Academy, Ma Hongjun clicked his tongue and said:

"Wow, that's pretty scary. Are we going to be mistaken for some kind of demon king?"

"So what if we're treated like the Great Demon King? As long as we keep winning, they can only watch helplessly," Dai Mubai said nonchalantly.

"As expected of a team with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, they're quite confident." A clear voice came from not far away.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man and a woman dressed in gold and red team uniforms walking over.

"Blazing Fire Academy?" Dai Mubai raised an eyebrow. "What can I do for you?"

"We wouldn't call it guidance, but my sister is curious about the Soul Skill of the Fire Attribute Soul Master in your team, so we came to inquire about it. Would you be so kind as to tell us?" Huo Wushuang said with a smile.

"You want to know the origin of my Soul Skill?" Ma Hongjun looked at Huo Wu.

"That's right, I'm willing to pay for this information. I hope you can tell me," Huo Wu nodded and said.

"How much are you planning to offer?" Ma Hongjun asked.

"How about one Gold Soul Coin?"

"You're not sincere, I don't like you." Ma Hongjun shook his index finger and said with a disdainful look.

"How many do you want? The price is negotiable." Huo Wu frowned slightly.

Ma Hongjun stopped shaking his index finger and gave Huo Wu a thumbs-up.

"Ten thousand?" Huo Wu's voice rose considerably. "Are you asking for an exorbitant amount? This is just information about a Soul Beast."

"No, no, no, I meant 100,000," Ma Hongjun said with a grin.

Upon hearing the price, Huo Wushuang looked on incredulously.

"Are you crazy? You're offering 100,000 for information on a Soul Beast? And that's just a purple Soul Ring."

Huo Wu fell silent, realizing that the other party had no intention of making a deal.

But she didn't understand why it was necessary to keep information about a Soul Beast so tightly hidden.

"You wouldn't understand even if I explained, everyone. Goodbye." Ma Hongjun waved his hand and said.

When he acquired his Fourth Soul Ring, although it was through a fair trade with Soul Beast, it was that Soul Beast that saved his life when he failed to challenge for the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Ma Hongjun remembers this kindness.

Let alone Huo Wu offering 100,000 for a single piece of information about a Soul Beast, even if Huo Wu were willing to pay that price, Ma Hongjun would never sell that information.

Of course, he would still feel the pain, but that wasn't enough to make Ma Hongjun do something so betraying.

Watching the departing Nine-Headed Serpent Academy members, Huo Wushuang said to Huo Wu with a hint of helplessness:

"Little sister, it seems you'll have to find a different target for your Soul Skill."

"Let's find another one then. I'm just a little confused as to why they're acting this way," Huo Wu said, somewhat puzzled.

"Perhaps... they're afraid of creating a powerful adversary?" Huo Wushuang guessed.

"Brother, it's okay to fool others, but don't fool yourself. Do you even believe that yourself?"

Huo Wu curled her lip. "Besides, even if I'm going to advance to Spirit King, it will be after the competition. What powerful opponent are they afraid of?"

"Uh, that seems to make sense, but I really can't figure it out," Huo Wushuang said, scratching his head.

"Forget it, let's prepare for our own match. Soul Skill are for later." Huo Wu suppressed her doubts and walked towards her team.

After finishing a match, Chen Feng and his teammates were given two days of rest.

During this time, everyone else stayed in the Academy to train, while Chen Feng would occasionally go out for a stroll.

But he didn't go far; he just bought some things on the streets near the Academy and then wandered around.

Chen Feng was setting a trap; he wanted to draw Shi Nian's attention to himself. Otherwise, if Shi Nian attacked anyone else, apart from Tang San and Gu Yue Ling, probably no one would survive.

Even Gu Yue Ling might not be safe, and if something were to happen to her, it would be a momentous event.

Even if they may have various inconveniences now, they will definitely riot because of the auspicious Auspicious Beast.

In the era of Douluo Dalu 1, if the Ferocious Beast were to riot, the situation would inevitably deteriorate instantly, so Chen Feng had to be a good MT (main tank).

If Shi Nian wants to take action against the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy, he will most likely start with the most outstanding students who have been exposed so far. As one of the three members of the team with ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Chen Feng is very attractive.

Furthermore, to outsiders, he was a defenseless "Support System Spirit Master" who liked to wander around frequently—could there be a better target?

Of course not, so it's not too difficult for Chen Feng to hold aggro, and there shouldn't be any situation where he gets aggro too much.

Two days passed in a flash, and the Grandmaster brought a new opponent for the next round of matches.

Before the Grandmaster announced the results of the draw, Chen Feng tentatively asked:

"Is our next opponent the Four Element Academy?"

"Yes, that's right," the Grandmaster said.

"Blazing Fire Academy?"

"How did you guess that? It really is Blazing Fire Academy." The Grandmaster, somewhat surprised.

If his expression suggested he wasn't relaxed, it was quite surprising that he could directly guess it was Four Element Academy Blazing Fire Academy.

Everyone else looked at Chen Feng in surprise, and Ma Hongjun even asked directly:

"Oh my god, Bro Feng, you don't have someone in the Spirit Hall, do you?"

"If I had connections in the Spirit Hall, would we still have run into the Blazing Fire Academy?"

Chen Feng sighed and shook his head, saying:

"The reason I guessed it was Blazing Fire Academy is because in the last match Xiao San demonstrated the ability to summon a large number of plants, and wouldn't fire be the perfect way to counter that ability? It would also reduce the threat posed by Hongjun."

"Xiao Feng, are you suspecting there's something wrong with the Spirit Hall's lottery?" Tang San asked.

"It shouldn't be that bad, right? The Spirit Hall is a major power, it would be too ugly for them to resort to such underhanded tactics," Meng Yiran said.

"No, that's possible." The Grandmaster looked at the draw sheet in his hand, his expression somewhat grim. "As the most outstanding team on the surface, it's not unthinkable that the Spirit Hall would target you. Don't think that the Spirit Hall is some law-abiding force; they'll do anything to achieve their goals."

"The main problem is that we don't have any concrete evidence, otherwise we could have the Heaven Dou Royal Family put pressure on us," Ning Rongrong said.

"The Heaven Dou Royal Family might know about this," Zhu Zhuqing said casually, arms crossed.

"What do you mean?" Ning Rongrong frowned.

"When that Spirit Hall bishop was drawing lots, the Heaven Dou Royal Family was nearby. Did you think they wouldn't notice Salas's trickery? Even if they were too incompetent to notice, your father was there too," Zhu Zhuqing said.

"You mean the Heaven Dou Royal Family knew about it but chose not to pursue it? But why didn't Dad tell us about it?" Ning Rongrong asked, puzzled.

Chen Feng smiled. "Uncle Ning must have enough confidence in us. No matter how the Spirit Hall tries to manipulate the draw, it will ultimately come down to the competition."

"So as long as we keep winning, it's fine, right?" Dai Mubai clenched his fist. "But to be honest, this feeling is really unpleasant. If this were in our Star Luo Empire, I... the Star Luo Emperor would definitely make the Spirit Hall give an explanation. The Heaven Dou Empire is too soft."

"Boss Dai, you can't discriminate based on region," Oscar said.

"Okay, I misspoke. It's that the Heaven Dou Royal Family is too soft." Dai Mubai shrugged.

Seeing that the topic had gone off-topic, Chen Feng said:

"I'm saying this mainly to put you all in the know. Given the draw, the opponents we face will all be quite formidable. Don't underestimate them just because they seem unremarkable."

The world has changed considerably because of him. Even those idiots from the Elephant Armor Academy have started to scheme. Who can guarantee that other Academy won't come up with some ruthless tricks?

He will have to face Shi Nian later. Although he has Snow Empress as insurance, he is not sure what will happen after he is possessed by Snow Empress once. So he made the situation clear to everyone in advance, which can be regarded as a precaution.

"Speaking of which, do we have a plan to deal with the Blazing Fire Academy?" Ma Hongjun looked at the Grandmaster, then at Chen Feng.

"Xiao Feng, what do you think?" the Grandmaster asked.

"We'll proceed as usual. Fire Element excel at dealing damage. If Blazing Fire Academy has any trump cards, they'll probably use techniques like energy release. My Dustless Land hasn't been exposed yet, so we can ambush them," Chen Feng said.

"Hehe, that puts my mind at ease. I was really worried they would take the opportunity to retaliate against me after I refused their deal," Ma Hongjun grinned.

"A trade? What kind of trade?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

She hadn't played before, so she wasn't aware of Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang's post-match visit.

Ma Hongjun then briefly recounted what had happened, Xiao Wu said with some surprise:

"Impressive, Fatty. You actually managed to hold your own against so many Gold Soul Coin. I'm truly impressed."

Ma Hongjun shook his finger smugly, "Of course, I'm a man of principle. And Xiao Wu, before I ate the Immortal Herb, you called me Fatty, and I didn't mind. But after I ate the Immortal Herb and became handsome, what should you call me?"

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wu decided to give Ma Hongjun face as a reward for keeping the Soul Beast's secret.

"Brother Jun."

"Ah~" Ma Hongjun felt instantly satisfied.

The others were amused by his antics and laughed. Gu Yue Ling also glanced at him and thought that he did have some merits.

As a new day dawned, the Third Round of the Spirit Master Tournament Preliminaries officially began.

On the Tournament Stage, the seven members of the Nine-Headed Serpent Academy and the seven members of the Blazing Fire Academy faced each other, exchanging greetings, and the Gunpowder thick with tension.

"Hey, you rascal, how about we make a bet?" Huo Wu suddenly said.

"Sexy guy? Who is that?" Ma Hongjun started looking around.

"Don't look away, I'm talking about you," Chen Feng said.

"What? Am I that provocative?" Ma Hongjun's eyes widened.

"Very sexy." x6

Everyone spoke in unison.

Ma Hongjun was furious, but dared not vent his anger on his teammates, so he could only lash out at Huo Wu, "If you want to gamble on the outcome of this match, you might as well forget it; you have no chance of winning."

"So confident? What if we win?" Huo Wu said, hands on her hips.

"What do you want?" Ma Hongjun asked.

"If we win, you'll sell me that intelligence; if we..." Huo Wu was interrupted by Ma Hongjun before she could finish speaking.

"No gambling."

Huo Wu paused, then said, "I'll pay, ten thousand gold souls..."

"I said, I won't gamble." Ma Hongjun's expression was very serious at this moment. "I will not gamble with you on this."

Huo Wu was completely baffled. She had already raised the price to 10,000 Gold Soul Coin, yet the other party still had this attitude.

She wanted to say something more, but Tang San suddenly spoke up:

"Let's start fighting, stop with the nonsense."

He knew that Huo Wu's actions were normal among Soul Master, but he still felt uncomfortable, so he didn't want the topic to continue.

Dai Mubai stepped forward and announced his name and cultivation level, to which Huo Wushuang responded helplessly.

"Both sides release their Martial Soul." The Referee announced and quickly stepped back, and the battle between the two sides officially began.