The Ranking Tournament's big boss

If it were during the Douluo Dalu 2 period, Chen Feng could still count on Electrolux.

Among the various contracts in the Holy Demon Continent, the Equal Contract for knights to acquire mounts allows Soul Master and Soul Beast to be organically combined.

If all else fails, we can have Lao Yi make one by hand according to Chen Feng's request. With Lao Yi's skill, that shouldn't be a problem.

However, there was a ten-thousand-year gap between Chen Feng and Electrolux's eras, and Chen Feng couldn't simply wait until then.

Fortunately, the Cycle of Rebirth allows him to borrow the power of the corresponding Soul Beast from his Soul Ring, and judging from what the Snow Empress said last time, the Soul Beast seem to benefit from it as well.

For example, wisdom.

If we can figure out the underlying principles, or simply replicate this process using other methods, even if the effect isn't as good as the Original Version "Cycle of Rebirth," it would still be a groundbreaking achievement in this era.

With the addition of the Ring Expansion Method and Soul Bone Manufacturing Technique, the New Order envisioned by Chen Feng will no longer be just a pipe dream, but can truly be realized.

Although he had a general idea, Chen Feng was still clueless about how to proceed.

He could only repeatedly use the Cycle of Rebirth to summon the Flying Lightning Rat to possess him, and then experience the changes within himself.

Therefore, Chen Feng specifically asked his master Chen Xin to return the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Condensing Jade, and promised that he would never misuse it.

It must be said that, setting aside its life-threatening function, the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Condensing Jade is quite effective at improving focus.

For someone as quick-witted as Chen Feng, it could greatly improve work efficiency. After only a few tries, he vaguely got a feel for it.

But it was at this moment that he realized a problem: if he wanted to further experience the changes brought about by the Cycle of Rebirth, he needed to have a stronger Mental Power.

Only with stronger Mental Power could Chen Feng perceive the possession of the Soul Beast more clearly.

This is clearly not something that can be done in a short time.

The Silver Lightning Flying Serpent's head soul bone and Shi Nian each boosted Chen Feng's spiritual power once, but neither of these boosts could be replicated. Since Chen Feng couldn't possibly pursue the demonic path, this project was stuck.

Chen Feng wasn't too discouraged; encountering difficulties in experiments is perfectly normal.

Since we can't get results right away, let's put this experiment aside for now and focus on tackling this problem after the Spirit Master Tournament is over.

The Ranking Tournament was about to begin, and the students from the Academy set off for Giant Sword Mountain.

The so-called Ranking Tournament refers to the points-based Ranking Tournament in which the thirty qualifying teams from the two great empires, Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire, participate.

During the competition, each side sends out seven members to compete in 1v1 matches. The winner can stay on stage to face the next opponent's challenge. Only when all seven members of one side are defeated can the other participating Academy be considered to have won a match.

The top five teams with the most wins will advance to the finals, where they will join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Spirit Hall Team to compete for Finals ultimate championship.

Overall, the Ranking Tournament didn't put too much pressure on Chen Feng and his team, as their individual strength was second to none among all the participating Academy.

The toughest opponents, such as Star Luo Royal Academy and Spirit Hall Team, will not be encountered until the Finals.

However, in order to maximize their own advantages and minimize the exposure of their own intelligence, Chen Feng came up with a very insidious plan.

That means releasing Tang San.

There might be some debate about who is the strongest fighter in the team, but when it comes to who is the most durable and persistent, the answer is undoubtedly yes.

The combination of Soul Skill meticulously crafted by Chen Feng, coupled with the ever-renewing nature of the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, resulted in Tang San, an extraordinary individual who is virtually indestructible.

Just as Chen Feng predicted, after choosing to let Tang San go in the first match of the Ranking Tournament, the result was an unsurprising one-versus-seven victory.

The Ranking Tournament involve continuous battles without rest, but the problem is that as long as Tang San is in a place with light and earth, he is constantly recovering his physical strength and Soul Power.

In this situation, as long as he lingers for a while before defeating his opponent, it will be enough to keep his physical strength and Soul Power largely abundant.

That requires the opponent to be strong enough.

If the opponent isn't strong enough, Tang San won't need any rest time to defeat them.

Unlike the Preliminaries rounds, the Ranking Tournament is held in separate venues, with all teams taking turns in one arena. As a result, Tang San's unique performance quickly attracted the attention of various Academy.

Among them were some discerning individuals who recognized Tang San's remarkable recovery ability.

But even if you figure it out, it's useless, because this is Overt Scheme by Chen Feng, and without sufficient strength, you can't break it.

Ranking Tournament are not like Preliminaries, which are team battles and allow for tactical maneuvering. In one-on-one Ranking Tournament, tactics play a very small role, and it's all about raw skill.

Tang San's strength was quite impressive, and he also possessed recovery abilities. Coupled with his exaggerated combination of yellow, yellow, purple, and black Soul Ring, he instantly became a major boss in the Ranking Tournament.

Several Academy teams fell before him, becoming the backdrop for his one-versus-seven victory.

Off the field, Ma Hongjun looked utterly bored and said:

"Bro Feng, aren't you making things difficult for others by letting Third Brother play? How can any ordinary Academy break through his defenses? If this continues, we probably won't even be able to show up in the Ranking Tournament."

Chen Feng was meditating, digesting the Mental Power he had swindled from Shi Nian, when he heard this and asked without even opening his eyes:

"Are you itching to play? How about we let you go up and have some fun when we come across the Skywater Academy?"

"No, no, no, forget I said anything," Ma Hongjun quickly waved his hand.

He had no desire to face Shui Bing'er; winning was impossible, and losing would be incredibly humiliating—neither way would he feel comfortable.

In the previous Preliminaries, at least it was a team competition, so the contrast between the two wasn't that stark, especially since Skywater Academy lost.

However, if the two were to meet in the Ranking Tournament, Ma Hongjun's defeat would be a foregone conclusion. Everyone would remember how the Flame Phoenix was brutally crushed by the Ice Phoenix.

"Fatty, this won't do! A real man should face challenges head-on, not back down!" Oscar urged Ma Hongjun when he saw him backing down.

"Go to hell! I would never fight with Shui Bing'er. And you have to call me Brother Jun, not Fatty!" Ma Hongjun glared at Oscar.

"I was calling her after Xiao Wu." Oscar shifted the blame, Ma Hongjun immediately backed down.

He didn't dare to argue with Xiao Wu, because he knew he'd get beaten up.

As the team's strongest marksman, Xiao Wu beat him up like it was nothing. Ma Hongjun couldn't understand why, even though they were all the same age, Xiao Wu's Soul Power control was so strong.

No matter how dense the fireballs Ma Hongjun unleashed, Xiao Wu could skillfully slice them apart with her Moon Blade, even more deftly than cutting fruit.

Is this what genius is?

While the crowd offstage chatted and joked, Tang San onstage secured another uneventful victory for the Academy.

After the day's competitions concluded, students from various Academy gradually left the venue.

When Chen Feng and his group walked out of the arena, they saw two girls waiting there. They were Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er from the Skywater Academy.

"Mubai." Shui Yue'er waved.

Amidst the strange looks from the others, Dai Mubai stepped forward. "Why aren't you going back with your classmates?"

"I've been in Giant Sword Mountain for several days now, and I'm planning to visit the market here. Would you like to come along?" Shui Yue'er invited.

Dai Mubai subconsciously turned to look at his companions, Oscar quickly said:

"Boss Dai, don't worry about us, go shopping with this Miss Shui."

Dai Mubai hesitated for a moment. He originally wanted to go back to cultivate, but Shui Yue'er pulled his arm and led him away.

"Hey, let's go. It's a good time to relax and get in good shape for the upcoming matches."

As she pulled Dai Mubai away, Shui Yue'er also reached behind her back and gave a thumbs-up, clearly thanking Oscar for his help.

Oscar smiled slightly, concealing his achievements and fame.

Shui Bing'er, standing to the side, looked somewhat helpless with her younger sister, rubbing her forehead in exasperation.

Although Chen Feng found this scene unsurprising, he still had some doubts and asked:

When did they start dating?

"During that month-long break, oh, Bro Feng, you were busy with other things then, so you didn't know," Ma Hongjun explained.

"So that's how it is." Chen Feng suddenly realized.

He was busy researching his own Cycle of Rebirth and naturally didn't have time to pay attention to Dai Mubai's Bagua.

As for Shui Yue'er and Dai Mubai being together, Chen Feng wasn't surprised, after all, Shui Yue'er's behavior during the competition that day was too obvious.

He looked at Shui Bing'er beside him and asked:

"Miss Water, would you like to discuss the knowledge of Ice Attribute Soul Beast together?"

He had always been very curious about the origin of the Ice Explosion Technique, so he tried to subtly probe to see if he could dig out some information.

But what Chen Feng didn't realize was that his words sounded exactly like a flirtation.

As soon as he said that, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, and the others next to him were immediately amazed by his talent.

Good grief, you're the one who flirts with other girls in front of your girlfriends!

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions changed slightly.

Shui Bing'er's gaze swept over the other people's faces, then she looked at Chen Feng and smiled:

"No need. I don't actually know much about Ice Attribute Soul Beast, so I won't embarrass myself by showing off."

After saying that, she turned and left.

Chen Feng was somewhat disappointed; he really wanted to satisfy his curiosity, but Shui Bing'er was too tight-lipped.

Just then, he heard Xiao Wu calling him:

"Xiao Feng."

"Ah?"

"I just realized today that you are this person!" Xiao Wu gave Chen Feng a thumbs up.

"What's going on?" Chen Feng was initially a little confused, but he quickly noticed that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions were off, and he immediately understood.

"What are you guys thinking? There's something I really want to figure out."

"I understand, I understand," Xiao Wu said with a grin.

"You know nothing!" Chen Feng rolled his eyes and said.

"As far as I know, Ice Explosion Technique is an extremely rare Soul Skill, so I'm very curious about the origin of Shui Bing'er's Soul Ring."

When the conversation turned to normal topics, everyone became serious, and Xiao Wu asked:

How rare is it?

Just as Chen Feng was about to speak, he looked around again.

"Let's talk about this when we get back; this isn't the place."

Information about the Extreme North is obviously not suitable to be discussed in public. Chen Feng owes Snow Empress a favor, so he certainly won't cause her any trouble.

After returning to the hotel where they were resting, Chen Feng began to explain the special features of the Ice Explosion Technique.

"Ice Empress?" Everyone was quite surprised.

"That's right, the Ice Empress's clan is the Ice Scorpion, and only a small portion of the Ice Scorpion Tribe knows the Ice Explosion Technique. Do you think such a Soul Skill could be obtained so easily?" Chen Feng said.

"You also obtained the Snow Empress's Soul Skill. Is it possible that she had a similar extraordinary encounter as you?" Gu Yue Ling asked.

"Similar to me? But I was..." Chen Feng said, then suddenly remembered something.

When he met with Snow Empress Snow Empress before, he suggested that she collect faith. Could Shui Bing'er be one of her chosen targets?

Having consumed Ice Attribute Immortal Herb and possessing the top-tier Ice Attribute Top-tier Martial Soul, the Ice Phoenix, seems like a very good choice indeed.

It's possible that the Snow Empress also involved the Ice Empress, since Shui Bing'er's fifth Soul Skill is Ice Explosion Technique, which couldn't have happened without the Ice Empress's involvement.

The more Chen Feng thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He even felt that Snow Empress and the others already regarded Shui Bing'er as the future Priest, but they were still in the testing phase.

Once I thought about it that way, my mind immediately became clear.

It would be easy to verify; Chen Feng could simply use the Cycle of Rebirth to call Snow Empress. However, he still felt it wasn't worth it to invite Snow Empress over for such a small matter.

In any case, the Extreme North won't affect the overall situation for the time being, so Chen Feng can put this matter aside for now and ask about it when he absolutely has to ask the Snow Empress to possess him.

With the Ice Explosion Technique incident resolved, the opponent for the next Ranking Tournament has been determined.

It was their former rival Blazing Fire Academy.

No one was too nervous about this. Although Blazing Fire Academy was not as easy to deal with as the previous Academy, and it would be difficult for Tang San to achieve the feat of defeating seven opponents at once again, winning should still not be a big problem.

Huo Wu, as the strongest damage dealer of the Blazing Fire Academy, is rendered powerless against Chen Feng, especially after Chen Feng learns the Light Seal Sword, making her unable to cause any trouble at all.

Ring Fusion is indeed a powerful talent, but you need to have Soul Ring to fuse with first.

Furthermore, given Chen Feng's immunity to fire, it's clear that Chen Feng has no way to deal with Huo Wu.

The Blazing Fire Academy has also realized the problem, Huo Wushuang is worrying about the lottery results.

"Sister, this is going to be tough for us. That Chen Feng is like a turtle in a shell; he's not afraid of your flames at all. Maybe we should just let it go this time and forget about revenge."

"No, I've observed it carefully. His aura is very effective at blocking single-hit damage, but it's different against sustained damage. I've already found a way to deal with him," Huo Wu said.