This Was Actually Cheating

Huo Zhanji's face darkened.

Putting aside the strength of the Nuoding Team, their ability to resist the temptation of that god-tier spear alone surpasses that of most of their teammates.

But he remained confident.

Even without weapons, he still has the Fallen Angel Martial Soul and the Heavenly Demon Art, and with the Spirit Eye Martial Soul, he feels he can still crush the Soul Elder opposite him!

"Qing Ge, it seems that Huo Zhanji's companions also don't know anything about that spear." Romantina started a group chat, with her Sub-consciousness Na Si connecting the four of them. Tang San spoke first, "What's your guess?"

That spear contained an extremely strong aura of the Dragon Clan bloodline... Damn! Could that be a divine artifact formed from the bones of some God Level Dragon Clan?

The voice of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm rang in the minds of Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Romantina.

We absolutely must get that thing!

[Zhou Qing, with your abilities, you might be able to analyze it in the future... At the very least, it's a powerful artifact that can greatly enhance your self-defense capabilities!]

A magical artifact?

Zhou Qing didn't care about the artifact itself, but rather its function and essence.

"Do you think Huo Zhanji might be Second-Generation Deity? Just like in the Douluo Continent, some family members deliberately deprive their descendants of family resources to make them remember the bitterness of the past and appreciate the sweetness of the present, in order to cultivate their character. Is it similar to the gods in the Divine Realm?"

"Isn't he still a spoiled brat?"

Tang San's gaze toward Huo Zhanji grew increasingly hostile.

Although from a personal perspective, Tang San could be considered the type to "remember the bitterness and appreciate the sweetness" in his life, his experiences were truly out of necessity. If Tang Hao's father had any ability, why would he have to suffer?

Tang San was certain that, given Tang Hao's current level of intelligence, he absolutely could not have come up with the educational philosophy of "remembering the bitter past and appreciating the sweet present."

If Huo Zhanji's identity is truly as Qing Ge speculated, then it is—

Even if it's not bitter, just endure it!

Influenced by Zhou Qing, and also because he himself was a teacher at a Hope Primary School, Tang San's thoughts on educating younger generations were simple and clear, even though he was far from being of childbearing age:

All these people work so hard so that future generations can have an easier time, right?

Just like the children at Holy Soul Village Hope Primary School, whenever he sees their smiles, he also smiles from the bottom of his heart.

Recalling the legends of immortals and gods descending to earth to enlighten people in his previous life, Tang San believed that to become an immortal and attain Attaining the Dao, one must be in Unity of Heaven and Man with nature and Human Realm!

Moreover, under this cultivation philosophy, his Soul Power improved rapidly, and his joy came from the bottom of his heart, giving him a great sense of accomplishment.

Therefore, Tang San was certain that Zhou Qing's cultivation philosophy of exploring the relationship between man and nature and Learning from Heaven and Earth was definitely the true path.

And Huo Zhanji's father's generation...

This kind of person—

You're insane!

Regarding the educational philosophy of the Great God King Tang family, Zhou Qing believes that there is a movie from his previous life that can perfectly illustrate it: "Catching Dolls".

They're exactly the same!

The process was bumpy, but the ending was beautiful. No matter what the child thought, even if the outcome was different from what the elders had imagined, the child certainly didn't "grow up crooked," or at least not too different from what the elders expected.

"If we hit the younger one, won't that bring out the older one?" Xiao Wu asked with slight worry.

"Deity, haven't we faced this before? We defeated the Sea God's Will in the light of the Sea God's Light, didn't we?" Romantina's Sub-consciousness, Na Er, retrieved the scene of the four of them and Ariel fighting against the Sea God's Will in the Sea God's Light. "Deity shouldn't be able to descend to the mortal realm on their own."

"So, that artifact is a protective measure given to him by his father or mother?" Xiao Wu's worried expression instantly disappeared.

Since the older ones won't come out, what's there to be afraid of about the younger ones?

Beat!

As long as they don't kill them!

"That's settled then." Zhou Qing made the final decision, and then instructed Tang San, "Among us, you are the most agile in terms of movement and technique. Try to get some blood out of Huo Zhanji. The other party is wielding a divine weapon, and the Spirit Hall side on the field is also suspicious of them... My guess is about 50% accurate."

"Clear!"

Tang San's eyes lit up.

Although their current research equipment is not advanced, if Huo Zhanji is indeed Second-Generation Deity, then a portion of his blood can be preserved for future research.

The battle begins.

Both sides Martial Soul Possession.

Huo Zhanji and the others all had the best configuration of Soul Ring, two yellow and two purple, and all of them were Soul Ancestor.

On Zhou Qing's side, although they were all Soul Elder, their Soul Ring styles were quite different. In particular, Zhou Qing, Tang San, Xiao Wu all had purple, thousand-year-old Soul Ring around them, which Huo Zhanji speechless.

Is the idea of a "Transmigrator" really that outrageous?

How could someone have reached the level of one ring every thousand years in the Douluo Era?

How did you do that?

There are no Spirit Pagoda in this era, no Soul Spirit, and no Spirit Ascension Platform to increase the age of Soul Ring!

Huo Zhanji's six companions were also incredulous.

In fact, their Soul Ring were all at the thousand-year level, with Huo Zhanji's Soul Ring even reaching the ten-thousand-year level, but at this moment they were all disguised as two yellow and two purple rings.

Looking into Huo Zhanji's bright eyes and at his four Soul Rings, Zhou Qing spoke for the first time during the battle, saying, "Wang Sheng, Bu Liu, Bu Qi, be careful. Their Soul Ring ages are not as high as they seem. Five of them have four rings at the thousand-year level; the other two, Yuan En Xing Tian, a girl with the Dark Demonic Dragon Martial Soul, have two Soul Rings at the ten-thousand-year level; and the last one, Huo Zhanji, has four ten-thousand-year rings."

Wang Sheng, Bu Liu, and Bu Qi, the three team members who had not previously joined the group chat, were startled upon hearing these words, but quickly calmed down.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Romantina, and the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress within her Sea of Spirit have completely come to believe Zhou Qing's previous guess, and that guess was even conservative!

Not only Huo Zhanji is Second-Generation Deity!

The remaining six guys are also very likely to be Second-Generation Deity, otherwise how could there be such a terrifying Soul Ring ratio?

Bibi Dong, sitting in the VIP section, twitched her ears, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she quietly released her Spiritual Power, covering Huo Zhanji and the others.

[Physical abilities beyond what's expected for this age group... the color of the Soul Ring is definitely a disguise!]

Then, her Spiritual Power swept over Zhou Qing and the others—

Zhou Qing frowned slightly, glancing out of the corner of his eye in the direction where Bibi Dong was.

[This Zhou Qing's perception is terrifying! No wonder he was able to detect something amiss with the Spirit Hall Team so quickly! And his physical abilities... are they already approaching the level of Titled Douluo?]

Huo Zhanji and the others were monsters among monsters when placed among their peers, but after Bibi Dong sensed the physical condition of Zhou Qing and the others, she realized that the people in the Nuoding Team were truly terrifying.

"Superior!"

Without saying a word, Huo Zhanji unleashed his Spiritual Power, which rippled towards the entire Nuoding Team.

This is not Soul Skill, but rather an additional skill from the Douluo World they belong to:

Spirit Shockwave.

Strictly speaking, this ability does not come from the Martial Soul or the Soul Master themselves, and using it in this Continental Elite Tournament is actually cheating.