Soul Spirit

"Ah?" Interrupted by Wei Xiaofeng beside him, Zhang Yangzi's mind failed to catch up for a moment.

"You just said Yun Chen was fighting Wang Jinxi with the power of his physical body. What did you mean by that?" Wei Xiaofeng asked again. His own mind was a mess right now, as though he had overlooked something.

Zhang Yangzi pointed at the two on the stage, who had begun exchanging attacks again. "Look closely. Yun Chen hasn't activated his Martial Soul!"

The moment he said that, all the surrounding students turned to look. They had all been shocked by that exchange of punches and had failed to notice that Yun Chen had not yet activated his Martial Soul. He was relying entirely on his physical strength to contend against Wang Jinxi, who had entered Martial Soul Possession.

"This... Yun Chen has a Body Martial Soul, right? Maybe he's already using his Martial Soul's power, and we just can't tell?" Wei Xiaofeng did not believe Zhang Yangzi's words and instinctively refuted him.

Then, Wei Xiaofeng turned to Xu Xiaoyan, who was standing nearby. "Xiao Yan, tell us. Has your brother already activated his Martial Soul?"

"No." Xu Xiaoyan shook her head and gave a definite answer. "It's very obvious whenever my brother uses his Martial Soul. He definitely hasn't activated it right now."

Hearing Xu Xiaoyan's answer, Wei Xiaofeng froze. He truly had not expected Yun Chen to really be fighting Wang Jinxi's terrifying Bone Dragon King Martial Soul with nothing but his physical strength. Was this even a battle between Soul Masters? Or was this also because of his Body Martial Soul?

After all, ever since the Body Sect emerged, there had been a view that Body Martial Souls were the ultimate path for Soul Masters. After all, only one's own body was truly the most compatible with oneself, far surpassing so-called Instrument Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls.

Even though the present-day Body Sect had declined, the strength of Body Martial Souls had never faded over the long course of history. Even now, powerful Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls could be found in every major organization across the Douluo Continent.

On the arena, Yun Chen and Wang Jinxi changed their approach. They no longer attacked with full force, instead holding back as they tested each other.

Suddenly, Yun Chen threw a vicious punch, intending to catch Wang Jinxi off guard. But Wang Jinxi's reaction was not slow either. His second soul ring flashed beneath his feet, and his arm turned ethereal, evading Yun Chen's attack. Yet at that moment, Yun Chen suddenly changed moves, turning his fist into a palm and fiercely striking Wang Jinxi's shoulder.

Staggering from the heavy blow, Wang Jinxi had not even regained his footing before Yun Chen closed in. A shoulder slam crashed directly into Wang Jinxi's chest, forcing him back once again.

After knocking Wang Jinxi away, Yun Chen did not continue his pursuit. For a spar within the class, this was about enough. After absorbing the battle techniques that had suddenly surfaced in his mind, Yun Chen's practical combat experience was now beyond anything Wang Jinxi could compare to. Coupled with a physique that already far surpassed ordinary people, he could contend with Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King without even activating his Martial Soul. That was without mentioning the boost he would receive after activating it and using soul skills to enhance himself.

Wang Jinxi retreated and dejectedly released his Martial Soul Possession. He looked at Yun Chen, remaining silent for a moment before saying, "You win."

Yun Chen smiled, stepped forward, and draped an arm around Wang Jinxi's shoulders as they walked off the stage together. As soon as they came down, Zhang Yangzi and Wei Xiaofeng immediately approached them.

The way the two looked at Yun Chen made him raise an eyebrow. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You really aren't human," Zhang Yangzi commented.

Yun Chen punched Zhang Yangzi's shoulder irritably. "What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhang Yangzi rolled his eyes. He truly felt that Yun Chen was not human. To use a popular saying on the Douluo Continent, "What a monster."

Ye Yingluo looked at Yun Chen in delighted surprise. She had never expected her luck to be so good this time. With such a powerful student as Yun Chen, her class would definitely crush Wu Zhangkong's Class Five in the Class Promotion Tournament.

Wu Zhangkong's longstanding disregard for her had left Ye Yingluo somewhat twisted by now. She had not even considered whether Class Five could successfully challenge their way through, nor had she considered that Yun Chen and the others were merely freshmen who had just enrolled. She had not taught them anything at all; these children were simply outstanding on their own.

However, no one besides Ye Yingluo noticed her thoughts. The ordinary sparring continued, while Yun Chen and Xu Xiaoyan went to rest beneath a nearby tree.

A moment later, another figure came over to the two of them. However, this person was not a student of Class One, Grade One, but Gu Yue from Class Five, Grade One.

Ever since school began, Class Five, Grade One had physical training every single day without fail. At first, they had physical training for the entire day. Now, it had been changed to physical training in the morning and theory lessons in the afternoon. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Gu Yue also had to undergo practical combat training with Wu Zhangkong at night.

Gu Yue's sudden arrival at Yun Chen's side immediately drew quite a bit of attention.

Seeing her come over, Yun Chen asked in confusion, "What are you here for?"

"I got a little tired from running, so I came over to rest for a while," Gu Yue replied blandly. Then she gathered her skirt and sat down beside Yun Chen.

Yun Chen looked around, somewhat unable to understand why Gu Yue would do this. If she wanted to rest, there were so many trees nearby and such a large patch of shade. Was that not enough for her to cool off in?

However, Yun Chen did not dwell on Gu Yue's behavior. After all, the Silver Dragon King was not quite right in the head, yet she remained hopelessly immersed in her earth-shattering wisdom.

A moment later, Yun Chen closed his eyes and began meditating. Rather than think about what ideas had emerged from the Silver Dragon King's earth-shatteringly wise brain, it was better to seize the time to cultivate. He was already close to breaking through Rank 30, and he had a feeling that he would undergo a transformation when he did.

Before that, however, Yun Chen still had to deal with another matter: Soul Spirits.

In the Douluo III era, the age of one's soul rings depended on one's Soul Spirits. Yun Chen's first Soul Spirit was a hundred-year Soul Spirit and could only provide him with two soul skills.

Yun Chen was very satisfied with the two enhancement-type soul skills provided by the Blood Rage Lion Tiger, but a hundred-year Blood Rage Lion Tiger could no longer provide a third soul ring. That meant that if he wanted to become a Soul Elder, he had to either buy another Soul Spirit or evolve his existing Soul Spirit.

Yun Chen felt that an artificial Soul Spirit like the Blood Rage Lion Tiger had decent potential and could be considered for evolution. However, opportunities to enter the Spirit Ascension Platform were exceedingly precious. Even if Leng Yaozhu favored him, he could not possibly enter the Spirit Ascension Platform multiple times in a short period.

But buying a Soul Spirit was also an enormous expense. A single hundred-year Soul Spirit cost one million Federation Credits, let alone the fact that Yun Chen wanted his second Soul Spirit to be a thousand-year one. Even a family like the Xu Family would find it difficult to produce such a sum.