Douluo: I Take the Benefits, You Bear the Side Effects
Chapter 25

Everyone Discovered That Tang San and Zhao Wuji Looked Exactly Alike

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Tang San and Xiao Wu both tested at twenty-ninth rank Soul Power.

Ning Rongrong was at twenty-sixth rank, while Zhu Zhuqing tested at twenty-seventh rank.

Finally, it was Ning Chuan's turn. Taking the white crystal ball from Zhu Zhuqing, he directly caused it to burst.

"Soul Elder!"

Aside from Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others who already knew Ning Chuan's cultivation, all the applicants who had passed the first trial were shocked.

This included the icy-faced Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who was putting on the appearance of a well-behaved girl.

The two were currently staring at Ning Chuan with curiosity and shock written all over their faces.

Not to mention them—even Lu Qibin, who was in charge of the second trial, was startled.

He was Lu Qibin, a teacher at Shrek Academy. His martial soul was Star Luo Chess, his Soul Ring configuration was yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black, and he was a level sixty-six control-system Battle Spirit Emperor.

He had been at Shrek Academy for as long as it had existed. Over the past twenty years, he had seen quite a few geniuses, but never one like Ning Chuan.

Not yet thirteen years old, yet already possessing the cultivation of a Soul Elder—just where had such a monster come from?

With undisguised shock on his face, Lu Qibin said, "Truly a Little Monster. All right, Mubai, take all five of them to the Fourth Trial Assessment."

"Yes!" Dai Mubai answered respectfully and led the group deeper into the academy.

Just then, a soft, languid voice rang out. "Sausages for sale! Freshly grilled sausages! Don't miss out as you pass by... meaty and delicious, only five Copper Soul Coins each..."

Amid the wafting aroma of meat, a scruffy, bearded uncle could be seen nearby pushing a small cart and calling out his wares. Some of the students waiting in line had already gone over to buy some.

Dai Mubai glanced at the man and reminded them with an amused smile, "That's Oscar, the one I told you about earlier. Don't be fooled by that beard—he's actually not much older than you. But I suggest you don't buy his sausages."

Tang San, who had been about to go buy one, stopped in his tracks. "Why is that?"

Since they would be classmates in the future, and he shared Spirit Resonance with Tang San, Dai Mubai no longer judged him by appearance. "You'll find out later. Just listen to me—whatever you do, don't eat his sausages, or you'll definitely regret it."

At that moment, Ning Chuan spoke up. "It should be because of the Spirit Incantation." He knew Oscar's lewd Spirit Incantation.

Although eight or nine out of ten Spirit Masters on Douluo Continent liked to shout the name of their soul skill when activating it,

there was a reason for that.

Since soul skills could not be used proficiently in the early stages, they needed to be activated alongside a Spirit Incantation.

Over time,

even after the soul skill had been fully mastered, the habit remained.

"You knew about it?" Dai Mubai was somewhat surprised.

"There are all kinds of martial souls on Douluo Continent. It's not surprising that some special martial souls come with certain disgusting Spirit Incantations."

Ning Chuan neither confirmed nor denied it, nor did he intend to correct them.

Since they were going to undergo the Fourth Trial Assessment, no one gave it much thought.

A moment later, they arrived at another, relatively small clearing, less than two hundred square meters in size. A middle-aged man with a build somewhat similar to Tang San's was sitting in a chair, dozing off. The difference was that his skin was bronze rather than as dark as Tang San's, and his muscles were much more powerful, without looking so abrupt or unbalanced.

Everyone looked at the middle-aged man, then at Tang San. Including Xiao Wu, they all began suppressing their laughter in unison.

Even Zhu Zhuqing, whose expression was always cold, had a faint curve at the corner of her lips.

Xiao Wu directly patted Tang San on the shoulder and burst out laughing. "Little Black, Little Black, look! That uncle looks so much like you."

"Xiao Wu, you're overthinking it." Tang San's mouth twitched violently. How did they look alike? They clearly did not look alike at all.

The middle-aged man was awakened by their laughter. Opening his bleary eyes, he said, "What's all the noise? Can't a man get some sleep?"

Yet the moment he saw Tang San, Zhao Wuji was startled. "Damn, who let the black bear out?" It was the first time he had seen someone who looked more miserable than both himself and Flender.

Black lines appeared across Dai Mubai's face. "Teacher Zhao, his name is Tang San, not some black bear, and he hates being called that. They're here for the Fourth Trial Assessment, and all of them were exempted from the second and third trial tests."

Without realizing it, Dai Mubai had already begun instinctively defending Tang San.

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up as he rose from his chair. His features were ordinary, and he was only slightly taller than Tang San, but he was extremely solidly built, giving off an imposing and powerful impression.

But it would have been better if he had stayed seated. The moment he stood up, everyone felt that he looked even more like Tang San.

Ning Rongrong, who had always been willful, could not help asking, "Tang San, are you sure you two aren't related by blood?"

"I already said it. We have nothing to do with each other."

Tang San did not have such a good temper toward anyone other than Xiao Wu, and his tone was rather sharp.

"Hmph, you obviously look alike."

Ning Rongrong was unconvinced and nearly revealed her young lady's temper.

"All right, stop standing around and get the assessment started. There are actually five of you this year—not bad, not bad. This final trial is to pass my test. My name is Zhao Wuji, and I'm Shrek's Vice Dean. I'll give you One Incense Stick's Time to discuss your strategy. Once that time is up, the test begins. The test is for you to join forces against me. As long as even one of you lasts for One Incense Stick's Time, you'll pass."

Zhao Wuji said.

After saying that, he took out an incense stick from the Storage Soul Tool he carried, lit it with Soul Power, and casually stuck it into the ground.

Seeing that Zhao Wuji was determined to personally conduct the test, Dai Mubai knew there was no point trying to persuade him. With a solemn expression, he immediately introduced Zhao Wuji and his martial soul to Ning Chuan and the other four.

"He's the Immoveable Bright King who escaped the pursuit of sixteen Soul Emperor bishops from Spirit Hall and vanished for ten years?" Ning Rongrong had heard of Zhao Wuji, so she was somewhat surprised to learn that he was the famed Immovable Bright King.

Dai Mubai nodded. "Now you can imagine how terrifying he is, right? All right, you don't have much time left to discuss your strategy. Hurry and get to know one another first."

Ning Chuan had expected this and did not look overly surprised. After all, he had even fought a Soul Douluo before. He was the first to speak. "Ning Chuan, martial soul Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword, thirty-third rank Power Attack System Spirit Master..."

Then Xiao Wu, Tang San, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing each gave a brief introduction as well.

By this point, everyone had learned Ning Rongrong's identity.

Yet she still maintained her well-behaved girl act.

After the introductions, Tang San laid out an arrangement similar to the original. "Ning Rongrong will support the four of us. Xiao Wu and Ning Chuan will lead the attack. I'll be responsible for control, limiting Teacher Zhao as much as possible. As for Zhu Zhuqing, I'll have to trouble you to use your speed as an agility-attack system Spirit Master to harass him from the flank."

P.S.: Second update.

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