Xiao Hongchen's Reward, Star Dragon Sanctuary's Heavenly Pride!

"An awakening ceremony wasn't even necessary?"

"The divine beast bloodline in Xiao Hongchen's martial soul was actually purer than Xu Sanshi's!?"

"The Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Technology was already terrifying enough. How could it possess such a terrifying martial soul? This is unfair!"

"..."

The moment the Sky Screen's voice fell silent, All Living Beings across the continent erupted once more.

All Living Beings discussed it heatedly.

Yet beyond their shock, there was even greater wariness. With Xiao Hongchen included, the Sun Moon Empire actually had four heavenly prides on the ranking!

Within Shrek Academy,

in the Sea God Lake lounge,

Dai Yueheng furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice,

"I never expected the Sun Moon Empire to have such a heavenly pride as well."

"Their strength truly is more terrifying than we imagined!"

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, a trace of disdain flashing through her eyes as she said,

"What is there to fear? He can merely control metal. My Ultimate Fire is the natural bane of metal!"

"Besides, I'm already a Soul Sage. What could they possibly use to stop me?"

Although Ma Xiaotao spoke confidently,

the expressions of the others remained exceptionally grave.

Since Xiao Hongchen could rank ninth on the Heavenly Pride Ranking, his strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.

The Sky Screen's voice continued.

[He was a dual-cultivation genius of both Soul Master and Soul Engineer. At only fifteen years old, he was already a Five-Ring Soul Master and a Level Five Soul Engineer! Due to the uniqueness of his martial soul, he was a born Soul Engineer!]

[His Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul possessed control over metal and an innate affinity for it. Any metal could be perfectly shaped and driven in his hands!]

[He could even rely on the power of his martial soul to control hundreds of Soul Tools at once while expending very little spiritual power!]

Within the scene,

Xiao Hongchen stood in an empty training ground.

With a flick of his finger, countless metal particles and Soul Tool core formations were taken out from his storage ring.

Immediately afterward,

the four soul rings surrounding him flashed simultaneously.

[First Soul Skill, Metal Control!]

[Second Soul Skill, Gold Solidification!]

[Third Soul Skill, Gold Boiling!]

[Fourth Soul Skill, Gold Sacrifice!]

[...]

Driven by the four great soul skills,

the metal particles instantly changed shape and merged with the core formations, forming one Soul Guidance Cannon after another. Every single one was Level Five!

With a slight movement of Xiao Hongchen's thoughts,

hundreds of Soul Guidance Cannons arranged themselves according to his will, each one glinting with a cold metallic sheen.

The next moment,

he lightly flicked his finger. The densely packed Soul Guidance Cannons lit up at once, their muzzles aimed toward the distant target range.

Boom—!!!

The artillery fire erupted simultaneously. In an instant, the distant target range was razed to the ground, with smoke and dust filling the air!

After the smoke dispersed,

All Living Beings saw only a massive crater hundreds of meters in diameter.

All Living Beings were utterly stunned.

Shrek Academy, by Sea God Lake.

He Caitou and Huo Yuhao both sprang to their feet.

He Caitou stared wide-eyed at the scene on the Sky Screen, his voice trembling.

"O... one hundred and twenty-eight Level Five Soul Guidance Cannons?!"

"How could a Soul King possibly drive so many?"

Huo Yuhao took a deep breath and said in a low voice,

"A high-grade Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul Soul Engineer could drive even more Soul Guidance Cannons."

"If this were a battlefield, Xiao Hongchen alone would be equivalent to an entire army!"

As students of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department,

they understood better than anyone what this meant.

Ordinary Soul Engineers needed to expend a considerable amount of spiritual power to control Soul Tools.

Even for a Soul King-level powerhouse, controlling more than a dozen Level Five Soul Guidance Cannons at once was already the limit.

Yet Xiao Hongchen could control one hundred and twenty-eight Soul Guidance Cannons simultaneously!

It was not difficult to see from the scene

that Xiao Hongchen remained smooth and effortless even while driving over a hundred Soul Guidance Cannons, without the slightest delay. This meant his limit was far beyond that!

Dai Yueheng and the other official team members were equally shocked.

Although they rejected Soul Tools, they still understood the terrifying power of Level Five Soul Guidance Cannons.

If Xiao Hongchen unleashed 128 Level Five Soul Guidance Cannons at once, even Dai Yueheng with all his enhancement soul skills activated would be unable to withstand them!

Everyone understood without speaking.

Without Soul Sage-level Ma Xiaotao present, they would not even be qualified to fight the Sun Moon Empire's royal Soul Engineers.

Just as Huo Yuhao finished speaking, the Sky Screen's voice rang out again.

[Far surpassing Soul Engineers of the same rank, Xiao Hongchen alone could rival an army of thousands!]

[With such talent, Xiao Hongchen was hailed as the greatest genius in the history of the Sun Moon Empire!]

[Ding!]

[The inventory of Xiao Hongchen has concluded. Rewards will now be distributed!]

[Reward: one Hundred Thousand Year head Soul Bone compatible with Xiao Hongchen's Three-Legged Golden Toad!]

[Soul Bone skill: Metal Devour—can devour all metals, converting them into one's own Soul Power or strengthening one's martial soul! Soul skill effects increased twofold!]

A beam of golden light suddenly shot forth, precisely enveloping Xiao Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen's body trembled violently.

He could clearly feel a special power condensing.

It was that Hundred Thousand Year head Soul Bone!

For the Three-Legged Golden Toad martial soul, the value of this Soul Bone far surpassed that of any other.

All Living Beings were stunned beyond measure.

A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! It was a peerless treasure that countless Title Douluo dreamed of obtaining.

Yet now, it had been so easily acquired by a fifteen-year-old youth.

And this was merely the reward for the heavenly pride ranked ninth.

All Living Beings did not dare imagine how terrifying the heavenly prides ranked above him would be, nor what rewards they would receive!

With Xiao Hongchen present, this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament would be the year the Sun Moon Team had the greatest hope!

At the same time,

within the grand hall atop Star Dragon Tower in the Star Dragon Sanctuary,

Nan Feng had already returned to his throne. He propped his cheek up with one hand, his eyes carrying a hint of laziness.

Clearly, he had lost much of his interest in this Sky Screen Inventory.

Two figures stood before the hall.

One of them was Libra Star Dragon, who had previously gone to the top of the tower to report the situation.

Standing beside him was a silver-haired man dressed in a black robe.

He held a scepter in his hand, above which floated a brown orb.

The man was none other than another of the Twelve Star Dragons,

Capricorn Star Dragon!

His martial soul was the Earth Core Magic Orb, and his cultivation had reached Level 99!

Capricorn Star Dragon bowed slightly toward Nan Feng and asked respectfully,

"My Lord, will you not continue watching the Heavenly Pride Ranking?"

Nan Feng gave a soft response and said indifferently,

"I know the backgrounds of every heavenly pride on this Douluo Continent. There is no need to keep watching."

Upon hearing this,

a glint flashed through Libra Star Dragon's eyes, and he hurriedly said,

"My Lord, our Star Dragon Sanctuary now has quite a few heavenly prides as well."

"If they make the ranking, I fear our Star Dragon Sanctuary may be exposed because of it."

"Oh?"

Only after hearing Libra Star Dragon's words did a hint of interest appear in Nan Feng's eyes.

If Libra Star Dragon had not mentioned it, he would have nearly forgotten that the Star Dragon Sanctuary had already developed many branches.

Among them, the Star Fire Luo Gate and the Moon Sky Star Flow Sect had developed especially quickly.

He sat upright, a meaningful smile curling across his lips.

"It does not matter. So what if we are exposed?"

"I would like to see who on this Douluo Continent would dare cause trouble in my Star Dragon Sanctuary."