Douluo: A Fake God in Peerless

"He didn't just make a few shells to look the part, did he?"

"I think it's possible!"

"..."

For a time, Su Luoheng's astonishing results caused a huge stir in the tenth examination zone. Students discussed with envy, jealousy, disdain, curiosity, contempt, or admiration, with some maliciously speculating.

The entire tenth examination zone became more lively than ever before.

"..."

"Teacher, can we start the test now?"

Listening to the various discussions around him, Su Luoheng frowned and reminded them. Although he didn't care about the speculations of irrelevant people, the constant chatter was very annoying.

"Uh... okay."

Qin Cong snapped back to reality and immediately began the test.

White light once again enveloped the six core formations.

This time, everyone, including Qin Cong, held their breath, nervously anticipating the test results of the core formations. Would they be as he claimed?

Time ticked by.

Never before had a one-minute testing period felt so long.

Finally, the white light slowly receded.

The information for the six core formations appeared on the screen.

At this moment, all the students held their breath, waiting for Qin Cong to announce the test results.

"One Level 1 core formation, quality... perfect! Among them, five Level 2 core formations: one of medium quality, two of superior quality, and two of... perfect quality!"

"All six core formations passed!"

"..."

As soon as Qin Cong finished speaking, everyone, including himself, was stunned.

Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It was indeed five Level 2 core formations and one Level 1 core formation. Most importantly, two of the Level 2 core formations had reached perfect quality. Setting aside the quality of the core formations, the mere fact that he could produce six core formations in six hours was beyond their capabilities.

"..."

For a moment, all eyes turned sharply towards Su Luoheng.

The academy teachers were quite fast.

In less than two hours, they had ranked the results of the second-year Soul Guidance assessment.

The first place naturally went to Su Luoheng, who had produced six core formations. In terms of quantity, level, and quality, he had completely defeated all participating second-year students.

After the rankings were released, they inevitably sparked a round of discussion.

The most talked-about person was naturally Su Luoheng, the first-place winner. Through word of mouth among the second-year students, Su Luoheng was crowned with the title of genius!

However, Su Luoheng paid no mind to these things.

The Soul Guidance competition had ended, but the Soul Master competition had not yet begun.

His plan was to take first place in both competitions. Therefore, as soon as this competition ended, Su Luoheng returned to the laboratory to find his teacher and understand the specific content of the Soul Master assessment.

The Soul Master practical combat competition, as the name suggested, tested the practical combat abilities of Soul Masters.

The assessment mode was one-on-one.

And the students of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were all outstanding Soul Masters. Their Soul Guidance devices were also an integral part of their strength, so Soul Guidance devices were naturally indispensable in battles.

However, to prevent the Soul Guidance devices from being too powerful and undermining the meaning of the practical combat competition, the level cap for Soul Guidance devices in each grade's competition was specifically set. For example, the cap for first-year students was Level 2 Soul Guidance devices, the cap for second-year students was Level 3 Soul Guidance devices, and so on.

In addition, any fixed Soul Guidance devices of any level were not allowed to be used.

Chapter 74: Soul Master Assessment!

One day later, in the early morning.

Unlike yesterday's Soul Guidance device competition where all grades started simultaneously, the Soul Master competition was divided into two days based on the number of students in each grade.

The first day was for the first and second grades, which had the largest number of students.

The competitions for the third, fourth, and fifth grades were held on the second day.

The venue was the Soul Guidance Trial Arena.

This was the largest building on the ground of the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, capable of accommodating ten thousand people. It was located behind the experimental zone and teaching zone. Inside, it was a vast plaza with tiered seating extending upwards, designed to provide students with a venue for assessments, competitions, and testing large Soul Guidance devices.

Between the spectator seats and the central testing ground, there was a linked defensive system composed of multiple defensive Soul Guidance devices.

This defensive system fully demonstrated the advanced nature of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the field of Soul Guidance devices. Only one sufficiently powerful Soul Master was needed to control the entire defensive system. Of course, "sufficiently powerful" here referred to a Soul Master of Rank 8 or above.

On the morning of the first day of the competition, the second-year student matches were held.

Though it was early morning, the entire Soul Guidance Trial Arena was already packed.

While the number of participants was less than yesterday's Soul Engineer competition, the number of students who came to spectate had increased significantly. Compared to the tedious process of Soul Tool crafting, Soul Master combat was far more visually appealing. Therefore, students from both higher and lower grades had come to watch.

Of course, spectating tickets cost one gold soul coin.

However, most students in the academy were Soul Engineers, so the ticket price was a mere drop in the bucket for them.

The academy also attached great importance to this competition. Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, student director Lin Jiayi, and many other Rank 8 Soul Engineers from the academy were present.

Their seats were in the central section of the spectator stands, the best viewing location in the entire Soul Guidance Trial Arena.

Su Luoheng's teacher, Ran Yuming, was among them, and his position was quite prominent among the Rank 8 Soul Engineers.

"Senior Brother, didn't you say you weren't interested in these kinds of competitions? Why are you here to watch this year?"

Sitting next to Ran Yuming was a young man who looked to be in his thirties. He had an ordinary appearance and a gentle expression, but his eyes were bright and he looked very spirited. A standard Mingde Hall Rank 8 Soul Engineer badge was embedded on his chest.

To become a Rank 8 Soul Engineer at such a young age, his strength was indeed extraordinary.

"My disciple is competing, so as a teacher, of course I have to come."

Ran Yuming said with a chuckle, "What about you, Ziwen? Are you really too busy to come here today?"

"I can't stay in the laboratory every day like her."

A figure appeared in Xuan Ziwen's mind. He shook his head with a wry smile, then became interested and asked curiously, "Senior Brother, is the disciple you took under your wing the one below?"

Ran Yuming smiled mysteriously, "You'll know in the finals~"

"It seems Senior Brother has a lot of confidence in your disciple..." Xuan Ziwen became even more curious. He looked down at the arena below, wondering which lucky person would be Senior Brother Ran's disciple.

However, he quickly looked away.

There were simply too many participating students. He would wait until a batch had been screened before searching.

For the convenience of the students' matches.

The competition grounds had been divided into small arenas to ensure that each arena did not interfere with the others, while also not affecting the audience's viewing experience.

There were about over four hundred participants from the second grade.

To ensure the competition proceeded in an orderly and efficient manner, the Soul Master competition was divided into eight groups.

Each group would first independently select a group winner, and then the eight group winners would draw lots again to compete in three matches to determine the final victor.

After all, the number of second-year students was too large, and a point-based competition system would be too time-consuming.

The knockout stage was already a relatively fair system.

By the time the participating students arrived at the Soul Guidance Trial Arena, the competition groups had already been divided and posted on the notice board at the entrance. They could be seen as soon as one entered the arena.

Su Luoheng was assigned to the third group.

Shortly after entering the trial arena, a teacher led them to the competition grounds.

The arena for the third group was located on the south side of the competition grounds. After the proctor introduced the rules, they distributed defensive Soul Tools to everyone.

Soon, the referee walked onto the stage, announced the rules, and the competition officially began.

"Su Luoheng."

"Qu Yu."

Su Luoheng sized up his first opponent: a thin boy in black with a dark complexion.

He looked like a pure native of the Sun Moon Empire.

"The match begins!"

As soon as the proctor finished speaking, Qu Yu quickly retreated to the edge of the arena. At the same time, he raised both arms, and with a clang, two dark metal cannon barrels appeared in his hands. He fired a series of Soul Guidance beams at Su Luoheng.

Maintaining distance and engaging in long-range bombardment – the standard tactic for a Soul Engineer.

But Su Luoheng was prepared. He bent his knees slightly, his body flickered, and he easily dodged the attack. At the same time, he took a step forward, sword in his right hand, and lunged straight for the opponent's throat.

Qu Yu clearly hadn't expected Su Luoheng's speed to be so fast!

It was too late for him to retreat. He watched helplessly as the sword edge, imbued with terrifying force, slashed towards his neck.

"Buzz--"

Just then, a soft white light flashed.

If not for the timely activation of a Rank 3 defensive Soul Tool, Su Luoheng's sword strike would have certainly killed him.

"Group three, Arena five, Su Luoheng wins!"

After the proctor announced the result, they recorded it on the document in their hand.

And before the last battle of the third group concluded, it was Su Luoheng's rest time. Therefore, in this type of match, the faster he dealt with his opponent, the more advantageous it would be.

This was something Teacher Ran had specifically reminded him of yesterday, and he had kept it in mind.

Su Luoheng sat by the side to meditate and recover his soul power. At the same time, he paid attention to the matches of other contestants in his group, as any of them could be his next opponent. Knowing oneself and one's enemy was key to dealing with them effectively.

The battle on the stage continued.

Before long, the fourth and fifth stages concluded one after another.

Then came the sixth, seventh...

Soon, all the battles on the stages were over.

After redrawing lots, it was Su Luoheng's turn to compete again.

Seeing that his opponent's strength was unclear, Su Luoheng still adhered to the battle strategy of a quick victory. From stepping onto the stage to the end, he defeated his opponent in less than five minutes.

Immediately after, the third match, the fourth match...

The opponents' strengths were all similar, and Su Luoheng continued to win consecutively.

His own soul power was consumed and replenished, and by now, less than ten percent had been depleted.

After about an hour, the third group's stage matches finally ushered in the last promotion match.

Su Luoheng had originally thought this last opponent would be a bit tricky.

Chapter 75 Su Luoheng: I Thought He Was Hiding Something

As it turned out...

Reality made Su Luoheng's jaw drop.

He had entered the stage quickly, but his exit speed was equally faster.

The moment the two clashed, a dramatic scene unfolded.

Su Luoheng merely made a probing flying kick, but his opponent lost control of his body and flew off the stage. The entire process took less than a minute, setting a new record for the group stage.

At that moment, the muscles in his face twitched slightly.