Second Soul Skill, a True Weapon of Mass Destruction

After a long while, Zhou Tao slowly opened his eyes.

Beneath his feet floated two Spirit Rings, one yellow and one purple.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo hurriedly asked:

"Zhou Tao, what soul skill did you obtain?"

Zhou Tao smiled faintly and said:

"My second soul skill is the Golden Earth Dragon Array."

"As long as I activate this soul skill, I can rapidly summon dozens of Golden Earth Dragon Trees. Each one will root itself underground and release countless roots and branches to entangle enemies."

"Even if countless people besiege me, they'll still have to deal with this troublesome array."

Moreover.

The foundation of the Golden Earth Dragon Array was the Golden Ancient Tree, which could continuously draw earth energy from underground.

Even if an enemy broke free of the control and severed the aerial roots, new aerial roots would continuously grow and keep controlling the enemy.

It was clear.

Just how troublesome this Golden Earth Dragon Array was.

Moreover, after absorbing the Second Spirit Ring.

Zhou Tao's Soul Power Level had nearly reached Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster.

His Soul Power had risen so quickly mainly because he had accumulated a great deal in the early stages, then absorbed the Soul Power of a divine Spirit Bone, an Immortal Herb, and a five-thousand-year Soul Beast. The combined effects had allowed Zhou Tao's Soul Power to soar.

At this point, Zhou Tao was only seven years old.

Compared to Gangzi, who had broken through to Rank 29 at fifty, Zhou Tao was seven or eight times stronger than him.

"Not bad, young friend. Your soul skill is quite powerful."

"With your talent and strength, entering Heaven Dou Royal Academy, or even the Imperial Fighting Team, would be more than easy."

"Young friend, I recommend you for admission. Are you willing?"

"In the future, Yanyan can attend school with you, so you won't be lonely."

Dugu Bo said with a smile.

Having a five-thousand-year Spirit Ring as one's Second Spirit Ring made him an absolute genius among geniuses.

Such talent had to be recruited.

It would be even better if he became his granddaughter's husband in the future.

"Excellent. Then I'll have to trouble Poison Douluo."

Zhou Tao agreed without hesitation.

Zhou Tao had needed a place to cultivate in the first place.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was indeed a suitable place.

Not only did it have abundant resources, but Dugu Bo would also support him.

According to the original story, the Shrek Seven Scumbags would come here in the future. When that time came, he would have another good chance to brutally crush Little Scumbag and Gangzi.

Not long afterward.

The three arrived outside the forest.

Just as Zhou Tao was about to board the carriage and leave.

Two auras swiftly approached and appeared before Zhou Tao.

Zhou Tao turned around and saw that one of them looked around fifty years old and wore black-rimmed crystal glasses.

The other had small eyes, a large nose, and an utterly ordinary, unremarkable appearance.

Yet neither of them had low Soul Power Levels.

"Hello, young friend. I am Flender, and this is Shao Xin."

"We noticed that you have exceptional bones and an extraordinary appearance. You are clearly no ordinary Soul Master. You must be an unaffiliated Soul Master, right?"

Flender deliberately flicked his gray robe and revealed what he considered a refined smile.

"So what if I am?"

Zhou Tao said.

He had not expected to encounter two great swindlers from Shrek Academy here.

Hearing this, Flender's smile deepened. He pulled a worn card from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Tao.

Several exaggerated shit-green characters were printed on it—Shrek Academy.

"Young friend, are you interested in joining an academy that accepts only geniuses?"

"Our Shrek Academy is an elite academy, absolutely first-class."

As Flender said this, he slightly raised his chin, his eyes filled with undisguised pride.

It was as though what he was handing over was not an admissions card, but an invitation to become a god.

"I've never heard of an academy called Shit-Guest. Does this academy have official authorization?"

Zhou Tao did not take the card. He merely glanced at the words on it and shook his head.

"Young friend, you are simply too ignorant."

"Our Shrek Academy is an elite academy. We accept only geniuses and disdain official recognition."

"You don't understand. The students our academy accepts are geniuses among geniuses."

"Only geniuses under the age of twelve whose Soul Power Level exceeds Rank 20 are qualified to catch Shrek Academy's eye."

"Young friend, if you miss this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Zhou Tao raised a brow, his face full of disbelief.

These two frauds wanted to use a few lines of slick talk to fool him into becoming their test subject?

Dream on.

Did they think he was as stupid as Little Scumbag and the others?

In the original story, if the Shrek Seven Devils had not been protagonists, this academy would have ruined them long ago.

Seeing that Zhou Tao remained unmoved, Flender spoke again.

"Young friend, our academy has a luxurious teaching staff."

"There are three Soul Saints and two Soul Emperors in the academy."

"Every graduating class has gone on to achieve great fame across the continent after leaving the academy."

"Our most outstanding student is already an elder of Spirit Hall, with a status second only to the Pope!"

The moment Zhou Tao heard this, he only wanted to laugh.

According to Flender's implication.

A Spirit Hall elder was at least a Titled Douluo.

So Shrek Academy had produced a Titled Douluo.

What a liar.

He knew Flender wanted to deceive Zhou Tao into believing that Shrek Academy had a Titled Douluo-level expert.

But Zhou Tao would not fall for it.

His expression did not change in the slightest.

Zhou Tao simply looked quietly at Flender, utterly unconvinced by his nonsense.

Only when Flender's mouth was nearly dry from talking did Zhou Tao finally speak:

"A Spirit Hall elder?"

"Don't tell me it's Yu Xiaogang?"

How could a trash academy like Shrek Academy possibly have any connection to Spirit Hall?

The only possible link between them was that freak, Yu Xiaogang.

Generally speaking, only Titled Douluo could serve as elders of Spirit Hall.

After all, the position carried that level of status.

But there were exceptions.

It was not as though no non-Titled Douluo had ever become a Spirit Hall elder.

That person was Yu Xiaogang.

No one knew what Bibi Dong, that love-struck fool, had done to get Gangzi, a Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster, into the ranks of elders filled with Titled Douluo above Rank 90.

When the elders held meetings, could Gangzi truly withstand the pressure of all those Titled Douluo?

Wouldn't a single sneeze from a Titled Douluo blow him to death?

Thinking of that, Zhou Tao found it rather amusing.

He wanted to see how Flender would patch up this lie.

"Y-you... how did you know?"

Flender's expression froze at once.

"Spirit Hall elders are generally Titled Douluo."

"If your academy truly had a Titled Douluo, you would have spread his name throughout the continent long ago."

"But you haven't."

"Clearly, you don't have one."

"And the only person in Spirit Hall who is not a Titled Douluo is Yu Xiaogang."

"That useless Soul Master who spouts nothing but nonsense."

Zhou Tao spread his hands, laying out the actual situation with clear logic.

Flender's expression completely changed.

What was going on?

Had he run into an expert?