Douluo Continent's Greatest Genius!

Reaching level ten-plus at the age of seven was still within an acceptable range.

After all,

Spirit Masters only awakened their Martial Souls at the age of six.

Even a genius Spirit Master who possessed Innate Full Soul Power at six

would only have level ten Soul Power.

Raising it by four or five levels within a year was already the standard of a top-tier genius.

Reaching level twenty within a year would make one a rare genius on Douluo Continent.

Yet Zhou Tao had risen by nineteen levels in a single year!

He was absolutely Douluo Continent's greatest genius!

It had utterly overturned everything Sun Buyu knew.

"Moreover, his Martial Soul is a tree."

Sun Buyu glanced at the registered information. After repeatedly confirming that it was indeed a plant-type Martial Soul, his entire mind fell into chaos.

Weren't plant-type Martial Souls publicly recognized as useless Martial Souls?

He had never heard of any high-level Spirit Master whose Martial Soul was a tree.

Yet this Zhou Tao was clearly a monster.

Even those geniuses with top-tier Martial Souls were nowhere near Zhou Tao's equal.

In truth,

most Spirit Masters, represented by Sun Buyu, had a flawed understanding of Martial Souls.

They had all fallen into a misconception.

They believed that the strength of one's Martial Soul determined the height of one's talent.

In reality,

Innate Soul Power was what determined the height of one's talent.

A Martial Soul could only represent one's strength and the extent of one's potential.

The weaker the Martial Soul, the weaker the talent.

Take Luo Sanpao's Martial Soul, for example. It originally possessed the Golden Dragon Bloodline.

As long as its bloodline was continually enhanced, Luo Sanpao could one day transform into a Golden Sacred Dragon, and its potential would become unimaginably terrifying.

But Gangzi was too useless.

His Innate Soul Power was only level 0.5, and his talent was extremely poor.

Moreover, his mind was ignorant, he lacked ambition, and he was lazy by nature. That was why Luo Sanpao could not grow, and why the Golden Sacred Dragon potential within it could not be unearthed.

As a result, Gangzi could only display the power of the Golden Sacred Dragon by joining forces with Liu Erlong and Flender.

Zhou Tao's Soul Power also gave the three education committee members quite a fright.

"With this child here, our academy's results in future Soul Master Tournaments will certainly improve."

Meng Shenji quietly said to Zhilin and Bai Baoshan.

This child was actually so monstrous.

It seemed His Highness Xue Qinghe had excellent judgment.

He had actually taken notice of such a peerless genius.

"Indeed."

"The Imperial Fighting Team is about to gain another formidable member."

Bai Baoshan and Zhilin both nodded.

They thought of how the academy's noble students lacked ambition, resulting in Heaven Dou Empire's poor performance in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.

They had once been rather troubled by this.

Now,

upon seeing Zhou Tao, they seemed to see a savior.

"Since neither of you objects, shall we have Tianheng come meet him?"

Meng Shenji took the initiative to say.

Now that Zhou Tao had enrolled, he should join the Imperial Fighting Team as soon as possible.

This promising seedling should begin training early.

"Isn't that too soon? If he directly joins Imperial Fighting Team 1, the others may have objections."

Bai Baoshan had some reservations.

"No need to worry."

"Let them have a match, then."

Zhilin said.

"Very well."

Bai Baoshan expressed his agreement.

Only then did Meng Shenji have an attendant summon Yu Tianheng.

Then, Meng Shenji turned to Zhou Tao.

"Zhou Tao, we would like you to join the Imperial Fighting Team and bring fresh blood to the team."

"However, you will need to take part in an actual battle so that we can assess your strength."

"Are you willing?"

At those words,

Zhou Tao's gaze settled on Meng Shenji.

Join the Imperial Fighting Team?

He could not have asked for more.

Aside from cultivation, a Spirit Master needed battle as well.

Joining a team would allow him to undergo all kinds of combat training.

After briefly considering it, Zhou Tao nodded slightly. "Since the education committee has said so, I would be honored to comply."

Seeing Zhou Tao agree to spar, the corners of Meng Shenji's lips rose slightly, while a trace of delight hid deep in his eyes.

He then turned sideways and gave a few instructions to the attendant beside him.

The attendant hurried away.

Not long afterward,

Yu Tianheng rushed over.

A man appeared, tall and straight-backed, with blue hair tied behind his head and an unconcealed arrogance between his brows.

He was Yu Tianheng, the direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

When Yu Tianheng entered the room, his bearing was flamboyant, and the pride between his brows was entirely undisguised.

As the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, he cut an imposing figure wherever he went.

"Yu Tianheng greets Your Excellency Dugu and the three education committee members."

However, Yu Tianheng was not arrogant enough to ignore these important figures, so he still took the initiative to bow.

"Mm."

"Tianheng, our academy has gained a new friend named Zhou Tao."

"Young friend Zhou Tao wishes to join the Imperial Fighting Team. Are you willing to spar with him?"

Hearing this, Yu Tianheng glanced at Zhou Tao, swiftly formed a rough judgment, and replied,

"I'll follow Education Committee Member Meng's arrangements."

Although Yu Tianheng agreed readily, his heart was full of doubt.

Zhou Tao looked like nothing more than a six- or seven-year-old brat.

His Soul Power Level was at most in the teens, certainly not above level twenty.

Having Yu Tianheng fight him would be a complete mismatch.

What difficulty could there be?

What was Education Committee Member Meng thinking?

Why did he suddenly want a child to join the Imperial Fighting Team?

Could this child be from some noble family?

It seemed he should not teach the other party too harsh a lesson during their spar.

He would go easy on him a little.

Just then,

Dugu Yan, standing beside Zhou Tao, stepped forward.

She had a slender, graceful figure, with long dark-green hair falling to her waist and a languid, seductive charm in her eyes.

"Tianheng, Zhou Tao is my friend. Don't bully the young."

As she spoke, Dugu Yan wrapped both hands around Zhou Tao's arm, looking as though she would teach Yu Tianheng a lesson if he dared bully Zhou Tao.

Yu Tianheng was instantly stunned.

What was going on?

Why was Yanyan involved with this brat?

He had pursued Dugu Yan for so long.

Yet after just a few days apart, Dugu Yan was already taken?

Yu Tianheng immediately began doubting his life.

He was handsome and dashing, had a noble bloodline, and was powerful. In what way was he inferior to Zhou Tao?

What was wrong with Dugu Yan?

A murderous intent instantly rose in Yu Tianheng's heart.

This Zhou Tao actually dared steal his woman.

Then he would give him a vicious lesson.

He would let Dugu Yan see who the true king was.

"Don't worry. I will certainly treat Zhou Tao well..."

Yu Tianheng said coldly.

Not long afterward, they arrived at the outdoor training ground.

"I am Yu Tianheng, a level twenty-eight assault-type Soul Grandmaster. Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Please instruct me!"

Standing before Zhou Tao, Yu Tianheng performed the customary salute, but there was not the slightest trace of respect in his eyes.

This little brat was only six or seven years old. How could he possibly be Yu Tianheng's opponent?

He only wanted to give Zhou Tao a show of force and teach him a lesson, so that Dugu Yan would understand who was strongest.

The three education committee members were ridiculous too.

Making him bully a child—wasn't that a joke?

However, he did not lower his guard in the slightest and directly released his Martial Soul.