True Innate Super Soul Power

Following Beast King Gong Changlong, Yuwen Tuo arrived at the Beast Fighting Arena, a place normally used to test students' practical combat abilities.

Outer court disciples had to pass the assessment here to remain at Shrek Academy; otherwise, they would be expelled.

It was divided into several levels, broadly categorized as ten-year, hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year.

There were no Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. Even Shrek Academy found it difficult to capture non-humanoid Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts alive.

Even Soul Beasts over thirty thousand years old were exceedingly rare. The higher a Soul Beast's cultivation, the greater its intelligence. Soul Beasts that had awakened their intelligence were extremely decisive, preferring to be shattered jade rather than intact tile—they would rather die than be captured alive.

Thus, the Soul Beasts here were also extremely precious assets to Shrek Academy.

If Yan Shaozhe had not somewhat intended to compensate Yuwen Tuo, he would never have allowed him to choose a Soul Beast here.

"Kid, the Soul Beasts around four hundred years old are all here. Pick whichever one you like." Though Gong Changlong's heart ached, he was not stingy. He directly brought Yuwen Tuo to the area with the highest age limit for a First Soul Ring.

"Four hundred years? That's only the standard configuration for ordinary Level 10 Soul Masters. Senior Beast King, aren't you underestimating me a little too much? What level do you think I am now?" Yuwen Tuo said. "My Cultivation Power was already Level 20 at the moment of awakening. Although it was crippled repeatedly, every time I cultivated it back, it became more solid than before. Moreover, after being tempered by Ma Xiaotao's evil fire, my physique far surpasses that of ordinary people."

"Kid, then how many years do you want?" Gong Changlong asked.

"At least eight hundred years!" Yuwen Tuo said decisively. In truth, he was already confident enough to directly challenge a Thousand Year Soul Ring as his first ring, but he knew Gong Changlong would certainly never agree, so he settled for something more realistic.

"Eight hundred years—twice the limit of a First Soul Ring, even a hundred years beyond a Second Soul Ring. Kid, what a big mouth you have. If you want to absorb an eight-hundred-year Soul Ring, let this old man first test your Cultivation Power." As he spoke, Gong Changlong extended an arm. Soul Power surged, and a massive pressure of Soul Power abruptly bore down on Yuwen Tuo.

It was just like when Soul Douluo Zhi Lin had suppressed Tang San with Soul Power ten thousand years ago.

The quality of a high-level Soul Master's Soul Power far surpassed that of a low-level Soul Master's. With the same Level 30 Soul Power, pressure unleashed by a Soul Douluo could leave a Soul Elder completely unable to resist.

Not to mention that Gong Changlong was a genuine Titled Douluo.

He was only using pressure equivalent to around Level 20 Soul Power. If it had been an ordinary Soul Grandmaster, they should have already been driven to their knees, unable to rise. Yet Yuwen Tuo merely felt a wave of pressure descend upon him. His shoulders grew slightly heavier, but his legs did not even tremble.

Gong Changlong's gaze sharpened. "What an astonishing physique, what solid Soul Power. He clearly doesn't have a single Soul Ring, yet his resilience is this strong? And why does his Soul Power feel somewhat strange?"

Yuwen Tuo smiled faintly. In truth, he could guess what Gong Changlong was thinking. It was perfectly normal for him to find it strange.

Because in reality, Yuwen Tuo currently possessed not a trace of acquired Soul Power. It was all Innate Soul Power.

Previously, although he had been judged to possess Innate Level 20, only he himself knew that he had begun with Innate Full Soul Power at Level 10. The latter ten levels had been cultivated by himself. It was only because the Noble Carriage Sword already had a Soul Ring that it could show up during the test, leading many to mistakenly believe that he truly possessed Innate Level 20.

It was precisely because those latter ten levels were Soul Power acquired through cultivation that Ma Xiaotao had unconsciously absorbed them again and again whenever their twin fires intertwined.

Yet every time she finished absorbing it, she had not completely drained it. There was always the slightest trace left behind.

That tiny remnant was the purest power, tempered by evil fire and left within Yuwen Tuo's body, which had in turn transformed into Innate Soul Power.

Innate Soul Power was something Ma Xiaotao could not easily absorb at all.

It was by accumulating that little bit of power each time that Yuwen Tuo had slowly reached Level 17 over the past six years.

And those seventeen levels were all Innate Soul Power. In other words, he now truly possessed Innate Super Soul Power at Level 17, with a cultivation speed far beyond Innate Full Soul Power.

No one had noticed this—not even Yuwen Tuo himself at first.

Everyone believed that Ma Xiaotao absorbed less and less Soul Power from Yuwen Tuo each time because her evil fire had weakened significantly.

In reality, it was simply because she could not absorb Innate Soul Power.

Yuwen Tuo only realized this after being reminded by those two people in that dream. Therefore, Ma Xiaotao was no longer the one using him; instead, he would use Ma Xiaotao's evil fire in turn to continue tempering his Innate Soul Power.

Until he became a true Innate Super Soul Power Level 20.

As long as he had such a foundation, he believed he would soon make up for the six years he had lost.

At this moment, Gong Changlong continued increasing the pressure. Level 20 could not force Yuwen Tuo down, so he raised it to Level 25.

"Twenty-six, twenty-seven... Level 30!"

Only after the pressure reached the Soul Elder realm did Yuwen Tuo begin to react, his body trembling slightly.

Seeing this, Gong Changlong had roughly determined Yuwen Tuo's limit. Just as he was about to withdraw his Cultivation Power, Yuwen Tuo's Soul Power suddenly surged through his entire body as if exploding, rising in a straight line.

"This is... a breakthrough? This child actually rose to Level 18 under my Soul Power pressure." Gong Changlong was stunned. What kind of talent was this?

He clearly did not have a single Soul Ring, yet he could withstand the Soul Power pressure of a Titled Douluo at over Level 30. Many Soul Grand Masters and even genuine Soul Elders could not accomplish that.

Furthermore, his Soul Power even dared to resist the Soul Power of a Titled Douluo like himself. Like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, his fighting spirit was soaring.

Gong Changlong was not a deeply scheming person like Yan Shaozhe. On the contrary, he was straightforward and bold by nature, and he could not help developing a measure of appreciation for Yuwen Tuo's talent.

At the same time, he felt somewhat guilty. Shrek Academy had wasted six years of this child's time—six years between the ages of six and twelve, the most important period for a Soul Master and the time when cultivation progressed fastest. If not for that, just how far might this child's cultivation have reached by now?

"Kid, you've passed my test. I admit that both the solidity of your Soul Power and your physique far exceed those of an ordinary Soul Grandmaster. So long as it isn't a Thousand Year Soul Ring, one around eight hundred years should not be a problem." Gong Changlong agreed. He even felt that this child would have no problem with a Thousand Year Soul Ring as his first ring, but the academy's order to him had been to give Yuwen Tuo only a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.

Perhaps they were still afraid that an overly powerful Soul Beast would interfere with his utter purity.

Although the past six years had proven countless times that this child's flames were not afraid of interference at all, the academy still retained that bit of wariness.

He could only do his best to select a better one for the child.

He was also a member of Shrek. He would take it as making up for Shrek's debt to this child.

Not only did he agree, he personally found a Soul Beast for Yuwen Tuo.

It was a humanoid Soul Beast, similar to the legendary Snow Girl clan. The Snow Girl clan consisted of spirits formed from cold wind, while this one was a Fire Attribute flame demon formed from fire. It was called a Flame Blade Demon, its entire body covered in blades, with formidable attack power.