Steel Slate!

"Still want to run!" Old Dou raised a hand, and a blue Aura Sphere was hurled out.

Immediately after, with a bang.

A figure reappeared in the midair not far away.

"It's over!" Despair appeared in Shadow's eyes; not even a month had passed and he had run into a Titled Douluo twice—what kind of luck was this.

"What, he's a Titled Douluo!"

Rose and Blood Demon also reacted, staring at Old Dou in shock.

"Shadow, what the hell are you running for! The three of us together might not lose!" Rose looked at Shadow angrily.

"No, Big Sis, we aren't at our peak right now, and when did I ever say he was an ordinary Titled Douluo!" Shadow looked at Rose and Blood Demon speechlessly.

"What do you mean!" Rose knitted her brows.

"Literally, run already!" As soon as Shadow finished speaking, his figure vanished from the spot once more.

At that moment, Old Dou's soul rings appeared, ring after ring of red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings descending.

Seeing this, Rose and Blood Demon froze in place.

"A Titled Douluo with nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!" Before Rose could finish speaking, her figure turned into petals and vanished.

As for Blood Demon, his body transformed into blood and burrowing into the ground.

Many thanks, Your Lordship, for stepping in to help! Le Tian covered his chest and walked over with a limp, his gaze repeatedly sweeping over the nine soul rings surrounding Old Dou.

"Hmm!" Old Dou nodded, his body transforming into a crimson light as he chased off in one direction.

"Damn it, damn it! How did this guy follow me all the way to Tianhai City!" Shadow's figure completely turned black, constantly shifting and maneuvering within the shadows.

His escape speed was extremely fast.

He repeatedly looked back to make sure no one was following him before letting out a long sigh of relief.

However, he had not been at ease for long when a leisurely voice drifted over.

"Little friend! We meet again!"

Shadow whipped his head around abruptly, only to see that crimson figure that plunged him into terror.

"No, there were three people, why are you only chasing me? What do you mean by this?"

"What do you want? Come any closer and I'll detonate myself!" Shadow threatened.

"Little friend, don't be nervous. You took my thing! Give it back and I won't chase you anymore."

Old Dou closely tailed right behind Shadow; those nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings were truly somewhat frightening.

"What thing!" Shadow grew anxious as he watched Old Dou's figure drawing closer and closer.

Nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, for crying out loud!

He estimated this person was at least at the level of a Super Douluo, crushing him would be child's play.

What Shadow did not know was that Old Dou's soul rings were all for show, and his actual strength was merely that of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

If Shadow went all out with his Two-Word Battle Armor, Old Dou might not actually be able to take him down.

Or if Shadow and the other two Evil Soul Masters joined forces, he wouldn't necessarily be able to take them down either.

"The thing you just took!" Old Dou said.

"Just now?" Decisively retrieving a gray slate from his spatial soul tool, Shadow flung it out without the slightest hesitation: "Take it!"

Old Dou caught the slate, confirming that this was indeed the Steel Slate. He halted his momentum and watched as Shadow departed.

Meanwhile, at the Tianhai Auction House.

Le Tian returned to the previous auction arena, approaching the young man from earlier.

"Second Uncle, are you alright!" The young man looked at Le Tian's heavily injured body.

"Don't worry, Zhengyu, I'm fine!" Le Tian said.

"What was the opponent's strength? To be able to beat Second Uncle like this?" Yue Zhengyu asked.

"The opponents were three Evil Soul Masters above rank seven; I almost didn't make it back."

"Second Uncle, then you!"

"A certain Crowned person appeared just now and saved me, but unfortunately I didn't get to ask his full title! And he actually possessed nine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!"

Hearing this, everyone present froze in place.

Especially the fat manager from earlier; he knew all too well who the person Le Tian was talking about was—it was precisely the figure he had intercepted earlier.

The next day.

Eastsea Academy, Class Five of the first year.

Wu Zhangkong walked into the classroom slowly. His gaze swept across the room, and immediately, his brows knitted together.

"Where is Su Yu?"

"Report, Su Yu asked for leave today!" Gu Yue stood up and replied.

"Very well! Next, class begins!"

At that moment, the Team Rocket Tower.

"Old Dou!" Lin He said respectfully.

"Hmm!" Old Dou nodded, then boarded the elevator heading toward the top floor.

The elevator doors opened.

Su Yu had been waiting there for a long time.

The next second, Old Dou's figure vanished.

Su Yu also closed his eyes, sensing the Arceus avatar.

Inside the Arceus Space.

Old Dou appeared, and a gray-silver slate appeared in his hand as well.

The Steel Slate slowly rose into the air, flying toward Arceus.

The slate reached Arceus's side, beginning to revolve just like the Fist Plate from before.

In an instant, Arceus's pupils contracted sharply, and a surge of energy entered Arceus's body.

Simultaneously, changes occurred in Su Yu's own body as well.

A gray-silver hue enveloped his physique, exactly identical to the scenario when Su Yu had obtained his first soul ring previously.

Arceus, Su Yu's Martial Soul, appeared behind him, and a yellow soul ring descended along with it.

As Arceus gradually gained mastery over the Steel Slate, a soul ring above Su Yu's head was also taking shape step by step.

Soon, Arceus completely mastered the Steel Slate, and Su Yu's soul ring finished condensing as well.

The two soul rings kept pulsing rhythmically.

The next second, the color of the two soul rings began to change, shifting from yellow to an increasingly deep shade, gradually revealing a hint of purple.

Time passed bit by bit.

Su Yu opened his eyes abruptly, looking somewhat surprised at the two soul rings pulsing around his body.

Every time a slate is fused, I can gain a soul ring!

Su Yu could now say he was a level-15, two-ring Combat Soul Master.

This meant that once Su Yu reached nine rings, he could acquire a grand total of eighteen soul rings.

Moreover, the color of the soul rings would also increase in age as he acquired more slates.

If I acquire just one more slate, all my soul rings can turn purple!

However, trying to locate the next slate right now proved to be somewhat difficult.

Su Yu vaguely sensed that the location to acquire his third slate required him to cultivate to rank twenty.

Every time I break through a tier, I get the locations of two slates! Two times nine makes exactly eighteen!

Su Yu stood up and sensed his physical condition, discovering that he could control the steel type.

Raising his hand, a gray-silver radiance emerged on the back of it, which then gradually formed claws reminiscent of Wolverine.

Steel Move: Metal Claw Power: 50 Description: Slashes the target with steel claws to attack.

"Not bad!" Su Yu nodded in great satisfaction.

"I've now mastered three types: Normal, Fighting, and Steel!"

"Fighting and Steel!" Su Yu recalled the Pokémon he had liked immensely in his past life.

Thinking of it, he put it into action. Inside the Arceus Space.

The Steel Slate continually orbited around Arceus. When creating Old Dou earlier, the Power of Creation had been almost entirely depleted.

It had recovered a bit over these past few days, plus some gained from the Steel Slate.

Even so, it still wasn't enough to create another avatar.

It would take at least a few more months.

Yet this much Power of Creation was more than enough to create a Pokémon Egg.

Very soon.

A blue Pokémon Egg appeared before his eyes.