Dai Mubai had seen Lu Shiyuan's soul ring configuration a few days earlier, but this was a first for Tang San and Zhao Wuji.
After a long pause, Zhao Wuji burst into laughter. "Excellent, excellent! The academy really has taken in an extraordinary monster this year. Since you want to duel me, I'll grant your wish!"
With that, he lit the incense stick in his hand. With a casual flick, he planted it firmly in the ground.
"Zhao Wuji, martial soul: Great Strength Vajra Bear. Level 76 Soul Saint!"
Clearly, Zhao Wuji already regarded Lu Shiyuan as an equal opponent.
With talent like that, surpassing him was only a matter of time.
He could disregard Dai Mubai's identity, but he could not ignore Lu Shiyuan's background.
A faction capable of nurturing such an unrivaled genius was not something a mere Soul Saint like him could afford to provoke.
He paid little heed to Dai Mubai because the Star Luo Empire had no publicly known Titled Douluo.
Its Soul Douluo were honored guests of the empire. Even if they actually came to the Heaven Dou Empire, he could still escape if he could not beat them.
Lu Shiyuan was different. Any faction capable of nurturing a genius of this caliber almost certainly had a Titled Douluo among its ranks.
If a Titled Douluo hunted him down, Zhao Wuji would have to spend every day trembling in fear even after advancing to Soul Douluo, let alone while he was still only a Soul Saint.
Xiao Wu served as the referee for the match. At her signal, Lu Shiyuan made the first move.
Zhao Wuji excelled at both offense and defense. On top of his astonishing defensive power, the enormous strength boost provided by his martial soul let him inflict heavy damage on