The Heaven Dou Royal Team, temporarily joining the team

For a moment, Qin Ming had no idea how to assess Yang Xingchen, someone younger than Dugu Yan and the others whose strength might even surpass his own.

Perhaps a prodigy like Yang Xingchen was the true "Shrek monster" Dean Flender and the others spoke of!

"Suotuo City? Then could you let me join the Heaven Dou Royal Team temporarily?"

Since they were going to the Soul Fighting Arena in Suotuo City, Yang Xingchen planned to check on Tang San's recent situation.

Yang Xingchen wanted to see whether Tang San, who knew little about Soul Masters, had believed those words he had casually tossed out that day.

Blue Silver Grass could follow the path of life, but only if one had other means of attack to supplement it.

Yang Xingchen did not believe Tang San would dare reveal the Clear Sky Hammer. Otherwise, what use was powerful vitality alone?

Could Tang San be willing to serve as support for the team? Even if he was willing, would Yu Xiaogang be?

Yu Xiaogang, already a good-for-nothing, dreamed of having Tang San, with his Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, prove his theories correct.

"Wh-what? Join the team temporarily? But, Yang Xingchen, you're far too strong. Not only would Tian Heng and the others be unable to help you, they would become a burden instead."

Faced with Yang Xingchen's proposal to join the Heaven Dou Royal Team, Qin Ming felt not the slightest excitement.

If Yang Xingchen's strength had been about the same as Feng Xiaotian's, arranging for the others to support him would indeed have been a good idea.

But the reality was that Yang Xingchen left Feng Xiaotian who knew how many streets behind in strength. Having Yu Tianheng and the others support Yang Xingchen was simply unrealistic.

The only person in the entire Heaven Dou Royal Team who might be of use to Yang Xingchen was probably Ye Lingling, the healing-type Soul Master with the Nine Heart Begonia.

If she competed alongside Yang Xingchen, she could at least provide him with healing during battle.

"It's fine. I can support them. My Soul Skills don't just work on me!"

"If you don't believe me, Teacher Qin Ming, I can demonstrate."

Dugu Bo had just finished chatting with Dugu Yan when he heard Yang Xingchen wanted to demonstrate his Soul Skills, and his interest was immediately piqued.

He had seen Yang Xingchen summon four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. That immense presence was utterly beyond what ordinary Soul Rings could compare with.

"What the hell?! Am I seeing things? Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings-and four of them!"

Seeing the four blood-red Soul Rings emerge beneath Yang Xingchen's feet, Osler rubbed his eyes hard and confirmed that he was not seeing things.

"So powerful! The presence erupting from these Soul Rings definitely surpasses Grandpa's ninth Soul Ring."

"Could it be that I wasn't mistaken about those four blood-red Soul Rings, and they're all real?!"

To withstand the presence of Yang Xingchen's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, Yu Tianheng had no choice but to activate Martial Soul Possession to ease the pressure on his body.

"Are you still half asleep? No matter how heaven-defying Yang Xingchen's talent is, there's no way he could absorb four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!"

Hearing Yu Tianheng's words, Osler activated Martial Soul Possession while turning toward Yu Tianheng to retort.

"Yes, that's right! This is just a trick of mine. It makes other people mistake all my Soul Rings for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings."

After speaking, Yang Xingchen clapped his hands. The four blood-red Soul Rings beneath his feet seemed to fade, losing their red color within a few breaths and becoming a configuration of two yellow, one purple, and one black.

Although his fourth Soul Ring was ten thousand years old, it still surprised everyone from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

But compared with the four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings from a moment ago, everyone accepted this configuration almost immediately.

Only Dugu Bo, who knew the truth, secretly rolled his eyes at Yang Xingchen. The brat was fooling people again.

He was clearly disguising Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings as other Soul Rings, yet he lied to them that he was disguising other Soul Rings as Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.

Dugu Bo also knew the trick Yang Xingchen had just used. Yang Xingchen had taught it to him while they were traveling, with nothing else to do.

Not long ago, he had completed the First Trial, and his reward had increased his Soul Rings' ages by three thousand years.

That reward had brought his ninth Soul Ring up to exactly a hundred thousand years.

As a result, Dugu Bo happened to need a Soul Skill that could conceal the color of his ninth Soul Ring, so Yang Xingchen had taught him in passing.

"So that's what it was. You scared me to death!"

Learning that the four blood-red Soul Rings he had just seen were fake, Osler immediately patted his chest and let out a long breath. Now he could finally relax.

If those four blood-red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings had been real, how was a Soul Master like him, with only yellow and purple rings, supposed to go on living?

"But you're seriously amazing, brother. That little move of yours even scared our boss, Yu Tianheng!"

"Um, I'm asking for a friend here. Can that trick of yours be used on someone else?"

With remarkable familiarity, Osler ran from Yu Tianheng's side to Yang Xingchen's, even nudging him with his elbow and raising his eyebrows at him.

"Sure. Tell your friend to come find me! I'll give him a few Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings to play with!"

Seeing Osler conjure a friend out of thin air, Yang Xingchen teased him with a smile.

Upon learning that Yang Xingchen's trick could also be used on others, Yu Feng and the two Shi brothers immediately rushed up to him, scrambling to shout:

"Me! I'm the friend Osler was talking about!" ×3

As Yu Feng and the others scrambled forward, Osler found himself shoved aside and was immediately dumbfounded. He had clearly been there first!

"Hahaha, it's good to be young. Just a little something new, and everyone gets excited right away."

Watching Osler and the others gather around Yang Xingchen, waiting for him to perform his trick.

Qin Ming could not help recalling his own days cultivating at Shrek Academy.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo teased Qin Ming, "Teacher Qin Ming, you're so young, yet you're already reminiscing about your youth. That's something an old man like me should be doing!"

Qin Ming was talented and had a good chance of becoming a Titled Douluo in the future. Otherwise, Meng Shenji and the other two would not have valued him so highly.

"You jest, Senior Poison Douluo. I'm not that young anymore. Plenty of people my age around me have children old enough to run out and buy soy sauce!"

While Dugu Bo and Qin Ming chatted, the Heaven Dou Royal Team surrounded Yang Xingchen.

They were all waiting for Yang Xingchen to use his trick to turn their Soul Rings into Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.

A cheerful atmosphere filled the entire room!

Early the following morning, on a patch of flat ground outside Godwind City.

"Teacher Qin Ming, can we not fight Brother Yang? He's too terrifyingly strong. Even all of us together can't compare to him!"

Looking at Yang Xingchen standing opposite them, eager to fight, Osler could not help swallowing before turning to Qin Ming.

"Don't worry. I specifically reminded Yang Xingchen to go easy on you when he beats you up!"

"That way, once Ye Lingling heals you, you'll be bouncing around again!"

"All right, enough idle talk. Let the match officially begin!"

Qin Ming gave Osler and the others no chance to interject, announcing the start of the match as soon as he finished speaking.

Immediately, the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team saw hundreds upon thousands of fishhooks rain down on them like raindrops.

Their instincts told them that being struck would end very badly.

The two Shi brothers were the first to unleash their Soul Skills. The instant two enormous Black Tortoise phantoms appeared, a massive shield condensed before them.

Unfortunately, they had all gotten one thing wrong. Yang Xingchen's Martial Soul had space-time attributes, and the fishhooks he cast could pierce through space!

The hundreds of fishhooks vanished in unison just before touching the shield. When they reappeared, they were only a step away from striking them.

Swish, swish, swish!

"Mm, looks like today's haul was pretty good. I caught so many 'little fish' in one go!"

Yang Xingchen held up several dozen balls of energy with a gratified expression, paying no attention whatsoever to the members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team lying exhausted on the ground.