"Luo Chuan, are you feeling a bit confused?"
Just as Tang Luochuan was feeling somewhat helpless, a figure quietly appeared by his side, a smile on his face as he spoke. It was none other than Star Luo National Teacher, En Ci.
"Grandpa Enci, what exactly is going on?" Dai Yun'er couldn't help but ask at this moment.
"Senior Enci."
"I do have some questions," Tang Luochuan nodded silently in response.
"Ahem, well, I forgot to mention this to you earlier, Luo Chuan."
"With your talent, there's no point in continuing to compete in the earlier matches. You can directly advance to the round determining the top eight... no, the top four," En Ci said with an undiminished smile.
The current Tang Luochuan truly wasn't suitable for appearing in the early stages of the Star Luo Tournament. While it might seem like "favoritism" to other spectators, in reality...
Having a Soul Sage like him crushing weaker opponents on the stage was indeed torturous—both for his opponents and for himself.
As a strong contender, who wouldn't want to face opponents of a reasonable level? However, the one who proposed this suggestion was none other than the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Royal Family, Dai Yueyan, who had unfortunately been matched against him earlier.
According to him...
Whoever encountered his brother-in-law would have exceptionally bad luck—far too miserable, in fact. It would be better to directly designate him as a special contestant and advance him straight to the top four.
This suggestion was successfully adopted by Dai Tianling and En Ci and is now being implemented.
"Luo Chuan, don't worry. You're not the only one advancing directly. Long Yue is also doing the same. After all, he's also a Soul Sage, so it's only fitting for him to be a special contestant," En Ci added.
Although his disciple was no match for Luo Chuan, among the other participants in the Star Luo Tournament, he was undoubtedly the strongest—there was simply no denying it.
Just as Luo Chuan was unquestionably the number one, the second place could only be his disciple, Long Yue.
"That's fine."
"Then let's follow En Lao's arrangement."
Hearing this, Tang Luochuan had no objections. As En Ci had said, wasting time in the earlier matches was indeed unnecessary.
But speaking of advancing directly to the top four...
"The top four..."
"I'm afraid they'll all be old acquaintances."
Tang Luochuan couldn't help but pause in his thoughts, glancing at the people around him. Various figures flashed through his mind: Ye Hui, Lan Fozi, Wu Lin, or his brother-in-law Dai Yueyan?
The top four would likely consist of these few. When the time came, he would have to face familiar faces as the "lucky" contestants. He just wondered who it would be!
Who would be the unlucky one to draw him as their opponent?
"..."
"So, Brother Luo Chuan doesn't need to compete anymore!"
Not long after, when Tang Luochuan and the others finished drawing lots and returned to the waiting area.
Upon hearing this explanation, Na'er's eyes instantly lit up, curving into adorable crescent shapes as she exclaimed with excitement.
"Mm!"
"At least for this period, I won't be competing."
Tang Luochuan smiled and nodded, gently pinching the young girl's cheek as he said softly, "At least we still have over ten days."
"Wow, that's great!" Na'er's eyes sparkled with even more excitement.
Although she had been treating this trip to the Star Luo Continent as a vacation these past days, she hadn't actually spent much time with Brother Luo Chuan. Most of their time together had been limited to curling up in his arms at night.
But now things were clearly different!
"I see..." Nearby, Gu Yue didn't say much, but the light in her eyes was unmistakable. A thought surfaced in her heart: "Such good fortune!"
This wasn't without reason.
After all, the other sisters had all gone to participate in the tournament. Since Luo Chuan wasn't competing, he could only spend time with them in their little world of three.
"Though it's a bit more crowded than a world for two, at least it's still pretty good..." Gu Yue tried to calm her emotions, but a beautiful curve still involuntarily appeared at the corner of her mouth as she thought to herself.
"..."
Time flew by, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the Star Luo Tournament, which had captured the attention of the entire continent, was in full swing. After all, this time the participants weren't just locals from Star Luo—there were also members of the Douluo delegation.
As time progressed, not only were the geniuses from Star Luo Continent, led by the Eight Great Heavenly Kings of Monster Academy, in the spotlight, but one after another, talents from Douluo Continent were also making their mark!
Among them, not only was there the previously known Goddess of the Starry Sky, Xu Xiaoyan, but also the Star Sword Goddess, Ye Xinglan, whose Martial Soul shared the starlight attribute and whose Star God Sword crushed her opponents.
And that wasn't the limit. With the cultivation of a six-ringed Soul Emperor and the appearance of six Soul Rings—black, black, black, red, red, red—the massive Titan Giant Ape behind Yuanen Yehui stunned countless spectators.
Not only did this stunning goddess possess the Titan Giant Ape Spirit, but her cultivation level and Soul Ring configuration at such a young age were awe-inspiring, earning her the title of "Female War God."
Not to mention the pair of lovebirds: Ouyang Zixin, who possessed the Blue Silver Overlord, and Tang Wulin, with his Golden Dragon King—one a bearer of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, the other with a top-tier Dragon King Spirit...
Most importantly, none of these individuals were below the five-ringed Soul King level, and every single one of them possessed at least one hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring!
Every one of them was a bearer of hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings.
Because of this, all the spectators couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle. Could it be that Shrek Academy truly possessed such formidable potential?
But Shrek Academy wasn't in the business of producing Soul Spirits, so it didn't make sense. Could they have collaborated with the Spirit Transfer Pagoda...
It was only when National Teacher En Ci stated outright that these individuals were all prodigies who had joined the Spirit Transfer Pagoda, hence their possession of hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings, that everyone gradually understood.
Even so, with the exception of Tang Luochuan, the names of Tang Wulin, Ouyang Zixin, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, Xu Xiaoyan, Wei Xiaofeng, Xie Xie, Wang Jinxi, and Zhang Yangzi all rose to the top of the rankings, their reputations shining brightly.
And just as the geniuses of Star Luo Continent seemed to pale in comparison, the appearance of Dai Yun'er and Wu Siduo turned the tables.
Same Soul King cultivation, same hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings!
As the eldest princess of the royal family, Dai Yun'er decisively defeated her opponent, proving that Star Luo also possessed top-tier talents with extraordinary potential.
Wu Siduo, with her 59th rank cultivation and the ability to perform Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, further confirmed this fact!
Beyond the Eight Monster Kings, Star Luo indeed had genuine elite talents who could stand on equal footing with Shrek Academy.
Not to mention Long Yue, the Mountain Dragon King and leader of the Eight Monster Kings, who had yet to make an appearance.
After multiple rounds of competition, the quarterfinalists of this tournament were determined: Dai Yueyan, Ye Xinglan, Xu Xiaoyan, Dai Yun'er, Wu Siduo, Yuanen Yehui, Lan Fozi, and Tang Wulin.
Three from Star Luo, four from Douluo, and one ocean soul master.
Ultimately, the four who advanced to the semifinals were:
Yuanen Yehui from the Yuanen family - a top-tier genius who had already reached the Soul Emperor level at nineteen years old. With her twin Martial Souls of Titan Giant Ape and Dark Angel, she single-handedly overwhelmed Dai Yueyan using just one Martial Soul to secure her semifinal spot.
Lan Fozi, the elite talent from the ocean - a 67th level ocean soul master at nineteen, whose potential even surpassed Yuanen Yehui's. Though her Martial Soul was the Deep Sea Magic Whale, the undisputed ruler of the oceans, she demonstrated unparalleled potential and capability on land as well, widely recognized as the tournament's number one genius.
Then there was Tang Wulin, possessing the Golden Dragon King Martial Soul with limitless potential. Rumored to be Tang Luochuan's younger brother, yet no one had managed to push him to use his full power.
The final semifinalist surprised all Star Luo spectators. While everyone assumed no local contestant would make it this far, unexpectedly...
Wu Siduo, Star Luo's strongest new generation genius with twin Martial Souls and Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, broke through the five-ring bottleneck before the quarterfinals, achieving the six-ring Soul Emperor rank.
Wu Siduo - 61st level Power Attack System Battle Soul Emperor.
This year, she was only seventeen years old.
In the subsequent quarterfinal matches, she secured her semifinal position after defeating Ye Xinglan in their sisterly duel!
"Duoduo, congratulations on becoming the second among us sisters to reach Soul Emperor rank," Dai Yun'er said to her on their way back, unable to contain her words. This Duoduo...
Always quietly building up to unleash an ultimate move!
No wonder she trained so diligently normally - she had already become a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse.
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