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"As expected of a high-level support system Martial Soul, the Ring of Healing. Upon reaching the Soul Saint realm, its healing power is truly remarkable."
Huyan Zhen praised aloud, though a trace of doubt soon crossed his face as he asked, "I only wonder what this gentleman's name is."
"Given how rare high-ranking support system Soul Masters are, it's strange that no reputation has spread abroad. Or could it be that this old man has become so ignorant and ill-informed?"
Hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled faintly but did not answer.
At his gesture, the healing-type support Soul Saint turned around after stabilizing Huyan Li's injuries. Bowing respectfully to Huyan Zhen, he spoke:
"This junior is Fang Jin. I only recently broke through to the Soul Saint realm, so it is only natural that Senior has not heard of my name before."
After all, while support system Soul Masters held a generally higher status among Soul Masters as a whole, to a powerhouse like the Heavenly Elephant Huyan Zhen, any support system Soul Master below the Soul Saint realm was hardly worth his attention or remembrance.
"So that's how it is," Huyan Zhen and the other higher-ups of the Elephant Armored Sect nodded slowly.
"Congratulations to Chrysanthemum Douluo. Your esteemed Hall has gained yet another high-ranking support system Soul Master."
"Spirit Hall is truly a cradle of geniuses. I am afraid that when it comes to the sheer number of support system Soul Masters, you are already capable of rivaling the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Huyan Zhen's flattery brought a look of pleasure to Chrysanthemum Douluo's face, yet he still countered, "Sect Master Huyan is too polite. Speaking of support system Soul Masters, there is no force under heaven that can compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"If it is said that our Spirit Hall controls nearly half of the continent's Soul Masters, then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect controls more than half of the continent's support system Soul Masters."
Huyan Zhen merely smiled upon hearing Chrysanthemum Douluo's words and did not argue.
After all, that was indeed the reality.
However, even if the quantity of Spirit Hall's support system Soul Masters could not match the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, it was still a force that could not be underestimated.
For those support system Soul Masters who desperately required the protection of powerful experts, if they wanted to join an organization, Spirit Hall held the greatest appeal right after the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which was world-renowned for its support Martial Souls.
After all, among all the factions, Spirit Hall possessed the widest variety of Soul Master Martial Souls. Any type of support Martial Soul could find a space to unleash its potential there.
Not all support Martial Souls were like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda or the Ruyi Disc—powerful support Martial Souls whose boosting capabilities possessed immense universality, making them applicable to every single Soul Master.
The majority of support Martial Souls were highly specialized.
For instance, some focused primarily on strength, while others focused on fire-attribute amplification. Furthermore, while Spirit Hall could not compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect regarding pure support system Soul Masters.
They were not inferior when it came to food system Soul Masters.
Because the current path of cultivation for food system Martial Souls remained vague and unclear, food system Soul Masters relied heavily on their soul rings and found it difficult to expand or extend their own innate strength.
Consequently, their status could not compare to support system Soul Masters at all—unless they possessed exceptional luck and obtained soul rings with extraordinary soul skill effects.
This also led to a reality within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect where the status and treatment of support system Soul Masters generally ranked above those of food system Soul Masters. This disparity extended to how much importance was placed on them as well.
Although Ning Fengzhi had been working tirelessly to change this sect ethos ever since he succeeded the position of Sect Master—steadily increasing recruitment efforts and improving benefits for food system Soul Masters to further expand the sect's strength—
It was ultimately not a task that could be accomplished overnight.
In contrast, Spirit Hall had already thrown its doors wide open to food system Soul Masters decades ago, during the reign of the Pope before the last.
By lowering their entry requirements and offering generous benefits, they successfully absorbed a massive number of food system Soul Masters into their ranks. Only through this foresight did Spirit Hall achieve the scale of food system Soul Masters it possessed today.
Now, every single enforcement squad within the Judgment Hall could be allocated a food system Soul Master. Among them, there was no shortage of higher-ranking food system Soul Masters, with even an excess to spare.
This greatly boosted the supply and recovery capabilities of the Judgment Hall, and by extension, the entire Spirit Hall. When executing missions, they had absolutely no need to worry about logistical support.
Furthermore, in terms of other miscellaneous assistance, food system Soul Masters could also contribute their fair share.
While their pure auxiliary power could not compare to support system Soul Masters, in a certain sense, food system Soul Masters possessed a unique advantage that wasn't exactly a traditional strength: they were easy to nurture.
They only required the acquisition of soul rings. Spirit Hall did not need to arrange extra guidance for their cultivation paths; everything was figured out by the community of food system Soul Masters within the Hall themselves.
As for the danger involved in acquiring soul rings, it could hardly be considered a problem for an entity as powerful as Spirit Hall. Add to this the Medicine King Valley—an old-line sect of alchemists that had merged its entire organization into Spirit Hall decades ago.
Having secured a vast number of alchemists, Spirit Hall's auxiliary strength could now be said to not pale in comparison to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at all.
Sigh...
The more he pondered these details, the more Huyan Zhen could not help but feel a sense of powerlessness welling up inside him. Spirit Hall was so flawlessly structured, so unimaginably powerful—just how could anyone ever hope to surpass it?
Secretly shaking his head, Huyan Zhen dismissed these futile thoughts. For Spirit Hall to possess its current might and scale, it was the result of hacking through thorns and thistles, continuously developing over ten thousand years.
The Elephant Armored Sect had only been passed down for a little over a thousand years, so it was not surprising that they could not compare.
What mattered was that they must work even harder from now on. By developing generation after generation, it was not entirely impossible to reach Spirit Hall's level in the future.
He cast a glance below the platform and spoke up, "Mm. Thanks to Spirit Hall's intervention, Ah Li has fully recovered. As such, let this battle begin. This time, the seven of you will fight together."
"Yes!" Huyan Li and the other six spoke in unison, though a trace of dissatisfaction was visibly betrayed in their eyes.
After all, being so thoroughly looked down upon—where an opponent suppressed their cultivation realm to fight seven of them at once, and even claimed they would break the Elephant Armor Formation formed by their joint efforts—
How could they remain entirely indifferent, no matter how powerful that opponent truly was?
In a certain gathering area for the disciples of the Elephant Armored Sect along the outer perimeter of the square, an open space had already been cleared out. Standing within it were Huyan Ba and five others, making six in total.
Their attire and appearance were remarkably similar to Huyan Li's. Each of them possessed a massive stature and powerful vital energy that far surpassed ordinary people. They sported short black hair, wore dark-gold metallic breastplates, and loose, broad brown leather trousers.
These six individuals exchanged glances, each sensing the dissatisfaction in the others' hearts.
Nodding to one another, they took a step forward in unison, marching toward the center of the square. Because of their burly physiques, broad shoulders, and towering height, the six of them walking side-by-side truly carried an imposing aura, looking like a solid wall.
Furthermore, because each of them had cultivated at least one body-refining technique between the Elephant Armor Skill and the Savage Elephant Great Strength Formula, their bodies were immensely heavy while being incredibly robust.
As they stepped out in unison, their feet slammed against the ground.
They secretly channeled their soul power, releasing a fraction of their strength. The ground could not help but shake repeatedly with heavy thuds, making it difficult for anyone nearby to stand firmly, as though several giant elephants were truly trampling past.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ...
After a series of dull, heavy impacts, Huyan Ba, Huyan Shan, and the rest of the six arrived at Huyan Li's side, merging into a single unit.
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