Chapter 51: Wu Zhangkong: Are You All Monsters?!
"Stop talking nonsense!"
The next moment, Wu Zhangkong's figure vanished again. Holding the Skyfrost Sword, he appeared before Jiang Chen. It was once again his first soul skill—Frost Mark!
"First Soul Skill! Starwheel Chains!"
But just then, a sudden flash of a starwheel burst into light!
It was Xu Xiaoyan's move!
This skill was one that never missed. It was a controllable mutation of the martial soul of the Xu Family from Eastsea City—Starwheel Ice Staff.
It likely had some connection to the Star Crown martial soul of the former royal Xu Family of the Star Luo Empire. In Peerless Tang Sect, the Xu Family had wisely returned the throne to the Dai Family, after which little was known about their fate.
However, this martial soul ability was truly perverse—absolute hit, absolute restraint.
Even with a difference in rank, its absolute nature ensured at least a one-second bind on the opponent. Originally, Wu Zhangkong intended to strike Jiang Chen, but caught off guard, he was forcibly pinned in place.
Wu Zhangkong exhaled lightly. "Not bad."
If she could remove the ice element from her martial soul and refine it into a pure Star Staff, it would be even stronger. The ice attribute somewhat restricted its potential.
"But... how did you manage to bind me?"
Wu Zhangkong was curious. Although her skill never missed, she still needed to lock onto her target, which required spiritual power.
Even though he had suppressed his soul power to Rank Twenty-Nine, his spiritual power was solidly within the Spirit Sea Realm. How could a mere Spirit Origin Realm novice possibly lock onto him? If that were true, she could even immobilize an Ultimate Douluo for a second—that would be absurd!
Xu Xiaoyan looked utterly confused. Bind?
Didn't she just release her skill and restrain him as usual? What else?
Clearly, she had no idea what happened.
Scanning the battlefield, Wu Zhangkong noticed something—on the other side, Huo Yun'er's forehead glowed with a luminous vertical eye. It was her first soul skill, Sacred Eye Illusion Domain, which created illusions through the activation of her twin pupils, disrupting Wu Zhangkong's mental focus. That interference allowed Xu Xiaoyan's skill to take effect.
At this moment, a large, silly-looking tiger lay on Huo Yun'er's head. A similar vertical eye glimmered on its forehead, flashing in sync with hers.
"A spirit soul... no wonder!"
Wu Zhangkong finally understood. Without the help of a spirit soul, a mere Soul Grandmaster's mental power could never affect someone at the Spirit Sea Realm.
A martial soul fusion skill, twin companion martial souls, an absolutely controlling mutated martial soul, and a strong spiritual power enhanced by a soul contract—these were all extremely promising talents.
"I wonder, though, what about the other three?"
He turned to look at Jiang Chen, Gu Yue, and Xue Di.
Even though they simply stood there, they exerted an immense pressure on him, a Soul Emperor.
But how could that be possible? No matter how gifted, they were just Soul Grandmasters. How strong could they possibly be?
It must be an illusion!
Jiang Chen didn't really want to fight, especially not as a group. It felt awkward.
If they accidentally defeated their homeroom teacher, wouldn't that spell endless trouble later?
He really disliked troublesome matters.
"It doesn't seem right for the three of us to attack together… How about it, Lady Silver Dragon King? You go?"
Gu Yue crossed her arms and turned her head, leaving only a glimpse of her elegant ponytail for Jiang Chen to see.
Jiang Chen: …
"Teacher, Gu Yue will spar with you."
Saying that, he grabbed Little Xue Di's hand and ran off to the side.
"Hmph! None of you are escaping!"
Without Xu Xiaoyan's interference this time, Wu Zhangkong instantly reappeared before Jiang Chen, Skyfrost Sword in hand.
"Wait, Teacher, don't hit me!"
Startled, Jiang Chen's first soul ring lit up, unleashing an overwhelming burst of elemental energy toward Wu Zhangkong.
Darkness, space, lightning, and wind.
Wu Zhangkong's eyelid twitched. Even time attribute? He had initially planned to teach him a lesson, but this assortment of attributes was absurdly chaotic.
Having more elements didn't necessarily make one stronger. On the contrary, specializing in a single element allowed easier cultivation and greater power.
For instance, the Ultimate Attributes.
But as he sensed Jiang Chen's composition, he realized—space could be explained, but how could time exist in the hands of someone at this stage? Was he even human?!
And worse, if he wasn't mistaken, that was an Ultimate Darkness (Evil) attribute!
If not for the Spirit Transmission Tower's oversight, this guy would definitely be classified as an evil soul master!
And that Ultimate Darkness felt—peculiar.
Normally, mixed elements couldn't be "Ultimate," but Wu Zhangkong was sure he hadn't sensed wrong. He almost began to doubt reality itself.
Seeing Jiang Chen making a token attack, Little Xue Di realized this wasn't a serious fight—just a demonstration of strength.
Raising one hand, she casually released an Imperial Sword strike.
The Skyfrost Sword vanished instantly.
It was sealed in ice.
Wu Zhangkong's face twitched again. Attribute suppression—Ultimate Ice. Fine, fine. He lifted his gaze toward the last one.
Gu Yue only ever revealed her absolute dragon pride in front of Jiang Chen.
Toward other humans, she appeared calm and normal.
Yet now, unwilling to be outdone, she unleashed a flurry of abilities.
Water, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, and space—seven attributes hurled out in one go.
Unlike Jiang Chen's chaotic blast, hers displayed refined control and strong spiritual dexterity. She could even perform elemental fusion—a feat more difficult than martial soul fusion.
(The Silver Dragon King inherited the divine consciousness and elemental mastery of the Dragon God, along with the Creation Godhood. The Golden Dragon King inherited the Dragon God's physical body and the Destruction Godhood.)
Monsters. All three of them were monsters.
Each of them was qualified to enter Shrek Academy's Inner Court, to be fiercely contested by the Sea God Pavilion Elders—each one worthy of being nurtured as a future Pavilion Master candidate.
Wu Zhangkong lowered his sword.
He realized something terrifying— even if he unleashed his full power as a Rank 69 Soul Emperor, he might not be their match.
But how could that be? He was a Soul Emperor! How could he lose to mere Soul Grandmasters?
It had to be an illusion. Yes—inconceivable illusion!
Though the Douluo Continent valued power above all, and higher-ranked soul masters typically crushed lesser ones, combat experience could not be underestimated.
For instance, the story of the strongest Soul King—the Death God Messenger—remained a vivid example often cited by the Spirit Transmission Tower.
It was also Shrek Academy's greatest humiliation.
Each generation of the Sea God Pavilion Masters had cursed the team leader of that time.
A three-yellow, two-purple-ringed evil soul master had caused devastating losses to Shrek's Seven Monsters back then. What was that leader thinking—an idiot? A traitor?
(That inner court team led by Ma Xiaotao had held the temporary title of Shrek's Seven Monsters, though it was not a lifelong title.)
Now facing these three, Wu Zhangkong found himself deeply troubled.
But then it hit him—one was from the Huo Family, one the disciple of Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaoxue, and one the disciple of Dark Phoenix Douluo Leng Yulai. None of them really needed his teaching.
What a pity.
Such heaven-defying geniuses… and they all belonged to the Spirit Transmission Tower.
What kind of fortune did that organization have?
He could only feel envy.
(END CHAPTER)
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