Chapter 254: Seize the Day, Become a Soul King, Refine a Soul Bone

"The three soul bones are a matter of great importance. So, it’s fine for Shen An’s generation to just get second place. You are still young and have plenty of opportunities." Dugu Bo said earnestly. He was genuinely looking out for Shen An’s good. How strong was Spirit Hall? No one knew better than them, these Titled Douluo. The two great empires and the three upper sects seemed to be on par with Spirit Hall as the top powers of the Douluo Continent. But in reality, Spirit Hall was far superior to them. Don’t you see, in the past, these factions wished they could beat each other’s brains out. But now? The situation on the entire continent has tended to be peaceful. Isn’t it because Spirit Hall already has the momentum of being the sole dominant power? "Ten thousand years is too long; seize the day," Shen An said with a smile. "The championship is something I am determined to win." Having tasted the sweetness of the qualifiers, how could Shen An possibly give up? Fame value was the thing he relied on to establish himself. If he won the championship, under the accumulation of a massive amount of fame value, he could push his cultivation to that of a Soul Emperor. Then at that time, even if a Titled Douluo made a move on him, he wouldn’t dare to say he could definitely win, but at least he would have no worries about protecting himself. Paired with the various magical props from the system, at that time, the world would be vast, and it could only be said that he could roam it as he pleased. Dugu Bo was stunned watching the brilliance blooming in Shen An’s eyes. "Shen An, you don’t have a fever, do you? Those soul bones are not something you can covet." "To be honest, what I said just now about you being fifty-fifty against Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation was just to comfort you." "On the way here, I heard that in the finals, you only sent out three people to defeat the opponent. But in reality, Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation can absolutely do the same. Every one of them is a level fifty Soul King!" Shen An said no more. A sharp, cold sword qi emanated from his body, and four soul rings—yellow, purple, black, black—emerged from his body. "In this one month, I will become a Soul King. Senior Dugu, I said it. The championship is something I am determined to win." It wasn’t just Dugu Bo. Xue Qinghe and the others were also stunned. Shen An’s cultivation speed was too fast, wasn’t it? From Soul Ancestor to Soul King, it hadn’t even been a full year. Zhu Zhuqing was even more speechless. She was the one who knew Shen An’s details best. From a Soul Master to the present Soul King, Shen An seemed not to have even used three years’ time. Dugu Bo silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva. This kind of soul ring configuration was simply ridiculous. Also, wasn’t Shen An’s third soul ring purple? It could still turn black. "Haha, thanks to those two immortal herbs of yours, my cultivation speed could improve so quickly," Shen An said without changing his expression, pushing all the credit onto the immortal herbs. Dugu Bo nodded slightly. Dugu Yan had also eaten an immortal herb, and her soul power had shot up. In this way, it also made sense. Xue Qinghe also spoke up at the right time, "Senior Dugu, rest assured. Shen An is my closest friend. If Spirit Hall really makes a move, my Heaven Dou Empire will definitely not sit by and do nothing." Looking at Shen An, who was determined to win the championship, and then at Xue Qinghe, who had expressed her full support, Dugu Bo slowly nodded. "Alright. Since you have already decided, then go ahead. At least on the surface, Spirit Hall will not act with such great disrespect to the world." "As for in secret, Heaven Dou City is still relatively safe for now. After the promotion tournament, I will accompany you on your journey. I am a Titled Douluo, more or less." "I have received news that the grand finals will eventually be set in Spirit City, hosted by Spirit Hall." "In short, it’s better to be more careful." Xue Qinghe looked at Dugu Bo with considerable surprise. It was said that this Dugu Bo had a strange and solitary personality, but from the contact today, she felt that this person was of a true temperament. Shen An raised a cup to Dugu Bo. "Then many thanks, Senior Dugu." Dugu Bo also sat down. The few of them talked happily, and the atmosphere was cheerful. Two days later, in Dugu Bo’s mansion. Dugu Bo usually didn’t like to come here, preferring to live in the mountains and forests. So he gave the keys to the mansion to Shen An, saying it was to let him help manage it, but it was actually a gift. In a quiet room, Shen An opened his eyes. A flash of sword light illuminated the entire room. A body full of sword intent shot up to the sky, but under the use of the Unrestrained soul skill, it was slowly pressed back into Shen An’s body. The fifth soul ring had already been successfully condensed. The demonic, crimson light emitted a boundless might, like an abyss, suppressing one’s mind. Shen An felt the surging power in his body, a look of intoxication appearing on his face. A hundred-thousand-year soul ring that even a Titled Douluo might not necessarily possess, he had actually obtained it when he was a Soul King. After the age limit of a soul ring breaks through one hundred thousand years, the amplification it brings to a soul master is simply unimaginable. This is a qualitative change. More importantly, it will bring the soul master two skills! It was just that Shen An also showed a trace of confusion. Didn’t they say a hundred-thousand-year soul ring would bring two skills? But why did he only feel one? However, when Shen An’s mind went to sense the information of this fifth soul skill, an unconcealable excitement naturally flowed from his eyes. No wonder there was only one. The strength of this soul skill was simply staggering. Its power was equivalent to two hundred-thousand-year soul skills fused into one. If Shen An were to fight Flender again, then even if Flender revealed his martial soul true body, Shen An was confident he could win, and it wouldn’t be impossible to even take the other’s life. It’s just that, the fifth soul ring still needs Tom to paint it for me. Otherwise, if I reveal it, I estimate that on that very night, there will probably be a Titled Douluo expert coming to assassinate me. ——— The next day, the sun was high at this moment, and the temperature was extremely high. Shen An returned to his own courtyard. Next was to start absorbing the mysterious soul bone given by the system. The soul ring had to be a feint to everyone, but the soul bone didn’t need such effort. Just absorbing it directly was fine. However, judging from the performance of Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, the time required to absorb a soul bone was extremely long. For safety, it was better to go back. Just in time to see what was so different about the soul bone given by the system. However, Shen An, walking up to the door, instinctively felt something was wrong. There was the sound of water inside the house. The moment he opened the door, Shen An’s face changed greatly. How is the house full of water? It’s almost a person’s height. Shen An’s speed was so fast. He dodged with the speed of lightning. But the next moment, not only did the water inside not flow out, but it instead condensed into ice at a staggering speed. The speed was even greater than that of the Tianshui team condensing their ice and snow weather. The corner of Shen An’s mouth twitched. Without thinking, he knew it must have been Tom and Jerry. Besides the two of them, who else could do it? At this moment, Tom and Jerry were exceptionally happy. Shen An was not at home. Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had gone to stroll around Heaven Dou City. Thus, the entire house was their kingdom. So, the two decided to play indoor ice skating. As for how to make ice in the hot weather, wasn’t that simple? First, let the water in, then put the ice-making coil from the refrigerator Shen An had drawn from the system into the water. The moment Shen An walked in, he saw Tom, whose nails had been clipped, sliding all the way to him, his hands clasped together, revealing a sheepish smile. He was just like a naughty child who had been discovered after turning the house upside down alone. Shen An didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Go ahead and play. Just don’t tear the house down." Tom immediately showed an excited expression and casually took out a pair of ice skates. He was going to get revenge on Jerry for clipping his nails. Shen An watched the elegantly skating Tom and couldn’t help but laugh. He casually took out a cup of cola, broke off an icicle, and put it in. He took a sip. Refreshing! The cold air in the house made Shen An feel refreshed. He casually sat on the sofa and took out the jade-like soul bone to admire it. He would just wait for the two girls to come back. He would tell them and then prepare to refine it. At noon, the two girls came back. The former Zhu Zhuqing was very enthusiastic about cultivation. Basically, her life was only cultivation, as if there was always a knife at her back, pushing her forward. But now it was much better. With Shen An’s help, her soul power and strength were several times greater than in the original novel. And this also made her lose her previous urgency. She would also go out and play with Ning Rongrong. The moment the two girls came back, they were also dumbfounded. The house was a sheet of ice. They looked at each other and couldn’t help but think of Tom and Jerry. As expected, the next moment, Tom, gliding out from inside, was chasing Jerry. The red ice skates under his feet came to a sharp sliding stop, directly shoveling up a pile of ice and snow from the ground and giving Jerry a limited-edition skin. The two girls covered their mouths and giggled. With these two around, life would never lack joy. "I’m going to absorb a soul bone. Zhuqing, you and Rongrong keep an eye on Tom and Jerry recently." After speaking, Shen An hid back in his own room. Shen An guided the jade-like left arm bone to his own left arm. In an instant, a jade-colored light flourished. A wave of energy that made him very comfortable was nourishing his body. Cool, comfortable, without the slightest hindrance. Immersed in the comfortable energy fluctuation, Shen An vaguely felt that his already high-quality soul power had become even purer. He could even more so feel through his flesh and skin that a small section of his left arm bone had turned into a jade-like substance. His bones were strengthening, his meridians were expanding, and his physique was constantly climbing. Two days passed in a flash. Shen An opened his eyes again, feeling a little uncomfortable. He looked down and found a layer of gray, paste-like substance on the surface of his skin. This was an impurity from within the human body. At this moment, it had actually been refined out again. Shen An rushed into the bathroom at top speed to wash his body. After finishing the absorption, a piece of information naturally appeared in Shen An’s mind. That is, this thing that seemed to be a soul bone was actually condensed from some kind of immortal characteristic. It could be called a Jade Bone. With the Jade Bone as a guide, one could refine Jade Marrow. The condensation of each drop of Jade Marrow could allow Shen An’s body strength to continuously climb. If he could collect all the Jade Bones in the future and refine his entire body into Jade Marrow, he could achieve the Golden Body and Jade Physique. The description of the Golden Body and Jade Physique was also very simple. A minor accomplishment would be like a divine body. A major accomplishment would be immortality! A month later, the promotion tournament began. The promotion tournament was not like the qualifiers where there were multiple stages going on at the same time. Instead, there was only one competition venue, which was the grand training field of the Royal Knights. The grand training field had been rebuilt, with an area with a diameter of one hundred meters circled out as the competition field. The wide area made it easier for soul masters to display their strength. There were a total of fifteen teams participating in the competition. There would be fourteen rounds of round-robin matches. Every day, one team would have a bye. It wasn’t impossible for a team to be very lucky and have a bye all the time. However, what made Shen An slightly regretful was that in order to protect the personal privacy and safety of the soul masters, the promotion tournament did not allow anyone to watch. This undoubtedly hit the transmission channels of his fame value. When Shen An arrived at the Royal Hunting Grounds, he found that many people had already arrived. At the same time, numerous gazes converged on him. These were people from the five great kingdoms. The matter of Shen An winning the qualifiers had already spread in Heaven Dou City. The teams of the five great kingdoms all regarded Shen An as a formidable enemy. Naturally, they wanted to see what this soul master, who was rumored to have made the numerous academies of Heaven Dou suffer bitterly, looked like. "He doesn’t look like he has three heads and six arms. How could he have defeated an old and powerful team like Tianshui with his own power?" "Yeah, I heard this person is very close to the Heaven Dou Crown Prince. Could it be a fixed match?" "Whether it’s true or false, we’ll know after one battle." Soon, under the simple speech of Emperor Xue Ye, the promotion tournament began. The first step was to draw the team with a bye. "The team with a bye in the first round is... the Heaven Dou Second Team," Emperor Xue Ye said with a strange expression, holding the jade slip engraved with the name of the Heaven Dou Second Team. The teams of the five great kingdoms all cast questioning glances. Is it really such a coincidence? A random draw, and it’s the Heaven Dou Second Team, which is directly under the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Anyway, they didn’t really believe it. However, the people from the Heaven Dou competition zone didn’t show much change in their expressions, including Tang San. With Shen An’s strength, there was absolutely no reason to avoid a battle. Emperor Xue Ye was also a little helpless. With Shen An’s strength, he wouldn’t cheat. Shen An looked up at the sky speechlessly. He didn’t want a bye. He wanted to get on stage and show off. At the side, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong covered their mouths and snickered. The two of them knew very well how obsessed Shen An was with the matter of dueling on stage. A great thing like a bye, placed on his head, was something he was unwilling to accept. Ning Fengzhi coughed lightly and mediated, "Alright, the competition officially begins." The first match began. It was Shrek Academy versus Plant Academy. Plant Academy was considered a rare strong team among the five great kingdoms. After Yu Xiaogang’s decision, with Dai Mubai leading the charge, and Ma Hongjun and Tang San holding the rear, although the members of Shrek were suspicious of Yu Xiaogang’s wisdom, they still did as they were told. Logically speaking, Ma Hongjun should have been the one to lead the charge. But Yu Xiaogang had said something about letting Ma Hongjun see the opponent’s moves clearly to save soul power. Anyway, Yu Xiaogang always had his strange reasons. When Dai Mubai revealed his dazzling fourth soul ring, the soul master opposite him from Plant Academy couldn’t help but laugh. A fourth soul ring that was white. This was quite an explosive existence in the entire soul master world. Dai Mubai had a gloomy face and even let out a harsh word, that he would make this soul master from Plant Academy lose miserably. But he had clearly overestimated his own strength and failed to find his own positioning. The White Tiger martial soul was naturally considered a top-tier martial soul on the entire continent. But Dai Mubai’s fourth soul ring was merely a ten-year soul ring. The attributes and skills it provided him were close to none, equivalent to being heavily nerfed from the start. And the reason he was still so confident was purely because Shrek Academy was invincible in the qualifiers except when facing Shen An. In other words, Dai Mubai had become conceited, thinking that even without a superior fourth soul ring, he could still defeat others. The match began. As expected, Dai Mubai had an accident. He was controlled to death by the plant-type soul master opposite him, and was finally thrown out of the stage. Finally, Dai Mubai lay on the ground, powerlessly hammering the ground and roaring wildly, even with an indelible despair deep in his eyes. This exchange had hit him hard. He seemed to see the scene of him being defeated and then killed by his own brother in the future. On the stage, Ning Fengzhi shook his head and said, "The reason Shrek could enter the promotion tournament was all because that person named Tang San was strong, leading the team to win matches with his strength as a control-type Soul King." "But observing the others from Shrek, they are all much worse. However, a few of them still have potential. In the future, they might not be weaker than the geniuses in the five elemental academies." "It’s just this one named Dai Mubai. He’s basically crippled. A martial soul is certainly important, but the soul ring configuration is also very important. A ten-year soul ring, and at the fourth soul ring position at that. In the future, it will be difficult for him to even become a Soul Douluo." Ning Fengzhi made a pertinent evaluation. Emperor Xue Ye’s mouth was crooked from smiling. How could he not recognize the legacy martial soul of his old rival? For such a talent to appear in the other’s family, he was naturally happy to see it. Next, after successively losing Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Tai Long, and an unknown soul master from the original Blue Tyrant Academy... Xiao Wu did not enter the stage. In this life, without the Yearning Heartbroken Red, she naturally would not be in a hurry to court death. The Soul Ancestor from Plant Academy left the stage due to excessive soul power loss. The people from Plant Academy were extremely surprised. No, with just this strength, how did they get here? So Heaven Dou City was just fixing matches? Tang San’s face was ashen. He felt that for a talent like him to be condescended to be in such a team was simply a disgrace. The next one to go up was Ma Hongjun. Tang San patted Ma Hongjun’s shoulder. "Fatty, good luck. Among so many brothers, you are the one I value most." Ma Hongjun showed a moved expression and firmly walked onto the stage. Under the restraint of the attributes, he actually defeated two Soul Elders and one Soul Ancestor. Although the Evil Fire Phoenix had its flaws, it was also domineering. Finally, Tang San came on as the anchor and defeated everyone from Plant Academy. After the match, Dai Mubai and the others wanted to go and praise Tang San. Tang San just gave them a faint glance. Then he enthusiastically pulled Ma Hongjun and Oscar and left. The almost-house-slave Tai Long followed closely behind. Leaving the embarrassed and displeased Dai Mubai and the others behind. Only a genius is worthy of being friends with him, Tang San. Shen An watched these matches with utter boredom. They were all baby matches. He couldn’t wait to get on stage the next day and show off. The next day, Emperor Xue Ye prepared to draw the bye team again. The representatives of the five great academies summoned their courage and said, "How about... we let Sect Master Ning try." Emperor Xue Ye, this was clearly a show of distrust towards him. Finally, it was Ning Fengzhi’s turn to draw. A strange look also appeared on the great Sect Master’s elegant face. "The team with a bye is... the Heaven Dou Second Team!" Shen An: "..." He was numb. The faces of the representatives of the five great academies changed. Crap. The Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect have always worn the same pair of pants. This has backfired. The competition proceeded in an orderly manner. Basically, all the winners were from the academies of the Heaven Dou competition zone. The third day. The representatives of the five great academies shifted their gazes to the light of righteousness, Salas. In their eyes, this person should not be biased towards the Heaven Dou Second Team. Salas drew the lot with a blank expression. It wasn’t until he saw the name of the team that he also said strangely, "The Heaven Dou Second Team." The Five Great Academies: "...." Shen An: "...." Everyone present: "...." This can’t go on. I have to find Xue Qinghe and see if we can cheat. Shen An thought to himself. If he really kept getting a bye, he would truly be crying without tears. The fourth day. Under the drawing of the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, the Heaven Dou Second Team finally did not get a bye again. The people of the five great academies looked at Xue Qinghe as if looking at an enlightened ruler. Xue Qinghe’s expression did not change, but she was dying of laughter in her heart. In the pool of lots, she had secretly taken out the slip belonging to the Heaven Dou Second Team. Otherwise, whether Shen An could get a bye or not was really hard to say. And Shen An also welcomed his first opponent, Thunderclap Academy! A look of excitement also appeared in Yu Tianxin’s eyes. "Bring out the strategy we prepared long ago! I want to defeat him in one fell swoop!" he said in a low voice. The people of Thunderclap Academy all had firm gazes. When Shen An entered the stage, all eyes were focused on him alone. The champion of the Heaven Dou competition zone, the lucky one who had gotten a bye for three consecutive rounds. Who wasn’t curious? The five great academies were even more focused, wanting to see if Shen An was really a fake. The first person sent up by Thunderclap Academy was Lei Mie, his martial soul the Thunder Cloud. His soul rings lit up one after another. A thunder cloud appeared in the sky. As he outputted his soul power, it seemed to be charging up for something. The range of the thunder cloud grew larger and larger, and the sound of thunder boomed. In broad daylight, everyone saw the potential for a thunderstorm. Then, to everyone’s surprise, after the thunder cloud had finished releasing its soul skill, he decisively left the stage. Shen An just squinted his eyes slightly. He remembered the means by which Tianshui and Blazing had created their environments before. Soon, the second person was an auxiliary-type soul master. After releasing soul power at the thunder cloud, stabilizing its form, and pouring all his soul power into it, he decisively left the stage. The power of the thunder cloud grew even stronger. The third, fourth, and fifth soul masters all did the same. Everyone looked at the thunder cloud and was secretly shocked, vaguely guessing the purpose of Thunderclap Academy. That was to leave the power of the first six people on the field in a special form, and then have one person fuse with it for the final blow. Logically speaking, when the opponent was doing this, Shen An should have stepped in to stop it. But he had no such thought, just quietly watching the opponent perform. He really is as confident as ever. The teams besides the five great kingdoms thought at the same time. Shen An was of course not afraid. After fusing with the soul bone, his physique and sinews were simply inhumanly strong. The Golden Body and Jade Bone were no joke, although at present he only had a left arm. He really wanted to see just how strong this one blow from the other side was. The second to last to enter the stage was another auxiliary-type soul master. "Lightning-Guiding Pillar!" An invisible pillar made of lightning appeared on the field, connecting the thunder cloud above to the stage below. A continuous stream of lightning power was transported down, which could be absorbed and utilized by soul masters of the same type. At the moment this soul master left the stage, Yu Tianxin rushed up with the speed of lightning. Being defeated by Shen An, it wasn’t just Huo Wu who was constantly thinking about winning back. He, from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, born proud, wanted to win a match even more. But Shen An’s strength was truly despairing for him. With his power alone, there was no possibility of victory. But Blazing Academy’s Huo Wu had given him inspiration. The powerful lightning force was continuously transported through the lightning pillar into Yu Tianxin’s body. The people of the five great kingdoms were very puzzled at this time. Thunderclap Academy was gathering the power of all its members just to defeat one person. Wasn’t this too much of a loss? Was this person really so worthy of attention??? And the energy that a soul master’s body could fuse with was limited and was restricted by the strength of the body. Unless it was a martial soul fusion skill, wasn’t doing this just courting death? But soon, everyone knew what Yu Tianxin was relying on. First, a dragon’s cry echoed through the entire field. Na’er on the stage heard this dragon’s cry and felt a strange feeling in her heart. Yu Tianxin’s entire body burst with dazzling blue lightning. The length of his arms increased by more than half a foot, and they were covered with blue-purple scales. Two yellow and two purple rings circled around this dragon arm. No one was a stranger to this. This was the unique talent of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Dragonification. It was also because of this that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon had firmly sat in the position of one of the three upper sects. After level thirty, for every soul ring added, a part of the body would become similar to a dragon. But a strange thing happened. Yu Tianxin, who was clearly only a Soul Ancestor, had wings grow out of his back, and his head was even transforming in the direction of a dragon. "Roar roar roar!" In an instant, Yu Tianxin had actually continuously undergone Dragonification with the help of the lightning power, and then relied on the amplification brought by the Dragonification to complete the absorption of that terrifying thunder cloud. Yu Xiaogang was stunned. His family’s martial soul can still do this? It doesn’t make sense. The teacher from Thunderclap Academy offstage showed a smile. This was why an auxiliary-type soul master had been sent up. The thunder cloud stored the energy, and the lightning pillar then reasonably transmitted this energy into Yu Tianxin’s body. When it was connected from the thunder cloud to the stage, a part of the violent power had already been invisibly filtered out. Although there was inevitably some loss in the middle, it was already the best burst. "Shen An, let’s fight!" The nearly half-dragon Yu Tianxin manipulated the lightning, detached from the lightning pillar, and soared up. The huge dragon wings shone with a dazzling lightning glow, like a true divine dragon. Under the thunder cloud, he accepted an even more violent baptism of lightning. Yu Tianxin felt the abundant energy in his body continuously climbing to its peak, yet without the slightest pride. It was ultimately the energy of others. What comes fast, goes fast. And what he had to do was, when this energy reached its peak, to unhesitatingly transform it into his own strongest blow! The time has come! "The wind rolls up the rain, clouds cover the sun! A dragon roams the nine heavens, Yu Tian’s thunder!" Yu Tianxin chanted loudly. As Yu Tianxin truly launched his attack, the people of Thunderclap Academy silently prayed for him offstage. The power of this blow was enough to be comparable to a Soul Sage who had not activated their martial soul true body! An expert offstage couldn’t help but say. For a Soul Ancestor to burst out with the power of a Soul Sage was unimaginable. Fortunately, this blow from Thunderclap Academy had great limitations. Don’t you see the one-by-one setup and energy storage? In a normal fight, who would give you this chance? "Ang!!!" Accompanied by a high and passionate dragon’s cry, Yu Tianxin at this time carried the dazzling power of lightning, like a true divine dragon falling from the nine heavens, and rushed towards Shen An, leaving a brilliant tail flame behind him. Everyone watched nervously to see how Shen An would respond. Last time when facing a blow of similar might, it was because of his fire immunity. But now, he couldn’t also be immune to lightning, right? But the next moment, everyone simply couldn’t believe Shen An’s response. Shen An stood still on the spot. No martial soul, no soul rings, nothing was released. Like a mere mortal, he clenched his left fist and then resolutely punched out! Rumble!!! A hand like beautiful jade met the terrifying dragon claw. But it was not crushed as imagined. Instead, it was as steady as Mount Tai, without a single shake. A visible air wave spread out. Those who were close and had weaker cultivation, like Yu Xiaogang, even almost failed to stand firm. At the junction of the lightning light and the fist, the tyrannical power of lightning continuously poured in. But just a smear of jade color flashed, and this blow was completely wiped out. Bang! Shen An’s left fist further exerted force. Yu Tianxin, who was originally presenting a powerful momentum, was actually sent flying horizontally like a broken sack. A bit of blood sprayed from his mouth. Everyone stared blankly at this scene. Before, when fighting Blazing Academy, he had at least slashed out with a sword. Now, he had defeated his opponent with just this one simple punch. This is unreasonable, isn’t it? Yu Tianxin, who had devolved back to his human state, said tremblingly, "How is this possible?" Shen An pouted. After absorbing a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and refining a part of his Jade Bone, if he were to be knocked back by a Soul Ancestor, he might as well just commit suicide. The teams of the five great kingdoms were also stunned, looking at Shen An in horror. We were so damned wrong to think that such a strong person was fixing matches before. It’s a good thing Shen An got a bye. Otherwise, if we had run into him and had spoken provocatively without knowing life from death, what would we have done if we were beaten half-paralyzed? A trace of relief flashed in the eyes of the teams of the five great kingdoms. Tang San’s eyes emitted a sheet of purple light. Shen An had scared him. He had seen it clearly. Just now, Shen An hadn’t even used soul power, merely relying on his own strength to knock him back. As for the smear of jade color that had withstood the lightning energy, Tang San soon had a guess. "A soul bone! He has a soul bone! And its age is extremely high, definitely above fifty thousand years! Only then could it withstand this blow," Tang San said loudly, a venomous look flashing in his eyes. To say that Shen An had a soul bone was undoubtedly to draw hatred towards him. No soul master didn’t want to obtain a soul bone. In the qualifiers, Huyan Li had exposed his soul bone, and the Soul Douluo Huyan Zhen had not dared to leave his grandson for a moment, for fear that someone would kill him to seize the treasure. Even a great power from the lower three sects like the Elephant Armored Sect had to be so careful. Thus, one could see the allure of a soul bone. Shen An glanced faintly at Tang San. This person really doesn’t know life from death. It’s not good to make a move during the Soul Master Tournament, and Tang Hao is a trouble. However, after the Soul Master Tournament, when he smoothly advances to Soul Emperor, that will be the day he settles the score with this father and son duo. As for the exposure of the Jade Bone, it was no big deal. The current him could definitely be said to have the power to protect himself. In an instant, all eyes turned to Shen An. Among them, there was no lack of people showing looks of greed. Xue Qinghe was the first to stand up. "Shen An is this Crown Prince’s friend! Whoever makes a move on Shen An is making an enemy of my Heaven Dou Empire!" Emperor Xue Ye did not say no. Ning Fengzhi stood up at the same time and said, "Shen An is a friend of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! To move against him is to face the counter-attack of my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!" Salas: "Same here!" Everyone present: "..." At this moment, they once again recognized Shen An’s value. At the same time, they secretly made a note of this person. For a time, the entire arena was solemn. Xue Qinghe and the others standing up for Shen An in public undoubtedly dispelled the greed of most people. However, whether there were still people willing to take the risk would have to be seen in the future. The promotion tournament continued. In the subsequent matches, Shen An led all the teams without any suspense. Spirit City, in the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong once again received the transmitted intelligence. Facing the soaring strength of Yu Tianxin, he hadn’t even used soul power, but had knocked him back with just the power of one punch. "Such a heaven-defying talent... must be killed!" "Men, summon two more Titled Douluo to come!"