Chapter 46: Joining the Heaven Dou Team

"Sure enough, the effect of his First Soul Skill is just to make the Blue Silver Grass grow rapidly, and the effect of the Second Soul Skill is to make the Blue Silver Grass harden."

A flash of sharp light flickered in Ao Siluo's eyes, and his speed climbed once more; however, in the time of two breaths, he had already surged within a range of two meters of Shi Quan, and this distance of two meters was nothing more than a single breath of time for Ao Siluo.

It was also at this moment that Shi Quan brought his hand upward, and the vines before him suddenly rose, blocking the space between Shi Quan and Ao Siluo.

Ao Siluo's heart tightened, and his figure shifted rapidly toward the left, not rashly launching an attack.

Seeing this, a bit more interest appeared in Shi Quan's eyes.

If Ao Siluo had launched an attack just now, at such close range, he was confident that in the brief moment Ao Siluo paused to attack, he could have had the rapidly growing Blue Silver Grass directly bind him.

Yet Ao Siluo had steadily refrained from attacking, choosing to search for an opportunity once again.

"Can his reaction speed keep up with my speed?"

There was a trace of shock in Ao Siluo's eyes, and he continued to move rapidly among the vines, probing while searching for an opportunity to strike.

Below the stage, Yu Tianheng saw this scene, and his expression also turned unsightly; he said in a low voice, "Ao Siluo is going to lose."

"How can that be?" Yu Feng said in disbelief, "Boss, this Shi Quan just got lucky and happened to block Ao Siluo; as long as Ao Siluo finds an opening, he only needs one strike to directly win the battle."

"Look at the Blue Silver Grass on the stage."

Hearing Yu Tianheng's reminder, the crowd's gazes finally converged on the vines on the Soul Fighting Platform.

Unknowingly, the intertwined vines had already submerged the entire Soul Fighting Platform; deep blue Blue Silver Vines began to crisscross and stack on the stage. At this point, the original appearance of the ring could no longer be seen, and the entire ring had turned into an ocean of vines, yet the vines were still growing continuously, as if there were no limit.

"There are too many vines on the stage, and the entire platform has become uneven, which will have a significant impact on Ao Siluo's speed, and that block just now, I don't think it was a coincidence..."

Listening to Yu Tianheng's analysis, the expressions of the crowd could not help but change again and again; as the saying goes, the bystander sees clearly, and as spectators, they were always able to analyze the full picture from the clearest perspective.

Ao Siluo, deep within the battle, only thought that Shi Quan was still continuously wasting soul power; so what if there were many Blue Silver Vines? As long as they couldn't trap him, everything else was just empty talk.

The gap in soul power levels was there after all; Shi Quan's Blue Silver Grass speed couldn't keep up with Ao Siluo's, and as long as Ao Siluo didn't make a mistake, this battle would be a war of attrition.

"Be careful."

Shi Quan spoke to warn him, and as his voice fell, he lifted a finger, and the second soul ring beneath him lit up.

A large amount of branches and leaves instantly surged out from the thicket of Blue Silver Grass vines; under the blessing of the Hardening ability, these branches and leaves instantly hardened, all of them exceeding ten centimeters in length, dense and thick, just like thorns.

This ability of Hardening could not only be used to control enemies.

It could also be used as a means of attack.

The ground full of hard thorns directly left Ao Siluo with nowhere to step.

"I'm not so easily defeated!"

A trace of ruthlessness appeared in Ao Siluo's eyes, and he stepped directly onto the thorns; the thorn-like branches pierced through his soles, and the intense pain made Ao Siluo's figure tremble visibly, but his figure did not pause in the slightest, and he shot out violently.

As the second soul ring beneath Ao Siluo lit up, the sharp claws in his hands joined together, and he slashed a black half-moon blade through the air, which struck directly toward Shi Quan.

"I can also control the Blue Silver Grass after it has been hardened." Shi Quan's voice was very calm; the Blue Silver Vines on the ground rose up violently, emitting bursts of ink-colored light, as if they were an ink-colored stone wall.

Boom!

A violent collision sound rang out, and the Blue Silver Vines trembled fiercely, but they remained firm.

On the other side, Ao Siluo was sent flying by the impact, and the Blue Silver Thorns on the stage were still emitting a devouring ink-colored light.

Because of the obstruction of the Blue Silver Vine Wall, Shi Quan could not see Ao Siluo's current situation clearly; if Ao Siluo were to land on these vines full of thorns, he would likely turn into a hedgehog.

The members of the Heaven Dou Team below the stage saw this situation, and their expressions changed abruptly, as did the teacher beside the stage.

The teacher exclaimed, "Shi Quan, stop quickly!"

In fact, just as the teacher's voice rang out, the ink color on the vines had already begun to dissipate, returning once again to the soft vines from before.

Seeing this, the teacher finally breathed a sigh of relief; if a life were lost in a selection match, then he, as the teacher, would definitely be held responsible.

"Alright, let's end the battle here; Ao Siluo, you have lost." The teacher stepped onto the stage to intervene and said to Shi Quan, "Shi Quan, you are now a member of the Heaven Dou Team."

"Thank you, teacher."

On the other side, Yu Feng of the Heaven Dou Team leaped up, quickly stepped onto the stage, and carried Ao Siluo off the stage.

"Lingling, hurry and help Ao Siluo heal."

Ye Lingling did not speak, but merely raised her hand to summon her martial soul, the Nine Heart Begonia; bursts of white light spilled from the flowers and merged into Ao Siluo's body.

That was a pink begonia flower, composed of white and pink petals; the begonia flower was gorgeous in color, and its posture was graceful.

"That is the Nine Heart Begonia!?" Ning Rongrong, who was in the stands, covered her mouth in surprise upon seeing this.

Ning Rongrong knew the function of the Nine Heart Begonia; under Ye Lingling's treatment, the injuries on Ao Siluo's feet began to recover rapidly, and his originally pale face finally regained a bit of color.

"Thanks, Lingling." Ao Siluo's injuries were not serious, and with the help of Ye Lingling, an Auxiliary Soul Master focused on healing, he quickly recovered.

Ye Lingling nodded, without saying a word.

"I'm sorry, Boss. I still lost." Ao Siluo lowered his head, saying, full of disappointment.

Yu Tianheng stepped forward and patted Ao Siluo on the shoulder, "This isn't your fault; the opponent was just too strong."

"Ao Siluo, keep working hard." Qin Ming, who was beside the Heaven Dou Team, finally spoke from the beginning of the battle until now. "Let's go, welcome your new teammate."

As the team leader, although Yu Tianheng and the others were reluctant, they still had to shift their attention to Shi Quan on the stage.

"Shi Quan, the Three Great Education Committees have already informed me of your situation. I am Qin Ming, the leader of the Heaven Dou Team; you can just call me Teacher Qin. I am very happy that you can join the Heaven Dou Team." Qin Ming stepped forward enthusiastically to greet him.

"Hello, Teacher Qin." Shi Quan called out.

"Let's go, there are too many people here; let's go to the Heaven Dou Team Training Ground first, and I will introduce your teammates to you." Qin Ming patted Shi Quan on the shoulder, nodded with satisfaction, and led Shi Quan and the six, including Yu Tianheng, away from the Spirit Arena.

Ao Siluo watched the six people leave, his eyes filled with unwillingness; the winner takes all, and losing meant losing. He could only work harder now and rely on his own ability to return to the Heaven Dou Team.

As for the Spirit Arena, under the announcement and direction of the teacher, the observing students dispersed one by one.

"He joined the Heaven Dou Team just like that, so easily?" Ning Rongrong looked at the empty Spirit Arena, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

Defeating a twenty-ninth-level soul master at level twenty-two—what kind of concept was this? Ordinary Spirit Masters, even with her assistance, could at most fight across three or four levels, but Shi Quan had relied on his own ability to easily defeat an opponent seven levels above him.

The deeper her understanding of Shi Quan, the more Ning Rongrong felt her own insignificance in front of him.

Heaven Dou Team dedicated Training Ground.

It was called a dedicated training ground, but in reality, it was just the first independent Playground, with a raised Soul Fighting Training Ground in the center and several rows of seats for resting arranged on both sides.

How should I put it?

Primitive.

This was Shi Quan's feeling; for such a large Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, was this really all there was to the training ground for the strongest Heaven Dou Team?

Shi Quan had actually expected it to be something much more high-end.

But then he thought about it, and Master's so-called training was nothing more than the most basic training method of running while carrying stones.

The research on physical training throughout the entire Douluo could be said to be poor to an extreme.

Even regarding the cultivation of soul power, which was highly valued, no one had ever been seen researching any cultivation techniques or the like; there was somewhat of an unscientific element to it.

"Shi Quan, this is Yu Tianheng; he is currently the captain of the Heaven Dou Team, and his martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon..."

Under Qin Ming's introduction, Shi Quan and the six people including Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had a preliminary acquaintance.

Qin Ming nodded and smiled: "Alright, let me tell you about Shi Quan's situation; you must be very curious as to why Shi Quan's second Soul Ring is a thousand-year one."

Upon hearing this, everyone revealed curious expressions, looking at Qin Ming and Shi Quan.

"Shi Quan has developed a brand new Soul Ring Limit Theory..." Qin Ming slowly recounted Shi Quan's theory and also informed the six members of the Heaven Dou Team about the theory he had established.

At the same time, he also explained to the six of them the reason why their physical training had suddenly increased during this period.

"... Shi Quan's theory has already tended toward perfection, and he himself is the best proof. Besides this, after I consulted with the Three Great Education Committees, we decided that while Shi Quan joins the Heaven Dou Team, he simultaneously possesses the right to instruct the Heaven Dou Team. In the coming days, Shi Quan will work with me to formulate the subsequent training plan."

As Qin Ming's voice fell, the brows of the six members of the Imperial Fighting Team could not help but furrow; while surprised, they were even more impressed.

Dugu Yan waved her jade hand and spoke: "Teacher Qin, although Shi Quan has developed this new martial soul limit theory, this does not mean he has the ability to instruct us."

Qin Ming had not discussed the matter of letting him participate in the Heaven Dou Team's training plan with him in advance, nor had he asked for his opinion; Shi Quan was not interested in this, and seeing Dugu Yan speak, he took the opportunity to step down, saying: "Teacher Qin, Dugu Yan is right. My strength is weak, and my theory is only aimed at Soul Rings; I have no ability to instruct at all. You should just treat me as an ordinary team member."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this; no one had expected that Shi Quan would actually undermine himself.

(End of this chapter)