Douluo: Peerless Beastmaster King-Chapter 26 - : Drumstick Douluo and the Third Contracted Soul Beast

Ma Xiaotao smiled slightly. "Do you need me to call a referee for you?"

The inner court's soul duels usually didn't have referees, as there were always powerful support- or healing-type soul masters among the spectators. Minor injuries were quickly dealt with by them.

At this moment, Ma Xiaotao's words were not meant to provoke Zhou Sichen, but he didn't know that.

Zhou Sichen smirked. "Perhaps senior should recover her soul power first?"

"Heh!" Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but sneer. "You really are arrogant. Since you agreed to this duel, let me teach you the rules of the inner court."

Just then, several figures slowly entered the training hall. The moment the onlookers noticed them, everyone immediately stood up and greeted them with great respect.

The newcomers were: Martial Soul Department Dean Yan Shaozhe, Vice Dean Cai Mei'er, Soul Tool Department Dean Xian Lin'er, and Vice Dean Qian Duoduo.

These four were highly influential figures in Shrek Academy. It was rare for them to appear together, yet at this moment, they were walking behind an elderly man—dressed in shabby clothes, holding a chicken drumstick in one hand and a wine gourd in the other.

The old man leisurely stepped onto the high platform in the training hall, with Yan Shaozhe and the others following closely behind.

As they walked, Yan Shaozhe's gentle voice rang out, "Everyone, just carry on as usual."

Then, he turned his gaze toward Ma Xiaotao and Zhou Sichen. "Xiaotao, take good care of your junior."

Hearing this, even Ma Xiaotao's expression changed slightly. What did the teacher mean by that? Not only did he not scold her for bullying a junior, but he also told her to 'take care' of him?

The other students had similar thoughts.

The identities of these five people were no secret. Every one of them was a top authority at Shrek Academy, especially the ragged old man leading the group—he was the last person any inner court disciple wanted to see.

Being able to see him even once was already rare. It wasn't just because of his esteemed status, but also because of how strict he was!

Zhou Sichen had naturally noticed the group as well, especially the old man at the front.

He thought to himself, It seems my performance has been quite good. Even Drumstick Douluo, known as the Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, has come. If I put on an even better display, I might actually catch Mu En's attention...

Xuanzi lazily sat down on the high platform, while Yan Shaozhe and the others quietly took their seats beside him.

After hearing Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo's descriptions the day before, they had been eager to come and observe. They had searched around the academy and eventually found Zhou Sichen in the Soul Dueling Arena.

They could only say—this kid was truly a little monster. On his very first day at Shrek Academy, he had already come to the arena for a duel.

More importantly, he had confidently accepted Ma Xiaotao's challenge? A rank-38 soul master fighting a rank-63? Forget witnessing it—just hearing about it was unbelievable.

But then they recalled what Bei Bei had said:

Zhou Sichen possessed three contracted soul beasts, all of them at the 9,999-year level. Two of them were top-tier existences, and even the third one was...

That was what made Yan Shaozhe so eager to see it for himself.

A near-10,000-year Ice Jade Scorpion was enough to take on a Soul King, or even a stronger opponent. Moreover, Zhou Sichen's Ice Jade Scorpion had the Ultimate Ice attribute, which meant it had a significant advantage against Ma Xiaotao.

Adding in the Hellflame Bird and that unknown third contracted soul beast, even Xuanzi—a rank-98 Hyper Douluo—couldn't help but feel some anticipation.

The only real gap lay in Zhou Sichen himself. His contracted soul beasts were powerful, but he was only a rank-38 Soul Elder.

In fact, there was a high chance this kid was also a rank-3 soul engineer, but against a rank-63 Ma Xiaotao, a third-tier soul engineer was practically useless.

Ma Xiaotao turned back to Zhou Sichen. "It seems you're not simple after all. Even the teachers and Elder Xuan are here. Since that's the case, let me see what makes you so confident."

As she spoke, six soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose from her body. A phoenix's cry resounded as her Evil Phoenix martial soul activated, enveloping her in explosive flames.

"Ma Xiaotao, martial soul: Evil Phoenix, rank-63 Assault-type Soul Emperor."

The smile on Zhou Sichen's face faded slightly. He had fought Soul Emperors before, but none as exceptionally talented as Ma Xiaotao.

Raising his right hand, a golden contract book materialized in his grasp, its brilliance resembling solid gold. His already refined and handsome demeanor took on a scholarly aura.

Three purple soul rings slowly rose from his body.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao was momentarily stunned, deeply shocked in her heart. Someone actually absorbed a thousand-year soul ring for their first ring?

At this moment, she finally understood why the teachers and Elder Xuan had come. A genius like this indeed had the right to be arrogant.

However, he only had three soul rings. No matter how exceptional his talent was, where did his confidence come from to face a top-tier Soul Emperor like her?

Among the observing students, all except for Duguyan were completely dumbfounded.

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A thousand-year first soul ring?

What kind of monster is this?

Being handsome is one thing, but having this kind of talent on top of it?

Wait... he's not even a Soul Ancestor! He's only a three-ring Soul Elder?!

Even if your talent is incredible, you still only have three rings!

This wasn't just a Soul Ancestor fighting a Soul Emperor.

This was a Soul Elder fighting a Soul Emperor!

Had the world gone mad, or had they all lost their minds?

Even with Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe present, the students couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

Zhou Sichen calmly introduced himself, "Zhou Sichen, martial soul: Contract Book, rank-38 Battle Soul Elder. Please guide me."

"Rank-38..." Ma Xiaotao looked at the confident Zhou Sichen and couldn't help but say, "You only have three rings. Even though your soul ring quality is high, the gap between us is enormous. How about this—if you can last fifteen minutes, I'll count it as my loss. What do you say?"

Zhou Sichen didn't refuse. He simply smiled. "Then I'll have to thank senior for the consideration."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his left hand and flipped open the first page of the Contract Book. On the page was a detailed illustration of an Ice Jade Scorpion.

With a light tap of his finger, a flash of icy blue light shot out from the golden book, forming into a three-meter-long Ice Jade Scorpion in front of him.

"Ice Jade Scorpion."

Next, Zhou Sichen turned to the second page. The illustration depicted a soaring Fire Phoenix, its body wreathed in blazing flames.

"Hellflame Bird!"

A crimson glow emerged from the Contract Book, transforming into a Hellflame Bird with a wingspan of over five meters. The Hellflame Bird, also known as the Hell Phoenix, let out a piercing cry as it spread its wings and soared into the open sky above the arena.

Since some soul masters had flying martial souls, the arena was not enclosed but open to the sky.

Seeing these two near-10,000-year soul beasts, some students who didn't recognize their strength might have even mistaken them for actual 10,000-year soul beasts.

On the high platform, Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe watched intently. They had already heard about these two contracted soul beasts from Bei Bei. What they were eagerly awaiting was Zhou Sichen's third contracted soul beast.

As if sensing their anticipation, Zhou Sichen slowly turned to the third page. The illustration depicted a massive, imposing bear.

Its fur was as tough as armor, and its claws were terrifyingly sharp—resembling dragon talons.

As Zhou Sichen's third soul ring lit up, a dark golden light shot out from the Contract Book, materializing into the gigantic bear in the illustration.

The bear let out a deafening roar, causing many of the students to feel as if their ears were about to burst.

Seeing its form clearly, even Xuanzi and Yan Shaozhe raised their eyebrows.

"This is... the Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear!"

"A near-10,000-year Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear! To gather these three soul beasts alone must have taken an unimaginable amount of effort..."

Ma Xiaotao naturally recognized it as well. Staring at its mountainous form, she frowned.

"So, this is the source of your confidence?"

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