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Chapter 8: Shadow Martial Spirit (1)
🕑 Added 2025-04-19 13:40:05 +0000 UTC“Where’s Teacher Qin Ming?” Dugu Yan suddenly remembered, “Why don’t I see Teacher Qin?”
Yu Tianheng replied, “Lü Buliang is a civilian student recruited by Teacher Qin Ming without authorization. Although he is an outstanding student, he does not have the certificate of excellent student. Teacher Qin took him to the three education committees to apply for the qualification of excellent student.”
“Really? I hope the three members of the Education Committee will chase him away.” Dugu Yan said coldly, “This way we don’t have to worry about someone competing with Lingling for the position.”
Yu Tianheng shook his head. “I’m afraid I’m sorry to disappoint you. After the three members of the Education Committee see Lu Buliang’s shadow martial spirit, they will definitely grant him the qualification of an excellent student.”
After saying that, Yu Tianheng fell into deep thought. He had been watching the battle between Lü Buliang and Oslo very seriously last night. He was almost certain that Lü Buliang’s shadow martial spirit could play an extremely effective role no matter which team he was in.
He was also more convinced that with the joining of Lu Buliang, the fighting style of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team would be completely changed and their combat effectiveness would become extremely powerful.
However, Yu Tianheng glanced at Ye Lingling and felt worried about her.
In a team battle, the team generally will not let two auxiliary soul masters play at the same time, because one more auxiliary system means one less combat power, and there will be one more person who needs protection.
In the future, the better Lu Buliang’s performance in the team, the more the team will rely on Lu Buliang. When it comes to team battles, Ye Lingling’s appearances will undoubtedly decrease.
As a teammate for many years, how could Yu Tianheng bear to see Ye Lingling being ignored by the team, and how could he bear to see that the few Nine Heart Begonia spirits on the continent had no chance to perform?
If Lü Buliang and Ye Lingling, two auxiliary spirit masters, were to appear at the same time, wouldn’t Dugu Yan, who was a control spirit master, have to be replaced?
After all, Lü Buliang said last night that he could be both an auxiliary spirit master and a control spirit master, and even had the potential to be a sensitive attack spirit master.
At this moment, a rough voice interrupted Yu Tianheng’s thoughts, “Are you all here?”
Yu Tianheng and the other seven people looked in the direction of the voice. The person who came was a middle-aged man in his fifties. He was not tall but gave people a strong feeling.
His broad shoulders were like an iron wall, and his clothes could not hide his strong muscles that seemed to be cast from steel. Although his expression was kind, his sturdy figure gave people a strong sense of oppression.
If you look closely, this middle-aged man looks 70% similar to the Shi brothers.
This person is none other than the father of the Shi brothers, named Shi Gao, a level 78 defensive combat soul saint, with a martial soul of the Black Tortoise, and a Tiandou-level combat instructor at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
“Father, why are you here?” Shimo and Shimo asked this question almost at the same time.
Shi Gao came in front of the seven people, tapped the two Shi brothers on the head with one finger, and cursed, “How many times have I told you to avoid suspicion in the academy and call me Teacher Shi.”
Shimo and Shimo scratched their heads in grievance, not daring to speak any more. They thought, with almost the same body and appearance, even the same martial spirit and surname, why should they avoid suspicion?
“Teacher Shi, why are you here?” Yu Tianheng asked.
Shi Gao stretched lazily, “Qin Ming said he had something to do this morning and didn’t have time to train you, so he asked me to take his place. Today, I will give you a practical instruction class.”
Hearing this, Oslo and Yufeng felt nervous and a look of haggardness appeared on their faces.
If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon has the most powerful attack among the beast martial spirits, then the Black Tortoise has the best defense among the beast martial spirits.
Especially after the soul power reaches level 70 and possesses a martial soul avatar, the Black Tortoise’s defense can actually be called an attack, because the force is mutual, and if the defense cannot be shaken, it will be bounced away or even injured by the defense.
The one with the highest defense in the academy is the level 85 Defense-type Soul Douluo, the second-ranked Education Committee member Bai Baoshan, followed by the level 78 Defense-type Soul Douluo Shi Gao.
When practicing actual combat with Shi Gao, even if he just stood there quietly and someone attacked him, in the end it would be the person who attacked him who would get hurt.
Even the Shi brothers’ faces suddenly turned ugly when they heard that their father would be today’s practical instructor, and they hugged each other tightly in fear as if they had seen a ghost.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan didn’t think anything of it, because the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s martial spirit was strong enough to withstand the rebound of Shi Gao’s defense, and Dugu Yan’s Green Phosphorus Snake used poisonous mist to attack and would not have any contact with the opponent’s body, so naturally they didn’t have to worry about being hurt by the rebound of the terrifying defense.
Shi Gao completely ignored the seven people’s feelings. He stretched again and walked straight to the fighting arena in the middle of the playground. “Hurry up and do some warm-up exercises. The class will start in five minutes. I won’t use any martial arts or soul skills to fight you. If the seven of you can hurt me, you will pass today’s practical class. If you fail, I will make you run around the playground a hundred times carrying a heavier turtle shell than before.”
“Compared to the previous ones, today’s punishment will be too much for your body to bear. If you don’t want to suffer, attack me with all your strength. Try to get full marks in my course.”
After saying that, Shi Gao fell asleep in less than a second while sitting on the fighting arena, snoring continuously.
“————”
All previous presidents of Heaven Dou Royal Academy have been the incumbent emperors. However, due to the busy state affairs of the empire, all affairs of the academy are basically handed over to Prince Xuexing and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
The two have clear division of labor. Prince Xuexing manages the entire Royal Academy, while Crown Prince Xue Qinghe is responsible for supervising the work of the three major education committees or other senior personnel.
In the center of the college’s main campus, there is a church-like building called the Education Committee.
At this moment, in the office of the Education Committee.
The three members of the Education Committee and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe were having a meeting to discuss the admission of new students to the academy in the past few days.
Judging from the information submitted by the teacher in charge of registering new students, there are more than ten aristocratic students with good talents in Heaven Dou Royal Academy this year, and the rest are young masters sent by the aristocrats to live a leisurely life.
“Well, maybe the rules for recruiting students at the academy need to be changed.”
After reading all the information about the new students, Zhi Lin, the third-ranked member of the Education Committee, sighed dejectedly, “According to the current situation, Heaven Dou Royal Academy will sooner or later become a place of entertainment for those nobles. How can it still be a top-level soul master academy?”
“Look at Star Lou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall Academy. As long as a spirit master is capable and talented, no matter his or her background, he or she will be given corresponding resources for training. Our academy does have the most abundant training resources, but we have raised a group of incompetent people. This is simply a waste of natural resources.”
After saying that, Zhi Lin, the third member of the Education Committee, looked at the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe standing beside him, and said without restraining his temper, “Your Highness, please forgive me for being blunt. I am just worried about the future of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the fact that the Heaven Dou Empire has not produced a Titled Douluo for so long.”
Prince Xue Qinghe smiled lightly and said, “Zhilin Education Committee, just speak frankly. Don’t worry too much about my feelings. You are right. The regulations for recruiting students in the academy do have some flaws. I have also tried my best to negotiate with the emperor. The emperor is considering this matter. I hope there will be some good news.”
Chief Education Committee member Meng Shenji placed the new student information on the table, picked up another information card, and looked at it carefully for a few seconds before speaking, “In addition to the thirteen noble children whose innate soul power has reached level six or above, this year the academy also enrolled a civilian with innate soul power level seven.”
Hearing this, the second-in-command Bai Baoshan was slightly surprised, “Commoner? What’s going on? Doesn’t the academy stipulate that only nobles can be admitted? Which teacher took the initiative to accept commoners?”
Meng Shenji chuckled, “Don’t get excited, second place. The teacher who recruited this civilian student without authorization is Qin Ming.”
“Qin Ming?” Not only Bai Baoshan, Zhilin also raised questions. In the eyes of the three education committee members, Qin Ming was a genius with both strength and wisdom. He broke the rules and recruited civilians into the academy without authorization. This had to surprise the education committee members. Could this civilian student have something to do with Qin Ming?
Meng Shenji said, “The reason why Qin Ming recruited this civilian student named Lu Buliang into the academy was that he had the qualifications to become an excellent student.”
“Oh?” Zhilin showed a delighted look, “Could it be that the civilian student has some unique talent in martial arts?”
Meng Shenji nodded, “The student’s martial soul is a shadow. And it is a shadow martial soul without any elemental attributes.”
“A shadow without elemental attributes?” Zhilin was silent for a moment. “Normally, a soul master who can awaken a shadow martial soul will have a shadow with some natural element. For example, a shadow of fire, a shadow of water, or a shadow of thunder. A shadow without any element is a pure natural phenomenon. Can a phenomenon become a martial soul?”
“That’s why Qin Ming made an exception to recruit him.” Meng Shenji responded, “It is said that the student’s shadow martial spirit can not only assist teammates, but also control enemies. And his spirit skills can allow the entire team to move in the form of shadows, while increasing the attack and speed attributes by 50%. What’s even more incredible is that people in the shadow state can freely shuttle through the shadow area within a hundred meters. It can be said that he kills people in an invisible and unpredictable way.”
After listening to Meng Shenji’s story, not only Zhilin and Bai Baoshan, but Xue Qinghe on the side was also slightly shocked. Xue Qinghe was not surprised by the effect of the shadow martial soul’s soul skills, but was surprised by the shadow martial soul itself.
There will be shadows only when there is light. The essence of a shadow is the shadow area formed when light shines on an opaque object.
Light is the weakness of shadows. Without light, there will be no shadows. At the same time, light also makes shadows stronger.
Xue Qinghe thought, although he was a prince and his martial soul was a swan, those were just disguises.
What is my identity? Qian Renxue, the daughter of the former Pope and the current Pope, this is my true identity, and the six-winged angel martial spirit that represents holiness and light is my true martial spirit.
The six-winged angel spirit can release strong light and heat with the help of the energy of the sun. Therefore, under the light of the six-winged angel, the shadow spirit will definitely be affected and become more powerful.
The shadow spirit and the six-winged angel spirit are like the existence of light and shadow. They influence each other and complement each other. The existence of such a relationship between the spirits proves that there is a high probability that they can work out a spirit fusion skill through mutual coordination.
When the martial soul fusion technique is produced, the power is not just reflected in the level of the two soul masters, but a transcendent existence.
However, even two identical martial souls may not be able to possess martial soul fusion skills, which requires the complementarity and perfect matching between the martial souls.
This is why the martial soul fusion technique is so precious.
It’s just a pity that the six-winged angel is a god-level martial soul, and its quality is too different from that of the shadow martial soul. Even if the shadow martial soul is really as unique as Meng Shenji said, it is ultimately a mortal item and cannot produce a fusion technique with the god-level martial soul.
Just as the members of the Education Committee were discussing the Shadow Martial Spirit, there was a sudden knock on the office door. “Three members of the Education Committee, Qin Ming has brought Lü Buliang here.”
