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The taller female Soul Master said
"I am Huang Pu, and she is my cousin Huang Li. We are both from Changyang City and were originally students of Changyang Academy. We came together to take the Caesar Academy entrance exam. There were 10 of us, all of us Soul Generals. We were hunting Soul Beasts when we encountered a fourth-tier Soul Beast, and our team was scattered. We and another classmate encountered a pair of Sword Tigers. We fought hard and killed one of them, but the remaining Soul Beast was killed, and we had to run for our lives. You have seen what happened next."
When Huang Pu spoke, his face was filled with sorrow, and tears seemed to well up in his eyes, which aroused people's sympathy.
Some cities in this world have their own Soul Master academies, but compared to Caesar Academy, those academies are much less prestigious. It's like Caesar Academy is a university, while those academies are like high schools. Students can graduate as long as they reach the Soul General level. Some academies are even specifically established to train students for Caesar Academy, just to supply students to Caesar Academy.
"I see. So, what are your plans next?"
Lu Lan did not have the intention to help them with the assessment because of Huang Pu's tragic story. At most, she would offer some basic assistance, such as pointing out a way back. Everyone was here for the assessment, and there were many people in dire straits. They were not a rescue team and were not expected to help everyone they saw. Saving a life was considered merciful. If they encountered those assessors with ulterior motives, they might even kick them while they were down!
"us......"
Huang Pu was a smart girl, or rather, anyone who could embark on the path of a Soul Master and come to Caesar Academy for the assessment was not stupid. She naturally understood what Lu Lan meant, but she was unwilling in her heart, so she still spoke hesitantly. In the end, she simply looked at Tang Yin with pleading eyes.
"Why don't we take them with us? Otherwise, they're just weak women, and without their soul beasts, they won't be able to survive here."
Tang Yin, true to his soft heart, made the suggestion.
"You do know how to cherish women, otherwise why don't you stay behind and protect them both?"
Lucius said with a half-smile.
"This... let's forget about it! I'll just leave one soul beast to protect them on their way back to the entrance."
Tang Yin smiled brightly and revealed his other plans.
"That's fine too. Anyway, one of your four soul beasts is at the third tier, so losing one temporarily won't have a big impact on your combat power."
Before Huang Pu and the others could express their opinions, Lu Xiu decisively made the decision, and naturally, no one else objected.
......
"Little guy, what are you doing following me?"
Yi Shuihan looked helplessly at a cat-shaped soul beast with two tails that was following him 3 meters away. This was a fifth-tier soul beast, not Lu Xiu's target, but another one.
Logically, Yi Shuihan would have killed it upon seeing it. However, this soul beast seemed to sense Yi Shuihan's power, and upon seeing Yi Shuihan, it immediately ran over and knelt down. That's right, it knelt down, with its hind legs kneeling and its front legs repeatedly making a gesture of begging for mercy.
Not only that, this soul beast also had teary eyes and an adorable appearance, which made Yi Shuihan reluctant to kill it. In the end, he softened his heart and let it go, and then it kept following behind Yi Shuihan.
Black Pot seemed quite hostile towards this soul beast, otherwise it would have approached Yi Shuihan. However, the opponent's strength was still above Black Pot's, so Black Pot was completely helpless and could only bark at it incessantly.
Chapter 1108, Finally Arriving at the Target Soul Beast Area
Yi Shuihan had already investigated this two-tailed cat soul beast, and its potential was only at level 5, which was already at its limit. Even he couldn't do anything about it unless his true self intervened to easily change its physical condition and allow it to reach level 6, or even level 9.
However, if it really is Yi Shuihan himself here, there is no need to do this task at all. First of all, he has long surpassed the silver level and does not need to do this silver advancement task. Secondly, to cultivate a soul beast to the 9th level, there is no need to choose any soul beast. As long as it is a soul beast, it can be easily cultivated to the 9th level. Even a pig can be easily cultivated to the 9th level.
"Its physical potential has reached its limit, but its intelligence surpasses that of ordinary soul beasts, and its perception is also very strong. Let alone a 5th-level beast, even a 6th or 7th-level beast should not be able to sense Yi Shuihan's true strength. Most importantly, it can bend and stretch, and immediately submits when it sees that the situation is not good."
To be honest, after the two-tailed cat soul beast caused such a ruckus, Yi Shuihan did have a slight thought of signing a contract with it. After all, such a unique soul beast was not ordinary. Yi Shuihan did not necessarily need to collect powerful and promising soul beasts. In the end, his true strength did not come from soul beasts, but from himself.
With this thought in mind, Yi Shuihan asked the two-tailed cat soul beast...
"Do you want to become my soul beast?"
Upon hearing Yi Shuihan's words, the two-tailed cat spirit beast's eyes lit up, and it nodded repeatedly, showing that it truly understood what Yi Shuihan was saying.
If other soul masters saw this scene, they would probably be shocked to their very core. Every time they subdued a soul beast, they went through countless hardships, treated the soul beast like a little ancestor, and built a good relationship with it. Even if they used force, it was only to show their potential and let the soul beast know that there was a future in following them. Unlike Yi Shuihan, where soul beasts followed him around, begging to sign a contract.
The reason why the two-tailed cat soul beast kept pestering Yi Shuihan and wanted to become his soul beast was because it felt that by following Yi Shuihan, it could advance further in a short time, break through its own potential limits, and become a 6th-tier soul beast, or even a higher-level soul beast.
Even Yi Shuihan himself did not realize that he was fundamentally different from other Soul Masters. Other Soul Masters could only drive the Soul Beasts to grow rapidly in terms of spirit, but could not make them break the limits of their bloodline. Yi Shuihan was different. Soul Masters relied on Soul Beasts to become strong, but with him, it was completely the other way around. The Soul Beasts relied on him. He himself was stronger than the Soul Beasts, and the Soul Beasts could become stronger under his influence.
Because he had only been in this world for a little over a month, Yi Shuihan only had one soul beast, Black Pot, and Black Pot had not yet reached its limit. Yi Shuihan had not yet discovered this effect. When he did, he would understand that the task of cultivating a 9th-tier soul beast mentioned by the Main God Space was not actually that difficult.
"If you want to become my soul beast, then we'll see how you perform from now on. If your performance satisfies me, I'll take you in."
Instead of immediately signing a contract with the Twin-Tailed Cat Soul Beast, Yi Shuihan said something like this: Well, people never know how to cherish things that are too easily obtained. Therefore, Yi Shuihan wanted it to know how lucky it was to become his soul beast.
One person and two animals continued walking through the hunting grounds.
Along the way, Yi Shuihan did not encounter any other examinees, which was not surprising. After all, the deeper they went, the stronger the soul beasts became. With their Soul King strength, they could at most dare to fight a single 5th-tier soul beast. They certainly wouldn't dare to enter the territory of a 6th-tier soul beast, as that would be tantamount to suicide.
With no other examiners around, Yi Shuihan was happy to have some peace and quiet. This way, he could unleash his full power without any worries and crush all the soul beasts.
With Tang Yin and his group gone, more soul beasts appeared before Yi Shuihan. Tier 3 was common here, and Tier 4 soul beasts were not uncommon. Even without Yi Shuihan's intervention, Hei Guo could not handle them easily.
This is when the Twin-Tailed Cat performs. Yes, Twin-Tailed Cat is what Yi Shuihan calls the Twin-Tailed Cat Soul Beast.
With its Rank 5 strength, the Twin-Tailed Cat was a dominant force here, easily handling Rank 3 and 4 soul beasts. To Yi Shuihan's surprise, he had assumed that since the Twin-Tailed Cat wasn't his soul beast and they hadn't signed a contract, his points wouldn't increase. However, his points continued to grow.
Of course, not all soul beasts killed by the two-tailed cats are attributed to Yi Shuihan. Only when the two-tailed cats kill soul beasts will the number of dead soul beasts increase within a 3-meter radius of Yi Shuihan, and the time cannot exceed 1 second. If they get within 3 meters after 1 second, it will be useless.
"I seem to have overestimated its technical sophistication. If this is the case, and an examiner discovers this, wouldn't they be able to take advantage of the situation and hide in the place where soul beasts are fighting to collect them?"
Yi Shuihan quickly realized he was mistaken. If an examinee truly possessed such an ability, it meant he had the power to kill a soul beast in battle. Even if he couldn't actually kill the soul beast, the ability to hide right under its nose was a powerful skill. This was just an assessment; having such an ability already qualified him to enter Caesar Academy.
Besides, battles between soul beasts aren't so easy to encounter. Instead of thinking about that, it's better to honestly think about how to hunt soul beasts.
Having killed dozens of Tier 4 Soul Beasts along the way, Yi Shuihan can be said to have secured first place. After all, the strongest among these examinees is only a Soul King. Even if they were to kill Soul Beasts together, it's unlikely that one person would kill dozens of Tier 4 beasts. Even if Lu Xiu and his group were targeting Tier 5 Soul Beasts, they would still need to kill several. That possibility is not very high.
Of course, to ensure absolute success, Yi Shuihan will continue to hunt soul beasts. Killing a few Rank 6 beasts would probably secure him the top spot. If he encounters a Rank 7 beast, Yi Shuihan wouldn't mind trying to take it down.
"We're almost there. Let me see if you're qualified to become my soul beast."
Upon arriving at the territory where Yi Shuihan had sensed the sixth-tier soul beast, the black pot had already quieted down, and the two-tailed cat was no longer active. They had all sensed the terrifying soul power of the sixth-tier soul beast and dared not make any rash moves.
"Two-tailed cat, I'll give you a test. Go and lure the sixth-tier soul beast inside to me. If you can do it, I'll take you in."
After Yi Shuihan finished speaking, he waited for the Twin-Tailed Cat to make its choice. In terms of strength, the Twin-Tailed Cat was definitely no match for a sixth-tier soul beast. This operation was bound to be dangerous, and it might even be killed. However, Yi Shuihan was not looking at the Twin-Tailed Cat's strength, but rather its courage and how much it wanted to become his soul beast. If it really encountered danger, he would definitely not stand by and watch it die.
Chapter 1109, Two More Soul Beasts Added
The two-tailed cat was indeed in a dilemma. Its eyes kept rolling as if it was considering something, while its two tails swayed up and down.
Black Pot stood to the side, its eyes fixed on the Twin-Tailed Cat with a smug look. As Yi Shuihan's number one soul beast, it had every right to be proud. It was against the Twin-Tailed Cat wanting to follow Yi Shuihan, and it now desperately hoped that the Twin-Tailed Cat would refuse to lure a 6th-tier soul beast.
The two-tailed cat pondered for about ten seconds, and finally its eyes became firm. A tragic atmosphere was created by it. It carefully walked towards the place where the sixth-tier soul beast was, and every step seemed to weigh a ton.
"It seems I might have to fight two more Soul Beasts this time, which is just right for my Soul General identity as I appear to the outside world."
Yi Shuihan smiled, then focused his attention on the situation, ready to come to the rescue should the two-tailed cat be in trouble.
Fortunately, the two-tailed cat did not disappoint Yi Shuihan. Somehow, it managed to lure the 6th-tier soul beast to Yi Shuihan's presence.
Once a soul beast reaches the 6th rank, its intelligence is no less than that of an ordinary teenager, and at the 7th rank, it is no different from a normal human. Seeing the two-tailed cat hiding behind Yi Shuihan and Yi Shuihan's calm expression, the 6th rank soul beast did not launch an attack immediately, but instead assessed Yi Shuihan's strength and weakness.
"Not bad, you've passed the first hurdle."
Having seen the 6th-tier soul beast in person, Yi Shuihan was fairly satisfied with its appearance.
This is a soul beast in the form of a two-headed Western dragon, one head is fiery red and the other is ice blue, making it easy to determine that it possesses fire and ice attribute powers.
"It has the potential to reach the 7th rank, and even a slight possibility of growing into an 8th rank soul beast. Not bad, it's even more imposing than the soul beast of that examiner outside."
Yi Shuihan didn't recognize most of the soul beasts in this world, but he happened to recognize the one in front of him. It was an Ice and Fire Demon Dragon. Although it was a sub-dragon soul beast, its strength was no less than that of a pure-blooded dragon. This was because it possessed both ice and fire attributes, and its combined attack power was ten times stronger than that of a single attribute.
"Your potential is also quite good. You're the one for me, my second soul beast."
In a very short time, Yi Shuihan understood the situation of the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon and made the decision to subdue it. At this time, the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon still could not see through Yi Shuihan.
The creature before him was clearly human, yet the Ice and Fire Dragon felt a faint sense of threat. However, upon closer inspection, the threat seemed almost imperceptible, as if it didn't exist at all.
"I know you can understand what I'm saying, so I'll get straight to the point. Become my soul beast and sign a contract with me, and I guarantee I'll help you reach the eighth rank."
Helping the Icefire Demon Dragon become an eighth-tier soul beast is a huge promise. If the Icefire Demon Dragon were to grow naturally on its own, it would probably take hundreds of years to reach the seventh tier, and whether it could even reach the eighth tier would be another question.
"Roar"
The Ice and Fire Demon Dragon roared, conveying a message that Yi Shuihan could understand.
"Defeat me, and I will become your soul beast."
It was unexpectedly simple and crude, but it suited Yi Shuihan's taste perfectly.
"Then it's settled."
Nodding, Yi Shuihan didn't waste any more words. He gestured for Black Pot and Double-Tailed Cat to stand back, and then struck a pose as if he were asking to fight.
"Roar~ Roar (Aren't you using a soul beast?)?"
The Icefire Demon Dragon looked at Yi Shuihan strangely. It had dealt with humans more than once before, and some students from Caesar Academy had tried to subdue it, but none of them succeeded. It also understood that the combat power of a Soul Master lay in the Soul Beast, and that a Soul Beast could exert a strength far exceeding its own by relying on the Soul Master.
Yi Shuihan seemed determined to fight entirely on his own, which completely baffled the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon.
“I am slightly different from the Soul Masters you have met before. They were strong because of their Soul Beasts, while I am strong because of myself.”
As Yi Shuihan spoke, he released a bit of his aura, which completely overwhelmed the Icefire Demon Dragon, making it feel a real crisis of death.
When he met the examiner, Yi Shuihan realized that he had misjudged his own strength. He had underestimated himself because a 6th-tier soul beast was only equivalent to a 6-star Bronze, and a 7th-tier soul beast wouldn't even reach a 9-star Bronze. Yi Shuihan had never seen an 8th-tier soul beast, but he felt that he was no worse than an 8th-tier soul beast.
Perhaps a ninth-tier soul beast is equivalent to silver, and even if Yi Shuihan hasn't broken through to silver yet, he can still defeat a low-star silver beast.
For a reincarnator in the Main God Space to advance from Bronze 9-star strength and cultivate a Silver-level soul beast is indeed a very difficult task. After all, cultivating soul beasts is a new field, and its difficulty is no simpler than starting from scratch to achieve Silver-level strength, and may even be more difficult.
The Icefire Demon Dragon had realized that Yi Shuihan was different from others and was the strongest human it had ever encountered. It no longer agonized over why Yi Shuihan didn't use a soul beast to fight it. Its instincts told it that if it didn't unleash its full power, it would suffer a crushing defeat.
The two heads simultaneously began to gather soul power, their ice and fire attributes intertwined endlessly.
Yi Shuihan did not attack while the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon was gathering its ultimate move. Instead, he waited silently without even trying to dodge.
"boom"
Two beams of light shot out from the two heads, one red and one icy blue, colliding in the void. Then, strangely, they merged into one, increasing their speed tenfold, and slammed into Yi Shuihan.
This attack has transcended the level of 6th rank and reached the power of 7th rank. Even the strongest human soul saint would not dare to withstand it without the help of a soul beast. There is only one result if they withstand it: they will be crushed to pieces.
The Ice and Fire Dragon stared blankly at Yi Shuihan's figure with its big eyes, its mind completely blank, because its ultimate move was so easily broken. It wasn't dodging, but a direct hit that shattered it with a single punch from a human.
Although it launched the attack, even it dared not take it head-on, as it attacked Luomo in a way it had never imagined.
"How about it, do you want to continue?"
Looking at Yi Shuihan, the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon lowered its head, showing its submission, a submission from the bottom of its heart.
Before long, Yi Shuihan had two more soul beasts: a twin-tailed cat and an ice-fire demon dragon.
Chapter 1110, Joint Interception
With three soul beasts, Yi Shuihan could be considered a normal soul general. Although any one of these three soul beasts would terrify an ordinary soul general, the weakest of which had the strength of the 4th rank, they were not something a soul general could subdue.
That's right, it's Tier 4. The black pot, which was originally at the breakthrough point of Tier 3, has already broken through and become a glorious Tier 4 soul beast. Even though it is still no match for the Twin-Tailed Cat and the Ice-Fire Demon Dragon after the breakthrough, it has still broken through, hasn't it?
With these three beasts, Yi Shuihan was finally able to relax completely and began to carry out a massacre in the hunting grounds. Hei Guo handled the level 4 and lower soul beasts, the Twin-Tailed Cat handled the level 5 soul beasts, and the Ice-Fire Demon Dragon would take care of the level 6 ones. After all, it was just a hunting ground, and according to the Ice-Fire Demon Dragon, the strongest one was only a level 7 soul beast. The others were no match for them.
While other examinees were hunting down Tier 3 soul beasts and carefully surrounding and killing Tier 4 soul beasts, Yi Shuihan had already killed over a hundred Tier 4 soul beasts, seven Tier 5 soul beasts, and even one Tier 6 soul beast. His total score was more than a hundred times higher than the second-place finisher.
The three-day hunt lasted until Yi Shuihan had already completed the task on the first day. If he still couldn't get first place, he would accept it. He could always find another way later. It wouldn't be too difficult for Yi Shuihan to get a soul beast egg with the potential of a 9th rank.
After finishing his business, Yi Shuihan simply wandered around the hunting grounds, enjoying the scenery. He didn't deliberately hunt soul beasts, but only retaliated when they overestimated themselves and attacked him. Although this allowed him to gain points faster than any other examinee, it wasn't as terrifying as before.
Without the need for points, Yi Shuihan stopped flaunting his admission token and put it away. As a result, most people he encountered along the way ignored him, and many even looked at him with pity, treating him as a pitiful guy who had no team to take him in, believing that Yi Shuihan would never pass the test to enter Caesar Academy.
Yi Shuihan put the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon into the Soul Beast Space, while the Black Pot and the Two-Tailed Cat were left outside. Neither the Black Pot nor the Two-Tailed Cat looked like particularly powerful Soul Beasts, making them quite deceptive, unlike the Ice and Fire Demon Dragon, which was clearly a high-level Soul Beast.
The second day passed peacefully without any incidents, and before we knew it, it was the third day.
On the morning of the third day, Yi Shuihan arrived at a place a hundred miles from the entrance of the hunting grounds and was ambushed. Of course, it wasn't specifically to ambush him; to be precise, it was to ambush all the examinees.
Points cannot be stolen, but you can kill someone with more points than yourself, and you can also steal the admission token from someone else.
Among the examinees were many "smart people" who didn't want the hard work of hunting soul beasts. They felt that dealing with fellow human examinees was much easier than dealing with soul beasts.
"Take out your Dream Points Token."
Standing before the crowd were two Soul Generals whose auras were considered powerful among Soul Generals. Not far from them, there were hundreds of Soul General auras and dozens of Soul King auras; they were a group.
Of all the people who came to participate in the assessment, there were no more than a thousand Soul Kings, only a few hundred. And here, there are about one-tenth of the Soul Kings, which shows the strength of this intercepting force.
Although the hundreds of Soul Generals and dozens of Soul Kings are very strong, they are definitely no match for the other examinees combined. However, they are also cunning. As long as one is at the Soul King level, one can pass directly without inspection. In this way, most Soul Kings will not oppose them.
There are a thousand spots, but only a few hundred are for Soul Kings. Even if all the Soul Kings pass, there will still be a few hundred spots left. They don't need to go against the Soul King group. Besides, most of those who can cultivate to the Soul King level and come here for the assessment are not ordinary people. They either have a powerful background or outstanding talent, and they are not so easy to mess with.
On the contrary, the Soul Generals are different. Even if they encounter a few individuals with exceptional talent, their group can completely handle the situation.
The examiners were not of one mind. Without a Soul King to lead them, these Soul Generals were suppressed by those Soul Kings several times and could no longer organize themselves. In the end, they could only obediently accept the inspection.
This inspection targets not only points but also admission tokens. However, to avoid being swayed by luck, they left an option for those who rely solely on luck: they would only collect 200 admission tokens, and after that, they would stop checking the soul beast space. Also, if someone possessed both an admission token and enough points to pass the assessment, they could choose to keep either the admission token or the points record bead.
Points cannot be stolen. The Record Bead is bound to the examiner and contains the examiner's aura. However, if the Record Bead is lost, their points will naturally be treated as zero.
In fact, Yi Shuihan didn't care how they operated, because it didn't affect him. He wouldn't help the other examinees deal with these people, unless they offended him.
There are two paths here, both guarded. One has a long queue where people need to be checked by the Record Beads, while the other is a special passage for Soul Kings, where anyone who is a Soul King can walk through without being checked.
Although Yi Shuihan was somewhat interested in how these people determined the required points to pass, he ultimately chose to use the Soul King's special passage, as queuing was too unrefined.