Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

"Weight of the Nation, Tremor of the Cauldron!!!"

Xiao Xiao's opponent was a defense-type thousand-year Iron-Armored Rhinoceros.

In the original story, she was only a level twenty-eight Great Soul Master, and her martial soul wasn't a type strong in attack power.

She hadn't managed to break the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros's defense by the end of the match and could only maintain a draw.

In the end, she barely managed to get a passing grade of 96 points.

But now, she was a genuine Soul Elder, and having cultivated the Su Lu Heart Method, her soul power was pure and abundant. Not only could she break the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros's defense, but she also had another way to win.

And that was one word—Tremor!

The Threelives Soul Suppression Cauldron continuously emitted intense shockwaves. Each tremor would force the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros back two to three steps.

And with Xiao Xiao's current soul power, plus the extremely fast recovery characteristic of the Su Lu Heart Method, her tremors could be continuous!

"Tremor, tremor, tremor—"

With Xiao Xiao's three consecutive "tremors," the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros was directly shaken out of the Soul Dueling Arena. The final tremor even sent it flying towards the audience stands, and it was only Beast King Gongzhang Long who intervened to catch it.

And that Iron-Armored Rhinoceros had already been knocked unconscious by the tremors.

"Xiao Xiao, successfully challenged a thousand-year Iron-Armored Rhinoceros. Base score: 100 points. During the battle, she perfectly utilized the core tremor power of the Threelives Soul Suppression Cauldron. Skill points: 50.

However, by so recklessly disregarding her own soul power consumption, if she hadn't managed to knock out her opponent in a short time, she herself would have been in some danger. 10 points are deducted here. Final score: 140 points!"

"Heavens, 140 points! That's not much less than Huabin. Xiao Xiao can actually be this formidable," Zhu Lu said in shock.

Cao Jinxuan with 120 points, and Xiao Xiao with 140 points, the two of them combined had 260 points.

And their group's total score was only 345 points. In other words, Yuwentuo only needed to get 85 points or more to ensure victory.

With Yuwentuo's strength, no one would think he couldn't even get 85 points.

"We lost. As expected of the guy who calls himself the God of Gamblers. We shouldn't have bet against him," Huo Yuhao sighed.

"So what if we lost? It's just three million gold soul coins, less than half of my annual living expenses. It's better than kneeling to that Dai Huabin," Wang Dong said, taking it rather well. This was also because she truly didn't care about three million gold soul coins at all.

Compared to their nonchalance, Dai Huabin appeared much angrier.

Of course, he wasn't angry because of the three million gold soul coins. As the legitimate son of the White Tiger Dai family, such a small amount of money wasn't something he would care too much about.

But he just wanted to win against Yuwentuo once. Failing yet again made him extremely unwilling.

At this moment, Yuwentuo stepped onto the field. He said, "I challenge a seven-hundred-year spirit beast!"

Gongzhang Long was taken aback. "Kid, with your strength, why don't you fight a thousand-year one?"

"Isn't passing good enough? Why bother being so tired?" Yuwentuo replied with a smile.

"Damn it, this guy is doing it on purpose," Zhu Lu said angrily.

In the promotion exam, the full score was 150 points, comprising a base score and skill points.

The skill points had a fixed maximum of 50 points, but the base score was determined by the age of the spirit beast you chose.

A thousand-year spirit beast gave a base score of 100. A spirit beast between seven hundred and a thousand years gave a base score of 90. Between four hundred and seven hundred years, the base score was 85. Finally, below four hundred years, the base score was 80.

In other words, only by choosing a thousand-year spirit beast could one get the full 150 points. 90 points was the passing grade. Those who couldn't get this score had to retake the exam, and if they failed again, they would be advised to withdraw from the academy.

Yuwentuo choosing a seven-hundred-year one clearly had two purposes: first, to just barely exceed their group's total score by 5 points; second, this way, even if he got zero skill points, 90 points was exactly passing – any more than that would be a waste.

Yan Shaozhe silently supported his forehead. "Sigh, still that problem child. Doesn't he know that the higher the score in the promotion exam, the more cultivation resources he'll receive from the academy later?"

"Suit yourself," Gongzhang Long opened the beast cage, and a terrifyingly large snake slithered out.

"It's a King Python!" Cao Jinxuan exclaimed.

The King Python was a special type of snake spirit beast. Unlike ordinary snakes that relied on venom to subdue their enemies, this snake was non-venomous and was a pure strength-type spirit beast. Its specialty was coiling its thick body around its prey and then swallowing it whole.

"This fellow can't beat Tuotuo. This kind of spirit beast prefers shade and cold and fears flames the most. It's completely countered by the fire-attributed Tuotuo. I wonder how Tuotuo will beat it?" Xiao Xiao said leisurely.

Yuwentuo's combat ability was already formidable, and now he even had an elemental advantage. She couldn't see how Yuwentuo could possibly lose.

The King Python stared coldly at Yuwentuo, intending to pounce on him.

Just then, Yuwentuo met its gaze, then turned and walked towards the exit of the Dueling Arena.

"What... what is he doing?" Everyone watched in confusion.

But then they saw the King Python, as if terrified, suddenly turn and flee as well, diving headfirst back into its beast cage.

"This kid, how did he do that? He just scared the King Python back like that?" Even Yan Shaozhe was baffled.

Although Huo Yuhao also didn't fight and directly scared the Wind Wolf into paralysis, at least he had used his spirit skill mimicry.

But this Yuwentuo was truly bizarre, incredibly bizarre...

"Yuwentuo, passed the assessment, repelled a seven-hundred-year spirit beast. Base score: 90 points. However, you turned your back and walked away without confirming whether your opponent would attack you, leaving your back exposed to the enemy. This is the biggest point deduction. I'm docking you 50 points. Skill points: zero. Final score: 90 points."

Yan Shaozhe really couldn't stand Yuwentuo's lazy, "salted fish" demeanor, so he gave him the lowest possible score as a lesson.

Yuwentuo actually didn't care at all. Just as he said, any extra point was a waste anyway.

"Tuotuo, can't you be a little more serious?" Xiao Xiao said with her hands on her hips, dissatisfied. She was a bit annoyed by Yuwentuo. With his strength, he could definitely get full marks, but he ended up just getting a passing grade. This must have been done deliberately to annoy people.

"Master, you're simply too cool!" In contrast, Cao Jinxuan felt he had been thoroughly impressed.

Looking at his master, a phrase came to his mind: Don't fear a master getting full marks, fear a master who is deliberately controlling their score.

That rebellious feeling of being able to get full marks but intentionally not doing so was just too stylish.

Perhaps this was the difference between boys and girls. Many others shared Cao Jinxuan's thoughts; they didn't think Yuwentuo could only get 90 points, but rather that he felt 90 points was enough.

"But Master, how did you do it?" Cao Jinxuan asked, puzzled.

Yuwentuo said, "How did I do it? Very simple. That snake fears fire, and I'm covered in fire. If it saw me not dodging, did it want to be made into snake soup?"

"That's true, but this is too easy," Cao Jinxuan scratched his head. If fighting was always this easy, then no one would need to fight anymore in the future.

If the levels were different, both sides would just announce their levels, and the higher one would win. If the levels were the same, they'd announce their attributes, and the side with the advantage would win. What would be the need for actual combat?

In reality, of course, it wasn't that simple. Yuwentuo had utilized the ability of his forty-thousand-year skull bone. When he met the snake's gaze, he used a trace of Extreme Cold Flame spiritual attack.

This soul fire was extremely cold on the outside, but once it hit an opponent's soul, it would become incredibly scalding, making the opponent's soul feel as if it were in a scorching hell.

The King Python's soul was merely singed by Yuwentuo, and it was so frightened it didn't dare approach him again.

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