Inside the Blacksmith Association today, a group of students appeared, wandering around the premises.
They looked around curiously.
"Everyone, don't be formal, just treat this place like your own home."
Arthur was extremely generous and magnanimous.
At that moment, Zhen Hua arrived. He first gave Arthur a happy hug.
Then he asked in confusion, "Little Arthur, who are these people?"
"These are all First Year students from Shrek," Arthur explained. "We are having our final exams."
"I see," Zhen Hua understood.
He was naturally aware of Shrek's final exams; he had even been one of them once.
Feeling a bit nostalgic, he reminisced, "Your class is quite lucky. Back when we had our final exams, we had to act alone."
"Is that so? Haha," Arthur replied perfunctorily.
Then he said seriously, "Teacher, I came to ask for your help this time."
The word 'Teacher' made Zhen Hua feel extremely comfortable. He patted his chest and said, "Whatever it is, just say it. Teacher will get it done for you!"
"Help me find someone."
"Who?"
"The Evil Soul Masters in Heaven Dou City!"
The smile on Zhen Hua's face froze instantly. "Evil Soul Masters? Within Heaven Dou City's borders?"
His tone became solemn. "What do you want to do?"
There were naturally many Evil Soul Masters in Heaven Dou City.
Most of them were there to scout the movements of a Divine Craftsman like him. However, they weren't too strong; with many Titled Douluo in Heaven Dou City, the Evil Soul Masters sent to scout were just cannon fodder.
As the only Divine Craftsman on the continent, Zhen Hua was like a top-tier, hot beauty in the eyes of the Holy Spirit Cult, who were desperately short of Battle Armor, making them burn with desire.
"As you know, our exam requires us to defeat a Soul Master at least five levels higher than ourselves."
"I think Evil Soul Masters are just right. It kills two birds with one stone. I'm here to ask the Blacksmith Association to help me gather intelligence."
"Nonsense!" Zhen Hua was so angry his beard fluttered and his eyes glared. He raised his hand to knock Arthur's head, but forced himself to stop mid-air.
Then he mumbled a whole lot of things. Basically, he wasn't allowing it.
Arthur curled his lip. "As expected, Teacher Mu Chen is better. He wouldn't stop me."
As soon as these words came out, Zhen Hua's defenses crumbled.
He gave a muffled groan, nearly suffering internal injuries from holding it in.
His face was red and hot, and he shouted nonsensically, "Mu Ye! Mu Ye, where are you? Get over here right now!"
Mu Ye, wearing a chef's hat, appeared nearby, still holding a spatula. "What's wrong? I'm stir-frying a couple of dishes for Little Arthur."
"What stir-frying! Stop it for now!" Zhen Hua snatched the spatula from Mu Ye's hand and threw it aside. His chest was still heaving violently as he pointed at Arthur and complained to Mu Ye, "Look at this kid! He actually wants to take a group of children to fight Evil Soul Masters, and he even said that old fellow Mu Chen is better than me because he wouldn't stop him!"
Mu Ye's gaze circled between Arthur and Zhen Hua, and he calmly picked up the spatula. "Fighting Evil Soul Masters, huh? That's quite good. These Evil Soul Masters in Heaven Dou City have their eyes fixed on you; it's a good chance to let the kids practice, and it helps you clear up trouble. It kills two birds with one stone."
"You're actually speaking for him too?!" Zhen Hua's eyes widened, as if he had received a double blow. "Those are Evil Soul Masters! Not ordinary Soul Masters! Their Martial Soul Abilities are extremely sinister."
"It's fine if those kids die, but what if something happens to Little Arthur?"
The nearby students: Huh?
What kind of talk is that?
"With me around, nothing will happen," Mu Ye's tone was calm... As twilight turned to ink and the streets of Heaven Dou City gradually fell silent, while the citizens were deep in sleep.
Clashes between Soul Masters broke out in almost every part of the city.
On the top floor of the Blacksmith Association, Arthur stood before a soul-guided detection light screen. Twenty or so red dots on the screen represented Evil Soul Masters, currently being surrounded by green dots representing the students.
Arthur acted as the battlefield hub, his Spiritual Power covering the entire city as command after command was sent out.
He directed series of scattered hunts or precise encirclements.
"Class Monitor, abandoned factory in the east of the city, there are two Spirit King Evil Soul Masters. Both are poison type!"
"We can't win against them in a duel!"
Arthur instructed, "Then ignore the exam requirements for now. Focus on keeping them occupied; reinforcements will arrive soon."
Then he contacted Gu Yue: "Gu Yue, head there immediately and clear the area with elements."
"Received."
Gu Yue's figure hovered above the factory, her hands open as elemental power gathered like a tide.
Torrents of various elements intertwined into a net, pouring down with multi-colored glows.
Under the wash of elemental power, the poisonous mist melted away like ice and snow, vanishing instantly.
The faces of the two Evil Soul Masters changed drastically; they felt the Soul Power in their bodies suppressed by a powerful force, making it difficult even to manifest Martial Soul Abilities... "Na'er, head to the south of the city immediately."
"Okay."
Inside the Blacksmith Association, Arthur watched as the red dots in the east of the city on the light screen gradually dimmed, and continued to issue commands: "West city docks, Luo Guixing, Xie Xie, you two pin down that agility-attack system Evil Spirit King. Watch out for his fifth Spirit Ability, 'Shadow Kill'..."
At the same time, Tang Wulin's roar came from the south city warehouse: "Brother Arthur, there's a Spirit Emperor here! My Soul Power is hitting rock bottom! The Blue Silver Grass binding him is about to break!"
On the light screen, over a dozen green dots in the south were surrounding a red dot, but it still wasn't enough. That was a Spirit Emperor, after all.
However, Xu Xiaoyan was among those dozen or so green dots.
"Xu Xiaoyan, after Tang Wulin can't hold on anymore, immediately use Absolute Establishment to control him. Na'er is almost there!"
"Yes!"
At the south city warehouse, the Evil Spirit Emperor glared viciously at the group of children surrounding him.
He had just broken free from Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass.
Immediately after, he was imprisoned by a cage woven from countless starlight threads, unable to move.
"What is this thing?!"
Before the Evil Spirit Emperor could react.
The warehouse roof was suddenly torn open, and a golden giant dragon, carrying an Aura that could destroy heaven and earth, dove down!
"Die!"
Na'er's Dragon Roar was deafening. In an instant, the giant dragon suppressed the Evil Spirit Emperor... The Evil Soul Master in the south was dealt with.
Arthur immediately commanded the west city docks from before.
"Luo Guixing, Xie Xie, the distraction task is complete. Wu Siduo has arrived with support."
"Wu Siduo, use Self-Martial Soul Fusion directly. Blow him away with the Hell White Tiger!"
"Luo Guixing, Xie Xie, maintain vigilance. Protect Wu Siduo when she enters a weakened state after the Martial Soul Fusion ends."
"Received!"
In the night, the figures of the youths intertwined into a net, completely annihilating the Evil Soul Masters.
Zhen Hua watched from the side, dumbfounded.
The teachers who had split up in secret to protect these students running all over the place were also dumbfounded.
"This... this is a group of children?" Zhen Hua murmured to himself, his voice trembling.
He had lived for most of his life and seen countless Genius Soul Masters, but he had never seen a group of youths like this.
At thirteen or fourteen years old, facing Evil Soul Masters of the Spirit Emperor and Spirit King level, they not only didn't retreat but could also cooperate so tacitly, with a division of labor as clear as battle-hardened veterans.
"Because I'm awesome," Arthur claimed the credit without any modesty.
This reminded Zhen Hua. He asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to take the field yourself? What if they encounter someone far stronger than them, whom they can't even keep occupied?"
"About that..." Arthur was full of confidence.
Just then, a student called for help.
"Damn it, the intelligence was fake!"
"Class Monitor! Help, Class Monitor! The intel was wrong! This isn't a Spirit Ancestor, it's a Spirit Emperor!"
In an instant, Arthur gripped the Saint Spear and hurled it out.
The Saint Spear, carrying a pale gold light, shot through the air, carving a golden trajectory across the city's night sky.
"Class Monitor, I'm about to... Eh? Class Monitor is awesome!"
Seeing this, Zhen Hua remained silent for a long time. In the face of Arthur's various miraculous methods, he felt like his status as a Titled Douluo was a sham.
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