Han Ruoruo rubbed her temples helplessly on the side; she knew that these arrogant Inner Court Disciples would not want to bring along "dead weight."
"An immortal body?"
"How can a Soul King be unkillable?"
"Could it be an Evil Soul Master?"
The students whispered among themselves, their faces filled with shock and uncertainty.
However, unlike the fear and confusion of most people, the moment Caelus, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi heard the four words "immortal body," their eyes changed slightly almost simultaneously.
Nirvana Corpse.
This term flashed through the minds of the three simultaneously.
"In that case, I'll sign up."
Caelus's calm voice echoed in the classroom.
The moment he guessed that the mission target was likely a Nirvana Corpse, all his concerns vanished into thin air.
Facing a Nirvana Corpse, no matter how strong the opponent's strength was, as the source of the Nirvana Corpse, he was inherently in an invincible position.
The worst-case scenario was merely exposing his identity prematurely; there was absolutely no danger to his life.
Because of Castorice's strength, he could not fully control the myriad karma true blood; whether it was choosing those to resurrect or controlling the Nirvana Corpse, everything was influenced by Castorice's strength.
But once Castorice's strength grew, everything would be under his control, whether it was the myriad karma true blood or the Nirvana Corpse; he would even be able to alter the cognition of the Nirvana Corpse by then.
Moreover, he was stuck at the Bottleneck of level 39, just one step away from level 40.
This mission outside was the perfect opportunity to obtain his fourth spirit ring.
With systematic learning of Martial Soul theory knowledge in this World, he had long abandoned the excessive caution he had when he first arrived.
He had truly overthought it back then.
The generation of a Spirit Ability lies at the core of the Martial Soul itself; the spirit ring does not account for a large proportion.
Just like the Nine-Heart Begonia from ten thousand years ago, no matter what spirit ring was absorbed, the Spirit Ability was fixed as healing.
His Regent of Time Martial Soul had an essence that was superior to everything else; absorbing any attribute spirit ring would inevitably result in a Spirit Ability related to time.
Compared to the Nine-Heart Begonia, the Martial Soul Abilities obtained by his Regent of Time Martial Soul were all time-based, which actually wouldn't be too shocking.
Therefore, he didn't need to specifically search for Soul Beasts related to time, and could openly state that his Martial Soul was special and that he could absorb spirit rings of any attribute.
At least, this matter was not a secret to the Star Luo Imperial Family; after all, his first three spirit rings were obtained with the help of Nebula Douluo.
It could only be said that the newly arrived Caelus was too cautious, and his understanding of Martial Souls was only superficial.
After entering the academy and rigorously catching up on basic knowledge, he realized that his concealment back then was actually completely unnecessary.
It was a bit special, but it wasn't without precedent; wasn't the Nine-Heart Begonia Martial Soul like that?
Perhaps even the Shrek City Lord, the Time Douluo Shi Xingye, was the same; after all, his Martial Soul had time and space attributes, and Soul Beasts with these two attributes were even rarer than the mental type.
It could only be said that Caelus, who had limited knowledge of the basic knowledge of the Douluo Continent at the time, was too careful and ended up trapping himself.
"I'll sign up too."
"I'll participate as well."
Almost at the same time as Caelus's voice fell, Gu Yuena's cold voice and Ye Guyi's crisp and decisive words also rang out.
Gu Yuena's goal was very clear.
She had transformed and infiltrated the human World, and the root cause was that the appearance of the Nirvana Corpse threatened the survival pattern of Soul Beasts.
Being able to personally contact and investigate other Nirvana Corpses was an opportunity she could not miss.
As for Ye Guyi, because of Qian Renxue, she was also interested in the Nirvana Corpse.
More importantly, her Sacred Angel Martial Soul had a natural restraint against death and evil attributes; even if the target was truly a Nirvana Corpse at the Soul King level, if she couldn't win, she was confident she could escape.
The Angel Martial Soul was the overlord of the sky ten thousand years ago, endowing her with flight speed far exceeding the same rank, a supreme speed that many flying spirit tools could hardly reach.
Seeing the three of them sign up without hesitation, a gratified smile appeared on Han Ruoruo's face. She looked at Ling Luochen beside her and said softly, slightly smugly: "Luochen, it seems I won."
A flash of surprise passed through Ling Luochen's ice-blue eyes. She looked deeply at the three freshmen who had different temperaments but were equally outstanding, especially Caelus, who was leading them and whose eyes were so calm that he didn't seem like a teenager.
She had originally been certain that this group of young Genius freshmen would not dare to take risks, but she hadn't expected that three of them would be so decisive.
She snorted softly but didn't say much more; losing was losing, and she was not someone who couldn't afford to lose.
However, she did become a little interested in these three "audacious" freshmen.
The leading response of the three, Caelus and the others, was like a ripple on a calm lake.
Seeing that even Caelus chose to participate, Dai Huabin's blood surged, a competitive Martial Soul suddenly arose, and he almost blurted out that he would sign up too.
However, Zhu Lu beside him pulled his sleeve hard, her eyes filled with worry, and she shook her head slightly.
Dai Huabin met Zhu Lu's gaze, and his boiling blood cooled slightly.
Without Zhu Lu by his side, he could not display the Hell White Tiger, and facing a target at the Soul King level was too dangerous.
Since the academy had begun reforms, there would be no shortage of such opportunities in the future; it wouldn't be too late for them to participate together after Zhu Lu achieved a Breakthrough to Soul Elder.
Dai Huabin took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the urge to participate.
There was no need to take risks when unprepared.
He had confidence in himself and his White Tiger Spirit, but facing an unknown immortal Soul King, the risk was indeed too high for him without his strongest trump card.
Thus, he fell silent.
Han Ruoruo took in everyone's reactions, and she was not surprised by Dai Huabin's giving up.
She clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention back: "Alright, then the Outer Court Disciples participating in this Inner Court assistance mission will be the three Core Disciples: Caelus, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi."
Her gaze turned to Ling Luochen and Xi Xi: "Luochen, Xi Xi, they are in your hands; you must ensure their safety."
Ling Luochen nodded. Although she still had no expression, her tone softened slightly: "Understood. As long as I am alive, I will not let them be in danger. You three."
She looked at the three of them, Caelus and his companions. "Prepare yourselves. Tomorrow morning, meet at the academy gate. We won't wait for latecomers."
The next morning, when the sky just began to turn pale, Caelus, Gu Yuena, and Ye Guyi were already dressed and ready, arriving at the magnificent gate of Shrek Academy on time.
From afar, they saw the eye-catching red figures of Ling Luochen and Xi Xi.
However, what slightly surprised them was that there were more than just these two Inner Court Senior Sisters present.
Besides Ling Luochen and Xi Xi, there were five other figures.
One was dressed in white, with black hair like a waterfall hanging to her waist, a stunningly beautiful face, and a cold and ethereal temperament, just like a Fairy from the Moon Palace descending to the mortal World—it was the Inner Court Senior Sister, Zhang Lexuan, whom they had met once in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Another had a hot figure, had fiery red hair, and carried a trace of unruliness and intensity between her brows; it was the one who possessed the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, Ma Xiaotao.
And the other three, Caelus and the others were no strangers to them either; they were the high-grade Core Disciples of the Outer Court—Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.
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