"You… kid, you're really arrogant!" Elder Ju was stunned by the boy's words, completely unexpected that this kid actually knew it was him.
Looks like the mask was useless.
He directly took off the cloth covering his face, staring at Zhang Fan with curiosity.
Why did he suddenly go crazy after arriving here so normally? It was simply bizarre.
He just couldn't understand it.
After all, this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing.
He was helpless.
He felt a strange sense of crisis.
His true face caused others' expressions to change drastically.
No one expected the visitor to be the Elder of the Martial Soul Hall, the trusted aide of Bibi Dong — Elder Ju, Yueguan.
"You dare to hurt me?" Zhang Fan took a token from his pocket and held it out to Elder Ju: "The Sister Pope said that seeing this token is like she's personally here, so hurry and pay your respects!"
"Damn it!" Elder Ju's face darkened. Why didn't the Pope tell him she gave this token to the kid when he came?
He was very dissatisfied with the Pope, but there was nothing he could do.
After all, she was a supreme peak Douluo, way beyond his authority to interfere with.
"Honored Elder, I salute you!" Although Elder Ju was a high-ranking elder in the Martial Soul Hall, this token represented the Pope, so it held more authority.
He had no choice but to salute.
"Then why don't you tell your men to stop?" Zhang Fan said calmly with a slight smile.
Elder Ju's face darkened, and he nodded, "Everyone stop!" His voice, amplified by soul power, was like a loudspeaker.
His subordinates immediately stopped.
"Then we'll leave!" Zhang Fan said calmly.
"Leave? That's not possible! Since I'm here, I'm here to spar with you — otherwise, it would be a wasted trip!" Elder Ju was here to test Zhang Fan's strength, so he wasn't coming empty-handed: "I will suppress my soul power to the same level as yours, let's spar, how about it?"
"Fine, I'll accommodate you!" Zhang Fan nodded.
The elders lurking in the shadows didn't expect Zhang Fan to have the Pope's token, so they had no choice but to keep hiding.
The secretive Chenxin and Dugu Bo also held back.
No one expected that such a big issue would be resolved by this kid so easily.
They were secretly shocked by Zhang Fan's calmness under pressure, effortlessly dealing with such a major matter.
"But he's a Title Douluo, even if he suppresses his soul power to your level, his experience is rich!"
Liu Erlong looked at Zhang Fan with some concern, "You have to be careful."
"Got it!" Zhang Fan nodded, then looked at the others, "You all step back!"
"Okay!" Xiao Wu and the others nodded and began retreating.
They formed a large circle, leaving only Zhang Fan and Elder Ju standing in the center.
"Humming…" Five soul rings lit up beneath Elder Ju's feet: two yellow, two purple, and one black.
He raised his right hand, and a faint yellow aura appeared in his palm. The yellow glow gradually shifted into purple, with a hint of golden light at its center.
A vast chrysanthemum flower bloomed, radiating a gorgeous purple hue. Strangely, each petal looked metallic and seamless, with the central pistil standing higher, glowing faintly with golden light.
Even a level 59 Elder Ju radiated terrifying soul power.
It was shocking.
"Humming…" At the next moment, Zhang Fan's five soul rings slowly rose and lit up in black, radiating tremendous energy.
His fifth soul ring was actually 100,000 years old, but he used disguise runes, so the aura appeared to be just over 50,000 years — also black.
"Uh…" Elder Ju was stunned when he saw Zhang Fan's five black soul rings. This kid was totally insane! No wonder the Pope paid so much attention to him, gave him the token, and sent so many people to test his strength.
This mission had to be completed, so of course he would act this way — suppressing soul power without harming Zhang Fan.
Only Title Douluos could release five soul rings.
This kid was a freak to the extreme.
A total prodigy!
Even Huliena was much weaker in comparison, and he was already level 59 at age fourteen.
It was the first time he saw such a thing.
The lurking Phantom Elder's eyes widened — it was the first time he'd seen such a prodigy, so young yet already level 59, and the soul rings were all ancient.
How did he do it?
In this world, only the top eight soul rings of the Great Sacrificer were black.
Others hadn't seen such before, no matter how long they'd lived.
No wonder the Pope made such a fuss over this youth.
"Wow…" Others turned to look at Zhang Fan.
They hadn't seen him release his soul rings before the contest.
Never expected his soul rings were so freakish — all black.
The elemental academy students screamed.
Fire Dance's beautiful eyes widened, "All soul rings over ten thousand years? So strong!" She thought to herself, "The man I like really is special."
No wonder he never needed to show soul rings in previous matches — being level 59 with such power, it was possible to defeat Feng Xiaotian without using soul rings.
"Damn!" Feng Xiaotian's eyes grew huge seeing Zhang Fan's soul rings. He never expected the bastard's power was so terrifying, with strong martial souls and such ancient soul rings.
He felt utterly hopeless now, like he'd never catch up.
"Wow…" Shui Bing'er was also very surprised, her eyes shining like stars watching Zhang Fan's back.
Shui Yue'er was similarly starstruck.
Nearby, Xue Qinghe was also shocked. This Zhang Fan really surprised her, having such high-level soul rings.
She definitely didn't misjudge him.
"Shing…"
The sword in Zhang Fan's hand crackled with purple lightning, dazzlingly bright.
His terrifying soul power surged continuously.
Even the confident Elder Ju's expression shifted — this kid looked level 59, but his soul power fluctuations were way too strong.
It left him dumbfounded.
"You brat, you're way too insane!"
Elder Ju was scared out of his wits, shocked, but this was not even Zhang Fan's full strength. If he unleashed everything, Elder Ju might faint on the spot.
"This kid!"
Watching secretly, Ning Fengzhi smiled. They thought they'd have to act, but it turned out no one needed to — Zhang Fan single-handedly turned the tide.
Of course, Chenxin told him there were still Title Douluos hiding, but they didn't move, and if the dark forces didn't act, neither would he.
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