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A normal Mangekyō Sharingan typically requires a long period of familiarization before even a single technique can be effectively used.

Without the Eternal Mangekyō, the third power, Susanoo, might only reach its fifth form at best, and achieving a full-body Susanoo is almost impossible.

Chen Xuan was well aware of this. Whether it's ninjutsu, dōjutsu, or Susanoo, they start off very weak. Only when the user becomes stronger can these abilities improve.

With his current level of familiarity with the Mangekyō and his level 41 soul power, activating the first stage of Susanoo could be easily broken by a third soul skill.

However, he hadn't used his Mangekyō abilities even once, so he was far from familiar with them—one could even say they were unfamiliar to him.

Not to mention the second or third stages—just activating the first arm form was already difficult.

Although this ability is called the power of the gods, it essentially involves the materialization of chakra. Without a large amount of chakra to support it, even maintaining the basic form is impossible.

Chen Xuan sighed. Unfortunately, this world doesn't have the concept of chakra. He had tried to refine chakra and succeeded, but it quickly converted into soul power.

This forced him to consider an important issue: the amount and purity of his soul power constantly affected the effectiveness of his techniques.

With his current Soul Elder level of soul power, even if he were given an S-rank ninjutsu or Wood Release technique, he might not be able to achieve even 50% of its potential.

On the other hand, if he reached the Soul Saint level, his soul power would be different. A single Rasengan could match the strongest attack of an ordinary Soul Emperor.

Moreover, the strongest attack of a Soul Emperor might only break through the first form of Susanoo. To deal with the second skeletal form and the third fleshy form, it would take someone close to a Titled Douluo.

As for the Wood Release technique, there's no need to mention it. Just the Wooden Golem Technique would exhaust him, although he could still manage something like the Wood Spikes Technique.

Chen Xuan sometimes felt quite troubled. Even if he someday successfully learned Wood Release, there would be a very real problem: he didn't have the Sage's Body, the Senju clan's bloodline, or the support of Asura's chakra. Even if he learned it, he wouldn't be able to fully utilize it.

Although Wood Release is powerful, each technique requires a massive amount of chakra. Without that, it would be like trying to move a river with just a bucket.

Of course, if he had a Tailed Beast inside him, all these problems would be easily solved.

On the battlefield, flames roared, the blazing fire burning intensely, making the air unbearably hot. Even standing at a distance, one could feel the scorching heat.

The temperature of these flames was such that even a Soul King might not dare to face them directly.

"Could he have died in there?" Huo Wushuang frowned. If someone were to die, it would cause a lot of trouble.

He wasn't worried about Tang San's safety but rather about the tournament's rules, which forbade causing death or serious injury to soul masters.

If Tang San were to die in the sea of flames, the Blazing Academy would have a hard time explaining it to the royal family.

"Controlling such a large amount of soul power is indeed challenging." Huo Wu's pale face was covered in tears.

She was panting lightly, exhausted, with nearly all her soul power drained.

"I'll have to weaken the flames. I'm reaching my limit." Huo Wu was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked through.

As she cut off her soul power, the sea of flames began to shrink, the temperature dropped, and the fire gradually extinguished, revealing the scene within.

At the center of the platform, a large area of the ground had melted and was in ruins, forming a deep pit. Large sections of granite were charred black.

In the midst of the melted ground, a large amount of Blue Silver Grass remained, shaped like a large mound.

What surprised everyone was that even flames capable of melting the ground could only leave some scorch marks on the Blue Silver Grass vines.

"Too naive!" At this moment, an extremely arrogant voice rang out.

The Blue Silver Grass dispersed, and a black figure emerged from within.

"You were too naive. This is what I wanted to say from the beginning. You made a mistake right from the start."

Huo Wu's pupils contracted, her face turned pale, and she suddenly began to doubt herself.

Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, and the others all had their mouths wide open, looking as if they had seen a ghost.

Under the raging flames, Tang San had actually survived, and he was completely unharmed—not even his clothes were singed.

"My fourth soul skill is as powerful as the strongest attack of a Soul King. How... how could you be completely unscathed?" Huo Wu couldn't believe it and nearly broke down, doubting herself.

"I told you, you made a mistake from the start because my Blue Silver Grass is fire-immune!" Tang San said calmly.

These words sounded incredibly arrogant to others.

The audience erupted in shock.

Who could have imagined that there would be fire-immune Blue Silver Grass in this world? It was simply too unbelievable.

Others might not know, but Chen Xuan knew very well that the reason Tang San was immune to flames was because he had consumed two immortal herbs: the Infernal Delicate Apricot and the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.

These two herbs grew in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. After consuming them, Tang San's martial spirit and body became immune to ordinary flames and ice.

However, whether they could resist the flames of Amaterasu remained uncertain.

Chen Xuan thought it was unlikely. Amaterasu, also known as the "eternal flames," was no ordinary fire.

It was a pity that his dōjutsu didn't include such powers. Otherwise, if things ever escalated, he could simply ambush Tang San with Amaterasu.

"Come to think of it, there's still a lot of immortal herbs in Dugu Bo's medicine garden." Chen Xuan muttered, entertaining some less-than-honorable thoughts.

At Blazing Academy, Huo Wu and her two support teammates were all exhausted, their soul power completely drained. This battle was essentially over.

In the end, Huo Wushuang conceded defeat, and the announcer declared Shrek Academy the winner.

After the match, amidst the audience's enthusiastic applause, the Shrek team left the stage and returned to the rest area.

Some stayed to observe the matches of other academies, while others left the Great Spirit Arena early to return to the academy.

Xiao Wu went back to the academy, but strangely, Tang San didn't follow her. Instead, he stayed behind with Dai Mubai and the others.

"Xiao San, aren't you going to accompany Xiao Wu?" Dai Mubai asked curiously. Anyone with eyes could see that Xiao Wu hadn't been in the best spirits lately.

Tang San smiled and shook his head. "Xiao Wu said she just didn't sleep well. It shouldn't be anything serious. Besides, I have some things to take care of."

Ning Fengzhi had revealed some information about his father and was preparing to take him to meet Prince Xue Qinghe, who might have the answers he sought.

Meanwhile...

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others had left the arena and returned to Shrek Academy.

Chen Xuan watched Xiao Wu's lonely figure, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't follow her.

He didn't hurry back to the academy. Instead, he bought some fruits and daily necessities and returned to a three-story house on the outskirts of the city.

This was the new home he and his sister had in Heaven Dou City, and they planned to stay there for a long time.

The outskirts weren't very remote; quite a few people lived there. Nearby was a villa area inhabited by several wealthy families, reportedly all royal nobles.

The house was a modern-style three-story building with a yard and a vegetable garden, offering plenty of space.

At noon, Chen Xuan returned to his new home. As soon as he entered, he saw his sister, Chen Yiyi, busy in the kitchen.

When he glanced at the dining table, he saw that several dishes had already been prepared, including fish and chicken legs.

Chen Xuan couldn't bear to let his sister do all the work, so he walked into the kitchen and gently pushed her out, taking over the cooking himself.

After lunch, he went to the backyard, sat at a stone table, and summoned his system.

In the Star Dou Forest, after absorbing his fourth soul ring and breaking through to the Soul Elder level, he had received an upgrade package.

So much had happened recently that he had almost forgotten about the system. It was only now that he remembered it.

"System, don't mess with me this time. Please don't give me another useless fruit."

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