"It's too late." A drawn-out voice sounded from behind Flender, which startled him.
Before he could react, a streak of blood-red sword light slashed towards his back.
"Tsk, so fast?" Flender was astonished.
He was only distracted for a moment because of the uniqueness of Xu Ran's soul rings. He didn't expect Xu Ran to appear behind him in such a short period of time.
Furthermore, the strength of this sword was beyond his expectations.
He couldn't help but be astonished.
Xu Ran's strength was much stronger than he had imagined.
With such strength and crafty methods, even a normal Soul Emperor would have a hard time dealing with them.
This fighting strength wasn't something that a Soul Elder should possess.
In fact, even Xu Ran didn't know that his strength wasn't just that of a Soul King.
His true fighting strength wasn't much weaker than a soul master who had just become a Soul Emperor.
After all, Xu Ran had just come to the Continent, and didn't understand the fighting strength of each rank.
He underestimated his own strength, and overestimated the fighting strength of a Soul King.
His strongest single-target soul skill, Blood Annihilation, had soared after his soul rings reached over three thousand years old.
Blood Annihilation's attacking strength was definitely comparable to a Soul Emperor's attack.
Flender didn't dare to be careless when such a strong attacking strength appeared so suddenly.
Flender's second soul skill flickered, and his arms instantly turned into a pair of wings. His speed also soared at that moment.
His Four-Eyed Owl was a strong agility-type martial soul. As a Soul Sage, his speed was naturally frightening.
However, at such a short distance, the blood-red sword light still inevitably grazed his arm.
A thin line of blood flowed out, which was quickly covered by Flender.
Flender's gaze towards Xu Ran changed instantly.
He was very clear what kind of genius was standing in front of him!
A Rank 32 Soul Elder was actually able to hurt him, even when he released his martial soul.
How could he not be shocked?
If he told Zhao Wuji and the others about this, they wouldn't believe him.
A Soul Elder actually had such frightening strength.
There were many reasons why Xu Ran could hurt him.
The distance between them was less than ten meters. While he was stunned by Xu Ran's three purple soul rings, Xu Ran suddenly attacked him from behind and caught him off guard.
But no matter what the reason was, Xu Ran's true combat strength was comparable to a Soul Emperor's.
If he wasn't strong enough, no matter how distracted he was or how close the distance between them was, Xu Ran wouldn't be able to hurt him.
A prodigy like Xu Ran would most likely surpass the Sword Douluo in the future.
The Sword Douluo hadn't been this strong when he was young. When he was a Soul Elder, he was lucky enough to defeat a few Soul Ancestors.
How could he be as terrifying as Xu Ran?
Xu Ran's fighting strength was close to that of a Soul Emperor!
"The younger generation will surpass us in time," Flender said. He really couldn't think of any other words to describe Xu Ran.
Xu Ran's talent was unique in this world.
Even the geniuses of the Martial Spirit Hall were not as talented as Xu Ran.
His first soul ring was a thousand year soul ring. Who could do that?
I'm afraid there isn't anyone.
At the very least, he had never seen anyone else other than Xu Ran who was able to obtain a Soul Ring on their first soul ring.
It was a thousand years old.
"Dean Flender, are we considered to have passed?" Xu Ran smiled and put the God-Slaying Sword back into its sheath.
At this moment, he had a deeper understanding of his own strength.
"Your strength has passed. Your current strength is comparable to a Soul Emperor. If you can't pass, then our Shrek Academy doesn't need to exist anymore."
"But there are still some procedures that we have to go through."
Flender said, his eyes burning with passion again. He held Xu Ran's arm with one hand and checked his bone age.
"12 years old, but his body is terrifyingly strong. It's almost the same as the body of an ordinary Soul Emperor," Flender muttered. He couldn't help but be shocked.
He thought that Xu Ran would be around the same age as Dai Mubai for him to have such strength. He didn't expect him to be only 12 years old.
To have such terrifying strength at such a young age, using the word 'monstrous' wasn't enough to describe him.
After Flender finished speaking, he turned to Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu consciously extended her arm for Flender to check.
"12 years old, Rank 28 Soul Grandmaster," Flender said after he finished checking.
"You don't need to go through any more tests. You will be Shrek Academy's students directly from now on.
Oh yes, tell me your martial souls. I will register you. "
Flender said excitedly. In his eyes, Xu Ran's value alone exceeded the value of the entire Shrek Academy's teachers and students combined.
Under such circumstances, why would he go through any unnecessary tests?
Such a genius would be the center of attention no matter where he went.
It wasn't easy for him to come to Shrek Academy. What if he made things difficult for him and drove him away in anger?
Facing a genius, he naturally had to give him enough respect.
"Xu Ran, 12 years old, Rank 32 Soul Elder. Tool soul, God-Slaying Sword."