Book 11: The Continental Advanced Academy Soul Dueling Tournament

　　Chapter 82.1: The Future Developments and Dangers of a Soul Master

　　"Also, one thing I can reveal to you is that Xuan Lao's cultivation is certainly much more terrifying than what the majority of you people imagine it to be. His martial soul, the G.o.dly Taotie Bull, is an extremely rare and special type that can also be called a mutated martial soul. The drawback of this type of martial soul lies in the need for constant consumption of food and drink, as the act of consumption itself is a form of cultivation. However, Xuan Lao's cultivation has already reached the ninety-eighth rank, and he is the Transcendent t.i.tled Douluo of Gluttony. It's almost impossible to find any being in existence on this continent that is stronger than that elder in a duel."

　　Even though they already had very high estimations of Xuan Lao's cultivation, the seven of them still drew a collective gasp when w.a.n.g Yan spoke the number 'ninety-eight'. What a thing to consider, that rank ninety-eight!

　　All soul masters who were rank ninety or higher were t.i.tled Douluo, but every increase in cultivation after the ninetieth rank came with exponential growth. This was particularly the case for the ranks past ninety-five, as attaining that rank made one worthy of being called a Transcendent Douluo.

　　For example, if a newly-promoted rank ninety t.i.tled Douluo were to encounter a hundred thousand year soul beast, his only option would be to turn and flee. Unless he had a sufficiently powerful martial soul and soul ring, he would not have the capability to battle such a soul beast.