Douluo: Lord of Arms

Chapter 149 Starry Sky
Looking at Lin Xingyu, who was chatting happily with Bai Chen.

Then they watched as the other side took the initiative to arrange the opponents for them, and their side had hardly put in any effort throughout the whole process.

They easily achieved their goal, and then they thought about how the group had originally planned to go out on the street to challenge someone.

Xie Xie and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise.

Xie Xie, in particular, suddenly felt an itch on his scalp, as if his brain was growing.

After carefully recalling Lin Xingyu's actions, a sense of enlightenment gradually arose in his mind.

Many things don't necessarily have to be accomplished through direct combat. Besides being a Soul Master, one possesses numerous advantages: connections, background, influence, and the prevailing trend...

The journey ahead requires making good use of one's strengths and thinking from multiple perspectives; this may also be part of the college's assessment.

Lin Xingyu was unaware that his teammates were having a lot of ideas going through their minds.

When it came to choosing assessment targets, Lin Xingyu simply picked the most convenient one.

Lin Xingyu declined to comment on the past behavior of his students who would block the road and then beat others.

He didn't know whether Shrek Academy approved or disapproved of this behavior.

If he approves, most of the disruptive behaviors within the academy are those that bring certain benefits to themselves, such as having students deal with evil spirit masters or spy on the secrets of other organizations.

While Shrek Academy may not approve of this behavior, it has never changed its stance or imposed any restrictions on its students.

After all, his ancestral motto is that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre. Furthermore, over tens of thousands of years, Shrek Academy's pursuit of monsters has become increasingly extreme.

In some aspects, it has reached a level that is difficult for others to understand.

……

after an hour.

Lin Xingyu and his group successfully left the Soul Master Academy.

There is no doubt about the outcome of the battle.

By recruiting the best Soul Masters from across the continent, providing them with constant practical experience after enrollment, and creating a competitive atmosphere after a group of top students come together, the school has established a unique system.

In addition, these individuals are among the top geniuses in the academy, capable of defeating ordinary soul masters whose soul power is five levels higher than theirs.

Naturally, there were no problems. Even a food-type Soul Master like Xu Lizhi easily defeated his opponent with the help of the Battle Armor parts.

He suffered a defeat in Tiandou City before, not because he lacked strength, but because he was unlucky and chose a very strong opponent.

The only problem in this assessment was that there were no Soul Kings or higher among the trainees.

Not all academies are top-tier like Shrek Academy or Mingdu Soul Master Academy. Even Soul Emperors and Soul Kings among their students haven't graduated yet.

Most students in the academy graduate before reaching the Soul King level.

Very few Soul Kings are able to remain in the academy.

So when Lin Xingyu once again used his financial power, his opponent became the academy's teacher.

After declining Bai Chen's offer to stay, the group finished their preparations and set off westward once again.

Time was of the essence, and everyone agreed to travel at night.

It was only 8:30 a.m., and we could easily reach the next city before midnight.

Upon arriving in the next city, they found a small hotel, each booked a room, and settled in to recover.

The next day, they found local colleges, and by repeating the same trick, most of the colleges cooperated.

After completing their mission, they drove directly to their next destination.

The group took turns driving, and they were able to complete the challenges in one or two cities each day.

"Our next stop should be Tianding City, where there is a Tianding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy, which is our next target."

“I’m here this time! I know Li Zhilong, the Dean of Studies at the Heavenly Starry Sky Soul Master Academy. He’s a graduate of our Shrek Academy.”

As soon as Lin Xingyu finished speaking, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't wait to say something.

"Okay, you go and negotiate this time!"

Lin Xingyu nodded in agreement and took out a letter of recommendation, handing it to Xu Xiaoyan.

After each exchange and discussion with a college, Lin Xingyu would ask them for a letter of recommendation before leaving.

Ask them to introduce the nearby colleges they are familiar with.

This made their journey much smoother.

"Hehe, no problem!" Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but laugh.

"We'll arrive there at night, which is perfect timing. Maybe we can even visit his observatory."

"Alright, after completing this challenge, everyone will transfer to the Soul Guidance Train and head straight to Mingdu."

Starting from Tiandou City, the Tianding Starry Sky Soul Master Academy was the ninth city the group passed through.

The mission requires ten cities, ten opponents, and the final task must be completed within Mingdu.

After leaving Tiandou City, we headed towards a city with an academy.

The journey was winding and wavy.

Tian Ding City is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Mingdu. Driving would take at least a day and a night without stopping, which is much slower than the Soul Guidance Train.

Since leaving Tiandou City, the group has been traveling almost day and night. Even though the route was winding and complicated due to challenges, it has still taken them seven days.

They had already covered most of the distance between Tiandou City and Mingdu.

Tian Ding City is barely within the sphere of influence of Mingdu.

Led by Xu Xiaoyan, the group successfully arrived in the northwest of the city, looking at the high platform that rose from the ground in the distance.

"That must be the observatory."

Although Lin Xingyu asked the question with a question in mind, his tone was quite certain.

"Indeed, the Star Observatory can guide the stellar energy in space to fall, which is of great help in tempering battle armor. If a Soul Master has the Star attribute, they can also gain a lot here."

As Xu Xiaoyan explained, she looked at Lin Xingyu with a pleading expression, as if seeking praise.

Everyone else turned their attention to Ye Xinglan.

"My martial spirit underwent a transformation here. Even without the Star attribute, one can still gain a lot here."

The others, who had initially been indifferent, suddenly perked up.

After a while.

In a lounge.

The burly Li Zhilong couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Xu Xiaoyan.

"After rejecting our academy's offers so many times, I knew you were definitely going to Shrek Academy."

“Uncle Li, aren’t you also a graduate of Shrek Academy? Now we’re alumni.” Xu Xiaoyan stepped forward and said.

"After you graduate, if you don't find a place you like, why not come here? For you, this should be the best place to cultivate yourself."

"Thank you, Uncle Li." Xu Xiaoyan expressed her gratitude, neither accepting nor refusing Li Zhilong's invitation. "I'll arrange the exchange assessment you mentioned, but why are so many of you here all of a sudden? Has the academy completely abandoned its responsibilities?"

Li Zhilong was somewhat puzzled by this.

"On the day we set off, there were many attacks by evil spirit masters, and the academy ordered all the teachers and their students to gather together."

Li Zhilong nodded. "Indeed, things have been rather turbulent lately."

After learning about the situation of the others, Li Zhilong looked at Lin Xingyu and said.

"There are no Soul Kings among the students. If you want a teacher to spar with you, you need to communicate with the teacher beforehand. We do not have the authority to allow teachers to participate in exchange matches."

"No problem, I'll pay more."

"That's no problem."

With Lin Xingyu's eighth use of the "add money" tactic, everything became a problem.

Li Zhilong led everyone directly to the observatory.

This is the tallest building in the entire city of Heaven's Will. The laws in Heaven's Will clearly stipulate that no building is allowed to exceed the observatory.

The building below has more than 100 floors, with the top floor being 30 meters high and more than 300 meters in diameter.

The top floor is an open-air structure, surrounded by walls made of metal.

"Xiao Yan should have told you about this place, so I won't introduce it to you again. Today is a good time. After the exchange competition, you can cultivate here for a while."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go arrange things for the other trainees," Li Zhilong said before leaving.

After Li Zhilong left, Lin Xingyu activated his "high-dimensional vision" to carefully examine the observatory.

This observatory brings you closer to the starry sky, allowing you to observe it more closely and even feel the power of the stars more intimately.

This effect is unparalleled across the entire continent.

Other organizations' star-mimicking environment training grounds can at most gather star power to accelerate the cultivation of soul masters.

The magnified effect of this observatory seems more like an enhancement of a Soul Master's aptitude. In this case, drawing upon the power of the stars to accelerate cultivation becomes a minor matter.

The gap between the two is obvious.

He casually stroked the surrounding metal walls, where various soul-guided patterns intertwined, cooperating, linking, and resonating with each other.

Even the rare metals selected are specific, capable of providing a particular amplification to the soul-guiding array above.

Lin Xingyu turned his head to look at the core location not far away. The deepest core there was made of Heaven-Forged Metal, and the surrounding area was also made of Soul-Forged Metal. The amount of metal used here was almost equivalent to a quarter of a four-word battle armor.

He quickly memorized the soul-guiding array inside the metal, enriching his knowledge. Such unique architecture often requires the perfect combination of timing, location, and people.

Even if his designers were to come, it would be difficult to build a second observatory like this.

Lin Xingyu could even sense the different styles above, realizing that they weren't the work of one person, but rather the result of designs by many Soul Masters.

Because the coordinates of the stars are constantly changing, even if you replicate them in another location, it won't make a difference.

But the principles of knowledge are universal, and Lin Xingyu is confident that he can build an even better observatory in the future.

Soon Li Zhilong arrived with eleven students and a teacher.

All eleven students were young people around twenty years old, while the teacher was nearly thirty.

The black school uniforms of the Zenith Soul Master Academy have gold and silver stars on the chest.

Graduate students wear a gold star on their chest, while regular students wear a silver star. Each star represents one level of soul power.

The students who came to the front of the crowd at this moment all had silver stars on their chests.

Xiao Tiantian, who has the highest level of soul power, has already reached level 46.

"No graduate students? That's understandable. Even if these are Shrek Academy students, it's just a regular exchange and sparring match. Besides, we're not even representing the academy here."

Lin Xingyu glanced at the other person and silently complained in his heart.

"Let me introduce you to each other. These are the top students of Shrek Academy, one of the strongest groups of students in the outer academy. Many of them have already been reserved for the inner academy, and there are even a few students who came out after the inner academy's reform. These are the most outstanding students below the postgraduate level in our academy."

Upon hearing Li Zhilong's introduction, Xiao Tiantian and the others, who had initially relaxed, immediately became solemn.

Lin Xingyu stood at the front of the line: "First year, Class 1, Lin Xingyu, a power-attack type battle spirit master."

"Xiao Tiantian from Tianding Soul Master Academy, I am also a Power Attack type Battle Soul Master."

Another young man, who was also standing at the very front of the group, stepped forward and looked at Lin Xingyu, saying something.

The two teams announced their names one by one.

"Alright, the next two matches will be two-on-two, and one match will be seven-on-seven. Teacher Zhang will be in charge of Lin Xingyu."

Li Zhilong said with a smile.

As soon as Li Zhilong finished speaking, Xiao Tiantian couldn't help but frown.

"We'll discuss everything after the exchange competition ends. For now, let's each carry out our respective tasks."

Seeing the change in Xiao Tiantian and the others' expressions, Li Zhilong preemptively cut him off.

He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

After hearing about the achievements of the people in front of him, Li Zhilong could only describe them with one word—monsters.

Such an existence is probably a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence even within Shrek Academy.

They are undoubtedly the strongest cohort of students in decades.

Even if our side's soul power level is generally five levels higher, our chances of winning are probably extremely slim.

If we suppress their words beforehand, it will save them from embarrassment if we lose later.

After a moment, the atmosphere on the observatory became quiet.

The students of the Heavenly Starry Sky Soul Master Academy fell into a deathly silence.

In every battle, the Heavenly Starry Sky Soul Master Academy suffered defeats. They didn't even manage to achieve a stalemate, let alone win.

It can be said that they were slaughtered all the way through.

As a result, everyone was plunged into a sense of indescribable frustration and couldn't help but doubt themselves.

Keep in mind that not only is their soul power five levels higher than theirs, but they are also generally five years younger than them.

Furthermore, despite having the advantage of playing at home and at the right time, they still couldn't even manage a draw.

They were clearly older, had more real combat experience, and had trained for a longer time, yet they ended up like this.

I don't understand.

Xiao Tiantian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Li Zhilong quickly stepped forward to comfort his student.

Even though he came from Shrek Academy, now that he is a teacher at the Heavenly Starry Sky Soul Master Academy, he naturally has to have his own stance.

(End of this chapter)