Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 198 One of the Three Great Illusions of Life
However, this extremely subtle nod, in Xie Xie's eyes, was like heavenly music, instantly igniting all the flames of hope in his heart.

"She nodded, she nodded to me." Xie Xie's inner joy erupted like a volcano, instantly dispelling all his embarrassment and shyness.

One of the three great illusions of life.

She likes me.

She is different.

Xie Xie suddenly turned to Lu Jun, his eyes shining, so excited he was incoherent, his voice rising to its peak with extreme excitement, almost shouting with all his might:
"Brother Lu, did you see that? She nodded! She acknowledges me! Please, please train me hard, train me to the bone! I want to become stronger! I want to surpass Yuanen Yehui! I want to make her look at me with new eyes!!!"

In the end, Xie Xie practically shouted it out at the top of his lungs.

This earth-shattering declaration once again resounded like thunder in the cafeteria, which had just begun to quiet down.

All eyes once again focused on Xie Xie.

This time, the meaning in their gazes was even more complex.

There was astonishment, admiration, pity as if looking at a fool, and pure amusement at the spectacle...

The people next to Xie Xie, including Le Zhengyu, Long Chen, Xu Xiaoyan, and others, almost simultaneously raised their hands to their foreheads, their movements perfectly synchronized, their faces filled with expressions of despair: "I don't know this idiot," "This is so embarrassing," and "He's hopeless."

Even the usually composed Lu Jun couldn't help but twitch slightly at this moment, and silently put down the cup he had just picked up to take a sip of water.

Looking at Xie Xie, who was brimming with enthusiasm and seemed to have been injected with adrenaline, he had only one thought in his mind:
This guy's mouth is... indescribable.

With such flamboyance, it's hard not to become famous.

Also, he's practically a social terrorist! Doesn't he have any social anxiety at all?

Sure enough, hushed whispers spread rapidly like a tide:
"Holy crap, is that Xie Xie from the Twin Dragons? Is he really going to pursue Senior Yuanen?"

"Yuan En Ye Hui... she's the universally acknowledged ice queen of the upperclassmen, a ruthless person ranked high on the combat power list. This guy is really bold."

"Her courage is commendable, but it feels like she's courting death... If she were that easy to pursue, she wouldn't still be single now."

"However, Xie Xie himself is very talented, and he's on the list of genius youths, so it's not entirely hopeless?"

"Hope? Look at the way Senior Yuanen looked at him just now, it was no different from looking at a stone on the side of the road... This kid is doomed."

Xie Xie ignored these discussions; his mind was now filled with Yuan Enhui's approving nod and his ambition to surpass her.

He practically grabbed Lu Jun's arm, urging impatiently, "Brother Lu, let's go to the training ground, now, immediately!"

Lu Jun was helpless.

He thought he was already quite stubborn, but he didn't expect there to be someone even more stubborn than him.

Are you so eager to be tortured?

So, he had no choice but to be half-dragged, half-pulled away from the cafeteria, this place of trouble, by Xie Xie, who was full of energy.

……

Advanced training ground.

Lu Jun booked a very luxurious private room.

For him, it was completely free.

The heavy alloy door closed slowly, shutting out the noise from the outside world.

Xie Xie stood in the center of the empty training field, rubbing his hands excitedly, his eyes shining brightly:

"Brother Lu, I'm ready. My goal is to surpass Yuanen Yehui, and then... conquer her!"

As he spoke the last four words, his voice involuntarily rose, filled with the determination of a young man.

Lu Jun ignored his melodramatic declaration, simply looked at him calmly, and asked:

"Your goal is clear. So, tell me, what are you willing to sacrifice for this goal?"

"I'm willing to give anything! I'm not afraid of any hardship or fatigue!" Xie Xie patted his chest and promised.

Lu Jun nodded thoughtfully, then with a flick of his wrist, the Ice Abyss Sword appeared in his hand.

The moment the sword appeared, the temperature in the entire training room dropped several degrees.

He lightly stroked the spine of the sword with his fingers and said calmly, "I have a way to make your combat ability leap forward in a short period of time, making you more than ten times stronger than you are now."

The current Yuan En Ye Hui is much stronger than in the original work.

Xie Xie is far behind Yuanen Yehui; Yuanen Yehui is only one step away from becoming a Soul King.

I believe the One-Word Battle Armor is almost finished.

This is something Xie Xie cannot make up for simply by working hard to cultivate.

Not to mention the three-year age gap between them.

"Wh...what? Ten times?" Xie Xie's eyes widened instantly, and his breathing became rapid. "Brother Lu, what method? Tell me quickly."

The shortcut to surpassing Yuan En is right in front of us.

He was so excited he almost pounced on her.

Looking at his anxious expression, Lu Jun's lips curled into a meaningful smile:

"This method is a bit special and not suitable for use in the real world; the risks are too great."

He pointed to the few virtual reality pods flickering with a dim light in the corner of the training room:

"So, we enter the virtual world. The training ground provides the highest level of realistic combat system, where we can fight to our hearts' content."

"Oh, virtual world, okay, no problem, as long as I can become stronger."

Xie Xie nodded repeatedly and rushed towards one of the virtual pods.

However, just as his hand was about to touch the hatch switch, Lu Jun's calm yet piercing words brought him to his senses:
"What...fight...fight?!"

Xie Xie turned around abruptly, his excited expression freezing instantly, replaced by an incredulous astonishment.

“That’s right, a bloodbath.” Lu Jun’s voice was completely calm, as if he were talking about something perfectly ordinary.

He walked slowly to another virtual pod, and twirled the Ice Abyss Sword in his hand with a cold, elegant flourish.

"Your twin martial souls, Shadow Dragon Dagger and Light Dragon Dagger, are far inferior to ordinary twin martial souls. You should know why, right?"

"I...I know..."

When this matter was mentioned, Xie Xie lowered his head in frustration.

If it were 20,000 years ago, his twin martial souls would have been the pinnacle of all.

But by sheer coincidence, he arrived in an era where battle armor and mechs reigned supreme.

Everyone else uses either battle armor or mechs, but his two martial souls are both daggers, which are absolutely terrible.

In addition, his twin martial souls are very special, and they are not comparable to ordinary twin martial souls at all, and are even much weaker.

"It's good that you know. I'm not trying to discourage you, but for you right now, it's almost impossible to surpass Yuanen Yehui."

Lu Jun said coldly, once again striking a blow at Xie Xie.

This dealt Xie Xie a heavy blow.

"Women are naturally drawn to strength. You should understand that if you can't demonstrate the strength that will impress her, or even surpass her in strength, then you basically have no chance. Everything you do may just be a farce in her eyes."

"Or rather, she had no such thoughts at all and continued to live her life."

Xie Xie's face turned pale, and he felt even more frustrated.

"So I need to know, is this just a passing thought, or are you truly determined to do this?"

Lu Jun continued to ask, wielding the Ice Abyss Sword with exceptional skill.

He didn't want to miss out on a human punching bag.

After all, without a human punching bag, he couldn't treat Xie Xie like a member of the Tang Clan and experiment with the various specific abilities of the Ice Abyss Sword.

Xie Xie lowered his head and said in a deep voice:
"Brother Lu, I know you think I can't keep going, but when I hear you say you have a way to increase my strength by more than ten times, I know I can definitely keep going!"

"Even if Yuanen Yehui doesn't like me, it doesn't matter. As long as I become stronger and more outstanding, she will eventually look at me with new eyes!"

(End of this chapter)