Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 205 Time Passes By, Sword Intent Soars, The Pain of a Simp!

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon pass like falling flowers and flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, spring has passed and autumn has come; two years have flown by.

Shrek Academy.

Inside the closed training room.

"Having cultivated a form resembling a crane, two scrolls of scriptures lie beneath a thousand pine trees..."

Jiang Xiu stood with his legs planted firmly on the ground, dressed in a white brocade robe. Following the unique cultivation method of the Body Sect, he continuously circulated the qi and blood within his body. The rich qi and blood power was like a rushing river, gurgling and roaring.

After two years of cultivation, Jiang Xiu's every move contained an invisible rhythm, as if he had returned to his original simplicity.

This clearly signifies that the second stage of the flawless golden body, the marrow cleansing, is about to reach its perfect completion.

As the name suggests, "Marrow Cleansing" is the process of washing away impurities from the body's muscles, bones, and flesh, raising the upper limit of a Soul Master, and allowing them to accommodate more Qi and blood power.

After the marrow cleansing, the most crucial third stage of the flawless golden body is reshaping.

This means refining the acquired to replenish the innate. Only when the marrow cleansing realm is sufficiently perfect can the reshaping realm better provide feedback and lay the foundation for the final golden body realm.

The four techniques of body tempering, marrow cleansing, reshaping, golden body formation, and flawless body formation are indispensable; without any one of them, one cannot be considered proficient.

"Canglang! Canglang!"

Jiang Xiu calmed his internal energy, and the crisp sound of swords ringing in his ears from time to time, sharp yet exuding a murderous aura.

Not far from Jiang Xiu, a young girl was constantly wielding a golden longsword. Her long golden hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, and her beautiful blue eyes seemed to be focused solely on the Star God Sword in her hand.

Her graceful figure moved with the sword, like a dragon or snake in the strokes of a brush. Star patterns shimmered on the Star God Sword, and golden sword light constantly burst forth, radiating starlight and sword intent.

Looking at Ye Xinglan, Jiang Xiu's eyes showed a hint of admiration.

In the past two years, besides cultivating, plotting against the Heavenly Bull Emperor and feeding Na'er, he has been constantly training Ye Xinglan.

Ye Xinglan is like a spring; the more intense and profound his training, the faster he grows. Now, his sword intent is more complete and firm, and he has even reached the minor completion stage.

Seemingly sensing Jiang Xiu's gaze, Ye Xinglan unleashed a sharp sword beam, then gripped the Star God Sword tightly with both hands. A golden phantom instantly appeared behind her, its resounding sword cries echoing around her, before transforming into a beam of golden light and hurtling towards Jiang Xiu.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sword energy was like a rainbow, with dazzling golden sword light layer upon layer, and the Star God Sword kept emitting energy, as if it wanted to block all of Jiang Xiu's escape routes.

Seeing this, Jiang Xiu's lips curled up slightly. Every time Ye Xinglan was about to finish her cultivation, she would challenge him.

Despite repeated defeats, Ye Xinglan never gave up. Whenever she came to cultivate, she never missed a competition.

Immediately, Jiang Xiu's purple eyes sharpened, and he stretched out his slender fingers, which were faintly covered with a layer of golden light, as if stirring clear water, and probed into the dense sword light.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

A pleasant metallic clang rang out. Jiang Xiu seemed to be able to predict the location of Ye Xinglan's sword strike every time, and his fingertips accurately flicked the back of the sword each time, reducing the surrounding sword light.

"Snap!" Jiang Xiu brought his two fingers together, and the blade of the Star God Sword was firmly fixed between his two fingers, unable to move an inch.

As the Star God Sword was restricted, all the sword light in the sky vanished in an instant, like bubbles.

"I lost again." Ye Xinglan slowly sheathed the Star God Sword, a hint of weakness imperceptibly appearing in her beautiful blue eyes.

Over two years, she challenged Jiang Xiu a total of 567 times, but each time ended in failure.

She thought that by working hard to cultivate, she would be able to close the gap with Jiang Xiu, but she was wrong. As the number of challenges increased, the time she could last against Jiang Xiu became shorter and shorter.

It seemed that, just as Jiang Xiu had said, she had time to catch up until she could no longer see his figure...

"You did lose, because your sword wasn't ruthless enough, nor strong enough," Jiang Xiu said softly as the golden light at his fingertips dissipated.

Upon hearing this, the light in Ye Xinglan's eyes dimmed by a third. Her belief was firm, but it could waver at times.

“But…” Just then, Jiang Xiu changed the subject: “You are much stronger than you were two years ago.”

"Really?!" Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan's beautiful eyes widened instantly, a hint of excitement appearing in her eyes, and the flame in her heart blazed up once more.

This was the first time Jiang Xiu had ever praised her!
I couldn't help but feel a sense of recognition for my hard work; it was a strange feeling, even a little bit... satisfying...

it's wired……

Looking at the resilient girl in front of him, Jiang Xiu nodded and smiled, "Of course, with your strength, you are now capable of breaking into the top ten of the genius youth list."

"It seems so..." Ye Xinglan paused slightly, as if she had figured something out.

It turns out it wasn't that she hadn't improved, it's just that Jiang Xiu improved too quickly...

Even now, she can hardly see through Jiang Xiu's cultivation level.

"Jiang Xiu, I want to increase the intensity! Please!" Ye Xinglan said earnestly, a determined look flashing in her eyes.

She needs to keep catching up with Jiang Xiu; she needs even greater motivation!

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiu paused for a moment, then chuckled, "I'm always ready." "Mmm." Ye Xinglan nodded emphatically, her beautiful eyes filled with eagerness, her high ponytail swaying slightly, shimmering with golden light.

After a moment, Ye Xinglan seemed to remember something and said apologetically, "By the way, Jiang Xiu, I have to participate in the assessment of the new students in a few days, so I may be delayed by a day. I'm sorry."

"New student assessment..." Jiang Xiu murmured upon hearing this, his eyes looking somewhat distant.

Shrek Academy recruits students every three years. He couldn't believe how fast time had flown by. He remembered that Gu Yue was also going to participate in this recruitment with Tang Wulin and the others.

However, he also remembered that Cai Yue'er's confinement should be coming to an end soon...

Seeing that Jiang Xiu did not answer, Ye Xinglan looked a little nervous for some reason.

"You seem a bit lost in thought." Seeing Ye Xinglan staring intently at him, Jiang Xiu waved his hand and said, "You can go ahead. I also have some things to do these few days."

Hearing Jiang Xiu's answer, Ye Xinglan breathed a slight sigh of relief. She had been sparring with Jiang Xiu for so many days, and being with him gave her a strange sense of security and comfort.

"It's time for today, I'll be going now." Jiang Xiu checked the time and straightened his robes slightly.

Judging by the time, the girl who was working hard to save money should have saved enough today, and he should go to Shrek Academy's forge to wait for her.

This concerns a powerful family and the opportunity for the Underworld Emperor to become a god.

"Okay, I'll see you off." Ye Xinglan nodded slightly, then hugged the Star God Sword and silently followed Jiang Xiu out of the training room.

With a soft creak, the metal door of the sparring room opened, and Ye Xinglan and Jiang Xiu walked out together.

Outside each individual sparring session is a large training ground where many Shrek Academy students train.

On the rest platform above the training field, a chubby figure's eyes lit up when he saw Ye Xinglan and Jiang Xiu walking out side by side. It was Xu Lizhi.

In two years, Xu Lizhi has gotten even fatter...

"I'm leaving now." Jiang Xiu waved as he reached the entrance of the training ground and headed towards the forging room.

It was nearing dusk, and the golden sunlight scattered, the dappled rays seeming to drape Jiang Xiu in a layer of armor.

Gazing at the boy's tall and upright figure, Ye Xinglan was slightly lost in thought. It wasn't until Jiang Xiu had walked away that Ye Xinglan snapped out of her reverie, her fair face flushing slightly, a rare occurrence for her.

"That's strange, why did I get distracted? I never used to..."

Ye Xinglan frowned slightly, and couldn't help but mutter to herself that she had never been distracted since she had cultivated sword intent.

And every time she gets distracted, it seems to be related to Jiang Xiu, which is really strange...

Unable to figure out why, Ye Xinglan simply stopped thinking about it. Anyway, she would just continue cultivating with Jiang Xiu tomorrow.

"But it doesn't feel right for Jiang Xiuping to teach me for nothing every time. I need to make up for it..."

After pondering for a moment, Ye Xinglan made a decision in her heart.

She then returned to the sparring room, where she needed to consolidate her training from the previous day.

As Ye Xinglan walked into the sparring room, Xu Lizhi, sitting on the rest platform above, sighed sadly, "This is the 567th time. Sister Xinglan has practiced with Jiang Xiu for the 567th time."

Since that incident, his sister Xinglan has stopped training with him, and he can only observe her secretly from the shadows.

His sister Xinglan's every move towards Jiang Xiu was something he had never seen before.

Could it be that Sister Xinglan has already taken the form of Jiang Xiu...?

No! It hurts! It hurts so much!
"Hey chubby, what are you doing here?" A questioning female voice came from the other end. Ning Qian, who had just finished her sparring session, had just arrived at the rest platform.

"No...it's nothing, I'll just rest for a bit," Xu Lizhi said hastily.

"Really?" A smile flashed in Ning Qian's eyes. Xu Lizhi always came here, but he never practiced with her, so she could tell at a glance what he was doing here.

However, she did not point this out, which is the most basic wisdom of a disciple of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School: not to interfere in other people's affairs.

Suddenly, Xu Lizhi seemed to have thought of something and asked tentatively with some trepidation, "Sister Qian, this private training room is only for cultivation, right?"

"Hmm... I guess so," Ning Qian said, tapping her chin meaningfully, "But there's a lot you can do in a secret room..."

As she spoke, Ning Qian raised her delicate eyebrows.

"No! Impossible! Secret chambers are what Angel Martial Soul Masters like to do, Jiang... he doesn't have an Angel Martial Soul." As if struck by a blow, Xu Lizhi retorted excitedly.

"Little Fatty, sometimes you have to learn to give up..." Seeing this, Ning Qian remembered that Xu Lizhi had fought alongside her. After hesitating for a moment, she still kindly advised him.

"No, I haven't tried it yet. Sister Xinglan has never rejected me," Xu Lizhi said, shaking his head.

“Sometimes, not answering is already a form of rejection,” Ning Qian continued.

"Then why did Sister Xinglan only reject me and not others? It means I still have a chance," Xu Lizhi said firmly.

"Huh? Huh? Is that how you understand it?" Ning Qian was slightly taken aback...

(End of this chapter)