Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 11 First Encounter with Zhang Lexuan

Zhang Lexuan's approach aroused the entire Soul Hunter team's vigilance, but even more so, it filled them with admiration.

After all, few in the world can compare to Zhang Lexuan's beauty.

The captain stepped forward and asked in a gentler tone, "Young lady, are you coming towards us because you need something?"

The captain was a level 44 Soul Master, and in Zhang Lexuan's eyes, he was no different from an ant.

But Miss Zhang wasn't an unreasonable person, and said, "Brother, may I speak with that young man for a few minutes?"

"Of course. But we have to wait until he wakes up."

Zhang Lexuan nodded and slowly walked to Lin Chen, who was steadily absorbing the soul ring.

When her gaze fell upon the sword, sensing its unparalleled sharpness, she suddenly realized something and murmured, "The Seven Kill Sword... is it about to reappear on the continent?"

Clearly, Zhang Lexuan recognized Lin Chen's martial soul at that time.

An hour later, Lin Chen finished absorbing the spirit ring. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhang Lexuan opposite him.

Lin Chen couldn't take his eyes off it. In his previous life... cough cough, I'm getting off topic.

The captain came over, tapped Lin Chen on the shoulder, and said, "Lin, this young lady is here to see you."

Lin Chen nodded and said to Zhang Lexuan, "May I ask what business you have with me, young lady?"

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Zhang Lexuan."

Zhang Lexuan! Upon hearing this name, Lin Chen's brain jolted. He'd just hit the jackpot!

"My name is Lin Chen. May I ask what business Miss Zhang may have with me?"

"Brother Lin Chen, I wonder which Soul Master Academy you will attend in the future?" Zhang Lexuan asked directly.

"I want to go to Shrek Academy, and I'm currently raising money to buy a letter of recommendation from the city lord," Lin Chen answered truthfully.

She also harbored some ulterior motives, since Zhang Lexuan could genuinely help her at the moment.

Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, a flash of disgust crossed Zhang Lexuan's eyes, and she asked again, "Do your parents know?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately lowered his head and said, "My parents are long gone. My purpose in joining Shrek Academy is to become stronger and then take revenge!"

Hearing this, Zhang Lexuan looked at Lin Chen with a sense of empathy, as if she were seeing her younger self, and said with some self-reproach, "I'm sorry." Then she handed over an envelope, "This is an admission recommendation letter from Shrek Academy. I am an inner court disciple."

"Thank you, Sister Lexuan."

……

"Little Tu!" Just as he was thinking, a voice interrupted Lin Chen's thoughts.

Lin Xiaolei ran quickly toward Lin Chen, her eyes filled with anxiety, followed by Zhou Mingxing, who was also jogging.

"What's wrong? Why do you seem so anxious?" Lin Chen asked, puzzled.

"Xiao, Xiao Tu... something bad has happened..." Lin Xiaolei said breathlessly, showing that she had used up a lot of energy.

Zhou Mingxing took out a bottle of water and handed it to Lin Xiaolei, saying, "Let me tell you. Xiao Xiao's martial spirit was damaged in today's competition, and she is currently unconscious in the infirmary."

Lin Chen immediately snapped to attention, "Damn, how could I have forgotten about Xie Huanyue?"

He then said, "Let's go see Xiao Xiao."

When Lin Chen and his two companions rushed to the infirmary, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were standing in front of Xiao Xiao's bedside, looking guilty.

"Are you alright?"

Lin Chen was naturally asking about Xiao Xiao.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xiao did it to buy me time..." Wang Dong said with tears in his eyes.

"Alright, you guys hurry back and recover your soul power. There's a match this afternoon. We'll watch over things here." Lin Chen waved his hand impatiently.

A woman dressed as a man crying—isn't that awkward?

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong left, while Lin Xiaolei sat by Xiao Xiao's hospital bed with a worried expression.

"It's alright, Xiaolei, Xiaoxiao will be fine," Lin Chen comforted her.

Having read the original novel, Lin Chen knew that Xiao Xiao would be fine.

Lin Xiaolei's expression softened a little.

Zhou Mingxing took out a pill from his storage soul tool and handed it to Lin Xiaolei, saying, "This is a healing pill made by an elder of my family. It can speed up the recovery of injuries. Give it to Xiaoxiao."

Lin Xiaolei carefully fed the pill into Xiao Xiao's mouth.

Because Xiao Xiao was unconscious, Huo Gua and Wang Dong fought their way into the top four like they were on steroids. However, unlike in the original story, Lin Chen's team replaced Cao Jinxuan's team in the top four. The other two teams were Huang Chutian's team and Dai Huabin's team.

Thanks to the help of Zhou Mingxing's pills, Xiao Xiao returned early in the semi-finals.

"Xiao Tu, who do you think we'll draw tomorrow?" Xiao Xiao, who had recovered, asked Lin Chen in the cafeteria.

"Our team," Lin Chen said without hesitation.

"Why?" Huo Yuhao asked from the side.

Lin Chen's team of three was eating in the cafeteria when they happened to run into Huo Gua and his two teammates. With Xiao Xiao's lead, the two teams sat down together.

"It's simple, the academy won't allow two teams from Class 1 to win both the championship and runner-up titles."

"Why?" Wang Dong was even more puzzled. He felt that it was something that made Teacher Zhou very proud that Class One had won both the championship and runner-up titles.

"The academy can't just consider one class. If our class wins both the championship and runner-up titles, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among other teachers and students. This is Shrek Academy, but it's also a small society. Otherwise, why would the academy establish an outer academy at the request of the three great empires? You should know that only inner academy disciples are Shrek's true disciples," Lin Chen explained.

"Huh? It's so complicated." Xiao Xiao said, grabbing her pigtails. Her brain was practically overheating.

Lin Chen tapped Xiao Xiao's head and said, "Alright, hurry up and eat. I won't hold back tomorrow, okay?"

"We won't hold back either," Wang Dong said first. No matter what, Wang Dong is always the same competitive Wang Dong.

The next day, on the Battle Arena.

"No way." Zhou Mingxing, Lin Xiaolei, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong looked at the draw numbers of the two teams in shock.

That's right, Lin Chen was absolutely right.

"The match begins!"

Without hesitation, Wang Dong spread his wings and charged towards Lin Chen. As a fellow offensive type, and possessing the same second-ring soul ring configuration, the competitive Wang Dong naturally wanted to settle things with Lin Chen.

The latter also summoned the Seven Kill Sword to meet the attack. Lin Chen's soul power was at the peak of level 25, two levels higher than Wang Dong's, and their martial soul quality was comparable, so he naturally handled the situation with ease.

Unless Wang Dong uses the Haotian Hammer.

"Mingxing, let's deal with Huo Yuhao first," Lin Xiaolei said to Zhou Mingxing. This was Lin Chen's reminder to the two of them: deal with Huo Yuhao first, his shared mental detection is very troublesome!

Zhou Mingxing nodded, took out a level-two soul-guided sword, and charged towards Huo Yuhao together with Lin Xiaolei.

"Watch this! First Soul Skill, Cauldron Tremor!" Xiao Xiao manipulated the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and smashed it towards the two of them.

Don't be fooled by this little girl's docile and affectionate demeanor towards Lin Xiaolei in private; when she gets into a fight, she's utterly ruthless.

"Maruko, Maruko, my mango jujubes." Zhou Mingxing gave Lin Xiaolei a soul power boost.

"Second Soul Skill, Melodies Lingering Around the Beams." Lin Xiaolei used her second soul skill in an attempt to break through.

However, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron is a top-tier weapon spirit after all. Even with Zhou Mingxing's assistance, it only made it somewhat difficult for Xiao Xiao to resist, but it did not allow her to break through.

"I'll go too." Zhou Mingxing whispered, taking the Soul Guide Blade and hacking wildly at Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron.

"First Soul Skill: Shared Spiritual Detection"

With Huo Yuhao's assistance, Xiao Xiao was always able to find the point of least stress to withstand Zhou Mingxing's attacks. It could be said that she single-handedly held off two of the enemy.

Seeing that his companions were trapped, Lin Chen changed direction and ran towards Huo Yuhao.

"Get past me first, then your second soul skill, Butterfly God's Light!"

(End of this chapter)