Douluo Continent: After their charm was maxed out, they became simps.

Chapter 36 Upon seeing Xia Bai, the aloof Ye Lingling couldn't help but think…

Heavenly Dou Royal Academy

Training ground.

The members of the Royal Fighting Team stood there quietly waiting.

Yesterday, Teacher Qin Ming said that the members of the second team have been selected.

I hope the two teams can meet.

"Captain, are the people in this second team very strong?" Shi Mo asked Yu Tianheng curiously.

Yu Tianheng shook his head.

He didn't know how strong the second team was either, as Teacher Qin Ming hadn't explained it to him.

"Hmph, this second team is just for show! The Advanced Soul Master Competition still depends on us," Dugu Yan said disdainfully from the side.

"Yes, Yanzi is right. We must achieve good results in this Advanced Soul Master Competition and bring glory to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!" Yu Tianheng said with a determined look in his eyes.

After a while, the figures of the second group slowly appeared.

"Boss Dai, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is really bigger than our Shrek Academy! Just to get to the training ground, we have to walk this far."

"Yeah! The environment here is great! And the girls are very attractive!"

"Ma Hongjun! Do you want your eyes gouged out?"

"Waaah, I was wrong, Sister Xiaowu!"

Yu Tianheng's face visibly darkened as he watched the group of people joking and playing around approaching from a distance.

It's them!

Shrek Seven Devils!

"Hey! Aren't these the defeated opponents from the Soybean Team?" Ma Hongjun said sarcastically with a smile when he saw the members of the Royal Fighting Team.

"Damn it! What are you doing here!" As soon as Dugu Yan saw the Shrek Academy members, she couldn't help but recall the humiliation she suffered at the Soul Arena more than a month ago.

"Heh, of course it's because your Soybean team is so trash that you're looking for foreign aid like us!" Oscar said with a grin.

"Are you looking for death?!" Dugu Yan was furious at the sarcasm directed at the Royal Academy and was ready to teach them a lesson.

However, Yu Tianheng stopped him.

"Yanzi, don't be impulsive."

After Yu Tianheng stopped Dugu Yan, he turned his gaze to the Shrek Seven Devils.

"Don't be so arrogant! If you don't even make it through the preliminaries, you'll be proven wrong!"

"Let's go!"

With a wave of his hand, Yu Tianheng led Huang Dou Zhan Dou to the other side.

Dugu Yan glared fiercely at the Shrek Academy members before leaving as well.

"Master, what's going on with this preliminary round?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Yu Xiaogang explained:

"You've only secured a spot in the competition."

"You need to go through the preliminary rounds and qualifying rounds to reach the final."

"And their team is a seeded team, so they don't have to play the first two matches and can directly participate in the final."

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's explanation, Ma Hongjun's expression showed some dissatisfaction.

"They're so bad, what right do they have to get a seeded spot? They might as well give it to us."

"You fatso! The Royal Academy is already being incredibly generous by giving us a spot in the competition; a seeded spot is out of the question!" Dai Mubai shook his head.

This team was selected from the very beginning, how could it be changed at will!

"Tch, it's just a seeded team! I don't even care!" Ning Rongrong crossed her arms, showing her disdain.

"That's right, that's right, Sister Rongrong is right! We wouldn't even bother with a mere seed spot!" Oscar, the big sycophant next to her, quickly chimed in.

"Alright, that's enough. Go and experience simulated cultivation!" Yu Xiaogang said.

"OK!"

The Shrek team nodded and began their training for the day.

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Luxury detached villa.

Xia Bai slept until the sun was high in the sky before getting up.

Unlike Tang San and the others, he doesn't need to cultivate hard; he can become stronger simply by lying down and sleeping.

Now his soul power has reached level 68, and it won't be long before he can go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his seventh soul ring.

After Xia Bai finished washing up, she began today's activities.

First, I basked in the sun for a while, then I got up and stretched my muscles and practiced calligraphy for a bit.

Then Xia Bai, feeling rather bored, decided to go out and visit the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a while.

"Oh my god! That masked guy is so handsome!"

"Who is this? I've never seen him at school before!"

"He must be from Shrek Academy!"

"He's so handsome! I want to have his babies!"

"Me too! Me too! Even though I'm a boy, I have a heart full of love!"

Behind Xia Bai followed a large group of people.

From the moment they saw Xia Bai, they were captivated by her charm.

Xia Bai, however, completely ignored the enthusiastic fans behind him and began to tour the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder it's called a noble academy."

"These mountains! This water! This architecture! It's absolutely amazing!"

Unfortunately, Xia Bai wasn't very cultured, so he could only silently exclaim "Awesome!" in his heart.

After wandering around for a while, Xia Bai stopped in front of a building.

All that could be seen were steps made of white jade, and two towering stone pillars supporting the unique architecture on either side.

"Is this... a library?"

Xia Bai's eyes lit up slightly. Since he had nothing to do, he thought he would go to the library to read for a while.

Xia Bai acted on his thought immediately, putting his hands behind his back and walking towards the stairs.

At this moment, on the second floor of the Royal Academy Library.

In a secluded corner.

A girl dressed in black, with short, dark purple hair reaching her ears and delicate features, sat quietly in the corner, reading a book.

Her name is Ye Lingling, the inheritor of the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.

He is withdrawn and doesn't like to talk.

Despite possessing stunning beauty, she doesn't like to show it off.

After training, Ye Lingling would go to the library to read for a while, which was one of her few hobbies.

But today, something unexpected happened.

Because it's on the first floor, it's extremely noisy!

The noise made it impossible for Ye Lingling to read in peace.

"My goodness! Young Master Xia looks so handsome when he's reading!"

"I feel that just watching Young Master Xia like this has made me much more insightful."

"Young Master Xia is just too perfect, so perfect that I can't help but want to...!"

"???"

"You silly Chun, what are you trying to do in public like this?!"

Hearing the commotion downstairs, Ye Lingling's fair forehead furrowed involuntarily.

She closed the book in her hand, got up, and walked downstairs.

She wanted to see who this guy was who had caused so much noise!

Ye Lingling held onto the handrail and walked downstairs.

With just one glance, she spotted the figure sitting quietly in the corner, engrossed in a book.

He wore a simple black robe and a white round face mask, his long, slender fingers turning the pages of the book.

Under the sunlight, Xia Bai's entire body was draped in a layer of golden fabric.

Ye Lingling's heart suddenly pounded, and a feeling of wanting to get closer to him welled up inside her.

(End of this chapter)