Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 42 Zhang Fan enrolls in school

In the afternoon, a luxurious carriage drove out of Soto City and headed towards the Starry Sky Forest.

The three people sitting in the carriage were Lin Yizhang, Zhang Fan, and Dugu Bo. Their purpose in this trip was to hunt for Zhang Fan's fourth spirit ring.

Lin Yizhang looked at Zhang Fan and asked, "Zhang Fan, what kind of spirit beast do you plan to hunt for your fourth spirit ring?"

Zhang Fan said, "I don't have any family inheritance, and I don't know which soul ring to attach to my Dragon Pattern Spear Martial Soul. So I plan to hunt a powerful soul beast so that I can obtain an offensive soul skill."

My first soul skill is Unstoppable, which increases penetration attribute by 30%.

The second soul is Unstoppable, which increases attack power by 50%.

The third soul skill is Explosion, where soul power is compressed at the tip of the Dragon Pattern Spear and then released to create explosive damage.

For my fourth soul skill, I still plan to choose an offensive soul skill.

Dugu Bo said, "The most famous spear-type martial soul is the Soul-Breaking Spear of the Breaking Clan. Their soul skills are mostly offensive, and they are very similar to your first three soul skills."

Lin Yizhang said, "Indeed, their soul skills are all systematic, and the academy's library records them. But we don't know what kind of soul beasts they hunted to obtain these skills. However, I remember that one of their soul skills releases a shockwave centered on the tip of a spear. This soul skill can be used to break free from self-imposed constraints and knock back opponents. This soul skill is very suitable for you. Among the soul beast knowledge I've learned, the Earthquake Rat is one of the best targets for soul hunting."

Zhang Fan nodded and said, "This kind of soul skill is indeed very good. As a power-attack type soul master, I am most afraid of being controlled by control type soul masters. With this soul skill, I can avoid most control-type soul skills."

Since the Earthquake Rat is a relatively common and easy-to-find soul beast, the three of them completed the soul hunt in two days. The one they hunted was a five-thousand-year-old Earthquake Rat.

The soul skill's effect was indeed as expected, and Zhang Fan named it "Zhen" (震). After absorbing the fourth soul ring, Zhang Fan's soul power level also broke through to level 41.

After the Soul Hunt ended, the three began their return to Heaven Dou City. After half a month of travel, they arrived back outside Heaven Dou City.

Lin Yizhang and Zhang Fan got off the carriage and waited for Dugu Bo to leave before heading to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy together.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is located in a scenic mountain range outside Heavenly Dou City.

With Lin Yizhang leading the way, the two entered the academy smoothly. Lin Yizhang then led Zhang Fan to the office of the three education committee members.

It wasn't enrollment time, so Zhang Fan couldn't be admitted according to the enrollment process.

Given Zhang Fan's talent, his desire to study at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is something the three education committee members would be eager for, and they would certainly not disagree.

As expected, after Lin Yizhang introduced Zhang Fan to the three education committee members, they happily arranged for Zhang Fan to enroll in school.

Meng Shenji said, "Yi Zhang, do you have any friends with outstanding cultivation talent like Zhang Fan? If you introduce them, I'll immediately process their enrollment."

Lin Yizhang waved his hand and said, "No more."

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is extremely unfriendly to commoner Soul Masters. Even exceptionally talented commoner geniuses cannot enter the academy without the recommendation of a noble.

The three education commissioners were eager to cultivate Soul Master talents for the Heaven Dou Royal Family, but they didn't have the right to directly recruit students from the common people. For them, recommending talent into the academy like Lin Yizhang was exactly what they wanted, as it was equivalent to Poison Douluo backing them up. They recruited geniuses for the academy without being punished for breaking the rules.

Lin Yizhang said, "Three members of the Education Committee, I recruited Zhang Fan to join the second team. You shouldn't have any objections, right?"

"This..." The three education committee members exchanged glances. They had originally planned to arrange for Zhang Fan to join the first team, but unexpectedly, he was to join the second team. With Zhang Fan in the second team, the first team might not be able to beat the second team, and the bet they had made earlier might not be guaranteed to be won.

Finally, Meng Shenji turned to Zhang Fan and explained a series of benefits of joining Team One, then asked, "Zhang Fan, would you like to join Team One or Team Two?"

Zhang Fan replied, "I had already promised Yi Zhang that I would join his second team, so I still choose to join the second team."

The three education commissioners had no choice but to nod in agreement.

As they left the Education Commission office, it was nearing evening. Seeing that Zhang Fan was also tired from his journey, Lin Yizhang took him to the dormitory that had been arranged for him to rest.

After that, Lin Yizhang went to find Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. He hadn't seen the two women for a month and missed them terribly.

They found Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and the three of them went out for hot pot together. Then Lin Yizhang gave them small gifts he had bought for them.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were very happy and gave Lin Yizhang a kiss on each cheek as a reward. Lin Yizhang was very satisfied.

After the three chatted warmly for a while, Dugu Yan asked Lin Yizhang if he had encountered anything fun or interesting on his trip.

Lin Yizhang then briefly recounted to them what he had seen and heard along the way.

Dugu Yan pouted and said, "You have to take me with you when you go out in the future. I've never been to Soto City before."

Ye Lingling chimed in, "Yanyan is right. Next time you go out to play, you must take us with you. We haven't seen you in so long that we've lost our patience for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yizhang happily exclaimed, "Lingling, are you serious? You really miss me that much?"

Dugu Yan quickly covered Ye Lingling's mouth, glared at her fiercely, and turned to Lin Yizhang, saying, "Lingling is lying to you. I don't miss you that much. I only think about you occasionally."

Ye Lingling blinked her big eyes at Dugu Yan, her expression as if to say, "You weren't like this before. Just a few days after Yizhang left, you came to ask me every day, 'When is Yizhang coming back?' 'Why hasn't Yizhang come back yet?' 'I can't concentrate on cultivation if I can't see Yizhang.'"

Lin Yizhang looked at the hypocritical Dugu Yan and felt a sweet warmth in his heart.

Lin Yizhang changed the subject, saying, "I've already brought Zhang Fan into our second team. How about I introduce you to him tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling stopped their playful fight, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Then Dugu Yan inquired about Zhang Fan from Lin Yizhang: What was his martial soul? What were the effects of his soul skills? What level was he? Was he handsome? ...

Upon hearing the first three questions, Lin Yizhang immediately provided Zhang Fan's information. However, when Dugu Yan asked him if Zhang Fan was handsome, Lin Yizhang felt as if a crow had flown over his head, and thought to himself: Even if Zhang Fan is really more handsome than me, I can't admit that he's really more handsome than me!

After the three finished chatting, they parted ways, only agreeing to meet Zhang Fan at the playground the next morning to introduce him to them.

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