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

Chapter 43 Getting to Know Each Other

It was another sunny day. After having breakfast, Lin Yizhang took Zhang Fan for a stroll around the campus.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is not as small as Shrek Academy; even a cursory glance at the buildings takes one or two hours.

After showing Zhang Fan around the campus, Lin Yizhang said, "Zhang Fan, now I'll introduce you to the other two main members of our second team. They're both stunning beauties, but they're both my girlfriends. There are a lot of beauties at Tiandou Royal Academy. Want me to introduce you to a few? I'm quite well-known in the academy, I guarantee I can introduce you to your type, hehe."

Zhang Fan looked embarrassed and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No need, no need, I'll find a girlfriend myself later. Right now, I just want to cultivate to the Soul King level as soon as possible, I don't have time for dating. But, Zhang, when did you find girlfriends, and two of them at that, both in the second team? Aren't you afraid they'll find out you're two-timing them?"

Lin Yizhang laughed and said, "Zhang Fan, how can you slander your brother like that? Do I look like that kind of scumbag? I conquered them all at the same time, not secretly keeping mistresses. I'm going to marry them all in a proper ceremony in the future."

Zhang Fan's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. "How is that possible? The girls who can enter the Heaven Dou Royal Academy must be from noble families. How could they possibly agree to share a husband with another woman?"

Lin Yizhang said, "It would be impossible for an ordinary person, but you don't know who I am. I'm a master at picking up girls."

Lin Yizhang knew that his status as an orphan and a commoner genius was one of the main factors in gaining the approval of Dugu Bo and Ye Lingling's parents. The families behind Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were unwilling to join other powerful factions; choosing a highly talented Soul Master with no background was the best option.

Zhang Fan shook his head speechlessly and said, "Then hurry up and take me to meet them, and see how outstanding your girlfriends are."

Upon arriving at the playground, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were chatting when they saw Lin Yizhang approach. Lin Yizhang smiled and nodded to them, then introduced them: "Zhang Fan, this is Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Senior Dugu who helped you obtain your fourth soul ring. This is Ye Lingling, the modern-day successor of the Nine Heart Begonia family."

Lin Yizhang then introduced Zhang Fan to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, "Yanyan, Lingling, this is my good brother Zhang Fan whom I've told you about before."

Zhang Fan nodded and said, "Hello, ladies. My name is Zhang Fan, my martial soul is the Dragon Pattern Spear, and I am a 17-year-old, level 41, strong attack type Battle Soul Master."

When Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling heard Zhang Fan call them "sister-in-law," their faces immediately flushed pink. However, they did not refute Zhang Fan's words and introduced themselves to him.

"Dugu Yan, Martial Soul: Azure Phosphorous Serpent, 18 years old, Level 37 Control-type Battle Soul Master."

"Ye Lingling, Martial Soul Nine Heart Begonia, 18 years old, level 37, Auxiliary-type Weapon Soul Master."

After the three introduced themselves, Dugu Yan exclaimed, "Zhang Fan, you're really amazing! You're a year younger than me, but your soul power level is already 41. You and Yi Zhang are both prodigies. Compared to you, my talent is really nothing."

Zhang Fan said, "Yi Zhang reached level 33 at the age of 13. He's really lucky."

"Huh?" Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were stunned when they heard Zhang Fan's words and turned to look at Lin Yizhang.

Seeing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's reactions, Zhang Fan immediately wondered if he had said something wrong.

Lin Yizhang awkwardly said, "Zhang Fan, actually I am a Soul Master with innate full Soul Power, and my real age is 10 years old."

Zhang Fan turned to look at Lin Yizhang and exclaimed incredulously, "How is that possible? Weren't you already nine years old when you first came to Shrek Academy four and a half years ago? Were you less than seven years old back then?"

Lin Yizhang nodded and said, "At that time, I had just awakened my martial soul and obtained my first soul ring. After obtaining my first soul ring, my body developed like that of a normal nine-year-old child. In order to avoid encountering bad people, I concealed my real age."

Zhang Fan smiled wryly and said, "I thought you were just an ordinary genius soul master. I never expected that a big shot would be right next to me."

After the four found a quiet pavilion to sit down, they began to chat about various things related to cultivation and life. Dugu Yan introduced Zhang Fan to the power distribution of Tiandou City, some common knowledge about the Tiandou royal family, the simulated cultivation field in the academy, and how to use various cultivation equipment.

As they chatted, it became noon before they knew it. None of them had classes scheduled for the day, so Lin Yizhang suggested they go out for hot pot together.

Zhang Fan had never eaten hot pot before and didn't know what it was, so he asked, "Is hot pot a specialty of Tiandou City?"

Zhang Fan laughed and said, "I guess so. Hot pot is a dish I came up with a year ago. I hired some people to open three hot pot restaurants in Tiandou City. Hot pot became very popular and later became a specialty of Tiandou City."

The Heaven Dou Empire is located in the northern part of the continent, beyond which lies the far north, a land perpetually covered in ice and snow. Here, autumn and winter temperatures are low. While Soul Masters are not affected by the cold, hot pot can bring warmth to ordinary people, especially the spiciness of which is irresistible to the people of Heaven Dou City. Furthermore, hot pot with Soul Beast meat is even more delicious, and nobles spend exorbitant amounts of money to enjoy it, making Lin Yizhang incredibly wealthy.

After eating the hot pot made with the meat of a thousand-year-old soul beast, Zhang Fan was initially not used to the spicy taste, but after a while, the spiciness kicked in, and he couldn't stop picking up food with his hands. Lin Yizhang just smiled at this.

After enjoying their hot pot meal, the four returned to the academy.

After returning to the academy, the group parted ways. After all, they would be spending a lot of time together in the future and would have plenty of time to chat. For now, they needed to return to their normal cultivation routine.

Tang San was only 10 years old at this time, and it would be two more years before he could enroll at Shrek Academy. At that time, Tang San would truly begin his path of cultivation with extraordinary abilities.

Lin Yizhang was not satisfied with his current strength, because he was unsure whether Tang San would encounter an even more extraordinary opportunity than the immortal herb after he had snatched Tang San's chance. If Tang San were to become stronger than him and then tell him, "You have already chosen your own path to death," while he was still gloating over having snatched Tang San's opportunity, then it would truly be a tragedy.

Whether the world would favor Tang San, Lin Yizhang didn't know. But Lin Yizhang knew that if he wanted to enjoy life, he had to be superior to others, and that meant he had to work hard to cultivate himself and become the strongest person.

Lin Yizhang reviewed his situation and previous plans, and quickly realized what he needed to do next. That was to cultivate his own soul skill, developing a unique soul skill tailored to him based on the principles of the "Six Styles of the Navy"!

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