Douluo Continent: I can overdraft the future in advance

Luo Yun walked in front, with Yan Shaozhe following behind, both of them walking much faster than usual.

Three freshmen were still standing in the same spot by the shore of Poseidon Lake.

When Luo Yun turned out of the tree-lined path, Xiao Xiao was the first to see him.

"Senior." She took two steps forward.

Before she could finish speaking, she saw the person following behind Luo Yun.

Xiao Xiao didn't know him, but she instinctively sensed something.

"Are you the girl Luo Yun mentioned?" Yan Shaozhe walked up to Xiao Xiao and asked directly.

Xiao Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously glanced at Luo Yun. Luo Yun nodded slightly to her, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous.

"Yes, it's me." Xiao Xiao's voice was a little tense. "Hello, may I ask who you are—"

"My name is Yan Shaozhe, Dean of the Spirit Martial Arts Department at Shrek Academy." Yan Shaozhe's tone was still direct, but slightly gentler than before. "Luo Yun told me you have twin spirit martial arts?"

Xiao Xiao took a deep breath, stretched out her hand, and the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron appeared in her palm. The ancient cauldron floated in front of her, with three legs and two handles. The patterns on its surface gleamed with a bluish-black luster in the sunlight, and it only had a yellow soul ring. Then, Xiao Xiao turned her other wrist, and a jade flute of emerald green appeared. The flute was carved with a phoenix pattern, the lines smooth and lifelike. It also had no soul ring.

Yan Shaozhe's eyes lit up.

The way she just displayed her martial spirit was both of these things happening simultaneously.

"Can you use two martial souls at the same time?" he asked.

Xiao Xiao nodded: "We can use them together, but my cultivation level is not high enough, so I can only maintain it for a very short time."

Yan Shaozhe was silent for three seconds, then took a deep breath, turned to look at Luo Yun, then looked back at Xiao Xiao, his tone becoming much gentler.

"Come with me."

Xiao Xiao followed after her.

Luo Yun stood there, watching Yan Shaozhe and Xiao Xiao's figures disappear at the end of the tree-lined path, then turned around and prepared to go back to the dormitory.

"Hello!"

Luo Yun stopped and turned around.

Wang Dong walked over from the lakeside.

Her long hair was loose over her shoulders, not tied up, and the light blue strands shimmered softly in the sunlight; she no longer tried to hide it.

Luo Yun looked at her calmly.

"I remember you." Wang Dong walked up to him, her pinkish-blue eyes fixed on him. "You're the one who targeted me at the registration desk on the first day of school."

"I'm not targeting you," Luo Yun said casually. "I just saw a strange person who concealed the truth, fabricated lies, had unclear motives, and tried to disguise herself as a man to enter Shrek Academy. Moreover, the lies she told were full of loopholes."

Wang Dong's face changed from white to red, then from red to green, and his chest heaved violently.

"Who did you say?" Her voice was squeezed out from between her teeth, each word sounding as if it had been ground up before being released.

Luo Yun didn't answer. He just glanced at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, then turned and left.

Wang Dong stood still, staring at Luo Yun's back.

"You just wait!" Her voice echoed across the empty lakeshore. "Don't let me find out who you are!"

Luo Yun didn't turn around, but simply raised his hand, waved it casually, and continued walking forward.

Du Wei-Len's office.

When Yan Shaozhe pushed open the door, Du Weilun was organizing a pile of new student materials. Hearing the door open, he looked up, about to greet him, but paused when he saw Xiao Xiao behind Yan Shaozhe.

"Dean? This is—"

"Retrieve the information for this year's freshmen." Yan Shaozhe didn't sit down, but stood directly in front of the desk. "Find a girl named Xiao Xiao, a freshman who enrolled this year."

Du Weilun didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and rummaged through the filing cabinet behind him for a while, found a folder, and handed it to Yan Shaozhe.

"Xiao Xiao, Class 1, Freshman, Martial Soul—"

The column for the martial spirit registered above only says: "Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron".

Yan Shaozhe's gaze lingered on that line of text for a few seconds before he turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

"When you registered, you only registered one martial spirit?"

Xiao Xiao nodded, her voice a little soft: "My family said that twin martial souls are quite rare, and they told me to be careful when I'm out, so I kept it a secret."

"Then why did you show it off in front of everyone?" Yan Shaozhe asked, his tone unhurried. "You could have kept it a secret at Shrek Academy, and no one would have found out. Unless—"

He paused.

"Unless you have a compelling reason to show it."

Xiao Xiao lowered her head, remained silent for a few seconds, and then spoke, her voice even softer than before.

"Because my homeroom teacher mentioned the freshman assessment, I'm worried that I won't be able to keep up."

"Does your homeroom teacher know you have a second martial soul?"

"Know."

"What did she say?"

"She suggested I try adding a second spirit ring to my martial soul, which would make me more competitive in the freshman assessment. Today, my teammates and I were discussing this by the Sea God Lake when we happened to run into that senior."

"She wants you to attach a spirit ring to your second martial soul right now?" Yan Shaozhe's tone still sounded calm.

"Um."

What level are you in now?

"Level 19".

Yan Shaozhe turned around and looked at Du Weilun.

Who is Xiao Xiao's homeroom teacher?

"Zhou Yi".

"Call her and ask her to come."

Du Weilun glanced at Yan Shaozhe, said nothing, picked up the voice communication device on the table, and made a call.

Xiao Xiao stood in the center of the office, unsure whether to stand or sit. Du Weilun pointed to the chair next to her, gesturing for her to sit down. She hesitated for a moment, then sat down, but only about a third of the way down.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman walked in.

"Director Du, you were looking for me?...Dean Yan? You're here too."

Yan Shaozhe did not ask her to sit down.

"Teacher Zhou, did you know that Xiao Xiao has twin martial souls?"

Zhou Yi's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure. She glanced at Xiao Xiao, then looked away and nodded.

"I know. She told me a while ago."

"Do you even know the value of having twin martial souls? Why did you let her acquire her second martial soul ring so early?"

"I know," Zhou Yi paused for a moment before saying, "but I think that with the freshman assessment approaching, Xiao Xiao's current strength isn't particularly outstanding among the freshmen. If she could add a second spirit ring to her spirit before the assessment, she would have a greater competitive edge. With her talent, even if the first spirit ring of her second spirit is a hundred-year-old one, she can make up for it in other ways later."

Yan Shaozhe stood up.

"Make amends?" Yan Shaozhe's voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the office could hear the anger in it. "Twin martial souls, you told her to add a hundred-year spirit ring to her second martial soul when she was level nineteen. Later, when she became a Title Douluo, that hundred-year spirit ring will be an irreparable hole. Tell me, how are you going to make amends?"

Zhou Yi opened her mouth.

Yan Shaozhe didn't give her a chance to speak. "The pass rate for freshmen assessments, class rankings, and the percentage of students achieving excellent grades—are these things more important than your students' future?"

"Teacher Zhou, I won't comment on your teaching methods. But there's absolutely no room for negotiation regarding this girl's training plan." He paused.

"Starting today, your work is temporarily suspended. You are on probation, and the specific date for your resumption of work will be notified separately."

Zhou Yi's body stiffened for a moment. She looked at Yan Shaozhe, her lips moved, but in the end she said nothing.

"We'll transfer a teacher from the upper grades to take over the duties of the freshman class," Yan Shaozhe said, looking at Du Weilun. "You make the arrangements."

Du Weiren nodded.

Yan Shaozhe turned to look at Xiao Xiao, his tone softening.

"Do not attach any spirit rings to your second spirit for now. Once you reach the sixth ring or higher, the academy will help you find the most suitable spirit beast and equip it with the highest-age spirit rings. Until then, you only need to focus on cultivating your first spirit."

Xiao Xiao nodded, but seemed a little confused.