Douluo Continent: Getting Stronger After Heartbreak

Chapter 35 This dragon... is a bit strong

After the Five Elements Academy had exchanged verbal sparring notes, the two students from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy had also finished their assessments.

One passed level 6, and the other passed level 7, both ultimately qualifying for the level 3 Soul Hunting Arena, leaving many teachers at the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy shaking their heads in disbelief.

Their student slots rarely go to the strongest students, so their final results are often worse than those of the Five Elements Academy.

"Next up, Elephant Armor Academy!"

Now it was finally Hu Yanli's turn, and his imposing figure easily attracted everyone's attention.

"Awooooo! Watch me get back after reaching level 9!"

He rushed in, yelling and shouting...

He emerged shortly after, looking utterly defeated, and roared in indignation, "That level 9 dragon is no match for a human!"

"Tch, if you're not good enough, don't try to be a hero. Watch me instead."

The sight of Huyan Ligang being brutally beaten didn't frighten Huo Wu at all; she walked in with her arms crossed...

After a while, Huo Wu crawled out, looking disheveled: "Cough cough... This dragon... This dragon isn't... cough cough..."

"Fire Dance, are you alright?!"

Feng Xiaotian rushed out to offer his concern, but Huo Wu kicked him back impatiently: "Did you come all this way just to see how pathetic I am?!"

"Fire Dance, don't be angry, I'll go avenge you right now!"

Feng Xiaotian walked with the stride of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, intending to leave Huo Wu with a dignified and awe-inspiring silhouette, but Huo Wu didn't even glance at him.

"Bing'er, it's your turn next. Don't embarrass Tianshui Academy..."

The teachers at Tianshui Academy were giving Shui Bing'er some psychological support: "Don't be fooled by how fierce those soul beasts look. They're all fake. Don't be afraid. As long as you unleash your full potential, you'll be fine."

"Teacher, what if I only make it to the third level of the Soul Hunting Arena? Won't the academy be very embarrassed?" Shui Bing'er said softly with her head down.

The teacher didn't want to put pressure on her, but considering her timid nature, she steeled herself and said, "Yes, if all the students from other academies enter the second level area, and you're the only one in the third level, you'll ruin the academy's reputation."

Shui Bing'er nodded solemnly: "Teacher, don't worry, I will definitely pass level 8!"

"Level 8?" the teacher asked, puzzled.

Shui Bing'er nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Can't we enter the second-level area at level 8?"

"So you're not planning to challenge level 9?"

The teacher covered her head...

At this moment, Feng Xiaotian finally emerged from the Mimicry Soul Hunter, his clothes half-torn.

"This level 9 dragon... is indeed a bit difficult to fight..." he said, slightly embarrassed.

At this moment, Meng Shenji, the Education Commissioner, suddenly said, "The soul beasts for the 9th level assessment are 5 levels stronger than your own, which means they are equivalent to level 35 soul beasts. Although it is very difficult, it is not impossible."

He glanced at everyone and said, "If you want to enter the Level 1 area to hunt soul beasts, you'll at least need to fight a Level 9 divine dragon to a draw. And if you want to enter the Special Level area..."

He paused for a moment before pointing to the entrance and saying, "Then let's go defeat it!"

"Five levels higher? Only a truly exceptional genius could possibly manage a draw, right?"

"I wonder if anyone from this year's cohort will succeed. The remaining options are Tianshui Academy, Thunder Academy, and our academy's Dugu Yan, right?"

"Didn't I hear that the personal disciple of the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School also came?"

"..."

Discussions rose and fell.

At this moment, Shui Bing'er had already carefully walked in.

After she passed level 8, everyone looked forward to her challenging level 9, wanting to see if she could be even more powerful than the previous three.

However, after waiting for quite a while, they still didn't see the scene from level 9.

Then…they saw Shui Bing'er walk out of the exit…walk out…walk out…

"Teacher... teacher..."

Shui Bing'er quickly hid behind her teacher, then cautiously asked, "Why are they all looking at me?"

The teacher from Tianshui covered her face and said, "It's okay, they just think you're pretty..."

She had a premonition that this year's elite competition at Tianshui Academy would be utterly unwatchable. They had a prospective captain with a top-tier beast spirit, but his personality…

They really don't have the aloof temperament of the Ice Phoenix at all!

I wonder when she'll truly mature and become capable of standing on her own...

"Hu Yanli, Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Shui Bing'er have all obtained Level 2 regional qualifications..."

After making the announcement, Education Commissioner Meng Shenji looked at Yu Tianxin: "Next, Thunder Academy."

If he wanted to force a level 9 dragon to a draw, he felt he still had to rely on Yu Tianxin, since the last successful attempt was by Yu Tianheng of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, and both of them came from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

"Hmph! I'll see if this fake dragon can defeat my real dragon!"

Yu Tianxin strode forward and stepped directly into the simulated cultivation ground.

The first eight levels proceeded without incident, and no one outside the community was surprised.

Until level 9, a battle far surpassing the previous ones erupted, leaving everyone thoroughly entertained.

This match lasted a long time, and in the end both players went down, successfully drawing the score!

"Yu Tianxin of Thunder Academy has obtained Level 1 Regional Qualification," announced Meng Shenji, the Education Commissioner.

"Slap slap slap..."

Immediately, many people started to applaud.

Because this match was truly spectacular.

"Next up, Dugu Yan from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

The name immediately caught Qin Jian's attention. The short-haired girl in dark green stepped forward, entered the cultivation area, and disappeared.

"I wonder what kind of results she will achieve..."

Qin Jian's eyes shone brightly.

Unlike Yu Tianxin, her battles did not produce much of a stir, because she was able to smoothly fight her way to level 9 using only her Azure Phosphorus Serpent Venom.

In this final battle, she did not adopt a head-on confrontation tactic, but instead chose to maneuver while continuously eroding the opponent's defenses with the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Serpent.

Finally, after a long time…

She exhausted her soul power, and even the mimicry dragon was poisoned by her...

"Dugu Yan of Tiandou Royal Academy has obtained the first-level regional qualification."

However, there was little applause this time, because her fighting style seemed completely incomparable to Yu Tianxin's brutal, hand-to-hand combat style, and naturally, it wasn't as easy for her to gain recognition.

"Next up, Ning Rongrong from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School."

At this moment, the Education Commissioner Meng Shenji finally called Ning Rongrong's name, but he quickly added, "Given that Ning Rongrong has a support-type martial soul and no combat ability, the academy has decided to directly grant her the qualification of the second-level region."

Although no one dared to object to these words, there was no goodwill in those various gazes.

After all, everyone else earned their qualifications through battle, so it was naturally difficult for Ning Rongrong to gain recognition by simply parachuting in, even though they all knew that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was the top-tier support-type martial soul.

"Wait a minute, I'll fight for Rongrong's eligibility..."

(End of this chapter)