Douluo Continent: Getting Stronger After Heartbreak

Chapter 55 It's Not Easy Being a Scumbag

Tianshui City is a small city named after Tianshui Academy, located not far from the Star Dou Great Forest, and belongs to the Tian Dou Empire.

Although the city is not large, it is exceptionally exquisite, with its streets and buildings being built...very beautifully.

"As expected of a girls' academy, even the city looks better now..."

Qin Jian, dressed in a light blue outfit, walked down the main street of Tianshui City, occasionally glancing around curiously.

Two weeks have passed since he left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. During this time, he silently licked his wounds and only now has he been able to compose himself.

"The target of the second test is actually Shui Bing'er..."

Qin Jian looked toward the center of Tianshui City. If he wasn't mistaken, Tianshui Academy should be located there.

"My soul power is already level 22... I didn't expect her to have such a strong liking for me..."

Qin Jian walked along the central avenue of the city, where he could see many young and beautiful students from Tianshui College.

"His second spirit ring has a 3000-year lifespan, and his spirit skill is related to his first love—all a result of his separation from Rongrong..."

He let out a soft sigh of frustration.

"I simply can't bring myself to pursue Shui Bing'er right now; how could I possibly get past that mental hurdle..."

"Unless I'm a jerk..."

He patted his forehead and muttered to himself, "But not everyone can be a scumbag..."

"But heartbreak is too painful. To protect myself and to keep becoming stronger, I have no choice but to learn to be a scumbag... After all, only by remaining unmoved can I better protect myself..."

Thinking this, Qin Jian felt his own body tremble slightly. That feeling clearly told him: "As a love flower with a million years of soul power, it's impossible for me to get rid of my nature..."

"Never mind!"

Qin Jian angrily kicked a stone block by the roadside and huffed, "The most important thing now is to become stronger, to pass the Nine Trials of Godhood. No matter who I have to break up with later on, I can only become a god, control my own destiny, and fulfill my promise to Rongrong if I pass them all!"

"Hey! Why are you kicking those stone blocks on the roadside like that?!"

Just then, a slightly androgynous girl's voice rang out beside me.

Qin Jian turned around and saw a short-haired girl wearing the uniform of Tianshui Academy.

The other person was frowning and staring at him.

The girl was tall and well-proportioned with a beautiful face, but her short, snow-white hair gave her an air of heroism.

"What's wrong with me kicking the stone bollard by the roadside? Did I break it?"

If Qin Jian were in a good mood, he might have just apologized and left after encountering this situation.

But he wasn't in a good mood right now, so he looked coldly at the snow-haired girl and said, "Is there a rule in Tianshui City that you can't touch the stone pillars by the roadside?"

The snow-haired girl frowned her rather heroic eyebrows and said, "Although there is no such rule in our Tianshui City, these roads are cleaned every day by the students of Tianshui Academy using their soul power. You should respect our hard work."

"oh…"

Qin Jian said without changing his expression, "Since Tianshui City doesn't have this rule, then you have no reason to criticize me. Goodbye."

He didn't want to say anything more, so he turned around and continued walking towards Tianshui Academy.

"Hey! How can you be so rude?!"

The snow-haired girl caught up quickly and blocked Qin Jian's path, angrily saying, "You can't just leave like this!"

"I just kicked the stone block, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Qin Jian crossed his arms, tilted his head, and asked, "What exactly do you want?"

"You can only leave after you've wiped your footprints off the stone!" the snow-haired girl said coldly.

Qin Jian gave her a strange look a few times, then said, "You're crazy."

He simply walked around the girl and continued walking forward.

"You! How dare you swear at me like that!"

The girl's voice became increasingly androgynous, sounding quite magnetic.

"Instead of wasting your time arguing with me, you might as well go and clean the stone block yourself. That way, you'll achieve the effect you want much faster," Qin Jian said casually.

The snow-haired girl frowned: "It's clearly your fault, why should I wipe it for you?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Jian finally stopped and looked back at her a few times, saying, "You need to understand that while keeping the city clean is a good thing, it's not everyone's wish. If you want it, then do it yourself. Don't stand on your moral high ground and criticize others."

The girl was taken aback by his words: "But no one else is like you; they're all willing to listen to our opinions..."

Qin Jian couldn't help but roll his eyes: "As a pretty girl, you need to know what your greatest weapon is. Do you think other people are accommodating you just because you're right? It's only because you're pretty and have a good figure that no one cares. If you really think that means they approve of you, then I can only say you... have big breasts but no... um."

"Is...that's how it is...?"

The girl's worldview seemed to be on the verge of collapse, but that was none of Qin Jian's business. He turned around again and walked towards the gate of Tianshui Academy.

Under the azure, ocean-wave-like gates of Tianshui Academy, female students frequently come and go, but it was extremely incongruous for a young man like Qin Jian to walk in as well.

"Is someone else out of their mind trying to sneak into Tianshui Academy?" A young man by the roadside said, looking in their direction.

Someone next to him chimed in, "He's really itching for a beating, isn't he? Last time, there was this guy who dressed up as a woman to participate in the Tianshui Academy's recruitment, what happened in the end? I think he broke a few legs..."

"Hmm, three were interrupted..." the young man said, arms crossed.

"Sanjo..."

The other person shuddered.

At that moment, the snow-haired girl also noticed Qin Jian's figure. She hurriedly ran up to him and said, "This is our Tianshui Academy. Men are strictly prohibited from entering. What are you doing?"

Qin Jian glanced at her and said, "That's a real shame. I'm here to break the absolutes."

The snow-haired girl felt her brain was particularly malfunctioning today: "Break...break the absolutes?"

Then she saw Qin Jian swagger towards the gates of Tianshui Academy, while the female guards at the gates had already raised their longswords…

"This guy is incredibly arrogant. I'll see how he breaks through the absolute barrier, hmph!"

The snow-haired girl stood near the door, waiting to see Qin Jian's pathetic state as he was thrown out.

Meanwhile, other people around also cast curious glances their way, clearly expecting the same thing.

"Halt! No men are allowed to enter or leave Tianshui College!"

Clang!

The two female guards in iron armor at the gate simultaneously raised their longswords, clashing them together to block Qin Jian.

"Hehehe... another one who's courting death. I wonder how many legs he'll get broken this time..."

"They might even chop off all five limbs!"

"Five limbs? Brother, you're a genius!"

"You flatter me!"

Many people on the roadside were discussing it...

(End of this chapter)