Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

【Neighborhood Boundary】

In the Kingdom of Barak, outside the city of Soto, in front of a dilapidated village where even the signboard was about to fall over.

"Monsters only accept monsters... This academy certainly has some unique taste."

Qian San looked up at the crooked wooden sign at the entrance of the village that read "Kresh Academy". Standing next to him was Xiao Qing, still wearing a blue-green dress.

After their father, Qian Xunji, mysteriously disappeared, leaving Dugu Bo to look after them, Qian San and Xiao Qing arrived at the legendary Soul Master Academy as planned.

As soon as I stepped into the village, a cute little boy who looked only seven or eight years old, with rosy lips and adorable teeth, was pushing a small cart and came up to me.

"Want a sausage? My name is Austin, and this is a giant, homemade sausage!" The little boy blinked his big, watery eyes, looking completely innocent.

Qian San was stunned for a moment. His Purple Demon Eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately saw the clue. The boy in front of him seemed to be older than himself, but his physical development had completely stopped at the toddler stage.

"Thank you, but no need." Qian San waved his hand politely.

The two continued walking in, and before they reached the registration area, they heard a loud argument coming from ahead.

Or rather, it's a one-sided reprimand.

"Get away! Don't touch me with your hands that have touched countless dirty women!"

The girl was physically robust, but her face was strikingly beautiful and cold in contrast to her physique. Her heterochromatic eyes held a fierce aura, and faint black tiger stripes appeared on her skin. Despite her young age, she was already a Soul Master.

Her name is Dai Zhuqing, and her martial soul is the Evil-Eyed Black Tiger, the absolute inherited martial soul of the Star Luo Empire!

Opposite her, a handsome young man with a somewhat decadent look in his eyes was smiling bitterly with a mixture of flattery and helplessness. His name was Zhu Muhei, and his martial soul was the Azure Cat, an agility-type attack.

In this upside-down Star Luo Empire, the royal rules remain ruthless yet more lenient: regardless of gender, whoever is the strongest and most ruthless can sit on the throne!

As the inheritor of the Evil-Eyed Black Tiger, Dai Zhuqing possessed innate soul power at level nine and was extremely diligent, making her the most promising candidate to compete for the position of Crown Princess.

However, Zhu Muhei, the cat who couldn't control his lower body, was caught red-handed by his political enemies when he was seven years old for going to underground casinos and brothels to solicit prostitutes, causing a great uproar in the city!

The Xingluo royal family was furious, and Dai Zhuqing, as the fiancée, suffered the punishment of being implicated and was directly exiled to the edge of the country.

The proud and arrogant Dai Zhuqing could not stand such humiliation. She fought her way out of the encirclement. On the surface, it was a defection, but in private, she had the help of her older sister, Dai Zhuyun.

They fled to the remote Klein Academy, while Zhu Muhei received a death order from his family: if he couldn't bring Dai Zhuqing back to quell the royal family's anger, he wouldn't be able to return alive.

"Zhu Qing, please let me explain. That time it really was an accident. I was drugged and framed!" Zhu Muhei pleaded in a low voice.

"Shut up, you piece of trash." Dai Zhuqing crossed her arms, unleashing the aura of the Evil-Eyed Black Tiger, which sent Zhu Muhei staggering back three steps. "If you dare come within three zhang of me again, I'll castrate you."

Qian San watched this scene with great interest, feeling utterly speechless at the bizarre royal rules of the Star Luo Empire.

Just then, a peaceful sigh, like that of an old monk in meditation, came from a large blue stone nearby.

"Amitabha... Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. You two benefactors, worldly troubles are all illusions. Why not sit down, drink a cup of tea, and contemplate the universe?"

The speaker was a slightly chubby, blue-haired boy with a buzz cut; his name was Niu Lanjun.

What's jarring is that his chubby face lacks any youthful vigor or impulsiveness; instead, it exudes a calmness born of experience and a sense of detachment from worldly concerns.

His martial soul is a mutated top-tier martial soul—the Water Phoenix.

Completely opposite to the legendary fiery phoenix burning with lust, the benevolent water phoenix possesses the attribute of pure healing water. This martial soul has an even more bizarre reverse effect on its host, forcibly cleansing all worldly desires of the soul master. As a result, Niu Lanjun, at a young age, was as if he had been forcibly shaved, devoid of desires, and even found meat unappealing.

"What are you chanting over there, you fatso? It's so annoying!"

Standing not far from Niu Lanjun, a girl dressed in an elegant long dress, with her chin almost raised to the sky, snorted coldly. Her name was Yu Rongrong, and she came from the number one sect in the world - the Seven Treasures Overlord Pagoda Sect.

In her palm was an exquisite little tower radiating seven-colored light. Unlike ordinary auxiliary martial souls, her tower could release the soul beasts of her soul rings to fight. Coupled with the pampering she received from her family since childhood, this also fostered her arrogant personality.

"Amitabha, Benefactor Yu, your anger is too strong. Be careful not to harm your liver." Niu Lanjun put his hands together, still with that calm and collected demeanor, which made Yu Rongrong grit her teeth in anger.

Looking at this group of strangely shaped and uniquely individual monsters, Qian San and Xiao Qing exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. If it weren't for his father's permission, he would never have stayed at Kleish Academy for another second.

……

In the afternoon, on the open ground behind Clayshire College.

The four freshmen who passed the initial test—Qian San, Xiao Qing, Yu Rongrong, and Zhu Muhei—stood side by side.

Before them stood a burly, middle-aged man with muscles bulging like granite. A mocking smile played on his rugged face, and his body emanated a faint, cold, metallic sheen.

Zhao Youji, Vice Dean of the Clay Academy, Level 76 Soul Saint! Martial Soul: Giant Silver Iron Bear!

"My name is Zhao Youji, and I'm the examiner for your fourth test." Zhao Youji lit an incense stick, casually stuck it into the soil beside him, and stretched his thick neck, producing a cracking sound as his bones popped.

"The rules are simple. If you little guys team up and can last for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn in my hands, then you'll all pass. Of course, if you can hurt me, even just scratch me, then you win."

Zhao Youji's bear-like eyes swept over the crowd, his tone brimming with confidence: "I will allow you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to get to know each other's martial spirits and soul power, and to discuss tactics."

"Niu Lanjun, you've come with them too. I'm tired of your constant chatter. Let's test your recent training and see if it's as impressive as your mouth!"

Upon hearing this, both Zhu Muhei and Yu Rongrong's expressions turned solemn. Facing a Soul Saint, even in a friendly spar, was an insurmountable mountain. The only advantage was that their senior, who looked like a monk, would be with them.

Niu Lanjun, on the other hand, didn't care; his heart remained as calm as still water.

The group quickly gathered together and introduced themselves; the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was soon up.

Qian San took a step forward.

"I'll take command. Qian San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Spider, Level 46 Battle Soul Master."