Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 52 Yu Xiaogang, a man of ordinary faith

Ye Liangchen's sword dance and three famous Chinese-style songs caused a stir at Tianshui Academy. In particular, Gongsun Li's outfit was very popular among teachers and students. As a result, the academy ordered the same outfit for the students as another school uniform, creating a fashion trend.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Ye Liangchen planned to go out to obtain his fourth soul ring and also collect the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

That evening, Ye Liangchen cooked dinner and invited his family and the little cat over for a get-together.

"Hey kid, when did your soul power break through level 40? You didn't even tell us."

After finishing their meal, Shui Lingfeng and Lan Xiaodie checked Ye Liangchen's soul power and discovered that the little guy had quietly broken through to level 40.

"It was a breakthrough two weeks ago."

Ye Liangchen felt that breaking through level 40 was nothing to be surprised about, so he didn't tell anyone.

"Brother Chen, you can get your fourth soul ring now." Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself that she was only level 33, and the gap between her and this man was too big.

"Little Chen's cultivation level has improved too fast. I'm only level 39. No matter how hard I try, I can't catch up."

"Sis, I'm only level 38!"

Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er thought they had improved quickly enough by cultivating the Hunyuan Technique and the Five Elements Divine Fist, but compared to this little guy, they were nothing.

"Xiao Chen, you've already broken through level 40. When do you plan to get your fourth spirit ring?"

Lan Xiaodie stared at Ye Liangchen and asked, after all, this little guy now had his own opinions.

"I'm leaving tomorrow; I can go by myself."

Ye Liangchen is planning to go to Sunset Forest this time. It's convenient for him to go alone, since he has enough trump cards to protect himself now.

"No way! Your fourth spirit ring is also ten thousand years old. You're going to hunt a ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast all by yourself? Are you kidding me?"

Lan Xiaodie and the others thought this little guy was incredibly audacious, trying to hunt down a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast all by himself.

"Aunt Lan, you've all forgotten, I can ask Di Tian for help. With his help, what are mere ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts?"

Ye Liangchen now has a powerful weapon at his disposal, so he has nothing to worry about. A ten-thousand-year-old soul beast could not possibly withstand a single shot from a Barrett MK22.

"That's right! With Senior Di Tian's help, this isn't a problem."

"Xiao Chen, remember to ask him for help; don't risk it alone!"

Lan Xiaodie and the others felt relieved when they thought of that super strong person.

"Don't worry, I won't joke with my life." Ye Liangchen didn't plan to find Di Tian this time; he would just use a gun to deal with it directly. No soul beast could withstand the bullet attack of a Barrett MK22.

"Brother Chen, who is Di Tian?" Zhu Zhuqing was very curious when she heard that Ye Liangchen had a powerful protector.

"A super strong person, stronger than Aunt Lan. I estimate that he should be level 99, a Limit Douluo."

"Level 99? That's amazing."

Upon hearing Ye Liangchen's words, Shui Lingfeng, Zhu Zhuqing, and Shui Bing'er were all stunned. The Lan Xiaodie sisters were a little better, since they had met Di Tian before.

"Daughters, did you ever see Di Tian display his strength back then?"

Shui Lingfeng had never met Di Tian and didn't know his strength. She was startled when the little guy told her that he was a Limit Douluo.

"I don't know Senior Di Tian's strength, but his aura is countless times stronger than mine. With my current strength, I might not even last a single move against him."

Lan Xiaodie recalled the people she had encountered in the Lake of Life, all of whom were super strong. Now that she thought about it, she realized that her brat had quite a powerful background.

"When we first met Senior Di Tian and Bi Ji, we felt that they were unfathomable." Lan Xiaoling recalled the scene from back then, feeling that even a single glance from Di Tian could overwhelm her.

Zhu Zhuqing was delighted to hear that Ye Liangchen had such great power behind him, and she was also glad that she had made that choice.

……

Before going to bed that night, Ye Liangchen came to Lan Yinhuang and asked her if she wanted to go on a long trip with him.

"Sister Silver, I'm going to Sunset Forest this time. Do you want to come with me?" Ye Liangchen communicated with the Blue Silver Emperor through his soul, feeling that it would be safer to travel with it.

"Of course I'll go! Xiao Chen, there are many spirit beasts and medicinal herbs in Sunset Forest. I'll go with you and help you find them."

"During this time, I absorbed your pills, and my cultivation has recovered to two thousand years. I can leave the flowerpot and hide on your body now."

After speaking, Blue Silver Emperor left the flowerpot and shrank into a 20-centimeter-long Blue Silver Grass, then snuggled into Ye Liangchen's arms and pressed against his chest.

Blue Silver Emperor's move startled Ye Liangchen. If this continued, he would eventually become like Cao Mengde!

"Sister Yin, why did you snuggle into my arms?"

"Xiao Chen, you are my master now, of course I have to follow you."

"Alright! Whatever you like. Anyway, I have Soul Power Pills that you can absorb directly, which will increase your cultivation level."

"Xiao Chen, thank you. It's safer for me to stay by your side. The two elders with you are Title Douluo, and I don't dare to stay at home alone."

"Don't worry, Sister Yin! They won't hurt you. Besides, you're just a weak Blue Silver Grass right now, so no one else will care about you."

Ye Liangchen hadn't expected that the Blue Silver Emperor had absorbed a large number of pills during this period, which would actually raise its cultivation level to two thousand years and allow it to leave the flowerpot. This was good, as he could now have someone to talk to when he was out alone, and he wouldn't be bored anymore.

The next morning, Ye Liangchen bid farewell to everyone and left the school again.

"When you're traveling alone, be careful and take good care of yourself."

"Remember to conceal your face and avoid causing trouble."

The Lan sisters reminded Ye Liangchen to be careful. As the saying goes, a mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles. In their hearts, the little guy is their own son.

"Don't worry! I'll be careful."

Ye Liangchen waved to the two elders and walked towards the school gate.

"Little Chen, don't bring another girl back this time, or Bing'er and the others will get jealous."

At this moment, Xue Wu's voice came from afar, followed by Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, and others running over to see Ye Liang Chen off.

"Hey seniors, something's really off with you all!"

Upon hearing Xue Wu's voice, Ye Liangchen almost stumbled.

"Xue Wu, can you be serious for once?" Shui Bing'er rolled her eyes at Xue Wu.

"Little Chen, when you're out and about, don't cause trouble, okay?" Shui Bing'er reminded Ye Liangchen. To be honest, she was really afraid that he would bring another girl back with him.

"Xiao Chen, what I mean is, you should stop attracting unwanted attention from other women, or we'll punish you when you come back."

Shuiyue said mischievously, thinking to herself that if the little guy misbehaved again, she would take him down when he came back.

"Moon, are you planning to make a move on Little Chen? Your sisters support you!" Xue Wu, Yu Hai Rou, and the others immediately chimed in when they saw this.

"Brother Chen, be careful..." Zhu Zhuqing really wanted to go out and explore with Ye Liangchen. Those days were too comfortable. But now he was going to hunt ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts. Her strength was not enough, and she couldn't help him even if she went.

"You're all acting strangely. Go to class now! I'll bring you some nice gifts when I get back."

Looking at these beautiful women who resembled female hooligans, Ye Liangchen shook his head helplessly, waved to everyone, and walked out of the school.

……

It is said that during this time, the Shrek Academy Six Monsters and Zhao Wuji went through a thrilling journey in the Star Dou Forest in order to help Oscar obtain his third spirit ring. In the end, Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu all broke through to the Spirit Master level, but Oscar's spirit ring remained unchanged.

Tang San had changed a lot. He only hunted down a 1700-year-old human-faced demon spider, but did not obtain an external soul bone, nor did he encounter Meng Yiran.

After taking Xiao Wu away, Titan Giant Ape Erming told her some amazing news: if she ever met a very handsome human boy, she should befriend him, as that boy would change the fate of soul beasts in the future.

After Xiao Wu condensed her third spirit ring with some skepticism, she returned to the Shrek Academy group, secretly wondering if it was her third brother who could change the fate of spirit beasts! But her third brother wasn't good-looking at all!

Tang San has not yet awakened the Blue Silver Emperor, and his appearance is quite ordinary. Compared to Dai Mubai and Oscar, he is still a bit lacking in looks.

However, Xiao Wu is a soul beast and has known Tang San since she was 6 years old. Their relationship is already very deep. She doesn't care much about looks and doesn't really believe in the boy who changed the fate of soul beasts as described by the Titan Giant Ape. In her heart, her third brother is still the best.

After Shrek and his group returned to Shrek Academy unharmed, Zhao Wuji told Flander about their perilous journey through the Star Dou Forest, which gave Flander quite a shock.

Fortunately, Tang San and Ning Rongrong were unharmed, otherwise all the teachers at Shrek Academy would have been in serious trouble.

"Boss, what exactly is that bull's roar that Xiao Wu mentioned? It's enough to scare even the Titan Ape," Zhao Wuji asked curiously.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Flander shrugged, he'd never even heard of such a thing.

"If my guess is correct, it should be the Azure Bull Python."

Just then, Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang, arrived in front of Flander and Zhao Wuji.

"Azure Bull Python?" Flander and Zhao Wuji were taken aback.

"I was fortunate enough to hear a powerful figure mention that the Azure Bull Python is a 100,000-year-old soul beast..."

Yu Xiaogang talked at length to Zhao Wuji and Flander about the Azure Bull Python, which impressed the two of them greatly, and Yu Xiaogang also enjoyed the feeling.

When Flander mentioned that Tang San had already obtained his third spirit ring, and that it was a 1700-year-old human-faced demon spider, Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed and kept praising his disciple as the most outstanding genius in the world, unmatched by anyone of his age.

Yu Xiaogang arranged for Tang San's third spirit ring to be the Human-Faced Demon Spider. The fact that the kid could follow his instructions and successfully absorbed the 1700-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider spirit ring made him feel very accomplished, as this would prove his theory.

"Xiao Gang, Tang San is indeed very outstanding, but I can't agree that he is the most outstanding genius on the entire continent."

Seeing his old friend looking like a typical gullible man, Flander reminded him not to exaggerate too much.

"Flander, you don't agree with Xiao San's talent either?" Yu Xiaogang was a little unhappy to see his old friend acting a bit strangely.

"Master, Tang San is indeed outstanding, but we have seen even more outstanding geniuses."

Zhao Wuji couldn't stand it any longer. He had lost an arm and four ribs to Tang San because of him, so he didn't have a good impression of Tang San. He thought to himself, "Tang San is so young, yet so ruthless and vicious. So he's Master Yu's disciple."

Zhao Wuji doubted Yu Xiaogang's character. If he could teach such a treacherous and vicious disciple, this guy was definitely not a good person. At this moment, Zhao Wuji had already labeled Yu Xiaogang as a person of bad character.

"Oh! There's a genius even more outstanding than Xiao San? Who is it? How old is he? What's his martial soul? What are his soul rings like?"

When Yu Xiaogang heard that there was a genius even more outstanding than Tang San, although he was a little unhappy, he still wanted to find out who the other person was.

"I don't know. A few years ago when we met that little guy, he was only 8 years old and his soul power was as high as level 23. However, he could directly rub Dai Mubai to the ground without using his martial soul. You have to know that Dai Mubai already had level 25 soul power at that time, but he was powerless against that little guy."

"Last month, that little guy disguised himself as an ordinary person and came to my shop to buy things. I discovered that his soul power was already close to that of a Soul Master. And he's only 11 years old now."

Flander slowly recounted the matter to the two, but he didn't mention a word about his attempt to extort the boy's gold soul coins.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Nearly Soul Master level at 11 years old? How is that possible?"

"Flander, are you kidding me? Even if the other party has innate full soul power, it is impossible for them to cultivate to the level of Soul Master in 5 years."

Yu Xiaogang stood up abruptly, not believing what Flander said. In his mind, Tang San was always the most outstanding genius among his peers, simply because he had a hammer spirit, which was the number one weapon spirit in the world.

"Xiaogang, do you think I need to joke with you?"

Flander shrugged, feeling that his old friend was too obsessed.

"Heh...! Flander, even if you're right, so what? Besides Blue Silver Grass, Xiao San has another martial soul."

In order to persuade Flander, Yu Xiaogang didn't even hide Tang San's second spirit anymore. Since Tang San had already joined Shrek Academy, he felt there was no need to hide it from Flander.

"Twin Martial Souls?"

"That Tang San kid is something else! He's been in the academy for almost a month, and we still don't know he has twin martial souls."

When Flander and Zhao Wuji learned that Tang San possessed twin martial souls, they were overjoyed. Once twin martial souls matured into Title Douluo, they would be absolutely invincible.

"Flander, now you know why I took Tang San as my disciple!"

Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back, pretending to be a wise man, and showed off his good judgment of people to Flander and Zhao Wuji.

"Boss, so that means Tang San's other spirit is the Clear Sky Hammer. It's so strange that a hammer and Blue Silver Grass could become his spirit."

"You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Flander and Zhao Wuji were also completely baffled, having no idea what was going on.

"Flander, Teacher Zhao, please keep the matter of Xiao San's twin martial souls a secret."

"Don't worry, Xiaogang. As teachers, we will naturally protect our students' secrets."

The three chatted for a while, and Yu Xiaogang, persuaded by Flander, also joined Shrek Academy. At first, he pretended to be disgusted, but later said that he stayed for Xiao San.

Zhao Wuji thought Yu Xiaogang was being pretentious. He clearly wanted to stay, but he pretended to be disgusted. However, since Yu Xiaogang was Flander's good brother, he couldn't say anything.

After learning about the situation of the other five students of Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang felt it was very good and prepared to build the Shrek Six Monsters into a team with Tang San as the core.

However, he was still missing one team member, which made him feel a little disappointed. Moreover, Dai Mubai and Fatty Ma had many faults, which gave Yu Xiaogang a headache. However, he believed that under his guidance, these little monsters would definitely be able to succeed.

(End of this chapter)