Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 44 College Life!

Back in his dorm, since it was still early, Zhu Ziyang took a shower and sat on his bed reading instead of starting his cultivation.

Cultivation should not be rushed; too much of anything is bad. Therefore, Zhu Ziyang has always understood the importance of balancing work and rest, and the principle of alternating between tension and relaxation.

"...Dragon God Douluo Mu En, the 260th Dean of Shrek Academy, a level 99 Limit Douluo, whose martial soul is the Holy Light Dragon... Mu En was born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and is a descendant of Yu Xiaogang, one of the founders of Shrek Academy... He awakened his Holy Light Dragon martial soul at the age of six, possessing innate full soul power... He reached the Great Soul Master level at eight... He reached level 69 at eighteen... Subsequently, he led Shrek Academy to win the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament... He broke through to the Title Douluo level at thirty... He reached level 98 at fifty... He reached level 99 Limit Douluo at seventy, and was hailed as the strongest person in Shrek Academy in a thousand years..."

He was engrossed in reading when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Zhu Ziyang was taken aback, a look of confusion appearing on his face. He put down the book "Brief Introductions of the Past Deans of Shrek Academy" in his hand, stood up, and went to open the door.

The door opened, and there stood Jiang Nannan!

"Nannan!" Zhu Ziyang exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you on the boys' floor?"

"Hehe, I asked. The college only doesn't allow boys to go to the girls' floors, but it didn't say that girls aren't allowed to go to the boys' floors!" Jiang Nannan said with a smile, walking into the dormitory on her own. She looked around Zhu Ziyang's dormitory.

"What's up? Want to move in with me?" Zhu Ziyang teased, a smile on his face. He thought of the time at Anyang Academy, where he and Jiang Nannan lived together for three years.

"I want to too, but the school doesn't allow it," Jiang Nannan said, naturally sitting on Zhu Ziyang's bed.

"Once we enter the inner courtyard, we can naturally live together again." Zhu Ziyang sat down next to Jiang Nannan, put his arm around the girl's slender waist, and pulled her into his arms, saying.

"Giggle, giggle!" The girl let out a silvery laugh, nestling her delicate body in Zhu Ziyang's arms.

After lingering for a while, Jiang Nannan sat up and said to Zhu Ziyang, "Brother Ziyang, where are your clothes? Give them to me."

"Okay." Zhu Ziyang didn't stand on ceremony and stood up to hand his school uniform to Jiang Nannan. Previously, when he lived in Anyang Academy, Jiang Nannan had mostly washed his clothes; the girl was quite capable.

Jiang Nannan took the clothes and didn't linger any longer. She said, "Then I'll go back first."

"Okay, don't cultivate too late at night, remember to get some sleep!" Zhu Ziyang instructed.

"I know!" Jiang Nannan replied, and then left Zhu Ziyang's dormitory.

Zhu Ziyang watched Jiang Nannan's figure disappear at the top of the stairs before closing the door and going inside.

After Jiang Nannan left, Zhu Ziyang continued reading for a while before going to bed to cultivate.

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the bed, his breathing was steady and powerful, and his mind quickly reached the most perfect state.

Subconsciously, he entered the Sea of ​​Spirit. On the Sea of ​​Spirit, Electrolux's gray soul bead remained calm, and the silver crystal floated quietly without any movement.

After surveying his spiritual sea, Zhu Ziyang activated the Great Brightness Technique, mobilizing all his soul power, which started from the Tanzhong acupoint and traveled through various meridians and acupoints in his body.

When his soul power traveled to the acupoint near his right eye, that strange sensation returned. Zhu Ziyang was very puzzled; this feeling was peculiar, as if something was being nurtured.

This feeling started after the dragon-wolf sacrifice. At first, it frightened Zhu Ziyang, but later he realized that this strange feeling was not dangerous. On the contrary, it was helping to nourish his eyes!

Since this strange feeling appeared, he realized that his right eye must have undergone some kind of magical change. It was actually actively connecting with his spiritual sea. Although it was very slow, it was very stable. Even if Zhu Ziyang did not deliberately interfere, it was able to extend steadily.

He had a feeling that when his right eye acupoint connected with the sea of ​​spirit, the change in his right eye should also be completed at the same time. At that time, he would know what was going on.

Zhu Ziyang estimates that it will take about one to two months to complete this project.

He stopped paying attention to his right eye and focused on his cultivation.

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early morning.

Zhu Ziyang woke up, sat up, got out of bed, got dressed, washed up, and then left the dormitory.

At the dormitory entrance, the old man was still lounging leisurely in his rocking chair, just like always. Yu Beibei, on the other hand, had been standing there for a while. He seemed to be struggling with something, but when he saw Zhu Ziyang arrive, his expression changed instantly, and he smiled and nodded at him.

Zhu Ziyang didn't notice his change, smiled in response, and then stood there and continued reading his book.

Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya didn't keep them waiting long; they came down quickly.

After a brief reunion, the four immediately parted ways. Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan went for their usual run, while Yu Beibei and Tang Ya went to the cafeteria for breakfast.

After breakfast, the morning classes began.

The morning class for Class Four was a Soul Master theory class, taught by a middle-aged man. The knowledge he imparted was more profound than that of Anyang Academy, but not much. It was all basic Soul Master theory, such as the nature of Soul Power, the age of Soul Rings, and the identification of Martial Souls.

After all, these first-year students are at most at the level of graduating from junior college. Apart from a few exceptionally gifted individuals, most students may not be able to comprehend overly profound knowledge.

After the morning classes ended, Zhu Ziyang and the others went straight to lunch. After lunch, Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya went back to their dormitory to cultivate. Bei Bei was nowhere to be seen. As for Zhu Ziyang himself, he rented a training ground in the Soul Fighting Area to practice his Martial Soul control and Scythe Technique. He didn't plan to go back to his dormitory at noon, since he didn't have the habit of taking a nap anyway. He figured he might as well use the nearly four hours to practice his combat skills.

The training grounds in the Soul Arena aren't cheap, costing ten gold soul coins per hour. This price is beyond the reach of most students, so most prefer to find an empty space within the academy to practice their soul skills or martial souls. The academy doesn't prohibit this, provided it doesn't cause too much damage; otherwise, they'll have to pay ten times the damage. Therefore, aside from senior students, few junior students are willing to rent the training grounds, as their cultivation levels are limited and they're unlikely to cause significant damage to the academy environment.

Zhu Ziyang was quite confident in his scythe technique, which is why he chose to rent the training ground. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been willing to spend thirty or forty gold soul coins to generate revenue for the academy.

The five sickle techniques—the Yin-Yang Revolving Style, the Nine-Layer Linked Style, the Half-Moon Death Style, the Four Directions United Style, and the One Yuan Returning to the Source Style—were displayed in Zhu Ziyang's hands in turn. The golden sickle appeared flexibly, sometimes slashing, sometimes thrusting. Various mysteries quickly emerged with Zhu Ziyang's movements, and then quickly disappeared into his mind, eventually becoming internalized as his accumulation, allowing his sickle technique to steadily improve.

The Two Elements Revolving Style and the Half-Wheel Death Moon Style will not be mentioned for now, because they require learning the method of fusing light and death. Therefore, Zhu Ziyang is still at the second level, that is, he can only release the power of light or the power of death, and cannot release the two powers at the same time.

The Ninefold Chain Stance and the Four Directions Combined Stance are more technique-oriented moves. The Ninefold Chain Stance is currently limited by strength and physical ability, and can only unleash four strikes. If forced to unleash a burst of power, it can reach five strikes. The Four Directions Combined Stance, on the other hand, is becoming more refined.

As for the final move, the One Yuan Returning to the Source, he can currently only fuse his first and second soul skills, or his second and third soul skills. However, his second soul skill, Blessing of Light, is an amplification skill, enhancing his strength and the sharpness of the World-Soothing Scythe. It has high compatibility with both his first and third soul skills. Rather than a fusion, it's more accurate to say that this is simply the inherent ability of an amplification-type soul skill. Until he achieves the fusion of light and death, this move will likely remain at this level.

(End of this chapter)