Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 94 Beibei's Challenge!

"By the way," Electrox reminded her, "what are you planning to do about the little dragon's soul in your spiritual sea?"

"A silver dragon wolf?" Zhu Ziyang was taken aback and fell into deep thought, because he really hadn't considered this matter.

"That little dragon sacrificed itself to you, becoming your soul ring, yet its soul remained intact. This inevitably piques my curiosity," Ilex said. "If what I said earlier is true, its soul should have dissipated into the world and transformed into your soul skill at the time of the sacrifice. However, this is not the case. Is this due to the common characteristics of a 100,000-year-old soul beast, or a unique feature resulting from the sacrifice? It's worth investigating further."

"This..." Zhu Ziyang stammered, unsure how to answer.

"It's alright, no need to rush to answer. You have plenty of time to think. After all, this little dragon's soul is still very weak, and it will probably take you five or ten years to nurture it before it can awaken." Electrolux couldn't help but laugh when he saw Zhu Ziyang's predicament, and comforted him. "Besides, her condition has given me an idea, which might add more fun to your world."

"Oh?" Zhu Ziyang became curious, looking at Electrolux with inquiring eyes.

"Hehe~" Electrolux chuckled and said, "Don't rush, I only have a vague idea yet. I'll tell you after I've sorted out my thoughts and confirmed its feasibility."

"Oh, okay then." Zhu Ziyang had no choice but to wave his hand.

After ending his conversation with Electrolux, Zhu Ziyang left the mental space, sat quietly on the bed, and stared blankly for a while before regaining his composure, closing his eyes, and going to sleep.

Why not cultivate?

The answer is obvious: he had just emerged from a meditative state that lasted for over a month and naturally needed a period of rest. Cultivation cannot be kept under constant tension; it requires a balance of activity and rest. Otherwise, going too far can be counterproductive and easily lead to problems.

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The next day, Zhu Ziyang slept in late, which was unusual for him. He didn't wake up until Jiang Nannan brought breakfast into his dormitory.

After he finished breakfast, he went to the classroom with Jiang Nannan.

"Huh? Where's Tang Ya? Why isn't she with you?" Zhu Ziyang asked curiously after leaving the dormitory building.

"Beibei is back. She and Beibei went to the classroom first," Jiang Nannan said.

"Beibei's back? How come she's back so fast?" Zhu Ziyang asked, clearly surprised.

"Xiaoya said that Beibei's elders had already found a soul beast for Beibei's third soul ring, just waiting for him to break through." Jiang Nannan answered while recalling, "So, when he broke through to level 30, he went straight home without bothering to find a soul beast."

"I see." Zhu Ziyang sighed with admiration upon hearing this, "So this is a family that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years? Solidifying the soul rings has its advantages after all!"

"Indeed!" Jiang Nannan echoed, the girl recalling their experience searching for the third spirit ring, and her emotions deepened.

Classroom 1.

Zhu Ziyang was surprised to see a student who was clearly not in their class, Xu Sanshi.

After the freshman assessment, Xu Sanshi, as a defensive-type Soul Master, was undoubtedly assigned to Class Two of the defensive-agility-attack type.

At this moment, Xu Sanshi was sitting next to Xue Weiwei, speaking to her solicitously, while Xue Weiwei smiled and nodded from time to time.

"Ziyang, long time no see!" Zhu Ziyang ignored Xu Sanshi and went straight back to his seat, where he saw Beibei looking at him with a big smile.

"Long time no see." Hearing Bei Bei's greeting, he nodded. It had indeed been more than two months since they last met. "By the way, congratulations on breaking through to the Soul Venerable realm."

"Thank you," Bei Bei said, then her eyes filled with fighting spirit. "Zi Yang, how about we have another match? I want to know how big the gap is between us."

"Sure, I'll take it." Faced with Bei Bei's challenge, Zhu Ziyang didn't refuse and asked, "When?"

"How about the Soul Arena after class?" Beibei asked excitedly after receiving a positive reply.

Soon, the news of Beibei's challenge to Zhu Ziyang spread like wildfire among the first-grade classes, to the point that all the first-grade students, including the teachers, knew about it and were looking forward to it.

Zhu Ziyang, as the champion of the freshman assessment, already possessed the strength of a Soul Master, a fact known to both teachers and students. While Bei Bei only ranked third in the freshman assessment, his martial soul was the renowned legendary Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Furthermore, rumors circulated that Bei Bei had also reached the Soul Master level and had just obtained his third soul ring, instantly escalating the excitement of this first-year Soul Master battle.

As soon as get out of class ended, a crowd gathered outside the classroom, eagerly peering into the room.

"Why are there so many people? Do they all know about the duel between my brother and Beibei?" Jiang Nannan looked at the packed classroom in shock and asked in confusion, "But there are so many people! Did the entire first grade come?"

"Hehe!" Tang Ya, who was next to her, laughed a little shyly and said, "I only told Xu Sanshi about it. I didn't expect it to spread throughout the whole grade."

"Xiaoya, what can I say about you?" Jiang Nannan looked at Tang Ya with a hint of reproach and said.

Tang Ya could only smile awkwardly.

"Everyone, make way!" Zhu Ziyang and Bei Bei exchanged a glance, smiled helplessly, and then pushed through the crowd together, shouting.

Upon hearing Zhu Ziyang and Bei Bei's shouts, the students blocking the door immediately made way. This was the top student in the first year; they couldn't afford to offend him.

Zhu Ziyang and Bei Bei, having successfully exited the teaching building, headed towards the Soul Arena. Behind them were Jiang Nannan and Tang Ya, followed by a large group of first-year students, numbering at least one or two hundred. This grand scene instantly attracted the attention of students from other grades. Herd mentality and curiosity led them to join the group, so much so that by the time they arrived at the Soul Arena, the group had grown to three or four hundred people. In addition to white school uniforms, there were many in yellow and purple uniforms, and even a few in black uniforms.

Such a scene made the management staff of the Soul Fighting Zone dare not be negligent, and they quickly completed the Soul Fighting procedures for Zhu Ziyang and Beibei.

The two entered the arena and stood facing each other. A referee appeared between them.

The battle is about to begin.

"Hey, who do you think will win, Zhu Ziyang or Bei Bei?"

"Is that even a question? Of course it's our class monitor!"

"Exactly! The class monitor is the freshman champion. Back then, even two of Beibei couldn't beat him, let alone one of them now!"

"But I heard that Bei Bei has also broken through to the Soul Master level! He has the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul, and I heard that Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Soul Masters experience a qualitative change in strength after reaching the third ring!"

"Pshaw! So what? The squad leader will win!"

"..."

"What should I do? Nan Nan, I suddenly regret it." Tang Ya heard the surrounding people's discussions and immediately looked miserable, regretting it.

"Serves you right for not being able to control your mouth. Now you're reaping what you sowed!" Jiang Nannan said gloatingly.

"Ugh, you're still laughing!" Tang Ya said angrily. "How do you know Zhu Ziyang will definitely beat Bei Bei? Bei Bei is already level 32!"

"Just watch, my brother is improving too," Jiang Nannan said with a proud smile.

(End of this chapter)