Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 43 Reencounter with Fire Dance

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Xiao Yu and his team members, including Yi Hui, Eden, Zi Long, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, took advantage of various favorable conditions to intensify their training, and everyone's strength improved rapidly. Currently:

Xiao Yu, a level 45 offensive-type Soul Master.

Eden, a level 43 control-type battle spirit master.

Yi Hui, a level 43 offensive-type Battle Soul Master.

Purple Dragon, a level 42 offensive-type Soul Master.

Cangmo, a level 39 offensive-type Battle Soul Master.

Yuna, a level 38 agility-based warrior.

Mi Yimei, a level 38 support-type battle spirit master.

Evil Warrior, a level 36 agility-based warrior.

Io, a level 33 offensive-type Battle Soul Master.

After Dugu Yan's martial soul evolved into the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon, she abandoned her past control-type route of controlling the entire field with poison and instead took the offensive route, making use of the special characteristics of the Flood Dragon-type soul beast. Currently, her soul power has reached level 38, which should have been the level she had when she encountered the Shrek Seven Devils in the Soto City Great Soul Arena four years later.

Ye Lingling also reached the same level as four years later, a level 35 support-type Soul Master. It has to be said that the Immortal Herb is simply a heaven-defying modifier on the path of Soul Master cultivation.

Furthermore, thanks to the Nine Heart Begonia family's deliberate promotion, and having witnessed the role of soul tools in soul master battles, the nobles of Heaven Dou City flocked to them, causing a surge in sales of soul tools. The Nine Star Palace can now be described as making a fortune every day.

However, what intrigued Xiao Yu was that, according to Ye Renxin, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had also sent people to contact him, but Xiao Yu had never seen anyone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School place an order, and he didn't know what they were considering.

However, Xiao Yu remained unmoved. Since the bait had already been offered, he didn't believe that Ning Fengzhi would be unmoved by a soul tool that could provide support-type soul masters with self-protection capabilities.

As for the branch construction, the area near the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was originally Dugu Bo's territory. Given Dugu Bo's status in the Heaven Dou Empire, who would dare to come and make a fuss?

Seeing that everything was on track, Xiao Yu couldn't resist Ye Lingling's repeated requests and finally agreed to go with her to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is located outside Heavenly Dou City, not too far from Sunset Forest. Nestled against the mountains and beside the water, it boasts a beautiful environment and complete facilities. If it weren't for the academy's terrible atmosphere and the fact that the Heavenly Dou Empire's upper echelons were almost corrupt to the core, Xiao Yu might actually have considered Ye Lingling's suggestion.

"Brother Xiao Yu, timing is everything!"

Ye Lingling excitedly acted as Xiao Yu's guide, introducing the various facilities of the academy along the way. They happened to arrive at the Soul Arena: "Today, Blazing Fire Academy and Divine Wind Academy are here for an exchange. Brother Xiao Yu, let's go take a look!"

Blazing Fire Academy and Divine Wind Academy?

Xiao Yu nodded slightly. Both of these academies were among the five elemental academies of the Heaven Dou Empire. They caused considerable trouble for Shrek Academy in the Soul Master Competition a few years later and were formidable rivals second only to the Spirit Hall Academy. He could also take this opportunity to learn about the strength of these two academies in advance.

"Oh, Xiao Yu, so you were here!"

However, before Xiao Yu could even approach the Soul Arena, a cold voice rang out from the side, and a fiery red figure suddenly blocked his way.

Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback. Standing in front of him was a woman with an extremely tall figure, wearing a long gold-red dress and dark red hair that accentuated her beautiful face.

Before Xiao Yu could react, two more men walked up behind the woman. The man on the left wore a mask and a set of blue and silver robes. When Xiao Yu saw the man on the right, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly recalled something he had almost forgotten.

The man on the right is of medium build and has a very ordinary appearance. His eyes are gleaming with a fiery light. He has broad shoulders, and his gold and red team uniform makes his not-so-handsome face look even more imposing. Isn't he Huo Wushuang, who had met Xiao Yu once in the Star Dou Great Forest?

Needless to say, the woman blocking the way is Huo Wu, and the young man in fine clothes on the left is most likely Feng Xiaotian, the most successful simp in Douluo Continent 2 (after all, he managed to simp for her).

When Xiao Yu first met Huo Wu in the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Wu was only eight years old. They never saw each other again after that encounter. Five years passed, and Huo Wu changed a lot as she grew up. Xiao Yu didn't recognize Huo Wu at all. However, Huo Wushuang was almost twelve years old at that time. Soul Masters develop early, and Huo Wushuang had hardly changed in the past five years, so Xiao Yu recognized her at a glance.

Upon recognizing the person, Xiao Yu instantly recalled that past incident. Back then, not wanting to leave a bad impression on the Blazing Fire Academy, the top advanced soul master academy of the Heaven Dou Empire, he had seemingly, somewhat perfunctorily, promised Huo Wu that he would visit the intermediate soul master academy under Blazing Fire Academy after graduating from the junior soul master academy. To be honest, he had completely forgotten about what happened four or five years ago if he hadn't met Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.

"It's Fire Dance Girl! Long time no see!"

After all, he had broken his promise, and Xiao Yu was a little embarrassed for a moment. He forced a smile and said to Huo Wu.

"Ah, it really is you!"

Actually, Huo Wu wasn't entirely sure either, after all, Xiao Yu was only eight years old at the time, and he had changed a lot in five years. However, Huo Wu's senses were quite sharp. Xiao Yu's martial soul possessed a strong dark attribute, a characteristic that was extremely rare on the continent. In addition, Ye Lingling hadn't deliberately lowered her voice when speaking to Xiao Yu, so Huo Wu heard his name. That's why she stopped her to test him, and she didn't expect it to really be him.

Upon hearing Huo Wu's voice, Xiao Yu secretly regretted his actions. Huo Wu had changed drastically in the past five years, and so had he. He should have pretended not to know her.

"Brother Xiao Yu, who is she?"

Just then, Ye Lingling suddenly reached out and grabbed Xiao Yu's arm, looking at Huo Wu blocking her way with an unfriendly expression. The usually kind girl's eyes seemed to be shooting sparks at this moment.

"Ahem!"

Xiao Yu coughed twice and said to Ye Lingling, "This is Huo Wu from Blazing Fire Academy. I met her once when we were hunting for spirit rings in the Star Dou Great Forest. We can barely be considered friends!"

"Friends? Who are you friends with?"

How good could a fire-attribute soul master's temper be? Huo Wu's face was frosty as she coldly said, "Are there people in this world who deceive their friends and break their promises? Tell me, you clearly promised me, why did you suddenly change your mind? I even sent people to your junior soul master academy to inquire!"

"Brother Xiao Yu, what did you promise her?"

Looking at Huo Wu in front of her, who seemed to have been unfaithfully abandoned, Ye Lingling gently tightened her grip on Xiao Yu's arm, causing his muscles to make a 180-degree turn, and asked with some displeasure.

(End of this chapter)