Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Summer days brighten quickly. Through the thin, cotton-like clouds, a sliver of sunlight peeks out, painting a bright white line across the towering buildings of the Great Arena like a giant reflector, making one feel dizzy.

"Hey, isn't this Viscount Lu Mingfei, the youngest viscount in our Heaven Dou City? Did you just get an award? Why aren't you at your new manor?"

Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng were having breakfast at their training hotel, enjoying a blissful moment, when they suddenly spotted the world's number one genius in the corner, inflicting inhumane torture on the sun egg in front of him.

They asked three education commissioners for leave in advance yesterday, and came here last night to go on a date and go shopping after leaving the palace, planning to return to the academy during the day. However, they did not expect that Lu Mingfei, who was the most glamorous protagonist last night, would also be here.

"What do you mean by 'house'? A hotel is much more comfortable." Lu Mingfei laughed nonchalantly, but in reality, he was using a knife and fork to cut the sunny-side-up egg in front of him into eight pieces.

"I knew Xue Qinghe was a scoundrel," Lu Mingfei thought to himself, gritting his teeth in frustration.

Less than an hour after yesterday's battle ended, Lu Mingfei received his reward and imperial decree, an efficiency that left him speechless.

However, just as he was feeling proud of the courtyard house he had worked so hard to earn in the capital, a cruel reality shattered his dream of becoming a rich and handsome man.

"Although this mansion isn't large, it will need at least thirty servants, not including guards, to function properly. While I can provide all of them, their salaries can't be paid by the national treasury. So, Brother Lu, are you ready to become the head of a mansion?"

Xue Qinghe smiled broadly, while Lu Mingfei froze on the spot.

As a member of the literary society, he actually forgot a fundamental issue: the key to the medieval feudal landlord class was not feudalism but landlordism!

What's the difference between him, a nobleman without land, and Don Quixote?

Although he earned tens of thousands of gold soul coins in the Great Soul Arena, the thought of hiring such a large number of people for a house he might not be able to go back to for even one night a week just didn't seem worthwhile.

What kind of noble lord goes out to work and supports servants? That's utterly upside down!

Seeing Xue Qinghe's malicious smile, he knew he had been tricked again. This was no noble mansion; it was a huge sugar-coated bullet! He had eaten the sugar coating, and now it was time for the bomb to explode.

Xue Qinghe was clearly waiting for him to ask for help, and it was no surprise that a series of treacherous and unspeakable shady deals would follow.

However, Xue Qinghe underestimated Lu Mingfei's stubbornness; he, Lu, would never yield to any evil forces.

Thus, last night, Viscount Lu Mingfei, the newly minted youngest viscount in Tiandou City, officially achieved the feat of passing by his home three times without entering.

So what if he bought a house but can't afford the property management fees? He can just leave it there like a collectible. Anyway, he can sell it after graduation and get some money, so he won't lose out.

After a tearful breakfast, Lu Mingfei, who had no interest in being a third wheel, quickly left the hotel and returned to the academy.

Before the news from last night could spread, he quickly returned to the academy to find some peace and quiet. Who knew what kind of story Xue Qinghe would tell him? In order to avoid being ambushed by the Star Luo Empire's 007, it was best to keep a low profile and return to the base for now.

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The next day, at the crack of dawn, the early risers in Tiandou City were surprised to find that the delegation from Xingluo was ready to depart and left Tiandou City at the city gates.

Compared to the arrogance he displayed when entering the city a couple of days ago, the fact that the other party left unnoticed now felt strangely humiliating.

Meanwhile, a message quietly spread among the upper echelons of Tiandou City and continued to grow.

The eldest prince of the Star Luo delegation, a level 30 Quasi-Soul Master, fought to a draw with a young nobleman from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy who had just entered the Great Soul Master realm during the palace banquet that night. Feeling that he had lost face, he packed his bags and left Heaven Dou City overnight.

Of course, this is only the initial oral version. As we all know, the public's desire for gossip is inexhaustible.

Soon, through the intentional or unintentional disclosure of certain insiders, the name Lu Mingfei resounded throughout Tiandou City for the first time, and at the same time, the title of the number one genius of the Tiandou Empire spread throughout the streets and alleys.

Lu Mingfei breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing the news from Li Lan. Fortunately, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe knew what was important and didn't actually spread the title of "Number One Genius in the World." Otherwise, countless people eager to show off would have jumped out to challenge him to a duel.

As for the claim that he is the number one genius of the Heaven Dou Empire, it is only a spontaneous rumor without official recognition, and it will probably just be treated as a rumor and won't cause any waves in the future.

Therefore, this incident did not cause much of a reaction in the Royal Academy. After all, the news of his defeat of Yu Tianheng had already spread throughout the academy, and now defeating the First Prince of Xingluo only caused a little more shock among the people in the academy.

"Boss, you're so awesome!" Li Lan couldn't help but clap his hands in amazement. First, he defeated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Yu Tianheng, and then he defeated the Star Luo Crown Prince. He could practically write a book called "I Am a Legend".

"Prestige my foot!" Lu Mingfei covered his forehead. Whoever wants that prestige can have it. Anyway, he had already decided that he would not leave the academy for the next two months.

Ultimately, it was just news about a minor Soul Master. If it hadn't been linked to national honor, the hype would have died down within a week at most.

Qin Ming was obviously aware of Lu Mingfei's current situation, so he gave him an extra two months' leave and did not require him to go to the Great Soul Arena anymore.

Given Lu Mingfei's current fame, with so many people at the Grand Soul Arena every night, it wouldn't be surprising if something unexpected happened. It's better to wait a few months until the hype dies down before continuing.

Lu Mingfei wholeheartedly agreed. There was no rush to team up with Dugu Yan for poison testing; there would be plenty of opportunities later. It had been more than half a month since his breakthrough, so it was a good time to adjust his restless mindset and enter a state of cultivation.

Reputation is all superficial; only ability matters.

However, Lu Mingfei was obviously too happy too soon. What he didn't know was that the impact of this gossip was far more than just rumors.

For Tian Dou, whose military strength was constantly exhausted by Xing Luo, such encouraging news quickly spread throughout Tian Dou and even Xing Luo.

Riding on the White Tiger Martial Soul of the Dai family of the Star Luo royal family, whether Lu Mingfei himself wanted it or not, his name was born as a legend of the new era in the Douluo Continent!