Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Perhaps due to the excessive rainfall brought by the heavy rain, the tavern next to the Great Arena of Silves City was less noisy in the evening, and even had a faint atmosphere of loneliness.

Behind the counter, a woman with long brown hair and a charming, mature air sat alone, lost in thought, occasionally taking a small sip of strong liquor, probably lamenting the dismal business of the day.

A moment later, the doorbell rang, and the proprietress immediately stood up with a welcoming smile: "Welcome! How can I help you?"

The proprietress looked at the drenched kid, who was soaked to the bone like a drowned duck, with some confusion. She wondered what he was planning to do. Was he trying to come in to take shelter from the rain because he didn't bring an umbrella?

"Never mind, there's not much business anyway." The proprietress waved her hand, not intending to kick him out. However, she was still a little curious. It had been raining heavily for most of the day. Was there something wrong with this child? Why didn't he bring rain gear and was only now looking for shelter?

Lu Mingfei expressed his helplessness, saying that he encountered three abducted children on his way here and escorted them all the way to the local Spirit Hall, even giving away the only umbrella he had on him.

To avoid attracting attention, he had no choice but to walk along the eaves of the houses on the street to avoid the rain. Who knew that the weather was deliberately working against him, as it rained harder and harder until he was soaked to the bone. He decided to just give up and get thoroughly soaked.

"Hello, give me five sandwiches and a glass of fruit wine. Also, where is the restroom?" Lu Mingfei handed over a gold soul coin.

The proprietress immediately flashed a bright smile, took the gold coin, and said gently, "Go straight to the end of the restroom and turn left."

"Thank you." Lu Mingfei quickly went to the restroom to change his clothes.

Although he was doing a good deed, he considered that there might be some trouble later, so he walked all the way to the vicinity of the Great Soul Arena where the crowd was the largest before stopping. Even if trouble came to him from there, he could immediately blend into the Great Soul Arena and get away.

When Lu Mingfei changed his clothes and dried his hair, the sandwiches and fruit wine were already prepared at the counter.

Lu Mingfei took the food to a spot by the window where he could easily observe what was happening outside and began to enjoy it.

"This world is truly rotten; even the government is directly involved in the buying and selling of people," Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, looking at the rain outside the window.

He spent three years traveling on the mainland, mostly training his body and speech in the mountains, but he also witnessed much of the chaotic nature of this world.

Come to think of it, what good things can those ugly and monstrous noble children in the Royal Academy do when they grow up?

Lu Mingfei didn't have any grand ideas about changing the world and saving people from suffering; at most, he just wanted to lend a hand and be a Robin Hood passing by.

He knew long ago that world peace was a joke.

"Hiss, this wine is so bitter." Lu Mingfei smacked his lips and looked around. He seemed to understand why this tavern was so deserted. If the proprietress were less attractive, the shop would probably have been smashed up long ago.

Left with no other choice, Lu Mingfei took out a few slices of lemon and some sparkling water from his spatial soul tool, and made some ice cubes, which finally made it palatable.

When he gets bored in the wild, he sometimes mixes his own cocktails to pass the time.

Indeed, rainy days are perfect for enjoying a drink by the window, listening to the rain, and daydreaming.

Before I knew it, night had fallen. Only the raindrops remained outside the window. The sky gradually cleared, and the moon broke free from the hazy clouds, casting its bright moonlight.

Although there was still a light drizzle, it couldn't dampen the restless hearts of the city's residents. As the night grew quiet, the Great Soul Arena once again came alive.

Lu Mingfei walked out of the tavern and followed the crowd into the Great Soul Arena. Although it couldn't compare to the one in Heaven Dou City, its scale was still quite grand.

Having bought a ticket to the main arena and some snacks, Lu Mingfei sat in a corner of the audience and began to pass the time.

Without the internet and television, the Great Battle Arena is probably the only relatively healthy form of entertainment for ordinary people in this world.

"Then let's welcome the Royal Fighting Team!"

The host's voice was passionate and enthusiastic, and cheers from the audience resounded throughout the venue.

Lu Mingfei also cheered up a bit. Qin Ming had already mentioned his training plan for the team competition to them, which was to lead the team to conduct a series of Soul Battle competitions in all the main Soul Battle arenas throughout the day.

Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain in his heart. To put it nicely, it's called using war to fuel war and accumulate combat experience; to put it bluntly, it's still the old "let them figure it out on their own" approach.

He's definitely a paycheck thief.

Originally, they only needed to participate in the finals, which would at least leave some suspense about their soul skills to their opponents. But now, they're on the entire day of the Empire Tour, and all their soul skills and martial soul characteristics are on full display. There's no secret left, so what's the point of fighting?

Sneaking into the village without firing a shot—isn't this simple principle common sense for Soul Masters?

Other colleges have no choice, but why let them squander their biggest advantage?

So he raised his objection at the time, but unfortunately, although Qin Ming promised to consider it, it seems that nothing has changed.

In Lu Mingfei's view, it would be enough to design a very conservative defensive tactic, which would remain unchanged in the face of any change.

Others may not understand, but as a teacher, doesn't Qin Ming understand his students? Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan are good at bullying newbies and winning in favorable situations, but which of them has the tactical talent to play?

Instead of spending time traveling all over the country, it would be more worthwhile to spend that precious time cultivating and leveling up one or two more times.

Sure enough, when the Royal Fighting Team appeared, all of them were at the third ring, and there wasn't a single fourth-ring Soul Master. Lu Mingfei felt a bit of a headache just looking at them.

He had visited the Star Luo Empire, where it was said that Davis and Zhu Zhuyun had already reached the Soul Master level, and the two even had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. They would definitely have Soul King or even Soul Emperor level combat power.

With his teammates behaving so poorly, Lu Mingfei could already imagine how much pressure he would be under.

After a swift and easy victory against weaker opponents, the Royal Fighting Team left the arena chatting and laughing.

"Teacher Qin Ming, everyone, it's been a long time!" Lu Mingfei appeared in the passageway and greeted everyone.

Even though his teammates were terrible, Lu Mingfei couldn't possibly run away when things came to a head.

Putting aside loyalty to the underworld, the three education commissioners had been quite kind to him, so he had to grit his teeth and go, even if it meant revealing a little more of his strength.

"Lu Mingfei!"

Everyone couldn't help but gasp in surprise, even Yu Tianheng, who always had a stiff face, couldn't help but show a hint of joy.

You should know that they had even considered the possibility that Lu Mingfei might have gotten into trouble and never come back.

A group of big men suddenly pounced on her and hugged her.

"Hey, you guys are all sweaty and stinky, get out of here!"

Lu Mingfei was covered in sweat!