Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon

After saying that, man and spirit alike looked at Bai Xu's figure walking ahead. Bai Xu had been confident from start to finish. It was unclear whether he was putting on an act or whether he truly had a rough estimate of his future strength.

The Spirit of the Plane also had no idea what existence Tang Hao had been praying to when he devoured it. That chaotic sensation at the time had been too disorderly, leaving it unable to recall its memories from back then.

"Ah, the future feels increasingly chaotic." Gu Yue sighed and quickened her pace to catch up with Bai Xu.

The two bought some daily necessities and completed their enrollment procedures along the way, receiving their Shrek student IDs. Bai Xu carried several large and small bags back to the dormitory. "Come on, let's eat first. We can tidy up when we get back."

"Mm."

Night

After tidying up, Bai Xu finally had time to sit on his bed. He glanced at Gu Yue on the bed opposite him, then crossed his legs and entered cultivation. Four of the Five Elements had already reached completion; only the fire element remained. He believed that in less than half a year, he would reach the realm of Five Elements completion.

The Six Fu realm was more like an extension of the Five Viscera. The viscera and bowels complemented each other internally and externally. One viscus paired with one bowel; the viscera belonged to yin and were internal, while the bowels belonged to yang and were external.

Then came the Meridian Opening Realm, with the Twelve Meridians as the main focus and the Eight Extraordinary Meridians as support. Through the meridian system, the human body connected the Five Viscera and Six Fu, the limbs and bones, skin, flesh, tendons, and vessels, as well as the seven apertures and two lower orifices into an organic whole. It was said that upon reaching completion in the Meridian Opening Realm, one's Five Elements constitution would begin to take shape.

At that time, those with a Five Elements Body could trace upward to yin and yang, then transform yin and yang into chaos. The Five Elements constitution would evolve continuously, becoming a Yin Yang Body, then a Chaos Body.

Downward, it could evolve into all things in the world and bestow Good Fortune. Once the Five Elements constitution reached great completion, one could condense an entire great world within one's palm and smash people with it.

Bai Xu was puzzled. But this secret manual seems to only explain how to forge the constitution. It doesn't describe in detail how to cultivate after the Five Elements Body is formed.

It seems that once the constitution takes shape, there will be another layer of mysteries to uncover.

Then he joked, When a Sacred Body reaches great completion, it can contend with a Great Emperor. If my constitution has merely taken shape, isn't it reasonable for me to contend with the Dragon God?

Outside, Gu Yue watched Bai Xu's lips slowly curve upward. She had no idea what he was thinking. Their first night living together had seemed as though it would be unusual, but seeing how dedicated he was, she decided to cultivate for a while as well.

"You cultivated all night? Don't you feel physically and mentally exhausted?" Gu Yue woke early in the morning and looked at Bai Xu, who was still sitting cross-legged. He had finally withdrawn from cultivation and shifted into meditative rest, yet he still did not intend to take a nap.

"I slept for a while in the middle. It was enough." Bai Xu truly had little time to spare. While focusing on body cultivation, he also had to account for Soul Power.

"Then keep cultivating. I'll take on more missions to earn contribution points. Want me to bring you breakfast?" Gu Yue asked.

Bai Xu asked in confusion, "Take on more missions? Why?"

"Each Work-Study Student has to pay three hundred contribution points in tuition every month. If they don't have enough contribution points to support their studies, they'll be expelled from the academy."

"That strict? Forget it, I'll go with you. Cultivation isn't urgent for the moment." Bai Xu got up and followed Gu Yue.

As the two walked side by side, she asked, "Why didn't you train in a second profession? You got zero points on the entrance exam."

Bai Xu spread his hands helplessly. "I'm simply too busy. Just balancing Soul Power cultivation already takes a great deal of attention. If I also trained as a blacksmith, I'd really work myself to death."

"That makes sense. You aren't interested in the technology of the human world." Gu Yue chuckled. "Then you'd better put in a few good words for me in the future. I can pay your tuition."

She waved the student card in her hand, implying that she would support Bai Xu.

"Sure, little rich girl." Bai Xu laughed as well.

The two soon arrived at the Academic Affairs Office and saw the mission board. These missions were undoubtedly all related to second professions, including Mecha-related missions and Battle Armor-related missions.

To Bai Xu, these were no different from fantasies. Looking at the Mecha mission Gu Yue accepted, he sighed. "I really can't take these. Looks like I'll truly have to rely on someone in the future. Sigh..."

"Hehe, it's fine. You have me."

Gu Yue lightly patted Bai Xu before leaving. She needed to find a specialized workbench to complete the Mecha mission. Bai Xu shook his head helplessly and returned to the dormitory to continue cultivating. Fortunately, Shrek distributed a set amount of contribution points for free every month, so he would not be unable to pay tuition.

The day passed quickly. It seemed that new residents had moved into the first floor, and voices could occasionally be heard from the corridor.

Bai Xu already knew who they were, but he still got up and went out to investigate. Sure enough, he saw Tang Wulin's group. Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were complaining about how shabby the dormitory was. Both came from prominent families in Eastsea City and had never lived somewhere so humble.

"Gu Yue!?"

A startled cry rang out. Tang Wulin saw the beautiful figure returning from outside. She was still as she had been back then, carrying a somewhat cool and distant air.

"Oh, it's you guys!" Gu Yue responded.

"Gu Yue!" +2

Xu Xiaoyan rushed over and hugged Gu Yue, burying her face in Gu Yue's chest as she cried, "Why did you leave without saying goodbye? We even went to the Spirit Pagoda to look for you."

Gu Yue felt a little embarrassed. It felt strange with Xu Xiaoyan clinging to her like that. She helped Xu Xiaoyan straighten up and explained, "Back then, the Spirit Pagoda required me to leave Eastsea City. I didn't tell you because I had to leave too urgently."

After not seeing each other for two and a half years, Gu Yue had become much more talkative.

Xie Xie looked Gu Yue over strangely. "Don't tell me you were possessed? How could you have changed so much? Back at Eastsea Academy, aside from Wulin, you always had a stern face, like everyone owed you millions of Federal Coins."

Gu Yue's mouth twitched. "You're still as deserving of a beating as ever, Xie Xie."

"Hehe, I have Boss!" Xie Xie hid behind Tang Wulin and pushed him one step forward. He also knew that there seemed to be some affection between his boss and Gu Yue, so he gave them a little push.

Taking advantage of the moment, Tang Wulin stepped forward, extended his hand, and smiled. "Then let's work hard together at Shrek from now on, Gu Yue."

Looking at Tang Wulin's outstretched palm, then at his and the other two's smiling faces, Gu Yue did not take his hand. "I'm afraid I won't be on the same team as you in the future, but we're still friends. Since we happened to meet this time, I'll introduce you to a friend I met at the Spirit Pagoda."

Footsteps sounded from deeper in the corridor. Bai Xu slowly emerged, carrying a faintly otherworldly air. The filthy, messy surroundings only made the young man's exceptional bearing stand out more.

Gu Yue walked around Tang Wulin and grabbed Bai Xu's hand, startling even him. "Actually, you've all met him before. He's Bai Xu, and he's also my partner."

Their palms met. This was the first time Bai Xu had held Gu Yue's hand. It was slightly cold.

The three froze, their gazes gathering on Gu Yue's hand. It was their first time seeing Gu Yue act so proactively.

"Hello. As I said before, we've already met." Bai Xu slowly spoke, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Hello."

The three looked at one another. In the end, Tang Wulin stepped forward and said, "Let's properly introduce ourselves. My name is Tang Wulin. She's Xu Xiaoyan, and he's Xie Xie. We'll all be classmates from now on, so we should help each other."

Tang Wulin shook hands with Bai Xu as a gesture of goodwill.

"Of course. Then shall we have dinner together?" Bai Xu asked.

"No, we haven't finished cleaning our rooms yet. We need to work first."

"Oh, then we won't disturb you."

Bai Xu and Gu Yue left. Tang Wulin stared blankly at their retreating figures, lost in thought. He seemed to understand what he was feeling.

Xie Xie lamented by his ear, "Boss, you're doomed. Gu Yue has fallen for someone else. The person she likes isn't you."

"Xie Xie, you're asking for another beating, aren't you? Believe it or not, I'll use Golden Dragon Claw this time!"

"Don't! Don't! Boss, I was wrong!"

Watching the two fool around, Xu Xiaoyan said, "Don't you think Gu Yue has changed a lot? She seems much more cheerful!"

At that, the two felt that it did make sense.

Did Bai Xu bring about this change in her? Tang Wulin wondered.

Dining Hall

Gu Yue and Bai Xu sat facing each other as they ate dinner.

Gu Yue asked, "You knew they were coming?"

"Mm, I knew in my heart." He did not hide it.

"It feels like you aren't hostile toward Tang Wulin, even though he may very well become our enemy in the future."

Bai Xu said calmly, "That's simply my nature. If others don't betray me, I won't betray them. Strictly speaking, neither you nor I have any deep-seated grudge against them. There's no reason to be hostile from the start."

Bai Xu had no deep-seated grudge against Tang San either. He only occasionally mocked him a little. Their karma had yet to be established, so why create trouble out of nothing? Still, based on his intuition, a major conflict was highly likely in the future. It might even reach the point of life and death.

"But what if he turns against you in the future?"

"Then we turn against each other. To be able to pick something up and put it down is true temperament."

Gu Yue smiled. "I like hearing you talk about great principles. They feel very useful. They're something we cannot lack if we are to blend into human society."

"Then I'm truly honored, Miss Gu Yue. I have endless scriptures in my belly. The night is long—shall I go back and tell them to you?"

"Sure!"

The opening ceremony was held in the clean Spirit Ice Plaza.

The academy had a total of six grades, seemingly no different from ordinary academies. Each grade had a different number of students, around one hundred each. Across all six grades, there were roughly more than seven hundred students.

Each grade had only one class, with no further divisions.

Bai Xu stood tall amidst the sea of people, his thoughts drifting. His eyes were unfocused as he stared blankly ahead, no one knowing what he was thinking.

No podium had been built at the front of Spirit Ice Plaza. Instead, more than twenty figures descended from the sky.

The one who landed in the center, presiding over them all, was the dean of Shrek Outer Court—Silver Moon Douluo, Elder Cai.

A middle-aged man walked through the air and stepped forward a little.

"A new school year is beginning. For Shrek, this time of year is when we absorb fresh blood. Let us invite the Outer Court dean, His Excellency Silver Moon Douluo Elder Cai, to say a few words."

At once, thunderous applause erupted below. Countless students looked eagerly at the peerless figure in the center, envy rising in their hearts as they secretly swore to work hard.

Elder Cai said calmly, "Shrek Academy has never forced anyone to cultivate. But Shrek Academy has never provided compulsory education either. There is a minor examination every year and a major examination every three years. Fail two minor examinations, and you will be expelled. Fail one major examination, and you will be expelled. Therefore, the number of students can only decrease, never increase, over the next three years. This applies to every grade."