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

She had to experience this life until everyone around her grew old, her friends were gone, and all worldly ties were severed before she could clearly understand the truth of this world.

"Today, we'll be choosing class officers," Shen Yi said. Wu Changkong stood not far from the podium, coldly watching the entire class.

"At Shrek Academy, strength reigns supreme. Your character has all been assessed, so the academy believes that any one of you could do a good job as a class officer. Therefore, there will be a contest among yourselves. The final winner will become class president. Those who perform exceptionally well will be judged by Teacher Wu and me and assigned the other positions. In total, there will be one class president, two vice presidents, one forging representative, one design representative, one production representative, and one maintenance representative. These correspond to the four major secondary professions."

The class president would receive an extra thousand contribution points each month, while vice presidents would receive six hundred. Each subject representative would receive five hundred.

This was what Bai Xu cared about most. Otherwise, he would really have to rely on Gu Yue to support him.

Being class president and leading the pack was no easy task. Without a second profession, he could not convince anyone as a subject representative. Being a vice president and collecting the paycheck was enough. Why work hard when he could coast?

Walking through the virtual forest, Bai Xu and Gu Yue observed their surroundings. They did not speak aloud, communicating through mental transmission instead. What they discussed was not the competition.

"What do you think of Na'er?" Gu Yue had wanted to ask this ever since meeting Na'er that day.

"Hm?" Bai Xu was somewhat surprised, but he still answered. Pointing at his temple, he smiled. "She's not too bright. Too foolish."

"Foolish..." Gu Yue was surprised. She had not expected Bai Xu to evaluate her that way.

"Actually, I talked to her a lot that day..." Gu Yue continued. "She became the disciple of Yun Ming, the headmaster of Shrek Academy and Master of the Sea God Pavilion. Saint Spirit Douluo Yali even wanted to take her as her goddaughter."

"Yes, what a wonderful life!" Bai Xu was not surprised in the least. If anything, there was a hint of mockery in his voice.

He said, "Someone like her does not even understand her own origins. After simply blending into human society based on a superficial understanding of it, she forgot where she came from. She may seem noble and self-possessed, but she is actually someone else's puppet, utterly lowly. On top of that, she is indecisive and unworthy of standing on any grand stage.

"If that spear had truly been aimed at me instead of merely put on display, I could at least call her decisive."

"Gu Yue, I'm truly worried about what will happen after the two of you fuse."

Gu Yue's eyes flickered. Sure enough, Bai Xu had already seen through Na'er. She asked, "Can you explain your evaluation of Na'er in more detail?"

Bai Xu glanced at Gu Yue, then vigilantly surveyed the area around them. "No problem."

"She's the textbook case of someone ruled by love."

"She throws herself recklessly into a relationship that cannot even be called love, abandoning herself as though her entire life exists only for Tang Wulin. Three years of upbringing is indeed a great kindness, but not to the point where she should forget her race and her own identity."

"And most importantly, she does not understand her own life at all."

"Born from the Silver Dragon King, she possesses the supreme martial soul, the Silver Dragon Spear. Her talent goes without saying. The strongest person of this age personally accepted her as a disciple and even wanted to make her his goddaughter. Do you think she earned all of that through her own efforts?"

Bai Xu's voice was calm. "She merely stood upon your foundation and obtained all of this with ease. The beauty of those three years in her youth was forever engraved in her heart, filling it entirely and leaving room for nothing else."

"If she lost her talent and that Silver Dragon Spear martial soul, all of this would be nothing but a dream, shattered in an instant."

Gu Yue was stunned. Her little mouth parted and her eyes widened. Thinking it over carefully, she felt that Bai Xu's words made far too much sense.

"What if I want her to return to me?" Gu Yue asked.

"It's simple. Take back her talent and martial soul, then see whether Na'er can still establish herself in Shrek through her own abilities."

Bai Xu sneered. On Douluo Continent, no matter how beautiful or talented one was, if they could not keep up with the protagonist's group, they would ultimately fade into obscurity.

Once Na'er had the Silver Dragon Spear and that terrifying talent taken back, even if she retained Innate Full Soul Power, she would not be able to rise again in this life.

Yun Ming had seen more people with Innate Full Soul Power than there were students at Shrek Academy. Besides, this was an era of explosive growth in combat power twenty thousand years later. Even Twin Martial Souls were no longer considered top-tier.

If Na'er could still earn Yun Ming's recognition afterward and retain her current status, then it did not matter. She herself would never get past the hurdle in her heart.

Human nature was the least able to withstand testing.

Gu Yue silently nodded beside him, a faint smile appearing on her lips. "Bai Xu, what if Na'er falls for you?"

"Absolutely impossible." Bai Xu had never even considered it.

"Perhaps. And you should take more initiative too. After all, once we fuse, I want to like you twice as much."

Bai Xu's heart seemed to stop for an instant. His face was full of disbelief. "Since when did you learn to say sweet things?"

"Don't overthink it. I know very clearly what I'm doing right now."

Every frown and smile from Gu Yue carried a seductive charm. The lofty Silver Dragon had changed, as though the coldest and purest fairy had fallen into demonhood, bewitching the mind. She was even more alluring than a witch.

"Now!"

At some point, people had already laid in ambush atop the tree canopy. Activating their martial souls, they pounced toward the two of them.

However, fire elements instantly took shape. Countless fireballs engulfed them, while Bai Xu and Gu Yue continued onward without the slightest surprise.

A purple glow flickered in Gu Yue's eyes as she smiled somewhat sinisterly. "It's about time Na'er suffered a little."

"What are you planning?" Bai Xu asked doubtfully.

"I want to make another bet with Na'er. If she wins, I won't take the Golden Dragon King's origin and will leave Tang Wulin a path to survival." After hearing Bai Xu's words, Gu Yue was extremely confident.

"She'll definitely take the bet!"

"You trust my analysis that much? What if I'm wrong?" Bai Xu smiled.

"Then I won't take the Golden Dragon King. I can fulfill the soul beasts' long-cherished wish on my own."

The road ahead was no longer easy. Gradually, rumbles, shouts, and all manner of noise rang out from every direction. Clearly, it was not just Bai Xu's side that had begun fighting.

There were one hundred and one students in the class competing for three positions. The intensity of the battle was easy to imagine. They were all fearless young calves, full of courage. As heaven's favored prodigies, who among them did not have a measure of pride? Every one of them wanted to display their strength in today's competition and leave a good impression on the teachers.

"Senior Brother, who do you think will become class president in the end?" Shen Yi asked Wu Changkong beside him as she looked at the full circle of large screens covering the room's walls.

"Tang Wulin," Wu Changkong said.

"Tang Wulin? You're that certain?"

Wu Changkong nodded.

"But Gu Yue and Bai Xu are both much stronger than Tang Wulin, especially Bai Xu. He hasn't even used his martial soul yet." Shen Yi watched the figure weaving through the crowd and could not help feeling curious. How exactly did he do it? He could fight martial souls with physical strength alone.

He did not have Tang Wulin's mutated bloodline either!

"Bai Xu and Gu Yue are aiming for the vice president positions. The class president is the leader of the pack. It isn't an easy role to fill, and their ambitions lie elsewhere," Wu Changkong said.

"Their ambitions lie elsewhere? Right, the two of them joined the Spirit Pagoda."

Virtual World

Bai Xu easily broke through several opponents and arrived before a girl.

Her name was Wu Sido. A pair of dark ears stood atop her head, while her ample chest did not match her age. With a cold expression, she stood in the very center of the field with her arms crossed.

As the highest-ranked name on the Youth Genius List, she welcomed every challenger.

The sound of Bai Xu's footsteps made her ears twitch, and she opened her eyes to look at him.

Neither of the two, both naturally taciturn, would waste words. Their surging battle intent already said everything.

Wu Sido instantly shifted her body. Possessed by the Hell Spirit Cat, she attempted to claim victory through speed.

Yet as she moved at high speed, Bai Xu's figure flashed into her sight.

He had actually caught up to the Hell Spirit Cat's speed in an instant! The next moment, nearly a hundred claw shadows struck toward Bai Xu before her.

Yet the man caught every one of them with his fists.

"Use your full strength. I want a real battle too." There seemed to be loneliness in the man's voice. He could find no opponent among his peers, yet he knew how strong she was.

One ring, two rings, three rings, four rings—four full soul rings rose beneath the girl's feet, and every one of them was a purple thousand-year soul ring.

"Wu Sido!" More than half of the students present cried out in shock.

Bai Xu was neither startled nor impressed. He assumed his stance, drove forward with his legs, and directly clashed with Wu Sido. Afterimages filled the field as he fought the Hell Spirit Cat head-on with his body alone, still holding strength in reserve.

However, none of them were simple.

Wu Sido's body seemed boneless. With a light twist in midair, her entire body turned illusory in an instant.

A dark aura appeared around her as well, but this darkness was different. Her aura was lighter, carrying an even stranger feeling.

As her figure flickered, her speed suddenly surged. In an instant, she was behind Bai Xu, claw shadows flashing as they struck toward the back of his head. This was a virtual world; even death here would not affect reality.

But the attack missed. Bai Xu reacted even faster, ignoring the claw shadows as he sent Wu Sido flying with a single punch.

The claw shadows struck Bai Xu's body with loud collision sounds. They looked imposing, but caused no damage.

The girl frowned tightly, her expression pained as she half-crouched on the ground. For the first time, unease appeared on her face. Bai Xu's fists were too heavy, even stronger than her other martial soul, the White Tiger. The gap in strength made Wu Sido worry about the outcome of the match for the first time.

She would lose!

Moreover, her White Tiger martial soul only had one ring.

Other than using her self-created Martial Soul Fusion Skill, there was no way for her to win.

Wu Sido endured the pain and closed her eyes in thought. The Hell Spirit Cat and Hell White Tiger appeared and faded in turns, gradually fusing together. A White Tiger over five meters long was born.

Black-and-white light wrapped around its body as Soul Power poured forth. The momentum of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill truly could not be stopped by those of the same generation.

Bai Xu beckoned with one hand, as though he had finally seen what he wanted to see. The corner of his lips rose slightly, and the battle began again in an instant.