Douluo: Unlocking the Great Secrets of the Human Body, Becoming a Heavenly Demon — Part 26

The tiger claws and fists clashed several times. The battle had already reached a level beyond what peers could attain. The spilling Soul Power alone could flatten trees, and several students had already been eliminated by the aftershocks.

After several exchanges, the white tiger could not calm down for a long time. Bai Xu could actually contend with her in this state and still seemed completely at ease. His strength appeared to have no end.

"Looks like you're the challenger."

Bai Xu and Gu Yue left. The outcome had been decided. The Hell White Tiger could not defeat Bai Xu, and once the Martial Soul Fusion state faded, Wu Sido, with her Soul Power exhausted, would stand no chance at all.

"He can actually match the Hell White Tiger head-on!" In the monitoring room, Shen Yi was greatly shocked. "He still hasn't used his Martial Soul. What exactly is going on? That's a self Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the Soul Ancestor level!"

Wu Changkong lowered his head in thought as well, a trace of confusion appearing on his cold face. Bai Xu was far too mysterious. Tang Wulin's unknown bloodline at least had an origin, but Bai Xu's strength was utterly inexplicable. Could it be a Martial Soul capable of permanently strengthening the body?

Even without being actively used, it could still enhance him, like a passive Soul Skill.

Elsewhere, Tang Wulin was dealing with Xu Yucheng. He unleashed his Golden Dragon Claw without hesitation and established the advantage. Then came a fierce barrage of attacks. Relying on the strength boosted by his Golden Dragon Body, he brutally smashed Xu Yucheng into uselessness.

The arena shrank once again. Only Tang Wulin's group of three and Bai Xu and Gu Yue remained on the battlefield.

"Meeting again already. We're pretty impressive to have made it this far," Xie Xie greeted them with a smile. "We don't need to fight, right?"

"Of course. We only want the vice class monitor position."

"I give up!" Xu Xiaoyan proactively took a step back.

Xie Xie's mouth twitched. He secretly sighed at how quickly this girl had acted, then, knowing his own limits, withdrew as well.

"Bai Xu, don't you want to be class monitor? You might even get the chance to enter Shrek Academy's inner court in the future!" Tang Wulin said proactively, seemingly hoping to see some desire for the class monitor position in Bai Xu's eyes.

"No. I just want contribution points to pay for food in the future."

The next moment, Bai Xu and Gu Yue voluntarily withdrew.

The world spun around them. After an unknown amount of time, when their consciousness returned, everything before their eyes was clear again. They had returned to where they had entered.

The results were already clear. Tang Wulin was class monitor, while Gu Yue and Bai Xu became vice class monitors.

Wu Changkong and Shen Yi said nothing about it, instead continuing, "Next is the selection for three more class committee positions: Mecha design, Mecha manufacturing, and Mecha repair. Tang Wulin will continue serving as the forging representative. Now, registration begins for the representatives of the three major secondary professions. Any student with a secondary profession at level two or above may register to compete."

Gu Yue stepped forward. She intended to compete for the design representative position.

Wu Sido did the same. Luo Guixing, Xu Yucheng, and the others also stepped forward to register.

"Students who have not registered to compete for a committee position may leave class. This morning's lesson ends here," Shen Yi's voice rang out.

"Then I'll go first." Bai Xu said goodbye to Gu Yue.

"Alright. Go back and wait for me. I'll bring you food."

For some reason, Bai Xu was deeply moved. The words "bring you food" struck a chord in him. If one of his roommates in his previous life had said that, he would have been moved to tears before curling back under the covers and continuing to sleep.

Tang Wulin watched Bai Xu's departing back, utterly puzzled. This person was too strange. He seemed to want nothing at all. If Bai Xu had not lacked enough contribution points for his monthly food expenses and tuition, Tang Wulin felt that he would never have come to compete.

He went to find Wu Changkong and asked, "Teacher, I'm confused. And a little lost."

Wu Changkong was not surprised. "Is it because of Bai Xu?"

"Yes. He gives off the feeling that he desires nothing and is difficult to approach. I can't understand him, and he's very strong."

In this competition, Tang Wulin had defeated Xu Yucheng, while Bai Xu had defeated Wu Sido. Both were on the Youth Genius List.

"The reason he is like this is because he knows very clearly what he is doing. He already has a goal in his heart. Though we do not know what it is, he should be taking action toward it," Wu Changkong said.

"This child sees through relationships between people very clearly—too clearly, in fact. That is why he is somewhat proactively withdrawn. It is not caused by his personality, but by his choice."

"Wulin, don't worry too much. Let things take their natural course. Your mutated bloodline is incomparably powerful. In the future, it may not be impossible for you to surpass him. Work hard toward your own goals. Keep your feet on the ground, and the day will come when you see results."

"Teacher, I want to become stronger. I want to find my parents. I want to pass the examinations and join Shrek Academy's inner court. I want to become like you," Tang Wulin said firmly.

In the Work-Study Student dormitory building, Bai Xu encountered a blond man. He should have been Yue Zhengyu.

The two did not know each other and merely passed by one another.

Then he encountered Yuanen Yehui, who was following behind. This woman was worth befriending, but there would be plenty of chances later.

He returned to the dormitory and continued cultivating.

A day passed quickly. Late at night, Gu Yue looked at Bai Xu on the opposite bed and chuckled. "Na'er is here. Want to go see her together?"

Bai Xu woke up, considered it for a moment, and agreed.

The two arrived at the pavilion from that night once more. Na'er looked slightly resentful. "What is it?"

The original plot will not be described in detail.

"Say what you need to say quickly. I had a hard time sneaking out of Sea God Island. If I'm discovered, it'll definitely cause a huge uproar," Na'er said.

Gu Yue and Bai Xu exchanged a glance and nodded. Gu Yue stepped forward and said, "Na'er, compared to me, you're more like a human. But neither of us won our previous wager, so how about we gamble again?"

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Na'er was confused. She glared at Bai Xu. No matter how she looked at it, this seemed like a setup. Was she that stupid, to jump into it herself? She said warily, "This looks like a trap no matter how I see it!"

But in the next moment, Gu Yue said confidently, "If I lose, after you and I fuse, I promise to spare Tang Wulin's life."

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In an instant, Na'er's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief. After thinking for three seconds, she decisively shouted, "I'll take the bet!"

Bai Xu was not the least bit surprised by her reaction, but Gu Yue's mouth twitched in speechless exasperation. One moment ago, Na'er had called it a trap; the next, she agreed without even asking what the wager was.

Gu Yue sighed and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. Listen to the terms first."

"Go ahead!"

"I will seal your Martial Soul and leave you with talent comparable to Xie Xie's. Didn't you say you were human?

"As long as you can protect everything here and remain as close with the people around you as you are now, as long as your master and mistress still treat you the same way and your brother still treats you the same way, then I lose. That would prove that human emotions truly exceed my expectations.

"Otherwise, I win. How about it?"

Na'er was stunned, frozen in place as her mind turned chaotic.

What was so difficult about that?

She believed that Master and Mistress would still treat her the same way. She believed even more that her brother would too.

Sure enough, no gambler lost every day, and no betting addict cried every day!

She would win!

"It's a deal!" Na'er said decisively, then glanced at Bai Xu.

Bai Xu smiled somewhat sinisterly. His gaze seemed to see through Na'er's future.

"Then it's a deal." Gu Yue stepped forward.

Na'er and Gu Yue then embraced and underwent a partial transfer of their origins. Much of Na'er's talent was reclaimed, and her Martial Soul was demoted from the Silver Dragon Spear to an ordinary dragon spear. Even her originally Purple Eyes lost some of their color.

Meanwhile, several streaks of purple appeared deep within Gu Yue's ink-black pupils, and even her hair became half silver and half black. This appearance added a few more touches of charm to her.

As they were leaving, Bai Xu paused, turned around, and said sincerely, "Na'er, you keep saying that you're human and understand human emotions. But who, while living in this mortal world, can claim to truly see through human nature? Even humans themselves cannot see through it. Having stood atop the summit and fallen into the abyss, if you can understand what lies between the two, it will benefit you greatly. If you cannot, I'm afraid you will not even be able to overcome the hurdle in your own heart."

Na'er paused without speaking, her figure vanishing into the night.

"Was that a bit too arrogant?" Gu Yue asked.

"No. Perhaps Yun Ming and Ya Li will not change, and Tang Wulin will not change. In the end, the one who changes will be her."

Having witnessed the beautiful side of human nature, you would later witness its ugly side. A fallen genius was no longer a genius.

When the Flame Emperor was at his lowest point, he endured all those storms and hardships. In the fiercely competitive inner court of Shrek Academy, yours would only be worse. In the end, you would be covered in wounds, like a beggar with nowhere to call home.

Bai Xu did not believe Na'er would rise from poverty and humiliation with a declaration of, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never mock a poor youth."

She did not have that kind of temperament, and her master was no Old Yao.

Bai Xu said solemnly, "Wait and see. Before long, Shrek Academy may no longer be peaceful."

"Before classes officially begin today, I will announce two matters. First, after class this morning, each representative must count the number of students in your respective profession, report it to the corresponding association, and join it. This is not compulsory. If you do not wish to join an academy association, that is fine. However, joining comes with a series of preferential policies. You will also need to study your secondary professions through the association. If you do not join, you may study by paying a fee. Of course, only contribution points will be accepted."

"Today's lesson will be taught by Teacher Wu. Everyone, welcome him!"

"Class dismissed. The class committee members, stay behind."

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Bai Xu, and Wu Sido remained.

"Later, you will go to the academy's various associations to report and register. At the same time, you have another task: discuss the grouping arrangements. You must divide all the other students besides the four of you evenly among the four major professions of forging, design, manufacturing, and repair. There are the fewest forgers, only eight. Excluding Tang Wulin, that leaves seven people. Therefore, there will be seven groups in total. You must each understand the strength of the students in your own profession. The groups must be arranged so that the strength of all seven groups is as even as possible."

"Here are the enrollment registration forms. They record every student's secondary profession level, Soul Power Level, and Martial Soul. The four of you can discuss and analyze them."

Bai Xu: "."

Sure enough, his entry on the enrollment registration form read:

Martial Soul: Heavenly Eye, Metal Attribute Control;

Secondary Profession: None; Level: 0;

Soul Power: Level 41;

Looking at the information before them, all four remained silent. Aside from Gu Yue, Tang Wulin and Wu Sido both looked at Bai Xu with surprise.