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

The first-year students were generally between thirteen and fourteen years old, while the second-years were usually between fifteen and seventeen.

Because there was only a maximum age limit for enrollment and no minimum age requirement, the students' ages varied greatly.

Standing at the very front of Class One, Year Two, was none other than Yuanen Yehui.

After the selection matches a few days ago, the atmosphere in Class One, Year One had become much more harmonious. Even Luo Guixing had taken the initiative to admit defeat to Tang Wulin, so the ordinary students had even less reason to target him.

As for Bai Xu, everyone kept a respectful distance from him, and he was more than happy to be invisible.

Just then, the teachers filed in one after another.

At the front was Saint Spirit Douluo Yali, whom they had met a few days ago, her beauty peerless. Walking beside her was the outer court's dean, Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er, Elder Cai, though Elder Cai deliberately kept half a step behind Ya Li.

Then came the "Twin Dragons" of the previous generation's Shrek Seven Devils, bickering as they entered, looking exactly like two mischievous old men.

Bai Xu had no interest in watching them. Many of the previous Shrek Seven Devils had secretly been in love with Ya Li; after all, love triangles were what Douluo Continent was most famous for.

The competition began. First was Tang Wulin's forging match. There was no doubt that, as a future Divine Craftsman, his forging skills were beyond question. Suddenly, Bai Xu thought of something and asked Gu Yue beside him, "Are you planning to make a Battle Armor?"

Gu Yue was somewhat surprised, but she still answered, "Yes. Teacher is already preparing one for me. I might be able to fuse with it when I reach rank forty."

Gu Yue had not asked Tang Wulin to make it for her again. Although Tang Wulin had brought it up himself, Gu Yue had refused.

"What? You can't sit still after seeing how good Tang Wulin is at forging?" Gu Yue asked with a smile.

Bai Xu shook his head. "I was thinking that in the future, I might be able to use my Metal Element to do something with Mechas or Battle Armor."

Then Bai Xu smiled. "When the time comes, I'll make you a set of Emperor Armor to wear!"

Gu Yue held her forehead and sighed with a smile. "There you go again, saying things I don't understand. But Emperor Armor sounds really impressive!"

Though she did not understand it, she still thought it sounded amazing.

"The final match of today's exchange sparring will be a team battle. Since the first-years are younger, Class One, Year One will decide how many people to send out," Shen Yi said calmly, then turned his gaze toward Bai Xu.

Bai Xu stood up and leaped into the arena. His somewhat lonely voice rang out. "One person is enough."

Hearing Bai Xu's desolate words, the second-years instantly erupted. One person!

Yuanen Yehui's eyes blazed as intense fighting spirit burst forth. She glanced at her classmates behind her, then darted into the arena. "Class One, Year Two, Yuanen Yehui!"

On the podium

Saint Spirit Douluo smiled and asked Elder Cai beside her, "Yueyue, isn't the final match supposed to be a team battle? Why has it turned into an Individual Competition?"

Elder Cai smiled as well. "Sister Yali, Bai Xu is only one person. Asking him to challenge the second-years' team alone would be rather like bullying the young. Besides, I want to temper this little fellow's arrogance and make him fit into Shrek."

Saint Spirit Douluo Yali smiled. "We both watched that match that day. It won't be easy to find someone among the second-years who can defeat him."

Elder Cai said, "The class monitor of Class One, Year Two, Yuanen Yehui, has Twin Martial Souls. Both Martial Souls are extremely top-tier, and she trains very diligently. She recently advanced to four rings, the same cultivation level as Bai Xu. Her strength and speed will not be inferior to his, and her Martial Souls have certain special qualities. Perhaps they may produce an unexpected effect."

"Let's wait and see. I'll be their referee." As she spoke, Saint Spirit Douluo rose to her feet. Without any visible movement, she drifted out and landed on the sparring platform without the slightest trace of worldly air.

"Thirty seconds remaining. Both sides, prepare," Shen Yi's voice called from afar.

Neither of them spoke. They each stepped forward, and their auras suddenly surged.

Bai Xu remained golden, while Yuanen Yehui seemed like an unshakable mountain.

In terms of cultivation, the two were not far apart. Both had entered the Soul Ancestor realm. Their auras collided and clashed continuously, and intense energy fluctuations were already beginning to emerge on the stage.

"Three, two, one, begin!"

Bai Xu still maintained a defensive stance. He did not attack first, wanting instead to see what his opponent could do.

Yuanen Yehui had no such patience. She directly activated her Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul. As she charged forward, her body rapidly swelled and grew larger.

She immediately used her Third Soul Skill, Diamond Titan. Her enlarged body stomped down again with its left foot, launching toward him like a massive cannonball.

"Good!" Bai Xu shouted.

Golden light gathered around the front of his body. He braced both hands forward, intending to take the attack head-on.

Boom!

The shockwave swept outward. Bai Xu's feet plowed two deep trenches across the platform. The impact forced him back a full ten meters before he finally stopped, but he had still taken that savage blow.

Then he kicked out, sending the giant ape flying back.

The two sides were evenly matched.

Yuanen Yehui had always been strong-willed. After being kicked back, she was unwilling to accept it. Why can he compete with me in strength? Her First Soul Skill, Titan Power, activated. She charged again in conjunction with her Third Soul Skill, her momentum even fiercer than before.

Her already extremely robust body became even more solid, and her aura surged once more.

"It's only slightly stronger than Golden Dragon Claw's power. Not by much."

Bai Xu gathered golden light around his fists, drove his physical body to unleash its full force, and threw a punch. Like Tang Wulin, he broke through all techniques with sheer strength, sending Yuanen Yehui staggering back dozens of steps before she barely stabilized herself.

A look of shock appeared on her face. For the first time, Yuan En had lost to someone else in a contest of strength.

"Compared to Golden Dragon Claw, this is just pure strength. It lacks that special crushing effect, so it isn't difficult to break."

As he evaluated her in his heart, he could not help feeling somewhat bored. Martial Souls were like this—once their specialty was countered, they became worthless.

If the Titan Giant Ape could not surpass Bai Xu in strength, what else did she have?

Just as he was thinking this, a violent impact suddenly struck him. Even Bai Xu was knocked off balance and hurriedly retreated. However, it had merely broken the golden light protecting his body. His physical body took a minor blow, but he was otherwise unharmed.

It was Yuan En's Second Soul Skill, with an effect similar to an air cannon.

Looking at Yuanen Yehui's somewhat dark-golden body and bloodthirsty expression, it seemed that the soul ring provided by the Diamond Baboon had activated.

"Forget the Fallen Angel. Bai has no interest in seeing it."

Bai Xu formed a sword gesture with his hand. Golden light filled the sky, and a hundred golden swords instantly appeared behind him. For the first time, he spoke in a cold voice. "Watch out!"

Yuan En was shocked. Could a Martial Soul really do this?

Throughout the battle, Bai Xu had not used any Metal Element soul skills, nor had he used his first Martial Soul, Martial Soul Heavenly Eye. In other words, he had been relying entirely on the transformations of the Metal Element and his physical body to fight.

Yuan En gathered all her strength and stomped down hard. The space around her actually distorted slightly, altering the trajectories of some flying swords. But it did not matter. There were still dozens left, each incomparably sharp.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The Titan Giant Ape truly had thick skin. Several golden swords pierced its body, yet Yuan En did not fall. She had protected the vital parts of her body, ensuring that she could survive this attack.

"Still not unconscious?"

Bai Xu was taken aback. Her willpower was decent. He then followed up with a Spirit Shock, and Yuan En collapsed in response.

"Yuanen Yehui has lost! Next, Yue Zhengyu!"

The same scene played out again. Even flying into the air could not help him evade Bai Xu's attacks. His feat of defeating six opponents alone was complete. At this moment, Bai Xu was truly walking at the very forefront of the new students.

His distant, unattainable figure completely eclipsed the brilliance of his peers. Whether Tang Wulin or Gu Yue, only one person could stand out in this life.

Elder Cai's expression darkened, while Saint Spirit Douluo merely smiled faintly. After praising Bai Xu, she left.

The name Bai Xu thoroughly became legend. No one could stand beside him. The title Immortal Lord emerged from then on, and all his classmates regarded him with awe.

After the disturbance ended, everything returned to normal: cultivation, eating, cultivation. Life was plain yet real.

Until the semester was about to end, with final exams only three days away, an extra bed in Bai Xu's dormitory shattered the peace between him and Gu Yue.

Na'er's bed was next to Gu Yue's and directly opposite Bai Xu's. Looking at Bai Xu across from her, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

The Dragon Spear Goddess was no longer proud, as though she had fallen from the clouds. Now, only her unparalleled beauty remained.

"So? You came now?"

"Yes." Na'er nodded.

"Then why didn't you go to Tang Wulin's dormitory? He wouldn't dislike you," Bai Xu said helplessly.

"I... I don't really want Brother to know about my current situation."

Bai Xu: "...Wasn't it only a matter of time?"

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Night fell.

Bai Xu was still cultivating. Na'er watched beside him, entranced. So Bai Xu was this sacred every night; his five viscera radiated crystalline light, visible through his skin. The five viscera, tinted in five colors, seemed to be transporting vital essence.

Moreover, upon closer inspection, the radiance was spreading from the five viscera outward. Those were the Six Fu.

"Even his stomach is starting to glow?" Na'er asked in confusion.

Gu Yue chuckled. "It proves that he has improved again. We cannot understand his path."

"Cannot understand it..."

"You've heard some things about what he did in the outer court, haven't you?" Gu Yue asked.

Na'er nodded. "It has spread even through the inner court. This year's first-year freshmen produced someone calling himself the Immortal Lord, treating himself as an immortal. They say he can defeat a team of six alone. It was precisely this matter that suppressed the uproar over my lost talent, allowing it to gradually fade from the inner court."

After saying that, Na'er looked somewhat desolate. Yes, in the end, it was still only because of Bai Xu that things had become a little better.

But now that she was in the outer court, probably not many people recognized her.