Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

Zhong Li suddenly heard that remark, and the handsome expression on his face nearly cracked.

What a talent! Soul Hall needed self-taught talents like you! Truly! Terrifying indeed!

With a slap, the sound of a palm striking a face rang out from Nuoding Academy's gates.

The gatekeeper's mouth instantly twisted out of shape as he performed what could only be called a free 720-degree spin in midair.

Even during the process, he did not forget to spit out seven or eight teeth.

At that moment, five Soul Rings—two yellow and three purple—slowly emerged beneath the old man's feet.

Behind him appeared the phantom of a bear-type martial soul with earthy-yellow fur and short claws. A terrifying aura instantly filled all of Nuoding Academy.

After releasing his martial soul, the old man's already sturdy body began to expand.

The old man, who had been around 1.7 meters tall, swelled to roughly 2.3 meters.

"Earth Bear martial soul."

Zhong Li knew of this type of soul beast: the Earth Bear. It possessed extremely powerful defense and could control gravity. As a martial soul, its abilities were not much different.

The Earth Bear also held a relatively high status among bear-type soul beasts.

As a martial soul, it could not be considered top-tier, but it was among the best of high-tier martial souls.

It was the superior soul beast of the Great Vajra Bear.

A Great Vajra Bear of the same level, before an Earth Bear...

It could not be said to have absolutely no ability to resist, but it was close enough.

Both focused on defense, and both wielded gravity.

Their relationship was like that between ordinary fire and Extreme Fire.

(It was just an analogy. The gap was not that huge.)

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu

Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, Xiao Wu

What happened at Nuoding Academy's gates drew the attention of all the teachers and students.

Even Nuoding Academy's headmaster was only a Soul Ancestor of over level forty.

Yet their gatekeeper had offended a Soul King!

The Dean of Discipline, who happened to pass by the gates, had originally been watching the commotion. He had previously reported the gatekeeper's usual bullying of commoners to the headmaster.

But after that, his passionate spirit had faded, and he had begun to conduct himself more smoothly and diplomatically.

After the Dean of Discipline told the headmaster everything that had happened, the headmaster wished he could kill the gatekeeper himself to vent that Soul King's anger.

If not for the fact that he was his wife's relative, he would have been thrown out of Nuoding Academy long ago with his usual behavior.

The headmaster hurried toward the gates, hoping he was not too late...

A Soul King was truly terrifying!

Most of Nuoding Academy's students were children of nobles. They all ran to the academy gates and watched from afar.

It was also their first time seeing a Soul King!

Publicly, the strongest person in Nuoding City was only a Soul Ancestor.

And among these noble children, most of their elders were merely Soul Grand Masters or Soul Elders.

"This old man gave you three chances. Provoking a Spirit Master for no reason is punishable by death!" the old man said calmly.

That slap had already vented his anger.

There were laws on Douluo Continent. It was just that most of them targeted commoners.

One of them stated that if a commoner provoked a Spirit Master for no reason, it was punishable by death! Whether it was intentional or unintentional, it was still punishable by death.

Could a gatekeeper possibly be a noble?

"Senior, p-please wait!" The headmaster finally arrived at that moment.

One look at the old man and the child, and he understood why the gatekeeper had been so blind as to provoke a Soul King.

Their clothes were far too ordinary. The grandfather and grandson's clothing together might not even be worth ten Copper Soul Coins.

He glanced at the unconscious gatekeeper lying on the ground, then seemingly still dissatisfied, stepped forward and kicked him twice, sending him rolling aside.

Then he cupped his hands toward the old man and said respectfully, "Senior, this man is my wife's nephew. I am willing to offer three thousand Gold Soul Coins. Please spare his life. I will have him get out of Nuoding City, and he will never appear before you again. Would that be acceptable?"

Children made choices. Adults only cared about benefits.

The headmaster was a middle-aged man with an utterly ordinary face.

From the clothes worn by this Soul King and his grandson, he could more or less guess that this Soul King was poor!

Spirit Hall distributed subsidies to Spirit Masters on behalf of the two great empires, but only Spirit Masters, Soul Grand Masters, and Soul Elders received them.

Once one surpassed Soul Elder, there were no more subsidies. The monthly amounts were one, ten, and one hundred Gold Soul Coins respectively.

How could the old man fail to see through the middle-aged man's little trick? Those two kicks that seemed to vent his anger were merely meant to save the gatekeeper.

The old man fell silent. He looked at his grandson and compromised.

"Sigh, this old man is getting old. We'll do as you say."

Three thousand Gold Soul Coins had once meant nothing to him. But now, let alone three thousand, even producing thirty was difficult.

Seeing the old man agree, the headmaster sighed in relief.

He quickly had someone carry the gatekeeper away, then invited the old man into the academy for a talk.

No one knew what the two discussed. That very day, the old man became Nuoding Academy's vice headmaster.

After the headmaster led the old man away, the crowd gradually dispersed as well.

Not far from Zhong Li.

"Did you see that? This is what it means to be strong. The strong can decide the fate of the weak, while the weak do not even have a chance to resist. You must become..."

"Teacher, I will become strong..."

Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had been watching the show from the beginning.

Zhong Li: What kind of nonsense is he teaching? The bully picked on someone and got taught a lesson instead.

Yet from your mouth, it became the strong bullying the weak. Did you eat the cause and the whole course of events?

Shouldn't you be teaching your student not to stir up trouble? Being unafraid of trouble only works when you are strong enough.

If Zhong Li were strong enough right now, he would not have needed to retreat behind the crowd earlier. He would have set up a table where he stood and watched the show while making tea.

Hearing the lecture, Zhong Li looked toward the two of them. He had an excellent memory and recognized them at once.

Weren't these the two people I met outside Soul Hunting Forest three months ago? This was how he taught children?

"Little San, your talent is excellent. Cultivate diligently, and by around the age of twenty, you will be able to reach..."

Hearing that, together with the time, place, and people involved, Zhong Li would truly be an idiot if he still did not understand who they were.

Zhong Li: So you two are Tang San and Yu Xiaogang! How did you meet at least three months early?! (How do you think?)

Could Tang San have been taught into becoming like that later by Yu Xiaogang's crooked theories? It really is quite possible!

The corner of Zhong Li's mouth twitched, and he too became a crooked-mouthed Dragon King.

Other protagonists might have gone up to argue with Yu Xiaogang, but he had no time for that.

As time passed and he fused more and more of Morax's power, Zhong Li's state of mind underwent great changes. He was becoming increasingly like Zhong Li wandering leisurely through the mortal world.

He did not know whether, after the fusion was complete, he would become Morax, or Morax would become him.

Zhong Li knew that after fusing Morax's power, his personality and state of mind would change. Yet he could not feel the slightest resistance!

And right now, he very much wanted to say: My power seems to be gradually returning. Not much, but enough!

Argue with Yu Xiaogang? They had no grievances or grudges. Was he supposed to go looking for trouble?

If Yu Xiaogang truly provoked him, one Heavenly Star would be enough. There was no need to say so much.

Because of what had happened earlier, there were barely any people left at the academy gates, and there was no congestion at all.

Zhong Li had already registered. He only needed to find his dormitory.

According to Zhong Tian, it was a single-person dormitory. The academy had prepared everything else for him, and it was all inside.

Ignoring Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, Zhong Li leisurely headed toward the academy gates, moving at about the same pace as an eighty-year-old man strolling through the streets.

Just then, a hopping figure walked toward Zhong Li.

As she approached, she spoke in a soft, sweet voice, "Big brother, are you a student of this academy? Can you take me to register?"

Zhong Li looked at the girl before him. She had a pair of rabbit ears on her head that looked much like hair accessories, and she wore a pink top and shorts... (Nothing below the neck will be described. Those who know, know.)

Was this not Xiao Wu from the original story?

Zhong Li could not understand how Xiao Wu had managed to have four ears after taking human form. She had two rabbit ears, yet also human ears.

Zhong Li did not know that even standing among a crowd, he was still the most eye-catching one there. That sort of temperament was not something ordinary people possessed, which was why Xiao Wu had approached him.

Heh, You Go Over There

Heh, You Go Over There

Xiao Wu's appearance shocked more than one person!

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year transformed soul beast!"

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year transformed soul beast!"

The same thought, held by different people.

After Tang Hao went to see Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, he came to Nuoding City to secretly observe Tang San's growth.

Zhong Li's second grandfather, meanwhile, was secretly protecting Zhong Li as he grew up.

Tang Hao had originally been watching Tang San, but Zhong Li, this little child, caught his attention.

He was young, handsome, and every movement he made was elegant without the slightest affectation. Compared to his younger sister, who possessed the Noble Ring Domain, he was in no way inferior!

How could a mere Nuoding City possibly raise such a talent!

He wanted to see which family this child belonged to. If it was Spirit Hall...

Zhong Li had absorbed three Soul Rings, an External Soul Bone, and a Hundred Thousand Year head Soul Bone.

His physique had undergone great changes as a result.

It was worth mentioning that this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was called the Spirit Dream Soul Bone.

After Zhong Li absorbed it, his Spiritual Power increased by more than a hundredfold!

His Soul Power, on the other hand, had not improved at all. Among this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone's abilities, one Spirit Skill was extremely important to him right now!

If not for this Spirit Skill, Zhong Tian would not have allowed Zhong Li to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone so early!

Divine Concealment: concealed one's cultivation, aura, and Soul Rings. Most importantly, it could also alter the color of Soul Rings. Below the god level, no one could see through it.

For a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, this was an extremely useless Spirit Skill—tasteless to keep and a pity to discard. But for Zhong Li, who was level thirty-four at six years old, it was very useful.

The reason this Soul Bone was called the Spirit Dream Soul Bone was because of another powerful Spirit Skill! As for Divine Concealment, the person who had named it back then had simply ignored it. Trash Spirit Skill, unworthy of having a name.

After concealing his cultivation, when he went to Spirit Hall to register as a Spirit Master, even Brother Tao had been dumbfounded! Had he developed too quickly?

Spirit Masters developed relatively quickly, so no one made an issue of Zhong Li's growth.

At six years and three months old, he was around 1.6 meters tall. Even in this fantasy world, he was nearly a head and a half taller than children his age.

Looking at the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast before him, Tang Hao hesitated. His wife had also been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form...

"Forget it. As long as I keep a close eye on her, she can't escape. We'll discuss it later. If she can be with Little San..."

Zhong Li's second grandfather had the same thought. Since he had discovered her, he only needed to keep a close watch on her. It would not be too late to kill her once Zhong Li reached level eighty or ninety.