Douluo: Ruo Tuo Save Me

Shrek Academy's facilities were simple: country lanes, with all the authentic charm of rural life...

Having grown accustomed to skyscrapers in his previous life, Zhong Li felt this place was not bad either.

The air was filled with the scent of earth, no different from Grassroots Village...

In summary: Shrek Academy was simply too poor.

"Wuji, get up! Come take a look at the little monsters I brought."

Li Yusong led Zhong Li and the other four to a relatively flat, open area.

A middle-aged man was lying there.

As for Dai Mubai, he had been ignored.

"Huh? There are so many little monsters this year?"

Hearing Li Yusong's words, Zhao Wuji sprang up from his chair in one swift motion.

One, two... five little monsters! Not bad!

"That's right, this year's little monsters are extraordinary. Dai Mubai can't test them. You should warm up a little!"

Without waiting for Zhao Wuji to suggest a test this time, Li Yusong proactively asked him to conduct it.

One Level 42 Support Type Soul Ancestor, two Soul Elders, and two Level 27 Soul Grand Masters.

If Dai Mubai tested them, it would be a miracle if he did not get the shit beaten out of him.

Hearing Li Yusong say this, Dai Mubai breathed a sigh of relief from the side.

Facing a monster like Zhong Li, he was truly afraid of being beaten to death!

Li Yusong had worked alongside Zhao Wuji for nearly twenty years, so he understood him fairly well.

Though Zhao Wuji was usually a bit unruly, he cared deeply about his students.

His strength was also well controlled, so he would not injure them during the test.

Why had Xiao Wu been injured in the original story? It could only be described as courting death!

With a difference of dozens of levels, she had dared to use a mental attack. She could not blame Zhao Wuji for the backlash.

After hearing Li Yusong, Zhao Wuji gave the group an odd look.

When he saw Zhong Li, his pupils shrank involuntarily. Which faction was he from?

However, he quickly composed himself. After all, he was a Level 76 Soul Saint.

"Fine, then I'll warm up a little. Dai Mubai, tell them my information. The test begins after one incense stick's time!"

"As long as one of you is still standing after one incense stick's time, you will have passed the test."

Without further nonsense, Zhao Wuji pulled out an incense stick from who knew where. With a rub of his fingertip against its tip, it began to burn...

He also wanted to see the little monsters whom even Dai Mubai, a Level 37 Soul Elder, could not handle.

As for Zhong Li's appearance, no one found it strange.

Spirit Masters developed relatively quickly. That was perfectly normal.

Zhao Wuji's Background

The sky of Douluo Continent was no different from that of other worlds.

One sun, one moon, and a cluster of stars.

At dusk, the fiery red clouds made their final struggle, as though resisting the arrival of night.

Dai Mubai briefly introduced Zhao Wuji's strength.

Tang San and the other two found it unbelievable. Shrek Academy actually had such a young Soul Saint.

Though he was not as young as Zhong Li's father.

He was only in his fifties, yet he had already reached Level 76. That was still exceptionally talented.

Without Ning Rongrong's introduction, they still did not know Zhao Wuji's title of Immovable Ming King.

Everyone subconsciously looked at Zhong Li. His father was a powerhouse above the Soul Saint level.

They wanted to know whether he had any insights into fighting Soul Saint-level powerhouses.

Zhong Li seemed to see what they were thinking and said,

"Powerhouses at the Soul Saint level and above are vastly different from Spirit Masters below the Soul Saint level."

"A Soul Saint's seventh Spirit Skill is always their Martial Soul Avatar. The strength of a Spirit Master with a Martial Soul Avatar and one without it can be said to be worlds apart! The Martial Soul Avatar is an evolution of one's Martial Soul and greatly enhances all of one's attributes..."

"If this teacher used his Martial Soul Avatar to test students, let alone you all."

"Even with Teacher Li and Dai Mubai added in, you would not last one incense stick's time. Of course, Teacher Li Yusong is still very powerful. It is simply that the Martial Soul Avatar is too overpowered."

After hearing Zhong Li's words, Li Yusong nodded. If he truly faced Zhao Wuji's Martial Soul Avatar, he might not be able to last one incense stick's time.

None of them noticed that Zhong Li's words did not include himself.

As he was now, beating Zhao Wuji would be effortless.

Even if Zhao Wuji activated his Martial Soul Avatar, one Heavenly Star would send him to his knees...

"All right, don't overthink it. Teacher Zhao knows his limits. How could he possibly use that kind of power to test a few students?"

Zhao Wuji was not far away.

He nodded approvingly at Zhong Li's words.

As a Soul Saint-level powerhouse, how could he use his Martial Soul Avatar against a few students around twelve years old?!

"Don't overthink it. As long as everyone performs well, you can pass. Besides, passing is not actually that difficult..."

"?"

You had just said Zhao Wuji was so powerful, so why were you saying passing would not be difficult?

Zhao Wuji glanced at Zhong Li. Not difficult, huh? He would start with him later!

"All right, introduce yourselves. The incense is almost burned out."

Tang San and the others stopped dwelling on it.

"Tang San, Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass, Level 32 Control Type Tool Soul Elder."

Tang San spoke first. The three of them knew one another well, but Zhong Li and Zhu Zhuqing were also here.

"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul Rabbit, Level 31 Assault Type Beast Soul Elder."

A rabbit Martial Soul becoming an Assault Type was quite unusual.

"Zhao Yun, Martial Soul Earth Bear, Level 27 Defense Type Soul Grandmaster."

When he heard Zhao Yun introduce his Martial Soul, Zhao Wuji's heart stirred. He interrupted Zhu Zhuqing, who was about to introduce herself.

He asked,

"Kid, who are your father and grandfather?"

The Earth Bear Martial Soul was no simple matter. It was not something that could mutate from just any bear-type Martial Soul. It was an inherited Martial Soul.

"My father is Zhao Yang, and my grandfather is Zhao Yu. However, my father passed away when I was very young."

Zhao Yun did not hide anything in response to Zhao Wuji's question. It was not much of a secret.

Still, mentioning Zhao Yang left him somewhat saddened.

"What?!"

Zhao Wuji quickly ran to Zhao Yun's side and placed both hands on his shoulders.

He was even a little shorter than Zhao Yun.

"You said Big Brother died? Quickly! Tell me, how did he die?"

A powerful murderous aura suddenly erupted from Zhao Wuji, startling Zhao Yun, who was only a Level 27 Soul Grandmaster.

"Y-you are?"

With a smack, Zhao Wuji slapped Zhao Yun on the head and said emotionally,

"I'm your biological second uncle! Your father was my big brother!"

"Hurry up and tell me, how did Big Brother die?!"

Back then, to evade Spirit Hall's pursuit, he had not dared return home for fear of implicating his father and big brother.

Who would have thought that his elder brother had already died!

If Spirit Hall had done it, he would devote the rest of his life to...

"Y-you're Second Uncle?"

Only then did Zhao Yun understand. The man before him was actually Zhao Wuji, the second uncle his grandfather had told him about!

It was just that after Second Uncle's Martial Soul Awakening, he had not inherited the Earth Bear.

His Martial Soul had devolved into the Great Vajra Bear, yet his Innate Soul Power had still been Rank Eight!

He had heard that Zhao Wuji had provoked Spirit Hall and was being hunted by them.

No wonder his grandfather had suddenly told him to attend that trash academy, Shrek. So his second uncle was hiding here...

When Dai Mubai had introduced him earlier, Zhao Yun had thought it was merely a coincidence.

"Grandfather said that seven years ago, Father went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a soul beast for Mother. Then, he was caught in a sudden beast tide..."

Hearing Zhao Yun's account, Xiao Wu suddenly covered her mouth. She recalled the scene seven years ago, when her mother had been hunted by Bibi Dong.

And that beast tide...

Tang San did not understand Xiao Wu's reaction. Zhao Yun was talking about his parents, so why had Xiao Wu suddenly become sad?

"What?! Sister-in-law too..."

Zhao Wuji plopped down onto the ground. He knew about that beast tide.

Such massive beast tides rarely appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest. At the time, Spirit Hall and the two great empires had even joined forces to suppress it.

After a long while, Zhao Wuji sighed.

Encountering a beast tide while hunting soul beasts...

All he could say was that life and death were fated, while wealth and honor lay in Heaven's hands.

"Is your grandfather well?"

Zhao Wuji sat on the ground without raising his head. He knew his father's strength.

Under normal circumstances, he should have been able to handle things.

Seeing Zhao Wuji's helpless appearance, Zhao Yun knew that he had shared a deep bond with his parents.

"After Father and Mother died, enemies they had offended in the past came knocking one after another. Grandfather could not hold them off alone and could only abandon the family business."

"He took me to Dog Village in Nuoding City to hide. But now Grandfather is the vice principal at Nuoding Academy, and he is doing well."

Once Spirit Masters reached a certain realm, they could receive corresponding noble titles from the empire. After receiving a title, they became nobles.

However, once they accepted a title, they could not refuse when the empire required their service. That was their duty.

Zhao Wuji: ...

"You should tell me about those... Forget it, you probably don't know how many there were. We'll talk after I visit your grandfather in Nuoding City."

After quite some time, Zhao Wuji calmed down and slowly rose to his feet.

The joy of finding his nephew had largely been washed away by the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law.

Moreover, his father was already advanced in years and had suffered the agony of watching his child die before him...

The lit incense stick had already burned out, but no one urged them onward.

Xiao Wu had also recovered from her sadness. There was a trace of apology in her eyes as she looked at Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun, who had followed behind her ever since she defeated him when they were six years old.