Douluo: Opening with a Furious Clash Against the Grandmaster

Had he won even once since school started?

Even if he was trying to provoke him, did he have to come up with such a lousy excuse?

"Not Tang San, are you sick or something? Didn't you hear Brother Yu say he didn't want to fight? Afraid? Of you? Have you won even a move or half a move in the past six months?" Before Lu Yu could say anything, Lu Fei was already unhappy.

"You..."

"You what? Stop making a fool of yourself here. Get lost as far away as you can." As if shooing away flies, Lu Fei waved dismissively at Tang San.

Tang San's eyes instantly turned cold.

"If you dare reveal even a hint of killing intent again, I'll make sure you don't walk out of this door. Believe it or not?" Seeing that Tang San actually harbored killing intent toward Lu Fei, Lu Yu's voice also turned icy.

"Lu Yu..." Xiao Wu immediately grew anxious.

Lu Yu said coldly, "Can't you see the killing intent in his eyes?"

Xiao Wu was helpless and could only turn her somewhat aggrieved gaze toward Tang San. She had merely hoped that Tang San would restrain himself a little, but that look felt entirely different in Tang San's eyes.

Tang San was instantly enraged. "Lu Yu, do you really think I'm afraid of you just because you've beaten me in sparring for half a year? You want to make sure I can't walk out of this door? I'd like to see how you plan to do that."

"Tang San!" Xiao Wu was shocked and hurriedly reached for Tang San's hand.

Tang San flicked his hand away and comforted her, "Xiao Wu, don't worry. As long as I'm here, no one will make you suffer any grievance."

Lu Yu laughed, but it was a laugh of anger.

Naturally, he knew where Tang San's confidence came from. Wasn't it just hidden weapons?

The hidden weapons Tang San currently possessed truly did not amount to much in Lu Yu's eyes. If Tang San had not had such a good father, Lu Yu would have sent him to the afterlife long ago.

It was not impossible to kill him and flee, but the risk was too great. Being targeted by Tang Hao was hardly a good sign.

Unless he went to Spirit City immediately after killing Tang San and stayed there forever, Tang Hao would sooner or later kill him.

The strength of others was ultimately not that reliable.

Before gaining the power to contend with Tang Hao head-on, he would not lightly provoke him.

The losses outweighed the gains.

Seeing Lu Yu smile without speaking, Tang San assumed he was afraid and sneered, "What? Scared? I thought you were so brave."

Lu Yu's eyes instantly turned icy.

"Damn..."

Seeing that Lu Yu still had not made a move, Lu Fei could no longer hold back. He cursed and immediately prepared to rush over and fight Tang San.

"Xiao Fei!"

Lu Yu immediately stopped Lu Fei, then stood up.

"Meet me in the small woods on the Back Mountain."

With that, Lu Yu turned and walked out of the dormitory.

Today, he was bound to teach Tang San a profound lesson. Otherwise, having him hop around in front of him like a grasshopper all day was quite irritating.

Lu Fei glared viciously at Tang San before chasing after him.

After that, Xiao Chenyu, Wang Sheng, and the others followed them out of Dorm Seven. Only Xiao Wu remained by Tang San's side.

You're Being Foolish

"Not Tang San, what are you trying to do? We're all classmates. Did things really need to get this bad?" Xiao Wu truly could not understand.

Hadn't everyone been getting along fine? Why was it that after just a few days apart, they were ready to fight and kill the moment they met again?

Being caught in the middle like this made things difficult for her.

After hearing Xiao Wu's words, Tang San was somewhat dumbfounded.

What was he doing?

Wasn't he standing up for her?

But Tang San quickly understood. Xiao Wu was probably worried that he was no match for Lu Yu.

So he smiled reassuringly. "It's fine. Just watch. I can handle it."

With that, he ignored Xiao Wu's attempts to stop him and walked straight out of the dormitory toward the academy's Back Mountain.

Xiao Wu was extremely anxious, but it seemed that no matter how she tried to stop him, it would be useless. She could only helplessly chase after him.

"Lu Yu, today I'll let you know that your so-called strength has always been nothing more than a joke in my eyes." The moment he arrived in the woods, Tang San could not resist shouting arrogantly.

"Heh heh..."

Lu Yu merely sneered in response.

Looking at Tang San, whose chuunibyou syndrome was acting up, Lu Yu said, "Enough with the show-off nonsense. Let's get started."

As he spoke, the Eight-Faced Han Sword appeared in Lu Yu's hand.

As the Eight-Faced Han Sword appeared, the dark yellow Soul Ring emerged as well, pulsing continuously between Lu Yu's feet and above his head.

Tang San's pupils could not help shrinking at the sight.

Just as Tang Hao had said, although the Grandmaster was somewhat useless, his theoretical knowledge was still extremely solid. The instant Tang San saw Lu Yu's Soul Ring, he noticed something unusual.

His own Soul Ring was already infinitely close to the limit of a First Soul Ring, yet its color was not as deep as Lu Yu's. That showed just how old Lu Yu's First Soul Ring was.

Its age far surpassed his own.

But how was that possible?

Hadn't it been said that the limit for a First Soul Ring was only a little over four hundred years?

Then what was going on with Lu Yu?

Tang San's heart instantly sank to the bottom.

It seemed that the Grandmaster had set him up.

Damn it!

"Tang San, fourteenth-level one-ring control-type Battle Soul Master. Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass." To investigate the suspicion in his heart, Tang San took the initiative to state his information.

If his guess was correct, Lu Yu's level was definitely not merely eleven or twelve. At the very least, he was level thirteen, perhaps even fourteen.

How could Lu Yu not understand Tang San's little scheme? But he did not hide it either. "Lu Yu, thirteenth-level one-ring assault-type Battle Soul Master. Martial Soul, Eight-Faced Han Sword."

What was the harm in telling him?

He even wished Tang San would try it.

Without the Heaven Origin Technique, if Tang San dared to attempt it, he would be courting death.

The thought of Tang San playing himself to death was quite thrilling.

"As expected."

After hearing Lu Yu's words, Tang San's mood darkened further.

Grandmaster, you really deserved to die.

Because of his bullshit theory, Tang San had missed the optimal Soul Ring combination. Now, despite having Innate Full Soul Power, his Soul Power Level had been caught up to by Lu Yu, whose Innate Soul Power had only been level five.

The purpose of today's battle was to properly teach Tang San a lesson, so Lu Yu had no time to care about Tang San's current feelings.

His feet moved in rapid succession, and his figure became elusive. In an instant, he had closed in on Tang San.

"First Soul Skill, Entangle!"

Lu Yu had arrived suddenly, but Tang San's reaction was not slow. He hurriedly predicted where Lu Yu might appear and unleashed his First Soul Skill.

With two swishing sounds.

As sword light flashed, Tang San's Entangle instantly collapsed, turning into sections of Blue Silver Grass that fell weakly to the ground.

However, Tang San successfully used that opening to pull away and create distance.

"Purple Demon Eye!"

Seeing Lu Yu attack again, Tang San decisively activated the Purple Demon Eye. Yet even so, he could only make out Lu Yu's general direction.

"Damn it, what kind of bizarre movement technique is this?"

Although he had experienced it before, Tang San still found Lu Yu's Ghost-like footwork extremely troublesome every time he faced it.

Though he complained aloud, he did not dare be careless in the slightest. He hurriedly retreated, putting distance between them at once.

Lu Yu, on the other hand, closed in again unhurriedly.

That was right, unhurriedly.

Ever since Lingbo Microsteps had reached the Minor Mastery realm, Tang San had been unable to pose any threat to him. Since this battle was meant to teach him a lesson, naturally it could not end so quickly.

If Tang San was not forced to use every trick he had, then even if he lost, he probably would not accept it. What Lu Yu wanted was to toy with him.

Of course, not truly toy with him.

He only wanted Tang San to think Lu Yu was toying with him. Only then would Tang San use the Tang Sect hidden weapons while Lu Yu was supposedly "careless."

"Is that all you've got? Didn't you say you'd show me how my strength was nothing but a joke in your eyes? Put some effort into it, then."

To provoke Tang San, Lu Yu taunted him while suddenly using Lingbo Microsteps at full force to appear behind Tang San, then fiercely kicked him.

With a bang.

Tang San flew out like a kite with a severed string, finally crashing miserably right in front of Xiao Wu.

Lu Yu's kick was not light.

Tang San could not get up for a long while, yet he could still raise his head and see Xiao Wu.

"Tang San, are you okay?" Seeing Tang San struggle several times without getting up, Xiao Wu immediately panicked and hurried forward to help him.

But it would have been better if she had not helped him. Her assistance only made Tang San look even more miserable.

Perhaps Tang San had yet to realize that he liked Xiao Wu, but displaying such a miserable state before her was truly embarrassing.

"I'm fine." Gritting his teeth, Tang San stubbornly pushed Xiao Wu away.

"Enough!"

Seeing Lu Yu prepare to attack again, Xiao Wu spread her arms and stood directly in front of Tang San.

Lu Yu stopped and looked at Tang San with a half-smile. "This is all? So your so-called strength relies on a girl?"

Hearing this, the fury in Tang San's heart instantly blazed. He pulled Xiao Wu aside and said grimly, "Xiao Wu, move."

Xiao Wu was angry too. "Tang San, can you stop trying to show off? Are you a match for Lu Yu? Do you think you're brave? No, you're being foolish."

Her words were like sharp blades mercilessly stabbing into Tang San's heart.

He glanced toward Wang Sheng and the others, only to be met with pairs of mocking eyes.

Tang San could not help laughing bitterly.

So this was how everyone saw him.

But that was fine.

The more they looked down on him, the more unbelievable they would find it after he defeated Lu Yu. That was the result he wanted.

"Move!"

Tang San stared coldly at Xiao Wu.

Explanations in words were too pale. He would explain with a victory instead.

"You..." Xiao Wu was furious. "Fine. Since you love showing off so much, then go ahead."

With that, Xiao Wu angrily stepped aside.

Almost at that very instant, Lu Yu moved.

"Oh no!"

Tang San was shocked, but by the time he wanted to dodge, it was already too late.

Clang clang clang...