Douluo: Starting Out by Rebuking Grandmaster

When you were out in the world, you needed influence and backing. Who the hell was going to talk to you about fairness?

"Oh?"

Salas looked at him in astonishment.

Something eye-catching?

Chrysanthemum Douluo had not mentioned that at all, so he had no idea what secrets Lu Yu and the others carried.

So when Lu Yu said that, Salas was genuinely intrigued.

Lu Yu did not hide anything and directly summoned his Martial Soul.

He would find out eventually anyway.

As one yellow and one purple Soul Ring rose around him, Salas's eyes instantly widened, his face full of shock.

His Second Soul Ring was a thousand-year one.

How was that possible?

Now, he finally understood what Lu Yu meant.

This was far more than merely eye-catching.

If word got out, the entire Soul Master world would be shaken.

Lu Yu stopped there and withdrew his Martial Soul.

Salas gave Lu Yu a deep look, but in the end, he did not ask anything.

For Salas to reach the position of bishop, he was naturally no fool. Since those above had not made it public, it meant this was a secret.

Once a secret was spoken aloud, it was no longer a secret.

Even if he asked, they certainly would not tell him.

It would only make him seem incapable of reading the situation.

"Someone!"

Salas called out toward the door.

A fairly pretty young woman immediately pushed open the door and entered.

"Bishop, what are your orders?"

Salas said, "Go and bring Hua Yuan here."

The young woman acknowledged the order and left.

Only after she had gone did Salas explain, "Hua Yuan is a level seventy-five assault-type Soul Saint of the Heaven Dou Holy Temple."

"His strength may not be particularly impressive, but he represents Spirit Hall. As long as he steps forward, no one in all of Heaven Dou City will dare trouble you."

A level seventy-five Soul Saint was enough.

Leaving aside his personal combat strength, his status alone was enough to intimidate many petty villains.

Lu Yu sincerely thanked him.

Before long, a burly middle-aged man with fiery red, explosive hair pushed open the door and entered.

When he saw Lu Yu and Lu Fei, the newcomer first froze. Then he bowed to Salas. "Bishop, did you need me for something?"

Salas nodded and pointed at Lu Yu and Lu Fei. "These two are from Spirit City. You will be responsible for their safety during their stay in Heaven Dou."

"Spirit City?"

Glancing at the two of them, Hua Yuan felt a headache coming on.

These second-generation young masters were not easy to serve.

Who knew which elder's grandson they were? How had such a miserable assignment fallen on his head?

"Bishop..."

Hua Yuan still wanted to struggle, but before the words could leave his mouth, Salas's glare frightened him into swallowing them back down.

Could it be because I caught him fooling around with his secretary yesterday, and he's deliberately getting back at me? Hua Yuan stole an uncertain glance at Salas.

"This junior, Lu Yu, greets Soul Saint." Lu Yu had no idea what Hua Yuan was thinking. He only knew that their safety would depend on him from now on, so he had to show the proper respect.

Otherwise, Hua Yuan might not openly make trouble for them, but if they encountered danger, there would be nothing wrong with arriving a few steps late.

And if he was late by those few steps, even if they did not die, they would certainly suffer.

"Huh..."

Hua Yuan looked at Lu Yu in surprise.

This second-generation young master was actually quite polite.

He turned his gaze to Lu Fei. Lu Fei froze for a moment, then hurriedly bowed as well.

"Hahaha..." Hua Yuan laughed. "All right, don't worry. With me here, no one in all of Heaven Dou City will dare cause you trouble."

These two little fellows seemed different from the other second-generation young masters.

Their temperaments were fairly good too.

Lu Yu bowed slightly. "Then we'll have to trouble Soul Saint from now on."

"You're too polite. It's no big deal." Hua Yuan put on a hearty manner.

Salas said, "Then I'll leave the two of them to you. Remember, nothing can happen to them. It would be fine if something happened to you."

Hearing that, Hua Yuan immediately became serious.

It seemed these two little fellows had even higher status than he had imagined.

Could they be the grandsons of some worshipper?

"Bishop, rest assured. As long as I'm here, there won't be any accidents." Though he was full of doubts, Hua Yuan still patted his chest and gave his assurance.

"Good. That's all I needed to hear." Salas instructed, "Later, go find Old Wang as well. Have Old Wang pick out a residence for them near the Great Soul Arena."

"All right, no problem." Hua Yuan nodded.

Salas looked at Lu Yu and Lu Fei again. "Do you have any other questions?"

Lu Yu quickly shook his head. "No more questions. Thank you, Bishop."

Salas nodded in satisfaction.

These two little fellows really were quite good.

They had received quite a few second-generation young masters from Spirit City, but this was the first time they had met ones as sensible as Lu Yu and Lu Fei.

Afterward, Lu Yu and Lu Fei followed Hua Yuan out of Salas's office. They found Old Wang, received the keys and address, and only then left Spirit Hall.

What, Stuff Them to Death with Steamed Buns?

After leaving Spirit Hall, the three found somewhere to eat. Once they were done, they followed Hua Yuan to the residence Spirit Hall had arranged for them.

It had to be said that the location of this residence suited Lu Yu and Lu Fei's needs perfectly.

Although it was not on the main street, it only took two minutes after leaving the house to reach the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

The house was a small standalone villa with its own courtyard. It was not large, but its layout and furnishings were lavish, giving off an air of decadence.

After taking a simple look around and choosing their respective rooms, they returned to the living room, where Lu Yu began explaining some of the Great Soul Arena's rules to Lu Fei.

Besides the badge point system, there were also the Soul Fighting formats.

The Great Soul Arena had one-on-one, two-on-two, and team Soul Fighting. Since Lu Yu and Lu Fei were only two people, they could naturally give up on team Soul Fighting.

Lu Yu even intended to give up on two-on-two matches.

It was not that they had already gained enough experience fighting together, but that they simply did not have the energy to participate in two-on-two matches as well.

In order to obtain Silver Soul Badges as quickly as possible, Lu Yu certainly could not fight only one match a day.

One-on-one matches were further divided into Gambling Matches, Death Matches, and Gambling Duels. The first was merely a spar, while the latter two were battles to the death.

Lu Yu did not intend to skip a single type.

That meant he would need to fight three matches a day.

Naturally, he would have no more energy or Soul Power left to deal with two-on-two Soul Fighting.

His requirements for Lu Fei were not as demanding.

But at the beginning, Lu Fei still had to go through at least one Gambling Duel or Death Match every day.

Because only life-and-death battles could build true combat experience.

Sparring matches...

Those were nothing more than children playing house. No matter how much experience one gained from them, it would not be enough when facing a true fight to the death.

If you did not have a few lives on your hands, what combat experience were you even talking about?

Of course, Lu Yu would not let himself and Lu Fei enter truly dangerous situations.

At the beginning, there definitely would not be any Soul Masters capable of threatening their lives. But as their number of victories increased and their badge ranks rose, that might not remain true.

They had come to the Soul Fighting Arena to train and earn Silver Soul Badges, not to throw their lives away. Persisting when they knew it could not be done was simply foolish.

So later on, Lu Yu would definitely make adjustments according to the actual circumstances.

Off to the side.

As Hua Yuan listened to Lu Yu's explanation and arrangements, he nodded inwardly.

This second-generation young master really was extraordinary.

Whether in courage or intelligence, he had no major flaws.

He just did not know how strong Lu Yu was.

Once Lu Yu had said about enough, Hua Yuan added, "At the Great Soul Arena, you can choose not to reveal your identities. Have you considered picking nicknames or something?"

Right, how had he forgotten about that?

But as soon as Lu Yu thought of it, his head began to ache.

Most people's nicknames were related to their Martial Souls.

What was he supposed to call himself?

Eight-Faced Han Sword? Eight Faces, or Han Sword?

Wasn't that ridiculous?

Sure enough, when your Martial Soul was weak, you did not even know how to pick a nickname.

While Lu Yu was still thinking, Lu Fei shouted without a moment's hesitation, "Then I'll be called Food God. I want to taste all the delicacies in the world."

"Holy shit..."

Lu Yu stared at Lu Fei in bewilderment.

Was this guy serious?

Food God?

Wasn't that Oscar's future God Position? Was this guy going to steal it from him?

That actually seemed possible.

But the prerequisite was obtaining the Food God's recognition.

Hua Yuan said with a smile, "Not bad. The word 'god' is a little high-profile, but Food God doesn't sound too offensive."

Then both of them turned to look at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu's head hurt even more.

Lu Fei was called Food God, so what should he be called?

Sword God?

That was way too cringe, wasn't it?

Sword Saint?