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Upon hearing Zhao Wuji shout "Stop," Zhang Tianyu flicked his sword-finger, and Yellow Springs immediately flew back to his side, the sky full of fireballs ceasing their assault.

Stopping so soon? Zhao Wuji, oh Zhao Wuji, you really aren't as enduring as you used to be. You aren't even lasting as long as you did in my previous life. Besides, this time, I was the one going head-to-head with you; Xiao Wu and the others barely even made a move.

Zhao Wuji had already deactivated his Martial Soul Possession, shaking his head as he said, "I never expected this, never expected it. Your strength is truly formidable. What is going on with your first soul skill? Why can you release so many fireballs? And it doesn't even look like you've consumed much soul power."

"I'm not entirely sure myself," Zhang Tianyu naturally played dumb, "It might be because my Martial Soul is a mutation."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji wore an expression of sudden realization and stopped questioning, merely remarking, "This mutated Martial Soul is truly unreasonable!"

"There's no need for us to keep fighting. I've already seen your strength. If we keep going, I'll either end up injured or have to use my real skills, neither of which is appropriate. Therefore, on behalf of the academy, I welcome your arrival!"

"Many thanks, Teacher Zhao." Zhang Tianyu raised a hand, dispelling all the fireballs.

"What are you thanking me for? You earned this with your own strength. Dai Mubai, take them through the registration process." Having said that, Zhao Wuji turned and left.

Zhang Tianyu felt a bit disappointed. Hey, don't go! Just leaving like this? Sigh, you've only seen my strength, you haven't seen Tang San's yet. Aren't you going to beat Tang San up? Aren't you going to test Tang San's strength? What a pity! Wait, no, you still have the remnants of my Hell Flying Flame inside you! Don't you want me to clear it out for you? Why are you walking so fast?

But Zhao Wuji had already walked far away. The reason Zhao Wuji was in such a hurry to leave was precisely because of this Hell Flying Flame; he wanted to deal with this strange fire on his own.

Dai Mubai walked up to the group with a complex expression. He now realized that when Zhang Tianyu sparred with him, he had clearly held back. If Zhang Tianyu had unleashed this many fireballs back then, he would have been dead for sure.

"It seems you held back when we sparred," Dai Mubai asked in a low voice.

Zhang Tianyu replied, "What kind of talk is that? We have no grudges, why would I go for the kill? Besides, if I broke you, who would I go to for money?"

Dai Mubai: ... Ah, so in your eyes, I'm someone who can be broken so easily? Thanks for your concern! So touched! Tears in my eyes!

Soon, the series of procedures was completed, and everyone arrived at their respective dormitories. Just like in the previous life, Tang San and Oscar shared a room, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong shared a room, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun shared a room, and Zhang Tianyu and Zhu Zhuqing shared a room. Ah, each in their own room. If only we could share one, that would be great.

Everyone put their luggage in their respective dorms and got to know their roommates. Ning Rongrong was overjoyed; she hadn't expected to be assigned to the same room as Xiao Wu. She could tell that the relationship between Xiao Wu and Zhang Tianyu was extraordinary. If she built a good relationship with Xiao Wu, wouldn't it be easy to get close to Zhang Tianyu?

As for the relationship between Xiao Wu and Zhang Tianyu, she didn't care at all. On the Douluo Continent, the strong are respected. Which powerful man doesn't have a house full of wives and concubines? Which powerful woman doesn't have a few men on the side? Didn't her father, Ning Fengzhi, have many wives? Many children? As long as Zhang Tianyu could make her the head wife in the future, she could even accept being a second wife under Xiao Wu if it came to that. Of course, the prerequisite was that Zhang Tianyu's strength had to be worthy of all this. Without strength, wanting multiple wives is just pure idiocy.

Zhang Tianyu put his things away, sprawled out on the bed, and took a comfortable, deep breath. So good! Back in this familiar dorm again! Awesome!

Although he hadn't spent much time here, his memories were incredibly rich.

In his previous life, his interactions with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu had mostly taken place right here.

Later on, even though he moved into Martial Soul Hall and stayed in more luxurious chambers, he never felt this same sense of intimacy.

Are those chambers just gilded nests? And is this dilapidated dormitory just a straw nest?

Hmm, interesting.

After lying down for a while, Zhang Tianyu began to count down:

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1."

Knock, knock, knock.

A knocking sound echoed.

Right on time.

"Who is it?" Zhang Tianyu stood up and asked, despite knowing the answer.

"It's me!" Xiao Wu's voice came from outside the door.

Zhang Tianyu walked over and opened the door to see Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, two youthful and beautiful young ladies, standing outside and grinning at him.

"What's up?" Zhang Tianyu continued to feign ignorance.

"We've finished all our enrollment procedures and settled into our dorms. Since there's nothing else to do, why don't we head back into Suotuo City to look around and grab something delicious?" Xiao Wu said, happily shaking Zhang Tianyu's arm.

"Uh... about that..."

"Don't 'about that' me," Xiao Wu said. "Rongrong and I are going. Are you really okay with letting two cute, beautiful girls like us go out alone? Besides, classes officially start tomorrow; who knows how long we'll have to wait before we can go out and play again?"

"Fine, let's go."

"Oh yeah!" Both Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were thrilled, though it was clear that Ning Rongrong was even happier.

As expected, building a good relationship with Xiao Wu was the right move, she thought to herself. I can get close to him so quickly! This is great!

In the original plot, the group had a heated battle with Zhao Wuji and were exhausted afterward, so they all stayed in the dorms to rest.

But this time, they had basically been coasting the entire time while Zhang Tianyu handled all the output, so they were naturally still full of energy.

At the academy gate.

Ning Rongrong took the initiative to ask, "It doesn't look like there are any carriages here at the academy. Are we... going to walk to Suotuo City?"

It was nearly noon, and the sun was quite intense.

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes darted toward Zhang Tianyu.

Zhang Tianyu knew she wanted to ride his Flying Sword.

However, there was so little space on the Flying Sword that if three people squeezed on, they would be in intimate contact, and Xiao Wu would surely never agree to that.

Yet, to Zhang Tianyu's surprise, Xiao Wu actually agreed!

This isn't right!

She didn't agree to this in my previous life!

He didn't know that in this life, because Ning Rongrong had made up her mind to win Zhang Tianyu over the moment they met, she had spared no effort to build a good relationship with Xiao Wu.

Although she was a little devil and quite willful, she had grown up in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and had a cunning father like Ning Fengzhi, so she was actually quite skilled at handling interpersonal relationships.

Of course, even though Xiao Wu agreed, it was still impossible for Ning Rongrong to have intimate contact with Zhang Tianyu.

So, after boarding the Flying Sword, Zhang Tianyu stood at the front, Xiao Wu stood in the middle holding his waist, and Ning Rongrong stood at the back holding Xiao Wu's waist.

Why is it different from my previous life?

Zhang Tianyu scratched his head, filled with confusion.