A little disturbance in the dormitory was easily settled by Lan Kai in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Yangzi, Wang Jinxi, and Wei Xiaofeng—the one who had challenged Lan Kai, only to be countered and taken down, and who looked uncannily like Kun Kun—had all grown up and trained together since childhood. Yet after seeing how effortlessly Lan Kai had subdued Wei Xiaofeng, they didn't spend even a moment mourning their friend's injuries. They immediately pledged their allegiance to Lan Kai.
Even though Wei Xiaofeng's Soul Spirit had been badly injured, leaving him unable to fight effectively for three months, they showed no displeasure. Instead, led by Wei Xiaofeng, they began dreaming about the bright future that awaited them after the Class Promotion Tournament a month later.
"Boss Lan, you're so amazing. Doesn't that mean beating the upperclassmen in the Class Promotion Tournament will be a piece of cake?"
"The Class Promotion Tournament? Fighting upperclassmen? What's the point of that?"
Lan Kai had no idea what they could gain by plowing through the upper grades in the tournament, so he asked without thinking.
It couldn't be that the reward for beating the upperclassmen was better than establishing Grade 1 Class 0, could it?
"There are loads of benefits. For example, the academy will give us more resources, and we'll qualify to train on the Spirit Ascension Platform inside the Spirit Pagoda once a month. The quality of our meals will improve a lot, too."
"Although no first-year class in the academy's history has ever beaten the entire Intermediate Division, let alone challenged the Advanced Division, with Big Brother Lan here, plus Yangzi and Jin Xi's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, we'll be invincible at Eastsea Academy!"
Wei Xiaofeng added more details, listing all the rewards Eastsea Academy had dangled before them.
Lan Kai simply nodded, saying nothing more.
If those were the only perks, they weren't worth getting excited over.
No wonder Wei Xiaofeng's exit in the original story had been so clownish. He was a textbook opportunist: he bullied the weak, feared the strong, and wavered at every turn. Even when opportunities came his way, he couldn't seize them.
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi had also left the story, but that was because Wang Jinxi didn't want to become Tang Wulin's dog and lose his Martial Soul Fusion Skill and friendship with Zhang Yangzi. At least that had shown some loyalty.
And when their Martial Soul Fusion Skill came up in conversation, neither Zhang Yangzi nor Wang Jinxi looked the least bit smug. They were nothing like Wei Xiaofeng, who was practically beaming with pride.
At first glance, you'd think Dark Demon Dragon wasn't Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi's Martial Soul Fusion Skill at all, but Wei Xiaofeng's Self-Created Soul Skill.
"My teacher is skilled in the power of darkness, too. If you need it, I can ask him whether he'd be willing to share some of his experience."
Ignoring Wei Xiaofeng, Lan Kai looked warmly at Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi and offered.
"Big Brother Lan, your teacher is..."
"The Fifth Spirit Envoy of the Spirit Pagoda, Juggler."
"So it really is Lord Snake Heart Sword!" Zhang Yangzi sprang to his feet in excitement. Even the usually taciturn Wang Jinxi looked thrilled.
Their primary attribute was darkness, but because of the Holy Spirit Cult and Evil Soul Masters, Dark-attribute Soul Masters had never been well received on the continent. They weren't quite hunted down and treated as Evil Soul Masters the way they had been ten thousand years ago, but their status was still far from respectable.
Juggler's sudden rise had been a precious ray of light in the eyes of Dark-attribute Soul Masters, someone who could clear their name.
What? You say that Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue was also a Dark-attribute Soul Master? Wasn't her title Dragon Emperor?
Sun and Moon Radiance, Light and Dark Dragon Emperor!
When had she ever considered herself a Dark-attribute Soul Master?
After that, Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were naturally even warmer toward Lan Kai. They practically wanted to take him as their adoptive father, but Lan Kai eventually talked them out of it.
After getting along with the strongest students in Grade 1 Class 1 aside from himself, Lan Kai also settled into the calm, uneventful routine of studying at Eastsea Academy.
What surprised him was that Gu Yue, who he remembered appearing at Eastsea Academy not long after the term started and voluntarily joining Grade One Class Five, still hadn't shown up.
According to the information Juggler had shown Lan Kai before leaving, Gu Yue's records had already been registered at a junior academy. That meant she should be coming to Eastsea Academy within the next few days.
Moreover, judging by the photograph, this was the same Gu Yue he remembered from the original story—the one who had disguised herself—not Na'er or Gu Yuena.
So why was she able to resist the Golden Dragon King Bloodline gradually awakening inside Tang Wulin, and choose not to come to Eastsea Academy?
It couldn't be that she was afraid of him, a still-undeveloped Ultraman Orb, could it? Besides, that Sharp-Horned Alien who wielded dark power wasn't around. Gu Yue, who could call upon the Silver Dragon King's true power at any time, had nothing to fear, did she?
"...Tch, Lan Kai that guy can use light elements to unleash such devastating power!
"I absolutely can't lose to him!
"Until I figure out his Self-Created Soul Skill called Ultra Slash, I'm absolutely not going to Eastsea Academy!"
In an unremarkable little villa on the outskirts of Eastsea City, Gu Yue wore a sports crop top and athletic shorts. Her black hair was tied into a neat ponytail, leaving her slender yet healthy figure on full display.
She held both hands up in front of her chest. The power of light was gathering between them, taking shape into something that looked like the Ultra Slash Lan Kai had used before.
But then the light elements fell into disarray. The glowing mass between Gu Yue's hands shattered in an instant, scattering like shards of glass before vanishing into thin air.
"Again!"
Gu Yue grabbed the towel beside her and wiped the sweat from her face. Then she tossed it aside, raised her hands again, and began gathering the light elements.
After saying goodbye to Lan Kai as Na'er, she had indeed done as Lan Kai suspected: she had separated out her emotions and part of her power to create Na'er, then sent her off to Shrek Academy.
Meanwhile, she had returned to Eastsea City under the name Gu Yue to search for the Golden Dragon King's power.
But although Gu Yue thought she had given all her excess emotions to Na'er, her memories hadn't been divided.
Therefore, she also had Na'er's memories of Lan Kai and Juggler.
When she saw Lan Kai use Ultra Slash and the Specium Ray in those memories, their terrifying power made Gu Yue suck in a cold breath.
If Lan Kai transformed into that so-called Specium Zeperion Form and used Ultra Slash or the Specium Ray on her, then even if she could wield the Silver Dragon King's original power, she might not be able to withstand either move.
So Gu Yue's competitive spirit was inexplicably roused. If she couldn't figure out how at least one of the two techniques worked, she wouldn't go to Eastsea Academy and get close to that human child who might possess the Golden Dragon King's power!
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