Paired Together, Worth Celebrating

Paired Together, Worth Celebrating

Crack! Crack!

As their fists collided, the bones inside Tailong's right hand shattered inch by inch, and searing pain swept through his entire body.

"Ah!!!"

The force sent his right arm flying, though it had not been severed, and Tailong himself was flung away with it.

Li Fei leaped forward, arriving before Tailong and throwing a punch.

Tailong's expression changed drastically as he unleashed his first soul skill, Rock Defense, to block it.

Bang!

The immense impact slammed into the shield before him.

It smashed him to the ground, drawing a pained groan from him.

The pain made him squint one eye shut.

"Damn it, this kid looks so skinny. Why is he so strong?"

Grimacing in pain and clutching his arm, Tailong struggled up from the ground. Though he was deeply unwilling to accept it, the facts before him left him helpless.

A dignified Soul Grandmaster had actually lost to someone who had not even summoned his Martial Soul.

"!!!"

"That's right, this bastard never summoned his Martial Soul from beginning to end! He crushed me with pure physical strength!"

The moment he realized this, Tailong felt as if he had been struck by lightning. The blow left him utterly dazed and dispirited.

He had thought himself a genius, only to find an even greater genius standing before him.

"You acted so arrogantly that I thought you were strong. I didn't expect you to be this weak."

"If I had summoned my Martial Soul, you'd already be dead."

Li Fei looked at his uninjured right hand, a curve forming at the corner of his lips as he spoke.

"You!" Tailong was furious.

"What? Still want to fight? Come on, I'll keep you company. Just don't start crying after I beat you up and run home to complain to your parents that I bullied you!" Li Fei said disdainfully. "Then it won't just be me looking down on you. Everyone in Blue Tyrant Academy will look down on you!"

"You! You! I, I..."

Tailong was furious but left speechless. Looking at the doubtful and mocking gazes around him, he gritted his teeth. "I said this is my own business and has nothing to do with my family! I lost! You're good! Just you wait. I'll definitely grow stronger and come back for revenge!"

After leaving behind those harsh words, he turned and ran. He was not heading out of the academy, but toward the infirmary.

Just moments ago, he really had wanted to have his family avenge him. But after thinking it over, he realized that if he truly did that, he would lose every shred of dignity he had left. He would never be able to hold his head up in Blue Tyrant Academy again, and someone would surely spread the news.

That would bring disgrace upon both him and the Strength Clan.

So he gave up on the idea.

He could only bear all his grievances alone in silence.

Watching his retreating figure, Li Fei put away his contemptuous smile and fell silent.

"I wonder if that guy will keep his word."

Li Fei was still quite wary of Soul Douluos, especially since Tai Tan was a close-combat, burst-damage type.

"No, I have to quickly win Dugu Bo over to my side. I need a Title Douluo as my backer."

Li Fei planned to rapidly cultivate to level forty, then head alone to Sunset Forest to hunt for a Soul Ring.

In any case, absorbing Soul Rings was not difficult for him. Once he summoned his Martial Soul, any Soul Beast connected to dragons, no matter how old it was, would obediently kill itself and become his Soul Ring.

That was his advantage.

"I've wandered around for so long. I wonder how things are progressing on Uncle Flender's side?"

Li Fei turned and headed toward the Back Garden.

As he walked, he pondered how to find Dugu Bo.

Sunset Forest was so vast. If he searched alone, who knew how long it would take?

Suddenly, he thought of three methods.

The first was to cooperate with the Heaven Dou Auction Firm and have them spread word that they possessed a Pill capable of curing all poisons. That would draw Dugu Bo out to meet him, and he could then try to recruit him.

The second was to use Flender as an opening and arrange a meeting with Qin Ming, who taught at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then have him help contact Dugu Yan.

The third was to directly find Dugu Bo's residence and speak with him.

Lost in thought, Li Fei unknowingly arrived at the Back Garden.

Suddenly, two people walked out of the wooden cabin.

What surprised Li Fei was that they were holding hands.

Flender wore a broad smile, looking utterly radiant.

Liu Erlong's face was full of shy sweetness, her cheeks flushed red.

"Looks like they got together."

Li Fei immediately let out a sigh of relief.

As long as Liu Erlong was won over, their side would have four Soul Saints.

All four of them had the potential to challenge the Title Douluo realm in the future.

"I have to work harder to make them disgusted with Yu Xiaogang until they eventually turn against him completely."

"We can't let Yu Xiaogang, who came along halfway through, enjoy the fruits of our hard work."

A rather vicious idea formed in Li Fei's heart.

To achieve his goal, he would stop at nothing.

"Xiaofei, why are you here? Weren't you out wandering around?" Flender asked with a smile as he walked over hand in hand with Liu Erlong.

"I'm done wandering around. Looks like Uncle Flender's confession succeeded," Li Fei said with a smile.

"Yes, it succeeded. We're finally together now." Flender wrapped one arm around Liu Erlong, looking immensely pleased. With such a beauty in his arms, he felt that his life was complete and he could ascend to heaven.

"Alright, Brother Flender. There's still a child here."

Liu Erlong grew even more bashful at his behavior in front of a child.

"This is the Xiaofei you mentioned just now?"

"The one who taught you those secret techniques?" Liu Erlong asked, curiously sizing Li Fei up.

After Flender's confession, Liu Erlong had been deeply moved. Thinking back on Yu Xiaogang's cowardly behavior, she truly felt that she had given her heart to the wrong person. Now that she was with Flender, she also felt as though a great burden had instantly lifted from her shoulders.

So this was what it felt like to have a sturdy shoulder to lean on?

It really was different!

"That's him, the peerless genius of our Shrek Academy since its founding."

"Don't be fooled by how tall and big he is. He's only six years old. He won't turn seven for another few months."

Flender rubbed his nose somewhat awkwardly as he introduced him.

"Hello, Aunt Liu." Li Fei smiled and gave Flender a timely assist.

"Hello, Xiaofei. It's our first meeting, and I haven't prepared anything to give you. I'll give you something later," Liu Erlong said with a gentle smile.

So the wise person guiding Flender from behind the scenes was the child standing before her.

She had not expected him to be only six years old. That truly surprised her.

Were young people nowadays all this impressive?

"It's nothing. The most important thing is that you two got together," Li Fei said. "I should be the one giving you congratulatory money."

"Hahaha."

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Inside the academy, Tailong lay on a bed receiving treatment.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. It felt as though someone had set him up.

"Damn it, I'll definitely become stronger, then defeat that guy thoroughly and regain my honor! I've completely lost face today."

Tailong had suffered a tremendous blow that day.

Most people would have become utterly dejected, but he was a brave person.

After this defeat, he would train even harder.

Meanwhile, Li Fei, Flender, and Liu Erlong were chatting. In only a short time, they had become familiar with one another.

At the same time, Li Fei deliberately brought up Yu Xiaogang from time to time, steering the conversation toward him. Starting from the flaws everyone already knew, he made the two of them see Yu Xiaogang's bad side.

In any case, he was subtly continuing to plant a seed in their hearts.

(End of Chapter)