Douluo: One Man Returns, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death, Part 24

Just as Lu Yu was about to reach Yu Tianheng, the teacher serving as referee hurried forward and called out, "Lu Yu wins!"

Lu Yu glanced at the referee, then turned and left.

Yu Tianheng stared blankly at his retreating back.

Before long, the matches on the other seven arenas had also ended.

The third round began!

As he stepped onto the arena again, Lu Yu looked at the girl opposite him with a strange expression.

Dugu Yan was still dressed in a fitted dark green outfit. Her short deep-purple hair made her look valiant and dashing, while her bewitching dark green eyes brimmed with allure.

"Little Brother Lu Yu! Long time no see!" Dugu Yan winked at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu's face darkened as he said irritably, "I told you... don't call me Little Brother..."

Their exchange left both the referee and the students in the stands stunned.

They knew each other?

After yesterday's matches ended, the students had begun searching for information about Lu Yu.

But in the end...

No one in the entire academy knew him!

Yet from the looks of it...

Dugu Yan seemed very familiar with Lu Yu?

After glancing at the stands and then at Dugu Bo on the platform, a sly glint flashed through Dugu Yan's eyes. She suddenly stepped closer, leaned toward Lu Yu, and said with a flirtatious gaze:

"After the match, Big Sister will discuss the matter of size with you..."

She deliberately stressed the word "size," her tone carrying a faintly seductive lilt.

After saying that, she turned and walked straight off the arena. At the same time, she waved at the referee and said, "I concede!"

In that instant, everyone except the students currently fighting on the other three arenas froze on the spot, utterly bewildered...

The spectator stands fell silent. The big shots on the platform were stunned, and even Lu Yu on the arena took a moment to react.

Dugu Yan, one of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's two great beauties, had remained completely unmoved even in the face of Yu Tianheng, heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, relentlessly pursuing her.

Yet she had just said something so ambiguous to Lu Yu in front of everyone?

Most importantly...

The two of them seemed to have known each other for a long time!

Putting all of that together, many students instantly began letting their imaginations run wild.

The female students were all furious, as though someone had stolen their man.

The male students were relatively calm. Although Dugu Yan was beautiful, everyone knew that this "beautiful snake" was skilled with poison.

That alone was enough to make many male students keep their distance.

Meanwhile, Yu Tianheng, who was receiving treatment, turned even paler and revealed a bitter smile.

No wonder...

No wonder Dugu Yan had always been so cold toward his persistent pursuit!

So she had long since given her heart to someone else, and that person was so outstanding...

No one noticed that in a corner of the stands sat a girl wearing a black veil over her face and a black dress.

The girl frowned slightly, then rose and left.

In the quarterfinal and semifinal matches, Lu Yu's opponents were both Three-Ring Soul Masters. Their strength was decent but unremarkable, and he still defeated each of them with a single move.

The two Four-Ring Soul Sect Masters, meanwhile, faced each other. One was Assault Type while the other belonged to the Agility Attack System, and only after a tense battle did they determine the victor.

Before the final began, both sides had one shichen to rest.

Lu Yu had not even used his Martial Soul, and his Soul Power had not been depleted in the slightest. He simply jumped onto the arena and waited quietly.

On the platform, Prince Xue Xing gazed at Lu Yu, then turned to Meng Shenji and asked, "Chief Meng, is this Lu Yu the genius you brought back from Nuoding City?"

Meng Shenji nodded. "I was also acting under His Majesty's orders."

Prince Xue Xing clearly knew nothing about the matter. Raising his brows, he said, "Oh? This even alerted Imperial Brother?"

Meng Shenji chuckled. "An eleven-year-old Three-Ring Soul Master—His Majesty naturally places great importance on him!"

Upon hearing that, Prince Xue Xing's pupils suddenly contracted. Even Dugu Bo beside him was taken aback.

Three rings?

When he had seen this brat three years ago, he had merely been a Level 20 Soul Master who had yet to obtain his Second Soul Ring!

In three years, he had cultivated from Level 20 to Level 30?

That rate of cultivation was truly astonishing!

Everyone present was an influential figure, so they could naturally think of many things.

For instance...

The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!

The next tournament would be held in two years. With Lu Yu's current cultivation of three rings, it might be difficult for him to stand out and claim the final championship.

But the tournament was held once every five years, and participating students had to be under twenty-five.

In other words...

Lu Yu could participate in the Soul Master Competition three times before turning twenty-five!

He would already be a Three-Ring Soul Master in his first competition. What about the second? What about the third?

Based on the cultivation speed Lu Yu had displayed, no one doubted that by his third Soul Master Competition—before he turned twenty-three—he could cultivate to the Soul King realm!

At that thought, Prince Xue Xing's gaze deepened, while Dugu Bo wore a thoughtful expression.

One shichen later, Lu Yu's opponent stepped onto the arena, and the final began!

He was a young man built like a skinny monkey, appearing to be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight.

The young man stepped forward two paces and said with a cheerful smile, "Junior Lu Yu, my name is Zhang Fang. My Martial Soul is Ghost Vulture. I'm a Level 47 Agility Attack System Battle Soul Sect!"

Lu Yu narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Lu Yu. Soul Elder."

Although Lu Yu did not introduce himself in detail, Zhang Fang was not offended. Lu Yu acted this way no matter who his opponent was, so everyone had long grown accustomed to it.

As the referee announced the start of the match, Zhang Fang activated Martial Soul Possession. Wings spread from his back, and he shot directly into the sky, hovering twenty meters above the ground. Three yellow and one purple Soul Rings circled his body as he looked down at Lu Yu below.

The sight left everyone present dumbfounded.

Good grief!

A dignified Four-Ring Soul Sect Master was actually shameless enough to rely on his Martial Soul's flight ability and take to the air against a Three-Ring Soul Master!

He truly had no shame at all!

"Junior Lu Yu, be careful!"

In midair, Zhang Fang grinned as his fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

The next moment, the wings on Zhang Fang's back turned black as ink. Feathers broke away one after another, transforming into a rain of black arrows that shot toward Lu Yu!

A thousand-year soul skill—Feather Kill!

As a commoner Soul Master, although he had joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, not everyone could receive the same treatment as Lu Yu.

If ordinary students wanted to ask an academy teacher to help them hunt a Soul Ring, they had to offer a price that satisfied the teacher.

Thus, Zhang Fang's first three Soul Rings were merely hundred-year Soul Rings. Only after his cultivation broke through Level 40 and he pledged allegiance to a noble did he obtain a thousand-year Soul Ring.

As the thousand-year soul skill of his fourth Soul Ring, this Feather Kill was immensely powerful!

On the ground, Lu Yu looked at Zhang Fang in the air and shook his head with a smile.

He wanted to rely on his ability to fly and remain invincible against him?

Ridiculous!

Lu Yu's gaze sharpened slightly. His right hand abruptly rose, and a jade seal appeared in his palm.

Seeing this, every student in the stands held their breath.

A Martial Soul!

Lu Yu had finally revealed his Martial Soul!

But immediately afterward, the students looked as though they had seen a ghost. One after another, they stood frozen in place, mouths hanging open.

At the same time, the big shots on the platform suddenly rose to their feet, their faces filled with disbelief.

"H-How is this possible?!?" Prince Xue Xing trembled all over, completely losing his composure.