"I almost forgot. Thanks—put it on my tab!"
Chu Men had just called out to the server when the delicious food in his hand was snatched away by a certain tyrannosaur.
Chu Men: "Sister Erlong..."
Liu Erlong: "Hmm?"
Chu Men: "Nothing. It was meant for you anyway."
Liu Erlong: "Hmm."
Xiao Wu: "..."
Xiao Wu looked at Chu Men: You're a kidnapper, for crying out loud. How can you be this timid?
Chu Men glared at Xiao Wu: Love debts are hard to repay. What does a little kid like you know?
Chu Men and Xiao Wu escorted Liu Erlong all the way to Blue Tyrant Academy.
They had just reached the wooden cottages where Liu Erlong lived when a bolt of blue lightning suddenly shot toward them!
The rain along the path evaporated into wisps of white mist. A drenched figure stood in the rain, blue arcs of electricity crackling over his body.
Only when he spotted Liu Erlong nearby did the lightning around him finally disappear.
With nothing to hold it back, the rain came crashing down again, and a soaked man in blue appeared on the scene.
The downpour drenched his black hair, water streaming down his gloomy face.
It was Yu Tianheng, who had been waiting there for some time!
[Who's that guy? Standing out in the rain like that—he must have something wrong with him.]
[Look at all that lightning. He must be from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.]
"Tianheng?"
Liu Erlong froze, then asked, "What are you doing?"
Yu Tianheng seemed not to hear her. He stared straight at Chu Men, murderous intent spilling from him.
Seeing this, Liu Erlong led everyone inside, switched on the lighting Soul Tool, and sat down with a straight back.
"Go on, what's going on?"
When Yu Tianheng remained silent for a long time, Chu Men pretended to be puzzled and asked,
"Who are you?"
"I'm Yu Tianheng, heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"
Yu Tianheng gritted his teeth.
"You publicly insulted our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan during class today, saying Yu Tianxin was my ancestor. I'm challenging you to a duel!"
[Hahahaha, Yu Tianheng is absolutely fuming!]
[This is killing me. Yu Tianxin just got promoted several generations!]
[Yu Luomian: ...]
Hearing this, Liu Erlong gave Chu Men a very strange look.
She knew Chu Men could be a little outrageous at times, but she hadn't expected him to be this outrageous.
Chu Men expressionlessly shook the rain from himself and cut straight to the point.
"Oh, so you came here to fight, right?"
When dealing with hotheads like him, knocking them flat had more force than any explanation!
"That's right! For the glory of my clan!"
Thud!
Yu Tianheng hit the ground hard.
One-punch KO!
He talked this much and still hadn't even summoned his Martial Soul. Someone had spoiled him rotten!
Chu Men took out a towel and leisurely wiped the water from his fist.
Yu Tianheng struggled back to his feet, his right eye swelling purple, and roared,
"Martial Soul Possession!"
Two yellow Soul Rings suddenly rose around him. Then he turned into a streak of blue lightning and lunged forward, arcs of electricity crackling around him.
"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
Chu Men stood motionless. Only when the dragon claw was about to hit his chest did he slowly raise his fist.
Against a Soul Grandmaster, he didn't need his Martial Soul—not even his Soul Power.
Chu Men gathered his strength, dug his feet into the ground, and brought his waist and legs together as one.
He struck first, though he had moved last!
Thud!
Another muffled impact!
Yu Tianheng flew backward and slammed hard into the wall, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
The room fell completely silent. Only the rain pattering outside the window echoed in everyone's ears.
[One-Punch Man? That's awesome, streamer!]
[Wait, Yu Tianheng only has two rings at this point? He challenged a Battle Soul Ancestor—what gave him the nerve?]
[Chu Men: Go back and train for ten years. If you're still dissatisfied, come back and fight me then!]
Chu Men flexed his fist, getting used to the numbness caused by the lightning.
Liu Erlong set down her teacup and looked at Yu Tianheng, battered and disheveled. A trace of disappointment flickered in her eyes.
"That's enough! You're no match for him."
"Great-aunt!"
Yu Tianheng cried out unwillingly, the lightning in his hand still refusing to fade.
"Go back and train properly!"
Liu Erlong's voice carried an unquestionable authority.
"I'll deal with him!"
Yu Tianheng saw the stern look in Liu Erlong's eyes, then noticed that Chu Men didn't even take him seriously. He forced himself upright.
The battle-hungry instinct within Xiao Wu stirred faintly, but she stayed where she was, watching Yu Tianheng stagger past.
After all, she was only a thirteen-level Soul Master. She had no right to interfere in the fight.
Yu Tianheng clenched his teeth and forced down his injuries. He opened his mouth, as if he still had more to say, but Liu Erlong cut him off with a wave of her hand.
In the Douluo World, being weaker was a sin!
Instead of wasting time here, he might as well go back and train!
Under Liu Erlong's gaze, Yu Tianheng lowered his head. Then he shot Chu Men one resentful look and fled the cottage without looking back.
His blue figure vanished into the torrential rain.
[Yu Tianheng's got some guts!]
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never look down on a poor young man!"
[Yu Tianheng: Just wait. Three years from now, the Dragon King will return! Then we'll meet again and cross swords atop Mount Hua! Hahaha.]
"Right, according to our bet, Xiao Wu's all mine for the afternoon. Let's spar tomorrow morning instead!"
Holding a black umbrella edged in gold, Chu Men pulled Xiao Wu, who had been watching the commotion, over and spoke to Liu Erlong.
Liu Erlong gave an unwilling huff and ignored him, simply handing a small booklet to Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, these are Sister's cultivation notes. Study them carefully. Remember, for a Soul Master, increasing Soul Power is the most important thing!"
Chu Men made no comment.
The black and pink figures disappeared into the rain, too.
Liu Erlong stood in the doorway, her chest rising and falling slightly. The anger she'd been suppressing because of Dugu Yan still hadn't completely faded.
She absently touched the dark-red mechanical watch on her wrist. Its cool surface helped calm her.
A faint smile tugged at her lips, and the anger in her chest gradually softened into tenderness.
"That guy!"
On the path in the rain.
"Xiao Wu, from now on, with Sister Erlong looking out for you, I can finally relax just a tiny bit."
Xiao Wu's smugness shone through her haughty tone. "Of course! Sister Erlong just became my master!"
What she meant was: You weird old uncle, don't think you can bully me whenever you want anymore!
Xiao Wu didn't know much about matters of the heart, but she could tell that Liu Erlong treated her very well!
"You little brat. You're so violent at such a young age. Don't go copying Sister Erlong, that she-tyrannosaur—"
Before Chu Men could finish, a sharp pain shot through the top of his foot.
"Ah! Why'd you stomp on me?"
"Hmph!"
Xiao Wu's rabbit ears stood straight up. "Don't you dare say bad things about Sister Erlong! She's the best to me!"
[Hahaha, serves you right for running your mouth!]
[Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong—are these the bonds of fate?]
Chu Men knew just how to handle Xiao Wu. All it took was a casual remark.
"Little rabbit, you're grounded from snacks for an hour!"
"You—you're the worst!"
With that, Xiao Wu ran ahead.
The rain had eased a little, but it still couldn't stop the girl from skipping along.
"Slow down! Don't fall!"
Back at the Star Soul Guidance Shop.
Chu Men changed his clothes, took out the nearly finished Fire Dragon Battle Armor, and set it on the workbench.
He was rolling up his sleeves, ready to get to work, when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.
"Who is it? In this downpour?"
Chu Men opened the door and found two people in Great Soul Arena uniforms standing outside.
"Honestly, they always show up right when I'm working!"
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