The Second Soul Ring! Chrysanthemum Douluo, You Dare Compete with Me for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

Lin Hui did not think much of Tang San. Even if the guy could occasionally put a little pressure on him, Lin Hui still spoke in a breezy, unbothered tone.

"Fine, then do your best. I'll be waiting."

Before long, Xiao Wu woke up too. She was still quiet as ever. After washing up, she went to class.

Lin Hui had no idea what was wrong with her. Was she really that upset?

But Lin Hui couldn't be bothered to worry about it. He went to class as well.

In the classroom, Teacher Li Chun was explaining how Beast Martial Souls attacked.

Their seats weren't assigned. Like a university classroom from Lin Hui's previous life, it was mostly empty, with rows of seats they could choose freely.

Lin Hui sat two seats away from Xiao Wu, keeping a comfortable distance between them.

Before long, Tang San came over and handed Lin Hui a bag of meat buns.

"Have some meat buns. It's my way of thanking you for not hurting Xiao Wu last night," Tang San said.

"Then why not give them straight to Xiao Wu?" Lin Hui took them without hesitation. He had arrived late at the cafeteria, and there hadn't been anything left by the time he got there. Now he was still hungry.

"I did, but she wouldn't accept anything from me. So I thought I'd give them to you. You'll share some with her, right?" Tang San asked, really hoping Lin Hui would say yes.

"So... should I tell her you bought these?" Lin Hui wasn't ungrateful. He was willing to help with a small favor like this.

"Um... maybe don't tell her yet. I'm afraid she won't eat them if she finds out..." After thinking it over, Tang San made his decision.

"Fine. I'll thank you on her behalf, then," Lin Hui said.

Then he passed some of the meat buns to Xiao Wu, holding them out toward her.

"Did you buy these?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Who cares who bought them? Just eat," Lin Hui said.

Xiao Wu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized the buns looked familiar. But since Lin Hui was giving them to her, it didn't matter. She picked one up and took a big bite, grease soon shining around her mouth.

Time passed quickly.

For the rest of those days, Tang San kept trying to make up with Xiao Wu, but she hardly paid him any attention, limiting their interactions to the bare minimum.

Almost every night, Lin Hui fell asleep with Xiao Wu in his arms.

Every morning, Tang San brought Lin Hui breakfast.

From then on, Lin Hui stopped buying breakfast. Tang San bought three portions every day: one for himself and two for Lin Hui.

Tang San said it was to thank Lin Hui for looking after Xiao Wu every night—and doing such a good job of it.

Every few months, a Spirit Hall Branch in Fasinuo Province or one of the neighboring provinces would come under attack.

In the blink of an eye, three years passed.

Lin Hui's strength had finally reached Level 20!

It was time to obtain his Second Soul Ring!

That very day, a man with golden hair and an exquisitely beautiful face, so androgynous it was hard to tell his sex, flew in from afar and arrived at Notting Soul Master Academy.

He was tall and slender, with a delicate build. He wore golden armor, and a faint chrysanthemum scent surrounded him. He was none other than an elder of Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan—a Level 95 Titled Douluo!

Yue Guan flew down onto the academy's athletic field. He carefully sniffed the air. After searching for all this time, they had already learned that Tang Hao was the one attacking the Spirit Hall Branches.

"I clearly sensed Tang Hao's presence here. Why did it suddenly disappear?" Yue Guan looked around in confusion.

On the field, Wang Sheng was sparring with a classmate. Wang Sheng released his War Tiger Martial Soul, while his opponent released a Flame Wolf Martial Soul. But Yue Guan merely glanced at them, and both Martial Souls vanished at once.

"Little one, go call your dean," Yue Guan said in a soft, delicate voice, raising his hand with a graceful, orchid-like gesture.

Wang Sheng looked up at the strange man. The man had suppressed their Martial Souls with just a glance, without hurting them at all. Realizing at once that this visitor meant trouble, he hurried off to fetch the dean.

"Please wait a moment, sir. I'll go get our dean!"

Yue Guan stood on the field and sniffed the air again.

"Why do I seem to smell a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast too?"

Xiao Wu, who was nearby, had also noticed Yue Guan on the field.

"Oh no. If he finds out, I'm done for!" Xiao Wu was hiding behind a classroom building, eyes wide as she watched. Suddenly, someone behind her pulled her away.

It was Lin Hui!

It seemed Yue Guan had come to this academy while searching for Tang Hao.

"Come with me!" Lin Hui took Xiao Wu's hand and hid with her behind the building.

A few minutes later, Mark, the dean of Notting Academy, appeared on the field and went to meet Yue Guan. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties, of average height, and had reached the Soul Ancestor rank.

Mark tried to use his Soul Power to gauge the other man's strength, but as soon as it swept toward Yue Guan, it was suppressed completely. Mark was so frightened he hardly dared to breathe.

Mark bowed respectfully and greeted him.

"May I ask what brings you to our academy, sir?"

"If there's anything our academy can do to help, we'll do everything in our power to assist you!"

Yue Guan gave a snort.

"Hm. At least you know how to behave."

"I am Yue Guan, an elder of Spirit Hall. I came here in pursuit of a criminal, and now I need your cooperation. Gather everyone in the academy at once—not a single person may be left out!"

"All right. I'll send word immediately," Mark replied.

Mark gave orders to several students on the field, and they immediately ran toward the various classroom buildings.

About ten minutes later, everyone in the academy hurried out to the field.

By then, over two hundred Spirit Hall guards had also entered through the academy's gate. More than thirty Soul Masters had come with them to act alongside Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, but Yue Guan had simply been faster.

All the teachers and students gathered on the field. Spirit Hall's guards surrounded them, lowering their spears and pointing them at the crowd.

"Get in line. I'll inspect you one by one!" Yue Guan glanced at everyone. The teachers and students hardly dared breathe as they obediently formed a line.

Lin Hui and Xiao Wu stood in the line too, one behind the other. Xiao Wu was so frightened she held her breath.

Lin Hui stood in front of Xiao Wu. He had already claimed this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast for himself. No one was going to snatch Xiao Wu away right under his nose—not even Yue Guan!

At last, Yue Guan reached Lin Hui and looked him over.

"Hmm. You're quite a handsome boy."

Lin Hui only smiled. "Thank you for the compliment, sir."

Yue Guan had rarely offered such praise. He continued down the line and stopped in front of Xiao Wu.

He lowered his head, bent over, and sniffed at Xiao Wu's hair.

Xiao Wu closed her eyes, her whole body trembling with fear.