Second Spirit Ring! Chrysanthemum Douluo, Dare You Fight Me for a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Beast?

Lin Hui didn't really hold Tang San in high regard, even if the guy could occasionally put a bit of pressure on him, so he spoke in a light, breezy tone.

"Alright, then good luck. I'll be waiting for you."

Not long after, Xiao Wu woke up as well. She remained very silent, and after washing up, she headed off to class.

Lin Hui didn't know what was wrong with her; was she really that heartbroken?

But Lin Hui couldn't be bothered to care, so he went to class as well.

In the classroom, Teacher Li Chun was lecturing on the attack methods of beast spirits.

Their seating wasn't fixed; much like the university from Lin Hui's past life, the classroom was open, and the rows of seats could be occupied at will.

Lin Hui sat two spots away from Xiao Wu, maintaining a proper distance from her.

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

"Please, have some meat buns. Consider it a thank you for not hurting Xiao Wu last night," Tang San said.

"Then why didn't you just give them to Xiao Wu directly?" Lin Hui took them straight away. He had gone to the cafeteria late and there was nothing left to eat, so he was still hungry.

"I tried, but she wouldn't accept anything from me. So I thought I'd treat you; you'll share them with her, right?" Tang San asked, clearly hoping for an affirmative answer.

"Then... do you need me to tell her that you bought these?" Lin Hui wasn't someone who didn't know how to be grateful; he was willing to help with a small favor like this.

"This... let's not tell her for now. I'm afraid she won't eat them if she finds out..." After careful consideration, Tang San made his decision.

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

Immediately, he split a portion of the meat buns and passed them toward Xiao Wu.

"You bought these?" Xiao Wu asked.

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

Xiao Wu thought for a moment and suddenly found the buns somewhat familiar, but since they came from Lin Hui, it didn't matter. She picked up a meat bun and took a fierce bite, her mouth becoming covered in grease.

Time passed quickly.

In the days that followed, Tang San tried every way to make up with Xiao Wu, but she never really engaged with him, maintaining only the bare minimum of communication.

Every night, Lin Hui almost always fell asleep holding Xiao Wu.

Every morning, Lin Hui received breakfast from Tang San.

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

In Tang San's words, it was a thank you for Lin Hui taking care of her every night, and doing it so well.

Every few months, incidents of Spirit Hall branches being attacked would occur in Fasinuo Province or the surrounding provinces.

In the blink of an eye, three years had passed.

Lin Hui's strength had finally broken through to the twentieth level!

It was time to obtain his second spirit ring!

And on this very day, a man with golden hair and an alluring, androgynous face flew from afar to Notting Soul Master Academy.

He had a slender build and a delicate posture, wore golden armor, and was surrounded by a faint scent of chrysanthemums. He was none other than an elder of Spirit Hall, a level ninety-five Title Douluo powerhouse: Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan!

Yue Guan flew onto the academy playground and sniffed the air carefully. After these days of searching, they already knew that the person attacking the Spirit Hall branches was Tang Hao.

"I clearly sensed Tang Hao's aura here, so why did it suddenly disappear?" Yue Guan looked around, puzzled.

On the playground, Wang Sheng was sparring with a classmate. Wang Sheng had released his War Tiger spirit, and his opponent had released his Flame Wolf spirit, but with a single glance from Yue Guan, both spirits instantly dissipated.

"Little ones, go call your dean here," Yue Guan said, extending his orchid-shaped fingers and speaking in a delicate tone.

Wang Sheng looked up at this strange person. The man had suppressed their spirits with just a look without causing them any harm, so he immediately knew the visitor was trouble and ran off to report.

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

Yue Guan stood on the playground and sniffed again.

"Why does it seem like I smell a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast?"

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, who was not far away, had also spotted Yue Guan on the playground.

"Oh no, if I'm discovered, I'm done for!" Xiao Wu was hiding behind a teaching building, eyes wide as she watched, when someone behind her suddenly pulled her away.

That person was Lin Hui!

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

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

About a few minutes later, Mark, the dean of Notting Academy, appeared on the playground and approached Yue Guan. He was a man in his fifties of medium build, now a Spirit Ancestor.

Mark prepared to test the stranger's strength with his spirit power, but the moment his energy swept toward Yue Guan, it was ruthlessly suppressed, leaving him so terrified he didn't dare to breathe.

Mark bowed respectfully and offered a salute.

"I don't know what brings you to our school, sir?"

"If there is anything our academy can do to help, we will certainly do our utmost to serve you!"

Yue Guan snorted.

"Hmm, at least you know your place."

"I am Chrysanthemum Douluo, an elder of Spirit Hall. I have come here in pursuit of a fugitive, and I require your cooperation. Have everyone in the academy assembled here at once, not a single person left behind!"

Mark replied, "Very well, I will notify them immediately."

Mark gave instructions to a few students on the playground, and they immediately sprinted toward the various teaching buildings.

About ten minutes later, everyone in the academy had rushed to the playground in a panic.

By this time, over two hundred Spirit Hall guards had entered from the school gates, accompanied by more than thirty spirit masters. They had been traveling with Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, though he had moved much faster than them.

All the teachers and students were gathered on the playground, and the Spirit Hall guards surrounded them, leveling their spears at the crowd.

"Form a line! I am going to inspect you one by one!" Yue Guan glanced at the crowd, and the teachers and students, not daring to breathe a word, obediently lined up.

Also standing in the ranks were Lin Hui and Xiao Wu, one behind the other. Xiao Wu was so terrified that she held her breath.

Lin Hui stood in front of Xiao Wu. He had already claimed this hundred-thousand-year spirit beast for himself; no one would be able to snatch her away from under his nose, not even Yue Guan!

Finally, Yue Guan arrived in front of Lin Hui and took a look at the handsome boy.

"Hmm, you are quite good-looking."

Lin Hui merely smiled. "Thank you for the compliment, My Lord."

Yue Guan offered that rare word of praise before moving on, arriving before Xiao Wu.

Yue Guan lowered his head, bent down, and sniffed at Xiao Wu's hair.

Xiao Wu squeezed her eyes shut, her entire body trembling with fear.