I'll Protect You

"Who are you?"

Aside from Yun Feng and Tang Wulin, none of the others recognized Divine Light Douluo. They were a little surprised to see him come in.

"This old man is Divine Light Douluo, the president of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy."

Divine Light Douluo calmly stated who he was.

The crowd was even more astonished, and a chorus of gasps rang out. But Divine Light Douluo's gaze fell on Xu Jiuyue. It was one thing for the others not to recognize him, but she didn't know who he was either?

Hadn't her family told her some basic facts when they sent her to study at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy?

"Let's go!"

Divine Light Douluo waved his hand, sounding a little put out.

The group followed him out of the classroom.

Nearly half an hour later, the teacher who had been giving the lesson finally came back in.

"All right... next, we'll—"

His words caught in his throat.

Looking at the empty classroom, the teacher was completely bewildered.

What was going on?

Where were the students?

"Someone! Somebody, come here! The students are gone!"

The teacher immediately shouted for help.

The preparatory students all came from influential families. If anything happened to them, his career as a teacher would be over.

Even if their furious families didn't tear him to pieces, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy would dismiss him.

But just as he called for someone to help, he was told that Divine Light Douluo himself had taken the students away and that he needn't worry.

Hearing this, the teacher felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders!

"Great!"

"Wonderful!"

He was in the clear.

Great Soul Arena District.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy had many Soul Fighting Arenas, and the students from the inner and outer courtyards had occupied nearly all of them.

The preparatory students were so young that they usually didn't use the arenas.

So when Divine Light Douluo personally came to ask the staff in charge of the Great Soul Arena District for an arena, they stared at him in surprise, thinking he was joking.

"Your Excellency Divine Light, is that really true?"

the staff member asked.

"Of course!"

Divine Light Douluo nodded.

The staff member craned his neck to look at the dozens of preparatory students following behind and blinked.

"This... all right!"

What could they do? Divine Light Douluo was the president!

If some other teacher had brought preparatory students over, they wouldn't have allowed it.

The two sides took their places in the arena.

Tang Wulin stepped directly in front of Yun Feng.

"Little sister, stay behind me! I'll protect you."

Protect her?

Him?

Her?

Although Tang Wulin's Soul Power Level had increased by one after being stimulated by the awakening of the Gold Dragon King's Power, he still had only five levels of Soul Power.

And even that one-level increase probably hadn't come from absorbing the Gold Dragon King's Power.

Yun Feng had already taken that power back. Tang Wulin's Soul Power had likely increased because the other power within him had begun to take effect.

Yun Feng remembered.

When Tang Wulin was born, the Life Goddess had blessed him.

Until now, that blessing had been suppressed by the Gold Dragon King's Power. But after Yun Feng took that power away, the blessing had gradually begun to reveal itself.

One day, even without the Gold Dragon King's Power, Tang Wulin would become one of the strongest people on Douluo Continent!

But...

That was in the future.

No matter how bright his future looked, right now he had only five levels of Soul Power.

Yun Feng had fifteen!

It was hard to tell who was supposed to protect whom.

Thinking this, Yun Feng smiled again and leaned toward Tang Wulin's shoulder, whispering, "Then you'd better protect me well, big brother."

As Yun Feng spoke, she deliberately softened her voice, her warm breath brushing against Tang Wulin's ear.

Tang Wulin shivered.

"Mm!"

"I'll definitely protect you!"

He was fired up.

The three across from them looked just as unwilling to give way to one another.

"Don't get in my way later."

Xu Jiuyue glanced at Xu Feiyu and Xu Guangyu, then gave them a cold warning.

"Same to you."

Xu Guangyu shot back.

Only Xu Feiyu remained silent, retreating behind them.

Divine Light Douluo stood in the arena. He looked up toward the stands and saw Ya Li and the married couple, Long Tianwu and her husband, both there. Only then did he clear his throat.

"All right!"

"Remember: friendship first, competition second!"

"Yun Feng, go easy on them."

He made a point of reminding Yun Feng.

After all, among this group of preparatory students, she was the only one who had reached fifteen levels of Soul Power.

The three across from her hadn't even gained Soul Rings!

When the students watching nearby heard Divine Light Douluo specifically tell Yun Feng to go easy, they couldn't help growing curious. They wondered what she was capable of.

Everyone watched the arena with eager curiosity.

"Mm."

Yun Feng nodded.

"Begin!"

Divine Light Douluo swept his hand and left the arena.

He stood to one side to watch the match.

In the arena.

Xu Guangyu let out a loud shout and released his Martial Soul.

His Martial Soul was the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon. The moment he released it, an ancient, primeval aura swept toward them.

Even without a Soul Ring, the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon looked imposing.

Unfortunately.

Yun Feng was the Gold Dragon King.

The true heir of the Dragon God!

How dare it show off in front of her?

Xu Jiuyue's Martial Soul was a full moon.

As moonlight rose, it draped another dreamlike veil over the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon, making it look even more mysterious and imposing.

Xu Feiyu stood behind them, took a deep breath, and didn't move.

"I'm going in!"

Xu Guangyu roared and charged forward!

Yun Feng took a step back.

Tang Wulin clenched his fists. Blue Silver Grass grew wildly around him, soon spreading to cover the area around him and Yun Feng.

Yun Feng lowered her head and looked at the Blue Silver Grass growing at her feet.

"Blue Silver Grass?"

Xu Guangyu looked astonished.

A Soul Master with the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had actually joined the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy?

But anyone who made it into the preparatory class was no ordinary person.

Xu Guangyu was surprised for only a moment before turning serious again. With Xu Jiuyue's help, he charged at Tang Wulin.

The two quickly clashed.

Without Soul Rings, they had no Soul Skills. Their contest came down to pure Soul Power and the quality of their Martial Souls.

Blue Silver Grass that hadn't become the Blue Silver Emperor couldn't compare to the Purple Brilliant Heaven Destroying Dragon.

The instant they clashed, Tang Wulin fell onto the back foot and could only keep blocking Xu Guangyu's flying fists.

Yun Feng showed no sign of stepping in.

"Hm?"

Seeing Yun Feng hold back, the others watching grew puzzled.

Long Tianwu said, "Why isn't Yun Feng making a move?"

Tang Wulin clearly couldn't beat Xu Guangyu like this. Was she going to let him lose?

"Didn't you notice Xu Feiyu hasn't moved at all?"

Su Mengjun said from the side.

"Hm?"

Long Tianwu furrowed her brows.

She turned to look, and Su Mengjun continued, "I think Yun Feng wants to wait until Xu Feiyu joins in before making her move. That way, she can put all three of them under pressure at once!"

"Wasn't the whole point of her proposing this match to get the three of them to work together?"