Douluo Dalu: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

Listening to the Taunts around him and Wang Sheng's question, Tang San's face turned red, then green. Panting heavily, he stood up, but the moment his left foot touched the ground, a sharp pain shot through his ankle.

He had twisted it pretty badly. It hurt just to stand, let alone fight. With his foot hurting this much, he couldn't use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, so there was basically no way he could beat Wang Sheng after he had used his Martial Soul's power.

Damn it! There was no getting his face back today! Tang San gritted his teeth. No matter how unwilling he was, he still said, "No more fighting. I twisted my ankle."

"Hahaha! He twisted his ankle!"

"We've seen all kinds of injuries during sparring between Soul Masters, but this is the first time we've seen someone twist an ankle!"

"Look how red his ankle is. He really did twist it! Hahaha!"

Tang San clenched his fists, fury churning inside him!

"Shut up!" Wang Sheng shouted. Everyone immediately fell silent. Wang Sheng continued, "We're all Work-Study Students. Those pampered young masters and young ladies at the academy see that we're poor, so they all bully us. That's why we have to stick together, unite as one! Anything can happen when Soul Masters spar, so no one is allowed to laugh at Tang San anymore!"

"Yes, Boss!" everyone shouted.

Of course, Zhang Tianyu did not join in. It was still uncertain who would be the boss.

Wang Sheng continued, "Tang San, don't take it to heart. I wasn't deliberately trying to pick on you. The living conditions for us Work-Study Students are simply this harsh, so the boss has to be someone strong. Only someone strong can stand up and fight those young masters and young ladies when they bully us Work-Study Students. We may be poor, but we have dignity too! Even if we can't beat them, we won't admit defeat!"

Tang San's expression improved considerably. He had the same kind of personality. He was truly poor, but he had to have his dignity!

"I understand. I won't hold it against you," Tang San said.

"It wouldn't matter if you did," Wang Sheng said. "I feel like you didn't show your full strength today. It's fine. Once your foot gets better, you can challenge me anytime."

"Fine!"

Wang Sheng ordered, "Li Xiao, take Tang San to the infirmary and have a teacher look at him."

"Okay, Boss." A boy stepped forward.

"No need. I can go myself." Tang San rejected the help and left the dormitory alone.

Congratulations, mission completed! Soul Power increased by 2 levels. Current level: 13! Drawing a random soul skill... Draw complete. Congratulations, you have obtained the soul skill [Thunder Sword].

[Thunder Sword]: Summons the power of thunder onto the blade. As it is swung, wind and thunder dance, lightning flashes, and thunder roars. A successful hit will paralyze the opponent. The stronger the opponent, the shorter the paralysis lasts, but it will last at least 1 second. Lasts 30 seconds after activation. Can fire a bolt of lightning for a ranged attack, but only once. Overall rating: ★★

What did that mean? A two-star soul skill?

Good lord, soul skills even had star ratings?

Just then, Wang Sheng's voice rang out. "Little Tianyu, you're next. Want to spar?"

Just as Zhang Tianyu was about to speak, a soft, crisp, sweet voice came from the doorway. "Excuse me, is this Seventh Dormitory?"

Holy shit! Xiao Wu!

Zhang Tianyu immediately perked up and abruptly turned his head toward the door. A little pink bunny appeared in his sight.

Holy shit! So fair, tender, pretty, and cute!

Such a beautiful little girl had to be mine!

At that thought, Zhang Tianyu's eyes suddenly lit up. Right, Tang San had just gone out to treat his twisted ankle. He had probably gone to find Master, so he wasn't here right now!

Well, it couldn't be helped. His strength was too lacking—he couldn't even beat Wang Sheng, and he had even twisted his ankle!

In that case... hehehe, since Tang San wasn't here, Xiao Wu could only be mine!

"Yes, this is Seventh Dormitory," Zhang Tianyu said.

Xiao Wu looked up at the dormitory sign by the door, smiled, nodded, and walked in. She said to Zhang Tianyu, "Thank you for telling me. Hello, everyone. My name is Xiao Wu—the Wu from dancing."

Wang Sheng snapped out of his daze and said, "My name is Wang Sheng. I'm the boss here. Never expected a girl to come this year."

You'd be even more surprised by how well this girl could fight, Zhang Tianyu thought. After a pause, he continued inwardly, "System, now that Xiao Wu has appeared, shouldn't there be a mission?"

"Notice: You actually want to trick even Xiao Wu? Good lord, I salute you as a beast!"

Zhang Tianyu rolled his eyes wildly. "Damn it, trick her my ass! Who wants to trick Xiao Wu? Who would have the heart to trick such a pretty, adorable girl? I mean one of those 'romance a girl' missions!"

Notice: Mission received: [A Dance That Captures The Heart]. Mission objective: gain Xiao Wu's favor and lay the foundation for romancing Xiao Wu in the future. If Xiao Wu's favor is not gained before midnight tonight, the mission will be considered failed. Mission reward: Soul Power increased by 2 levels; unlock the subsequent Xiao Wu mission line. Failure penalty: all missions for romancing girls will be disabled.

Holy shit, that failure penalty was pretty brutal!

If he failed this mission, there would be no more missions for picking up girls in the future. He could still pick up girls but get no rewards for it—that would be way too miserable!

But there was no way this mission could fail.

Wasn't it just gaining her favor before midnight? That was ridiculously easy!

Forget gaining her favor—if she were an adult, he could even get her into bed before midnight!

"Even though you're a girl, the rules of Seventh Dormitory can't change." Wang Sheng stepped forward. "Xiao Wu, right? Either acknowledge me as the boss and obediently listen to me from now on, or spar with me. If you beat me, you can be the boss."

Xiao Wu smiled sweetly. "I'm not used to listening to other people~!"

Wang Sheng crooked his mouth. "Then come on. Even if you're a girl, I won't—"

Whoosh!

Xiao Wu turned into a streak of pink light and instantly appeared before Wang Sheng. Her fair, tender little leg lashed out with a shrieking sonic boom.

Those two little legs might have looked white and soft enough to turn every pervert into a panting old bull, but the power contained within them was utterly terrifying!

Just like that saying: beautiful and terrifying!

At this stage, Tang San could crush Wang Sheng, while Xiao Wu could crush Tang San, so naturally, Wang Sheng was swiftly knocked down without any suspense.

"So strong!"

"Even though she's a girl, she's really strong! Too strong!"

Wang Sheng climbed to his feet. "Sister Xiao Wu, I lost. From now on, you're the boss of the Seventh Dormitory! Everyone, come pay your respects to Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Greetings, Sister Xiao Wu!"

A group of people went over to greet her, while Zhang Tianyu alone remained completely still.

"Xiaotian... Zhang Tianyu, why are you just standing there?" Wang Sheng frowned. "Sister Xiao Wu beat me, so she's the new boss. Hurry over and pay your respects."

"But she didn't beat me," Zhang Tianyu said.

Everyone froze for a moment, then many of them burst out laughing.

"With a Wooden Sword Martial Soul like yours, is there even any need to spar?"

"Wang Sheng could probably take you down easily, and you still want to spar with Sister Xiao Wu?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry over to obediently greet the new boss!"

Xiao Wu looked Zhang Tianyu up and down. This kid is kind of interesting. He's this brave even with a Wooden Sword Martial Soul? But he really is handsome! I've never seen such a good-looking boy! Still, a soul master has to be judged by strength. A pretty face alone is useless.

At that moment, Wang Sheng said, "Sister Xiao Wu, Zhang Tianyu is a new Work-Study Student who arrived today, just like you. But I haven't had the chance to fight him yet, so I don't know how strong he is. Still, his Martial Soul is only a Wooden Sword, so I think..."

"You don't need to say any more." Xiao Wu waved her little white hand and walked up to Zhang Tianyu. She puffed out her small chest, raised her head to look at him, and said brightly, "A Wooden Sword Martial Soul, and you're this bold? Then I'll give you a chance to challenge me! If you win, you'll be the boss. If you lose, obediently call me Sister Xiao Wu!"

"No problem." Zhang Tianyu looked calm and unruffled, but inwardly, he was grinning wickedly.

With a girl like Xiao Wu, if he obediently acted like some little lackey, he would never earn her favor for the rest of his life.

With a girl like this, he had to conquer her with the bearing of a 190-centimeter man!

Don't misunderstand—190 centimeters referred to his height.

He raised his hand. Light flashed in his palm, and a wooden sword about one and a half meters long appeared in his hand.

There were no flashy decorations, no intricate patterns. It was just an ordinary wooden sword, looking even plainer and shabbier than the wooden sword toys sold at street stalls.

The moment they saw this utterly ordinary wooden sword, which had no imposing aura whatsoever and looked as if it could be snapped in half with a casual bend, several people immediately revealed looks of contempt.

"Zhang Tianyu, I advise you not to fight Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Yeah, you're just humiliating yourself!"

"Didn't you see how powerful Sister Xiao Wu was just now?"

Wang Sheng also said, "Although I haven't sparred with you, a Wooden Sword Martial Soul is even worse than my Battle Tiger Martial Soul. I advise you to forget it."

Zhang Tianyu swept his gaze over them. "If you want to be cowardly losers, that's your business. Don't drag me into it. If you don't even have the courage to fight a powerful opponent, do you deserve to be called soul masters?"

"You! What did you say?"

"Damn it!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, let me teach him a lesson!"

"That's right, Sister Xiao Wu! A Wooden Sword Martial Soul, yet he's still here talking big. Let me teach him a lesson!"

"All of you, shut up." Xiao Wu looked at Zhang Tianyu. Putting aside how strong he is, this courage is pretty impressive. He's still so young, but he has quite the manly spirit!

"I hope you're not just all talk."

Whoosh!

A little white leg came whistling toward him!

The people nearby immediately began cheering and shouting!

"Go, Sister Xiao Wu!"

"Defeat him!"

"Crush him under your feet!"

"A trashy Wooden Sword Martial Soul, yet he still dares to brag and show off!"

"Sister Xiao Wu, teach him a lesson!"

Xiao Wu wore a confident smile, her gaze sharp as lightning. Let's see how strong you really are!

This kick came incredibly fast, reaching Zhang Tianyu in an instant. Just as it was about to strike him, swish!

Zhang Tianyu vanished right before everyone's eyes!

All the cheers came to an abrupt halt. Everyone stared wide-eyed and blankly at the scene before them!

Wasn't that the move Tang San had used just now? How did this kid know it too?

And he seemed to be even better at it than Tang San!

Because he vanished and reappeared faster!

The sound of something slicing through the air came from behind her. Xiao Wu was slightly startled. In midair, she twisted her slender waist and whipped a leg backward. With a bang, it struck the wooden sword swinging toward her head-on. Xiao Wu immediately cried out in pain!

There was something special about this Wooden Sword—it was nothing like as fragile as it looked!

This kid could not be underestimated!

Then Zhang Tianyu vanished from everyone's sight again. Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then instinctively kicked to her left. Sure enough, she hit Zhang Tianyu.

But before she could celebrate, the Zhang Tianyu she had kicked turned into an afterimage and disappeared.

It was fake!

Xiao Wu's heart sank. At the same time, cries of alarm rose from the others, and a crack of thunder sounded behind her!

She whipped around and saw a dazzling bolt of lightning slashing straight at her!

"Ah!"

Pain shot through Xiao Wu's body, followed by an intense numbness spreading from head to toe. In an instant, she felt completely paralyzed. With a thud, she fell stiffly to the ground, unable to move!

Whoosh!

Zhang Tianyu stood before Xiao Wu, his Wooden Sword pointed at her throat. The electric light slowly faded, and only then did the others dare to breathe again.

"Do you concede?" Zhang Tianyu's voice pulled everyone back to reality.

So strong! So impressive!

Who would have thought that this ordinary-looking Wooden Sword Martial Soul could be so powerful!

And despite clearly having no Soul Rings, this kid had used two Soul Skills in succession!

Could they both be his Self-Created Soul Skills?!

After five or six seconds, the numbness gradually faded. Xiao Wu moved her body a little and got to her feet. "I didn't expect you to be this good!"

"Do you concede?" Zhang Tianyu asked again.

Xiao Wu planted her hands on her slim waist and snorted. "Fine, you win this time. Just you wait—next time, I'll definitely beat you! Oh, right, was that a Soul Ring Soul Skill?"