Douluo Dalu: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

Everyone: ...

"That wasn't a breakfast issue either," Ma Hongjun said. "Everyone ate breakfast this morning. Tang San was the one who didn't..."

Flender waved a hand. "Ah, whatever. At worst, they ate something bad or caught a chill while sleeping last night. It's just diarrhea. What's the big deal?"

The moment they heard the words "explosive diarrhea," everyone once again recalled the sight of those two blazing and sparking their way along earlier.

Bleurgh!!!

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing nearly threw up!

"Alright," Flender said. "In any case, you all performed very well today. Go back and rest first. Get yourselves into your best condition."

"Tomorrow morning, Teacher Zhao will lead the team to Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for Oscar! Everyone will participate. This is training for all of you. Until you encounter a thousand-year soul beast, Teacher Zhao will not intervene easily. You'll have to rely on yourselves for everything. Alright, dismissed!"

With that, Flender turned and left.

Then Zhang Tianyu noticed that after the old man turned around, his back was actually trembling a little, and his shoulders were twitching.

"He's holding back laughter. He's definitely laughing about Dai Mubai and Tang San turning into Jet Warriors just now," the system said. "It wouldn't be very considerate to laugh in front of you, so he turned his back and is desperately holding it in."

What kind of don't-laugh challenge was this?

Zhang Tianyu snorted disdainfully with righteous indignation.

Flender, you disrespectful old bastard.

And here I thought you were the dean A San and Old Dai respected. To actually mock them like this, you really are—

Zhang Tianyu turned around, his shoulders twitching.

The next second, he desperately stopped himself from laughing.

You really are scum!

Look at how much better I am. I absolutely won't laugh at them!

"Huh, Tianyu, what are you laughing about?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.

Sorry, I really couldn't hold it in!

"I thought of something happy," Zhang Tianyu said, stuffing his index finger and thumb into his mouth to pull at the corners of his lips so his smile would not look quite so exaggerated.

"What happy thing?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

Xiao Wu, meanwhile, wore an expression that said, I think I get it. "Could it be another one of your strange jokes?"

"Not this time."

"Then what is it?"

"That year, Old Wang's sow in Wanghun Village gave birth."

Everyone: ...

Why were you happy about a sow giving birth?

Could it have been your doing?

Half an hour later.

Dai Mubai and Tang San, the pair of fellow sufferers, supported each other as they returned to the dormitory.

"Tang San, you're back? Are you alright?" Oscar asked.

"I'm fine." Tang San's lips had gone pale, and it was obvious that all that diarrhea had left him somewhat dehydrated. He asked weakly, "What did the dean say after we left?"

"The dean said to rest well today and recover to our best condition. Tomorrow morning, we'll leave for Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for me."

Tang San nodded. "Alright. I'll find some clean clothes and take a bath."

Looking at the color on Tang San's pants, Oscar could barely bear to look. "Ah, alright. Do you want me to come with you?"

"No need."

After leaving the dormitory, Tang San wore a puzzled expression.

What exactly was going on?

Why had it come on so violently?

I didn't eat anything unclean. Could I have caught a chill?

Ridiculous. With a Soul Master's physique, how could I possibly catch a chill and get diarrhea?

But it didn't seem like poisoning either, because the antidote and anti-diarrheal medicine had been completely useless!

This was too strange!

Could it have been because of Oscar's sausage?

Damn it... I utterly humiliated myself today! This was so embarrassing!

I don't even want to keep studying here anymore!

The more Tang San thought about it, the more embarrassed he became, until he nearly cried.

Dai Mubai was no better off than him. He returned to the dorm with a cold expression.

"Boss Dai, are you okay?"

"Do I look like I'm okay?!"

"Uh... well, the dean said..."

"Fine, I know." Dai Mubai took a set of new clothes and walked out, then turned back to glare at Ma Hongjun. "Out of all of us, you're the biggest blabbermouth. Remember this—if you dare tell anyone about what happened today..."

Seeing Dai Mubai suddenly clench his fist, Ma Hongjun quickly said, "Don't worry, Boss Dai. I won't breathe a word!"

Outside the village, by the river.

Dai Mubai and Tang San had stripped completely naked and jumped into the river.

The two soaked in the river with dark expressions, not saying a word.

On the riverbank, the clothes stained with a certain unsavory color constantly reminded them that publicly having diarrhea and turning into Jet Warriors today had not been a dream—it had really happened.

Miserable!

"Damn it!" Dai Mubai finally snapped. "My lifelong reputation! It's all over, all over! Why? Why did this... happen? I'm already a Soul Elder! Why would this still happen?!"

Tang San remained silent.

"Why?! Why!!"

After venting his impotent rage, Dai Mubai slumped despondently in the river and fell silent.

In complete contrast to the two men's misery, Zhang Tianyu was beaming with excitement in the dorm.

"Notification: Mission complete! Drawing a random Soul Ring!"

"Notification: Draw complete. Congratulations, you have obtained a fifty-eight-thousand-year Soul Ring, with the accompanying soul skill—In the Name of the Sword!"

PS: Third update delivered!

[Fourth Soul Skill · In the Name of the Sword]—

Passive ability: All attack power increased by 20%, sword-flight speed increased by 20%; all damage from Tool Spirits reduced by 20%, and damage from Sword Martial Souls reduced by 30%.

When actively used, the above effects are doubled, and seven illusory Yellow Springs Swords appear around the body. They possess 70% of the Yellow Springs Sword's power and can be used to attack or block damage. Lasts five minutes.

"Holy shit, that's awesome!" Zhang Tianyu grinned happily. This soul skill was genuinely powerful. Its passive effects alone surpassed the active enhancement effects of many soul masters!

Anything produced by the system was bound to be top-notch!

Zhang Tianyu was in an excellent mood.

Laughing toward the heavens, he went out to visit the two diarrhea victims.

By the river.

"You two are here?" Zhang Tianyu asked as he looked at the pair soaking in the river.

At that moment, both men were soaking in the river with dark expressions. Two sets of new clothes lay on the riverbank, while their previous dirty clothes had vanished.

Then Zhang Tianyu carefully noticed fragments of torn clothing caught in the grass by the riverbank.

So the two of them must have angrily torn those clothes to pieces.

Seeing that it was Zhang Tianyu, both of them sighed.

Tang San said, "I knew you wouldn't be disgusted by us over this."

Dai Mubai snorted coldly. "Unlike Oscar and that damn fatty. They couldn't even be bothered to come check on us!"

Holding back his laughter, Zhang Tianyu said, "I guess they were afraid you'd be embarrassed."

As he spoke, he walked to the riverbank, his expression turning serious. "What exactly happened to you two? Logically speaking, as soul masters, our constitutions far surpass those of ordinary people. We should never experience this kind of physical discomfort. Even if we did, it shouldn't... Could someone have poisoned you?"

Their expressions turned serious as well.

In fact, they had been thinking about that very question.

Tang San said, "I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about poisons. I can also make drugs that cause diarrhea, and they can affect soul masters too, but their effects are nowhere near this overbearing or this fierce. And more importantly..."

Dai Mubai immediately asked, "What?"

Tang San frowned. "If this really was poisoning, then what method did the other party use? Even colorless, odorless poison requires a method. What method did they use? How did they poison us? Mubai, your stomach started hurting almost at the same time as mine, which means we were poisoned at roughly the same time. But the problem is, I didn't go to the Cafeteria for breakfast at all."

It had to be said that Tang San truly deserved to be called an expert in poison.

Dai Mubai had already been unable to make heads or tails of the matter, but after Tang San finished his analysis—

Dai Mubai was even more confused.

"Forget it, I'll think about it some more," Tang San said. "I'm about done. How about you?"

Dai Mubai nodded. "I'm done too. Let's go."

The two climbed out of the river and walked ashore stark naked. Zhang Tianyu checked the Live Map and found that there were no women nearby.

What a pity.

If there had been, he could have messed with them again.

"Host, I never issued a mission to screw them over."

Do I need a mission to screw them over? Zhang Tianyu chuckled inwardly. Anyone I don't like, mission or not, I want to screw them over!

"Notice: You truly are the host most compatible with me."

After getting dressed, Zhang Tianyu headed toward the academy with them.

Halfway there, when they reached the area near Zhang Tianyu's dormitory, Dai Mubai froze and abruptly stopped.

Zhang Tianyu and Tang San looked up and saw that Zhu Zhuqing was walking toward them from ahead.

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were with her as well.

The moment they saw Zhang Tianyu, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's little faces lit up. "Tianyu!"

Dai Mubai and Tang San: ...

Look at his luck with women. Must be nice.

The next second, the three girls noticed Dai Mubai and Tang San, and their expressions changed instantly!

It was sunshine one second, then raging wind and snow the next.

But they quickly returned to normal.

Tang San and Dai Mubai weren't blind, though. They naturally caught the change in their expressions.

The two of them were instantly so awkward their toes curled.

"What is it?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

"Rongrong and I were discussing going to Suotuo City for a stroll. Then we asked Zhuqing, and she wanted to go too. Come with us." Xiao Wu walked over and wrapped her arms around Zhang Tianyu's arm.

Ning Rongrong also walked over. The two of them deliberately kept a great distance from Tang San and Dai Mubai.

Upon hearing that, Dai Mubai immediately widened his eyes and looked at Zhu Zhuqing. In the end, Zhu Zhuqing paid him no attention at all—not even glancing at him.