Douluo Dalu: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

After safely returning to Zhu Zhuqing's dormitory door and setting her down, Zhang Tianyu told her to rest early before turning and leaving.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes rippled like water, and her lips moved slightly.

"Zhu Zhuqing said that if there were no Dai Mubai, she definitely would have competed with Xiao Wu," the system said.

Zhang Tianyu froze for a moment, then sighed.

"This silly girl. Why compete? Wouldn't it be enough for both of them to come into my bowl?"

Early the next morning, everyone gathered at the academy gates.

Same old rules: no carriage. They had to run five hundred kilometers on foot to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Then came the most DIO moment yet.

In everyone's understanding, Soul Masters were physically not that different from ordinary people.

So the question was, what ordinary person could run over four hundred kilometers on nothing but their own two legs in just ten hours, from eight in the morning to six at night?

They were all Shenxing Taibao, able to cover eight hundred li a day, or what?

Yet four hundred kilometers in ten hours was nothing impressive in a fantasy world.

The big shots of fantasy worlds rode the wind and wielded objects, crossing the skies in flight. Four hundred kilometers would probably take them no more than a few blinks.

So Douluo Dalu's title as the gutter of fantasy seemed well deserved.

Still, Zhang Tianyu had it easy.

Because he could ride a sword.

Zhao Wuji had originally wanted him to come down and run with the others, but considering how powerful the kid was, he no longer needed such low-level training as running at his current rank.

Moreover, flying in midair allowed him to look down from above, watch in all directions, and listen for activity nearby. Thus, Zhao Wuji permitted him to fly on his sword.

Everyone could not help sighing. Having a good Martial Soul really was comfortable!

Every hour, they received a sausage as supplies. And so, by evening, they arrived at that legendary internet-famous town.

This town was also a popular check-in spot for many online influencers, because it was here that Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy had officially become enemies.

Zhao Wuji pointed at the internet-famous hotel ahead and said, "We'll stay here. Rest for the night, then set out tomorrow morning. You'll pay for your own lodging and meals."

After booking their rooms, they found a table and sat down. Before the food was served, the hotel's front doors were violently kicked open with a loud bang.

Zhang Tianyu whipped his head around. Canghui Academy was here!

Three burly men dressed like hunters walked in, found a table, and sat down. "Waiter! Bring us a barrel of ale first!"

Uh... Zhang Tianyu painfully withdrew his gaze. It wasn't Canghui Academy?

A few seconds later, the hotel doors were violently kicked open again with another loud bang.

Zhang Tianyu snapped his head around. Canghui Academy!

A burly man who looked like a thug shouted, "The goods are here! Boss needs a few people to help unload them!"

"Got it, coming right away!"

Not Canghui Academy again! Zhang Tianyu withdrew his gaze with a pained expression.

Not long after, bang! The hotel doors were kicked open again.

Zhang Tianyu whipped his head around. Canghui Academy!

Several middle-aged men walked in. "Boss, two rooms, and send some food up to our rooms too!"

Before the owner could speak—

Bang!

Zhang Tianyu slammed his palm onto the table and stood up.

"What the hell is wrong with every one of you? Does that door have a grudge against you? Why kick it when you've got nothing better to do? Making such a huge racket makes you look capable or something?"

Everyone in the hotel was stunned, as were the Shrek group.

The newly arrived middle-aged men, the thug-like men from earlier, and the hunters who had entered first all glared at Zhang Tianyu with hostile expressions.

"Oh? Kid, you think you're pretty impressive, huh? Your feathers haven't even grown in yet, and you dare lecture adults?"

"Where did this brat come from? You've got no sense of manners at all."

"You're acting so—"

Bang!

Three Soul Rings burst forth from his body!

Huangquan appeared!

Chill filled the room!

Ghostly wails and howling yin winds exploded beside everyone's ears!

The middle-aged man, the thugs, and the hunters all did an immediate one-eighty!

"Uh... so you're... Lord Soul Master!"

"Sorry! Sorry!"

"Our deepest apologies, Soul Elder!"

"We'll leave right away! Right away!"

The three groups fled in a panic, scrambling away as if their lives depended on it.

"What a bunch of uncivilized bastards!" Zhang Tianyu straightened his collar and sat back down indignantly.

Only then did he realize that the Shrek Seven Devils were all looking at him with astonished expressions.

He touched his face. No dirt.

"Uh, what is it? Why are you all staring at me?"

"Wow, Tianyu, you looked so cool just now!" Ma Hongjun said.

Zhang Tianyu rolled his eyes.

If any one of the three girls had said that, I'd have been thrilled.

But coming from you, Ma Hongjun, it just makes my ass hurt.

"I never expected you to have such a fiery side, Tianyu." Dai Mubai laughed.

"You gave me a real scare at first!" Oscar said exaggeratedly.

"Tianyu has always had a good temper, but only toward his own people," Tang San said gently.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu smiled. "Back when we were at Nuoding Academy, A San was doing odd jobs at the blacksmith shop. Once, someone deliberately picked a fight with A San, and Tianyu rushed over and beat that guy up."

Tang San nodded vigorously.

Back then, Zhang Tianyu's words—"If you dare mess with my brother, then even if you're the Heavenly King himself, I'll beat the hell out of you!"—had moved Tang San beyond words.

And then Tang San understood why so many girls liked Zhang Tianyu.

If I were a girl, I'd definitely like Zhang Tianyu too! Tang San thought.

To have a brother so loyal and righteous in one's lifetime was simply a lifetime of happiness!

Zhang Tianyu waved his hand. "Actually, I'm not usually this short-tempered with outsiders. It's just that when I run into uncivilized trash like this, I can't help wanting to beat the shit out of them. Damn it, just because they've got feet, they think they can kick down doors?"

"Well done," Dai Mubai said. "The Dean said before that those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocrities. What you did fits perfectly with the Dean's philosophy."

"Then how about we go back and provoke the Dean?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

"Damn!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

Just then—

"Notice: Mission received [Though the Divine Turtle Lives Long, Its End Will Still Come]. Mission objective: Defeat the students of Canghui Academy, then defeat Mystic Turtle Ye Zhi Qiu. Mission reward: Soul Power increased by 2 levels, Reward Points +5. If Zhao Wuji defeats Ye Zhi Qiu, the mission will fail. Failure penalty: All Gold Soul Coins will be confiscated."

All Gold Soul Coins confiscated?

Then what if I exchange all my Gold Soul Coins for silver coins? What the hell would you confiscate then?

"Notice: The host is quite the clever little devil. Failure penalty changed to: Become penniless."

Just as Zhang Tianyu was about to voice his opinion—BOOM!

The hotel's front doors were kicked open again!

Zhang Tianyu whipped his head around.

Good! No Four Happiness!

This time, it was finally the people from Canghui Academy who had entered!

Seeing this, everyone immediately looked at Zhang Tianyu.

Sure enough, Zhang Tianyu slammed the table again. "Are you fucking sick? Why the hell are you kicking doors? Do you have any manners? Did none of you have parents to teach you?"

The people from Canghui Academy: ???

They stood frozen in place, utterly dumbfounded by the scolding!

What the hell was going on? They had barely entered the hotel before someone started cursing them out right in their faces?

"Kid, you're asking to die?" the leading male student from Canghui Academy snapped back.

With a rustle, the Shrek group rose to their feet in perfect unison, their faces darkening as one.

Zhang Tianyu cracked his knuckles. To hell with formalities—let's fight!

In an instant, sword energy crisscrossed the long hall!

The clash of weapons rang out like a howling gale!

The lights in the room flickered wildly under the storm-like sword energy, alternating between bright and dim.

Silver-white sword qi flashed like lightning tearing through the sky, engulfing everyone from Canghui Academy in an instant!

Rip!

The sounds of cloth being torn apart mixed with the sounds of sharp blades slicing into flesh and shrill screams, ringing in everyone's ears!

"Withdraw the sword!" came a sharp shout.

The storm-like sword qi filling the room vanished without a trace in an instant.

Zhang Tianyu stood proudly in place, Huangquan floating silently behind him.

Everything seemed as though it had never happened.

If they had not seen the Canghui Academy students lying on the ground with their clothes in tatters and bodies covered in wounds—

If they had not heard their miserable cries with their own ears—

The others in the hotel might even have believed that everything just now had been an illusion.

What terrifying strength!

What terrifying sword qi!

He could unleash and withdraw it at will, and its power was immense.

An expert! This young man was absolutely a supreme expert!

The Shrek Academy group exchanged looks. Oscar and Ma Hongjun both swallowed hard.

Just how powerful had Zhang Tianyu become?!

They were clearly both Soul Elders.

So why wasn't Dai Mubai this strong?