Douluo Dalu: I Can Become Stronger by Pitfalling Yu Xiaogang

"Mm." Xiao Wu nodded obediently and wrapped her arms around Zhang Tianyu's arm. "This time, you stand in front, and I'll stand behind you."

Zhang Tianyu froze, then quickly asked the system in his mind, "Xiao Wu's still female, right?"

That question left even the system bewildered. "Host, why are you asking whether Xiao Wu is still female? What are you worried about?"

"Then why does she want to stand behind me?"

System: ...

"Host, do you have some kind of psychological trauma about gay stuff? You actually think Xiao Wu wants to stand behind you so she can do you?"

"Ha." Zhang Tianyu sighed. "That's the trouble with being too handsome. You've never experienced it, so don't make sarcastic remarks."

System: ...I see. Understood.

The Flying Sword rose into the air. Xiao Wu stood behind Zhang Tianyu, tightly hugging his waist.

Only then did Zhang Tianyu finally let out a long breath of relief.

A little later, the two reunited with Zhao Wuji and the others.

Seeing that both of them were unharmed, Zhao Wuji and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. The weight hanging over their hearts was finally lifted.

At this point, they were at the edge of the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, already close to the central region. As a result, there were more thousand-year soul beasts around.

Before long, the group found an Earth Cave Demon Spider suitable for Tang San and successfully helped him obtain his third Soul Ring.

Just as Zhang Tianyu had expected, Tang San's Third Soul Skill was still [Spider Web Restraint], except the Soul Bone was gone.

"So Fate has still changed somewhat," Zhang Tianyu thought.

The system said something rather cryptic: "After all, we are not insignificant nobodies."

Zhang Tianyu fell silent in thought.

Ten in the morning.

After barely getting any rest throughout the night, the exhausted group finally dragged themselves out of the Star Dou Great Forest and arrived at the same small town as before.

"Eat well and get some proper rest. We'll set out for the academy early tomorrow morning," Zhao Wuji said.

"Yes, Teacher Zhao," everyone replied weakly.

In truth, this trip had not exhausted them physically. It was mainly mental fatigue.

After all, they had just faced the Titan Giant Ape head-on!

Even now, recalling that overwhelmingly terrifying pressure made their hearts race wildly.

It was the despairing feeling of facing Death itself!

Only Zhang Tianyu felt no psychological pressure at all. Not only did he not feel tired in the slightest, he even wanted to skip resting and return to the academy immediately.

The reason was simple: Yu Xiaogang had arrived!

On the day they reached the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Xiaogang had also arrived at Shrek Academy. Fate had arranged things that coincidentally.

It had to be said that the Live Map truly was an insanely powerful Divine Artifact.

Although Zhang Tianyu was currently in the Star Dou Great Forest, he could adjust the map to Suotuo City to view and lock onto the people there.

He could also switch the map back to Nuoding City and view the people there.

In other words, whichever city he wanted to view, or whichever city or region he wanted to search for someone in, had nothing to do with Zhang Tianyu's current location.

However, he could not view places like Star Luo City, Heaven Dou City, or Spirit City.

Because he had never been there.

Places he had never visited were covered in fog on the map. As long as he went there and looked around once, they would be unlocked.

It was through the Live Map that Zhang Tianyu had confirmed, while still in the Star Dou Great Forest, that Yu Xiaogang had already arrived at Shrek Academy.

The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, everyone was refreshed and set off for the academy beneath the rising sun.

By evening, the group had returned to the academy gates. Looking at the familiar broken gate, they finally relaxed.

This trip had been fucking thrilling!

"Go back and rest. Assemble on the training field early tomorrow morning!" With that, Zhao Wuji headed straight for Flender's Dean's Office.

He had to properly report everything that had happened on this trip.

Oscar and Tang San obtaining their third Soul Rings were minor matters.

The truly important thing was—

Zhang Tianyu was not a Soul Elder! He was fucking Soul Ancestor!

A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor!

And all four of that kid's Soul Rings were fucking ten-thousand-year ones!

He had been disguising himself all along!

Zhao Wuji felt that the few young girls at the academy were now starting to blindly worship Zhang Tianyu.

But he understood it too. Such a legendary young man—good-looking and sweet-talking. If he were a woman, he would definitely like him too!

"You're back?" Seeing Zhao Wuji return, Flender stood up and said, "You've worked hard."

"You bet!" Zhao Wuji had sprinted all the way back without even having time for a sip of water. Spotting a cup of tea on the headmaster's desk, he picked it up and gulped it down. "That trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was exhausting! Do you know what we ran into? We ran into the Titan Giant Ape! And it was at least sixty thousand years old!"

"What?!" Flender abruptly rose to his feet, his face full of shock. "You went into the inner region?"

"The hell we did! It wasn't like I was hunting a Soul Ring for myself. We ran into that thing in the outer region!"

"How could that be..." Flender looked as though he had been struck by lightning, nearly unable to stay on his feet!

"But it was because we ran into that big guy that we uncovered a shocking secret." Zhao Wuji smiled. "Boss, guess what it is."

"I don't have time to guess. Spit it out!" Flender said anxiously.

Zhao Wuji wiped the smile from his face, leaned closer to Flender, and lowered his voice. "Do you know Zhang Tianyu's true strength?"

Flender froze!

"What do you mean? The kid is twelve years old with Soul Power Level 38. That isn't his true strength?"

With a smug look that said, Bet you didn't know that, Zhao Wuji lowered his voice even further. "That kid isn't a Soul Elder! He's a fucking Soul Ancestor! I asked him—he's a level 42 Soul Ancestor!"

"What?!" Flender was struck dumb again and dropped into his chair, his face a mixture of blankness, shock, and excitement. "A Soul Ancestor! How is that possible? A Soul Ancestor that young?!"

"That's enough to scare you?" Zhao Wuji grew even smugger. "And that's not all. The kid has another secret!"

"Do you believe I'll beat you up? Finish what you're saying!" Flender really wanted to hit someone.

"All four of that kid's Soul Rings are black Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings!"

Flender:!!!

"H-How is that possible?!"

"I was completely dumbfounded when I saw it too!"

"This absolutely cannot get out. No one else can know!"

"Don't worry. Everyone knows the stakes. Only our own people know, and they won't go around blabbing."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by Yu Xiaogang's voice from outside. "Flender, are they all back?"

"Notice: Mission received [The Green Hills Remain, the Flowing Waters Endure]. Mission objective: Set Yu Xiaogang up once and make him embarrass himself in front of everyone. Any method is permitted. The more onlookers there are, the greater the reward... Base mission reward: Soul Power Level +1, Reward Points +1. Failure penalty: None."

Zhang Tianyu broke into a delighted smile!

Yu Xiaogang, we were finally going to meet again.

I really missed you—one day apart felt like three autumns!

After so long, my favorite Pit You segment was finally here!

Early the next morning, Zhang Tianyu got up bright and early, full of energy.

Before going to bed the night before, he had already finalized his plan to set Yu Xiaogang up and rehearsed it several times in his mind.

Then, feeling that it still was not enough, he quietly went to the Cafeteria in the dead of night to run through it once more. Only after confirming that everything was foolproof did he return to sleep, satisfied.

Yu Xiaogang, see how much thought I was putting into this for you.

Back then, I had never put in this much effort even to chase girls!

Why weren't you hurrying up and saying, "I'm so touched, thank you, Brother Tianyu"?

The moment he stepped outside, he saw Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong walking toward him. At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing approached from another direction.

If the three girls had once regarded Zhang Tianyu as something like a god, then now, they truly treated him as one.

A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor, with all four Soul Rings being Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings...

Other than a god, who could possibly achieve something like that?

Whether there would be anyone like him in the future was hard to say, but there had definitely never been anyone like him before.

Even without Zhao Wuji's warning, they all understood the implications of this matter, so naturally, they would not spread it around.

"Tianyu, you're up so early today. How did you rest last night?" Xiao Wu walked over and naturally looped her arm through his.

"Not bad. I fell asleep the moment my head hit the pillow and slept straight through till morning." As he spoke, Zhang Tianyu glanced at Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing's little face reddened.

When they returned to the academy yesterday, she had seen the look Zhang Tianyu gave her. She understood that he probably meant they would not be going up to the rooftop that night, but she still could not stop thinking about it and went up anyway. Sure enough, Zhang Tianyu was not there, so she returned to her dormitory to sleep.

"I never expected you to be a Soul Ancestor. That's incredible!" Ning Rongrong's little face was flushed with excitement. "I've never even heard of a twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor in history!"

"That's right. It really is incredible," Zhu Zhuqing said.

Xiao Wu merely held Zhang Tianyu's arm and smiled sweetly without speaking.

She did not mind that Zhang Tianyu had not told her he was already a Soul Ancestor. She knew how astonishing and world-shaking it was.

She hadn't told Zhang Tianyu that she was a Soul Beast either.

She understood that not telling someone certain things did not mean she didn't trust them; it was simply because she wanted to spare them some trouble.

After all, in many cases, the more you knew, the more dangerous it was!

"Maybe it's because of a Mutated Martial Soul. Once a Martial Soul mutates, it becomes extremely unusual," Zhang Tianyu said. "Take A San's teacher, Master, for example. He also has a Mutated Martial Soul. When his Beast Spirit appears, it doesn't possess him—it manifests on its own and exists independently, like a Soul Beast. That's very unusual too."

"A Beast Spirit that can appear independently? That really is unusual." Zhu Zhuqing also had a Beast Spirit, and she was immediately surprised upon hearing that a Martial Soul could exist independently.

"Mutated Martial Souls really come in all kinds!" Ning Rongrong said.

As the young mistress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had seen and heard of many Mutated Martial Souls from an early age. But one as powerful as Zhang Tianyu's was truly one of a kind.

But then again, wasn't every Mutated Martial Soul one of a kind?

Before Yu Xiaogang, no one had ever heard of a Beast Spirit that could manifest independently.

Soon, everyone arrived at the Cafeteria. By chance, they saw Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun entering as well. Just as Zhang Tianyu was about to greet them, he heard Oscar and Tang San calling out from behind him.

Turning to look at the two of them, Zhang Tianyu broke into a bright smile.

First of all, all the students were here. Great!

The more people, the better!

The more people who saw Yu Xiaogang make a fool of himself, the more generous the reward would be!

As they entered the Cafeteria, everyone immediately caught the tempting aroma of food!

"Ah! Smells amazing!" Ma Hongjun said excitedly.

Looking toward the serving counter, they saw that it was already piled with all sorts of delicacies—chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, eggs—everything was there, making for a lavish spread!

"Wow!" Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu's eyes both lit up.