Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Screw Over Tang San

Oscar was still dumbfounded. I remember being with Rongrong, so how did she turn into Zhu Zhuqing?

Getting no friendly response from Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai glared at Oscar through gritted teeth.

Sensing Dai Mubai's gaze, Oscar glanced back and spread his hands, indicating that he was a victim too.

Clutching a piece of clothing to her chest, Ning Rongrong ran off in tears.

"Sigh... What on earth is going on?" Yu Xiaogang was baffled. Hadn't they just come out of the Great Soul Arena? How had they ended up doing it in the square for no apparent reason?

"We must have been hit by a Soul Skill." Dai Mubai stood up and put on his coat. Everyone had already seen him anyway, so he didn't mind being a little more thick-skinned.

"What makes you say that?" Yu Xiaogang asked. That day, Tang San had been knocked off the arena stage, and Yu Xiaogang had gone to save him, so he knew nothing about the Soul Skill or what happened afterward.

Dai Mubai then told Yu Xiaogang everything that had happened that day after he left.

Tang San, however, wasn't listening to Dai Mubai's account. He was still brooding over what had happened between Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu. Ma Hongjun had touched his Xiao Wu, and a Xiao Wu who had grown more beautiful at that, so Tang San now wanted to kill him.

Chapter 64: Choosing an Academy

Although Tang San hadn't listened carefully to Dai Mubai's account, he had remembered the name of the Pink Rose Martial Soul. Thus, Gong Xi'er, who possessed it, was added to his must-kill list.

Tang San didn't know Gong Xi'er's name, but he could more or less guess that she was with Gong Yu. Judging by the combination of Soul Rings, only Gong Yu and his companions currently had such unusual combinations.

Tang San therefore even believed that Gong Yu might have planned what happened today.

If Gong Yu knew what Tang San was thinking, he would surely cry out that he had been wronged. He hadn't even stepped outside these past few days, having spent several days in a rented forging room. Although the idea of pranking the Shrek Seven Monsters had been his, he really hadn't told Gong Xue to do anything so exciting.

Over the next few days, everyone at Shitrek Academy regarded one another with mutual disgust. They neither trained nor visited the Soul Fighting Arena.

Tang San alone left early and returned late every day, going into the city to search everywhere for traces of Gong Yu and his companions. Unfortunately, after several days, he still found nothing.

After Gong Xue and the others had done their bad deed that day, they feared their identities would be recognized. To be safe, they had immediately moved elsewhere, even leaving the Rose Hotel to stay in a rented courtyard.

Tang San searched Suotuo City for several days without success, and so the matter was left unresolved.

On this day, Gong Yu finally finished forging a set of One-Word Battle Armor. He then gathered the girls and prepared to leave for Heaven Dou City.

Two days later, two carriages entered Heaven Dou City and stopped outside the gates of a courtyard residence.

After getting out of the carriages, the girls looked around. Apart from Na'er, it was their first time in Heaven Dou City, so everything there seemed novel to them.

Gong Yu stepped forward and said, "Let's go home first. Two years ago, I asked someone from the Blacksmith Association to help me buy a courtyard residence. It's just big enough for all of us, and we'll be settling in Heaven Dou City for the next few years."

They soon moved into the residence, and after each choosing a room, they settled in for the time being.

Early the next morning, Gong Yu went out with Na'er.

They were both exceptionally good-looking and drew plenty of attention, especially Na'er. Her flowing silver hair and unparalleled beauty captivated a great many people. Some stared at her as they walked, forgetting where they were going and walking straight into walls.

"Brother Yu, where are we going?" Na'er suddenly asked.

Gong Yu said, "I'm planning to buy an academy. The Rose Squad isn't affiliated with any academy at the moment, so we can't register for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

"Have you picked out an academy, Brother Yu?" Na'er asked.

"Yes, I have." Gong Yu pointed to an academy that had appeared straight ahead. "There it is, the Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy."

"Blue Tyrant? Why does that name sound so awkward?" Na'er pouted. Gong Yu had gotten her up early in the morning, and she still wasn't fully awake, so she was a little grumpy.

Gong Yu smiled faintly. "The Blue Tyrant Academy has that name because its dean is a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. That's why she chose it."

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?" Na'er's eyes lit up at the name. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was quite famous among dragons.

"Don't get excited. It's only the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, not the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon of the dragon race anymore," Gong Yu said.

"Oh." Hearing that it was only a Martial Soul, Na'er lost most of her interest. Then she asked, "Since the Blue Tyrant Academy is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, how are you going to buy it, Brother Yu?"

Knowing Na'er would ask, Gong Yu explained, "Although the dean is a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she's an illegitimate daughter. For various reasons, he doesn't want to return to the clan or acknowledge his identity, so the academy she founded has been suppressed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It's now in financial trouble."

Na'er immediately understood. "So now is just the time for you to make your move, right, Brother Yu?"

As she spoke, Na'er looked at Gong Yu with a smile. Sometimes he thought Gong Yu was a little crafty, fond of taking advantage of others by making his move whenever they were in trouble, and hitting the mark every time.

"You saw through me, but you didn't have to say it!" The corner of Gong Yu's mouth twitched. All right, I do like getting a little advantage. Besides, only a fool wouldn't take advantage of an opportunity, and it's just this one little preference of mine. What's wrong with getting a little advantage?

Na'er giggled beside him.

The two soon entered the Blue Tyrant Academy, where a teacher named Yin Shu received them. Although Liu Erlong was the dean, she usually left matters alone and entrusted most things to Yin Shu.

"Hello. Are you two here to enroll at our academy?" Teacher Yin Shu asked. But he immediately added, "Forgive me for speaking frankly, but you're both dressed in fine clothes and don't look like children of commoners. Our academy specifically recruits children of commoners, so..."

Before Yin Shu could finish, Gong Yu interrupted him. "We're not here to enroll. We heard your academy was having financial trouble, so we've come to offer money. I'm willing to pay two million Gold Soul Coins to buy your academy. May I ask if you have the authority to make that decision, Teacher Yin?"

"Well..." Yin Shu thought two million was far more than the academy was worth, but he refused. "Our dean said she would only accept an investment for shares. She doesn't intend to sell the academy."

Gong Yu frowned slightly, but his expression quickly smoothed out. Buying shares would be fine too. All he wanted was eligibility to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. "Shares will do. What's the largest stake you're willing to offer?"

"Fifty percent!" Teacher Yin Shu held up five fingers.

But Gong Yu shook his head. "No, fifty percent is too little. I want eighty-five percent."

"Well..." Yin Shu was immediately put in a difficult position. If he were the dean, he would have sold the academy outright for two million. There really wasn't much point in keeping an academy open when its expenses exceeded its income.

But he truly couldn't make that decision, so he said, "This is beyond my authority. I'll take you to see our dean, and you can speak with her yourselves."

"All right." Gong Yu nodded.

Yin Shu stood and led Gong Yu and Na'er straight to Liu Erlong's cottage.

Walking ahead of them, Yin Shu led them out of the pointed-roof building and along a nearby path toward the rear of the academy. Before long, they entered the forest on the outskirts of the main campus.

After they continued for several hundred meters, the trees began to thin. A sign hung from an especially thick tree, bearing the words: "Restricted academy grounds. No entry without invitation."

Beyond the great tree, the scenery suddenly changed.

There was a small lake, no more than fifty meters across. A stream about three meters wide quietly fed water into it from the other side of the forest before flowing back out, keeping the water moving in what was really more of a pond.

Beside the pond stood a simple cottage made of wooden planks and thatch, blending perfectly into its surroundings.

Yin Shu led Gong Yu and Na'er to the cottage and stopped in front of it.

Chapter 65: Liu Erlong

Having brought Gong Yu and Na'er to the thatched cottage, Teacher Yin Shu went to knock on the door.

A fence surrounded the cottage, and all manner of flowers bloomed within it, competing in a riot of beautiful colors. They were a delight to look at, and Na'er was in such a good mood that she casually picked one.

Gong Yu had wanted to stop her, but he was already too late. Those flowers had been planted by the female tyrannosaur Liu Erlong, and now that Na'er had picked one, he could already imagine the furious scene when she came out.

Sure enough, when Yin Shu appeared with Liu Erlong, the woman flew into a rage on the spot.

"Damn it, who are you? How dare you pick my flowers? Looks like you're tired of living!" Liu Erlong didn't ask why. Her fiery temper flared, and she swung a punch at them.

"Damn, no choice. I'll have to beat the hell out of her." Without another word, Gong Yu immediately manifested his full set of One-Word Battle Armor. Its boost sent his strength soaring to the Soul Emperor level, and he also drew on some of the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power.

Moving at top speed, he flashed in front of Na'er and met Liu Erlong's punch with his own.

Boom...

Their fists collided, and force burst outward, shaking apart the surrounding fence. The flowers were scattered into a mess, utterly ruined.

Liu Erlong was forced back several steps before she stopped, but Gong Yu remained standing steadily where he was.

Although Gong Yu was only a Soul Ancestor, after his Martial Soul absorbed its fourth ring, his fourth Golden Dragon King Blood Essence Soul Ring had also opened. His strength was now immense, nearly one hundred thousand jin.

Gong Yu had only drawn on a little of the Golden Dragon King's Bloodline Power just now, so he hadn't used much strength. If he had truly struck with nearly one hundred thousand jin of force, Liu Erlong would probably have been crippled.

By Douluo I's units of strength, Gong Yu's power was now roughly equivalent to 0.95 Bo Saixis, since even straining with all her might, Bo Saixi could only lift the Sea God Trident, which weighed one hundred and eight thousand jin!

In a contest of strength alone, Gong Yu could actually have defeated Liu Erlong completely without the boost from his Battle Armor. But he didn't want to expose too much of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline's presence, so he used the armor as cover.

This guy is really strong, Liu Erlong thought after steadying herself and shaking out her hand, which had gone somewhat numb from the impact. And I sensed a presence just now that seemed to exert tremendous pressure on me. Could his Martial Soul also be a dragon, and of even higher quality than my Fire Dragon?

At that moment, Yin Shu hurried forward. He hadn't had time to introduce them before Liu Erlong had already thrown a punch and started fighting. He hadn't even been able to stop her.

"Dean, that temper of yours makes you far too impulsive. I hadn't even had time to introduce them before you started fighting our guests," Yin Shu said, looking speechless.

"You say they're the guests? Are you sure they aren't students?" Liu Erlong was a little surprised. She had assumed the guests Yin Shu mentioned would at least be middle-aged, but they turned out to be two fairly tall children who still looked somewhat young.

Even so, Gong Yu's strength just now had barely earned Liu Erlong's approval.

Yin Shu then introduced the two sides, and they became acquainted.

Liu Erlong led Gong Yu, Na'er, and Yin Shu into the thatched cottage and made them tea before getting down to business.

"Young... little brother, are you sure you want to invest in our academy?" Liu Erlong spoke first. She had originally intended to call Gong Yu "little friend," but that didn't seem quite right, so she changed it to "little brother."

Gong Yu felt as though she had gotten the better of him, but he didn't care. It was only a temporary form of address anyway.

Gong Yu said, "To be precise, I want to buy the academy. Naturally, it would be best if you agreed to sell, Dean Erlong. But if that's truly impossible, I'm also willing to work together by buying shares. However, Teacher Yin Shu said you'd only offer fifty percent, and that's a little too low."

But Liu Erlong said, "Selling it is out of the question. This academy is my life's work, and I have principles of my own. So, sorry, but I'll only accept an investment for shares."

"Investing is fine." Gong Yu didn't mind. His purpose was merely to qualify for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and, while he was at it, prevent the future Shitrek Academy from existing.

With the abilities of Flender and the others, Shitrek Academy could never have continued if they hadn't gotten the Blue Tyrant Academy for nothing and renamed it.

Gong Yu added, "But if I'm buying shares, fifty percent is too little. You'll have to increase it."

Liu Erlong asked, "How much do you want?"

"Eighty-five percent," Gong Yu said.

"Eighty-five percent won't do." Liu Erlong shook her head. "Actually, even fifty percent feels like too much to me."

Liu Erlong was telling the truth. If an investor and the dean each held half the academy's shares, it would be like having two people in charge. Whom would everyone listen to afterward?

But Liu Erlong didn't want to manage things, which was why she was willing to give up fifty percent and let the investor make the usual decisions. That didn't mean she wanted the investor to do whatever they pleased, so she intended to keep fifty percent as a check.

Gong Yu said, "I know you're worried that if I hold too many shares and gain the authority to make decisions, I'll be like many other academies and refuse to admit students from poor families. But you can rest assured about that. I can swear on my Martial Soul that I'll never turn away poor students."

Liu Erlong frowned, wanting to say something but unable to find the words for the moment. After all, he dared to swear on his Martial Soul, so her own worries were clearly unnecessary.

Seeing Liu Erlong hesitate to speak, Gong Yu decided to bring out a trump card.

He said, "I can give you a piece of information about Yu Xiaogang in exchange. How about selling me the academy outright, Dean Erlong? If you really can't, I can accept eighty-five percent of the shares."

"How do you know I have a connection to Xiaogang? Do you know where he is?" The moment she heard Yu Xiaogang's name, Liu Erlong lost her composure.

"Heh..." Gong Yu smiled faintly. "When you approach someone to do business, you ought to investigate their background, shouldn't you? And since I investigated, naturally I'd dig up a few secrets too. Otherwise, wouldn't it make me look incompetent?"

But Liu Erlong stuck to her position. "Selling the academy is impossible, but I can agree to give you sixty percent of the shares. In return, you have to tell me about Xiaogang."

"Sixty percent is still too little." Gong Yu shook his head. "How about this? Sell me seventy percent, and I'll tell you about Yu Xiaogang. But you'll also have to agree to two conditions."

Liu Erlong could just about accept giving up seventy percent, as long as the academy didn't refuse to admit poor students.

As for the two conditions, she would have to hear them before deciding whether to agree. So she asked, "What two conditions?"

Chapter 66: Academy of the Gods

Gong Yu said, "The two conditions aren't difficult. First, the academy's name has to change. I don't like the name 'Blue Tyrant.' Second, there are about two or three years left until the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and I'll have the final say over the contestants for that tournament."

Liu Erlong breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought they would be some special conditions, but that was all. "Since I've agreed to sell you seventy percent of the shares, you'll naturally have the final say in the academy's affairs. Whether it's changing the name or choosing contestants, I won't interfere."

Liu Erlong paused, then continued, "I'll also step down as dean afterward, so you'll have to find someone to take the position. Since you'll hold the majority of the shares, I can't keep occupying the dean's seat. Besides, I don't want to manage things anyway."

Gong Yu listened thoughtfully. Then an idea flashed through his mind, and he said, "Finding a dean is easy."

He called out to the air, "Sister Bi Ji, could you show yourself?"

The air rippled, and a beautiful woman in a green dress appeared.

This is... a Titled Douluo. Liu Erlong was startled. She hadn't expected Gong Yu's background to be so powerful that he had someone of Titled Douluo rank protecting him.

But Liu Erlong had no way of knowing that protecting Gong Yu was only incidental for Bi Ji. The one she truly had to protect was Na'er.

"Sister Bi Ji, why don't you become the dean of our Academy of the Gods from now on?" Gong Yu smiled slightly. "I just thought of the name. From now on, the Blue Tyrant Academy will be renamed the Academy of the Gods."

"All right," Bi Ji replied, then added, "But I'll only lend my name. Have someone else handle the management."

Liu Erlong and Yin Shu understood perfectly. For a Titled Douluo to lend her name to the academy was already quite something. Surely the academy couldn't really ask a Titled Douluo to manage its affairs? That would make Titled Douluos far too cheap.

Liu Erlong then said, "All right. Teacher Yin Shu, go gather all the teachers and students for an emergency assembly. Also, send someone to request an official notary. We'll complete the formalities in front of all the teachers and students."

"All right, I'll see to it now." Yin Shu nodded, then turned and left.

Liu Erlong looked at Gong Yu. "Now you can tell me about Xiaogang, can't you?"

"Of course. I promised you, after all." Gong Yu nodded. "Yu Xiaogang is in Suotuo City right now. Flender opened an academy there called Shitrek, and Yu Xiaogang teaches at Shitrek Academy!"

At that, the corner of Gong Yu's mouth twitched, and he joked, "Why don't you transfer the remaining thirty percent of the shares to me, Dean Erlong? You can go teach at Shitrek Academy and reunite the Golden Iron Triangle of years past."