Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 702 Red, Horned, Triple Speed!
Seeing that they had run into each other, Long Bing simply stopped and began to introduce them to Xu Xiaoyan.

"Xiaoyan, they will be your future classmates. If you want to stay in Class Zero, you need to get approval from me and Teacher Wu, as well as from them."

"Class Zero is a group, and they will be your future companions."

Looking at the other people on the playground, who were all second-ring Great Soul Masters except for Wu Changkong, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but recall that she was only a first-ring Soul Master, and lowered her head with a sense of inferiority.

Long Bing keenly sensed Xu Xiaoyan's emotions and comforted her, "I've seen your information. You didn't actually want to be a Soul Master before, right?"

"It's just that your martial soul has undergone a benign mutation, which is why your family is forcing you to become a soul master."

Xu Xiaoyan blinked, surprised that Long Bing knew her so well. She had always thought that Long Bing, like Wu Changkong, did not actually welcome her arrival.

As if she had guessed Xu Xiaoyan's thoughts, Long Bing said gently, "We don't actually not welcome you, but as I just said, Class Zero is a team."

“We are responsible not only for you, but also for the entire Class Zero. As long as you can adapt to and accept this place, we will naturally welcome you.”

When Wu Changkong saw Long Bing arrive with Xu Xiaoyan, he forced back Tang Wulin and the others' attacks with a single move and then announced the end of the competition.

"Teacher Wu, what's wrong today? It shouldn't be time for get out of class to end yet, right?" Tang Wulin asked.

Wu Changkong said, "You will soon have a new classmate. Let's get to know her first."

"The semester is almost over, right? Are there any new classmates?" Xie Xie asked curiously.

Wu Changkong didn't answer Xie Xie's question, but instead beckoned to Long Bing and Xu Xiaoyan, signaling them to come over.

"Please introduce yourselves," Wu Changkong said to Xu Xiaoyan after the two of them came over.

"Is that the guy with the ice staff's sister?" Xie Xie exclaimed after seeing Xu Xiaoyan's appearance.

The students in Class Zero of Donghai Academy receive excellent treatment. Every so often, the academy organizes them to go to the Ascension Platform of the Donghai Spirit Transmission Tower for training.

Since the appearance of the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, the Spirit Transmission Tower has shifted its focus to the Ten Thousand Beast Platform, and the price of tickets for the Spirit Ascension Platform has also been reduced.

Perhaps it was a special fate, but during a journey to the Spirit Ascension Platform, Tang Wulin and his companions met Xu Xiaoyan and her brother.

However, unlike the other timeline, this time it was Tang Wulin who sent them out using the Golden Clear Sky Hammer.

It was also within the Spirit Ascension Platform that Tang Wulin and his companions gradually formed a small team, but Jia Lin was not part of their team.

It's not that they don't get along, but Jia Lin's cultivation level is too high. The Spirit Transmission Tower's primary Spirit Ascension Platform only accepts Soul Masters below the fourth ring.

Although Jia Lin has an impressive background, Qian Gu Huang Yu did not give her any special treatment.

Therefore, whenever there was a trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform, Tang Wulin would lead the team to the primary Spirit Ascension Platform, while Jia Lin would go to the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform by herself.

However, because Jia Lin herself is very strong, most of the soul beasts at the intermediate-level Spirit Ascension Platform can't do anything to her.

Although Jialin always had a lot of fun at the Spirit Ascension Platform, Donghai Academy suffered a lot, as the ticket price for the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform was completely different from that for the beginner Spirit Ascension Platform.

However, Yu Zheng was too embarrassed to ask Qian Gu Huang Yu for subsidies, so he could only swallow his anger and keep quiet.

"Shh!" Tang Wulin gestured for Xie Xie to be quiet and said, "Let's see what Teacher Wu has to say first."

After serving as captain for a while, Tang Wulin exuded an air of authority, and Xie Xie immediately fell silent.

Xu Xiaoyan turned to face Tang Wulin and the others, regaining her poised and confident demeanor. She appeared quite shy in front of Wu Changkong. "Hello everyone, my name is Xu Xiaoyan, and I'm ten years old. My martial soul is the Star Wheel Ice Staff. I have level seventeen soul power."

Wu Changkong nodded. "For the next month, you need to prove your abilities and that you're a good fit for Class Zero. After one month, you'll decide whether to stay or leave."

"Yes," Xu Xiaoyan replied obediently.

Then Wu Changkong looked at Tang Wulin and the others and said, "Battles between Soul Masters are the easiest way to understand each other. I'll give you half an hour to prepare."

"Xu Xiaoyan, you can choose anyone on the entire playground to spar with later. No one else is allowed to refuse."

Xu Xiaoyan nodded with some difficulty. She had just clearly seen that everyone else was a second-ring Great Soul Master.

One ring strikes the second, the advantage... the advantage lies with the enemy!
Because of her slight disadvantage in cultivation level, Xu Xiaoyan gave up on finding her state through meditation and went directly to Tang Wulin and the others.

After all, she hadn't been in battle and hadn't expended any soul power. If she tried to get close to them now, she could not only prevent them from recovering their soul power, but she might also find out about their abilities, which would be a huge gain.

Pretty girls are always very approachable, especially since Tang Wulin and his friends are young and full of energy, even though Xu Xiaoyan's cultivation level is lower than theirs.

But no one was so oblivious as to bring this up; instead, they started introducing themselves to each other.

However, an unexpected incident occurred when it came to Xie Xie.

"Hello, my name is Xie Xie."

"Thank you?" Xu Xiaoyan was taken aback.

Xie Xie said with a look of annoyance, "The second 'Xie' is the 'Xie' in 'encounter.' That's my name."

"Pfft." Xu Xiaoyan covered her mouth and chuckled. "Your name is really interesting. Please take care of me in the future."

Xie Xie asked with some curiosity, "How did you get into our class? The semester is almost over, right?"

Xu Xiaoyan said matter-of-factly, "She got in through the back door, what else can you do?"

Xie Xie was taken aback. "Would a dance teacher allow someone to get in through connections? I don't believe it."

Xu Xiaoyan smiled sweetly, "Fine, don't believe me then. Anyway, since I'm so weak I can't beat you guys, could you give me some information so my first battle won't be too embarrassing?"

"That's not a good idea. Teacher Wu definitely wants to see your true strength," Tang Wulin said.

Xie Xie slapped Tang Wulin on the shoulder in exasperation and said, "Hey, Lao Da, you're just too serious, that's why you can't win over your senior."

"This is the perfect time to show our gentlemanly manners, and as future classmates, shouldn't we help each other out?"

After speaking, Xie Xie told Xu Xiaoyan about his own, Tang Wulin's, and the other three Great Soul Masters' Martial Souls and their characteristics.

Although Xie Xie generously told Xu Xiaoyan about their martial souls and combat characteristics, he still held back and did not tell Xu Xiaoyan about their soul skills.

Although Xu Xiaoyan is a transfer student, it's not certain that she can stay. Moreover, a soul skill is a soul master's biggest secret, and even if they have a good relationship, they cannot casually tell others about their soul skills without permission.

Even so, it was enough to surprise Xu Xiaoyan. [Two dual-body martial souls, and the remaining three martial souls are far beyond what I could achieve during the day. This is bad.]

Normally, a new class will have its small groups formed within a month, making it difficult for newcomers to join. Class Zero is no exception. Currently, the three Great Soul Masters from the original Class One form one small group, while Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, and Jia Lin form another.

It is difficult for newcomers to integrate into established groups, and Xu Xiaoyan's original plan was to establish her position through her first battle.

Even if you don't win, you must showcase your unique qualities and get noticed by your classmates and teachers.

But the current situation makes her feel immense pressure…

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and Wu Changkong didn't say much about Xu Xiaoyan's decision to abandon adjusting her state in order to extract information.

"Alright, choose your opponent." Wu Changkong looked at Xu Xiaoyan and said coldly.

"Hmm—" Xu Xiaoyan was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Then I choose her!"

Following the direction Xu Xiaoyan pointed, Tang Wulin and the others widened their eyes instantly. Xu Xiaoyan had chosen to challenge Jia Lin!
"I'm CaO (calcium oxide)!" Xie Xie couldn't help but swear. He had originally thought that Xu Xiaoyan would choose him.

Tang Wulin slapped his forehead, covering his eyes as if he couldn't bear to look. "Xie Xie, did you tell her about her senior sister?"

"No, who would have thought she would choose Jialin right away?" Xie Xie said helplessly.

Seeing that Xu Xiaoyan was about to challenge Jialin right away, even Wu Changkong's lips twitched.

Xu Xiaoyan thought they were surprised by her intelligence, so she crossed her arms and looked smug, saying, "Teacher Wu, you just said that I can choose anyone to challenge on the playground, right?"

"In that case, I'll choose her!"

In Xu Xiaoyan's opinion, Jialin had been sitting alone to the side and did not react at all when she came over, so she must not be from Class Zero.

I'm a genius, after all. I should be able to beat someone who isn't in Class Zero, right?
"Are you...are you sure?" Long Bing felt that Xu Xiaoyan could still be saved.

“Absolutely certain.” Xu Xiaoyan nodded slowly.

"It's over. Let's have a grand funeral." Long Bing said helplessly.

Just then, Jialin walked over and began the usual pre-match introduction: "Hello, my name is Jialin."

"So you're Jialin..." Xu Xiaoyan said to herself.

"Wait—how come you're Jialin?" Xu Xiaoyan's eyes widened instantly, looking incredulous.

"I'm Jialin, is there a problem?" Jialin first pointed to herself, then tilted her head curiously.

What should I do if I challenge the school bully on my first day of school? Urgent!

Xu Xiaoyan didn't even know how to describe her feelings; she only felt that her future was bleak.

Of course she knew Jialin, and even the fact that her parents asked someone to help her join Class Zero so early was related to Jialin.

When the Xu family of Donghai learned that Donghai Academy had invested a huge amount of resources to establish Class Zero and that Jialin had also joined, they began to pull strings to try to get their most outstanding junior into the academy.

Although Yu Zheng and Long Hengxu were known to be tight-lipped, secrets eventually come out, and other high-ranking officials in Donghai City knew more or less that Jialin had a relationship with the bigwigs of the Spirit Pagoda.

Especially after the Pearl Case, it was as if the brand name told everyone that Su Youli was able to connect with the Qian Gu family.

For these small families entrenched in the East China Sea, they don't even need the attention of the Qian Gu family. A little something from the Qian Gu family is enough for them to live on for a lifetime.

Therefore, Xu Xiaoyan had actually inquired about Jialin's whereabouts before, but she never expected to meet her in this way.

"You—aren't you from Class Zero? Why didn't you practice with Teacher Wu just now?" Xu Xiaoyan asked in a panic.

She thought she had picked a weakling who wasn't in the top tier, but she never expected to end up with a powerful backer.

"You mean this?" Jia Lin chuckled and said, "Because I'm—very strong!"

In fact, because Jia Lin was too strong, every time they sparred, it was either her fighting Tang Wulin and the others one-on-one, or her fighting Wu Changkong or Long Bing alone.

Because the others are too weak, if they team up, they wouldn't be teammates; they would be Jia Lin and her useless men.

Perhaps due to the characteristics of the dragon race, Jialin was actually an arrogant dragon. She had known about Xu Xiaoyan's arrival for a long time, but she didn't want to get involved at all.

Jialin chose to ignore someone who wasn't very strong and might not even be a teammate.

Although she wouldn't do something as tasteless as deliberately bullying others, she chose to simply ignore it.

Without waiting for Wu Changkong to give the order, Jia Lin had already entered the Martial Soul Possession state, and crimson dragon horns emerged from Jia Lin's forehead.

A pair of fiery red dragon wings appeared behind Jialin, accompanied by flames powerful enough to scorch the heavens, and a powerful pressure burst forth from Jialin's body.

Dragon power.

As one of the most powerful races, the Dragon Clan's mere presence is enough to suppress many Soul Masters.

“Red, horns, triple speed.” Xu Xiaoyan stared blankly at Jialin, who had entered battle mode, and said.

"Red Three" is a general term used by outsiders to describe Jia Lin's characteristics: long red hair, dragon horns on her forehead, and once she enters a sprint state, her speed is three times that of a winged agility-type soul master of the same level.

"Hey, can we reconcile?" Xu Xiaoyan looked at Wu Changkong and Long Bing with teary eyes. She felt that she might be at a slight disadvantage when facing Jia Lin.

"You must be joking now that things have come to this," Wu Changkong said irritably. He had originally thought that Xu Xiaoyan would choose one of the two-ring Great Soul Masters besides Tang Wulin.

After all, Tang Wulin is also in a strong position after leaving Jia Lin.

I never expected Xu Xiaoyan to be so brave, winning the grand prize right away.

Long Bing gave Xu Xiaoyan a thumbs-up and then stepped back.

Were you serious about taking that half-step back? Such a small movement can cause so much damage…

The battle process doesn't need much description. Xu Xiaoyan, a Soul Master who had just reached level seventeen, was facing the Great Demon King Jia Lin, who was at the peak of the fourth ring. It was already a miracle that she wasn't instantly killed, as Jia Lin was deliberately letting her win.

The general situation is as follows: Xu Xiaoyan summons her martial spirit, issues a challenge, launches a serious attack, uses her soul skill, goes all out, and Jialin declares victory…

"Tch, I thought you were something special, but it turns out you're nothing special!" Zhang Yangzi said disdainfully, looking at Xu Xiaoyan who was lying on the ground.

(End of this chapter)