Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 22: Getting along with Shu Yan and his epiphany, the inner courtyard fighting spirit! (Please read!)
For the next whole day, Shu Yan followed Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming to tour most areas of the inner courtyard. He memorized the locations of some important facilities, especially landmark buildings like the Fighting Spirit Area and even the Inner Court Library. He would definitely visit them frequently in the future.

Well, he will go to the fighting spirit area alone, and he will go to the library with Han Ruoruo.

As the sun sets, the three of them return home together.

Wu Ming touched his rumbling stomach and had completely forgotten the lesson he had learned this morning. He turned around and dragged the two of them to the inner courtyard cafeteria to satisfy his appetite.

After spending a day together, Shu Yan also had some general understanding of Wu Ming.

Apart from being a bit impatient, a bit tongue-tied, a bit short-tempered and a bit silly, there is really nothing wrong with Wu Ming as a friend.

She had a good impression of Shu Yan, and was quite talkative while strolling around, chattering on and on about a lot of things. Shu Yan also got a brief understanding of Han Ruoruo's life experiences and status in the past few years from her words, which was one of the few useful gains.

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The inner courtyard canteen is much more luxurious than the outer courtyard canteen. All kinds of precious ingredients appear as if they are free of charge. The rich aroma floats in every corner of the canteen, making people unable to help but salivate.

The three of them each ordered a few dishes they wanted, and then randomly found a table to sit down. Wu Ming and Han Ruoruo sat together, while Shu Yan sat opposite them.

At the table, Wu Ming took a piece of century-old blue beef from Han Ruoruo's plate and looked at Shu Yan and said with a chuckle:

"Shu Yan, to be honest, even if you were standing in front of me right now, I still can't believe you're only eleven years old... You don't know, but the news of you beating up five sixth-grade geniuses from the outer courtyard yesterday has spread throughout the entire academy. Now everyone knows there's such a genius as you. Hehe, you better be prepared, you probably won't be idle for the next few days."

Shu Yan put down his chopsticks, shrugged indifferently, and then said:
"When an enemy comes, I will fight him; when a flood comes, I will block it with earth. To attract more powerful opponents is a good thing for me. It's no big deal."

"Good! Have courage!"

"But I've made a deal with you. You have to practice with me tomorrow. If you dare to break the promise, I'll be angry."

Wu Ming slammed the table with an excited and high-pitched voice, which scared Han Ruoruo, who was drinking soup next to him, and made her cough. A few drops of soup splashed onto Han Ruoruo's red school uniform.

But Wu Ming, who was excited about finding "someone like her", obviously didn't notice this. Just as she was still chattering to Shu Yan about the matters related to the inner courtyard fighting spirit, a slightly cold little hand quietly pinched the back of her neck from behind.

Wu Ming, who was in high spirits, suddenly lowered her voice. She shivered uncontrollably and then noticed Han Ruoruo, who had a gloomy expression beside her.

"Ming'er, you're so brave today. What's the matter? Have you been disliking me for a long time, or... are you ready to challenge me again..."

Han Ruoruo's tone was gloomy, and the domineering aura of being the second best in the inner courtyard instantly extinguished Wu Ming's enthusiasm. The smile on her face was uglier than crying. She was afraid that Han Ruoruo would be unhappy and drag her to the fighting spirit area for a "competition".

After a long time, Han Ruoruo sighed softly, then released the hand that was holding Wu Ming.

"Ming'er, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but sometimes you should use your brain when you speak. Don't be so impulsive. Otherwise, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your uncle and aunt. You know my methods..."

"Also, Ah Yan will definitely be busy these days. As a senior student, you should not waste his time. You two can have another competition later when you have time. If you are really bored, you can come find me..."

Wu Ming nodded repeatedly, but deep down he had no intention of challenging Han Ruoruo to a duel.

Although she was a little irritable, there was nothing wrong with her brain. She didn't think that she, a Soul Emperor, could defeat Han Ruoruo, a Soul Saint who was almost perfect in every aspect.

She had challenged Han Ruoruo before, but the final result was...

Well, just like Han Ruoruo's repeated challenges to the Inner Court Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan, although she made progress each time, she never truly succeeded, and even ended up being beaten terribly in the end...

But she obviously didn't dare to say this out loud. It's not a glorious thing to keep losing to the same person... No one wants to keep losing to someone else, even if that someone else is their good sister. It won't change anything. This is a very realistic thing.

After all, to some extent, women are more competitive than men...

...After solving the dinner problem, the three of them went back to the dormitory together.

Perhaps because Wu Ming had exposed too much negative information about her today, Han Ruoruo felt a little embarrassed and at a loss when facing Shu Yan alone, so she just said hello to Shu Yan and went back home, and did not come to visit Shu Yan.

Before closing the door, Wu Ming reminded Shu Yan again, telling him to be prepared tonight to face tomorrow's storm.

Finally, she blinked her eyes with a strange golden red color, mouthed something to Shu Yan, and then closed the door.

After Shu Yan understood Wu Ming's words, two black lines fell on his forehead. What did he mean by "Han Ruoruo prefers him when he's a little boy"? What nonsense was this?
What kind of Poseidon joke is this? He and Han Ruoruo have been together for so many years, how come he didn’t realize that Han Ruoruo had such a hobby...

After sitting on the sofa, Shu Yan looked at the flowers on the table and thought carefully, but still seemed to have gained nothing...

Just when he was about to give up on this question, a sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind, as if he had finally realized something. His pupils shrank inexplicably. For some reason, he had begun to believe Wu Ming's words...

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As expected by the two, Shu Yan's schedule was indeed fully booked for the next few days.

Every day, many warmongers from the inner courtyard came to him on their own initiative, and Shu Yan accepted them all, spending nearly half of the day in the fighting arena.

It has to be said that the difference between the opponents he met in the Douling Underground Arena and the Shrek Inner Academy students he faced now was as huge as the difference between heaven and earth.

Facts have proved that even if genius soul masters and ordinary soul masters are at the same level, there is still an unimaginable huge gap in combat power.

The repeated battles, the repeated bloodshed and injuries, the repeated victories made Shu Yan more and more excited. His blood was boiling, and the warlike factor in his body ignited all his blood and passion, allowing him to abandon everything and devote himself wholeheartedly to the battle. Wherever the black claws passed, all obstacles were cut off, and finally annihilated in the endless darkness...

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Another two days passed in the Fighting Spirit Zone.

Two completely different dragon roars echoed in the sky above the fighting arena. Two streams of light, one black and one yellow, collided violently at a speed that was impossible for ordinary people to grasp with the naked eye. Countless rock spikes shot up from the ground, shaking the arena. Even the surrounding spectator seats were inevitably affected by it. The violent shaking made people feel uneasy.

"My goodness, are these two guys really just Soul Sects and Soul Kings? Looking at this scene, someone who doesn't know would think it's two Soul Saints fighting..."

A handsome inner court student said with a look of astonishment and reluctance on his face.

He is a food-type soul master and needs to rely on combat soul masters to maximize his advantages and role. Unless he uses soul guides, he will hardly be able to participate in such an exciting one-on-one battle between real men in his life.

Another male student sitting next to him looked up at the dome where dust was falling continuously, then looked at the two people below who were about to decide the winner, and said with some emotion:

"Two crazy people bumping into each other, I don't know whether to call it luck or misfortune. Tsk tsk, Mu Jingyan is probably going to fall to this new guy this time."

"But speaking of this newcomer, he's truly ruthless. Over the past few days, he's beaten almost every student in the inner courtyard below the Soul Emperor level, and he's still undefeated. I wonder where this freak academy came from..."

Just as the two were discussing in a low voice, a khaki beam of light suddenly shot up into the sky. In the sweeping dust, a giant dragon wrapped in khaki heavy armor roared to the sky. The dragon's roar turned into circles of shock waves that spread out. The slowing and retaining effect began to take effect, causing Shu Yan, who had originally planned to continue attacking, to stop and stand quietly in the distance watching the scene.

The massive peak on the dragon's back shone with a dark light. Judging from its might alone, it was undoubtedly an extremely powerful dragon, even among the entire sub-dragon species...

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