Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 25 Inner Court Life and Breakthrough, Han Ruoruo's Sense of Crisis

After the battle in the fighting arena that day, Shu Yan became famous again and became the focus of both the inner and outer courts for a while.

In the next few days, although there would be inner court students inviting him to compete from time to time, they would basically declare in advance that they would stop when the time was right, and no one wanted to really risk their life.

Shu Yan felt a little bored, but in the end he did not refuse those people's invitations.

After a competition, he and the opponent did not establish a friendship, but at least they were acquaintances. Connections are also indispensable for a powerful soul master, and this kind of "acquaintance" is a very common way of socializing among inner courtyard students.

It goes without saying that the students in the inner courtyard are very talented, and they must have considerable support from powerful forces behind them. Therefore, even if they don't want to have close relationships with each other, they will tacitly maintain this kind of interpersonal relationship that is similar to nodding acquaintances.

After all, regardless of whether acquaintances can be considered true friends, they do have a certain meaning in interpersonal communication.

In some ways, it is like a harmonizer in people's social interactions. It not only makes interpersonal relationships richer and more diverse, but also serves as the basis for acquaintances to develop into deeper friendships.

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The pace of life in the inner courtyard is not fast, but it is definitely not slow either.

After initially adapting to the overall rhythm of the inner courtyard, Shu Yan's life gradually became regular.

Every morning he would most likely be woken up by either Han Ruoruo or Wu Ming, and then it would be breakfast time.

After a pleasant breakfast, the three of them would take advantage of the abundant spiritual energy in the early morning to practice for a while in a mimicry training place that suited them. When it was noon, the three of them would go to the cafeteria to eat together. During this time, they would occasionally meet the senior sister Zhang Lexuan from the inner courtyard. Over time, Shu Yan gradually got to know and understand this senior sister better.

The afternoon time is much more leisurely than the morning time. The three of them either sit in meditation at home, or go to the fighting spirit area to show off their prowess and bully those inner courtyard students who asked for trouble.

After completing today's meditation or fighting spirit tasks, the three of them would choose to gather by the stream while it was still early to enjoy the cool breeze, chat about interesting things around them to relax, and more importantly, create the best physical condition and mood for the upcoming meal.

However, such a life would indeed become a bit boring after a long time. Sometimes Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo would slightly adjust their afternoon schedule, give up meditation or fighting spirits, and go to the inner courtyard library to read books to increase their theoretical knowledge reserves.

Wu Ming, who was impatient by nature, naturally would not accompany the two of them under such circumstances, but this was also a good thing, as it left them with plenty of time to be alone.

In the lazy and ambiguous atmosphere of the afternoon, Shu Yan and Han Ruoruo got along very comfortably and harmoniously, and their feelings were deepening and transforming little by little, which both of them could clearly feel.

Overall, Shu Yan's life in the inner courtyard is very fulfilling and enjoyable. Compared with his life in Lingdou City... well, the inner courtyard is more interesting.

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Time passes quietly like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.

During this month, Shu Yan also proved with facts that competing with a group of geniuses is indeed beneficial to his growth.

In just one month, his soul power broke through another level, from level 44 to level 45.

During dinner in the evening, Wu Ming stared at Shu Yan with resentful eyes. Shu Yan felt a little uncomfortable with her gaze, so he had to ask softly:
"Senior, we have no grudges against each other, why are you staring at me like that..."

Wu Ming remained silent, staring at Shu Yan for a long while before speaking:

"Shu Yan, you are simply not a human being."

"...?"

This sudden remark made Shu Yan stunned for a moment, and a huge black question mark appeared above his head. Hey, hey, hey, you start with this, even if we have a good relationship, you can't swear...

Wu Ming didn't feel like he had said anything wrong, he just continued to look at Shu Yan with resentment.

Han Ruoruo, who was standing by, smiled when she saw this, and then explained:

"Ming'er thinks you're breaking through too quickly. After all, when Ming'er and I were at the Soul Sect level, we sometimes practiced diligently for two or three months without even breaking through to the next level. But you, Ayan... to be honest, it's as if you don't have any bottlenecks when you practice, and your Soul Power breakthroughs come as soon as you say..."

"What's more, you're only eleven years old this year, yet your cultivation has already reached level forty-five. This is higher than the cultivation levels of nearly ninety-nine percent of the sixth-year students in the Outer Court. At your cultivation speed, you might even become a Soul King by the age of twelve. This would already break the highest record in the Inner Court."

After Han Ruoruo finished speaking, Wu Ming also snorted softly. It was unclear whether there was envy or emotion in her golden-red eyes. After a while, she silently took the chicken leg from Han Ruoruo's plate and said while eating:

"To be honest, I'm afraid that within ten years, you will break the record of the youngest Soul Douluo in the academy in nearly three thousand years, set by the senior sister. By then, you will truly become the senior brother of the inner courtyard..."

At this point, Wu Ming seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Shu Yan with a smile:
"By then, I wonder how many junior schoolmates in the academy will be attracted to you. After all, our junior Shu Yan has a really good-looking face. Not only can he charm the previously aloof and chaste Sister Ruoruo, but even I, a senior schoolmate, want to get my hands on him..."

After Wu Ming finished speaking, Shu Yan didn't think anything of it. She just thought it was Wu Ming's daily nonsense. After all, she loved making jokes like this.

But unexpectedly, Han Ruoruo, who had always been most annoyed by Wu Ming's jokes, did not "punish" him this time, but instead fell into deep thought.

Yes, her A Yan is so outstanding. He has reached the Soul Sect level at the age of eleven. In addition, Shu Yan himself is extremely handsome and can be said to be the most beautiful man in the inner courtyard. How could such a young talent not attract peach blossoms?

Before, she was only focused on enjoying the satisfaction and pleasure of being with Shu Yan, but completely forgot about the existence of this...

Now that she had reacted suddenly, Han Ruoruo felt a sense of crisis as if she was facing a formidable enemy...

Shu Yan looked at Han Ruoruo who was thinking with her head down, and then looked at Wu Ming who was joking beside him. He didn't think much about it, but just felt a little amused and emotional.

Speaking of which, Han Ruoruo and Wu Ming's personalities are completely two extremes. One is gentle and steady, the other is impatient and reckless. The two of them can get along so well. Is this the legendary complementary personalities?

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The dinner was quite delicious. On the way back to the residence, the three of them did not speak a word, but just walked towards the lake in the evening breeze.

Although the three of them occasionally had conflicts of opinion on other matters, they were surprisingly united on the procedures for dinner and after dinner.

Taking a walk after dinner is now a standard practice.

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Walking on the quiet road, the afterglow of the setting sun is reflected from the shade of the trees in the distance, and the leaves are blown by the evening breeze, making rustling sounds. Everything is so romantic and beautiful.

From time to time on the way, we would meet other students who were just about to go to the cafeteria. If we were familiar with each other, we would say hello and chat for a while. If we were not familiar with each other, we would just nod to each other and then there would be no more words. Then we would go our separate ways.

After passing a fork in the road, the three of them headed towards the path near Poseidon Lake. But just as they were about to step onto the path and admire the blood-red setting sun in the distant sky, a figure quietly approached from a distance...

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(End of this chapter)