Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 38 Assessment: Killing the Fire Ant Colony with a Senior's Massage (Please Read!)

The few days after the dinner were still calm. Before he knew it, Shu Yan had been in the inner courtyard for three whole months.

During these three months, he completely adapted to the rhythm of life in the inner courtyard and arranged his life in an orderly manner based on this.

The fighting spirit area and the mimicry training ground were the places he went to most often. He had fought with and defeated nearly 80% of the students in the inner courtyard, including Chen Zifeng and even Xixi, the Shrek Seven Devils of this generation.

By the way, in a few days, the inner courtyard will hold a Seven Monsters Competition. Any soul master who meets the age requirements can challenge the corresponding Shrek Seven Monsters according to his own cultivation faction. As long as he can defeat the opponent, the title of the Seven Monsters will fall into the hands of the one who defeats the defender.

But that's all in the past. Just as Huayao said that day, Shu Yan finally faced his first formal freshman assessment in the inner courtyard.

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At noon that day, Shu Yan was sitting in meditation in the living room. There was a crisp sound of the door opening. Shu Yan sensed a familiar breath, but did not open his eyes immediately. Instead, he continued to regulate his breathing for a while before slowly opening his eyes. He looked at Han Ruoruo, who was sitting opposite him with a smile on her face, and chuckled softly:

"Sister Ruoruo, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

Han Ruoruo glared at Shu Yan in reproach, then said:

"It's as if I can't come to see you if I'm fine..."

Shu Yan stood up and poured a glass of juice for Han Ruoruo. Han Ruoruo reached out to take it and took a sip. Then she took out a beautiful ring from somewhere and handed it to Shu Yan.

"This is?"

Shu Yan had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked verbally.

Han Ruoruo glanced at the emerald green gem the size of a fingernail on the silver-white fingertip, and then said:
"This is the symbol of our Shrek Supervisors. Only our inner courtyard students have it. A Yan, drip a drop of your blood onto it, and this ring will be connected to your bloodline."

"Through this ring, we can determine whether the Overseer's Ring is actually used by the person himself. It's also a storage soul guide. It contains all the Overseer's accessories, including cloaks, masks, various flares, etc. I'm sure you know its specific uses."

Shu Yan picked up the ring and looked at it for a while. The ring face was a monster head symbolizing Shrek, which looked ugly and cute, but the overall material of the ring was very exquisite, and it could be considered a special soul guide.

"Then what is my assessment task, Sister Ruoruo, do you know?"

Shu Yan roughly understood Han Ruoruo's purpose and simply asked directly.

The expression on Han Ruoruo's face gradually became serious. She took out another piece of paper engraved with the Shrek totem and handed it to Shu Yan.

"Five hundred kilometers west of Tiandou City in the Tianhun Empire, a group of Iron Fire Ants appeared in the Blood Soul Mountains. They feed on living beings and are rapidly expanding. Their leader, the Iron Fire Ant Queen, has been cultivating for approximately three thousand years."

"Due to their rapid expansion, the nearby forests are nearly devoid of other life forms. They pose a serious threat to the safety of people in nearby villages and towns. The examinee has seven days to destroy the colony and bring back the queen's corpse. Failure to do so will result in an automatic mission failure."

Shu Yan quickly filtered out the useful information from the intelligence. He looked up at Han Ruoruo and said softly:
"When does the assessment start?"

Han Ruoruo bit her lower lip lightly, then whispered, "Tomorrow morning, that is to say, A Yan, you must make all the preparations today. Tomorrow you must set off for the Blood Soul Mountains, otherwise it will take a long time just to travel."

Shu Yan nodded, then threw the information into the storage soul guide.

"Although the Iron Fire Ants are not a very powerful species, the number of soul beasts in a single group is unimaginable."

"Compared to the extremely powerful Qianjun Ants, the Iron Fire Ants aren't particularly strong, but they can control fire for their own benefit. Wherever they pass, they are likely to cause widespread wildfires and other hazards. At the very least, it will greatly impact the surrounding ecology. Therefore, this type of soul beast has always been hated by other soul beasts. Once they appear, they will be surrounded and suppressed by other soul beasts in the same area, and even human soul masters will take action to destroy them."

Seeing Shu Yan's lack of reaction, Han Ruoruo quietly analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of spirit beasts like the Iron Fire Ant. Even though she knew Shu Yan was incredibly powerful, she couldn't help but worry. If it weren't for the academy's rule that assessments must be completed alone and without a guardian, she would have gone with Shu Yan no matter how high or low.

Shu Yan didn't feel anything about this. The victory of the iron fire ant swarm lies in its terrifying numbers, but he controls more than one large-scale lethal soul skill, and he is least afraid of this kind of group attack.

But seeing Han Ruoruo's brows slightly furrowed with worry, Shu Yan sighed softly, then stood up and sat next to Han Ruoruo, choosing to use a method that he had long wanted to try again to heal Han Ruoruo's worries.

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Seeing Shu Yan carelessly lying on her lap, Han Ruoruo's cheeks quickly flushed. She supported Shu Yan's shoulders with both hands, but her strength was pitifully small. Even after Shu Yan lay down, her hands were still stiff in place. Looking down at Shu Yan's dark and deep eyes, Han Ruoruo felt that her breathing was uncontrollably disordered.

"What are you doing...pervert? It's such a big sofa, why are you lying on my lap..."

There was a soft and trembling tone in Han Ruoruo's voice, which made people feel numb in their hearts and their mood became happy.

Shu Yan lay on her soft thighs, feeling the warm body temperature and faint fragrance from under her head, and then rubbed her again without caring about her face, and then whispered:
"Anyway, it's not the first time. Sister Ruoruo, come and rub my head. I've been busy sorting out my thoughts lately, and I always feel a little uncomfortable..."

Han Ruoruo swallowed her saliva. The place where Shu Yan had rubbed her felt slightly hot, and her body temperature was also rising. Her fair face was red, and even her crystal clear and delicate earlobes had turned crimson, which showed how big the waves in her heart were.

After returning to her senses, Han Ruoruo snorted in annoyance at Shu Yan, who was calmly closing his eyes and waiting for her to massage him.

How come she hadn't noticed before that Shu Yan was so good at climbing up the ladder? Although she didn't object to Shu Yan getting close to her, he couldn't just...

But then Han Ruoruo changed her mind and thought, Shu Yan was so casual in front of her, it seemed that she was spoiled by him. To be honest, she seemed to be the culprit...

Although she was thinking about something, Han Ruoruo's two delicate hands were not idle either. At Shu Yan's urging, she gently massaged several acupoints that were beneficial to soothing Shu Yan's nerves.

At the moment when Han Ruoruo was not noticing, a slight curve appeared at the corner of Shu Yan's mouth. He turned over and changed to a more comfortable position to lie in Han Ruoruo's arms.

Han Ruoruo's face turned even redder. It was hot today, and the clothes she wore were already thin. At this moment, she could clearly feel the hot air from Shu Yan's breath falling on her skin. The unprecedented stimulation was gradually eroding her nerves, causing her reason to waver uncontrollably. A layer of fine bumps appeared on her originally fair and tender skin...

Shu Yan didn't notice anything unusual about Han Ruoruo. If he looked up at this moment, he would be able to see the confused and lingering look in Han Ruoruo's eyes, as well as the tenderness as clear as autumn water...

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(End of this chapter)