Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 38 I Can't Afford to Live Anymore
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"You'll be staying here with me for the time being."

After completing the enrollment procedures at the Academic Affairs Office, Hu Liena led Xuanming to her dormitory.

According to the rules of Wuhun Academy, after students enroll, they live in the most basic four-person dormitory, and everyone lives in the same dormitory.

After that, there will be an assessment every month. Based on the assessment results, outstanding students can be awarded double or single dorm rooms depending on the circumstances.

She is an elite student at the Martial Soul Academy and has the highest-class private dormitory.

Not only do private dormitories have the best basic facilities, but most importantly, the area around private dormitories is rich in spiritual energy, which allows for faster improvement of soul power when meditating and cultivating at night.

Survival of the fittest, the strong getting stronger—this is the most fundamental rule of Martial Soul Academy.

"With you?" Xuanming frowned slightly.

"What, you're still not willing?" Hu Liena said irritably.

"You've just enrolled, so you can only live in the most basic four-person dormitory. But with your looks, who knows what kind of trouble you'll get into if you go there?"

"Why don't you stay with me for now? After next month's assessment, if you get good grades, you might be able to have a single room."

As she spoke, Hu Liena pulled Xuan Ming into her large house.

"This is the kitchen, but I always eat in the cafeteria, so I hardly ever use it. This is the bathroom, and this is the bedroom..."

Hu Liena explained the situation of each room to Xuanming one by one.

"From now on, you'll be staying in this room, and I'll be next door. If you need to contact me, be sure to knock. If you dare to just open the door and barge in..."

Hu Liena lowered her head, revealing her small tiger teeth, and put on a fierce expression.

"You're dead!"

"..."

"Can you... give me some kind of response?"

Seeing that her threats had no effect whatsoever, and that Xuan Ming remained expressionless, Hu Liena felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"Mm." Xuanming nodded in response.

"You..." Hu Liena hesitated, then finally just sighed deeply.

"Grandpa Ju has told me about your background, so... try to accept it."

"I'm an orphan too, but my teacher is very kind to me..."

Hu Liena spoke earnestly, and Xuan Ming listened quietly without interrupting or reacting.

In fact, he didn't have any feelings about his background; after all, he was used to it from his previous life.

He was used to being alone, used to being ignored, and used to the indifference of this world.

He didn't think he was really that unlucky; on the contrary, he felt he was quite lucky.

After all, even after experiencing so many unfortunate things, he is still alive, not a rotting, stinking corpse on the roadside.

"Hey!" Hu Liena tapped Xuan Ming's head.

"Are you listening to me?"

“No,” Xuanming said.

"..." Hu Liena.

"..." Xuanming.

……

After being speechless for a while, Hu Liena composed herself, took Xuanming and left the dormitory to explore the various areas of the academy.

"That's a simulated training ground. Don't go in there on your own; it's very dangerous."

"That's the training ground and also a sparring area, but you don't need it for now."

"That's a square, where events are sometimes held."

"And over there..."

Hu Liena pulled Xuan Ming along, patiently explaining everything.

Finally, after touring most of the academy, Hu Liena led Xuan Ming to the most important place.

canteen!

"Just say you're hungry."

Watching Xuanming wolf down his food, Hu Liena felt both annoyed and amused.

No wonder you've been so absent-minded, you were hungry...

"Is that a dragon or a snake on its back?" "Probably a special sub-dragon species. Why would a snake have a mouthful of fangs?"

"But it doesn't look like a martial soul."

"That's really strange, it feels like a mutated martial soul."

"But why does he have to maintain his martial spirit possession even when he's eating? Doesn't he get tired?"

"Maybe I thought it was cool. When I first awakened my martial soul, I often used my martial soul to possess things, which resulted in me breaking things at home and getting a beating from my mom."

"and then?"

"You've become obedient."

"Um...don't you guys think he's eating too much?"

"..."

Seeing Xuanming devour his food as soon as he entered the cafeteria, the surrounding students all turned to look.

"How long have you been hungry?" Hu Liena couldn't bear to look at her any longer.

This is almost enough food for five people!

Where did they go to eat?
Even a Beast Soul Master wouldn't eat that much.

“My martial spirit is consuming a lot of energy,” Xuanming said.

His large appetite is due to the physical mutation brought about by the Black Dragon Martial Soul. Theoretically, he can eat a large meal and then not need to eat anything for the next week.

However, the Blood Spear Martial Soul consumed his physical strength to digest the blood energy it devoured.

The Black Dragon increased its sustain, while the Blood Spear increased its consumption, so in the end, it was only barely balanced.

"With your appetite, my wallet might not be able to keep up..." Hu Liena's expression was a little unnatural.

The food in the cafeteria isn't cheap, after all, everyone has heavy cultivation tasks, and the ingredients in the cafeteria are basically all tonics.

Although she was the Pope's disciple, her teacher would arrange anything she needed.

As for pocket money, that depends on her own abilities; the teacher is very strict with her.

Moreover, she spends most of her money on cultivation and has almost no savings. Xuanming eats the equivalent of six people's meals in one sitting, so she will have to support seven people from now on!
Oh no! She's going to die!

"Nana, who is he?"

A strikingly handsome boy with crimson eyes, silver hair, and pale skin walked over, followed by another boy with an ordinary appearance but an extremely muscular build, long fiery red hair, flame-like markings all over his body, and even dark red eyes.

“His name is Xuanming, the child my teacher asked me to take care of,” Hu Liena said.

"Teacher?" Xie Yue was taken aback.

pope?

"Is he His Holiness the Pope's newly accepted disciple?" Xie Yue asked.

"This...not yet." Hu Liena found it difficult to describe.

She felt that her teacher must have had that intention, otherwise she wouldn't have asked her to take care of him.

"I see..." Xie Yue nodded, understanding Hu Liena's meaning.

"Brother, you've come at the right time." Hu Liena stood up and pulled Xie Yue aside.

"I don't have enough money with me when I go out, can you lend me some?"

Xie Yue's eye twitched slightly. "Why don't you talk to His Holiness the Pope?"

He and Yan had already arrived at the cafeteria and had been watching from a distance. This kid really can eat a lot!

They were all orphans and had very little money. They spent most of their time cultivating and didn't have time to do anything to make money. The money they had was only enough to cover their normal expenses.

If Hu Liena has to cover all of this kid's expenses, then he really won't be able to afford to live!

"Can you eat anything while carrying these two dragons on your back?" Yan asked curiously.

Xuanming was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Yan with a look that said he was looking at an idiot. "This is my martial soul."

“I know, I can tell,” Yan said.

"So, is it edible?"

"..."

"I don't know, I haven't tried it."

"Try?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)