Douluo Continent: I, an evil soul master, work nine-to-five in the Tang Sect.

Chapter 23: The First Battle Upon Enrollment!

"Hmm? Brother Luo Chen, it seems quite lively outside. Apparently, a fight has broken out. Shall we go take a look?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Tai'an's eyes couldn't help but gleam with gossip. He had been obsessed with fighting since he was a child, but unfortunately, due to the strict discipline of his family elders, he had to restrain himself.

Today is only the first day of the Shrek Academy's outer court freshmen enrollment, and people have already started fighting. This made him very excited, and he couldn't help but smile and ask Luo Chen next to him.

Seeing the barely concealed belligerence on Tai'an's face, Luo Chen smiled and nodded, responding:

"Let's go, I've been itching to try it out myself. Let's see how this year's freshmen are doing. I hope they won't disappoint me."

The rules of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard do not restrict students from fighting, because the academy places the most emphasis on practical combat. Sparring is inevitable and necessary. As long as no serious consequences occur, the academy generally turns a blind eye.

Moreover, for some of the more warlike students in the academy, or for students who have conflicts and want to resolve them with force, the academy has specially set up a fighting arena for students to practice combat, focusing on practical training!

In the blink of an eye, Luo Chen and Tai An leaped down from the second floor one after the other. Faced with a height of only four or five meters, the two of them didn't even bother to release their martial spirits.

Using the Tang Sect's unique skills of Crane Control and Dragon Capture, as well as the Ghost Shadow Step, Luo Chen moved like a swallow, landing smoothly and elegantly under the watchful eyes of the freshmen outside the dormitory building.

However, Tai'an, standing next to him, seemed out of place. He possessed superhuman strength, as if he wanted to smash a hole in the ground outside the dormitory. He landed heavily on the ground with great force, making a loud noise.

Their explosive entrance naturally attracted the attention of a large number of freshmen. Since the freshman dormitory building was co-ed, with the bottom three floors for boys and the upper floors for girls, the crowd included not only male students but also a considerable number of female students.

Tai'an, needless to say, possessed an incredibly powerful physique that attracted the attention of many male trainees from the moment he appeared. This perfectly illustrates the saying: moderate fitness attracts the opposite sex, while excessive fitness attracts the same sex...

Meanwhile, Luo Chen, whose style was completely different from his, had long, pure white hair that stood up behind him like snowflakes, which caused the female students present to gasp in amazement. In addition, his pair of captivating red eyes added an eerie touch to Luo Chen's already handsome face.

The appearance of Luo Chen and Tai An, along with the discussions among the surrounding freshmen, naturally attracted the attention of the two who were rubbing their hands together in the open space outside the dormitory.

One of them was Huo Yuhao, who had just parted ways with Luo Chen not long ago, and standing opposite him was a handsome young man whose appearance was no less than Luo Chen's, with hair as beautiful as a butterfly.

However, at this moment, both of them turned their heads to look to the side, at the two figures, one strong and one thin, walking towards them.

"Brother Luo, what brings you here?"

Looking at Luo Chen walking towards him, Huo Yuhao felt like a child caught doing something wrong, and asked him awkwardly.

However, Luo Chen did not reply. Instead, he stepped forward and slapped Huo Yuhao on the head, saying with considerable displeasure:

"Why can't I come? I could hear the commotion from far away. Honestly, you didn't even come to me and Senior Brother when you were being bullied. What if they called for reinforcements, or you couldn't beat them?"

"I taught you before that you should always have a backup plan, and you should think carefully about every move you make. Don't put yourself in a dangerous situation. It seems you didn't listen to a word I said?"

Luo Chen felt helpless about Huo Yuhao's impulsive and easily angered nature. His junior brother was too quick to lose his temper, and once he got angry, he would do things without considering the consequences at all.

It's only because this is Shrek Academy, and there's a powerful figure overseeing things, that someone isn't actually going to die. Otherwise, given Huo Yuhao's childish nature, it would be a miracle if he wasn't ganged up on and killed.

Although he knew that Huo Yuhao himself wasn't the kind of person to cause trouble, he couldn't help but think that in this vast sea of ​​people, there would always be some self-righteous fools, otherwise there wouldn't be so many cases of people showing off and getting slapped in the face.

"Uh, I was wrong, Brother Luo, but please don't get involved in this. Let me handle it myself. This is a bet I made with my roommate."

Huo Yuhao had no reason to refute Luo Chen's reprimand and could only obediently admit his mistake. However, he still insisted on his own idea and spoke to Luo Chen in front of him.

"Well, it's fine if you want to handle things yourself, but what I mean is, next time you're going to fight, remember to call me beforehand, otherwise if you can't beat them, there'll be no one to help you..."

Just as Luo Chen was talking with Huo Yuhao, the handsome young man with pinkish-blue hair beside them naturally heard Luo Chen's words. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he spoke with a rather contemptuous tone:

"Tch, I thought some powerful character had arrived. Looks like just a freshman. Since you're friends with this idiot who only has a ten-year soul ring, fine, I'll allow you to go up with him."

"They say birds of a feather flock together, and people group themselves by their kind. Calling this guy from the first ring brother shows you're all show and no substance. I don't even need my Martial Soul to beat up good-for-nothings like you!"

"puff!"

Before Luo Chen and Huo Yuhao could say anything, Tai An, who had been silently watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He thought he was already quite arrogant, after all, with his martial soul, even a typical power-attack type great soul master would not be his match when he unleashed his full power. But he had never seen such a confident guy before.

"Hey bro, are you some kind of three-ring Soul Master? You're saying you don't even need to unleash your Martial Soul to deal with Brother Luo Chen? Are you really that confident? I'm afraid you'll get beaten so badly you won't even recognize your own mother!"

As Tai'an spoke, his smile widened. It should be noted that even with his Titan Giant Ape Martial Soul, renowned for its power, he was still slightly inferior to Luo Chen in terms of physical attributes, and this was even before Luo Chen had activated his Martial Soul.

If Luo Chen really releases his martial soul, then in his estimation, this arrogant guy on the other side will be beaten until he doubts his life!

"Brother Luo, who is this?"

Huo Yuhao looked at the young, burly man who was speaking to them. The man seemed to know Luo Chen, and Huo Yuhao asked Luo Chen with some confusion.

"Oh, this is my roommate, his name is Tai'an. He's a pretty nice guy. I'll introduce you to him later. But for now, let's beat this guy up. When it comes to fighting, your brother Luo has never been afraid in over a decade!"

As Luo Chen spoke, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

"I never expected to be fighting the very daughter of the founder of the Tang Sect so soon after arriving at Shrek Academy. It's almost too painful to do it!"

Despite these thoughts, the giant scythe, gleaming with an eerie blood-red color, appeared in Luo Chen's hand quite on its own...

(End of this chapter)