Douluo Continent: Gretchen at the start, empowered by the Star God.

Chapter 11 Encountering a Royal Battle

"Brother Lang Lei, are you lost?"

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lang Lei, who was holding Gretchen, suddenly asked.

"Haha... How is this possible?" Lang Lei broke out in a cold sweat.

"But we've passed by here many times already," Greta said, pointing to a rather peculiar large tree.

"It's a coincidence...maybe?" Lang Lei wanted to try to struggle a little more.

"It's not a coincidence, it's the same tree!" Gretchen shattered Lang Lei's hopes without hesitation.

Lang Lei collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest, and said, "Okay, I admit it, I got lost..."

"How about... we have [Madam] take us flying up into the sky for a look?" Gretchen took out her paintbrush and looked at Langley.

"Okay..." Lang Lei successfully compromised with reality.

After a while, Lang Lei looked at Gretchen in confusion when he saw that she hadn't made any move.

"There's someone over there," Greta pointed to the bushes on the side.

"Someone's there?" Lang Lei looked in the direction Gretsch pointed and summoned his martial spirit.

"First Soul Skill, Thousand Transformations Shaping".

Lang Lei manipulated the earth dragon dust into several needles, which he then pierced the grass where Gretsch pointed.

"Hey—little brother, don't hurt us, we mean no harm!"

A strange cry rang out, and Lang Lei calmly withdrew his martial spirit.

Those who can be injured by his soul power are unlikely to pose much of a threat to him.

As for Gretchen... countless creations are secretly protecting her, so there's absolutely no need to worry.

A group of people emerged from the bushes one after another. They were all young, probably around fourteen or fifteen years old. Of course, this was just an appearance; after all, the relationship between height, build, and age in Douluo Continent was quite mysterious…

"Wow, young man, you went too far..." one of the skinny Soul Masters complained, clutching his arm. "Lingling, quickly heal me..."

"Weren't you the ones who were secretly spying on us first?" Lang Lei said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I'm sorry, young man, we may have misunderstood something before." The leading youth apologized. "I am Yu Tianheng, the captain of this team. We are all students of Star Dou Royal Academy. May I ask your name?"

"Lang Lei, a free agent," Lang Lei introduced himself simply. "This is my sister, Gretchen."

Lang Lei certainly recognized the people in front of him, after all, they appeared quite frequently in the early and middle stages of the original work.

If nothing unexpected happens, their teacher Qin Ming... should be watching from the shadows right now, right?

However, it's also good that we can use them to judge the current plot direction. The previous Qian Renxue... was really hard to judge.

All we know is that Tang San and Shrek Academy don't have much of a reputation yet, and Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City hasn't been renamed Shrek Academy.

"A free agent?" The group was a little puzzled, but they didn't press the issue, assuming that Lang Lei simply didn't want to talk about it.

"Oh, by the way, the lady next to me is Dugu Yan, our vice-captain. This one who was clutching his arm and crying in pain is Oslo, and these two who look rather simple and honest are Shi Mo and Shi Mo, brothers. The remaining gentleman who looks aloof is Yu Feng. And this one in the middle of the group is our support Soul Master, Ye Lingling." Yu Tianheng introduced them one by one, and those introduced would nod and greet him.

"Hello." Since the other party was so enthusiastic, Lang Lei didn't need to put on airs and greeted them in a friendly manner.

Of course, the main reason was that Lang Lei's initial display of skill earned their respect. Otherwise, they were geniuses after all, and naturally had some pride. How could they be so enthusiastic towards an ordinary person?

"Brother Lang Lei, are you also here in the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for spirit rings?" Yu Tianheng took the initiative to bring up the topic.

"Yes, we've found a satisfactory second spirit ring and are ready to go out." Lang Lei nodded; there was nothing to hide.

"Wow! What a coincidence, little brother!"

"That's quite a coincidence, it's the same for us." Yu Tianheng's mouth was immediately opened. "We were originally planning to travel around the Soul Arena in Tiandou, but Yu Feng and Oslo broke through at the same time, so we took a detour to the Star Dou Great Forest. We're about to go back now. Why don't we go out together and look out for each other?"

"Then I'll have to trouble you all." Lang Lei nodded; he did indeed need someone to guide him.

Yu Tianheng also had other plans. At such a young age, to dare to bring a seemingly weak girl to the Star Dou Great Forest mixed zone meant she was quite capable and a worthwhile friend to befriend, even though he suspected someone was secretly protecting her. His courage was certainly commendable.

"Speaking of which, why were you hiding in the bushes just now?" Lang Lei asked.

"Ah, well... mainly we thought it was an illusion created by some kind of spiritual beast..." Yu Tianheng scratched his head sheepishly, "After all, we saw you appear several times in just a short time."

"..." Lang Lei fell silent. So it turned out that he got lost after all this time!

"Haha, Lang Lei, are you lost?" Oslo approached him.

"No!" Lang Lei replied expressionlessly.

"Brother Lang Lei is lost." At this moment, Gretchen, who had been hiding behind Lang Lei, peeked out with half her head.

"Wow, what an adorable little girl!" Dugu Yan's girlish heart was instantly captivated, and she immediately wanted to lean over and rub Gretchen's face.

Seeing this, Gretchen hid behind Langley again.

"Ahem, Yanyan..." Yu Tianheng reminded her, but then noticed that Ye Lingling, who was usually aloof, was also staring intently at Lang Lei, or more accurately, at the little girl hiding behind Lang Lei. "Ah, this..."

"Haha, it turns out that Brother Lang Lei isn't as honest as a cute little girl." Oslo also recovered from his shock and made a joke.

"..." Lang Lei pulled Gretchen in one direction, feeling his fist about to give way. "Let's hurry up and go."

"Um, Brother Lang Lei..." Yu Tianheng hesitated, then continued, "The way out is this way..."

Lang Lei stopped in his tracks, and amidst the laughter of the others, silently changed direction.

"Alright, let's set off too." Yu Tianheng looked at the other members of the Royal Fighting Team.

Once Yu Tianheng, who was leading the way, caught up with Lang Lei, he immediately asked, "Brother Lang Lei, what type of Soul Master are you?"

"A power-attack type Soul Master," Lang Lei replied without hesitation. "Don't worry about us, I'll clear the way with you."

With that, Lang Lei picked Gretchen up and carried her on his back to prevent the others from having any unnecessary suspicions about her. Gretchen obediently wrapped her arms around Lang Lei's neck and rested her head on his back.

The people behind them cast envious glances.

They also want to carry such a well-behaved little cutie on their backs! They're not afraid of getting tired!

"Alright..." Seeing this, Yu Tianheng nodded. "Remember to let me know if you can't keep up."

As he spoke, Yu Tianheng activated his Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Martial Soul.

Lang Lei nodded. What a joke. His physical abilities are conservatively estimated to be almost on par with a Soul Douluo. How could he not keep up with a Soul Master?

(End of this chapter)