Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 19 The Mighty Ape and the Jade Phosphorous Snake (Part 1)

"Thank you so much, Brother Ling, for showing mercy. From now on, we're all classmates, so just call me by my name."

Chu Qingtian grabbed Ling Bai's hand for support and stood up, a slightly bitter smile on his lips.

He didn't want to make any excuses or say that the six-winged angel crushed the electric leopard, or that he didn't eat enough for dinner...

Despite having the advantage in soul power and being a top student from Shrek Academy's outer court, he couldn't even force Ling Bai to use his third and fourth soul skills. Throughout the entire battle, he didn't launch any threatening attacks and spent most of his time racking his brains to figure out how to escape from the blade of the Angelic Holy Sword.

In contrast, Ling Bai stood still without moving an inch, giving Chu Qingtian the strongest advantage of the six-winged angel in the sky, and easily beat him into running away with his head in his hands by unleashing a few soul skills.

If the two of them hadn't been in a friendly, sparring-style assessment, but rather in a life-or-death battlefield, Chu Qingtian estimated that he would be pretty much half-dead by now.

"Clap clap clap!"

As their battle came to an end, applause rang out in the arena, and Zhang Lexuan and Du Weilun led the others over.

"Shrek Inner Court has gained another monster. Welcome, Junior Brother."

Zhang Lexuan was the first to congratulate Ling Bai, her dark, star-like eyes beaming with smiles. Du Weilun had just briefly explained Ling Bai's identity to her.

An eleven-year-old student in the inner court, undisputedly at the bottom of Shrek Academy's inner court.

At the bottom of the age list.

Therefore, Zhang Lexuan's title of "junior brother" is truly fitting.

"Thank you, Senior Sister."

Junior brother it is, even though it sounds a bit off. Ling Bai figured he'd get used to it in a couple of days.

"Qingtian was also very good. He displayed all the abilities he was supposed to have, including the speed of the Electric Leopard, lightning transformation, lightning shadow, and backbone. He should work even harder in his training in the inner courtyard in the future."

Zhang Lexuan also encouraged Chu Qingtian, after all, losing to Ling Bai was by no means a shameful thing, and Chu Qingtian might be proud of it in a few years.

Upon hearing this, Chu Qingtian instantly forgot about his previous shoulder injury, fully recovered, and stood tall with his chest puffed out, declaring firmly, "I will definitely cultivate diligently and promise not to disappoint Senior Sister!"

Ling Bai blinked. He seemed to have underestimated Zhang Lexuan's status among the inner court students. He had only given Chu Qingtian a word of encouragement, and this guy's attitude immediately became too proper!

Zhang Lexuan probably didn't expect Chu Qingtian to be serious. She paused for a second before saying gently, "Take care of your wound first. We'll go to Shanghai Shen Island in a bit."

"Yes, Senior Sister!"

Chu Qingtian took out bandages and medicine from his storage soul tool, and the freshmen from the inner academy beside him helped him bandage his wounds.

On the other side, Ling Bai approached Du Weiren, a slight smile curving his golden eyes, and teased, "How was it, Director Du? Did I not disappoint you?"

"You little brat!"

Du Weilun patted Ling Bai's shoulder heavily a few times, a relieved smile on his face.

"It wasn't in vain that I swallowed my pride and had Le Xuan give you an extra test. You're prettier than a girl, and you fight even more beautifully! Martial Soul is an innate talent, but what I'm most satisfied with is your development of Soul Skills!"

Professor Du Weilin's professional instincts kicked in; he couldn't resist lecturing.

"If I'm not mistaken, your first soul skill should be a light array formed by divine energy."

Du Weilen looked at Ling Bai, his tone full of certainty.

"Yes, Director Du."

Ling Bai nodded: "My first spirit ring came from a Starlight Unicorn with eight hundred years of cultivation. The Radiant Spirit Array is derived from the Starlight Unicorn's innate spirit skill, Starlight Spirit Array."

When the Starlight Unicorn was mentioned, Ling Bai's eyes flickered slightly. It was the first soul beast he had personally killed. From the moment its blood gushed into his palm, the gears of fate began to turn.

Du Weilun continued, "Beibei and Tangya, did you notice that with the same first soul skill, Ling Bai can release a Radiant Spirit Array, a special defensive spirit array, and finally a Divine Storm?"

In most Soul Masters' hands, the Soul Skill remains exactly as it was when they acquired it. The Radiant Spirit Array is just a light array, and many Soul Masters will acquire similar Soul Skills. However, in Ling Bai's hands, the Radiant Spirit Array undergoes all sorts of changes.

Our martial spirit is given to us by our parents and the heavens, and we cannot change it, but we can change our spirit skills.

There are no weak soul skills in this world, only lazy and uncreative soul masters.

Understanding and developing your own soul skills is a crucial challenge you must overcome on your path to becoming powerful.

"We understand, Director Du!"

Beibei and Tang Ya were convinced, especially the latter. She always thought that Blue Silver Grass was far inferior to other martial souls and that no matter how hard she tried, she could not be a match for her classmates. Now, it seemed that another path was slowly unfolding for her.

"Ling Bai".

"Um?"

"You must continue developing your soul skills, especially since your cultivation is still shallow and you have relatively few soul skills. In the future, when you have more soul skills, you won't be able to manage them all."

"Don't worry, I don't have many strengths, except that I have a lot of ideas."

Ling Bai made a little joke, but Du Weilun was definitely speaking from the heart and could be considered a qualified teacher.

"Senior Sister, I've taken care of it."

After bandaging his wound, Chu Qingtian stretched his shoulder. Thanks to the protection of the Thunderstorm, the fourth soul skill of the Electric Leopard, and Ling Bai's mercy, the sword wound was only superficial. With the physical condition of a four-ring Soul Master, he would be fully recovered in two days.

"Um."

Zhang Lexuan looked up at the sky. The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the stars twinkled. In her memory, this was the inner court assessment that had lasted the longest.

"Junior brother, it's time for us to go to the island!" she called out.

"Okay, Senior Sister. Director Du, Beibei, and Tang Ya, I'll be going now. See you later."

Ling Bai agreed. He was already an inner court student, so it wasn't appropriate for him to call Bei Bei and Tang Ya "senior." It would also be awkward for him to call himself "senior" in return. So he simply hinted that the two of them should call each other by their first names from now on.

"It's getting late, you should hurry up and go."

Du Weilun waved his hand with a straight face, then added after thinking for a moment, "For the sake of your sect leader, you can come to me if you encounter any difficulties in the future."

"puff!"

Tang Ya chuckled, drawing a sharp, piercing gaze from Du Weilin. He had been holding back, but Tang Ya's laughter made him break down a little.

"Goodbye, Senior Ling! Remember to take care of your juniors in the future!"

Tang Ya ignored Du Weilun and laughed heartily without a care in the world.

Beibei shook her head helplessly. When she first met Ling Bai, she called him "junior brother" all the time. But as soon as he entered the inner academy, she immediately changed her address to "senior brother." It turned out that her scatterbrained girlfriend hadn't understood his hint at all.

Hey, you know what, the more he looked at this girl, the more he liked her innocent and silly little face!

After saying goodbye to Du Weilun, Beibei, and Tang Ya, Ling Bai and the other inner court freshmen followed Zhang Lexuan away from the assessment field and headed towards the Sea God Lake.

At the same time, the shadowy figures hidden all around slowly disappeared, retreating from Shrek Academy like a receding tide...

(End of this chapter)