Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 128 Be good, come here! (3K joke)

Class 1 and Class 2 lined up neatly in two square formations.

Lin Yun was undoubtedly at the front of Class One, while Xie Huan Yue, the genius Soul Master of the defensive type, was at the front of Class Two.

Without Lin Yun and Huo Yuhao, this grade level should have been a fierce battle between Dai Huabin, the offensive White Tiger Soul Master, and Xie Huanyue, the defensive Mischievous Elephant Soul Master. But at this time, Dai Huabin could only rank behind Lin Yun, standing like a lackey.

Looking at Lin Yun, who was the center of attention at the front of the line, Dai Huabin lowered his head slightly, his azure eyes filled with jealousy and resentment.

As the eldest son of the current White Tiger Duke, a genius with innate full soul power, he could roam freely throughout Star Luo City, and no one was taken seriously by him.

Even his elder brother Dai Yueheng, a genius who broke through to the Soul Emperor level before the age of twenty and successfully entered the inner court of Shrek Academy, was looked down upon by Dai Huabin. In his opinion, Dai Yueheng only had the advantage of age, and it was still unknown who would be stronger in the future.

As a result, after entering Shrek Academy, apart from the first three months, ever since the freshman assessment, Lin Yun has been like a lingering dark cloud, always hanging over his head.

No matter how outstanding Dai Huabin was, Lin Yun always surpassed him by several levels. Lin Yun was always the most respected and feared person in the class.

These honors clearly belong to him!

But...

Dai Huabin has talent and a background, and he can cultivate like crazy under Lin Yun's shadow, but he doesn't have any cheat codes!

Over the past year, Dai Huabin has been forcing himself to constantly cultivate, all in order to one day surpass Lin Yun and crush him under his feet.

He knew that Lin Yun's cultivation had already reached level thirty-seven during the freshman assessment, and he must have broken through to the Soul Sect now. So Dai Huabin even took some pills to squeeze out potential, just in order to make a name for himself in the entrance examination.

A Soul Master at less than fourteen years old—it's clear that Dai Huabin indeed paid a considerable price.

Overdrawing potential is one thing, but pills that can significantly increase soul power without affecting one's foundation are definitely not cheap.

"Just you wait, Lin Yun!" A cold glint flashed in Dai Huabin's eyes.

"In this assessment, I'll show you who Shrek Academy's most talented student truly is!"

But he was destined to be disappointed, even desperate.

After the lead examiner finished his long speech, the second-year entrance exam officially began. As long as they passed this exam, they would be able to shed the word "freshman" and become true second-year students of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard.

"Lin Yun, go ahead! Remember, show our class's might!" Mu Jin looked at Lin Yun and encouraged him with a smile.

Lin Yun nodded, released his left hand that he had been holding Xiao Xiao's, and turned to walk towards the fighting area with his form in hand.

The Colosseum is Shrek Academy's most expensive facility, accounting for a third of Shrek City's annual tax revenue, even more expensive than the Soul Guidance Department, and with little to no return on investment. The Soul Beasts kept there are mainly used for practical training and assessment of students from both the inner and outer academies.

Occasionally, it also becomes a spirit ring for teachers and students of Shrek Academy.

Given such a huge expenditure, the extravagance of the Colosseum is evident. The arena Lin Yun is currently standing on is as large as two football fields and is octagonal in shape.

The area was surrounded by sturdy walls over ten meters high to prevent the soul beasts from harming the students and teachers in the audience.

On all four sides of the high wall, there is a sturdy metal gate, which also serves as the passage for the target soul beast.

There were two teachers in charge of refereeing, and the one on the left was clearly the head referee. After taking the form from Lin Yun, he asked:

What is your major?

"A strong offensive style," Lin Yun replied.

"Choose the age of the spirit beast you will be fighting." The referee nodded and continued.

"A thousand-year-old soul beast," Lin Yun said succinctly.

The referee glanced at him and then pressed a purple button on the table in front of him.

"The assessment target is a thousand-year-old soul beast. During the assessment, you should demonstrate your fighting style as a power-attack type soul master. The final score will be based on your combat performance."

Lin Yun nodded and turned to walk into the fighting area.

Not long after Lin Yun took his place, one of the eight steel gates slowly opened, and the clicking sound of the mechanism in operation echoed continuously.

Lin Yun squinted at the dark passage after the door opened, patiently waiting in place. He could already hear the faint sound of the soul beast walking on its limbs, getting closer and closer.

As the soul beast slowly emerged from the passage, just when everyone thought it would continue to walk out slowly, a roar filled with strong malice suddenly rang out, and a fiery red figure suddenly accelerated, darting out of the passage in an instant.

Roar--!

The majesty of the king of beasts swept across the entire arena, and the fiery red figure revealed its true form—a majestic giant tiger engulfed in flames!

The Crimson Flame Tiger is among the top-tier fire-attribute tiger-type soul beasts!

Ignoring the gasps from the audience, Lin Yun's lips curled up, and his pair of bright golden eyes instantly narrowed into vertical pupils. Blood gradually stained the gold, and the Golden Dragon King's crazed and violent blood-red vertical pupils stared at the Crimson Flame Tiger with malice.

The once majestic Crimson Flame Tiger, upon seeing Lin Yun's eyes, immediately collapsed to the ground like a sick cat, trembling and shrinking its tail, staring at Lin Yun in terror.

The students who were exclaiming in surprise suddenly stopped as if they had been choked, staring wide-eyed at the man and tiger in the fighting arena.

"Holy crap, what's going on?!"

"The Crimson Flame Tiger is actually trembling in front of Lin Yun, not daring to move an inch?" "Is this really normal? The soul beasts didn't even attack him!"

"This is unbelievable!"

The audience erupted in uproar.

Even Mu Jin and Wang Yan were dumbfounded. After exchanging a glance, they saw that the other person also had a completely bewildered expression.

"Teacher Wang, do you know what's going on here?" Mu Jin raised her chin towards the audience, asking with a puzzled expression.

After the initial shock, Wang Yan's eyes immediately lit up with fervor, looking at Lin Yun as if he were looking at a priceless treasure.

After becoming one of the class teachers, Wang Yan naturally sought out Lin Yun to learn about the Golden Dragon Martial Soul and its ultimate power. For a scholar, the legendary Golden Dragon Martial Soul was undoubtedly incredibly attractive to Wang Yan.

In the original work, he was curious about Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul. However, Huo Yuhao in this world was not particularly outstanding and his cultivation was relatively low-key, so Wang Yan did not notice him. Instead, he was attracted to Lin Yun, the only Soul Master with an ultimate attribute Martial Soul in Shrek Academy.

Regarding Wang Yan's matter, Lin Yun also cooperated with him to conduct some unimportant experiments, helping him understand some of the power of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul.

As for his ultimate talent, Lin Yun definitely didn't tell Wang Yan about it. That was his trump card. No matter how good Wang Yan was, Lin Yun would never let him know all his abilities.

This is why Wang Yan was unaware for the first time that Lin Yun could have such a great influence on soul beasts, even to the point that soul beasts could submit to him.

"This is simply unbelievable! Is this the Golden Dragon Martial Soul? Is this the power of the Ancestor of Power?" Wang Yan was so excited that he wished he could pull Lin Yun over right now to study him properly.

The assessment is still ongoing.

Even though the Crimson Flame Tiger knelt down right away, this bizarre situation left the two referee teachers somewhat bewildered. They had never encountered such a situation before and had no idea how to handle it.

Du Weilun, the Dean of Studies of the Foreign Languages ​​Department, who was in the center of the audience area, was also a little confused and subconsciously glanced at Yan Shaozhe next to him.

In this situation, Yan Shaozhe's words are undoubtedly the most effective.

"Don't rush, keep watching." Noticing Du Weilun's questioning gaze, Yan Shaozhe smiled slightly and said calmly.

Du Weilen could only nod helplessly and continue watching this bizarre assessment.

Fortunately, Lin Yun made a move.

He approached the Crimson Flame Tiger without any warning, not even activating his Martial Soul. However, the dragon's might caused the Crimson Flame Tiger to retreat repeatedly, and a low growl came from its throat, a sound that was both a sign of weakness and a threat.

"Don't come any closer! Don't force me to kneel down and beg you to let me go!"

That's roughly what the Crimson Flame Tiger said.

Lin Yun indeed stopped and beckoned to the Crimson Flame Tiger with his finger.

But this is not a provocative gesture; rather, it's more like greeting one's own pet.

"Squeak squeak squeak..." Lin Yun slightly opened his mouth and made a squeaking sound as if summoning a puppy, which immediately petrified everyone in the fighting arena.

"Come here, sweetie!" Lin Yun smiled slightly and beckoned to him.

At that moment, everyone in the arena transformed into Spartans, their mouths agape wide enough to fit an apple.

What shocked them even more was that after hesitating for a moment, the Crimson Flame Tiger actually took a step and slowly walked to Lin Yun's side, rubbing its big head against Lin Yun's leg and making a low purring sound.

Emperor Engine!

Lin Yun squatted down, a bright smile on his face, and gently scratched the head of the Crimson Flame Tiger with both hands as if petting a cat. The warm and soft fur felt extremely comfortable to the touch, without any of the stiff, prickly sensation.

Love it!

After sensing Lin Yun's goodwill, the Crimson Flame Tiger lowered its guard and rolled over on its back in front of Lin Yun, its sharp tiger eyes narrowing contentedly.

"Oh, it's a little tiger girl, isn't it?" Lin Yun glanced at the Crimson Flame Tiger's belly and teased it with a smile. The Crimson Flame Tiger let out two soft roars and rubbed its big head against Lin Yun's chest.

The harmonious scene of a person and a tiger almost makes people forget that this is an entrance exam, rather than a close interaction between a pet and its owner!

"This... Dean Yan, what should we do now?" Du Weilun felt completely lost, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, questioning his existence.

"Uh..." Yan Shaozhe was speechless.

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