Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

At dawn, the Royal Intermediate Academy was deathly silent.

A gray veil was draped over the buildings by the gloomy sky. The clock tower beside a few sparse pine trees stood like a gaunt giant watching over this silent land. Occasionally, a few nightingales, still shrouded in the night, preened their feathers and gazed at the entire college from the shadows of the rooftops.

In room 312 of building number one in the boys' dormitory area, Lu Mingfei suddenly opened his eyes. A golden light illuminated the darkness for a moment and then vanished in an instant.

An invisible mental fluctuation swept through the dormitory building, and several students who were asleep suddenly twitched, as if they had fallen into the web of some nightmare. After a long while, they relaxed their brows.

"Hoo." In the darkness, Lu Mingfei stared at the ceiling for a while. The light of day was still brewing behind the horizon outside the half-open window, and the entire academy was still asleep to the lullaby of crickets.

After a long while, he finally got up from the bed, put on his slippers, went into the bathroom and gave himself a thorough cleaning. Finally, he sat down at his desk with a sigh, took out his diary, and drew a vertical line down his throat.

On the 317th day of the Advent Calendar, Lu Mingfei wrote a special comment: "Damn planners, don't let me find out who made this game upgrade plan with their feet. It's been almost a year to break through the first major level. Go eat dog shit!"

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The first rays of morning sunlight shine on the clock tower, flocks of white doves take flight, and the sound of the bell echoes throughout the college.

Director Lin felt that the sunshine today was perfect, neither too hot nor too glaring, but warm and cozy, making him want to draw the blinds and take a nap.

That's how it is when people get old. He's past the days of diligent study day and night, but as a teacher, he can't just rest in the academic affairs office. So he straightened his spirits and prepared to take a walk on campus and feel the youthful atmosphere.

This is why he joined the Royal Academy; otherwise, he would always have the thought that he might as well just find a grave, lie down, and be done with it.

On the cobblestone path, students were hurrying from the cafeteria to the main teaching area, chatting and laughing in small groups.

"Hello, Director."

Good morning, Director Lin.

He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the students in the college this year seemed to have more sunshine and smiles on their faces.

Uh, okay. Director Lin felt he had spoken a bit too soon. The suddenly appearing Prince Avalanche had been wearing a sour face since early this morning, as if someone owed him eight million gold soul coins. He probably had the thought of burning the academy down in his mind several times over.

"He's so ugly! Is this guy really one of only two princes in their Heavenly Dou Empire?" Director Lin couldn't bear to look at him.

Wait, no, this seems to be the daily life of their royal playboys, doesn't it?

Following the avalanche's dark gaze, Director Lin immediately saw two figures of vastly different heights, their arms around each other, the taller one carrying a black iron rod in his hand.

Oh, so it was the treacherous duo he personally appointed.

"This plain vibrating rod is too light for me, so I'll give it to you." Lu Mingfei yawned and gave it away with the intention of making use of the waste.

"Don't worry, boss, it will be my family heirloom from now on." Li Lan patted his chest excitedly as he carried the Su Zhenbang in one hand.

A seven-year-old Great Soul Master—it goes without saying that Lu Mingfei will definitely become a big figure who stirs up the winds and clouds across the entire continent in the future, and this black iron rod might be worth a fortune then.

"How touching. Should I also say that if someone brings this to me in the future, I'll do something to help them?" Lu Mingfei thought to himself. This was just a counterweight iron rod worth one gold soul coin, not some life-saving hair.

"You two, hurry up! Class is about to start." Director Lin walked up to us and shook his head.

There's something wrong with your thinking if you're not actively participating in class!

"Right away, right away." Li Lan nodded and quickly slipped away. He had originally planned to accompany Lu Mingfei to the Academic Affairs Office, but now it seemed he didn't need to.

"And you?"

Lu Mingfei subconsciously lowered his gaze to the ground, scratching the back of his head. Even a so-called genius student has to stand up straight in front of a teacher, let alone a high-level Soul Emperor. As a mere first-ring Camilla, he had to maintain a proper attitude: "Director Lin, I'd like to go to the Academic Affairs Office to ask how to apply for the Soul Hunting permit at the academy?"

"A Soul Hunting Application? Wait a minute!" Director Lin's mind suddenly went blank. He looked up at the sun and wondered if he had fallen asleep in his office and was still dreaming.

"You mean, you've broken through level 20?" The pounding heart and surging adrenaline told Director Lin that this was no illusion.

After all, a seven-year-old Great Soul Master wouldn't know what kind of sleeping position would allow him to have such a daydream.

"I just broke through this morning." Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, his tone flat, even a little hoarse. It had been more than ten months. He thought Chen Wenwen's first winter break might already be over, and she should be preparing to return to school now.

He felt no excitement about this breakthrough, only a heart shattered into pieces. He had finally learned "Star Platinum," only to be told that he would have to keep playing Ora for decades before he could go home. Even the invincible Jotaro probably couldn't withstand this situation.

"Alright, alright!" Director Lin didn't notice the dejection in Lu Mingfei's tone, even thinking it was a sign of his excellent composure. "I remember you've only been at the academy for less than a year, right? Advancing to a Great Soul Master so quickly is definitely a record. Now come with me to the Education Committee on the mountain to report, and while we're at it, discuss with the three committee members which Soul Beast you should choose for your second Soul Ring!"

Lu Mingfei, the person involved, looked indifferent, but Director Lin was extremely excited. He was very sorry that Lu Mingfei had chosen a support-type plant soul beast for his first soul skill. He had to be very careful with the second soul ring!

"Isn't this a bit much?" Lu Mingfei muttered under his breath, scratching his cheek. It seemed a bit much for three pillars of the Heaven Dou Empire, Soul Douluos, to specifically discuss his small second Soul Ring. He actually wanted to say that he already had several options in mind, and there was no need for such a fuss.

However, Director Lin obviously didn't give him a chance to refuse. Given his previous record of choosing an auxiliary soul skill for his first soul ring, the three education committee members had specifically told him to inform them in advance when Lu Mingfei broke through, so they could discuss it together before going to hunt for souls.

Even for a Title Douluo, finding a suitable thousand-year or ten-thousand-year soul beast is extremely difficult, but they still have the ability to produce the best hundred-year soul beasts.