Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Among the three great empires, the Orc Empire has the most diverse and chaotic races. They have an advantage in physical strength, but lack overall intelligence. Their chaotic customs have led to poor development, placing them at the bottom of the three races.

Within the Orc Empire, apart from towns guarded by soldiers, the rest of the land was inhabited mostly by bandits and brigands, driven by bloodlust.

The law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, was a major headache for the empire's high command. Thus, a plan to infiltrate was launched.

Chapter 625 Encountering Lei Xiang

In the Mad God Universe, on the human world's Jin Yuan Continent, in a mountain range in a chaotic region outside the Stru Fortress.

This chaotic region, nominally belonging to the orc empire, is teeming with bandits and robbers, and passing merchants could easily lose their lives anywhere within it.

A group of bandits also occupied this steep mountain range, but unlike usual, they had met their match today.

"You guys used to love robbing and killing people, but now you're backing down?"

As he spoke, a boy who looked like a human flicked the blood off his hands and looked at the retreating bandits in front of him, a mocking smile appearing on his lips.

A tall, muscular bear-man stared warily at the young man and said angrily, "Kid, we know how powerful you are. Get lost, we're not interested in you anymore."

As he spoke, he glanced warily at a tiger-man at the boy's feet. This was the leader of their band of bandits, yet the young man had easily subdued him. It was precisely because he understood the other party's formidable strength that he uttered these words of submission.

Unfortunately for them, the young man opposite them had no intention of letting them go. After a cold laugh, he took a heavy step forward and punched the strongest of the remaining bandits, the bear-man.

The bandits retaliated quickly, with a werewolf wielding a knife and a snake-man wielding a longsword simultaneously slashing at the boy.

However, the boy ignored them and threw a straight punch at the bear-man. The bear-man, in turn, showed no mercy and stretched out his huge bear paw to grab the fist.

He knew he wasn't fast, so he was now hoping that the boy in front of him wasn't strong enough. If he could just block one punch, his companions' swords would be enough to chop the guy into mincemeat.

However, they didn't see the cold smile on the boy's lips. The bear-man was the first to suffer, his fist clashing with his palm, producing a low thud.

That was the sound of the bear-man's bones breaking. Before he could even scream, his tall body was knocked backward by my blow.

The boy was clearly very confident in his strength. After defeating the bear-man, he immediately withdrew his fist and took another step forward. The werewolf's knife and the snake-man's sword struck him almost simultaneously, producing a loud clang of metal clashing.

The werewolf and the snake-man felt as if they were striking a steel plate rather than their enemy. Their swords were jolted back, and the boy's clothes were not even torn. They naturally understood that this person was no match for them, but it was too late when they realized this.

With a half-turn, the boy kicked the snake-man in the chest. The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible. The snake-man, like the bear-man, flew a long way and crashed heavily to the ground. Blood gushed from his seven orifices, and it was clear that he was not going to survive.

The werewolf was stunned by what he saw. The knife in his hand clattered to the ground, and he turned and ran without paying any attention to his teammates. The boy simply kicked the knife off the ground, and the knife flew out like lightning, accurately hitting the werewolf in the back, a vital spot.

With a soft "thud," the throwing knife pierced the werewolf's chest and slammed him into a large tree, the hilt of the knife going through his back and pinning him to the tree trunk.

I slowly walked up to the bear-man, bent down and said coldly, "It was you bandits who told me that the orcs' territory follows the law of the jungle. I hope you'll be smarter in your next life."

The bear-man collapsed to the ground, and before he could speak, his neck was tightened around his neck. "You...you...are so...ruthless..."

He breathed his last, and the boy casually tossed his body to the ground. The boy got up and glanced around; the remaining bandits had already almost disappeared. He was too lazy to chase after them. He simply clapped his hands, stood up, rested for a moment, and then headed towards Struth Fortress.

Shortly after the boy left, a ball of fire suddenly flashed and fell from the sky, the flames coalescing into a young man with red hair and a red face. He glanced in the direction the boy had left, a smile appearing on his lips, "This is really lucky, running into the chosen one of destiny so soon after entering."

Lei Xiang is so inexperienced; I'm a little unsure how to handle things.

This young man was naturally Yan, who had crossed over from the Douluo Universe. Not long after he arrived outside the Stru Fortress, he noticed Lei Xiang, the chosen one, and began to observe him in secret.

“Lei Xiang should have just left the Beastman Empire for the Dragon God Empire. It’s still a long way off in terms of timeline, so we can make some plans in secret.”

After Yan determined the approximate timeline, he made a plan. A ball of flame appeared in his hand, and several wisps of fire flew out, instantly turning the three dead orcs to ashes.

Yan didn't linger. After dealing with the corpses, he headed in the direction Lei Xiang had left. His speed far surpassed that of the newly debuted Future Mad God, and he quickly arrived at Stru Fortress.

Stru Fortress, the border between the Orc Empire and the Dragon God Empire, is separated by a tall city wall. Yan moved swiftly, following a certain aura, and easily blended into the fortress.

Struh Fortress was built around Struh City, a border city that attracted many merchants and travelers. The environment was also quite good, so it was exceptionally prosperous. The streets were bustling with noise, and Yan was quite interested in this exotic atmosphere.

He strolled around the streets, searching for some unique products of the Mad God Universe. These things weren't considered precious here, but for him, an outsider, they were definitely a good opportunity to enrich his database.

……

The next day at noon, Yan leisurely started walking, following a certain aura. He did not deliberately chase after it, as that would only arouse suspicion. His arrangements for Lei Xiang were merely for testing purposes, not for any specific purpose.

The weather was changing at this time; large white clouds blocked the sun, but the weather remained muggy, which seemed like a harbinger of a downpour.

As Yan walked, he suddenly smelled a strong stench. Listening carefully to the noises, he realized it was a horse farm. Given the large number of foals in such a place, it was perfectly normal for such smells to waft out.

When Yan arrived at the horse farm, he saw a large group of people making a ruckus around a strong black horse. They must have been horse trainers, and they were all trying to lasso the black horse with ropes. However, the black horse was very clever and dodged the trainers' attacks time and time again.

The people around them started whispering amongst themselves, saying that it was probably hopeless again. Yan's attention, however, was not on them, but on a certain young man with long, light green hair, handsome features, and a tall stature.

However, he seemed to lack experience in navigating society, remaining silent and staring intently at the black horse, clearly having his eye on it as well.

Just then, a middle-aged horse trainer suddenly released a lasso, which actually caught the black horse around the neck. The black horse immediately became agitated, raised its two front hooves high, and let out a clear, long neigh.

The horse trainer was quite skilled; using the pulling force, he flipped onto the horse's back and clung tightly to its neck. Cheers immediately erupted from the crowd, who cheered him on.

The black horse kept jumping up and down, but after shaking it for a long time, it couldn't get the man off. Seeing that it couldn't shake off the trainer on its back, it gradually calmed down and stopped kicking.

The surrounding crowd felt that this was a sure thing, and they all shouted the name of the horse trainer. He was the owner's son, so he naturally received more attention.

But then something strange happened. The black horse seemed to stumble and suddenly fell to the side. The horse trainer was startled and quickly jumped off to check on it. Such a fine horse couldn't be hurt.

But just as he dismounted, the black horse suddenly stood up again, bracing itself on its forelegs, and its powerful hind hooves slammed into the middle-aged horse trainer's chest. This was something no one had expected, and the trainer's eyes quickly widened in terror.

"This beast is quite strong!"

A figure suddenly blocked the horse trainer's path. The red-haired, red-boy appearance was quite eye-catching. Yan casually tossed aside the fierce black horse, and the horse's front hooves buckled, causing it to kneel down.

"Thank you, thank you so much, benefactor."

The horse trainer, who had survived the ordeal, expressed his gratitude to Yan. Several other staff members from the horse farm also rushed forward to check on him. A fat old man dressed in fine clothes even ran up anxiously and pulled the horse trainer over to look him over from left to right.

"Thank you, my benefactor, thank you so much, my benefactor..."

After confirming that his son was alright, the fat old man thanked Yan repeatedly, almost kneeling down to him. Yan naturally didn't say anything, but the fat old man wisely spoke up.

"Men, kill this vicious horse!"

The ranch owner hated the big black horse intensely. He pointed at it and shouted, and immediately many ranch workers rushed out, armed with various weapons, ready to kill the horse. The black horse, however, remained head held high, completely unaware that its fate was about to be sealed.

"Wait a minute!"

A boy with light green hair stepped forward from the crowd and shouted, "Give me a chance to tame this horse."

The horse farm owner naturally disagreed, saying, "No, this vicious horse almost hurt my son, I must take its life."

The boy with light green hair frowned and said coldly, "What did this horse do wrong? If you hadn't overestimated yourselves and tried to tame it, this situation wouldn't have happened."

The ranch owner, who had nearly lost his beloved son, could not bear such words and roared, "Who are you to dare to cause trouble here? Men, throw him out!"

The boy removed his straw hat and said coldly, "I want this horse. You'd better agree, or I'll be forced to hurt you."

"Hey bro, that's not the tone you use when you want to buy something."

A voice suddenly appeared in front of the boy with light green hair. He turned his head sharply and saw that Yan had appeared less than a meter in front of him at some point. He immediately took a big step back like a cat that had been pricked up.

"who are you?"

The boy looked at Yan warily.

"Didn't you just see that? A passerby who saved someone."

Yan shrugged and pointed to the black horse behind him. "It's not that you can't have it if you want it. This is a horse farm, a place to sell horses. It's not fair that you want to take it away without doing anything!"

"I want this horse."

The boy casually tossed a small bag to Yan, who, too lazy to open it, simply tossed it to the horse farm owner.

"Boss, since nothing has happened, there's no need to fight against money, and even less need to get angry with a beast. Why bother getting angry?"

"I'll listen to my benefactor."

The horse farm owner nodded, and the boy bypassed Yan to tame the black horse. Yan didn't care about his attitude and just watched from the side.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The young man was clearly quite capable, as he subdued the black horse with his immense strength. After riding it around twice, the young man let out a series of joyful laughs, reined in his horse, and stopped in front of Yan. "My name is Lei Xiang. What's your name?"

"inflammation."

Yan replied indifferently. Lei Xiang's eyes flashed with curiosity upon hearing this, probably because he hadn't expected someone's name to be only one character long.

"Okay, I'll remember you, Yan."

Lei Xiang nodded, then patted the horse's back, and the black horse galloped away like a black lightning bolt. Yan watched with amusement for a long time before shaking his head to decline the horse farm owner's thanks, and also left the horse farm, heading towards Dragon City, the capital of the Dragon God Empire.

Chapter 626 Tiandu Academy

Dragon City is the capital of the Dragon God Empire. This city is the most prosperous city in the entire Jin Yuan Continent. The city is eight zhang high and is entirely built of thick granite. Various dragons are carved on it, and the national flag of the Dragon God Empire hangs high on the city.

When Yan arrived in Dragon City, the Dragon God Empire's First Academy, Tiandu Academy, was recruiting students. He was interested in going in and having some fun, so he went there.

Tiandu Academy is very famous here; you can easily find its location by asking around. When Yan arrived at the entrance, he saw a dense crowd of several thousand people, but this time there were only three hundred places available, meaning it would be about one in ten to be selected.

"Lei Xiang".

Yan spotted a boy with green hair in the crowd, walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and unsurprisingly, the future chosen one was startled again.

He turned around and saw it was Yan. He relaxed slightly and forced a smile. "Oh, it's you. What a coincidence. You're here to take the Tiandu Academy test too?"

Lei Xiang's eyes showed a hint of doubt. Although he had only met Yan once, he couldn't understand why such a strong person would need to come to Tiandu Academy for further study.

"Tiandu Academy has a large collection of books. I'm very interested in their library and the beautiful senior students. It's said that many of the senior students at Tiandu Academy are daughters of noble families. If this could happen, I'd have to work hard for decades!"

Yan winked at Lei Xiang, and when he talked about the beautiful senior, his true colors were revealed. He was clearly a lecherous old man.

Lei Xiang was speechless. He felt that Yan's vision was too narrow. Of course, entering the academy meant studying hard, and women would only hinder his cultivation. The young man didn't know how good his senior was. This chosen one of destiny, who had never even met his senior, had no idea how successful he would become later.

"Dear candidates, from now on, everyone stand in the square and remain standing without moving until you can no longer hold on. The last one thousand will advance to the next round."

Just as Yan and Lei Xiang were talking, a teacher announced the preliminary test results through a megaphone. As soon as the first round of assessments was announced, the entire playground erupted in discussion, with all the candidates buzzing with excitement.

"What kind of exam is this? It's no different from being punished by standing in the corner."

"Damn, this is the first time I've ever heard of a test that requires standing."

"What kind of school is this? I shouldn't have come all this way."

……

Lei Xiang glanced at Yan, hesitating to speak. Yan smiled and said, "Good luck," before closing his eyes. The boy with the green hair felt Yan's words were nonsensical, but he soon suffered the consequences.

At the beginning of the standing test, everyone felt relatively relaxed, as the morning was quite cool despite it being summer. However, as time passed and the sun climbed directly overhead, the temperature on the playground rose sharply.

Lei Xiang stood on the ground, his legs trembling, sweat streaming down his face. Although he didn't feel too uncomfortable, the heat still made him feel very unwell.