Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"In another month, the academy will hold its annual all-academy martial arts competition. I hope everyone will work hard during this last month..." Lei Xiang's roommate, Huo Xing, one of the Huo brothers, asked, "Teacher, are there any rewards if we get a ranking?" Zhuang Jing smiled and nodded, "Of course! The top three in the grade will be rewarded with a piece of excellent equipment by the academy. The higher the ranking, the better the equipment. If any of you win the championship, I will also reward you in class. Only the champion will receive a class reward. As for what the reward will be, I'll keep it a secret for now... I have high expectations for you all, so don't let your teacher down!" As Zhuang Jing spoke, her gaze lingered on Lei Xiang and Yan. Lei Xiang was the top student in the class, while Yan, although low-key, had been ignored by Lei Xiang's repeated challenges. The rapid improvement in strength of Hua Song and others also made it clear that Yan was not simple.

Yan also raised his head slightly at this moment, looking at Zhuang Jing's encouraging gaze. He had to admit that if he were really a young man, he might have gotten carried away.

My senior's tutoring has been great lately, but it's not good to keep doing the same thing all the time. It's nice to change things up occasionally, like with something like "My Beautiful Teacher," which seems like a lot of potential.

Zhuang Jing's words immediately piqued the interest of all the students, and everyone eagerly expressed their determination to work hard.

However, only a few clever people understood that the selection of participants had actually been predetermined. ...At night, in the girls' dormitory of Tiandu Academy, Yan finished his day's training and once again sneaked into the blonde senior's room with practiced ease.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw a very beautiful scene. A female senior was sleeping on the bed wrapped in a thin blanket. From the view of the overlapping peaks, he could see that she was not wearing anything under the blanket. She had already put some perfume on the bed, just waiting for him to enjoy it.

"Slap!" Yan walked over and sat down, a teasing thought creeping into his mind. He slapped her and received a loud response. A red mark was left on her most voluptuous part. Jin Lili naturally woke up as well. Seeing the mockery in his eyes, she just rolled her eyes at him and turned over.

Her soft, smooth body fell into Yan's arms. He had become familiar with his senior's charming cooperation over the past few days and naturally got into the mood.

After a long while, Jin Lili, her face flushed, buried her face between Yan's collarbone and chin, gently rubbing against him, and whispered, "I haven't been able to concentrate in class these past few days, and everyone's laughing at me. It's all your fault, you little rascal." Her voice carried a hint of seduction, as if constantly tempting Yan to continue, but Yan had developed a resistance after spending so much time with her, so he didn't continue. Instead, he smiled and replied, "Senior, you're not competing for the top spot in the grade, you're just aiming for a diploma, why bother?" Jin Lili realized something, and squinted her eyes blankly, saying, "Top spot in the grade? Oh right, the grade competition is coming up soon, you're going to participate, right?" Yan shook his head.

“My name will probably be reported, but I’m not interested in being the top student in the grade.” Jin Lili seemed to sober up a bit after hearing this. She opened her eyes and looked at Yan very seriously, saying, “Yan, this won’t do. I don’t know what you’re thinking, but if you want to have both me and Zixue at the same time, then you can’t do this. My family and Zixue’s family elders are both high-ranking nobles and important officials in the empire. You would have to put in a lot of effort to marry either of us, let alone you, you greedy guy, who’s two-timing us now. Of course, if you only want to be my and Zixue’s lovers and it doesn’t involve our future marriage, then it’s not a big deal, but in that case, I will be very disappointed, and Zixue probably won’t be able to accept it.” Yan just smiled at Jin Lili’s words.

"Don't worry! I've already made arrangements for the future, I'll take care of everything."

"You, forget it, whatever you want! Anyway, you'll be watching Zixue get married in the future, so don't feel sorry for her... *slap*..." Jin Lili muttered a few words of dissatisfaction, and then a crisp sound came from her butt. Her big eyes had just filled with tears when someone exercised their power.

"You can't say things like that, senior. If you don't behave well, my anger won't disappear so easily." Jin Lili felt a little happy after hearing Yan's words. She let out a small animal-like whimper, and her golden waves shone beautifully in the moonlight.

Three days later, the semester graduation ceremony was held. All the students and most of the faculty and staff came to the largest playground. The principal, who was usually elusive, appeared on the podium to give a speech.

The speech was obviously not very informative; it was just the same old stuff about how hard everyone had worked this semester and how they hoped everyone would keep up the good work and make even greater progress.

Although the principal was speaking eloquently, the twitching of his eyebrows from time to time showed that he was also suffering. Of course, the students below the stage were even more suffering, and Yan was already getting drowsy again.

After the graduation ceremony, Dean of Students Zhang Feng walked to the podium, his loud voice echoing throughout the hall through the loudspeaker.

"The Tiandu Academy End-of-Term Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin. Contestants from each grade, please proceed to your designated competition venues." Zhang Feng's announcement immediately drew cheers from the entire playground. Many people deeply resented this kind of speech, and the end-of-term grade-level martial arts tournament was also a highly anticipated event, as the strongest contestants from each grade would showcase their talents during this period.

"Teacher, I'm leaving now." At the rest area of ​​the first-year magic and martial arts class, Lei Xiang greeted Zhuang Jing and got up to leave for the competition. Zhuang Jing looked up and responded, then continued to urge Yan to get up and participate in the competition.

Zhuang Jing looked at the drowsy Yan with some concern and said, "Yan, your mental state is not good. What's wrong with you lately?"

"Teacher, I just miss you so much. I think about it every night. What will your reward be after I win?" Yan regained some energy and actually dared to flirt with the beautiful teacher. After blinking his eyes and saying some ambiguous words, he jumped out of his seat and walked towards the competition stage before Zhuang Jing could react.

"That brat, he's still a student..." Zhuang Jing's face turned bright red immediately after Yan left. Yan's words made her subconsciously think of the scenes she occasionally saw Yan exercising, and she felt even worse.

The end-of-term competition at Tiandu Academy is mainly a contest between class representatives from each grade. The academy divides the first-year students into several groups, with each class's representative in a different group, thus avoiding early competition among classmates.

Yan's group was of average strength, and he played with such ease every time he went on stage, as if he were just going through the motions. Of course, his performance attracted a lot of attention and was regarded as a major threat by those who aspired to win the championship.

Meanwhile, Lei Xiang's other group also made little progress. The Magic and Martial Arts Class had not performed well in previous years, so this year's performance naturally caught the attention of many academy leaders. Zhuang Jing was even called in by the dean for some encouragement.

This day marked the completion of the final group stage match. Yan Liu, who had successfully advanced, arrived at Lei Xiang's ringside. He felt that Lei Xiang had changed recently, but he was unsure of the source of this change, so he came today to observe him closely.

Lei Xiang's last opponent in the group stage was a girl, a beautiful girl who used fire magic. This girl's name was Bingbing, nicknamed the freshman beauty, and she was a good friend of Zi Xue and Jin Lili. She also came from a good family. It was anyone's guess what would happen if she fought Lei Xiang.

Yan looked expectantly at the scene, where the girl opposite Lei Xiang twirled her magic wand and drew a beautiful red magic six-pointed star in the air.

As the incantation was chanted, a loud dragon roar came from the red magical six-pointed star, and a giant dragon made of intertwined flames charged towards Lei Xiang.

This level six spell is one of the most powerful among intermediate spells. Lei Xiang is not weak, but he can only retreat when faced with fire magic of this level.

Suddenly, a pure yellow beam of light surged from Lei Xiang's body. The fire dragon was struck by the violent battle qi and the hidden dark element, and it vanished into thin air. The female mage was pulled by the qi and her body trembled.

"A violent storm." As expected, Lei Xiang seized the opportunity to launch a ruthless attack, unleashing a move that surprised Yan Du. The violent airflow and flying debris shattered the defensive barrier that Bingbing had hastily set up, and her magic robe was torn open, revealing a lot of her cleavage.

"How can you be so heartless!" Bingbing was frightened by Lei Xiang's rough and violent fighting style. After leaving the arena, she couldn't help but express her dissatisfaction to Lei Xiang.

Lei Xiang coldly replied, "Do you want to continue?" The boy with the green hair was still full of youthful arrogance and had no idea how good girls were to him.

"The Mad God Battle Qi, this manual is right here with me, how did he master it?" Yan took out a yellowed manual from his pocket, turned to the content about the first level of cultivation. After completing the first level of Mad God Battle Qi, one can obtain the Battle Qi secret technique - Gale and Rain, which is the move that Lei Xiang used before.

Yan wasn't surprised that Lei Xiang had mastered the Mad God Technique; he was naturally gifted with the ability to go berserk.

But since he had already intercepted this secret manual, how did Lei Xiang learn it? Yan had some doubts in his heart and wanted to test Lei Xiang again.

Chapter 637 Dialogue with Zi Yan

At the Tiandu Academy's grade competition, Yan called out to Lei Xiang after Lei Xiang qualified for the group stage.

"Lei Xiang, come with me for a moment."

After speaking, Yan didn't give Lei Xiang a chance to ask any more questions and walked towards a secluded corner in the distance. A hint of curiosity appeared in Lei Xiang's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he followed Yan.

"Lei Xiang, you're a berserker, aren't you!"

Yan's sudden remark startled Lei Xiang instantly. His entire body tensed up instinctively, and he adopted a defensive posture, exuding a dangerous aura.

"Yan, how did you know?"

Lei Xiang never expected that his ability to go berserk would be exposed. He knew that very few people in the Orc Empire knew about him, and his ability to go berserk was an even bigger secret. How did this person find out?

Lei Xiang is now eager to figure out this problem because it concerns his biggest secret, and if not handled properly, it could endanger his life.

Although he is highly regarded within Tiandu Academy, this is based on the fact that he is human. Once the news that he is a beastman spy is exposed, the powerful figures of the Dragon God Empire will surely launch a large-scale operation to kill him. Therefore, Lei Xiang is somewhat panicked.

“You don’t need to be so nervous. I guessed it. I once found a secret manual in the academy library and borrowed it out of curiosity.”

Yan casually pulled the "Mad God Technique" out of his pocket. When Lei Xiang saw the yellowed manual, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

“I have studied the Mad God Technique carefully. Although I have not mastered it, I have a good understanding of it. The first level of the Mad God Technique has the secret technique of Gale and Rain, and this move is exactly the same as the one you used today. You must have successfully mastered the Mad God Technique.”

Yan continued, "The Mad God Technique has harsh cultivation conditions; only berserkers can successfully cultivate it. So you must be a berserker with the ability to go berserk. Am I right?"

Lei Xiang did not deny it, and nodded in reply: "Yan, you are indeed very smart. You were able to deduce so much information just from a secret manual."

"Lei Xiang, believe me, I'm not interested in your berserker potential. The reason I'm here today is for something else."

Yan casually put away the original manual of "Mad God Technique". "This manual is very niche but its power is extraordinary. Ordinary people definitely don't have it. I am very interested in books. I want to know where your "Mad God Technique" manual came from."

Yan didn't really care that Lei Xiang had mastered the Mad God Technique. Although it was unexpected, he knew that Lei Xiang did have the talent to master it. It was just that the source of the secret manual was something he was concerned about.

He took the manual in the hopes of guiding Lei Xiang to follow his plan, but he didn't expect Lei Xiang to still obtain the "Mad God Technique". He wanted to know where the plan went wrong in order to get more information.

"Yan, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't answer this question."

Lei Xiang hesitated for a moment and then shook his head. It seemed that he had received some kind of instruction, so he could not answer the question easily. But since Yan dared to ask, he must have made many preparations.

“Lei Xiang, tell me the answer, and I can help you accomplish what you want to do.”

Yan continued calmly, "You want to challenge Riva, don't you? Last time you had a conflict with her, if the vice dean hadn't arrived, you would have been taught a lesson by him. And given your personality, once you make a tough statement, you're bound to do it."

You made a promise with Riva to compete against each other in the grade-level competition, and I think you were serious. So you must become the top student in the first year, and I can give you that opportunity.

Although I'm not interested in being the top student or anything like that, I still hope that some of my ideas can be fulfilled. That way, everyone will be better off, right?

Lei Xiang, you need to think this through. Riva is already in fifth grade and will graduate at the end of this semester. You only have one chance to challenge him.

Lei Xiang was quite restless during his time at the academy, getting into a lot of trouble with some people in the Martial Arts Department. Riva, as the head of the Martial Arts Department, also intervened, and the two had a conflict. Lei Xiang suffered a loss at that time and vowed to challenge Riva.

Now, Yan's words made Lei Xiang fall into deep thought. He had to admit that Yan was right; this was his best chance to challenge Riva. If he missed this opportunity, he didn't know when they would meet again.

"I...I promise..."

Lei Xiang was ultimately a selfish and treacherous spy. In the end, he still had to think about himself and agreed to Yan's conditions: "The academy also has a secret library that collects copies of the academy's precious books as well as some rare books that cannot be found outside."

Ordinary students don't even have the right to know it exists, let alone borrow it. After my conflict with Riva last time, the vice-dean took me into seclusion in the library, which is how I obtained a copy of the *Mad God's Manual*…”

Lei Xiang explained the matter very clearly, even drawing the location of the library. Yan nodded after achieving his goal, and the two ended their conversation.

Yan and Lei Xiang reached an agreement, and the first-year competition quickly came to a conclusion. After Lei Xiang easily defeated another boy, Yan chose to forfeit. His opponent in the final was Bingbing, who was also from the group stage.

Because of what happened before, Bingbing had developed a psychological aversion to Lei Xiang. Lei Xiang wanted to deal with her gently, but she didn't give him a chance at all; she surrendered without even lifting a finger.

Her actions nearly caused a huge uproar. A famous beauty in Tiandu Academy is very dangerous, and Lei Xiang's reputation was ruined from then on, making him almost the public enemy of all the boys.

At that time, almost all the trainees below the ring were shouting things like, "Shameless, give the championship back to them!" But Lei Xiang had his own ideas, and how could he do what these people said?

The subsequent events didn't go too badly, because of the formidable strength I displayed, no one dared to challenge Lei Xiang to a physical confrontation.

After becoming the top student in his first year, the kid immediately went to the academy's administration office to register to challenge Riva. However, things went a little wrong here; there were actually two people who had registered to challenge Riva this year.

According to the academy's rules, if two challengers appear, they must fight each other first. However, because the other challenger had a special identity, Lei Xiang was reluctant to fight her, so he sought Yan's help again.

“Zi Yan wants to challenge Riva, and I’ve helped her with that, but remember you owe me something that you have to repay.”

Yan smiled and agreed to Lei Xiang's request, and Lei Xiang readily accepted the promise. So Yan then asked Zi Xue to speak with Zi Yan.

"Senior Sister Ziyan. Senior Sister Zixue."

Inside a private room at a restaurant outside Tiandu Academy, Yan saw Zi Yan again. Zi Yan had come with Zi Xue, and Jin Lili, who was beside Yan, greeted them warmly upon their arrival, as if she were the hostess of the banquet.

When Yan greeted Zi Yan, he gave Zi Xue a look. Zi Xue pretended not to react, but the roots of her neck turned bright red.

"Junior Yan, what brings you to see me today?"

Zi Yan glanced helplessly at Jin Lili. She had never been interested in such social interactions, and the reason she was persuaded to come today by Zi Xue was mainly because of Jin Lili.

Jin Lili knew Zi Yan's habits, so she took the initiative to ask, "Zi Yan, I heard you're going to challenge Riva? Why?"

Zi Yan glanced at Jin Lili with surprise, then at Yan, her expression shifting for a moment before she calmly said, "It's nothing. Riva keeps bothering me, so I just wanted to cause him some trouble. You came here for this? You're not even the top student in the first year! You want to challenge Riva? You're overestimating yourself."

"elder sister."

Zixue subconsciously tugged at Ziyan's sleeve, her eyes involuntarily falling on Yan, and she shook her head at him. She knew that Yan was quite capable, and that her sister's words were indeed too much.

"Ziyan, why are you so impulsive? Can't you just let people finish speaking?"

Jin Lili, like Zi Xue, has also gotten together with Yan, so naturally she has to protect her man. "You said it yourself, Yan is not the top student in the first year, so he is not qualified to directly challenge him, but there are others who can challenge him."

Zi Yan's eyebrows twitched slightly as she looked at Yan. "The top student of the first year, I remember his name is Lei Xiang. Is he the one who wants to challenge Riva? That's overestimating himself. But what does this have to do with you?"

Yan replied with a smile, "Lei Xiang and I are classmates, and we have some acquaintance. He wants to challenge Riva, but he doesn't want to fight you, Senior Sister Ziyan, so he asked me for help. Therefore, I hope Senior Sister Ziyan will give up the challenge."

"Why should I give up?"

Zi Yan glanced at Yan with disdain. She was a proud woman with considerable strength, so she wouldn't be easily persuaded. "If you win the top student position and challenge Riva yourself, and then Lili tries to mediate, I might give you face."

But you didn't even challenge me yourself, so why should I give you face? And that Lei Xiang, he had the guts to challenge Riva, but not the guts to fight me first. Is he looking down on me?

"Senior Ziyan, I call you senior only because you are a third-year student and I am a first-year student. To put it bluntly, you are indeed no match for Lei Xiang."

As soon as Yan finished speaking, Zi Yan suddenly felt a weight on her right shoulder, and half of her body went limp as she was pressed directly into a chair. A warm breath flowed over her earlobe, and Yan's voice rang out again, "You just asked me why I should make you give up. Do you have an answer now?"

"You scoundrel, you bastard..."

Zi Yan's face turned from white to red, and an astonishing magical fluctuation immediately erupted from her body. A defensive shield shining with holy light instantly repelled Yan's palm, and a magic staff appeared in Zi Yan's hand.