Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Duke Zifeng's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the Duchess also realized for the first time that Yan's relationship with her two daughters was not right, and her feelings were extremely complicated.

Duke Zifeng had already torn Yan to pieces in his heart, but he maintained a calm expression on his face and said indifferently, "Yan, I heard that you are an elite first-year student of Tiandu Academy. You should know that Tiandu Academy prohibits male and female students from dating."

Yan nodded and replied, "Yes, Uncle, the dean said that it is forbidden to interact within the academy, so my senior and I always observe proper etiquette within the academy."

"Inside the academy."

Duke Zifeng repeated three words. With his intelligence, how could he not realize that Yan was trying to exploit some loopholes? But since the other party was pretending to be stupid, he couldn't very well expose him.

Yan nodded again and continued, "Uncle, I didn't come here today to talk to my senior sister. Well, we can talk about that later. In a while, I will be going to the front line with the academy to support the battlefield. This is an activity organized by the academy."

But there's a problem. Senior Sister Ziyan has also been nominated to participate, and I don't want her to risk her life on the battlefield. I think you wouldn't want any tragedies to happen again, even if it's just a possibility. We need to nip that possibility in the bud.

"Zi Yan, what happened?"

Duke Zifeng frowned as he looked at his eldest daughter. When he heard that Ziyan had been specifically named to support the front-line battlefield, he was indeed somewhat flustered.

“Father, this is a decision made by the academy’s higher-ups. After Riva graduated, the academy was at the bottom of the competition among the four academies, so the academy arranged this trial to hone us elites.”

As the vice dean's personal disciple, Zi Yan naturally knew more about the situation, so she explained the whole story, "My daughter originally wanted to go too, but Yan told me about your past..."

Duke Zifeng's expression shifted several times. He subconsciously glanced at the Duchess. Not many people knew about his first love, and even fewer knew the details. But seeing that the Duchess's expression didn't seem to indicate that she knew beforehand, his gaze turned to Yan.

"Kid, you seem to know quite a lot. I admit you have some ability to persuade my daughter, but if you think you can gain my approval based on that alone, I can only say you're dreaming. There's a world of difference between you and my daughter, so you'd better give up now!"

Duke Purple Wind's words were full of dissatisfaction. Although it was a good thing that his daughter had been persuaded to give up some ideas, it was not a pleasant thing for the Duke to have his past brought up.

“Your Grace, I remember you used to be called Lin Feng, right?”

Yan's words startled Duke Zifeng. Lin Feng was his former name. He was born into a commoner family and it would have been difficult for him to rise to prominence on his own. However, after becoming the son-in-law of a prince and changing his surname to the royal family, he became the powerful Duke of the Empire.

Yan paused for a moment before continuing, "Uncle, if I may be frank, your approval is important for my relationship with your daughter, but it's not a given. Sometimes, once the deed is done, everything is settled."

"Kid, you've got some nerve!"

Zi Feng couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this. The deed was done, and this kid deserved a beating for saying such a thing in front of him.

As Duke Zifeng spoke, he grabbed Yan's shoulder with one hand. He wanted to teach this loose-tongued fellow a lesson and let him know that the Duke's mansion was not so easy to enter and leave.

However, to his surprise, the Queen of Flames threw a punch, but her fist struck his palm first. The fist and palm collided, and seven powerful energies surged from the Duke's palm, each stronger than the last. With a loud boom, a violent gust of air erupted from the center of the two of them.

"Who...who are you, and how do you possess such cultivation?"

Duke Purple Wind was thrown into the main chair by the powerful force. Although he was not injured, this situation surprised him even more.

Although he was an imperial civil official, his cultivation was not weak; he was one of the best among the Knights of Light, and most dragon knights were no match for him.

But facing Yan, who was supposedly a first-year student at Tiandu Academy, he couldn't even withstand a single move. What level of cultivation was this? Sword Saint? Or even higher? He was shocked both on the face and in his heart. He couldn't figure out this young man in front of him.

“Uncle, there are some secrets about me that you may find out later, but don’t ask about them now.”

Yan didn't offer much explanation, then pointed at Zi Yan and continued, "The reason I've come to visit you this time is to discuss how to get Senior Sister Zi Yan to stay in Dragon City."

“This is not a good matter. Zi Yan is the top student of the third year at Tiandu Academy and also the vice dean’s personal disciple. She must participate in this kind of academy’s trial activities, both morally and logically.”

Duke Zifeng calmed down a bit and said in a deep voice, "Even if I personally step in, I'm afraid the Dean won't give me face. After all, I'm also his student!"

“I know that ordinary reasons will not convince the dean and the college’s higher-ups, so we need to find a reason that they cannot refuse.”

Yan walked over to Zi Yan's side, looked at her, and said softly, "Zi Yan, close your eyes first."

Zi Yan nodded and closed her eyes. Yan reached out his right hand and gently touched Zi Yan's forehead. A small flame instantly shot into Zi Yan's forehead along his finger. The next moment, an incredibly bright light engulfed the entire living room.

"What did you do to Ziyan?"

The bright light lasted for a quarter of an hour before gradually dimming. At this moment, Duke Zifeng and the others saw Ziyan lying in Yan's arms, her body emitting bursts of light. This situation was obviously not right, so Duke Zifeng rushed over and questioned Yan.

"Father, I'm fine, I just can't control this light."

Zi Yan opened her eyes and spoke. Duke Zi Feng was slightly relieved after hearing her words, but after reaching out to touch Zi Yan's wrist, he found that something was not quite right.

At this moment, Yan spoke up again, "I released a small portion of the power within Zi Yan's body. She herself is actually fine, but if others were to examine her, they would find that there is a problem. Under such circumstances, she naturally cannot participate in the academy's activities."

However, persuading the dean and the others will require your intervention, Uncle. I am nothing in the academy or the empire; my words carry no weight.”

"Leave this to me, but you have to tell me when Ziyan's condition will improve. Also, who exactly are you?"

Zi Feng nodded noncommittally, then asked about Yan's identity. He had asked countless experts to examine Zi Yan's physical condition, but none of them could bring about such a change in Zi Yan. Now he was even more curious about Yan's identity.

Chapter 643 Demon Princess

Outside Tiandu Academy, more than a thousand teachers and students were seeing off a team of more than one hundred people who were supporting the front lines. Yan was also in this team, saying goodbye to Zixue and Jin Lili.

Because there were too many people around, Yan couldn't openly drag the two of them along, so he could only whisper to Jin Lili and Zixue, "Don't worry! I'll be back as soon as possible, and I definitely won't encounter any danger."

"My sister is resting at home. She asked someone to bring this to you before she came."

Zi Xue carefully took out a talisman and gave it to Yan, then pouted and took out another one. Jin Lili also gave out something similar.

Yan smiled and put away all three amulets. Then, taking advantage of the attention of the beauties around him, he deliberately put all three amulets to his nose and smelled them. "They smell really good."

His action naturally caused the two beauties to blush and protest, but in public, they all remained restrained and did not attract too much attention.

Suddenly, Jin Lili hooked her arm around Yan's neck. Although she didn't kiss him directly, her intimate gesture of adjusting his collar instantly caused a sensation in the crowd.

"Sister Lili."

Zi Xue looked at Jin Lili in shock. Before coming here, her good sister had never said that she was going to do something that would cause misunderstandings. It was really too insidious. But with so many people watching, she didn't have the nerve to do the same thing.

"Hmph! You lecherous bastard, you better behave yourself on the front lines. This time, Ziyan and I didn't go, but the second and third most beautiful girls in the academy did. If you dare to seduce other pretty girls, see how we deal with you then."

While straightening Yan's collar, Jin Lili whispered a warning and gave a few threatening looks in other directions, "Also, Zixue and I asked Bingbing to keep an eye on you. If you don't behave, be careful, her best friends won't let you off the hook."

Jin Lili's warning only made Yan chuckle. He glanced at the several pairs of eyes that had been drawn to him and said in a low voice, "Lili, aren't you afraid that your best friends will steal from me? You did that back then..."

"Well, you actually have such thoughts..."

Upon hearing this, Zixue became furious and pretended to hit him. She still harbored some resentment about Jin Lili's burglary, and now that this person was bringing it up again in such a smug manner, how could she let this greedy fellow get away with it?

"Oh, I give up, I was just kidding..."

Yan knew her limits and quickly approached Zixue to bother her, taking the opportunity to make some unreasonable demands so that she could enjoy the happiness of being sisters after returning safely.

"Cough cough..."

A cough came from behind him. Yan turned around and saw the vice dean walking over. He turned around and greeted him with a normal expression, "Vice dean, is there anything I can help you with?"

The vice dean pointed at me and said, "You're really something, kid. I caught you red-handed. Luckily, the dean didn't see you, or he would have given you a scolding."

I saw Ziyan last night, and she asked me to take care of you. I was wondering why she and you were so close, but I didn't expect you to actually…”

The old man looked at them with a playful expression, but Yan's expression remained unchanged. "Vice Dean, you're wrong. I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. My relationship with Senior Sister Ziyan is completely innocent. It's disrespectful to your own student to slander someone like this."

"I didn't even say it was with... no, I almost got confused by you. I know Ziyan; she most likely doesn't like you, so it must be something else..."

He glanced at Zixue halfway through his sentence, then looked at Jin Lili, seemingly trying to guess which girl had violated the academy's rules. However, since he arrived, neither girl had done anything out of line, so he couldn't speculate.

"Everyone assemble."

Just after most people had finished saying their goodbyes, the dean's voice suddenly rang out on the magic broadcast. After a series of inspiring and encouraging words, the vice dean stepped onto the platform and said, "Everyone, let's set off now. The dragon knights are waiting for us. It is your greatest honor to fight alongside them. Forward!"

"go ahead."

Countless people shouted at the top of their lungs, and more than a hundred people wearing custom-made armor from the academy quickly marched out of Dragon City.

Led by the vice dean, the Tiandu Academy team quickly arrived in the wilderness and joined up with the logistics and supply team, which consisted of ten dragon knights.

The supply train, consisting of over a thousand people, was carrying extremely important supplies. Along the way, they gathered many reinforcements, and by the time they arrived at the Skrull Fortress on the front lines, the entire train was already quite large.

This time, the Dragon God Empire gathered a large number of elite troops to launch a great war against the demons and orcs. Among them, more than seventy dragon knights were mobilized, along with elite infantry, cavalry, and mages, bringing the total force to nearly one million.

It can be said that the main force of the Dragon God Empire has been completely concentrated here. The defense of the rest of the empire is now the responsibility of the reserve forces, who are intensifying their training. Reserve supplies are also being sent to the front line in an endless stream.

So far in this war, humanity has maintained the initiative. Individual human soldiers are no match for either the demons or the orcs, who are born warriors.

However, humans are better at teamwork and have powerful magic and dragon knight units as backup, so they can maintain an advantage in battle.

When the Tiandu Academy team arrived at Stru Fortress, they received a warm welcome. The fortress commander, Rivo, personally received them and expressed his gratitude to Tiandu Academy, while his son, Riva, became the person in charge of the welcoming party.

When Riva saw that Ziyan was not among the support team, he felt both disappointed and relieved. This newly promoted dragon knight got along quite well with Lei Xiang, his former rival.

Yan wasn't interested in their conversation, so he casually participated in the activity and then went to the guest room arranged by the Marshal's Mansion to rest.

Rivo took the student soldiers from Tiandu Academy very seriously. He first arranged for everyone to have a crash course in war-related knowledge at Skrull Fortress. Five days later, these fledgling student soldiers finally saw what real war was like.

On the walls of Skrull Fortress, the vice-dean led a force of over a hundred men to serve as Rivo's personal guards. Not far ahead of them, outside the fortress, a massive battle raged between armies of the three races, numbering in the millions.

The vice-dean pointed to the demons and orcs below and introduced them to the students: "Look carefully, the main force of the orcs consists of bear-man heavy armor troops and leopard-man assault troops, while their elite legions are the Behemoth Legion and the Beast King's Mad Lion Legion. The demons, on the other hand, attack in a coordinated manner with various races, and their dark mages and fallen angels are the most powerful."

The chaotic battlefield was filled with all sorts of energy flying everywhere. The fierce battle lasted for a day, with the human race losing nearly 10,000 men, while the attacking demon and beast races paid an even greater price.

However, during the battle that day, everyone tacitly agreed that neither side would send their elite troops to participate.

The bloody scenes on the battlefield caused discomfort to most of the more than one hundred student soldiers. In such a large-scale battle, there were almost no prisoners, and those who did not return could not even have their bodies preserved.

The next morning, an even fiercer battle broke out, and the student soldiers of Tiandu Academy were deployed outside the city, alongside the heavy cavalry, to ensure a certain level of safety.

Amidst the chaotic battlefield shouts and cries of battle, the hundred-odd students from Tiandu Academy seemed insignificant against the backdrop of tens of thousands of troops. Everyone was caught up in the atmosphere of the battlefield, charging alongside the surrounding troops, with most consciously sticking together around their classmates.

Lei Xiang was considered the strongest among the group, and he charged ahead with some of the strongest heavy cavalrymen. However, they soon encountered a setback when countless Behemoths wielding spiked clubs appeared on the battlefield. The heavy cavalry on the other side suffered a devastating blow as their reinforcements were ambushed.

At this time, new reinforcements were also dispatched from Skrull Fortress, and dozens of dragons appeared in the sky. After the Behemoth Legion appeared, the Dragon Knight Legion also set out.

As Lei Xiang and his strongest heavy cavalry charged ahead, the sky suddenly darkened, and large swaths of black mist flew towards the remaining warriors of the heavy cavalry legion.

Yan, who was behind the crowd, suddenly reined in his horse. He vaguely saw dozens of winged people with black wings and narrow swords moving out from behind the dark magic. These guys were the true elite of the demon race, a fallen angel battle group composed entirely of royal elites.

When Lei Xiang saw the group of figures swooping down, he knew that the heavy cavalry warriors fighting alongside him were doomed. In order to save his own life, he decisively retreated, but the fallen angels were faster than him.

A series of dark figures charged into the heavy cavalry legion, slaughtering them at an astonishing speed. Essentially, a heavy cavalryman would fall to the ground with a flash of black light. At this rate, the heavy cavalry legion would be completely wiped out before the dragon knights arrived.

The student soldiers were positioned behind the heavy cavalry, and each of them had a considerable amount of protective gear, so they were basically able to retreat. However, some of them still thought of counterattacking, throwing magical attacks at the dark mages in the distance, which naturally angered some of the powerful demons.

"Watch out above."

Lei Xiang, who had just returned to the group, noticed a dark figure attacking the two girls who were the most active in casting magic. Those two were the top three on the beauty list of Tiandu Academy. Because they had a bunch of suitors protecting them, they were in a very safe situation and had unleashed a powerful attack. At this moment, they were being targeted by a powerful demon.

Even without Lei Xiang's reminder, many people noticed the Fallen Angel's attack and erected numerous magical barriers to defend the sky. However, the dark figure in the sky merely snorted coldly, slashed his narrow sword horizontally, and a black light flashed, turning the many magical barriers into specks of light that scattered in the air.

At this moment, the fallen angel revealed her true form. Judging from her voluptuous and alluring figure, she was actually a woman, a female fallen angel. This was the first time such a thing had happened on the Jin Yuan Continent, leaving Lei Xiang, a fallen angel with demon blood, completely dumbfounded.

"Hehehe... What beautiful human girls! You should all come back to the Demon Realm with me and become my maids!"

The fallen angel let out a silvery laugh, and with a light tap of her narrow sword, she easily felled a group of bodyguards who were protecting the two beautiful court beauties. She reached out with both hands, ready to kidnap these two beauties who were no less beautiful than herself and take them back to the demon realm.

However, at that moment, a burst of flame suddenly erupted in front of her, and the intense wave of flame sent her flying backward.