Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

"Wait, take your steamed buns back with you."

"What kind of steamed buns?"

"That guy surnamed Lu left it for you." Ye Lingling pointed to the table next to her. "And remember to tell him not to eat in the infirmary anymore!"

"I understand." Li Lan quickly nodded, picked up the buns, and left. There was no way she could be deferential to the doctor who had saved her.

Li Lan only gradually came to his senses after leaving the training hall. Looking at the steamed bun in his hand, a slight warmth rose in his heart. He hadn't eaten lunch and had been waiting for news from the dormitory building. He hadn't expected Lu Mingfei to remember to bring him food.

In fact, he had realized that he had been a bit too cocky today. Lu Mingfei was talking crazy, but he was actually soft-hearted. He had a good intention in teaching him a lesson today!

"Achoo!" Lu Mingfei was walking in the deserted woods when he suddenly looked up and glanced around warily. Strange, could someone be cursing him behind his back? And a really dirty one at that!

"Hiss, it's actually a bit cold." He shrank his neck and walked to the base of a big tree.

He sneaks in here once or twice a week.

"Who!" Lu Mingfei's bluff broke the silence of the forest, but there was no sound except for the wind. He then activated his Golden Eyes and scanned the area several times with a 360-degree, no-blind-spot gaze. Only after this thieving-like vigilance did he finally relax.

After all, what happened next was much more exciting than stealing.

Lu Mingfei closed his eyes and listened to the rustling of leaves in the forest. Suddenly, his heart rate dropped sharply in a short period of time.

All the noises in the forest seemed to be stretched out, faded, and eventually disappeared into the distance.

All sounds are silent.

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes. The moonlight struggled to penetrate the dense canopy of trees, fixing the tiny dust particles at the edge of the dim light. In the distance, birds flying over the mountain peaks spread their wings, casting a shadow on the earth.

The world seemed to have lost all color. Lu Mingfei took a step, and tiny dust particles were shaken up from the ground, blooming like flowers.

Words of power: a fleeting moment.

Fleeting in the blink of an eye, fleeting beauty.

With the dynamic vision of the Golden Eyes, Lu Mingfei felt that this was more than just a speed-up skill; it was practically Zavarudo!

The world seemed to stop for him!

Lu Mingfei strolled leisurely through this world that had been put on slow motion, like a ghost detached from the world. Only the tearing pain in his muscles reminded him of the price he had to pay to enter this transcendent state.

After walking ten meters, with a sigh, the bird flapped its wings and soared into the sky. Fallen feathers swirled in the wind, and the world was once again engulfed by chaos and noise.

He took a few breaths, extinguished his golden eyes, and sat on the ground in silence for a long time.

"The effect is amazing, but the side effects are too much?" Lu Mingfei felt the intense swelling and pain in his muscles and gave a wry smile. A moment is indeed a moment, whether it is against the enemy or against oneself.

Second-order, four times the speed—this is the limit his current ordinary body can reach.

This is undoubtedly a mechanism that can instantly turn the tide of battle, comparable to a cheat code. Moreover, this is only the basics and is far from the limit. Lu Mingze said that this skill can even evolve. Lu Mingfei dared not imagine that if that day really came, he would probably be called the human form of Platinum Star.

However, before mastering Zawaldo, he probably needs to reach the basic A-level values ​​for both strength and speed, otherwise his body might be torn apart before he even has a chance to unleash Ora.

"It seems I need to strengthen my physical training after obtaining my second spirit ring." Originally, his daily physical training consisted of only one hour of swordsmanship training at noon, but now it seems that it is not enough.

After resting for a while, Lu Mingfei immediately went down the mountain. This practice of using the power of words only took a few seconds. To others, he probably just climbed a mountain to exercise.

Chapter 44 The Final Ripple

It was a month after the cold snap in early spring, when spring was in full bloom. The Royal Academy was covered in birdsong and lush grass, with blooming crabapple and tulip flowers clustered together with bright red roses, like a ball of orange flame that burned across the entire academy overnight.

Looking at the vibrant spring scenery before him, Lu Mingfei felt nothing.

—Well, there are still some ripples. He hadn't noticed before, but recently he's discovered that there are quite a few stray cats in the academy.

It's probably the result of generations of uneducated and irresponsible aristocratic students. Lately, the entire academy has been filled with howling and wailing every night.

"Rose."

Lu Mingfei walked to the flowerbed by the lake and looked at the wild roses all over the ground. He suddenly felt a little lost. He had once saved up his pocket money, thinking that he could give Chen Wenwen ninety-nine roses to express his love on a suitable day.

But now, looking at the sea of ​​flowers in front of him, he suddenly thought that if he had bought a bunch of rose seeds and planted them in the courtyard of his old house in the suburbs during the first semester of his first year of high school, wouldn't he have been able to confess his love to Chen Wenwen three times in those three years?

"Brother Lu, I've been looking for you for ages! What are you doing here? Are you still going to Tiandou City tonight? You'll be a Bronze Soul if you win two more matches." Li Lan suddenly appeared out of nowhere again. Ever since he got beaten up last time, he's been much more well-behaved lately.

After all, Lu Mingfei had been promoted another level two weeks ago. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be promoted to the advanced academy before autumn this year. At that time, he will be the only one left in the intermediate academy, and it will not be so easy for him to bully others.

"Damn it, how can you be so clueless as a subordinate? Can't you see I'm feeling sentimental?" Lu Mingfei cursed inwardly, glaring angrily at him.

“I’ll go in a bit,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Go if you want, don't go if you don't want to, why are you getting angry?" Li Lan scratched his head, feeling that his boss was really unpredictable.

"You sign up tonight too, let's team up in a two-on-two, and we'll take them down in one go."

"Brother Lu, you're not kidding, are you?" Li Lan doubted whether he had heard correctly. He was only level 15, a complete weakling. Wouldn't going up to fight a Soul Battle just be adding insult to injury?

"Didn't you learn swordsmanship for a few months? Can't you even stall for a minute?" Lu Mingfei glanced at him: "If you can't even do this, don't ever step foot in the training room again."

“But… I understand.” Li Lan still looked a little embarrassed. Although he had sparred with many classmates in the training hall, he had always lost more than he had won. Although he had practiced swordsmanship in the past few months, he did not think that he could defeat his enemies with swordsmanship like Lu Mingfei.

After all, he didn't have Lu Mingfei's powerful soul force to fight against the weapon spirit with the fire stick. But Lu Mingfei had already spoken, so it would be too embarrassing if he couldn't even buy time.

That night, at the Heavenly Battle Arena.

In order not to give Li Lan a chance to back out and run away later, Lu Mingfei immediately signed up for the two-on-two competition. The draw was conducted quickly, and they were immediately assigned a number in the second fighting arena.

"Now let's welcome the Tiger and Leopard duo, who have already won two consecutive 2-on-2 battles! I also want to mention that Lu Mingfei from the Hot-Blooded High School duo has achieved a 13-game winning streak in solo battles. Although this is his first time participating in a 2-on-2 battle, tonight's match will definitely be a fierce battle!" The host's voice was high-pitched, instantly igniting the audience's emotions.

"Jackals and tigers? Colluding with each other?" As Li Lan went on stage, she suddenly remembered the head teacher's evaluation of the two and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Very good, keep this mindset, and I'll leave that leopard to you to handle in a bit!" Lu Mingfei snapped his fingers.

Li Lan immediately gasped, wanting to slap himself for being so happy. The name of the group opposite him was clearly not someone to mess with.

When both groups came up on stage, the other side burst out laughing when they saw that it was just two little kids. They had thought that the person who had won thirteen consecutive games was some kind of formidable character.

"Release your Martial Soul! The match begins!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, four yellow spirit rings appeared on the field, and the roars of tigers and leopards echoed throughout the arena.

"Brother Lu, can you handle it?" Li Lan also released his Martial Soul, Swift, but his legs were a little weak in front of the King of Beasts' Martial Soul!

"Whether I can withstand it or not, I don't know, but if you can't, you'll have to compensate me with 10,000 gold soul coins!" Lu Mingfei lit up his golden eyes, and his fierce mental pressure instantly crushed back.

"Damn it!" Li Lan's legs, which had been a little weak, straightened instantly. This was all the money they had earned in the past few days. Now Lu Mingfei had bet it all on it. If they lost, he estimated that he would be beaten even worse than last month. But Ye Lingling had already advanced to the advanced academy this month. If they fought again, he probably wouldn't be able to get out of bed for a month!

"on!"

"Let's give it our all!"

The two fought fiercely, and Lu Mingfei, holding an iron pillar, instantly met a tiger's paw as big as a volleyball. The sound of huge soul power colliding rang out continuously.

Li Lan held the knight's sword that she had only learned that afternoon. The two agility-based players immediately engaged in a speed battle on the field, with the sword tips and soul power constantly colliding and sparks faintly flying.

"Finally, we've got some standing!" Lu Mingfei smiled with relief. Now that he's been promoted, he's no longer worried about Li Lan being bullied by Avalanche and forced to leave the academy. After all, he was the one who got into trouble with Avalanche, and it wouldn't be right to drag Li Lan down with him.

"Alright, I should get serious now!" Lu Mingfei unleashed a powerful horizontal slash, and taking advantage of his opponent's unsteady footing after being knocked back, he caught up and delivered a high kick, sending his opponent flying off the stage.

Now that his soul power has reached level eighteen, defeating someone of the same level is a piece of cake.

Li Lan steadily retreated after parrying with her sword, leaving the remaining opponent with no choice but to surrender as his teammate fell out of the ring.

"Let's congratulate the Hot-Blooded High School team on their victory tonight!"

"Brother Lu, thank you." Looking at the crowd cheering for them, Li Lan smiled, her face flushed with excitement.

Lu Mingfei patted Li Lan on the shoulder: "Come to Tiandou City less often in the future. Focus on your cultivation. I'll be waiting for you on the mountain!"

Chapter 45 Breakthrough

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 sighed and sat down at his desk, took out his diary, and drew a vertical line through it.

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 to feel the youthful atmosphere.

That's 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 simple 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 when 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.

"What about 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 in front of him. As a mere first-ring Camilla, he has to maintain a proper attitude: "Director Lin, I would like to go to the Academic Affairs Office to ask how to apply for the Soul Hunting procedure 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, and even thought it was a sign of his good character of being humble and composed. "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. Three pillars of the Heaven Dou Empire, Soul Douluos, were actually going to the trouble of discussing his mere second Soul Ring. Wasn't this making a mountain out of a molehill? 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.

Chapter 46 It's that time of year again for the Grey Album.

"You broke through?"

A series of slams and exclamations rang out in the Education Committee's hall. It was rare for the three old men, whose combined age exceeded 250, to be so unrefined.

As the pillars of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, even if Xue Qinghe poisoned Xue Beng and the others, they would probably remain unfazed.

Although they had expected that the innate full soul power would allow for a fast cultivation speed in the early stages, they never even dreamed that it would be this fast.

In a total of ten months, Lu Mingfei actually crossed the first major level of Soul Master.