Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 94 All in! Ye Xinglan's Uncontested Struggle.

Within the protective shield of soul power, fierce battles raged on.

The competition table was broken and repaired, then broken again, over and over again.

With the help of their battle armor, students can often unleash combat power far exceeding their current cultivation level. The intense sparks that erupt between the battle armors, combined with dazzling soul skills, constantly bring cheers to the battle arena.

Even with Nan Liujing's discerning eye, he couldn't find much fault with it.

"Jie Mingfei wins the second match!"

"Xu Mi'er wins the fourth match!"

"Ding Xiaoling wins the seventh match!"

"Lei Qianjie wins the tenth match!"

“Yu Hanshuang, Ma Xue, Lan Muzi, Tang Yinmeng, Yan Rong…” One by one, the names were called out by the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li.

The first round of the inner courtyard competition officially ended only when the sky turned red and dusk fell.

A total of 102 students from the Inner Academy participated, and 51 of them advanced to the second round.

Dozens of people stood on the competition stage. Yunming and Yali stood side by side, with a lottery tube in front of them. Numbers would determine the two sides who would fight.

The second round of drawing lots was about to begin. As exclamations rang out, some students with weaker cultivation levels saw that they had drawn senior students whose strength far surpassed their own. They immediately lost their dreams and became utterly indifferent.

"Senior brother, there seems to be something wrong with this lottery." Gu Yue leaned close to Nan Liujing and whispered in his ear using her soul power to communicate privately.

Such intimate actions immediately caught the attention of Ye Xinglan and Na'er.

Nan Liujing chuckled and said, "The students with weaker cultivation levels were all drawn from the inner court, which is an intentional effort to ensure that the strong students are selected for the final battle."

There are ten Shrek Academy students with the cultivation level of Soul Saint. If nothing unexpected happens, Nan Liujing estimates that they will be the final top ten.

"The draw is over." Yun Ming's voice rang out. "The second round of the competition will begin at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. You may all leave now."

From the elders of the Sea God Pavilion to the prospective students, everyone left the Soul Arena in an orderly fashion.

The trainees were discussing nothing but the details of the battle.

As the conversation progressed, someone brought up the topic of the Federation Grand Competition, wanting to determine a winner. Some students believed that Shrek Academy students would be able to easily defeat their opponents in the Federation Grand Competition, while some prospective students disagreed, arguing that there were quite a few amazing geniuses in the Federation Grand Competition.

In short, everyone has their own explanation.

The academy's higher-ups praised and criticized the students, but they didn't care about the federal competition.

"Jiutian and I are leaving first." Ning Yun and Yu Jiutian gave a brief greeting and then followed the group away.

Ye Xinglan stretched lazily, displaying her slender figure to the fullest, and chuckled, "What do we do next?"

Before Gu Yue could speak, Na'er quickly grabbed Nan Liujing's arm and said with a grin, "I want to go to the movies with my brother."

Ye Xinglan was taken aback, and a strange ripple appeared in Gu Yue's deep, beautiful eyes. She suddenly asked, "What movie? Can we watch it together?"

Ye Xinglan realized what was happening and immediately showed a hint of anticipation. She had never gone to the movies with her childhood friend before.

Na'er instantly bristled and glared at Gu Yue.

You wretched woman, how dare you disturb my time together!

She regretted revealing that she wanted to see a movie; she should have made up another reason.

She was getting anxious. Gu Yue saw this and felt as refreshed as drinking an ice-cold cola on a hot summer day. She pursed her red lips and smiled gently, "Senior brother, can we come together?"

"Okay." Nan Liujing couldn't refuse; he could always find time to spend with Na'er alone another time.

Na'er scoffed inwardly. Since things had come to this, there was no point in saying anything more.

Ye Xinglan said, "By the way, Jing, what's the name of the movie you and Na'er want to see? I'll buy the tickets."

"Call me..." Nan Liujing was about to answer subconsciously, but Na'er blushed and covered her brother's mouth with her fair hand, saying with an embarrassed smile, "We haven't chosen what to look at yet."

Nan Liujing suddenly realized, and coughed lightly: "Right, we haven't made a choice yet."

Gu Yue looked suspicious and took out her phone to search. There weren't many movies released recently, mainly because it wasn't peak season. The highest-grossing movie at the moment was a film called "My Sister Loves Me Too Much 2".

Speaking of which, Gu Yue remembers that the first film was shot at Donghai Academy, and the second film was reportedly shot at Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. As one of the top academies on the continent, it has a great reputation, which also made the film a huge hit.

wrong!

The silver dragon shuddered!
Gu Yue suddenly became alert.

Na'er blushed just now, didn't she?
Na'er, sensing Gu Yue's slight contraction, immediately realized that the other had noticed something and quickly changed the subject, "Sister Xinglan, what do you want to see? It's on me."

Ye Xinglan, who hadn't watched many movies, replied blankly, "Anything is fine with me."

Gu Yue's gaze returned to her phone, her beautiful eyes suddenly brightening, and she smiled sweetly, saying, "I've got it! Let's go see this movie."

She pointed her phone screen at the crowd.

The three of them looked over.

Na'er subconsciously uttered, "My senior brother is just too cautious?"

The silver dragon shuddered, and the silver-haired girl bristled again!

Na'er bit her red lips tightly and glared fiercely at Gu Yue.

Woman, you did this on purpose, didn't you?
This movie tells the story of two fellow disciples who, after going through many trials, finally get married.

Gu Yue smiled.

Ye Xinglan was rather slow to notice anything amiss and immediately expressed her approval.

Nan Liujing hesitated, then bet a bag of spicy strips that Gu Yue was deliberately trying to annoy Na'er.

After buying the tickets, the four of them immediately headed to the cinema, which wasn't far away; there was one in the inner city.

In the vast Soul Arena, Yun Ming and Zang Xin did not leave. The latter said calmly, "Have you thought it through?"

Yun Ming looked at Na'er, who was walking arm in arm with Nan Liujing, and shook his head helplessly: "It's time to return."

Zang Xin scratched his head: "Our biggest competitors were already the Spirit Pagoda and the Temple of War, and now Shrek Academy has joined the fray. This is troublesome."

Ya Li covered her mouth and chuckled, "Your Tang Sect's geniuses are no less than our inner court disciples. That Soul Fighting Hall disciple named Xu Zihuang has already reached the sixth ring of cultivation at the age of eighteen. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely become a Title Douluo before the age of thirty-five. In that case, he will be guaranteed to reach the level of Limit Douluo in the future."

"Besides, the students we send are going to participate in the junior and adult competitions, while your Tang Clan is looking at the youth group, so we won't be able to compete against each other."

Zang Xin smiled gently: "You're right. However, the Spirit Pagoda and the War God Temple are now producing many geniuses, so it will be very difficult for Zi Huang to win first place in the youth group individual competition."

Xu Zihuang is a descendant of He Caitou and Xiao Xiao, who lived ten thousand years ago.

Yun Ming suddenly asked, "What do you and Lao Cao think of Nan Liujing?"

Zang Xin was surprised by the other party's change of topic. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, "After discussing it with Lao Cao, my original intention was to take him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to select immortal herbs. Even if he was unwilling to join our Tang Sect in the end, it would not matter. At least this friendship would be established. But he ended up becoming Leng Yaozhu's disciple."

"Even if Lao Cao and I were willing, the others in the sect would not agree to let a disciple from a high-ranking position in the Spirit Pagoda go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"You know how powerful the immortal herb is. The original Shrek Seven Devils in ancient times all relied on the immortal herb to ascend to godhood."

"You're going down the same old path as the Tang Sect before the era of Lingbing Douluo." Yun Ming said calmly, "I've known you for decades. If you trust me, go all in."

"All in?" Zang Xin was taken aback.

Yun Ming said, "With this wave of public opinion, I internally reformed the academy system and externally expressed a willingness to cooperate with the Federation. Federation officials have already been stationed in Shrek City, which has barely stabilized the Federation's uneasy heart. But the Tang Sect is different. They know about your connections with the other two continents, and sooner or later this fire will burn your heads." Zang Xin's face turned solemn. Selling arms privately is a crime of treason, and he knew that.

The Federation has refrained from taking any action only because of the Tang Sect's strength and its close ties with Shrek Academy.

"What does 'all in' mean?" Zang Xin chose to ask for the reason.

Yun Ming looked into his eyes and said, word by word, "Invest in young geniuses who can dominate the next era and future master craftsmen in advance. Don't worry about their background. Just help them first."

Zang Xin's eyes rippled. How could he not know Nan Liujing's talent? In the Tang Sect's Hall of Heroes, he had completed a challenge that no one had ever accomplished before, actually defeating Tang San, a high-level challenge that was frantically piling up data.

Yun Ming said calmly, "I have a premonition that the gods, who have been extinct for ten thousand years, will return once again."

Zang Xin looked surprised. "What do you mean?"

Yun Ming shook his head and closed his eyes.

Several years have passed, and he has not felt that special power of heavenly tribulation again. But since it existed, it would not disappear inexplicably. He thought that it would reappear one day in the future.

...

The movie theater wasn't very big, with a total of fifty seats, but unfortunately, it was less than half full.

Ye Xinglan seemed clueless and didn't fight for anything, so she sat to Nan Liujing's left. Na'er and Gu Yue were secretly competing and eventually decided to play rock-paper-scissors to decide who would sit to Nan Liujing's right.

Hey.

Gu Yue withdrew her jade-like hand that had been holding out the cloth, a satisfied look appearing on her serene and beautiful face, and smoothly took her seat.

Na'er, now the defeated one, sat blankly to Gu Yue's right.

I was here first!

Gu Yue thought she had won by suppressing Na'er, but little did she know that as the movie started, a soft little hand crept up to Nan Liujing's left.

A soft, warm touch came from his palm, which stirred Nan Liujing's heart, which was focused on the screen. He looked down and saw Ye Xinglan taking his hand, her slender white fingers gradually tightening their grip.

Nan Liujing's handsome face shone with the light of the screen, and he slightly tightened his grip, indicating his attitude.

As the first girl he had ever been intimate with, Ye Xinglan certainly held a special place in his heart.

The two held hands, and the beautiful young woman with her heroic eyebrows and red lips curved into an almost imperceptible smile.

As a swordsman, Ye Xinglan possesses exceptionally keen perception.
She had long realized that Gu Yue had special feelings for her senior brother, and that Na'er had special feelings for her sworn brother.

The greatest struggle is the one that is not contested! This was a strategic plan that Ye Xinglan had thought of long ago. She believed that Nan Liujing's feelings for her were genuine. Rather than fighting and causing him a headache, it was better to observe quietly from the sidelines and offer gentleness when necessary.

Just like a swordsman who seeks to kill with a single blow!
Everything seemed to have returned to calm, but suddenly, Nan Liujinghu's body trembled.

As Gu Yue watched the movie, she noticed that Nan Liujing was watching very attentively. Suddenly, she had an idea and thought it was a good opportunity to reenact the scene live. She took the initiative to move closer to him.

The girl's soft and delicate body exuded a delicate fragrance, like a gentle rain on a distant mountain, bringing peace to the heart.

The movie creates the atmosphere, and then you get a real-life experience—I bet you're not tempted.

Gu Yue thought with absolute confidence.

Hmph, such amazing wisdom is indeed useful.

Nan Liujing's body stiffened slightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the girl's fair and delicate face, as well as a strange smile on her lips.

It’s free, right?

The other large hand moved decisively and nimbly, and then, to Gu Yue's surprise, it landed on her round, smooth, and incredibly elastic thighs.

The contact between the skin of the five fingers and palms and the skin of the girl's thighs brought a tingling, itchy sensation, and Gu Yue's fair neck and even the tips of her ears were tinged with a blush.

Once she got there, she remembered something: her senior brother was no lamb, but a tiger. He would devour any meat that was offered to him.

But there's no escaping it; after all, it came to them of its own accord.

As Gu Yue remained frozen in this state, her thigh suddenly loosened, and the warm hand moved away.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, the hand that was still clasped together appeared in her field of vision. Gu Yue was stunned, and an unprecedented jealousy surfaced on her face.

As the screen flickered, laughter filled the theater, and Na'er's purple eyes held a hint of mockery.

Who was it that once said they would never be swayed by human emotions?
It's Gu Yue.

Who is it that has lowered themselves to talk about feelings with a human today?

Oh, it's Gu Yue again.

Gee tut.

I told you long ago that human emotions run deep, but you didn't believe me. Now you've slowly gotten yourself caught up in them, and it'll be hard to get out now.

...

The following morning, in the same Soul Arena, with the same number of spectators and sixty-one Inner Academy students, Lan Muzi was officially recognized as having a bye.

The battle for the top 30 spots was just as fierce as yesterday's.

When the morning's competition ended and the list of thirty people was released, all of them were two-word battle armor masters. Among them, the direct lineage had the fewest people, but their individual combat strength was the most elite, followed by the wild lineage. Each of them wore two-word battle armor forged from three different metals, and their strengths were clearly different.

On the contrary, the students from the collateral branches who had always been second in the competition were suppressed by the students from the wild branches in this competition, which made some of the Shrek Academy's high-ranking members from affiliated forces look on with dismay.

In the afternoon, the round of 16 to 8 concluded.

Just as Nan Liujing had initially guessed, all the students who made it to the top eight were Soul Saint level students.

After another draw, the eight finalists looked at each other and each took out a small ball.

Lei Qianjie held up the small ball, "Number One!"

"Number one!"

A gasp rippled through the audience as the eliminated inner court students exchanged bewildered glances, their expressions quite fascinating.

Because the one who also raised the number one ball was Ice Dragon Jade Frost.

Just as Feng Wuyu and Zhuoshi were hailed as the Shrek Academy's Twin Dragons, Yu Hanshuang and Lei Qianjie were also known as the Inner Academy's Twin Dragons.

The two sparring, and being the top students in their respective departments, will definitely be a very exciting match.

Lei Qianjie and Yu Hanshuang's eyes collided in mid-air, sparking an invisible flame.

"Number two!"

Soon, Ma Xue got the ball.

"Number Two." Another slightly excited female voice rang out, and it was none other than Yan Rong, who had argued with Ma Xue at the Forging Association.

Another gasp arose.

These two draw results, a showdown between two teams that each considers the other their biggest rival, are you sure there wasn't any behind-the-scenes manipulation?

Let them do it; the one standing in front of the lottery box is Yun Ming.

The Sea God Pavilion Master has the final right of interpretation.

(End of this chapter)