Douluo Continent: The Ruler of Time, Reigning Supreme

Chapter 61 Play hard to get
As the most prominent figures in the Foreign Languages ​​Department, their battle reached a fever pitch from the very beginning.

Beibei moved like lightning, unleashing a furious barrage of thunderous power, launching relentless attacks from every angle. With each swing of its dragon claws, lightning crackled and popped in the air.

Xu Sanshi, however, remained as steady as a rock. The massive Xuanming Turtle Shield danced in his hands with impenetrable force, blocking all of Bei Bei's storm-like attacks. The shield collided with the dragon claw, producing a muffled, thunderous roar, with soul power surging and air waves scattering in all directions.

The students in the stands were completely engrossed, their breaths seemingly stopping with each intense collision.

Privately, quite a few people have already placed bets on this showdown.

However, the situation took a subtle turn at a certain moment.

Xu Sanshi, who had been steadily defending against Bei Bei's relentless attacks, was about to launch a concealed side-step attack after a seemingly ordinary shield block. However, as if she had foreseen this, Bei Bei shifted her footwork in an unpredictable manner, not only perfectly avoiding Xu Sanshi's impact path, but also unleashing her second soul skill, Thunderous Might, half a beat ahead of time. Countless lightning balls, as if they had eyes, precisely blocked all possible dodging space for Xu Sanshi, forcing him to take the hit head-on, making him look somewhat disheveled.

'Um? '

Yin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly.

Beibei's timing for dodging and counterattacking was so precise, it was almost as if she had... predicted Xu Sanshi's movements.

This is somewhat similar to the feeling he had when he used his "foresight" talent, only the form of expression is different—he directly saw his opponent's next move, while Beibei was more like being guided by an invisible radar, grasping every subtle movement and flaw of his opponent.

Almost instinctively, Yin Chen's gaze swept across the arena and landed precisely on the other side of the stands, on the black-haired boy sitting next to Tang Ya, who looked somewhat nervous—Huo Yuhao.

His eyes were gleaming with an extremely faint, almost imperceptible pale golden light.

'Shared mental detection...'

Yin Chen immediately understood the reason.

Huo Yuhao is using his first soul skill to provide Bei Bei with a three-dimensional view of the entire arena and to capture the subtle movements of the opponents.

This is practically a human radar.

At the same time, Gu Yuena, sitting next to Yin Chen, glanced at Huo Yuhao with her amethyst-like eyes, her gaze completely calm, as if it were all perfectly natural.

'It's not surprising that a chosen one possesses some special abilities.'

She made a nonchalant assessment in her mind.

'However, while this ability is wonderful, his own strength... is rather too weak.'

With Huo Yuhao's almost cheating assistance, Bei Bei completely seized the initiative in the battle.

Xu Sanshi possessed formidable defensive capabilities, yet he was constantly constrained, as if his every move was calculated by his opponent.

Finally, under Bei Bei's series of exquisitely precise attacks, Xu Sanshi's defense developed a barely perceptible gap. Bei Bei seized the opportunity and unleashed a powerful Thunder Dragon Claw attack, gathering all her strength, which broke through his defense, knocking him back several steps. His blood and qi surged, and he was defeated.

Although the battle ended faster than expected, Yin Chen had already glimpsed a corner of Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi's strength.

He knew that neither of them had used their full strength. Neither Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu bloodline nor Bei Bei's even deeper, hidden Holy Dragon bloodline had been activated.

However, by observing only a small part, he was able to roughly determine the apparent strength levels of these two top geniuses from the outer academy.

He turned his head to look at Gu Yuena beside him, whose expression was indifferent, and asked with a smile, "What do you think?" Gu Yuena's gaze remained fixed on the empty arena, her tone cold, with a hint of self-righteous arrogance: "Not as good as me."

Upon hearing this, Yin Chen's smile deepened, and he nodded, saying, "What a coincidence, I think so too."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuena finally turned her gaze and carefully examined Yin Chen, a faint hint of surprise flashing in her purple eyes.

She confirmed that Yin Chen was not joking or agreeing with her.

Her disdain for Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi stemmed from her status and prestige as the Silver Dragon King. Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex and even the Holy Light Dragon bloodline were essentially inferior to her Silver Dragon Martial Soul, giving her absolute dominance at the same level.

But where does Yin Chen's confidence in not taking Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi seriously come from?

His martial spirit, "Governance of Time," is indeed mysterious, but its specific power remains unknown.

Faced with Gu Yuena's probing gaze, Yin Chen simply returned a meaningful smile without offering any explanation.

He then stood up, stretched lazily, and said to Lan Susu and the others, "Let's go, the show is over."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the Soul Battle Zone without looking back.

For a girl like Gu Yuena, who is inherently arrogant and disdainful of everyone, being too proactive in approaching and explaining will only make her think that you have ulterior motives or lack confidence, like a stray dog ​​wagging its tail and begging for mercy on the roadside.

Only by demonstrating equal or even greater strength and a more transcendent attitude, attracting her with one's own unique brilliance, arousing her curiosity, and making her want to explore, can one truly gain her recognition and then... achieve one's grand ambitions in the future by leveraging this power.

The best strategy is to feign indifference to lure the enemy into a trap.

Time flies, and the three-month adjustment period for new students has passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past three months, Yin Chen's soul power has steadily increased, reaching level thirty-nine, just one step away from the Soul Master realm.

Ye Guyi also made rapid progress, advancing one level to reach level thirty-five.

Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo also leveled up, becoming level 28 control-type Great Soul Masters.

As they progressed further, increasing their soul power became increasingly difficult, and their progress was already quite fast.

Yin Chen keenly noticed that, in addition to imparting conventional Soul Master knowledge, the homeroom teacher Han Ruoruo deliberately interspersed many wilderness survival skills and methods for dealing with the characteristics of undead creatures.

This made him immediately realize that Shrek Academy was taking precautions and systematically training its outer disciples to deal with "Nirvana Corpses" in practical combat experience.

It is only natural that elites like Han Ruoruo, who have an inner court background and have actually handled related events, would be sent to teach in the outer court.

It is likely that soon, more disciples who graduated from the Inner Academy will join the ranks of teachers in the Outer Academy.

The threat posed by the Nirvana Corpse has already forced giants like Shrek Academy to adjust their millennia-old teaching methods, and other sects and forces are likely to follow suit.

Over the past three months, under Han Ruoruo's gentle yet strict guidance, and with the effective assistance of Yin Chen and Gu Yuena, the overall atmosphere of Class Six of the freshmen has been positive and orderly.

This stands in stark contrast to the freshman class next door.

(End of this chapter)