...
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed and gaped, looking at the innocent-looking boy on the stage with his hands in his pockets, then at the "genius" below who had already fainted with his eyes rolled back, their minds blank.
A shout...
That's all you've yelled about?!
That's a Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex!
That's a level 24 Great Soul Master!
That's it...gone?!
Xuan Hao looked at Yu Tianheng lying stiffly below the stage and scratched his head awkwardly.
"Um... I'm sorry."
"I forgot… your martial spirit doesn't seem to be very resistant to roars."
He really did forget.
Now, his soul power has reached level thirty-five, and thanks to Arou's sacrifice, both his physical fitness and mental strength have undergone a qualitative leap.
In addition, there was the absolute bloodline suppression that the Golden Dragon had over the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex...
With that shout, let alone Yu Tianheng, a Great Soul Master who had just passed level 20, even if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Sect, who was over level 30 or even over level 40, came, they would probably have to kneel.
A deathly silence lingered for a long time inside the Tianwei-level training ground.
Xuan Hao picked at his ear with some boredom, looked at the group of noble students below the stage who were huddled up like quails, and shook his head in disappointment.
"What? Is nobody here?"
He stood at the edge of the arena, looking down at the crowd with a provocative tone:
"Wasn't it quite lively just now?
Anyone else want to come up and help out this... um, Yu Tianheng?"
"The rules remain the same, but I'll give up one pair of hands and one pair of feet."
"If all else fails, I'll just stand here and let you hit me."
The audience was completely silent.
Are you kidding me?
Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master was stunned by his shout.
What were they doing going up there, whose martial soul quality and soul power level were inferior to Yu Tianheng's?
Were they just going to their deaths?
Moreover, although the terrifying dragon roar was mainly directed at Yu Tianheng, its residual power still makes their hearts pound, and many beast spirit owners dare not even release their spirits at this moment.
"That's so boring."
Xuan Hao sighed, then his gaze swept aimlessly across the crowd. Suddenly, as if he remembered something, a mischievous smile crept onto his lips.
"By the way, I heard... that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's granddaughter is also in our academy?"
"What was her name again... Dugu Yan?"
Upon hearing this, a tall girl with short, dark purple hair suddenly stiffened in a corner of the crowd.
She had originally planned to slip away quietly while everyone's attention was on Yu Tianheng.
After all, that dragon roar just now had a huge impact on her!
Her martial spirit trembled instinctively, filled with fear!
At this moment, not only was her soul power disordered, but her legs were also as weak as noodles, and she couldn't muster any strength at all.
Let alone poisoning her, she even has trouble possessing her martial spirit!
"Which one of you is Senior Sister Dugu Yan?"
Xuan Hao asked with a smile, "Want to come out and chat?
I've long admired the venom of the Jade Phosphorus Snake and would like to have a friendly spar with you, senior."
brush--! !
Almost without hesitation, the students who had been surrounding Dugu Yan immediately dispersed to both sides the moment they heard Xuan Hao call their names.
A few cowards even pointed directly at the girl who was pressed against the wall, her face pale, trying to run away.
"There it is!"
Dugu Yan: "..."
These bastards! They call her "Sister Yan" all the time, all lovey-dovey, but when it really matters, they're the first to betray their teammates!
"Hey, found it."
Xuan Hao's eyes lit up, and he jumped down from the two-meter-high Soul Battle Platform, walking briskly towards Dugu Yan.
Students along the way retreated frantically to both sides as if avoiding a plague, creating a wide avenue for him in the crowded throng.
Xuan Hao walked up to Dugu Yan and stopped.
Although he was younger and half a head shorter than Dugu Yan, requiring him to look up at her, his aura was completely overwhelming.
"Senior, where are you going?"
Xuan Hao looked up at the girl before him, whose face was alluring and whose figure was stunning, but whose face was now deathly pale and whose forehead was covered in cold sweat. He asked, knowing the answer already:
You don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?
Dugu Yan leaned against the wall, barely managing to keep herself from collapsing.
She stared intently at Xuan Hao, trying to mobilize her soul power to resist, but found that the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul within her was like it was in hibernation, tightly curled up and completely unresponsive.
"I...I'm not feeling well."
Dugu Yan gritted her teeth and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "Let's postpone today's sparring session."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
Xuan Hao nodded with concern, "I understand, I understand. Girls have their periods every month."
"Since you're not feeling well, how about... I take you to the infirmary?"
"No need!" Dugu Yan refused instinctively, her voice trembling slightly. "I can go by myself..."
"That won't do."
Xuan Hao took a step forward, getting closer to Dugu Yan, and could even smell the faint snake scent on her.
His smile gradually faded, and a dangerous glint appeared in his eyes:
"We've been friends for generations."
"I saw your grandfather at the hotel entrance this morning."
Dugu Yan's pupils contracted sharply: "You've met my grandfather?"
"Yes." Xuan Hao nodded and said in a low voice, "Your grandfather was quite the big shot. He brought a royal prince and blocked my door, insisting that I kneel and kowtow to that good-for-nothing prince."
"If I hadn't been lucky, I would have been beaten by that old bastard."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's heart sank completely.
Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, judging from Xuan Hao's "revenge-seeking" attitude, coupled with her grandfather's strange and unreasonable personality... it was probably true!
"What...what do you want to do?!"
Dugu Yan threatened, her voice sharp but her tone weak, "I'm warning you! My grandfather is a Title Douluo!
If you dare to lay a finger on me, he will absolutely not let you off! He will tear you to pieces and turn you into pus!"
"Threatening me?" Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow and spread his hands innocently.
"Sister, that's not reasonable of you."
"I didn't touch you, but didn't your grandfather try to do something to me?"
"I'm a very reasonable person. Under normal circumstances, as long as others don't provoke me, I will never hit anyone or bully girls."
At this point, Xuan Hao paused, his eyes suddenly turning icy cold. His voice, though not loud, carried clearly throughout the room:
"But... if someone provokes me for no reason, or tries to shit on my head..."
"Then I will definitely retaliate even more severely!"
As the ancients said, "A drop of water in need is repaid with a spring of water."
"For me, even the smallest grudge will be repaid with a great one!"
"You…" Dugu Yan looked at Xuan Hao's eyes, which were now glowing with golden light again, and fear instantly overwhelmed her reason.
"hold head high--!!"
Xuan Hao didn't give her a chance at all, and immediately unleashed a close-range "Golden Dragon Roar".
Of course, this time he controlled the power, and there was no ear-shattering sound wave.
He simply compressed the dragon's might and mental impact into a single line and accurately blasted it into Dugu Yan's brain.
"Hmm..."
Dugu Yan felt a buzzing in her head, her vision went black, and she collapsed without even uttering a sound.
"Done."
Xuan Hao reached out and caught the limp Dugu Yan, then carried her on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
"Na'er, let's go!"
Xuan Hao waved to Na'er, who was still peeling chestnuts not far away.
"Here I am!"
Na'er patted the crumbs off her hands, stuffed the peeled chestnut kernels into her mouth, and obediently ran over, completely ignoring the fact that her brother was carrying a large person on his shoulders.
Just as Xuan Hao was carrying Dugu Yan and leading Na'er, preparing to swagger away from the training ground.
"stop!!"
A sharp shout rang out.
In the crowd, a middle-aged man in a teacher's uniform finally couldn't hold back and rushed out, blocking Xuan Hao's way.
This teacher was a Soul Master of level 40-something.
He had been hiding in the back and dared not make a sound.
After all, even Yu Tianheng was instantly killed, so if he went up, he would just be feeding the enemy.
But now that he sees Xuan Hao about to kidnap Dugu Yan in public, if he doesn't come out, he'll definitely lose his job, and might even be killed by Dugu Bo's wrath!
"Put...put the person down!"
The teacher summoned his martial spirit. Although he held a longsword, his hand trembled slightly, and his eyes darted around.
"This is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy! In broad daylight, you want to kidnap a student?!"
"And...and she's the granddaughter of Poison Douluo! You're courting death!!"
Xuan Hao stopped and tilted his head to look at the teacher who was clearly terrified but still insisted on standing up for him.
He didn't make a move; he merely glanced at the other person indifferently.
"Teacher, I have a question for you."
"How many gold soul coins do you earn a month as a teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
The teacher paused for a moment, then subconsciously answered, "Five...five hundred gold soul coins..."
"Five hundred gold soul coins..."
Xuan Hao clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"Would you risk your life for five hundred gold soul coins?"
"Do you think your life is that cheap?"
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