Chapter 30: The Poor Rely on Martial Souls, the Rich Rely on Technology! (Please Support!)

After hearing Zhou Yi's words, the corners of Xu Nian'an's mouth twitched wildly amidst the crowd.

Good grief, good grief, why is this woman's tongue so venomous?

"No way, no way, who would fight just a few short days after enrolling? Aren't they afraid of disciplinary action?"

"That's not necessarily true. Didn't you see that... dog... Soul Beast?"

Just as the crowd began to discuss, a light chuckle sounded from the front row.

"Don't forget, the one who defeated that third-year Senior Student under the female students' dormitory last night was a first-year new student. I heard they're even in our Class One!"

The person speaking wore a blue school uniform, a pair of white silk stockings on her fair, slender legs, and wore her hair in a single ponytail. It was none other than Tang Ya, who shared a dormitory with Jiang Nan Nan.

Upon hearing Tang Ya's words, countless people immediately turned their heads to look behind them, where there was someone who stood out from the rest.

He had white hair and, unlike the others, had chosen not to wear the first-year new student uniform.

Instead, he wore a silver-white, gold-patterned fine garment, looking magnificent and noble, the very image of a young master from a wealthy family.

Seeing everyone's gazes converge on him, the corner of Xu Nian'an's mouth twitched.

Tap, tap, tap!!!

Xu Nian'an slowly walked out of the crowd. Seeing this, Er Gou did not return to the crowd either, but simply followed behind Xu Nian'an's shadow, hiding from the sun in the sky.

"Very good, another one comes."

Suddenly, all the students of New Student Class One widened their eyes.

"Damn it... it couldn't... it couldn't really be him, could it?"

"Ah~ he's so handsome, and the dog is cute too!"

In the front row, Tang Ya also turned her head to look at Xu Nian'an, and her eyes immediately lit up.

She could be ten, or even one hundred percent certain that it was him; it was him, the person she saw upstairs last night was him.

"I didn't expect that among the new students, there would actually be someone even stronger than Beibei. If I could pull them into the Tang Sect... the revival of the Tang Sect would be just around the corner!"

Thinking that Xu Nian'an's First Soul Ring was a purple thousand-year one, if he could join the Tang Sect, wouldn't the Tang Sect's reputation... instantly take flight?

Thinking of this, Tang Ya's eyes instantly brightened, and she raised a hand to wipe away a non-existent glimmer from the corner of her mouth.

She had decided; she must pull Xu Nian'an into the Tang Sect.

As for the method, her roommate Jiang Nan Nan seemed to know the other party, and their relationship didn't seem ordinary.

Otherwise, when Jiang Nan Nan was being confessed to, it would have been impossible for Xu Nian'an to appear.

"Xiao Ya, what are you thinking about again?"

Beside her, a purple-haired youth frowned upon seeing Tang Ya's current expression.

"I am thinking about the grand plan to revive the Tang Sect, and also, you should call me Sect Master, or perhaps Teacher Xiao Ya!"

Beibei smiled helplessly and reached out, wanting to pat Tang Ya's head.

"Fine, fine, fine, Teacher Xiao Ya, whatever you say, you are always right."

Just as Beibei's hand was about to touch Tang Ya's head, Tang Ya suddenly dodged away.

"Beibei, do not be disrespectful to the Sect Master!"

"Quiet!"

"It really is getting worse and worse, each generation inferior to the last. Is there not even one person with a bit of backbone?"

"Only two, and one of them isn't even human. It really is... too disappointing."

Saying this, Zhou Yi adjusted her glasses once more.

"Do you see the plaza behind you?"

"Run, run one hundred laps for me. One hour. If anyone hasn't finished within one hour, expelled!"

Looking at the motionless crowd, Zhou Yi frowned again.

"What are you still standing there for? Do you all want to be expelled?"

Whoosh~!

Following these words, the crowd instantly moved, scrambling to start running.

"Speak, you two... why did you and it get into a fight?"

Zhou Yi looked at Xu Nian'an with an indifferent gaze.

Naturally, she could not expect a dog to answer the question.

"Teacher, which time are you referring to?"

Upon hearing Xu Nian'an's words, Zhou Yi's brow twitched. Good grief, he was even a repeat offender.

"Tell me about all of them."

Xu Nian'an did not hesitate or drag things out, because he knew he would likely have to go run laps in a moment, and the time allowed for the laps would remain the same.

"The first time, it was this guy, this guy started it."

"We went to the Great Beast Arena..."

Upon hearing Xu Nian'an's explanation, Zhou Yi's brow furrowed.

She looked at Er Gou behind Xu Nian'an, whose fur was snow-white but whose build was like a small dog.

"Just it? A Soul Beast with less than twenty years of Spirit Power?"

Hearing Zhou Yi's contemptuous tone, Er Gou could not sit still and was about to jump out and bark, but was grabbed by the scruff of its neck by Xu Nian'an.

He took the initiative to continue his explanation.

"The second time was last night, regarding the new female students... I saw a pervert... so..."

"Teacher, I've finished speaking. Can I go run now?"

Upon hearing Xu Nian'an's words, Zhou Yi raised an eyebrow.

"Oh~ your self-awareness is quite high."

Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Xu Nian'an was just about to turn and run when Zhou Yi's voice drifted over from behind him once more.

"You want to take a shortcut with me to add one hundred laps..."

"Not wearing your school uniform, add another one hundred laps..."

Upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, Xu Nian'an's body stiffened.

"Late, add... another one hundred laps."

"The time limit remains one hour; you need to run a total of three hundred laps. Go."

Xu Nian'an did not go to run immediately, but instead turned to look at Zhou Yi.

"Teacher Zhou, I remember that you also arrived late. I can run, but you must also run three hundred laps."

After speaking, Xu Nian'an glanced at her black high heels and fair ankles.

Counting one lap as four hundred meters, an ordinary student must finish one hundred laps within one hour, which is forty kilometers.

He was at three times that amount, which meant one hundred and twenty kilometers.

Is it possible...?

"Fine!"

"But if you can't finish, then I'm sorry. Although I don't have the authority to expel you, I do have the authority to transfer you out of our class!"

After speaking, six soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—flashed on Zhou Yi's body, and she vanished from the spot, turning into a blue streak of light.

"I really want to leave this class and go to Class Two; I might even be able to see Jiang Nan Nan, but the moment I think of that smug expression on Zhou Yi's face after she wins..."

One hundred and twenty kilometers, for a Soul Emperor, could certainly be finished within one hour.

But for a Great Soul Master, it was simply impossible!

"But I'm sorry, this is Douluo II."

"An era where the poor rely on martial souls and the rich rely on technology!"

Xu Nian'an muttered strange words to himself, his right hand's Storage Ring flashed, a strange device appeared, and Xu Nian'an slowly strapped it to his back.

Whoosh~

The next second, a white light shot into the sky, rapidly catching up to the crowd running on the track.

"Ah!!!"

A burst of screams rang out; the female students covered their skirts one after another as a gale surged.

"Everyone, look at the sky!"

"This... what is this thing?"

Sensing the anomaly in the people beside him, Beibei turned his head, only to see Tang Ya with her head down, focused solely on running.

"Xiao Ya..."

Zhou Yi, who had used her Soul Emperor Spirit Power to reach first place, looked back and didn't even see a shadow of Xu Nian'an, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.

"Heh, kid, you're still too green to compete with me..."

Whoosh~

The next second, a figure rapidly overtook her, stirring her long hair.

Zhou Yi's body stiffened, and she quickly looked up toward the sky.

"This is... a Soul Guidance Device, and a high-level Flight Soul Guidance Device at that!"

(PS: Brothers, at twelve o'clock, for those willing to wait until midnight tonight, there are two more chapters. These do not count as tomorrow's normal update, meaning eight thousand words will be updated tomorrow!)

Thanks to the big boss Gudu 66 for the monthly ticket. I saw my fan count increased—not on this reading platform, but on Qidian. I can't see the names, so I have no way to reach out and thank them by name. Thanks for the support over there too, thank you!

If you're willing to wait until twelve, then wait, mumu mumu~

(End of this chapter)