Chapter 376: Yu Lang, Who Was Beaten Into Submission

Under that towering, massive tree of resonance power, which resembled a mountain, Li Luo once again saw Yu Lang, from whom he had been separated for a month.

He looked up at the branches and leaves of the resonance power tree that blocked out the sky and sun, his expression tranquil and his mood stable; as the wind stirred his hair, he appeared slightly melancholy and profound.

"What are you looking at?" Li Luo walked to his side, looked up for a moment as well, and then asked.

Yu Lang did not answer him, maintaining his upward-gazing posture.

Li Luo felt something was wrong, so he pulled his head down, only to see that Yu Lang's eye sockets were bruised and swollen, as if he had been severely beaten, and he immediately said angrily, "Who dares to treat my good brother Yu Lang like this?"

Yu Lang waved his hand and said with some embarrassment, "Don't be so loud."

Then he secretly glanced at Bai Dou-dou, who was already standing with Bai Meng, and said, "Recently, the team leader felt my progress wasn't obvious, so she has been giving me a whipping full of care; these are all marks left during our sparring."

Li Luo said speechlessly, "Then what the hell are you pretending to be profound for?"

Yu Lang coughed dryly and said proudly, "Under the team leader's care, I have already reached the first pattern of the Resonance Pattern Stage."

"You've changed; you are no longer the proud Yu Lang you once were." Li Luo sighed and shook his head.

Yu Lang said with tears in his eyes, "Damn it, you'd change too if you were beaten three times a day."

Li Luo patted his shoulder and said earnestly, "But this is also good; with stronger strength, your ability to save your life later will be a bit stronger. You are also a Purple Glow student, so you will surely attend the Holy Grail Battle, and then you will know the importance of strength."

Yu Lang gave Li Luo a strange look and said, "What the hell does the Holy Grail Battle have to do with me? Even if I go to participate, I'll just be tagging along; does the academy really expect me to win glory for them?"

Li Luo gave a mysterious smile.

This smile made Yu Lang suddenly feel a bit chilly, and he asked suspiciously, "Li Luo, did you do something to wrong me again?"

Li Luo said righteously, "I treat my brothers like my own limbs; how could I do such a thing?"

Yu Lang muttered, "That line was clearly something I used to say."

As the two were talking, Bai Dou-dou suddenly walked over holding Bai Meng's hand. She looked at Li Luo with a complex gaze and said in a soft voice, "Li Luo, thank you."

Li Luo glanced at the slightly red-eyed Bai Meng and understood that Bai Dou-dou's gratitude was likely due to the recovery of Meng's sense of taste. He immediately waved his hand and said heartily, "It's a small matter. Meng has also helped me a lot; this is just something I promised her I would do."

Bai Dou-dou said seriously, "Regardless, I owe you a favor. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will repay it."

After saying this, she didn't say anything more and pulled Bai Meng away.

Yu Lang watched this scene in shock and said, "Li Luo, what on earth did you do? How could you make this tigress speak so gently?"

Li Luo smiled and said, "I just helped Meng resolve a hidden danger."

"You heard it just now; Bai Dou-dou said she owes me a favor. Should I ask her to beat you a few times less in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Lang hesitated. He struggled for a while and said, "Forget it; she beats me for my own good."

Li Luo's expression was strange, as if he had realized something: "Has this turned into feelings from being beaten?"

Yu Lang immediately retorted, "Are you kidding? Am I that kind of person? In the entire Astral Sage College, who doesn't know that my, Yu Lang's, bones are the hardest?"

Li Luo touched his chin and said, "Then do you think my looks would have any effect on Bai Dou-dou?"

"Li Luo, you are too lacking in self-awareness. I admit you are a little bit more handsome than me, but that is useless for Bai Dou-dou; she is not the kind of shallow person who only looks at appearances." Yu Lang, understanding his meaning, immediately sneered.

"My substance, my talent, and my hard work are actually quite commendable," Li Luo said.

Yu Lang's expression shifted, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, Brother Luo, I admit your looks have a slight lethality; this kind of attempt is completely meaningless!"

Li Luo patted Yu Lang's shoulder with a smile that wasn't quite a smile and said, "Yu Lang, I didn't notice it before; so you are into this kind of thing..."

This kid really had developed feelings from being beaten by Bai Dou-dou.

Yu Lang's eyes showed some struggle as he muttered his final resistance: "I don't think so; actually, I still like the gentle and lovely kind..."

"Don't even think about the gentle and lovely ones. Bai Dou-dou has a strong personality. Although she doesn't reject you now, she is far from liking you, so your future is a long and arduous road. Work hard," Li Luo said.

Yu Lang hesitated and said, "No matter how strong-willed Bai Dou-dou is, can she be stronger than Senior Sister Jiang? Brother Luo, teach me, how did you manage to be entangled with other girls outside while having a fiancée?"

Li Luo's mouth twitched, and he stared at Yu Lang with an unkind look, saying, "Friend, you can eat anything, but you can't just say anything. I am just making friends properly."

Just as Yu Lang was about to speak, a familiar voice suddenly interjected from the side: "What are you two chatting about? Entangled with what?"

Li Luo turned his head and saw Lu Qinger approaching with a light gait. Today, she was wearing the Astral Sage College uniform; the well-fitting clothes outlined the girl's slender and exquisite figure, and her straight, long legs were covered in smooth, white silk stockings. The fair skin revealed between the stockings and the short skirt was somewhat striking under the sunlight.

Li Luo smiled at her and said with a straight face, "Yu Lang said he wants to woo Bai Dou-dou and is asking me for advice."

Lu Qinger smiled and looked at Yu Lang with great interest: "You like Bai Dou-dou?"

Yu Lang's expression was bashful, and finally, unable to withstand Lu Qinger's curious gaze, he retreated and slipped away.

"I didn't expect this guy to say he likes gentle girls on weekdays, but he ends up liking someone more the more he gets beaten," Li Luo said amusingly.

Lu Qinger nodded slightly and said, "Bai Dou-dou is actually quite a good person. Although she is very strict with Yu Lang on weekdays, it is truly for his own good. Yu Lang should be able to feel it, but this kind of 'good' stems more from Bai Dou-dou's identity as a team leader. As for the kind of affection between a man and a woman, it is not yet too intense."

"So if Yu Lang really likes her, he still has to work hard."

Li Luo nodded. Among the many female students in the First Star Hall, if one were to talk about beauty, Bai Dou-dou might be weaker than Lu Qinger and Bai Meng, but in terms of popularity, she is no lower than the latter two. Especially among girls, Bai Dou-dou's appeal can be said to be top-tier.

After all, Bai Dou-dou has a dashing personality and is strong, which makes her very popular with many girls.

"By the way, how are things on your side? That Lin Suo..." Li Luo turned his gaze to Lu Qinger and asked with a smile.

Lu Qinger smiled slightly and said, "I haven't paid attention, but with my mother's personality, there is a high probability that he will not have another chance to come out."

Li Luo nodded, having no thoughts of sympathy. After all, since Lin Suo had developed such vicious intentions toward Lu Qinger, he naturally had to pay the price for his actions.

As for the people behind Lin Suo, that had nothing to do with him; that was a problem for Yu Hongxi to consider.

At this time, the Purple Glow teams of the First Star Hall had all arrived. Li Luo saw Wang Hejiu and Duze Beixuan. At this moment, the two of them were also looking at him with complex expressions, because they all knew the news that Li Luo had reached the fifth pattern of the Resonance Pattern Stage. Now, in terms of grade, Li Luo had already surpassed them.

This made both of them feel stifled; after all, when they first entered the academy, they had completely suppressed Li Luo in terms of resonance power level.

While they were feeling stifled there, Li Luo also sighed and said, "It seems that the other classmates have also improved quite a bit this month. We got the benefits of the Golden Dragon Dojo, and Qin Zhulu and I only reached the fifth pattern, yet Bai Dou-dou, Wang Hejiu, and the others haven't fallen too far behind us."

"Because this month marked the beginning of the special training period. During the time we were in the Golden Dragon Dojo, the Purple Glow mentors in the academy were not idle. Bai Dou-dou, Wang Hejiu, and the others, as seed students, naturally received full cultivation. The training resources of the Astral Sage College cannot be underestimated."

Lu Qinger smiled lightly and said, "And your 'haven't fallen too far behind' isn't quite accurate. As far as I know, even Wang Hejiu only condensed the fourth pattern a few days ago. Their resonance patterns are definitely not as condensed and thick as yours and Qin Zhulu's, because the Dao Gold empowerment was a solid two-level increase. If one were to distinguish more carefully, they are at the early stage of the fourth pattern, while you and Qin Zhulu are at the late stage of the fifth pattern."

Li Luo was between laughter and tears: "There is no such distinction."

"It's a metaphor."

Lu Qinger said, "However, with this advantage, if there are no accidents, you and Qin Zhulu will definitely lead everyone and be the first to step into the Resonance Transformation Stage."

"I hope so."

Li Luo smiled and looked up, only to see several figures appearing in front of the resonance power tree; they were the Purple Glow mentors of the First Star Hall.

Next, it should be time to enter the "Holy Wood World Cave"... He was quite curious and expectant about this so-called scarce training resource of the Astral Sage College.